How To Train YOUR Dragon!

Keeping with the movie theme of the month... this post is all about training my own little dragon. If you did not have a chance to see this movie when it was out in the cinema's you must rent or buy it immediately. Check out the Preview. (thanks IMDB!)

The boy and I got to go see it in 3D and it was amazing. Totally worth the extra $3. The music, characters and storyline was so creative and entertaining.

I am not sure who the boy reminds me more of Toothless or Hiccup...you be the judge...

Dragon AKA The Boy....recent list of adventures
1. Total of 3 visits from the tooth fairy ( hence the toothless comparison)
2. All "S" on his progress report from school
3. Newest addiction.. Lego Batman on Wii (excellent tool to get him to do his homework!)
4. Attended his first solo birthday party

Take the Picture! Take the Picture!

I seem to be running with a current movie theme on my blog this month... This movie quote comes from my all time favorite Funny Face!) You know the part when Audrey glides down the stairs in that beautiful red dress! If you have not seen this movie it is a MUST! I was lucky enough to have seen it at the old movie theater in Palo Alto...(boy do I miss that place)

Any way I digress... Here are some of the promised out-takes of the girls...Funny Face style!

Life as we know it!

So many of you know the girls auditioned about a year and a half ago for a movie. One of our previous neighbors approached me one morning when I was hauling out the two infant car seats taking a moment to prepare myself for the 20 step workout to get to our main living space.

"Oh you have twins?" says the neighbor with cash signs flashing in her eyes.

"Yes! both girls!" I retort, because any mother of multiples gets this question about 500 times per day. (that and " are they both yours" LOL)

"Have you ever thought of getting them in to a modeling agency"

"Not really, don't know a lot about the business nor do I know where I would start." I say with really no desire to be a stage mom.

"Well your in luck, that is kind of what I do!"

And so after many email and photo exchanges the girls were officially attached to an agency. And nothing really happened for forever, so I just moved on. Until one morning I got a call asking if I could bring the girls in for an audition in a Catherine Hiegl movie. Turns out they made the cut and we got a call back... and then made another, this time with the director (who by the way complemented us on how beautiful the girls were, there eyes are stunning). Long story short they chose twins that were younger...and guess what the moving is now coming out check out the preview. ( love when he drops the baby trying to get her in the bjorn... and when he pushes her down because she is starting to walk)

Which bring me to the real reason for todays entry... updating the twin's pictures and photo shoot. This by the way is always quite the production. But here is a slide show just to show case some of the really good ones! Yes there bangs are in their eyes but we are kind of in that awkward phase as we wait for them to grow out... stay tuned for silly outtakes:)

Better late than Never!

These were taken at the beach well actually it is the lake... They have a great new play/park/picnic area and Auntie Katie and I decided to take the kids over and check it out....A great time was had by all! Here are the pictures to prove it. Stay tuned! I got great footage last weekend as both the girls now have there swimming gills!

Sunset at the Lake

Last weekend I packed up the kids and headed up to the lake. My dad made the trek up to the house as well to seal the new deck that he put on. ( which by the way is amazing!) We left Friday after school and ended up staying until Monday afternoon, due to weather not being on our side. But after hours of work my dad and I were able to complete the job... There is something calming and comforting about this house or maybe its just being up in the mountains where both noise and light pollution is minimal and cell phone reception is practically nonexistent. We were actually able to take the kids for a few dips in the lake, but I think this is it until next summer as the temperature up there is starting to drop low at night. The kids are actually to the point now where we can let them play in the front yard ( although I should call it the front hill!) But I guess what made the whole trip was that my dad was able to spend some quality time with his grand kids. This picture was taken just as the sun was going down.... no better word but PRICELESS!