TBT: 2014

It has been almost a year since I have written anything, and I hope to get back to writing on this blog.  It was a nice release for me.  To catch you all up on what has been happening, here is an update from our life in 2014.

Girls got their first haircut by a dear friend

Girls trip to Disney on ice

The start of their obsession with Frozen

The girls love dance and gymnastics

Mommy survived her first plane ride alone with two girls, two car seats, and carry on luggage (With a 3 hour delay in an extremely small one room airport)

Went to the St. Patrick's day parade in Cleveland with my parents and grandparents, then went to hear the family band- Brigid's Cross play

Girls had their first manicure in a salon

We enjoyed going to Ann Arbor throughout our stay in Toledo

Frozen and Dave and Buster's birthday party

Ian accepted a job promotion back in the summer, which relocated us back to Cleveland.

The girls finally moved out of the terrible three's stage, but when we moved to an apartment, their attitudes started to kick in and the whining started back up.  Hoping this will all go away once we find a house and can get on a routine again.

Ian and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary September 19, 2009
We also celebrated our 10 year anniversary when we started dating December 17, 2004.
I could not have chosen a better person to spend these 10 crazy, fun, amazing, and challenging years with.  From long distance dating for 2 years, to marriage and children, I am truly the luckiest person to get to have this man all to myself for the rest of my life.

Life also became difficult in 2014.  I lost one of the most important men in my life.  He was my second father, my grandfather, and he was my girls best friend.  It has been almost 6 months and I still struggle every day and so do the girls.  One positive is that he knew I wanted to marry a man just like him, and I found that man in my husband.  Before he passed he said how happy he was that I was with Ian.  Now I get to see him through Ian and it is difficult at times, but also a great blessing!

Sissy!

For the past couple weeks, the girls have been calling each other sissy!  I love it!  If they don't see one another, they walk around going "sissy" til they find her.  If one wakes up from nap earlier than the other, they point and say sissy, and try to go to her crib to wake her up.  Thats when I block it!  It is just adorable!  I will try to get a video of it to show you all, but every time i pull it out they stop!  I have tried hiding it, turning it on and walking in on them talking to each other and saying sissy, but they always know!

Harly was crying the other day, so I told her to go get her juice in the kitchen.  She cried all the way to her juice cup, when Zoey saw she wasn't in the playroom, she kept saying sissy and searching for her. 

when one of them cries, they get a concerned look on their face and say sissy and tries to give hugs and kisses.

Zoey woke up early the other day.  I pulled her out and brought her to the living room.  She got off the couch and walked all the way to her room, opened the door and said sissy, sissy, sissy!

Tonight, Harly decided to not listen to mommy and daddy and she stood on the couch.  Zoey looked at me then daddy and said, "sissy, pointed to Harly then said sit!"

It is adorable, but it also makes me cry.  They are growing up too fast for me.  I feel like each stage flies by.  I love that they love each other.  I love their little moments where they just sit and talk to each other.  they play peek a boo with each other and laugh hysterically, they kiss and hug each other, and they cuddle together!

A tradition that we will keep going with them is:  Every night we gives kisses and hugs to mommy and daddy, then we have them kiss and hug each other!

I will try to get a video of it up!