slow days

we've had some slow days around here.  and while some days it's really nice to not have anywhere that i need to be...some days it just makes for some seriously bored kiddos.  we try to get out every day.  it's not always somewhere fun, but at least it's not the house!

cody has been so busy at work lately.  some days he's not even home before bedtime.  so, the other night when he was home, these girlies were so excited to see their daddy.  i love how much they love him.  and also that they climb all over him for a change!

we usually go out in the mornings, so izzy can have a long nap in the afternoon.  this past week, mae and i made some forts while izzy was napping.

she was super excited when i brought out the ipad and she got to play games on it while she was in the fort.  

 and sometimes getting out once a day is not enough for this mama.  these girls love to be outside. i usually take them for a run outside once or twice a week, but we have to go at like 7:30 because it's so stinkin hot! i've been waiting for izzy to be big enough to sit up in the bike trailer so i could take them on a ride.  the other afternoon, it wasn't too bad (meaning it was only in the low 90's) and they were both cranky, so i piled them in the bike trailer and took them for a spin.  their combined weight is 58lbs.  oh my word my legs were burning after that!  but, they loved it.

mae has been going through a stage of getting up during the night...multiple times...as in 5 or 6 times a night.  sometimes it's cause she rolls off the bed, but not all the time.  who knows.  she's never been  a good sleeper.  but, this is what happens when you have a few nights in a row where you're up more than once...

little izzy.  still a string bean.  eats like crazy.  is still a smiley girl.  but, is starting to be less content.  she still can't sit up yet ( i think her legs are too long, and she doesn't like to bend them so they push out and she falls backwards), so she rolls all over the place.  but just gets tired of being on the floor.  the past few days, she's just wanted to be held for most of the day.

but when she's happy, she's a cutie.

with cody working so late, i decided to take mae to the children's museum one evening.  she loved it.  we spent almost 3 hours there.  and she still cried a little bit when we left.

there was so much to do, she didn't know where to go first.  she was like a pinball bouncing from one thing to the next.  

izzy finally had her first injury by big sister.  i was bringing in the groceries and saw mae dragging izzy around on the floor by her legs, then she hit her head against the couch.  she felt really badly.  and has been very concerned about izzy's boo-boo.  i seriously can't believe it took her 6 months to leave a mark on her sister...victory in my book.