The Kanner's: May 2008

Just Cruising

Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret have been cruising around for a long time now. They will hold on to the couch and walk back and forth, they will walk all around the kitchen holding on to the kitchen cabinets and they will go from chair to chair or window to window, but they just won't let go! Something tells me that it won't be too much longer and we won't be able to get them to sit down!

Here are a few pictures of the Girls pulling up and cruising around the house!

This is Molly Margaret trying to get to her sister who was standing at the window!

The windows in our living room are no longer clean and sparkling. They are covered in the sweetest little hand prints!! The Girls will walk all along them looking and laughing at a bird, a dog or whatever might be passing by!

Both of the Girls love these little push walkers. They can really cover some ground with them! Watching them from behind they kind of look like little old ladies pushing their buggies in the grocery store!

How Does Your Garden Grow.......

There is nothing better than a homegrown tomato in the summertime, especially if you put it between fresh bread with lots of mayo, salt and pepper....Yummy Yummy!

Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret enjoyed helping me plant our tomato plants this year and can't wait to try a bite of our first juicy red tomato right off of the vine!

Only the best "Bonnie" plants for us!! The slogan for Bonnie plants is "Our Roots Run Deep"

I'd certainly have to agree with that!

Bonnie Kay just can't wait to get her hands dirty!!

Molly Margaret with her very first tomato plant!

All done! Our plants are growing leaps and bounds, that must be because they were planted by such cute little farmers!! I'll be sure to post when we finally harvest our first tomato!

Now, after a hot day in the garden a bubble bath is a must!

Check out this cute little tush, it belongs to Bonnie Kay!

Here's Molly Margaret, all smiles as usual!

The Girls love to be outside and enjoyed playing in the dirt with their Mommy! Next year we will have to get Daddy to help us with a bigger garden so we can have lots of fresh summer veggies!!

Can you Dig It???

Little Gardener Jill celebrated her 4th Birthday with all of her Garden Club friends right in her own backyard!

Jill had an adorable Garden Party!! Everyone had fun in the sun decorating flower pots, planting flowers and making beautiful butterflies!

Gardening sure is hard work!! Molly Margaret takes a little break in the shade with her Cece.

While the Master Gardeners were busy playing in the dirt, our Little Sprouts decided to hang out on the swing set!

Looks like Bonnie Kay might have a bit of a sugar buzz from all of that yummy birthday cake!

Happy 4th Birthday Gardener Jill! We just can't believe that you are 4! You certainly are growing like a weed, and if you ask me.....it looks like you come from pretty good roots!!

Dancing with the Stars

Addie took a little etiquette class this year. It was called Princess Class and it met once a week for several weeks. At the end of the session there was a Father/Daughter Dance that allowed the girls the opportunity to practice a bit of what they learned in their classes.

Addie picked out a pretty pink rose for her Daddy to wear. It matched her wrist corsage of pink sweetheart roses just perfectly!!

Move over Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.....

I'm not sure who had a better time at the dance, Addie or Danny?!!? For Addie's sake, I'm just glad the DJ didn't bust out with any Wild Thing or Funky Cold Medina....we know Danny can tear up the dance floor....literally!!

Those are some tired dancing feet!

Callaway Gardens

Several weeks ago, during what must of been a brief moment of insanity Papa and Cece actually took all four grandchildren to Callaway Gardens for the day! Granted, Anna is an old sole and can take care of herself as well as most anyone of us, it was still what I would consider to be a huge undertaking for Papa and Cece! They had a picnic lunch and strolled all around the gardens enjoying all of the beautiful Spring blooms.

Stroll and see the sights....what a life??!!??!!

Native Azaleas in full bloom....this is what Callaway Gardens is famous for in the Spring time!

Anna and Jill are experts when it comes to Callaway, they've probably been more times than I have! As for Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret, this was their second trip to Callaway. Papa and Cece took them once before when they were much younger, so they still have lots to learn! Scott and I can't wait to take them back this Christmas to see the lights. We think they will love it!

The Butterfly Center is always a favorite for Anna, and it used to be for Jill. However, this time Cece actually had to take Jill out, she was terrified of it! Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret got to enjoy the butterflies with Papa and Anna!

I love this picture of Jill!! From what we can tell Jill had a pretty rough day! Later she told her Mommy that she loved Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret, but that she didn't really like sharing HER Papa and Cece with them!!

Thanks Papa and Cece for giving Scott and I the day off! We know that the Girls had a great time and we hope that they weren't too much trouble for you!

To Market To Market......

Grocery shopping with twins has always been a bit of a challenge! You always see parents in the grocery store with an infant carrier sitting in the top of the buggy, but with twins you can't do that. Two infant carriers will not fit in the top of the buggy, so I learned to put one infant carrier in the top and sit the other down in the bottom part of the basket which, as you might imagine doesn't leave much room for groceries. I would usually then put two of the hand held baskets underneath my buggy to help hold all of our goods. I did this the entire time the girls were in their infant carriers. Granted I tried to save big grocery shopping when either Scott could go with me or he or someone could be home with Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret. However, that wasn't always possible so sometimes the three of us had to tackle it!

Once the Girls moved into their "Big Girl" car seats I wasn't sure what I was going to do when it was just the three of us and shopping had to be done. Yes, the infant carriers did take up a lot of room, but it did keep them nice and secure while in the buggy.

The Easter Bunny brought the Girls pretty toile "floppies" to use in shopping carts and on restaurant highchairs, which I'm just certain are two of the nastiest germ infested places ever! But still if it was just the three of us I wasn't sure how this would work out. They make "floppies" especially for twins, but they are only good in the double seat shopping carts like you see at BJ's, Sam's and places like that. What's a Mom to do!?!?

My original plan was to put Bonnie Kay up front in the buggy with her floppy and sit Molly Margaret down in the bottom of the buggy in her infant seat, she's just a little smaller and could still stand to be strapped in there, but that just seemed like a lot of work and a little unfair to Molly Margaret.

The time came and the three of us had to go to Publix, so I decided to see if by any chance both Girls could use one floppy and both sit in the front of the buggy....worth a try right!?!

Well, It worked and both Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret loved sitting up in the buggy like big girls!! For now they both fit side by side and they can squeeze both of their chubby little legs in one side of the shopping cart! Growing as much as they are I don't know how long they will be able to sit like this, but it certainly make life easier for me! I guess next they will have to get in one of those car looking buggies that Publix has. The ones that take up an entire aisle! The ones that their floppy won't fit in to protect them from all of the germs and funk that I'm sure covers every inch of it!!

Now the only problem we have is that the Girls fight over our grocery list. To keep the peace I usually rip in in half and give part of it to Bonnie Kay and part to Molly Margaret. This, and a container of the Gerber Graduate Stars will usually get us through the grocery store, Target or whatever our adventure of the day may be!
Enjoy these pictures of the Girls doing their first grocery shopping as "Big Girls"!!

Grocery shopping is hard work! They both fell asleep on the way home. This was a big picture day for Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret. Grocery shopping as "Big Girls" and their first ever nap in their new seats!

Gas might be $4 a gallon, but you better believe I drove around the block a few times to let them get in somewhat of a nap! As soon as I got out to check the mail it was all over!!

Big Girl Car Seats

In mid April the Girls were finally able to move into their "big girl" car seats and finally able to face forward. I was a little sad about this milestone, especially after seeing how big they looked sitting in the new seats. I guess my little babies are growing up!

Daddy worked hard to install the seats and to be sure that they were nice and secure. This was definitely a job for Daddy, I've never been able to install a car seat properly and have it stay nice and snug, but after 3 nieces Scott is pretty much an expert and can do it in record time!

Once Daddy was done we just had to let Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret try them out!

We took them for a drive and went to BJ's to get......you guessed it, more diapers!! After our trip to BJ's we decided to go to dinner at one of our favorite places, The Redneck Gourmet on the square in Newnan. Scott and I opted for the Fried Green Tomato BLT and the girls munched out on a Grilled Cheese and fries....they have the best handcut fries, they are right up there with the fries at The Varsity, only better. Fries are just one of my many weaknesses when it comes to food!

The Redneck was the first restaurant that we took Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret to on one of their first outtings after they were born and old enough to leave the house. So, it only seemed right that we take them there to celebrate moving up to their "Big Girl" seats! The Redneck is usually kind of loud and family oriented, so the Girls always fit right in!

Molly Margaret is ready to ride!

Wow.....So much to see!!

Bonnie Kay couldn't believe how comfy and how much room she had!!

She really enjoyed the view!

Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret loved riding in their new seats during our little journey! It was like a whole new world to them, being able to see out of the windows, being able to see Mommy and Daddy, not to mention us being able to see them! The expressions on their faces were priceless as we drove along. They jabbered back and forth the entire way.....if we only knew what they were saying to each other!

Zoo Atlanta

Last month the Girls and I decided to take a little field trip with Addie, Aunt Davina and some friends to Zoo Atlanta.....surprisingly enough the zoo keepers didn't keep a one of us!!

We went during Spring Break, so the zoo was a little crowded, but everyone had a great time. As I was walking around the zoo pushing my mac daddy of a double stroller I couldn't help but think of how much Spring Breaks have changed for me since my much younger days!!!! I just hope and pray that Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret will still be content going to the zoo during Spring Break with their Mommy when they are seventeen!!!

This was Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret's first trip to the zoo. They seemed to enjoy it and we can't wait to go back!

What a family!!