Happy Heart Day!!!

Poor Ella and Evan have had their bouts of sickness over the last month. They hardly EVER get sick (just the stomach flu once in 2010!), but that hasn't been the case lately. It just seems like it's been one thing after another for them! :(

Soooo... we didn't start our Valentine's Day until about 10 am this morning since Ella woke up a couple times last night. Evan saw that I had made cupcakes (aka just "cake") and really wanted some and even started crying... and even fell down to the ground is despair. I'm thinking it was because he didn't feel well because they really don't get sweets so I don't know what all the drama was about! =) Anyway, he was really excited that I was making frosting for them (the cupcakes) and wanted to help. His newest thing is to stand on a chair and "help" me make stuff (watch for a new post on on all this). He helped me pick out the colored sprinkles by saying he wanted the "peeeenk" one and then after that was finished he decided to add the red ones too. I think that was his plan all along! =)

We had a different kind of Valentine's Day this year and made it a family dinner with my side of the family. The babies always have fun playing with their cousins and grandmas "kitty cat" and their "dogs". I made Ella and Evan a last minute Valentine dress and shirt during nap time (feel like I don't have time to make anything for them anymore since I'm so busy with our business). I WAY over estimated the length of Ella's dress (measurements are good!) so it was a bit long for the night, but I'll adjust for later use! =)

Alright, enough of the boring talk... here's a few pictures of the little ones at Grandma's. You might even get a front-faced photo! Not smiling, but at least maybe their face! ;)

Poor Bean crying for Grandma and not wanting her picture taken!

Buddy and cousin Kevin playing with their guns! =)
Evan arranging Grandma's cupboards.
Ready to go!

Bean and the VERY long dress.

Showing me her boo-boo! :( She must get a million a day! ;)

Lots and lots of coloring to do!

And loved reading all her Valentine's cards!

And Bean wearing some cute little pettilegs I made for her! =)

Evan loves having his cousin Kayli carry him around everywhere! =)

And by the end of EVERY day, this is what my children usually look like-- haha! =)

Fun at the Nursery!

The weather has been GORGEOUS lately! We've tried to get outside every day. Grandma came over on Friday so we decided that it was perfect picking flowers kind of weather! Ella and Evan love looking at all the flowers and fountains, and running all around exploring! =)

Here's Ella Bean all geared up with her blankies and snacks for the LONG drive. I'm just kidding here... the nursery is right around the corner, but every trip is the same with all the stuff she insists on bringing with her! And aren't thos boots that my mom made for her ADORABLE!?! :)

First stop: fountain.

Evan off and exploring...

Bean and her Grandma

And then we found the rocks!

LOTS of Activities!

The Pryor babies keep pretty busy! We're rarely bored with all the activities we like to do. We have fun at church (although we still cry at leaving/picking up time! :( , church again when mommy goes to MOPS, play dates, library time, and lots more! This week we decided to use part of our gift certificate and go to Go Bananas, which is a super fun bouncy house place that's indoors. They have a toddler area, it is quiet during the week when we usually go. The babies had so much fun! We met up with a couple friends. Evan literally climbed up and went down the BIG bouncy slide about 50 times (maybe more?). Let's just say that the 1 1/2 + hour that we were there, he went on it continuously! He was super sweaty and had flushed cheeks when I talked him into going home for lunch and then nap time-- haha! He kept crying for the "big slide" :( Ella had lots of fun collecting all the balls from the bounce house... my little hoarder! =)


We also had a play date with a few friends from my twins club. Ella and Evan had a great time eating, playing with new toys, doing crafts, and playing with their friends! I had a great time visiting too! =) Here's some pictures from our play date... Ella really liked the crafts part. She LOVES to color and sort/organize her crayons. Evan was IN LOVE with the slide! I think we need to look on craigslist for a slide... it's all the rage in the Pryor household! ;)

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Serious stuff...

Evan eating with the boys!

He always seems to find the trucks! =)

Rub-a-dub-dub!

Ella and Evan LOVE their bathtime! Evan begs for it and ever since we took a bath at Auntie's house, he thinks we need to take a bath over their everytime! Ella always tells me "no bath", but then again she says that for everything... "no night-night, no bye-bye" and the list goes on. She's definitely my "NO" girl-- haha! But once I get Evan in the tub, she comes running up to me and tells and says, "sissy nakey" so that she can get in the bath too! Crazy girl! =) Here's a few pictures of bathtime, because nakey babies are ALWAYS cute!

Here's Buddy patiently waiting to get in...

I had to get 2 hair rinsing cups... of course!
Buddy VERY happy to be in the bath! And check out Bean in the background rinsing her hair-- haha! =)

Buddy's turn!

I have ONE.SWEET.BOY. xoxoxo

And here's my crazy, but sweet Bean! LOVE her!

Everything's better together...

Their favorite part of the bath. I usually have to empty out the water because I usually find too many lint floaties and too many bubbles to actually rinse them off. They love it because mommy turns the faucet back on and they get to play!

These are happy days!

2 Year Pictures

Ella and Evan had their 2 year pictures a couple of weeks after their birthday (I know, I'm behind). They had lots of fun playing with all the stuff in the studio, but not necessarily wanting to sit together, or sit at all! Fun stage, huh? We got several cute ones, but here's a couple that I thought really showed their personalities! =)

Waiting to view our photos afterwards...

And then lunch with Grandma and Auntie (aka "TT")