What is Kate like?

This is her signature smile. It is scrumptious!




















She loves her Doggybear so much that you can't help but love him, too.















She likes to twirl and dance.















She is very ticklish (esp on her thighs).














She loves playing peek-a-boo and hide-n-seek.















She loves all animals (even though she is mostly scared of live ones).

She likes to play tricks and loves to play with Daddy.

Our first Easter together

Lily really understood the concept of hunting Easter eggs.














Kate had more important things to do.














The Easter bunny came to visit. Mommy got to meet him. According to her, he is really cute and much taller than she had imagined.














Granddaddy and Mammaw came to go to church with us. Both of the girls learned to say Mammaw today and Granddaddy got lots of smiles and kisses.

Silly summer days are coming!

We are 18 months old today...let the tantrums begin!

Lily learns to voice frustration.

Sorry I bit you...here's a kiss.

A twin is...

...someone who understands your goofy faces















...someone who knows all your secrets















...someone who lets you express yourself















...someone who gets your jokes















...someone who you can lean on

...and someone who wants to be your someone.

It is also our 6 month anniversary of becoming a family

Above is the first picture we ever saw of our daughters (Kate on right). I remember looking at this picture and daydreaming hour after hour of what their personalities might be like.

Below are Kate (top) and Lily recently. I see these photos and smile because I know their little personalities now so well.

Four years ago today...

...I married the greatest guy on the planet! I still can't believe that he asked me to marry him. He is the best husband and father I could ever imagine. Besides being good looking, athletic and witty, he has the greatest servant's heart of any man I've ever met. He has taught me so much about God's grace and love for me. I love the fact that he will teach Lily and Kate the same. Here's a picture of us riding away on our motorcycle from the church. This picture was taken just before we realized that the motorcycle wasn't going to crank. We had to push it off to get it started. Then it broke down in a busy intersection allowing me to wave to all my wedding guests in their cars from the side of the road. Then it broke down on the interstate where I was able to walk on the shoulder of the highway in my wedding dress in the rain while the groomsmen pushed it to the next exit. Ahhh...what a fond memory. :)

The ravioli experiment

I just wanted to see how messy it would really be (Kate above). The hardest part was leaving them like that until Daddy could get home to see our fun. He finally walked through the door and Lily asked for a kiss...to which there was only one option of reply....
















Then off to the bath (Lily below and Kate below her)

Click on the arrow for double the laughs

Kate and Lily's best friend

This is our sweet Sarah. She stays with us two days a week. We get so excited when we see her coming. She's our best friend. She makes us laugh, teaches us to share, feeds us and tells Mommy everything that we did that day while she was working. She even takes pictures for Mommy so she isn't sad that she missed seeing us. We are so glad that she is part of our family. She really loves us well and we love her too. Everyone needs a nanny with the last name of Lovinggood. :)

Our hero...Daddy!

Remember, it was Phil's idea to request twins and he slowly talked me into it. This picture captures the vision that kept up his persistence...being greeted at the door every day by two laughing babies waiting to be swung around and tickled by Daddy. I distinctly remember not knowing how I was going to handle two babies at once and remain sane. But Phil kept saying, "The Lord has equipped us to handle two, and if we can give two a home, we should." Now that I have my twin daughters...if I could get four more of Kate and Lily, I would! (ok, maybe not four more at the same time.) So Phil was right all along and I can't imagine living a day without both of them in my arms. But I still like to remind him that this was HIS idea when both girls have poopy diapers. :)

Daddy always gets the belly laughs

Our Daddy's tickles are AWESOME! (Kate on right above and on top below)

Mama gets a break

Can you hear the Hallelujah Chorus playing as loudly as I can at this moment? Looks like just another sleepy lunch picture...but this scene means they are both going to nap at the same time. I get at least an hour to myself! O happy day, when Mama gets a break. :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

from Kate (right) and Lily and our new twin elephants!

Playing is such hard work

...especially if you are Kate, who did ALL the pushing. Lily preferred to ride today.

Check out the identical furrowed brow below. (Lily on left)

Emerging personalities

We are ever amused by getting to know the personalities of our daughters. Other twin mothers keep reminding me that they will continually alternate on certain behaviors. Up until now, Lily has always been my lap baby and Kate the explorer. Now Kate is the lap baby since Lily has found the joy of climbing. Climbing...yikes! One thing has not changed...Lily is a completely uninhibited child! She laughs sometimes just to make herself laugh (she is on the right here). You know every emotion she has. Kate is a bit more reserved. A lot of times, she laughs because Lily is laughing. Her sense of humor is more sneaky. She likes to sneak up behind us and "play peek-a-boo..." a clever, funny game for such a little one. It is precious! Often, we are laughing at Lily because she is laughing so hard while we are laughing at Kate because she did something really funny.

We had to get ear tubes placed :(

All prepped and ready for the OR
(Thanks to Dr. Wiatrak, Gail M. and Robin M. helping us through the day)





















What do you do with 2 drunken toddlers while their anesthesia wears off?

Lots of videos

Confine them to the kitchen and unlock all the forbidden cabinents for hours of play. (Yes, that is Lily in the drawer under the stove. At least the stove is off!)

Happy Chinese New Year!

Lily and Kate celebrate with their twin friends, Ella and Emma!

Lily plays the drums; Kate "feels the beat"