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Last picture for the day. A friend took this at the fair. We went with all of our workout buddies and rode lots of rides. Well, the girls rode lots of rides. This is a heliocopter ride that they rode with two of their friends. They love the fair... I don't know if love is even a strong enough word. They have talked about it for 2 weeks now listing out everything we did both times that we went. Seeing them enjoy it so much makes me sad the fair is only once a year.

Two pictures from our trip to Tallahassee last weekend. The first is from the Jr. Museum (it has a different name but if you grew up in Tallahassee that is it's name) it is kind of like a zoo mixed with a rehab place for animals. The second is a group swing picture but the real point of sharing it is to show off the girls shirts. They love their "Semioles" shirts and since getting them last week have worn then 4 times already!! Saturday we wore them and watched the FSU game so we had a lot of fun then. I guess we'll have to be fare and get Tech shirts next but since these were gifts from Gammy and Pappy no one can complain at fairness.

Potty Training Day 3...

I know usually you start off a blog with day 1 and 2 but those were a bit of blur. I tried to keep track of changes of clothes on day 1 but lost count sometime during naptime. We did learn from that lesson though and will keep doing diapers for all sleeping times for now. Other than naptime though Day 2 was much better than Day 1, and Day 3 seems to also be an improvement (only one accident each so far). Kate has the most interest and pitched a fit when she had to go in a diaper for nap time this afternoon. Emma however is in love with elmo diapers that we were forced to buy a few weeks ago when the house brand we normally get was out of stock. I'm guessing when the Elmo's are gone she will go excitedly into the realm of normal under ware also. I think summing up the entire experience though it is not the girls they are being trained but the parents are being trained to count the minutes between bathroom visits and how long until the next one. Things that have worked great... jelly beans kept in the bathroom, stickers, and cookies oh and being allowed to flush the big potty (thats the real highlight for them). Yes I will bribe them to do what I want!

Today was the day we have been waiting for the midway ultrasound for number 3... after waiting the last 20 weeks I don't think it lived up to our expectations though. Number 3 is a little shy I guess or hard headed based on our genes. The final decision "Probably a girl, but don't bet the house on it." For us that is the safe side of the fence to lean towards anyway. It doesn't require any new things and we have a whole slew of clothes set. Maybe some new newborn things since the girls wore those for almost a year and wore them out but thats not much to worry about. Had they leaned boy then we would be in a sticky place wanting to shop for blue boyish things. So the name... if it turns out to be a boy we will use the name we had picked during our first pregnancy - Samuel and call him Sam, if it is a girl then she will be Mary though this was just discussed today and might be subject to changes. Middle names are both up in the air. I'll scan an ultrasound picture tomorrow for everyone to see.

The main point of the day though was good. The baby no matter what it is, is very healthy and weighs in at the right sizes for gestation which are magical words to us. All organs are right and everything looks great. So we are happy. Even though I really don't like surprises...

On Monday as we drove to workout Emma said "Emma wants hair bow." This took me a little off guard because we don't own any hair bows. I asked her why and she said "Mary Walton and Shelby have hair bows" (another set of twins that we play with and who came to church on Sunday with pretty hair bows). I know 2 1/2 is a little young to want to dress like your friends but I thought the request for a bow not a bad idea and got two from a mom of twins last night that makes them. Emma came downstairs this morning saw the bows sitting on coffee table and instantly said "hair bow" -- keep in mind that she really has never seen one not on someone's head. So we put them on and they haven't budged since. I took them to the bathroom and showed them their bows in the mirror and they beamed. All morning all I have heard is "Kate has pink hair bow, pretty" "Emma has white hair bow, pretty". I guess we will have to invest in a few other bows. And yes I do know that the pink does not go with red shirt or the red hair. I didn't think about the hair clashing when I got it but at least Kate doesn't care.