Big Boy Chairs

There’s been a change in our eating habits in restaurants these days. For several months now, the boys have been resisting high chairs. Sandy and I liked high chairs because they strapped down and contained the children, and I suppose the twins disliked them for the same reasons. When we noticed their legs hanging down below the foot rests, we acknowledged the time had come to consider other options. In most restaurants, a booster seat is still required in order to elevate our preschoolers up to table level. This use of booster seats has also required moving from tables to booths, where the booster seat is more stable. Also, a select few restaurants offer seating that accommodates the boys without any boosters at all. They just love sitting at the table like big boys.

Visiting Cousins

This was Julie’s cleaning day, and we always take our afternoon naps in the car on those days. After the boys awoke, we called Great Aunt Gay Nell (Peaches) to see if she was available for a visit. She said that her son Marc and grandson Logan were there from Lexington and invited us to come over and join them. Mark is my closest cousin in age and we were roommates in college. Logan is 10 years old and shares the twin’s affinity for trains. As soon as we arrived, Logan started bringing out his train books and toys to show his little second cousins. Soon Aunt Peaches’ quiet home was filled with Edds boys happily laying around and talking all about choo choos.

Birthday Benchmark Photos – 3 Years 4 Months

 

Our boys have now turned 40….months old. At this advanced age, development is slower and changes are more subtle from month to month than in their first year. It is difficult to say, for instance, that they have made any noticeable advances since last month’s benchmark photo other than they are now flying the black and gold colors of Mommy’s University of Missouri over the blue and white colors of Daddy’s University of Kentucky that they wore last month. Noticeable, but immeasurable, is the volume of concepts they are beginning to understand. For instance, they know Missouri is Mommy’s team and Kentucky is Daddy’s team, and when they see either team’s logo show up on TV or on a license plate, they point it out. When you consider that they don’t yet read, this is amazing.

Movie Night with the Grands

Sandy had a doctor’s appointment in Nashville today, so we made arrangements for Pa and Granny to babysit. Our trip was delayed by over an hour due to severe storms in Nashville. In fact, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center was locked down for a time as the storm passed directly over us. For this period, all offices and waiting rooms were evacuated and everyone was directed to stand in hallways. At home, the twins lobbied their grandparents for a DVD after dinner. They selected their current favorite movie, 1,001 Dalmatians, and loaded it into the DVD player. A button must have been mistakenly pushed because the movie began playing in French. Pa and Granny got a big kick out of the gaffe, and since the boys didn’t complain, they left it alone. The Grands were surprised how well they could follow the story, even in a foreign language.

Cruising Dairy Queen

Yesterday’s warm weather encouraged us to play and exercise outside. We were having so much fun that we failed to check the clock and allowed lunchtime to come without any preparation. As a special treat, we decided to walk a couple of blocks over to Dairy Queen for lunch. The boys, sporting nifty sunglasses, rode in style in their new stagecoach wagon. Not having any way to secure our ride outside, we drove the wagon right into the restaurant. Upon seeing us arrive wheeling the boys behind us, friends already dining there said with a smile, “we had no idea that this was a drive-in Dairy Queen.”

Gone, but not Forgotten

Their riding trains appeared under the tree on Christmas morning, and then disappeared two days later. Mommy and Daddy quickly determined that these toys were too big and loud for indoors, so just as quickly as they appeared, the two shiny trains were gone again. In response to their frequent requests, we promised to get their riding trains out once it was warm and dry enough to go outside. Today was the day; the weather was accommodating and the batteries were charged. The boys helped me lay the tracks, and then they rode the rails to their hearts’ content.

Junior Prom

It seems like it was just yesterday when the boys were starting preschool, and now they are attending their Junior Prom. For various reasons, neither of their parents attended any of their proms, but our twins are not following those dance steps; they are stepping out on their own. Not that they have a lot of free time to chase girls, with all their academic and athletic demands, but they don’t have to – the girls are calling them, constantly, day and night. Who could blame them? Brains, brawn, and boyish good looks are a powerful combination. The novelty of being twins has always brought them positive attention, and now with their classroom and ball field accomplishments, their fan base has greatly expanded, especially among young girls. Let us hope that our hunks can keep it all in prospective and just enjoy this April first event.