Family Prayers

One night several weeks ago, we showed the boys how to pray before bedtime. Kneeling down at the foot of our bed, we began by learning the children’s prayer “now I lay me down to sleep”. Benji quickly memorized it and Davey wasn’t far behind. After each standard prayer, we would remember various people in our lives and ask God to help them with their issues or thank God for our blessings. It has become a nightly family ritual. Grandma and Granddaddy Roe arrived here for a stay this afternoon, and after a nice meal and visit, they joined us for family prayers before bedtime.

Benji’s Bear Care Project

In addition to polar bear articles, Mommy has acquired quite a collection of brown bear items too. When the twins came along, a lot of her ornamental bears went into hyperactive storage. This wooden bear holding his welcome sign has been able to avoid the cave and found a home in our bedroom. Benji is a very perceptive child and is prone to making quite insightful observations about things. He noticed this bear one day on his way to the bathroom and returned to suggest that bear was lonely. He then gathered together some of his bears and some of their friends to visit the lonely bear in our bedroom. Once the grisly was presumably cheered up, he and his friends returned to their own bedroom.

Tornado Warning

Benji, I had the strangest dream last night. We were sleeping peacefully in our beds when sirens sounded.  I then felt like I was being scooped up and carried away. I was tired and didn’t open my eyes but had the sensation of descending two flights of steps wrapped in my pillow and blanket, and then coming to rest on a cool, soft surface in a dark, damp place. It was comfortable and soon I drifted back to sleep in spite of the sound of footsteps making trips up and down stairs. Later, I was aware of the television weatherman talking and the sound of a hard rain outside. I must have drifted back to sleep because I was again startled by a lifting sensation and the feeling of ascending upstairs. It must have been a dream because I woke up this morning safe in my own bed.

Davey TV

Trey Davey is consistent. His television preferences mirror his eating habits; he is not adventurous. Davey would prefer a diet limited to only his established favorites rather than try anything new. This can be very discouraging for the care taker, who is trying to introduce our young man to a vast world of new and interesting things, but Davey’s enthusiasm for his few favorites is charming and contagious. Trains are his favorite. Turn on the program Chuggington or insert a Thomas DVD and he’ll watch with complete focus and concentration. Just about any train program will captivate him. He also likes many of the Disney Jr. shows such as Oso, Jake and the Neverland Pirates and The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Davey is very sensitive and rejects anything he perceives as scary, even the train in the movie Casper. We don’t want to encourage more TV viewing, just a wider variety.

Easter Baskets on Palm Sunday

The boys (sort of) enjoyed the fruits of their labors during the Easter egg hunt yesterday. While they were sleeping last night, Mommy replaced the candy in the eggs with healthy snacks such as animal crackers, yogurt raisins, and Goldfish. At some point, the boys are going to discover what they are missing, but we’ve been able to keep them on the healthy path for more than three years now. Sandy’s OMOM friends have been astonished that we’ve been able to keep our boys away from candy and fried food for so long. It really hasn’t been that difficult except at Easter and Halloween.

OMOM’s Egg Hunt

Today the Owensboro Mother’s of Multiples organization hosted an Easter Egg hunt at the Owensboro Museum of Science and History. They used the Playzeum room, which is an indoor playground. The Owensboro Rotary Club raised the money to build the Playzeum back when Pa and Daddy were members. Today we had seven families participate with seven pairs of twins plus a few older siblings. As veterans of last year’s hunt, Trey Davey and Benji knew exactly what to do and quickly collected their quota of eggs. Then they climbed all over the indoor playground equipment until they were exhausted.

Seeing Double

We were recently shopping in our local Target store when we saw our Owensboro Mothers of Multiples friend Kasey and her three daughters. Katarina is the oldest, and Kaley and Kelsey are her twin sisters. Those twins look about the same age as our boys, but are actually more than a year older. They will begin kindergarten in the fall. Judging by all the blushing, giggling and bashfulness, these twin girls are attracted to our younger men, and Trey Davey is quite pleased with all the attention. On this day, Benji seemed unimpressed with the pretty girls and more focused on climbing on the shopping carts.