Throwing one party for boy/girls twins with drastically different tastes and desires can be challenging.  However, I want them each to feel important on their special day, so each year I aim to create 2 parties in one.

This is Brennan's 3rd year of some kind of Spiderman theme!  I talked him into Superheros instead.  What can I say, the boy loves his superhero!!  For his birthday I let him pick out a new superhero costume and I was surprised when he didn't chose to update his Spiderman costume and chose Iron Man instead!!


All the decor was from using free printables I found online.  Cake toppers, a sucker with a superhero outfit, food labels and wall decorations.

This is Reegan's 2nd year of having a party that included puppies of some sort.  Last year, it was dalmatians.  This year, poodles.

In the past, I have put my time and effort into the cake.  This year, I put my time and effort into the decorations.  I've found that both are equally time consuming and maybe I can find some kind of happy medium in the future.



Eli got in the superhero action!  His mom, Kristi made this cute, pinterest inspired cape out of an old 30 Rock t-shirt!  Ha!








The party mostly over, a few friends left mingling and I found Reegan drawing in her new drawing book.




They had a fun time and I'm so glad!  I'm also glad birthday season is over for another year!  Ha!

After school we headed to Burger King for dinner.  Daddy and daughter having a cute moment!


Brennan & Reegan were a little sad that a spring concert was planned on their birthday.  Part of their grade depended on them being there.  Oh well.  Their party wasn't until Friday anyway (pictures of that event to follow soon!).

It's been over a week ago since our two, 5 year old's party, but thought I'd get these pictures up knowing the grandparents will want to see them.

I have a lot of fun decorating cakes.  I do find myself getting lazy though.  You can tell by the base on the dalmatian cake.  It could have been smoother.  The good thing is, my kids could care less about those little imperfections.

We had fun with our colleagues and friends!

I'll be getting back soon to tell a little about our beach vacation.  Not much to share seeing as we spent most of our time at the beach!  Oh how I miss that place already!

 This morning as my twinks are turning 5,  I began to think about the morning of June 6, 2006.  I had been up in the wee hours of the morning due to insomnia.  I was 37 weeks, 6 days.  Somehow I managed to climb back in bed and get a bit more sleep.  When I woke up at about 8, I realized I was bleeding.  It wasn't heavy, but it was scary none the less!

Jerry was getting our not even 14 month old daughter out of bed and I came in crying and explained my fears.  I giggle a little thinking about his response.  My level headed hubby!  He looked at me and with the most calm voice said "Well, go call the doctor."

My doctor, also being a very level headed lady, answered her phone and instructed me (very calmly, I might add) to get myself to the hospital as quickly as we could.

We had to arrange for someone to take Karis, but we have some great colleagues who stepped in and in no time were at our door to pick her up.  While we were waiting I decided to get a shower and put makeup on.  I couldn't go out of the house without it!!  My hubby laughs about that to this day!

We had a taxi come pick us up (we didn't have a car).  The Lord gave me such peace at this time.  Even allowing me to feel my babies moving around inside me.

We got to the hospital where my doctor was waiting, somewhat chomping at the bit when I think about it now.  Her and another doctor cleared the sonogram room and got me right in.  I'm not sure why now, but they didn't let Jerry in with me.  They saw the babies were doing ok, but needed to get them out fast.  We discussed how they would take them and the three of us (me and the 2 doctors) decided
that putting me completely under for a c-section (which I was scheduled to have just a week later) was the safest quickest way.

I wish I could have been present in mind when my twins were born, but it was not to be.

The room was a buzz around me as they prepped me for surgery.  So many people coming and going and in a very quick manner.  The great thing is, all I felt was peace.  Jerry got to stand in the doorway.  He describes it as being like a cartoon.  It's interesting when you think about the fact that Jerry got to experience the whole birth and didn't.

My situation was very dangerous.  I had placenta previa, which means the placenta was lying low to my cervix.  In my case it began to detach from the uterine wall.  The blessing is we acted fast.  From the time I woke up to the time they delivered was just over 2 hours!

I did not know the extent of our situation until later.  My doctor told me afterward that she saw no need to scare us, but she knew that only God could do a miracle like that.  It's neat how it opened the doors for us to share the Lord with her.
In the background of this whole story.....my parents were on a plane scheduled to land that day, June 6.  Since I was out for a good portion of the day and Jerry unable to see Brennan & Reegan much, he decided to go pick my parents up from the airport.  They got to come to the hospital for a quick visit.  I got to wave at them from ICU and they had a chance to peek at Brennan & Reegan and take over the duties as Karis' caretakers for the week while we were in the hospital.  Crazy times!!

Happy Birthday Brennan & Reegan!!  We love you!!

In Spain, the month of September and the month of June the kids only go half days, until 1:30.  Brennan & Reegan's birthday is next week and normally birthday parties are done in the afternoon.  So, their teacher asked if we could do it this past Tuesday, May 31st with one of the other kids in the class.  We had a triple birthday party!


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It was a lot of fun.  The other family brought the cake.  We brought little toys and candy for the kids.  We showed baby pictures and the other family read a story (I think!  Ha!  All in Spanish, remember?).

I am sure going to miss the school and teachers.  What a blessing they have been to us this year!