TWINS!

I love my girls! They are 3 years old now. Adorable, identical, vivacious, emotional, strong willed, creative, and curious.  They are a handful- or two handfuls, that often I feel like I am juggling. Let me give you a few examples from just one afternoon. This all happened after they woke up from their nap at 3pm.I felt lucky they took a nap at all. Especially since my boys were playing gaga-ball upstairs and it was shaking the whole house. When they did wake up I had already got dinner in the oven and was making my late lunch. They woke up grumpy and crying, but I got them happier with some protein in their bellies. A little while later I heard my boys screaming, "Mom, she has a glue bottle!" I turned to see C. running up the stairs and trapped by the upper gate hiding something behind her back. I pulled her hand out with much effort to find an open Elmer's glue bottle and her hands covered with glue. I am thankful I got to that in time! Just a few later I was helping C. in the bathroom and I came out to find I. with a open bottle of turmeric powder (bright orange) on the couch with it spilt all over her, the couch and on her face. I am so thankful for the microfiber, it didn't seem to stain too much. We had a break to read stories, and dance and sing a long to Hillsong Kids worship videos on YouTube. Then a tantrum over not getting to watch a show during the only phone call of the day, and fighting with the boys over the hammock, biting sister's foot when she wouldn't get down from the top of a ride on toy, C. unrolling a quarter of a roll of Toilet paper because she didn't want to have the small roll, she wanted the big one, and spitting grape juice from their popsicles on to the newly washed white dog (they were curious if the dog would turn purple, they love purple!) Don't get me wrong- they have such great hearts. Oh that curious, determined spirit is going to serve them so well later in life. Lord help me to get through it! Oh how I love them to pieces.
Deep breath, say my prayers, start a new day tomorrow!