February & the MOVING PLAN!

February isn't even half over, but I've got so much to report!!  I'll start with the question everyone has been asking us.  When are y'all moving and what is the plan?  Here you go:

Friday, February 24- 8pm My departure time!!  Marc and I will load up the twins and drive through the night in the Traverse with the necessities for the twins, myself & Shiloh.  We should arrive at my dad's sometime around 1ish on Saturday, February 25. 

Saturday, February 25- Sometime in the afternoon Frank and Connie will fly Shiloh to us!!  THANK YOU for doing this so we don't have to make the 17 hour trek with her. :)

Sunday, February 26- Marc, Frank & Connie fly back to Dallas. 

Marc will finish packing up our stuff/taking apart furniture.  He will also have the carpets cleaned and the house listed with our realtor.

Tuesday, February 28- Marc & Frank will drive the uhaul (towing the Corolla) to AZ!!

Wednesday, February 29- Marc & Frank arrive in AZ

Thursday, March 1- MOVE IN DAY!!!  We will move into the house that we are going to rent for the next year!!!

My last day in TX is Friday, Feb. 24 and Marc's is Tuesday, Feb. 28.  We were going to hire movers, but we decided not to so that we could save some $$$, and with our move in date being much later than we intended, it allows us plenty of time to pack ourselves.  At this point our house is already over 1/2 way packed!

As far as other happenings in the Marc and Reci Family...  we've been pretty busy.  The first Saturday of February we took family portraits, and that same evening we celebrated several birthdays with my side of the family.  That night we told everyone the big news that we'd be moving. 

Since then we've been playing with/taking care of the girls and arranging everything to move.  Getting moving quotes, calling the realtor, scheduling LOTS of things, finding a house, etc.  I felt really nervous about the move until we found a house and nailed down our schedule.  Now that we've done those two things, I'm just trying to get everything in order, and I am really excited about what the future holds for us!

Here are some fun February pictures:

I am holding McKinley and Marc is holding McKenzie

 (just look at M&M's shoes!!!  I love them :))  also, please note that the sweet sisters are holding hands!!

 (McKenzie is on the left and McKinley on the right)

 McKenzie on the left and McKinley on the right

 sweet laughs!

 I feel like she looks so grown up in this picture... sweet Shiloh

 McKinley

 McKinley

McKenzie was a little ham that day!!!

 McKenzie

 McKenzie

 another family pic!

Daddy & daughter moment (she put on his paint ball helmet)

 on a walk

play date with Eliana & the Blow guys (not pictured)

like father like daughter... playing on their computers

bonding and watching Dora

McKenzie & McKinley

McKinley & McKenzie

5 months old!!!

McKenzie & McKinley holding hands for their 5 month pic

 I cannot believe they are 5 months old!!

 Shiloh holding McKinley

Shiloh holding McKenzie

Valentine's outfits

(McKenzie on the left and McKinley on the right)

McKinley and McKenzie laughing!

Shiloh's Valentine's pics will be up after her MDO Valentine's Day party!

February Milestones:

Shiloh- so far same as last post.  We can have conversations with her, sing songs, identify letters and numbers.  We are trying to teach her the sounds that letters make, ie "ssss" is for "S."

McKenzie (5 months)-

- she is cutting her first tooth!!  It hasn't broken through the gums yet, but you can see it when she opens her mouth.

- she can grab her feet (and suck on her toes)

- she can pass an object from hand to hand

- she rolls all the time now

- she can inch worm forward when on her stomach

- we started putting a bracelet on McKenzie to help people identify the girls properly

McKinley (5 months)-

- some days it looks like their may be a tooth but other days not so much.  I'm not too sure if she is teething yet like McKenzie.

- she can grab her feet (and suck on her toes)

- she can pass an object from hand to hand

- she rolls all the time now, and seems to enjoy playing on her stomach quite a bit. (McKenzie seems to get frustrated after a few seconds on her stomach

- she can inch worm forward when on her stomach

I am happy to say that I am still nursing the girls exclusively!  I wasn't sure we'd make it 5 months, but we have so far!! I am praying that we can keep going like we have been!!  Some days it seems like they are getting plenty of food, but there are other days when they eat more frequently and I'm not sure if they are getting enough... since they are still sleeping through the night I'm not too worried about it; although if they stop sleeping, we will definitely begin to add formula after nursing.  When they turn 6 months old, we will introduce rice cereal and begin the food journey.  Until then... hopefully just breast milk!