We are starting to plan the twins 3rd birthday party. Hard to believe! They are much more aware of this one, especially after celebrating Harrison's last month. Charlie informed Henry this morning that he was NOT sharing his Bubble Guppies birthday party with him, but that he was invited. (How kind of him). Its a hard thing to explain to them! Maybe one day they can separate their parties but not quite yet. :) I have been trying to make time for dates with my boys. People may not realize that when you have twins plus 1 or more, the twins rarely get 1 on 1 time with their parents. Harrison and I had 2+ years of that quality time that formed such a strong bond. So I took Charlie out last weekend for 2 grocery trips and a lunch. He felt soooooo special and even bragged to his brothers about it which made them both cry. He said "I'm going on a date with mommy. Not you and not you" (as he points). He is so sassy. It was awesome spending time with him and he is a great helper at the grocery store. He picked all the fruit and veggies, weighed them, and loaded everything up at the checkout counter. He has always loved helping, cooking, and cleaning. Henry will be my date next weekend. Harrison and I recently had a date to a "treasure store", (an antiques store). He loved it and touched EVERYTHING despite my protests. But it was definitely an adventure! He thinks rotary phones are hilarious. On a side note, it's depressing when you are only 33 at an antique store and everything from your childhood is there! House plans are moving along. We have a delay on our septic permit but should be resolved quickly. The current one was about half the size needed, was too close to the house and tangled up in tree roots. We are getting a new larger one and putting it in a different place. We made final decisions on the pool and I think it will be beautiful. It's a simple rectangle. 16 x 32. Lion statues perched at each corner shooting water to the middle and a big beautiful "P" monogram at the bottom. We hope (as in I hope it fits in the budget) to put solar panels on the garage roof to heat and cool the pool so we can get a few more months out of it in spring/fall and it won't feel like a miserable hot bath in August. The boys are still little and learning to swim but have all been in lessons since 18 months old. I only agreed to a pool if I could have a cover. You push a button (only accessible by us) and a hard cover comes out. The pool will stay covered unless we are swimming. At least when they are young. In other news, I started a cleanse today! I have never done one but my body needs it. We are going to Cabo San Lucas later this summer so losing a few inches would be fabulous! I will measure in 11 days and will keep you posted. And yes I still get to eat food!