Just Us

"AHHHHHHH!!!! Reid-Reid get me!! AHHH!!! Save me! Save me momma/daddy!"  Recently, these have become Rylee's favorite words when playing with her brother.  She LOVES it when he chases her...but hates to be caught.  Following our screaming, giggling morning chase around the house, I got to thinking how quiet...boring....empty it would be to have Reid without Rylee or Rylee without Reid. When we found out we were having twins, I had all kinds of emotions....joy, shock, disbelief...pretty much saying to God, "Really?  You really picked us for THIS? You must be mistaken...or joking...but I guess we will go with it.  You know what You're doing."  Funny how He works.  Dan and I both come from families with twins....so you think we would be prepared...maybe anticipating something like this...but we weren't.   There are so many sweet moments that make me realize what being "together" means to Reid and Rylee.  One of my favorite parts of the da...

It's amazing me lately how much I am learning about life through these two little rambunctious two year olds.  Yesterday was another lesson learned. So Rylee has become very aware of everyone's owies and has become extremely concerned with a couple little owies on Dan's leg.....nothing big but she is SO concerned.  For some reason, she calls owies--> hurts.  Randomly she will come grab my hand saying, "Come Mommy...daddy's hurts...need kisses." Sooo I was saying a prayer with the twins before bed last night.  After praying for a good night's rest, I started praying for daddy who was fishing.  Before I could even finish praying for Dan, she quickly she sits up in bed and shouts--"AND DADDY'S HURTS!!!!!"  I smiled and continued to pray for his hurts. :) Long after hearing their shouts of "AMEN" or Reid's "A-NEN" and closing their door last night, I have been thinking about Rylee's sweet little voice remindin...