Five! Five!

With all of the chaos of the spring, I haven't even posted the twins' birthday post yet.  Our "babies" turned five on March 9th!  What an experience the past five years has been!  Having twins really amplifies all of these milestones and it is such a blessing to watch each of them grow and develop.

Everly really enjoyed PreK this year and interacting with her teachers and friends.  She was sad to not see them regularly after school ended but also enjoyed having extra time at home with her big sisters.  Her personality is as determined as ever and she lights up each of us with her sweet compliments. She loves audio books, learning to read, playing outside, singing songs, and scary stories. Her favorite food ever is chili and she asks for it daily.  She would happily wear pink and purple every day. She is great on her bike and loves racing around the cul-de-sac with Grant. She is her brother's greatest defender and the two of them are partners in crime.  She delights us with her one-of-a-kind attitude and we are so glad she's our girl.

Grant continues to be our rough and tumble boy.  He tolerated school mainly for the chance to play with the other boys there and to knock down blocks there.  He did love his teachers and reading stories there also.  He's not a big fan of rules in general--school or otherwise.  He cracks us up with his silliness. He loves the specific colors of dark green and light red.  His favorite toys are fire trucks, remote control vehicles, and anything sports-related.  His current goal is to eat a jalapeno at each meal so he gets used to the spice.  (He also loves cereal, broccoli soup, and chocolate in any form).  We just love his sweet hugs and everything else about our boy.

We had a a wonderful time celebrating their birthday in Michigan with our family there and were especially grateful we were able to fit in their party before the stay-at-home orders started.