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In honor of the twins’ birthday this week, I’m going to give them the mic. They will be taking over this Friday Confession. I’ll have to translate for them since they don’t really “talk” so to speak – but I’ll try to keep it honest.
First, we will hear from Eleanor:
Hello! My name is Eh-ni-ner [Interjection from Mom: This is how Eleanor pronounces her name]. I am pretty much perfect, but I do have one little fault. I’m just the teeniest bit of a princess. I demand to be the center of attention at all times, and whatever you have? I want some. Of course this is entirely justified as I’m in a word, fabulous. I’m terribly multifaceted though in that I’m what some of the neighbors call, “a tough cookie.” I fall down a lot (oh yeah – another flaw: I’m kind of a klutz), but I don’t waste much time crying. If I’m having fun, I can shake it off. Regardless of what may seem like a tomboy personality though, I really am quite the girly girl. I will only wear one pair of shoes. They are silver mary janes with little bows, and they are so “me.” Mom tries to make me put on these clunky brown shoes (must be a throw back from her past) and insists on calling the horrors my “school shoes.” Well I don’t go to school yet, and if school requires wearing shoes that Mom preferred back in “the olden days,” then I’ll pass. I have a reputation to maintain you know.
ANYWAY – I have also recently become addicted to barrettes. I call them “pretties” which seems to make everyone laugh. But when Mom first started putting them in my hair, she’d say “so pretty!” She didn’t say “so barrette!” What was I supposed to think? Mom says that she’s just excited because I was more or less bald until a month ago. I prefer to say “follically challenged,” but George is signaling to me that it’s his turn, so I won’t get argumenative about it. So…in conclusion…what were we talking about? Oh right a confession. I don’t really have one. I pretty much perfect.
Take it away George:
Right, thanks Mom. Hi there (big wave). HI…..hi……..hi (still waving). [Interjection from Mom: We could be here all day. He loves saying HI and BYE, and no one can out wave him. So I’ll get this started. “Hello. My name is George, and I am weird.”] YES – that’s right. I’m weird. Sorry about that – I just really like waving. It’s kind of my thing right now. But you know – like Mom said, I am weird. First – I’m obsessed with toothbrushes. I love them – and I want to brush my teeth pretty much 50 times a day. My parents have to hide all of the toothbrushes since I am a climber. And when I do have a toothbrush in hand? I dare you to try to take it away from me. You will find it next to impossible to prize it from my iron tight grasp. And if by some miracle you do? I will blast you across the room with my super human shrieking. I’m not kidding, you may have some temporary hearing loss. At the very least, you will drop the toothbrush.
The other weird thing about me is that I have just this week become extremely attached to a pair of shoes. They are lime green Vans that are just a little too small for me. Here is a picture of me in me half dressed for bed – still wearing my Vans:
Aren’t they rad? Vans are a West Coast thing, and people say “rad” on the West Coast. Or that’s what Dad told Mom when she said that they didn’t match anything (I mean – he said that Vans not matching your outfit is a West Coast thing – he didn’t say rad). Dad is getting a bit long in the tooth to say things like rad. Have you met my parents? They’re really old. They’re not rad. But they are very patient with me. And they’ve let me wear my lime green Vans every day this week, even though they don’t match anything. And now they let me wear them to bed. Well they kind of have to. Because if they don’t, I’ll scream. And I’ve already explained the consequences of that. So that’s pretty much it for me. I’m just weird.
Thanks kids! I can’t think of a good closing for this, so I’ll just go play with the little ones now. Playing with the twins generally looks like this:
How fabulous! :-) Love this post! Thanks for sharing. Glad to know some of my struggles are yours too; the toothbrush and shoes in particular. Or in our case the Thomas the Tank slippers, that don’t go with anything, because they aren’t supposed to be worn outside the house!
I love the pictures! We have to get the kids together soon. They’re so close in age, especially the twins and my little one. :)
LOL! So cute! They look like so much fun. :-)
your mom better watch out, you guys might take over her blog….
that was way too funny!!! what’s with toddlers and the toothbrush deathgrip?? i swear, my girl will have the cleanest teeth in the county!
thanks for the interview with the kids – they are so very hip! they must get that from their parents..heehee
Your girl makes me laugh but I have to gravitate to George. We are all boy all the time.
The toothbrush will become superflous as soon as he figures out how to suck the toddler training toothpaste directly from the tube. Also, HRH will be six in a month and can still call dogs two towns away with his screech. I am sorry.
They are so adorable! I giggled through this whole thing!
I can not stand when things don’t match.
Adorable. I have a soft spot for twins. My daughters used to call barrettes “pretties” at that age too. I loved it.
Such a cute idea. I might have to steal it… giving you full credit of course.
SO adorable… I loved getting a glimpse of their cute personalities!
So cute – and how funny that they both have shoe obsessions!
I can’t believe how much the twins have grown! I love how Eleanor calls the barrette’s “pretties” it made me laugh out loud! And, the green shoes to bed, hysterical! They are too much.
Look at Eleanor with all that hair!!!! With her blonde hair, silver shoes and biiiiiiig smile, she is a little dancin’ queen.
But you have to add that George may have his wierd quirks but he is sooooo sweet! Love them!!!!!!!
Very cute!! I love their “voices”.
They are incredible precious! I love the Mary Janes and the Van’s. So cute and trendy!
P.S. For some strange reason, your blog hasn’t been updating on my bloglines account. Sorry I haven’t been commenting regularly.
So cute!! I had to laugh about your baby girl. They really must just be born with the princess gene. Thank heavens there are brothers to balance them out!!
What a pair of cuties!! My daughter gets attached to shoes and insists on wearing them even when they start to get too small, we have to pack them out of site like you do the toothbrushes!
i wonder where they get their shoe fetish from!
This was a wonderful idea for a blog! Cracked me up!
I may have to borrow this idea and interview my 9 yr old!
They are a riot. And such great spellers for their age!
Love the green vans.
Love this…very cute post..and very very cute kids!!
Your twin are incredibly adorable! And they seem to have their mom’s sense of humor. Hmmm…..