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Stephanie Howell

reading, organizing, shopping, momming too close to the sun. Home is wherever the Army sends us.

She She and Cake

I have a layout to share today and a a story to go along with it!

First…I did this layout for the MME blog, it’s a lift of Tamara Tripodi’s awesome page you can see here.

Thanks so much for inspiring me, Tamara!

Here’s the layout:

Some details:

The supplies:

Supplies:My Mind’s Eye My Girl: Flutterby patterned paper,Fancy Free patterned paper,Genuine patterned paper,Playful patterned paper,washi tape,felt stickers, layered stickers,enamel dots,decorative buttons,chipboard accents;My Mind’s Eye Collectable-Unforgettable:’You Are’ tiny word stickers,’First’ decorative stickers;Collectable-Memorable:enamel dots;Collectable-Notable:’Love This’ tiny word stickers;Misc:doilies,Simple Stories letter stickers,Dear Lizzy Thickers,American Crafts precision pen,adhesives

The story:

For the story on the design elements, etc…you can see the details on the MME blog.

I wanted to tell the story behind the page. Cate and Lucy are SO funny right now.

They laugh at each other, hug and kiss each other, and beat the you know what out of each other. I wish I was kidding on that last one, but I’m not. I’m talking “2 stooges” here. Face slapping, hair pulling, eye poking. Good times.

Moving on.

They call each other “She She”- Lucy and “Cake”-Cate. And I love it SO MUCH I can hardly stand it.

I don’t ever want to forget it.

Funny story. Jimmy told me that the other night they were both in their high chairs (quite some distance apart) and Cate started biting her hand…

Sidenote: They are in that “I am two” phase where if you tell them “No” they get so frustrated that they are beside themselves and don’t know what to do. They get so frenzied that sometimes they go “ARRRRR” and bite their own hands. HAHAHAH!

I know how that feels…don’t you? I might try it, hehehe.

Back to the story.

So “Cake” starts biting her own hand and “She She” starts screaming “Cake NO, no bite!” “OUCH!” and holding her own hand and crying. Bahahaha. Twin empathy?

They are nuts, y’all. NUTS.

Okay, that’s it for today. Hope you enjoyed the long rambly story and the layout. šŸ™‚

xoxo

S

Comments

  5. Steph, you always make me smile! Thank you for sharing this lovely page and the story behind it! I’m sitting here grinnin’ like a fool. And? I want cake. It’s not even 7AM, but I could really go for a piece of cake. Thanks for that, too. šŸ˜‰
    g

  7. LOVE this story. I wish us 50-60 somethings could encourage this story recording. There are SO MANY that you think you will never forget and unfortunately we do forget them.

  11. Love the layout and I’m so glad you documented the story! She-she and Cake will love reading about that when they’re older! lol

  12. love this layout, love that line of papers, can’t wait get some! I love your story, my cousin is pregnant right now with identical twins, not sure what the sex is yet, going in March to find out…I am going to show her your blog, I think she would enjoy the adventures of Lucy and Cate šŸ™‚

  13. I love the names they created for each other! I know twin girls who called each other Lala and Shawna (Loretta and Janetta), and I’ll never forget it! Fantastic story, amazing layout, and you are just adorable. šŸ™‚

  17. Your little girls are so cute! Love the page and the stories. I’m still waiting for the “beating each other up” phase to be done with my girls. I mean they are 9, 13 and 15 now!! I love that they have on cute short sleeves outfits. Could you send your warmer weather to us! It’s freezing and snowing where I live!!

  18. Oh, how sweet! I love reading about your girls. And the twins antics totally crack me up šŸ™‚ Thanks for sharing such fun and touching stories.

  22. Thanks for the chuckle. You are going to have so many funny family stories for special occasions like their graduation parties or wedding receptions. šŸ˜‰

  25. Oh my goodness I am laughing so hard! I am so glad you documented this story and this time in their lives – they will love it someday!!

  27. That made me laugh out loud. My little girl is almost 2 and Lucy and Cate remind me so much of her. Such a funny age.

  28. Beautiful bright cheery layout just how I imagine they are in person. Their sweet little personalities just shine through in your photos and stories. They look like a lot of fun… And work too, but such joy when you post about them. Calling each other She-She and Cake is ADORABLE!

  30. That story is so funny, thanks for sharing! It must be so much fun being a twin (um sometimes).

  31. Stephanie, your post made me laugh out loud! I would have loved to see all of that on video!
    All of your girls are so stinking cute and FULL of personality! Love it!!!

  36. First of all, I LOVE the layout!! I think I’ll lift it from you, who lifted it from Tamara…. And second of all, I always wanted twins. I got four kids, but no twins. So it’s so fun to hear the stories of what your girls are doing and how “twin-y” they are. Thanks for sharing!!

  39. Too (two) cute for words. Hope those nicknames stick – just adorable. Love reading your blog. It is always so uplifting.

  42. Steph, Love that layout times ten! so gorgeous, the details are so stunning and I love every product on here!!! One of my favs of yours!!!!

  43. My baby girl will be 2 at the end of the month and she did the exact same thing. I told her no to my phone and bit her own hand she was so mad. I just looked at her like really?!?! Are you sure you want to do that? These girls are so cray cray.

  44. Super story! I’ve heard about twins feeling the others pain even when they are not together!

  49. I have just come across your blog via Stacy Juilan and I had to read this and laugh and reminisce about the fun thngs they do. Have to say it only gets funnier. Our twin boys have just turned 5 and started school. They come out with the cutest things and they are like little sponges that take everything in then they discuss things with each other. Love it. They still adore each other and they still fight like cats and dogs too. I think that is a given. Loved reading your stories. Karen