Mugger!

Jacob's taken to stealing to pay for his "puffs" addiction. We found out when he was caught in the act by a surveillance camera. Here you can clearly see he's rifling through the contents of a stolen handbag. Our son's so gangsta - don't mess with the Jacob!

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me

two babies that haven't thrown up. That's right - Mason and Jacob have had a puke-free day and are pretty much on the mend. To celebrate Jacob has a new game to share with you.

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me

two puking babies. Yep - this morning, whilst eating breakfast, Jacob threw up followed by Mason a few minutes later. Both have colds which could have contributed but there's also a bug going around. Keep tuned for more info...

White X-Mas

So today is X-Mas. And we're officially on vacation. That's right. Harvey has off from now through New Years. Lucky me. Seriously. That was not meant to be sarcastic. I'm seriously psyched. And so are the kiddies. Well, at least Mason is. Ha ha. We decided not to go up to Boston this year so we could just relax, chill out and enjoy our family.

This afternoon we decided to take the kids out in the snow (as we haven't really let them play in it yet -- just look at it in the stroller.) We dressed them up warm and took them out on the back patio of our building. They actually liked it. Well Jacob really liked it. Mason was a little more weary. But I think her boots were a little too big on her making it difficult for her to move.

Or, she simply could be more like her mama. Sure, she'll go on a ski trip. But maybe she'd prefer to stay in the lodge and drink hot toddies. She is my daughter!!

Check out the cute snow pics below. And happy holidays everyone.
XOXO

Snow in Hoboken!!

So we had our first big snow storm last weekend. It actually wasn't too bad. The kids had never seen so much snow before. Seeing as we have the Cadillac of strollers -- my City Elite Double, we figured we'd brave the unshoveled Hoboken sidewalks and take a trip to Mase & Jake's friends house Sunday morning.






James & Burkes house was all snowed in. So their dad and Harvey had to carry the stroller over the snowbank. What strong brave men they are!!
Watch and drool ladies.

Merry Hanukkah!

Mama Dada Gifts

Mason and Jacob were very VERY sneaky this year and got Harvey and I gifts as well. They are so advanced.

And they know us too well.

For Dada they got, none other than a fancy bottle of his favorite whiskey -- Jamesons Special Reserve 12 Year



And for Mama they got, 4, yes, count em, 1,2,3,4 signed Patriot player football cards. What!! That's right. They managed to get on ebay and win an auction. The cards they got were:
Tom Brady
Sammy Morris
Wes Welker
And Mr. Kevin Faulk.


You see, they DO love us.

Air Lieberman

One new toy Mason and Jacob got for Hanukkah was a basketball hoop. Yes, their dad is English. And their mom is, well, short. But their grandfather was a basketball phenom back in his day.

Who said white, Jewish, curly haired kids can't jump?


"The Pot-belly Dunk"


"The Sweet-Spot"


"The No-look Dunk"


"In Your Faces...Bitches!"

'Tis the Season

Hello fans and Mason & Jacob lovers.
Sorry it's been oh so long in between posts, but we been busy round these parts. Hanukkah came and left. And no post. I was actually working last week so that had something to do with our busyness. And just all the general things that have to do with the holidays. Add two kids in the mix and forgetaboutit.

But all is well on the Lieberman front. Not to fret.

We've been growing by leaps and bounds. Talking up a storm every day. Well, not english really. But Jacob seems to have developed his own language. And it's kind of awesome. I'd like to catch it on video but it's so spur of the moment its kinda hard.

Thanks to everyone who has gotten the kids loads of presents. You know who you are. As I write this Harvey is putting together some of the kids new toys. We're just going to have to rotate some things out. That's all there is to it. Our apartment doesn't look like an adult apartment anymore. But I think its been like that for a while. What are you gonna do. So...new additions to our playroom/living room have been:
-a new ball pit
-two new baby dolls for Mason -- thank you Nana and Grandma
-A stroller and two bottles for the baby
-A basketball hoop
-A Little People Racin' Ramps Garage
-LOTS of cool new books
-Puzzles
-And of course cute winter clothes

So thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Here are some pics of our festive celebrations throughout last week.


Mase directing her friends Burke & James on which of her Hanukkah presents to open first.


Mason playing with her new baby. At one point she actually tried to feed her baby with her own sippy cup. And she tried to shove a strawberry in her mouth. But I intervened and bought her a toy baby bottle. Of course now Mason pretends that she is drinking from the bottle. You just can't win.


Brotherly love is not just for the holidays.


My little snow bunnies.


A cocktail party standing by the Thomas the Train train table.
*Please note this is not in our house. Yay!


I think Jacob farted. Or something equally is funny.


Christmas Eve at the Heston household. Mase and Jake are eating their grilled cheese like their older friends Demi & Zoe. Maybe Harv and I should lose the high chairs after all.


Demi & Zoe spreading their X-mas cheer.

Snuggly babes

This is what makes it all worthwhile. All the early mornings and late nights, lack of sleep, dealing with tantrums and all the other stuff. Bringing up twins is hard work but it has its rewards and when they both come over and snuggle on your lap you realize what all the work is for.

Mason's Favorite Word

So Harvey was gone last week on work trip. So I was taking care of the kiddos 24/7 -- of course with the help of my nanny, Sarah. But it was pretty much me and the babes all week. Now I missed Harvey a ton. No doubt. But little Mason I think missed him the most. Every day she would walk around with her fake cell phone saying, "Da da. Da da. Da da." Poor thing.

And when Harvey came back she couldn't have been more excited.

Monday night Harvey and I were putting them to bed. Right before we were hanging out in their bedroom and Mason brought over a book for me to read. She sat on my lap and I think I got out the first sentence when she grabbed the book out of my hands, stood up out of my lap and shouted, "Da da!" And then went over to Harvey.

"What a jerk!" I said. Seriously. That's what I said. I would be lying if I said that my feelings weren't hurt. Harvey tried to soften the blow by saying "It must be the accent that she likes." Dunno about that. But she does love her Da da.

But Jacob loves me. So don't worry. I'm cool with it. :)

Wicked Smaht

Wow. How sad am I. It's 2:25 in the afternoon and I'm sitting here watching "The Bonnie Hunt Show" while she interviews Pee Wee Herman. No joke. When I was working and wanting to take a break, sometimes I would go into the conference room and flip through the TV stations. I used to see all of these crap day time shows and think "how are these shows even on? who watches them?" Well, people like me.

But this blog isn't about me. It's about them. The cute ones. Mason and Jacob.

What's new in their world...

The are both talking up storms. Nothing too crazy or discernible but they definitely have a few
words. And funny enough they pretty much say the same words. They are:
Mama
Dada (this is Mason's absolute FAVORITE word)
Up Bubbles Buh by Hi Purple (this is an odd one...but in one of their books "What color is your underwear" - Tommy Turtle's underwear is "purple, purple, purple, purple."
Block
Baaa (as in the noise a sheep makes)
Puffs
Burke (this is a new one I just learned that they say today. Burke is Mason's boyfriend from around the corner)
Nana (their grandmother in England but Mason also uses this word for Banana)
Papa
Socks

And those are all the ones I can think of for now. But I think they're wicked smaht.

Mason also knows how to take off her coat.

Jacob dances all the time by bouncing up and down. Again, the cutest thing ever I've yet to truly catch on video.

Mason does a dance from "Yo Gabba Gabba" called "the mini spinny". Again, I need to catch this on video but it goes:
Arm up...wiggle it around.
Arm down...wiggle it around.
Turn around. And that's the mini spinny. (Yes, she even turns around.)

They've also started building things with their mega blocks. Sometimes Jacob just likes to sit on them. But I noticed this morning they were actually building something together. Which was SO cute. But then, as always, Jacob knocked it down. His other name is "Destructor!"

Some pics I took at the end of last week:

I tried to make Mason wear her cute little hat. She kept it on for the picture.


Jacob's first band aid on his little face. What a tough guy. He cut his chin mysteriously. Not sure how. But I was definitely responsible.

"MASON! Stop pouring milk in your vagina!"

Those are the exact words that came out of my mouth this morning at, oh, around 7:12 I think. The kids have gotten way too big for the changing table (although, i JUST recently realized this) so now I have to change them, wherever. I've been doing it on the couch. Or the futon in their room. Or the floor works ok too. When they don't have shit in their diaper that is. Shit, is well, shit. And it gets really messy. Especially if you are changing them somewhere they can wriggle and kick and turn their poopy butts wherever they want to.

But back to Mason's milky va-jay-jay...

There really is not big story other than I was changing her morning diaper, while she was drinking her milk out of her sippy cup. And she thought it would be hilarious to take the milk out of her mouth and shake it over her private parts. Sick girl. I don't know who's daughter she is.

Aunt Jennie is a Farty Pants

I don't know who was responsible for this...but we gave Mason & Jacob some bath crayons for the first time when we stayed up at Grandma and Grandpas for Thanksgiving. This is what I found on the bathroom wall the next morning. Who knew they were so advanced!

(hopefully you can make it out. was hard to get a photo of the graffiti.)

Turkey Day 09

Thanksgiving was lovely. Thanks for asking. We were up in Boston at Grandma and Grandpas house. Got to see the fam. And also went around and visited lots of friends. Which was good. Lots of playdates for Mason and Jacob. The bad thing was that they didn't really get any good naps. Eh. They survived. And so did Harvey and I.

This is how they looked last Thanksgiving. Amazing what a year does:

Here are some pics from the weekend. YES. I know they are wicked cute. Still!!

Happy as a clam.


My little devil looking all angelic. Don't be fooled people.


A rare photo opportunity where they are sitting next to each other by choice and not crying.


Little Harv.


Playing with socks is hours of entertainment.


Caught!!! Busting into Grandma's liquor cabinet.


Mason can handle the Vodka. But Jacob is having a tough time with the half gallon of tequila that weighs more than him.


Guilty as charged.


Emma showing Mase how big girls do it.


Jacob is stricken by her beauty. And the fact that he's not allowed up the stairs.


Just some cuddle time with Da da.


Mason's definitely up to no good.


This is pretty much how it goes every morning.


Reading the Sunday paper.


In Grandma & Grandpa's front yard. How festive and fallish.


It's hard to get posed pics these days. But this one is good. Just look how happy Grandma and Grandpa are.