Pig Pile!

When you get into the babies' play area and lay down, they love to come pile on you! I think it's John's favorite way to spend his lunch hour. They are so fun!

Many people have asked me what the babies are eating now. Everything! They usually eat banana waffles (no syrup), oatmeal, or Malt O Meal for breakfast. For lunch and dinner they love broccoli/rice casserole, pasta pick-ups (ravioli's for kids...the greatest invention ever!), chicken (prepared any way--Avery LOVES chicken), mixed vegetables, pizza, grilled sandwiches, rice, beans, cantaloupe, watermelon....you name it! The boys love fruit, but Avery does not like it at all. She will eat maybe 2-3 bites of fruit at a meal, whereas you can't give Aaron fruit until the end because that is all he will eat. Some of their favorite foods are whole milk yogurt, avocados, and tomatoes. They are very good eaters! Here are some pictures of how messy they can get at meal times. (Adam is in the green...I'm not sure what kind of face he is making, but it is funny!)

John and I are going to Vegas for the weekend! Yeah!! We are both so excited. Miss Chelsea will keep the babies for the weekend and then the new nanny will start on Monday. (Yes...we found someone! Her name is Taylor and she is from Barry, TX--inbetween Corsicana and Hillsboro. Taylor will be staying with us during the weekdays and then going home on the weekends we don't need her to work. We are very excited to have that much help! I think she will be great!)

Here are a couple of pictures of Aaron that I absolutely love. The first, John is holding him up through the kitchen "window" between the kitchen and living room. He loves to let them play Peek-a-Boo with me while I'm cooking. The second is Aaron getting into the stuff at the bottom of the changing table.

Happy 4th of July!

We went to the square for a pancake breakfast, but the babies weren't awake for the city parade. We also went to a friend's house in the late afternoon. It was a good day! We hope you all had a great day too!

Here are the babies with me, Nurse Brandy, and her son Austin.













The boys














All three playing at the table















Nurse Brandy and Avery

One Year Since the Blog was Started!

It's hard to believe, but it has been one year since we started the blog! I hope you are enjoying the pictures and updates.

The babies just crack me up. Avery has learned how to hold a rag in front of her face to play "Peek-a-Boo." This afternoon I was sitting in my chair eating a snack, and I heard Avery laughing really loudly. I looked over and she was playing "Peek-a-Boo" with Adam! He was just sitting there looking at her, and she was holding up the rag then dropping it...over and over. It was so funny!

The boys are often playing in the same area. They love to stand up to the little activity tables at the same time and play. It is so cute. I have included a picture of the boys and of all three doing that.

We had some visitors today. A little girl, Emma, who is 8 was feeding Adam. He LOVED her! He was flirting so hard! Here is also a picture of them.

Aaron is so sweet! He loves to gives hugs and to be held. Now sometimes when you are holding him, he will pat you on the back too. I have also seen him patting Adam and Avery.

John and I know how blessed we are, and we thank God every day for the babies and for all of you who have prayed for us and given us support! Ms. Chelsea will be leaving us in another week to start the next phase of her life. (She's moving to Fort Worth to take a marketing job while she goes to Grad school). Please pray for her and that God will find someone special to start taking care of the babies.

I know...it's been two weeks since I updated!

Geez...we've been busy! I have been working many hours and the babies have been playing, teething, and fighting ear infections. So..it has been a crazy two weeks!

Sorry I haven't even made time to try and upload that video--it's on my list!

The babies will be 11 months old tomorrow! It has gone by so incredibly fast. We are just so blessed and so thankful for their health and continued growth. They are truly amazing babies, and John and I are so glad to be parents!

We went swimming for the first time last week. The babies really enjoyed the water. I'm hoping to get them a little splashing pool for our backyard this week. I think they would enjoy playing in the water on these HOT days!

I told you that the boys are crawling, so everyone is officially "Mobile" now! The boys don't get into a hurry getting anywhere, but Avery is all over the place as fast as she can go. I love it!

Pictures: The babies in Dad's new 4-Wheeler; Aaron and Adam standing at the window in their PJs; Julie put Avery's hair up!; Swimming (me, Taylor--John's niece, and Chelsea); Aaron loving on me!

Aaron and Adam Crawled!!

Aaron started crawling on Thursday of last week! He is going about 3-5 feet now without stopping. The funny thing is, he doesn't really seem in a hurry to get anywhere! He is more content to hang out in the floor and play with stuff close to him.

Adam crawled two "steps" today! He has been working so hard at it the past week. We are so proud! Also, Adam has pulled up a few times.

Sunday night we got the best video of the boys in their first official wrestling match! It was so funny! They were both laughing out loud while grabbing and rolling all over each other. I'm going to try to upload the video tomorrow.

More snapshots of the babies

Adam in Dad's hat---Aaron with me---Story time! (Even Alex the cat likes to listen)--Avery crawling through the Exersaucer---Babies waiting at the window for Dad to come home from work

Bath times Three!

We bathed all three babies at once on Sunday morning just for fun! The babies had fun splashing each other. It was great!





















I took these pictures outside last Friday. Look at Avery cutting those eyes--see what I get to look forward to when she is about 11! She was actually turning her head to look at the dogs when I took the picture. She wasn't even mad!