Babies Blessing - Nov. 2009

We were so lucky to have my brother Bradley and family and my mom here from CA for the babies blessing. We were also joined by Jaron's parents and both sisters and families, as well as our dear friends the Barrus, Reids, and Suzette and kids! It was a wonderful day, full of love and memories. We are so grateful to have these two sweet spirits in our home.

Playtime with the camera

What better day to play with the camera then Sunday. Our church isn't until 1 so Jaron broke out the camera and took some candid pics of the kids. I need to update our picture wall and I am so glad that he has the equipment to do it here at home. Unfortunatly, everytime we take pics of the kids, we think that maybe next time we will get a better photo, thus no updated photo wall!

Big Helpers

I have been dreading off track for a while now. Having two babies and the three older boys home 24/7 seemed like it would be quite overwhelming. Don't get me wrong we have had our share of fights, messes, yelling, etc. I have had to tell the kids to leave me alone for a bit here and there. All in all though it has been a real help to have the boys home. Tyson, Braden, and Nathan have all been willing to help out with the little ones. They all love to pick out their clothes and get them dressed. The other morning, Braden wanted to put Jess in a sundress. I didn't have the heart to tell him no, so we just put some leggins under it and called it good. It is cute to see what they dress them in. If I am busy I know that the boys will be spot on in helping entertain the babies if they get fussy. I know that the babes are going to miss them when they go back to school...hey so am I in some ways. They are also big helps when it comes to bath time, they even change a wet diaper here and there. I am so lucky to have such helpful boys that love their baby brother and sister.

Halloween!

It's Halloween time again! One of the favorite holidays in our house. After last year...spending over $100 in costumes, I told the kids that this year was a make your own, find an old costume year. So after brainstorming, dad came up with a great idea...be zombies! So we found some worn out clothes and the boys had a blast cutting and ripping into them. Since Justin has such a big head, we thought he looked like a good Charlie Brown and Jessica got to wear a Strawberry costume that Grammie sent for her.

At Jaron's work they have a trick or treat day and so we were able to go to that. Our good friends the Barrus came too, since both dads work at the same place. That is Tyler in the gorilla costume...his own daughter wouldn't give him the time of day!

Carving Pumpkins

It is pumpkin carving time! It is so nice to have the boys older every year and more involved in the pumpkin carving. Tyson didn't even need any help this year. Each boy drew out the face they wanted and then carved their pumpkin.

Nathan still needed quite a bit of help from Dad.

Braden settled for mom help and we did quite a good job.

Thankfully Amanda was here that night to help with babies! While here Braden sang "Monster Mash" to Justin and he actually giggled for the first time. It was soooo cute! Thank you for all your help Amanda!

Halloween Babies

Here are the cute babes in their Halloween outfits. The other morning they were both so happy and I got them both to smile in a picture! They are getting so big...recognizing more and more around them. They smile whenever anyone gets down and talks to them. They are both talking and learning how to use their voice. We love having these two in our family!

Two Months

Jessica is growing so much. She is now up to 8lbs 5 oz. She loves to be held and will win you over with her smile that lights up her face. She is so beautiful! Justin is puttin on the pounds. He is now 10lbs 3 oz. He is such a cuddler and just molds to your body when you hold him. He is our love bug! Jessica looking like she is trying to push Justin out of the way and steal the spotlight....better get used to that buddy:) Noni and Popi came for a visit and to meet the twins. Jessica stole thier heart with her beauty and smiles. Justin found his place in their hearts by being his mellow, cuddly self...oh and smiling too!