Helping Daddy Fix the Vacuum

The boys were watching Daddy fix the vacuum,

then decided that he needed their help.

I know I'm supposed to put up Christmas pictures, but that will take more time than I have right now!

Another Boy!!

We had our ultrasound today and we are having another boy! We're so excited! We may end up being an all-boy family!

Family Christmas Picture

We have a family picture! It took many attempts, but here it is! I'm holding J.T., and A.J. is holding Drew.

Thanksgiving and some Christmas

We are living in AJ's grandparents' house so we only had to go upstairs for our Thanksgiving dinner!

Here's a picture of the blueberry pie I made entirely from scratch. I have become addicted to this blueberry pie recipe and make it fairly often.
This picture explains itself: J.T. happily licking a beater of whipped cream.

Above is a picture of our Thanksgiving table covered in pies.

Here are the boys draining the last of the Pomegranate 7UP.

We went to the mall and saw Santa. J.T. was a little hesitant; Drew was quite beside himself.
I think it's the best Santa picture I've ever seen!

Winter Coats

Here are the boys in their winter coats (J.T. above, Drew at left). I bought them a size too big so that hopefully they'll last for two winters. Having the coats too big just makes them even cuter!

Halloween Pirates! (And a witch!)

These are obviously belated, but better late than never.

J.T. is in the red bandana, Drew in the black. We drew on moustaches and goatees with washable markers, but washable also means smearable!

AJ had to work, but we stopped by to see him. The boys were a bit overwhelmed, but seemed to at least understand the fact that, for whatever reason, people were putting candy in their buckets and that was a good thing!

More to come!

We've been without internet for quite some time and just got it set up...finally. Here are a few pictures of our cute boys and their insane parents. We'll get more up soon!

Number 3 is on the way!!

We found out on Monday that we are having another baby! AJ and I are so thrilled!! I haven't been in to the doctor yet to get an official due date, but we're guessing the middle of May.

We don't have our own internet set up yet, but we do have more pictures to come.

Happy Anniversay to Us!!

Today is our third anniversary!! We're going to spend the whole day playing together with the boys, then go out for dinner without the boys. Yes, we got a babysitter!!! She's a lady from church whose grandkids live in Florida, so yes, I'm taking advantage of grandchild-withdrawal. Pictures to come later (once we take some).

A Day at the Zoo and Other Random Pics

We went to a small local zoo a couple weeks ago, and the boys' favorite thing was this board.

Hey look! Here's a picture of AJ and me!

The boys love bath time. It's the one time I'm guaranteed happy boys.

I was loading the dishwasher like always, but suddenly the thought struck me that there were a lot of sippy cups and baby bowls in there!

The boys love Cleo (Cleopatra). And she loves all the attention she gets from them!

Random Pics From This Week

This one needs no explanation; it's just cute!

Here are some pictures of J.T.'s new scrunchy face he likes to do for the camera.

Finally! A wide-eyed picture without red eyes!



Apparently we were feeling a little frustrated and were a little too close!




Here's a new playground we found yesterday. It has seven steering wheels throughout the place! (We always fight over wheels!)

Prayers!

So normally AJ and I have family prayer after we put the boys to bed, but we've recently decided to start teaching them to pray. They are really good at folding their arms and sitting still (I'm sure part of it is just because it's a new thing) and it is so cute! I really want to get a picture of them with their arms folded! Maybe we'll practice sitting and folding arms in the afternoon when we're not actually praying so I don't feel weird taking a picture. :)

What to do with two?

I've been encountering more frustrations lately brought on by having two toddlers and have decided to use this as an outlet.

There's only one mom for two 18-month-olds. They don't understand that I can't hold each of them in my lap at the same time and read them each their own book.

They each want all of my attention at the same time, which I have yet to discover how to do.

I feel like I'm being unfair to them while knowing there's nothing else I can do. Thankfully, we'll be moving back near family in roughly four weeks, which will certainly ease some of this stress.

Diaper Wedgie?

Our boys are cute. 'Nuff said.

"Here, have a Kix."

Riding in a box with Zora Dickinson

Double Trouble

Happy Drew

J.T. all wrapped after a bath.

Drew laughing at the world and loving it.

Spaghetti!!!!

It's unanimous: The boys definitely like spaghetti.

California Update

So, we're in California doing the pest control thing again...fun stuff. As always, our boys are the life and light of our family. However, just 2 days ago, we were adopted by a new member. Here are some pictures of our new Cleopatra (Cleo for short).