When Mama's Away...

Daddy knows exactly what to do! Last night marked a milestone for me...I finally left the boys to go out and have some me time. My sister told me she clutched her pearls and gasped when she called the house and found out I was actually gone!

Our Women's Ministry has a book club, Sister2Sister, and last night we had our final meeting of the year. We met at a local restaurant to share some food, faith, and fun! The food was delicious (Marlene & Karen are making me want some of the seafood lasagna right.now!) and the fellowship was lively. The selection of the month was Second Sunday by Michelle Andrea Bowen. I didn't finish reading the book (hey, I have twins!) but I still had a good time. Our next book is Joy by Victoria Christopher Murray. If you live in the Tri-state area and you enjoy Christian fiction and you like to eat and fellowship with women who love the Lord, check us out!

Anywhoo back to The Peas and Daddy...I didn't worry about The Peas one bit (though I did miss them something fierce) because I knew they were in good hands with their daddy. I came home to freshly bathed and sleeping baby Peas! The boys have given us a run for our money in terms of their sleeping the past few nights, but last night they were better. Not great, but better. Today the boys took a looooonnnnggggg nap and they did it at the same time! I got a chance to get some things done around the house and they woke up in pleasant moods, so you know what that means...photo shoot!


A lot of the moms on a mommy board that I visit rave about Baby Legs. Baby Legs are leg warmers for babies that come in handy for a variety of reasons. I ran in Marshall's one day and what did I find...Baby Legs for 3 bucks! Check Evan out in his Baby Legs. I have come to the conclusion that my child is like his daddy...he hates to take pictures! *sigh*

And the Ry-est Guy of them all...look at him! Our PE time is really paying off 'cause our boy was sitting up on his own! He can sit longer now and if he starts to wobble he is starting to steady himself with his hands. The PT is going to be so proud! She told me that she really thinks she can stop seeing the boys all together since they are doing so well, but I want them to continue. They only see the therapist once a month and I learn different activities to do with them, so we'll definitely keep it up.

It's the Most Wonderful Time...

We are enjoying our life with The Peas to the fullest. We love ourselves some Ryan & Evan! Here are some pictures from last week.

Brothers

Silent night? Yeah right. This picture was taken late last night. The operative word here is late. The Peas were showing no sign of winding down!

The Big Brother posing in his Bumbo!





I almost got Evan to smile for the camera!

Ev & Ry had just finished eating their peaches. Our big boys are such good eaters!

Classic Baby One! Bored with tummy time and picture taking.

I've taken a lot of pictures of Ryan, but this one is my favorite so far. I absolutely love this picture of him!

Firsts

The Peas experienced a few "firsts" recently:


Their first time sitting in the Bumbo seats! I love how the seats match their PJ's! I don't think there is a pair of pajamas in Carter's that these babies don't have thanks to Cousin Betty! These are my favorite so far. Who do you think cried to get out of the seat first?

They had their first visit from the UBC Carolers! This was so exciting! Our children's choir sings Christmas carols in the community every year and they honored us with a special visit to sing to Evan and Ryan. We brought the boys to the window and we all sang Christmas carols. It was such a blessing! I'm glad that the picture came out a little blurry because I wanted to post it on the blog, but I didn't want to have the kids' faces showing, especially without their parents' permission. Thank you Dan, Sharon, June, & Betty (and any other parents I missed) for bringing the kids by. Thank you kiddos for singing to us; you sounded great and looked so cute!

Dr. K said that we could introduce fruits and veggies to the Peas, so they had their first taste of fruit--peaches! I thought they would like them, but I tasted them first and they weren't all that tasty:( Evan, actually tolerated them, though. I decided to start with fruits because I am going to make their veggies myself. Me...make my own baby food??!! I've been researching and it sounds pretty easy. I figure this way I know and control exactly which ingredients the boys eat.

Ryan wasn't too sure what to think about his first taste of peaches! I finally got smart and bought vinyl bibs for when they eat solids! "Are these Georgia peaches, Daddy? Next time, try Georgia peaches! Thanks in advance." :)

And finally, the peas weren't feeling so hot after having their 6 months vaccinations. Plus, they got a flu shot. I hate to hear my babies cry in pain! I know it's for their own protection though. Evan had his first fever on Thursday. The poor guy was fussy and not feeling well. A few doses of Tylenol and our boy was back to his bright-eyed and sweet self. Ryan didn't have a reaction at all.


There is no picture of this, but the Peas had their first snow storm last night! I'm from Cleveland so I grew up with snow as a little girl. I remember all the fun I had playing in the snow and pretty soon the boys will be able to do the same.

Lots and Lots of Pictures!

This picture is completely out of order, but I had to add this one of Ev sucking his thumb. I wonder where he got that?! **giggle & blush**

Doing tummy time and he's not even fussing about it!

Still not fussing...

My grandma bought the boys these robes and slippers...slippers for babies; can you believe it? I realized that if they didn't wear them soon they would outgrow them. You know what that means...photo shoot!

Ryan was with me until I put the hood on!

The Baby One looks like a boxer!

"She's going to take my picture anyway, so let's just get it over with!"

Ryan is so proud that he can push himself up. I usually get a big grin out of him, but instead...

I got this! "Are you kidding me, Mommy?! It's time to go to sleep. Put the camera down already!"

Evan was in a good mood after a long nap.

Ryan is practicing learning to sit up. He can sit this way for a few seconds and then he gets tickled with himself and topples over! Cuteness!

The Baby One loves to say hallelujah!

Look at that face!

And this face too.





Have a happy Tuesday!

My Fellas

Right now all three of my fellas are fast asleep. Ryan is lying in the crook of his Daddy's arm and Evan is sprawled out, arms and legs open wide. At this very moment, all is perfect in my world; nothing can be better than this.

It's Begining to Look a lot Like Christmas!

Did I mention how much I love Christmas! The only thing that could possibly make this Christmas any better is if we were able to spend it with our families. Unfortunately the boys are too young to make a car trip down South, and we can't travel on an airplane since we are in the middle of RSV/cold/flu season. Please know that we all send our love to each of you and wish you a very Merry Christmas. And by the way, we are already planning our trip to Sweet Home Alabama this summer! :)

Picture Post

These pictures are out of order....eblogger is crazy! sorry:(


The Baby One was not sleeping; he closed his eyes during the flash. However, he was chewing on his arm and not into tummy time. *sigh*


Their very first Christmas ornament! Awwww:)


O Christmas tree O Christmas tree

Evan loves Goodnight Moon and I love reading it to them. Look at Ryan contemplating his his next move!

"I like it too, Mommy!"

Loving the view from the Boppy.

This is one of the out-takes from a photo session from last week. You have no idea how many pictures we have to take just to catch one of them smiling!

Caught in the act! This picture was taken in the middle of the night and I am happy to say that I was fast asleep! Daddy was the photog and caught Ryan rolling over on his brother. Poor Evan! What's a baby to do to get a good night's sleep?!

All white in December! Yup cause they're cute and they can do that!

Another out-take and Evan is bored with me...again!