Dear Ryan,

I got a chance to spend some time with you before I left for work this morning. You woke up early, which almost never happens! I scooped you up and kissed your sweet little head. Daddy fed you a bottle, but then I got a chance to get you back! Holding you this morning and rocking you as you drifted back to sleep was the highlight of my day today. The only thing that can top it is when I come home this afternoon and see that big grin spread across your face. I am very proud of you son, and I love you very much.

Mommy

Dear Evan,

Last night (April 8th) I noticed that you were making a different movement with your mouth. It was kind of like you were tasting something tart. It had me stumped for a bit, so I decided to put my finger in your mouth. I was so excited to feel that you are cutting your first tooth! It hasn't quite come through yet, but I felt it all the same. My Baby One is growing up!! I am so proud of you and I love you so much. How much is so? Way, way more than you know.
Mommy

Easter 2010--It got better!

After we got home from dinner, we all needed to relax after such a long day. The boys were finally able to get their hands on their basket full of goodies.
Ryan wasn't too sure what to think of the grass...Evan took this as an opportunity to swipe his brother's basket!

You see, he had already destroyed his own...

I am loving this boy something serious!

The Peas had their "stuff" everywhere!

Evan seems to be enjoying his basket.... BTW, Ev can sit up, but he is so wild that he starts grabbing for EVERYTHING in sight and topples over. This boy is a mess:)

A re-post, but who cares since he is so stinkin' handsome.

Let me see what's in this thing...

I got a new book!

And this was our Easter. Hope you had a blessed one--we certainly did!

Easter 2010 Goodies

One of the most vivid memories I have of my mother is Easter time. Mommy always made Easter baskets for my sister and me. None of that store bought stuff! Mommy bought the baskets, the goodies, and the grass, and dyed the eggs. I am so looking forward to doing the same thing with the Peas. Since they are infants, I couldn't go all out, but it was a start. Cousin Betty sent the boys their very first Easter cards. Thanks, Cousin Betty!

A close-up of Evan's basket. Evan always gets blue...

And Ryan's color is green.

Two baskets for two Peas!

Easter 2010--Behind the Scenes

We had a glorious Resurrection Sunday! The weather was beautiful and best of all we celebrated a risen Savior! We were blessed to have this first Easter with our precious baby boys.

Having said that, I'm going to keep it real:

This is the best picture I have of the Peas on their first Easter.

A shame; I know it!

You see it all started when I realized the elevator was broken at church. The plan was to use the elevator to take them to their Dad's office and feed them their breakfast and then come back in the sanctuary. Simple, right? Not so much when the elevator is broken and you can't use the stroller! You see, the stroller doesn't just help me move them from place to place, it helps me contain them in a safe place. Daddy P helped me take the boys to his office, but he couldn't stay there to help me feed them since he had to go back to the pulpit. So what do I do? I say, go ahead Babe, I've got it. I sat them in the chair, put their bibs on, and got their food ready. They sat there just as patient as you please, and I was thinking this is great--I can do this. Who needs a stroller to feed two babies? Well apparently I do, because after 5 short minutes of eating this is what happened:

My sweet little boys went wild on me! This ...quickly became...

This! Good thing I took their bibs off at the first sight of trouble, because they literally had pears everywhere, and I was trying my best to salvage Daddy P's chair! Not to mention their cute little outfits that I... ahem... snuck and bought them! What was a mama to do? Why, grab the camera of course! I couldn't leave them there and grab help...I couldn't scream for help...nobody was coming to help since everyone was in service...YIKES! Finally it hit me: Kick off those heels, girl and grab those babies real tight so you won't trip going up the stairs, and pray that the usher can get someone's attention inside the service to HELP you! Good Lord! It was an ordeal, but we made it. You see, it ain't all easy-peasy having twins. Sometimes you find yourself in a jam, but why oh why did it have to be on Easter Sunday!!!

Good thing I "followed my first mind" (like the ol' folks say) and took a picture of their perfectly pressed linen pants and darling vests that I scored at Janie and Jack. I was only supposed to walk out that store with some navy blue crib shoes, but I just couldn't leave this outfit there! I mean really! :) Note to self...head back to Janie and Jack and pick up those crib shoes...........:)

He Did It!

So Ryan has been trying to pull up lately. I knew he would do it pretty soon because this child is determined. He has been trying out different objects to hold on to so he can stand, but nothing worked until last night. I was lying on the mat with them (the mat they both refuse to stay on now) and Ryan did his shuffle/crawl over to me. The boy has gotten fast since that last video. I was lying on my side and he got a good grip on me and did it--he pulled up. Our boy pulled up! Daddy P had the cell phone ready (cause he's addicted to his Crackberry...shhh don't tell him I told you!) so we do have a picture of it. When I got home from work today I tried it again, and sure enough, up he goes! He was a bit more brave today and actually let go of me for a few seconds. This is huge! We are so proud of this boy! Good job, Ry-Guy:)

All Dressed Up

R & E were beat after their first day at church. I was beat because I had to put their shoes back on them 1.2 million times that day.

They were so tired that they started to get annoyed and poke each other. Boys!

And just because he was looking so sweet I had to snap this picture.