Like Father, Like Son

Joe finally got home tonight after being in PA/DE for 4 days. He crashed on the couch before 6:30pm because he had been up since 4pm yesterday afternoon. Nate finally fell asleep too - and when I glanced over and saw this, I couldn't resist the photo op. You can't tell they're father and son, can you? They even have the hand between the legs!!!




These were taken last weekend! The boys were messing around on the floor and so I snapped these.

Uh oh, I've Been Caught!!

I just LOVE these photos! One of the girls brought this stretchy headband out of the bathroom one day and the girls took turns putting it on. After they went down for a nap, I caught Nate wearing it. Reminded me of those 80's workout videos with the sweat bands! Then, to my surprise, he picked up one of the girls dolls. What a perfect blackmail opportunity - so out came the camera!!

The Ponies Are Growing!

Lexi's little ponytails are finally getting a little length to them! And I can now incorporate some hair from the back into them! Unfortunately, Maddie's hair is still too short...and even if I do manage to get them in, she pulls them out in about 5.6 seconds. :)

Sisters

It's not very often that the twins sit together and still long enough for me to get decent shots of them. So when they were playing quietly (AND nicely) in the chair this afternoon, I took a few shots. They actually came out quite well! And of course, the girls were hammin' it up!! :)

Another Comparison

Thought we'd do another comparison! Here's daddy and the girls right after they were born and then 2 photos taken tonight! :) You can really see how much the girls have grown in the last 21 months!!

A Comparison Almost 2 Years Later

I was looking through some old pictures last night trying to find some to scrap and I came across all the photos of the twins as newborns! Take a look at the difference! The first picture Maddie's in purple, Lexi in yellow - and it was taken at a few weeks. The 2nd pic is Lexi on the left, Maddie right - taken just last week. Then the last 2 photos were taken at about 3 months - and Maddie's on the left, Lexi right.

What's the Attraction to Dipping??

Apparently, there's some huge attraction to dipping that I'm unaware of. But the girls' newest thing is dipping whenever they get a chance...ketchup, bbq sauce, sweet & sour sauce...doesn't matter! They'll stick their fingers in it and lick it off their fingers! Ick!! Anyway, here are some dippin' shots from lunchtime today!!

Just a random shot of Alexis that I really liked. I think it's because you can really see how her eye color is changing so much. Her eyes used to be a deep blue...now they're more of a greenish/brown.

YUMMY TREATS!!

Afternoon snacks around here are usually some sort of fruit or snack cracker. But yesterday was my day to make goodies for inventory day and the kids were VERY well behaved while I was busy in the kitchen. So as a reward, all 3 of them got their very own yummy treat. The girls each picked a rice krispie treat and Nate, a chocolate chip cookie. Just look at how much they enjoyed these!!

Here's Maddie! She smeared those little candy balls all over her face! I even found one stuck to the wall next to where she was sitting!!!

And here's Lexi eating her rice krispie treat!















Here's Nathaniel eating his yummy chocolate chip cookie!! And btw, he LOVES that hat! And he wears it like John Travolta does in Grease, pulled down so far he has to lift his head up to see people!

Lexi, left, and Maddie playing IN the sand table!! Some Fun in the Sun

It was hot, hot, hot today - but we braved the high temps and humidity and went outside for a bit.

Miss Maddie-Bed-Head

It was a hot one today - highest I saw on our thermometer was 92...on the news, the weatherman said that the dew point was near 70 (70 is oppressive), thus it felt around 95-96 degrees. Yeah, we have the air conditioner in...but the kids' rooms still stay around 78-80. I put the girls down for a nap like normal but instead of both of them waking at the same time, Lexi woke up first. When I went in to get her, Maddie had her fleece blankie literally wrapped around her head and neck. So when she did finally wake up, she had a VERY sweaty head that left her with a bad case of bed head! Check out the Donald Trump combover!!!!

Our Big Boy, Nathaniel

Today, on a whim, I pulled out the camera and put the 50mm lens on. I absolutely LOVE this lens - just look at the great shots it takes! Anywho...on to the more important stuff.

Can I just say how proud I am of my little guy?! At Thanksgiving last year, Nate didn't have one single word he could say. Now, less than a year later, he has so many words in his vocabulary that I can't keep track of them all. He'll now repeat (or at least try) anything we ask him. He's saying some two- and three-word combinations as well as some multisyllable words, his favorites are rabbit and ribbit, ribbit.

I'm just so proud of him! I love hearing his little voice when he "want riiiice ceeaaam". And when we're walking through the grocery store and he yells out as loud as he can "AAAAAAPPPLLEEEE" (with the emphasis on the "appp" part). I can't wait to hear more from him!

Our Madison Dove

And here's Miss Madison! The first shot was an accident...and neither of them were really happy. Maddie was pushing against Nate to make him move out of the chair and he wasn't having any of that!! But the photo came out great anyway!! And then the next couple of photos are just her sitting pretty! :) And the last one is her and Lexi wrestling on the chair!! She's laughing because her head is against Lexi's rear!!

Our Alexis Julia

Here are some shots of Miss Lexi. She sure is a camera hog! And look at her striking a pose in that second shot! :) If you click on the first or third shot, you can really see that her eye color has now changed to almost brown.

The last couple of shots are self-explanatory...nothing better than your own toes! If I did that, it'd take a trip to the ER to get bent back into the right position!! LOL