Gran's Birthday

We spent the weekend in Memphis and celebrated Gran's birthday with her (a few days late.)Whew...we had a busy time while we were there! We had a great trip up the babies got a little fussy just before Hernando, but it is amazing what a diaper change, teething biscuit and some apple juice will do! We made it to Memphis just in time to feed the babies dinner and then Gran and Daddy Day kept the babies and put them to bed so Wesley and I could go to dinner with Aunt Maggie. We had a good dinner at Memphis Pizza Kitchen. And then headed home because we were pooped! This first picture is of a little princess cuddled up next to her daddy...the babies slept horribly the first night (I think we were up 6 times!!) and then the little rascals won and got to get in bed with us.








On Saturday we woke up and got the babies ready for Benjamin's 2nd Birthday party. I hate I didn't have my camera. It was great to see Daniel, Allison and Benjamin and to finally meet sweet Emily!


Gran opened her B'day presents and Aunt Maggie, Aunt Doris and Great-great Uncle Tete came over for lunch and to play with the babies. They haven't seen the babies since Thanksgiving and they were amazed at all of our new tricks!











Later after nap time Joe, Lauren, and little Sophia came to visit! Mahlon and Sara Beth had so much fun and it was great to see Lauren and Joe and hold little tiny Sophia...it is hard to remember when our babies were that little (15 pounds ago!!) Oh and Sara Beth shook Joe's hand and said bye-bye! No Joke! We have 6 witnesses!





I think this picture is too cute of Sophia. She and Joe have the same facial expression!













The babies were so tired after all of their parties and company they slept 10 hours on Saturday night! We woke up at 6 am to check if they were still breathing! They haven't both slept through the night since they started teething at the beginning of February!

Babies R US

Ok so these pictures are from a few weeks ago when Cheri and I took the babies on an outing to Babies R US...what an adventure! The babies loved the store and they really loved riding in the buggys! They sat up so big and tall and watched all of the other children in the store. They were too cute! Thanks Aunt Lani for our cute cart covers...they keep us germ free!

Laughing Hat from rebecca on Vimeo.

This is a video from last week when Andy and Katie were here. We were planning on taking the babies outside and decided they needed hats because the sun was so hot. The babies don't usually wear hats (especially Sara Beth) so Mahlon thought it was hillarious! Hope this puts a smile on your face. It is a little long, and for some reason the sound doesn't match up with the video?? Oh well you get the point!

The babies got the cutest gifts this weekend from the Stringers so I had to show them off. They are little wooden step stools and their names are little wooden puzzle pieces. Too cute. I know we will use these for all kinds of things. Right now they are fun to sit on and chew on!

We have had a busy week and I have had zero time for pictures or posting! Our sweet friends Andy and Katie came down from Minnesota to visit for a few days and we had lots of catching up (and eating and shopping) to do! We had a great time and we were so sad to see them leave. Here are a few pictures from the week.

The babies were so excited that Spring has Sprung! We have been enjoying the sunshine and beautiful weather (except for the 3 nights of thunderstorms and tornados!) This is my Spring window sign that talented Shay painted for me!



Saturday we went a birthday for our sweet friend Sam who is now 3! Of course I forgot I had my camera until we were walking out the front door! These windmills were all over the front yard and were the party favors...Sara Beth just loves them!



Here are Andy and Katie with the twins...I hope we didn't scare them! They are 19 weeks pregnant and will find out soon what they are having. I kept telling Andy he needed a Sara Beth!! HA!




They are going to be such great parents! We can't wait to find out boy or girl?? I hate that Sara Beth is covering up Katie's baby bump!!

I took a few pictures after church today. It was so pretty outside and the babies looked so cute we had to have a photo shoot(plus we are almost 8 months old and have yet to take our 6 month pictures!!)





Cousin Erika came to visit today on her way back to Alabama. She hasn't the babies since Thanksgiving so we had to show her all of our new tricks...2 teeth, sitting up, little laughs. We had a short, but fun visit!

New friend and new trick!

Today Lee Ann, Logan and Mrs. Marsha came to visit. We had the best time catching up and watching the babies play. Logan gave Sara Beth so many sweet hugs and kisses...of course we never had a camera ready to catch him action. He is one busy little boy. Moving everywhere! I'm not ready for mine to be mobile yet! YIKES! If I thought I needed help with newborns...WRONG! I need help with crawlers and walkers! Or I could just get a cage! ha!


Mommies and babies...and yes Sara Beth is covered in drool! This is why we wear bibs 24/7. She already has 2 teeth and is now working on 2 more. Poor Mahlon is still all gums!

Logan had fun playing with all of the babies toys!




On their way out the door Sara Beth was showing off...she waved bye bye! A full arm wave! This is a big time first! They were all waving bye to us and she just stuck her arm up and waved too!! It was so cute! So glad we were able to get her to do it again for the camera! I have been trying to get both of the babies to do it and she decided now was a good time! I think Logan whispered in her ear when he was kissing on her that today she should wave! Or maybe she didn't really want him to go and she was trying to stop him! Either way we look forward to more visits from Lee Ann and Logan when they move back to MS!!

Boy did we have a busy day of new things! For breakfast we tried bananas three different ways for the third time!! Still hate them...Mahlon was gagging again! I mashed them...they hated them, I snuck them in with pears...they swallowed the pears and spit out the banana, and then I mixed in a little apple juice to to add a little sweet and make it a little soupy...still hated it! Last week I tried giving them sliced banana to gum and the week before that I gave them a chuck of it in one of those teething bags. I think I'll give in and buy banana baby food and see if they can get use to the taste then maybe the texture. I have a big thing with textured foods surely I am not rubbing off on them this early! I am enjoying making my own baby food! It is a lot easier to feed your child mashed fresh veggies and fruit...there is no guessing what is going into their tummies!



This morning the babies were playing so good together...so I thought. When I walked back through the den this is what I found. Sara Beth had taken all of the toys from Mahlon except his paci and lovey! She is not a good sharer! His little expression is so cute...it is like he is saying where did they all go??



Tonight we tried Butternut squash. No big deal...they didn't love it but they didn't hate it either! I have got to get some more green things in their diet. We have butternut squash (orange), carrots (orange), sweet potatoes (orange), we do have green beans, apples and pears...guess I'll have to such the produce section for our next food!

peek-a-boo from rebecca on Vimeo.
This is a fun game of peek-a-boo we played after a little nap! Mahlon is much more vocal than Sara Beth, but she sure has a sweet smile!

So we actually took the babies for a short bike ride in the new bike trailer! Sara Beth was a little sleepy so she just leaned on her brother. I don't think they really understood what was going on, but they sure did look cute (like little munchkins!)