Happy Thanksgiving

Another wonderful Thanksgiving put in the history books. We definitely enjoyed ourselves with a ton of fattening foods and lots of family time. I started the day with a 10K run along with 12,000 other people at the Ft. Worth Turkey Trot. I ran it with my old running buddy, Jocalyn, and I am proud to say we still have it in us after all these years and a few babies later. Great job Jocie!!

We are now looking forward to welcoming my mom back to the States after her year long tour in Iraq. We will be traveling to Colorado Springs where she will be arriving this weekend. I'm a little nervous about the 12 hour drive with the babies, but I know it will be well worth it once we get to hug our Oma again.

This is how my day starts each day--with two very silly boys. Carter is turning into quite the entertainer, at least for Luke and of course for all of us. Luke is always laughing at Carter which gives Carter encouragement to continue whatever it is that is getting him all the attention. They are so much fun to watch.

Sorry this video is a little long. I can't figure out how to edit it on my computer to shorten it. Good thing the entire thing is so darn cute.

2nd annual Thanksgiving pot luck playgroup

Today we attended a playgroup with our twins club. It was at our friends Wes and Evan's house. It was our 2nd annual pot luck Thanksgiving lunch, which was much different than our first one. Last year the babies just laid there while we ate our lunch, this year I don't think I really got to eat. They have so much fun playing with all their friends and it has been neat to watch all these babies grow together.

This is Carter after he grabbed the powder and decided to dump it all over himself. They always get things out of the basket on their changing table to hold while I get them diapered and dressed. I didn't realize tonight that the powder was left open. When I layed him back he turned the bottle over and poof a huge cloud of white powder. In his eyes, mouth, everywhere. My first reaction was to rescue him, but then I thought photo opt and a great blog post, of course after I wiped the powder out of his eyes. So here is my precious Carter covered in baby powder.

Trinity Train

What a beautiful weekend!! This is one of the reasons I love Texas, the wonderful fall weather. We decided to spend the weekend outside with a picnic and train ride. We started the morning attending the Train Show in Ft. Worth with our twin friends, Wes and Evan. Then we headed to the Trinity River for a picnic and ride the train. This was the babies first time on the Trinity train and they really seemed to enjoy the scenery and the sound of the train horn. They have even added another word to their vocabulary-'choo choo'. It was a nice relaxing ride through the park and along the river. By the end of the ride I think we all had heavy eyes and were ready for a nap.

Carter and Mommy

Big boy waiting for the train to take off

Luke checking out the train

Luke and Daddy. I can't ever get him to smile.

Poor Luke AGAIN!!

My poor little Luke has been sick again. I decided not to take him to the doctor this time since his fever only got up to 102.2. I gave him his fill on Motrin and a ton of TLC. Luke is my baby who would rather be held than play so I think he was a little in heaven although he didn't feel well.

Sleep has been a little different around here the past few days as well. I have let him sleep anywhere he wants or will and usually that was on me. I was able to sneak away from him yesterday while he was napping and got this picture.

The way we knew he was starting to feel better is he was able to be apart from the mountains of blankets and stuffed animals. He is very possessive of his things anyway, but when he doesn't feel good he really is.

He ended up having Roselia and is now covered in a red rash. I am so happy my baby is feeling better.

Pajama's off in the night

This is what Luke looked like when he went to bed last night:

This is what he looked like this morning when I went to get him out of his bed:

I'm not really sure when this took place, but I'm just glad it stopped at the pajamas. I would of hated having to clean up the mess if he had gotten his diaper off. He must have eyes like a bat to see in his room at night. Sometimes I can hear him in there playing for up to an hour. Silly little baby!!

The Breast Cancer 3 Day

Well I did it!!! Every single mile. I am so proud of Andrea and myself for tackling such a powerful task and being successful 100%. First, we started walking in February and kept racking in the miles almost every weekend since. Then, we each raised more than $2,300 in no time flat. Finally, we walked 60 miles in 3 day, slept in tents and showered in 18 wheelers. I can honestly say it was worth every mile and every penny. We had such a wonderful experience and hope to walk again next year. Because Everyone Deserves a Lifetime.

Thank you to everyone who help me accomplish this goal.

My little Skunky Monkey

Happy Halloween... a few days late. We had such a wonderful Halloween and another busy weekend. We started the day shopping with Luke and Carter's buddies Cason and Holden and their mommy. Stacey and I decided to try the unheard of--we took the babies to lunch with just the two of us. The restaurant was to small to take in strollers so we each carried in our two toddlers, diaper bags and our purses. Once we got in the door all eyes turned to us. We looked at each other wondering how we were going to keep four babies contained while we rounded up every single highchair in the whole place. We got the babies settled and were actually able to eat a somewhat decent meal. Not much conversation and it was the fasted meal I have ever ate, but we can say SUCCESS to our outing. Unfortunately I don't have a picture to share, but I will attest that it was a very interesting sight.

That evening we attended a toddler Halloween Party with our SS group. The babies did great and kept their adorable costumes on the entire time. This year I picked costumes that fit their personalities. Carter was a little sinker skunk and Luke was a Monkey. I really enjoyed seeing all the babies dressed up and playing with each other as if they were older children interacting together. When we got in the car the babies were taking turns talking as if they were discussing how much fun they had with their friends. They were very tired at that point so we decided to forgo trick or treating this year. It's not like they can eat the candy and we all know I sure don't need it. Happy Halloween to all!!!

Skunky bouncing with Davey Crockett (aka Garrett)

Monkey Lukie

Carter Tater the skunk