Carter is a mess....

Literally, every time he eats. Luke is so neat and stays clean, but Carter has to have his face covered. Like I've mentioned before Carter likes to put cloth things in his mouth and this certain night he would take the burp cloth and wipe his face after each bite. I thought cool this makes it easier for me. Then he gets his hands covered (this happens quickly) and next thing I know he is rubbing his eyes, then his hair and even his ears. I just watched and laughed knowing he was going straight to the bath tub. Carter is a very busy baby. He is the kid who wants anything someone else has. If his brother as a teether, toy, book, etc. Carter will find a way to get it from him. I feel sorry for Luke in the future.

Luke discovering himself

I had Luke in the kitchen with me today while I was getting dinner ready. I thought it would be fun to show him how the kitchen is used and introduce him to some new items. He was sitting in his exersaucer while I was writing a shopping list and I noticed he was still but was blurting out little laughs. He found a little mirror amongst all the other gadgets and was staring/laughing at himself. It was so cute and he was so excited. I have tried to get him to look at himself in the bathroom mirror, but he really hasn't seem to interested in it. I guess it was something he needed to discover on his own.

Finally a family picnic

Yay--finally I got my family picnic! Today Jeff and the babies come to my work for lunch and since it was 85 degrees out we decide to get Subway and have a picnic. We set up at Red Kane Park and enjoyed our healthy sandwiches-I am in the process of losing weight so I had a veggie sandwich and apples that left me starving about an hour later. Trying to lose weight sucks, but I'm doing my best. We played with the babies for a while then it was time to head back to work and a nap for them. I love being outside and I love my new family.

Here are some other fun pictures I have taken over the past few weeks. The babies are growing so fast and so CUTE!! (at least to Jeff and I)

Mamaw and Papaw

Today we went over to Mamaw and Papaw's to sit on the porch and enjoy the nice weather. Luke and Carter played with Mamaw on the swing and had fun trying to find the wind chims each time the wind blew. Mamaw and Papaw live next door to us and they keep the babies on days that Jeff and I both work. They really enjoy keeping them (at least as far as I know) and the babies love it at their house. They have a ton of toys and I'm sure they are more spoiled at their house than ours. Each morning I get them up to take them over there I say "do you want to see Mamaw" and they smile and laugh everytime. We enjoy living so close to family and I'm glad the babies have their grandparents here to watch them grow.

Oh and thank you Oma for the cute Colorado Springs outfits.

Cousins Everywhere.

We have a special little boy staying with us for a few days. Cousin Gavin is one of our biggest fan and the babies love playing with him. There is something about babies and children. Every time Luke or Carter see another baby or child they are always interested in them. Gavin is my brothers youngest boy and he is lucky to have two older brothers to look up to. Now Gavin has two babies looking up to him and he loves the idea of being older than his cousins.

Luke and Carter also have another cousin, Havin, who just adores them. When I was pregnant Havin was very excited that "she wouldn't be the youngest grandchild anymore". She enjoys helping with the babies and plays with them like they are a doll of her own. She is looking forward to pulling the babies in her wagon and teaching them the ropes of living in the country.

L&C are two very lucky little boys to have such wonderful family so close to them. Thank you to all of you for all your support and love. We are so grateful to have such a wonderful family.

Reading Books and Sitting up

When I was pregnant I told Jeff over and over that reading to the babies was very important to me. I have always had difficulty reading and I want to do all I can to help them excel as much as possible. Well I feel I have slacked in the reading department and have decided it is time to turn it around. So we are reading as much as possible. They really like all the colors and spend most the time trying to get the book out of my hand. I love it! It is so much fun and I'm sad I waited so long to add this to our routine. Today while reading I decided to try the babies sitting on their own with boppy pillows and ta-da no boppy's needed. It was so exciting and cute. They looked like little old men sitting up tall.

Infant Playgroup

I am a member of a group called Ft. Worth mothers of multiples and we get together often for playgroups. Today was one of the biggest groups. There were 7 mommies there so with our group that means 14 babies including Luke and Carter. We went to Camden and Grayden's house (the only girl set) today to feed the ducks and played with an endless amount of toys. L&C did great getting trampled over by all the older babies and are starting to get more involved in the playgroups. They are the youngest set in our group at this time. We really enjoy our group and look forward to having all the twins at our house in a few weeks.