Thanksgiving 2013

Somehow I forgot to post about our wonderful Thanksgiving.

And of course I need to post Thanksgiving before I can post Christmas!

We were blessed this year to have OUR house full of family. My parents and siblings came to Texas and we spent a delightful holiday together. 

My dad came a few days early and happily watched our rambunctious boys while this mama worked a couple of extra days. {Thanks again Dad!}

And then the rest of the family came out the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.

I felt like all I did was work {I think I worked 3 1/2 days while they were here which is about 2 1/2 more than normal. I've been spoiled with my one day a week!} but we had so much fun!

We played at Noah's, played video games, entertained and were entertained by the boys, went to Six Flags, ate a delicious dinner, laughed, and enjoyed just being together.

And I am such a mom. I seriously loved having our little tiny apartment bursting with family and having everyone together for Thanksgiving. 

My heart was so full.  

We are incredibly blessed.

 {This is obviously the way you thaw a turkey}

{And where we keep all the bread and rolls} 

{And things that don't fit in the fridge}

{My family allowed the babies to crawl up the stairs}

 

{We busted out this tunnel for the boys to play in}

{A Baby Thanksgiving}

{The Thanksgiving Gang}

They tried celery, which they of course loved.
{I}

And were exhausted part way through dinner.
{B}

 {First Thanksgiving!}

{Playing at Noah's}

 {I}                      {B}

Waiting on Santa

We are waiting for Santa at our house!

Mama's Boys

Yes these were taken by myself on our couch so they are a little awkward.

Yes they're not very high quality and a little out of focus.

And yes this is what we do all day.

I love these boys to the moon and back.

Christmas Came Early

When you are babies, you get to open your Christmas gifts early so you can video chat with your grandparents.

And this toy was a hit!

Stuck

I heard a little moan and a whimper and wondered what was going on.

This is what I found.

Briggs. Stuck.

What's Under There?

I kept watching Ian look under the couch and wondered what he was doing.

He'd look under the couch, and then crawl over and look under the chair, and I figured he had just discovered looking under things.

Until I looked under, and found this. 

1 down, 39 to go

What makes babies cry and parents excited??

Or maybe makes babies excited too??

A TOOTH of course!

I have been habitually rubbing their gums in the mornings to see if anything had sprouted through during the night and low and behold our little Briggs had a tooth break through today!

I tried to get a picture, but this is how well that went! haha 

Maybe we'll try again later!

He really has done great with it. I didn't notice a fever, runny nose, excessive grumpiness or anything. He was up twice last night and has been a smidgen fussier but nothing that would have given me a clue except when I felt it this morning.

And Ian should be getting a tooth anytime. You can feel a bump and see some white. We're excited.

A ring is a simple thing

It has been SIX years since this handsome man got down on one knee (after I chased ninjas all evening to get to him) and asked me to be his wife. 

Six years has gone by so fast. I'm so grateful this man found me and asked me to become his Mrs. I knew I loved him but I didn't realize until later that he is truly the perfect match for me. 

Out on the town

One of the hardest things with twins (although there are MANY) is trying to get out of the house with both of them by myself. We don't do it often. It just leads me to a constant state of anxiety and stress worrying that one or both are going to cry and people will judge me. 

I have no problem caring for both of them in our own surroundings with all the equipment we may need but anywhere else is just that much harder. They almost always are complete angels when we go anywhere, but it's always that nagging fear. 

But Jesse took a long lunch break and we bundled up the boys and went to Sam's Club to stock up on diapers, wipes, and formula (and of course $200 worth of things we hadn't needed until we walked in.) Plus Sam's has two seats in the cart so they can both sit in there without their carseats. 

It was a first to have them both sitting in the cart. (I have taken them shopping alone a few times but I left them both in their carseats and only picked up the 3 things we desperately needed.) I know they're 8 1/2 months old so that seems crazy, but it's HARD to go anywhere, especially shopping, and especially by myself. 

They of course were angels and so adorable.

And when we grabbed hot dogs at the end, they grabbed our lids and were happy as could be. 

Can't argue cheap entertainment!