Aww...

Thanks for the hat, Noni!

Early Birthday Present

Noni & Dandy brought the twins an early birthday present when they came on Wednesday. Even in the middle of being sick they've taken time to enjoy it. I think it will be another favorite..though I'm sure to get sick of the songs soon! ;)

Checking it out w/ Noni & Dandy:

Starting to get interested:

Now we're playing!

Thank you, Noni & Dandy!!

A Rather UNhappy Halloween!

Well, when I wrote on Tuesday, I thought we were over the worst of the stomach bug. Boy, was I wrong. Drew had a relapse on Wed afternoon....I caught it Thursday morning...Ava was hit Thursday afternoon...Dandy, Thursday night....and Noni, Friday evening. While we feel very bad that Noni & Dandy caught it, we are so VERY VERY thankful that they had planned to come visit & then stayed an extra night to help out. Don't know what we would have done without you. Thank you SO much!! We love you.

So, b/c of all this, we didn't really do anything for Halloween. Not that we had planned much anyways--had hoped to visit Jeremy at work & wear our 'too cute to spook shirts'--we did get wear them to the dr on Friday:).

And(a very sarcastic) thanks to those who rang our doorbell all Friday evening...if the front light is OFF, it means NO trick-or-treaters!!! Aagh!

Talk, talk, talk

I just love to hear Ava 'talking'. She has a much deeper voice than one would expect & occaisonally she really gives her toy(or me) what for! And, of course, she can't just ignore the camera...:)

Bye bye exersaucer!

I've decided it's time to retire our exersaucer. They still 'fit' size-wise, but since Drew has gotten strong enough to tip it over--and has been trying to do that with Ava in it!--I think it's time it was taken away. Plus, I *hear* they may be getting an early birthday present tomorrow! ;)

We got the exersaucer when they were about 4 mos old. At 1st, we had to put a blanket behind them to keep them steady & phone books under their feet so they would touch!

A totally different picture 6 mos later!

Saying goodbye... :(

Now, I get to tear it down, clean it all up & hide it away before they wake up from their naps. It'll be interesting to see if they even notice! ;)

Poor baby boy...

Drew was up sick much of last night. Fortunately, our 1st touch of the stomach bug wasn't too bad...& so far, Ava has not caught it. Today he seems to be feeling pretty good...although he does lay down & rest a little more often than normal(which would be never--unless it's naptime!:)).

Isn't he sweet!?

Every mom wants laundry help, right!?

Well, maybe not! ;)