The New Deck

We built a new deck this weekend! Well, I should say that Nathaniel, Kirk, Chris, Jake and Matt built a new deck this weekend. I watched from inside while taking care of the twins. Saturday Aunt Kaisha came over all day and helped me take care of the little duo. Sunday I was on my own though and that was very hard. They are a lot of work to keep entertained for hours on end not to mention the million diaper changes and feedings! In the end it was fun though and I enjoyed every moment of my kiddo filled weekend. While the deck was being built I had the kids outside in the sun (with suncreen and hats!) and Kaisha and I took them to the park to swing - which they absolutely loved. I managed to snap some shots of them in the yard and swinging and of the new deck. The deck looks great too. We love it and can't wait to spend time on it grilling!

9 Month Check-Up

Jack and Bella just had their 9 month check-up at the pediatrician. Lucky for us they didn't get any shots this time. Yay! The doctor says they are both still growing really well and doing all developmental things a 9 month old should be doing. Good for us! Here's the height, weight and head circumference info:
Jack:
Head - 18" - 50%
Height - 29" - 75%
Weight - 22 lbs. 3 oz. - 75%

Bella:
Head - 17 3/4" - 75%
Height - 28" - 50%
Weight - 18 lbs. 12 oz. - 25%-50%

9 Month Pictures

Here is a link to Jack and Bella's 9 month pictures. They are a lot of fun! Enjoy!

Jack and Bella's Pics!

Famous Bums

All I can tell everyone is to go to this link and find Jack & Bella on the home page slideshow. Too cute!

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Water Play Friday!

Nathaniel and I are convinced that we have the best day care ever! Every Friday in the summer they take all the kiddos outside in their little swimmer diapers and play with them in the water.....with sunscreen of course! Not only do we get a detailed story about the day, everyday, when we pick them up, but now we get pictures too! It's fabulous! I just got an email from Ms. Wesley who takes care of Jack and Bella all day and it included these pictures. Wonderful! For a working mom who struggles to leave her kiddos everyday, this makes it a little easier. They say that Bella loves the shovels and rocks under her feet and Jack just loves to splash and try and steal other babies saucers. HA!
On top of water Fridays the babies get an all organic diet there, they have done art projects and are learning sign language. You'd think I was trying to sell the place! We just feel very fortunate to have found such a wonderful place to take our children. Enjoy the pictures!

Carson's 2!

This weekend was a very busy weekend in our house. The babies had 9 month pictures on Saturday as well as a party for their friend Carson. He turned 2. The 9 month pictures will be ready for us to preview this week. We'll be sure to send out or publish the link! We are using a new photographer so all of our family in far away places can look at all of the pictures and order if they like.
We snapped a couple shots on Saturday at the party, too, that I am posting here. You can see Nathaniel and Jack posing with our friend Bart and his little boy, Chase (Jack's bud). There is also a pciture of Bella playing with the big sis to Chase, Maia.
We have our 9 month well baby check on Friday so stay tuned for stats from that as well. Coming up in the next few weeks Nathaniel will be building a deck on our house, we will be celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary we will be celebrating the babies baptism as well as my 30th birthday. It is going to be a very busy July!

Happy Dad's Day!

Yesterday we celebrated Nathaniel's first Dad's day by doing exactly what he wanted to do, all day. He slept in, we went for a nice walk at the park, he got to play Guitar Hero and he got a meal of meatloaf and french fries which he had requested. We even had smores brownies from scratch! And, let's not forget the afternoon nap that we all took. Overall, it was a fabulous day which I hope he enjoyed. Jack, Bella and Barney all gave Nathaniel an iPod dock for the new deck we are building. I haven't quite figured out how they got it yet. I think Jack drove them all to Best Buy. I am attaching pictures from the weekend. Before anyone says anything....yes, we dress our children! The pictures are between bath time and bedtime so we had them in their diapers temporarily. THey love it. As you can tell, they aren't camera shy at all. They are hams!!!

I would also like everyone to know what a fabulous daddy Nathaniel is to the babies. He is involved in every thing that they do. He changes diapers, makes bottles (all the time!), feeds them, plays with them, bathes them and tucks them in at night with a kiss. He's a special daddy and I know that he is one in a million and I also know how lucky I am to have him as a husband and in my life. Thank you Nathaniel! Also, to our dads, Pete and Roger.....You're both amazing men. Thanks for being just who you are and teaching us so much about life. You're truly special.

Opa!

This weekend was Greek Festival time in our church. Growing up, the festival was always something I looked forward to and I hope that one day Jack and Bella feel the same way. It's lots of eating and plenty of Greek dancing. Popi and Nana made a special trip to come to the babies first festival and it was a lot of fun. Bella really enjoyed the Greek music. Popi and Nana carried the twins up close to the stage so that they could see the dancing and that was very exciting for them. Jack isn't so sure that he is ready to sign up yet, but Bella is ready to go!
Along with the dancing we enjoyed a lot of good food. Nathaniel really enjoys a good gyro and some bakalava. He also really enjoyed the Greek dessert, galatobouriko. Needless to say it has been added to the menu for their baptism! Yum!
While we were there we managed to get a few pictures of all the excitement. Enjoy!