Good-bye, Otis

Otis passed away on April 16, 2015. He is missed very much. He was a great dog - very sweet, very faithful. He loved bread, and would sneak some off the table if he ever got a chance. We have lots of great memories with him. The past year was hard on him, and he didn't feel great, but he never complained. You will be missed, Otis!

Seth's New Teeth

I am way behind on blogging, but have to record Seth's new teeth. The boys have been working on teething for a while, but Seth's first tooth came in on April 16th and his second on the 19th. Both were bottom teeth.

Happy Easter

We made it to church (a little late) and had a friend take a picture of our family, since we were together and everyone was happy. I love shots of the 5 of us! And I am holding Joel.

We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family. And blessed to enjoy Easter together. He has risen, indeed!

Bluebonnets

A week or so ago, we took Nathaniel bike riding at a park close to our house and found these lovely bluebonnets.

He loves his bunny - the other day he wanted me to take a picture of him with his bunny. So sweet!

Nathaniel is so affectionate. I love how he constantly gives me hugs and kisses. And he tells me he loves me. I hope he stays that way as long as possible!

March Fun

I am behind on posting, so this is just a bunch of pics that I need to share. Most recent ones are first.

I got this cute shot of them holding hands, unprompted.

They say it takes a village to raise kids - that is true! My friend Ginny faithfully comes over once a week to help out with the babies and love on them. They love her too! I couldn't make it without her.

Our friend Barb, who stops by to help and love on us whenever she gets a chance.

They love this as much as Nathaniel did! Click here to see Nathaniel in the jump-up.

Over spring break my mom was here, and I got to take Nathaniel to lunch, just the two of us. He chose Chuy's and with the wonderful weather we sat on the patio. We had a great time!

My mom holding Seth and Nathaniel.

Reading books together

This is some of Nathaniel's art from school. The old woman and the shoe. That's me at the top and Nathaniel and his brothers below. Note everyone has different hair.

We have had a lot of rainy days. On this day Nathaniel and I are playing games (Mousetrap) and the little boys are watching.

Last of all, the monkeys doing some work. I'm sure you can guess who staged this and wanted me to take a picture. :)

Eating Food

We started feeding the little boys rice cereal about 3 weeks ago. Maybe when they were 5 1/2 months? They had been interested in what we were eating. They loved it! Nathaniel never was a fan of the rice cereal. They have also eaten peas and squash at this point. Liked both. Here is Will feeding Seth his first bites.

More feeding pictures. Joel in the 2 pics below.

It's hard to feed both at once! As you can see, Joel isn't getting food fast enough in this picture. People ask me if it is getting easier having 2 babies. The answer is - not yet. But we are thrilled to have Seth and Joel and thrilled they are happy. We try to enjoy it as much as we can, but the first 6 months has just flown by!

February Highs and Lows

Toward the end of February, my parents came to visit. Right as my mom got here, Seth got sick with a fever and cold. After a couple of days (and sleepless nights), Joel got the cold. Couple more sleepless nights with lots of screaming. Then Will got the cold, and then me. My mom and Nathaniel had a runny nose, but didn't seem to fare quite as bad. While we were sad to be sick while my parents were here, I'm not sure we would have made it without them. (My dad is holding Joel).

We were supposed to go to an awards ceremony for Will while my parents were here, but we were both feeling pretty bad. I'm so glad we went anyways. It was nice to be out of the house and by ourselves. I'm proud of Will for all of the hard work he does. It's nice to see others appreciating it also! I think those are astronauts on either side of him. They also had a presentation for the astronauts that had just been up on the space station.