A LITTLE LATE!

Im a little late on this post! This was the 4th of July, we went swimming and lit fireworks in the street. The girls got new swim suits from their Aunt Cathy and Cley played with sparklers for the first time. If it was up to him we would do fireworks every night!

Photos of the kids

We decided to get out the black cloth and the lights. Here is what we came up with, we hope you like them.

Growing!!!

The girls are growing!!!  We can't believe how big they are getting!  They are not as big as other babies that are the same age but to us they are huge.  They are very alert now and Faith is the talker.  She will lay there making noise and sing until she falls asleep or gets some attention.  Grace on the other hand is more interested in eating, she doesn't make as much noise until she is hungry and then she politely lets us know by screaming at the top of her lungs like the cat does when he gets stuck in the screen door.  She can pretty much wake up the neighborhood!

Im still amazed with Tiff, she is a great mom who juggles a lot around here baby sitting all of us.  I'm just as dependent on here as the kids are, although she might say that I am one of the kids.  She works hard and we play hard!  Anyway here are some pics that you might like, they are sure getting beautiful!!!  

Just had a quiet minute...

Hi everyone!  I know we don't get to this very often, but I have a quiet minute while all the kids are sleeping, so I thought I would put a quick update on our blog.  We are currently in Colorado taking wedding pictures.  We are staying with Al's brother, Phil, while we are here, which has been fun because he hadn't seen the girls yet.  He is really enjoying them!  It has been really nice to get away for a few days. 

The girls are really starting to smile now.  It is so much fun to see their gummy smiles when we talk to them!  They are also cooing a lot.  They both are also starting to suck on their fists.  This may be just the beginning of thumbsuckers, like Cley.  Grace loves the swing and Faith loves the Boppy pillow.  They both traveled really well during our nine hour trip here.  We were grateful that they slept most of the way.  They slept through the night last Saturday.  I felt so good on Sunday.  They are doing really well since then.  We are so blessed to have such fun little ones (we call them our little "Chicklets")!!!

Cley is talking up a storm.  Everyday he surprises us with new words.  It is so fun to see how his little brain works.  He has been playing in the sandbox here and loves it.  We are going to have to get one of those.  His new favorite movie is Winnie the Pooh, which his "Ma" (Al's mom) brought when she came for Easter.  He calls my mom "Moe."  We have no idea where these names came from.  He tends to make up his own names for people, like his little cousin, Abigail.  He calls her "Abba."  Speaking of Abigail, Tessa and Brian came to visit us last week.  It was good to see them.  Tessa is expecting again!  We are so excited for them.  We are rooting for twin boys!!!

Here are a few pics you all might enjoy!  

LIFE IS FULL!

Life is full and busy these days.  It seems like we spend the majority of our time cleaning up poop and baby spit up!  It's ok though because we can't get enough of these girls, no matter how bad they may smell.  I still can't believe we have twins, it's kinda crazy to think that Tiff was pregnant with both babies at on time (I think she is supper woman!), not to mention the fact that she is able to feed both of them at on time!  

Every one asks how Cley is doing and how he is handling the arrival of  two new sisters.  Well,  he just thinks it's great!  He cant stop hugging and kissing them and he always wants to hold them. If we're not paying attention he will go and scoop one right of the couch for his turn to hold her.  

It's a lot of fun having twins and a lot of work.  They are a huge blessing and we can't remember what life was like with out them, nor do we want to!  Life is now to chaotic to go back to quiet and simple (I say that because all three of my kids are crying in the background as I type and Tiff is blow drying her hair and the dish washer and the washer and dryer are running at the same time).   Life is good!!!  I think I will turn the TV on for a little background noise!

HOUSE FULL OF KIDS!!!

visitors

Here are some pics of some of our guests.  If you came to visit and we didn't take a picture and we didn't post it, SORRY!