Soccer Tots

Not the greatest pictures, but here are a few of shots of Dresden's last day of soccer! Dresden LOVED his soccer tots class and we are sad it's over. The class was mainly just fun games and obstacle courses for the kids, while learning a few soccer basics. Dresden't favorite part was probably running the obstacle course or chasing coach Tracy with the noodles.

HAPPY EASTER!

Sea World!


If you ask Dresden his favorite part of Sea World, he will definitely say "Shamu"! He especially liked it when Shamu splashed the crowd.

Looking at the Alligators, Dre is pointing at the turtles.

Cute little toes peeking out from our sleeping babies!

This picture has a story . . .
Dresden has been fully potty trained for a while now, but when he is in a fun place like Sea World the last thing on his mind is going potty. I actually tried to take him to the bathroom about 4 times, but each time Chad insisted that he didn't need to go and would tell us when he had to pee. Well, I couldn't resist saying "I told you so" as Dresden pee'd all over Chad during one of the shows. I didn't have any extra shorts for Dre, so we took off Coen's shorts and the picture above is Dresden wearing his little brother's 6 mo. shorts!

San Antonio and Sea World

We had a great little vacation last weekend in San Antonio where we stayed at an awesome resort near Sea World. The 4 hour drive was surprisingly not that bad with the kids and we were all happy to be away from the normal routine at home and in new surroundings. The babies did as good as could be expected with us dragging them around all day! We spent 2 days at the swimming pool where the babies got to experience swimming for the first time. Coen LOVED the water and Ciena HATED it! So funny! Of course Dresden loved every minute in the pool, and there was tons for him to do with a splash park, water slide, basket ball hoop, and water toys. We also spent a day and night in San Antonio, what a cool city! We visited the Children's museum, the Alamo, and of course we had to see the Riverwalk which reminded me of a miniature Venice.

It was so much fun having my mom and sisters come stay with us in Dallas over the weekend. We did some of the normal Dallas stuff, but it was mainly fun just hanging out, laughing, and watching them interact with the kids. Dresden could not get enough of his Grandma and Aunts and has talked about them every day since they left. Hopefully we will see you again soon!!


Thanks Aunt Connie for the hair cuts!

Pioneer village at the Arboretum

Connie and Ciena definitely have a special bond!

Twins are ready to go!

Riding the Trolley in Uptown Dallas

At lunch

The Arboretum

A Good Purchase . . .

I am pretty excited about the twins new high chairs that I bought at IKEA for just $20! So cheap! They are very basic and I love how light weight and unobtrusive they are, a definite recommendation! Can't believe how big the twins look in them!

These TWO . . .


are at such a cute age right now!

It is funny to watch as they both go for the same toy

Chad made the comment the other day that he wishes we could freeze the twins at this age, and it is true! They are happy and content most of the time and immobile (however, I have a feeling that is not going to last long)! We are having a lot of fun with them right now. On a side note -- Ciena's hair kinda got stuck standing up in the front from her bow and Dresden was quite concerned. He told me it looked "scary" and we needed to go wash it right a way!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

We had a great time at Dresden's pre-school Valentine's Day Party! Dresden't favorite part was decorating (and eating) the heart shaped cookies. It was also his first time handing out Valentine's, he thought that was pretty fun too!

They all come different!

I never realized until I had more than one child, and especially two at the same time, that babies can be so different! First of all, the twins are SO different from Dresden -- I was hoping that the reason Dre was such an easy baby was because of our excellent parenting skills (yeah right)! I am now realizing it is not so much the parenting at this age, they all just come different! Different temperaments, likes, dislikes, developmental skills, sleeping habits, food preference, all of it! Here are a few differences right now between the Twins...

COEN
- very loud, ear piercing cry -- if he is not happy you definitely will know it
- hates his car seat (although he's getting better)
- he's a major boob man and only takes formula if he's starving and I'm not around
- loves playing on his tummy and will roll the second he's placed on his back
- does not like to be swaddled and rolls all over his crib before falling asleep
- usually has a blank stare on his face and we wonder what he must be thinking

CIENA
- softer, low cry -- if a cry can sound sweet she has that kind of cry
- loves the car and car seat
- will still nurse, but prefers to hold her own bottle so she can look around at everything and everyone
- she is very into playing on her back and reaching and grabbing for things
- loves to be swaddled when falling asleep
- she is our social butterfly and has it all figured out. She will cry if you put her down to hold her brother or walk out of the room

All the things that make my kids different are the things I love most and what makes them all so special and unique in my eyes.

Almost sitting up by themselves!

This girl is all SMILES!

If you look hard on Coen's left side you can see his first tooth!