Dallas 1st Ward Babies!

Last summer 7 friends in the ward all had babies! We decided it would be fun to get them all together and have a little baby photoshoot. It was a little crazy, but so worth it! The babies were all so cute and we got some great shots!

Cousins!

We were so happy to have more family come to Dallas! My mom, sister Julie, and her boys Dawson and Mason were here for a week. Dresden was in heaven, he followed his cousins around all week like a little puppy dog!

Back at the Great Wolf Lodge!

Thanks to Jill we got to stay another night at the Great Wolf Lodge! The boys spent all day at the waterpark and all night doing the Magiquest (a magic game/treasure hunt). Julie also got into the magiquest - all she wanted to do was run up and down stairs in the hotel searching for the next magic clues to conquer the quest - you go girl!

Medieval Times!

We spent a night as guests in the castle of Medieval times! It was very entertaining, the boys thought it was the coolest and Mom got a flower from one of the knights (she was a little flirty, sorry Dad)!

The Great Wolf Lodge


The twins loved crawling around in the pool

We especially had to keep an eye on this little guy - he is fast and has no fear

Daddy and his best little buddies!

Cute cousin Betty

Chad's parents were in town over the weekend and we spent most of our time together at Jill's new work, The Great Wolf Lodge. It is a resort with a huge water park and tons of fun things for kids to do -- Dresden was in heaven!

Grandma & Grandpa Whitney

Happy Girl, Not so Happy Boy!

This picture perfectly depicts the twins personalities right now. I set them both down to play while Dre is getting his hair cut and Ciena happily goes off to play, meanwhile Coen throws a little tantrum on the floor! He is totally inconsolable and only wants to be held. In all fairness he is having a hard time teething right now; this picture makes me laugh and is another example of how different they really are.

Ambush Makeover!!

Good bye long locks, hello Fo-hawk! My family will be happy to see that the long hair is gone. I must say I had a hard time with this, I just love Dre's hair, but with Summer here it was time for a change. Quite the transformation, right? In my biased opinion he is a cutie either way!

Little Fireman!

This is for you Dad - you've got one in training! The heat is on in Texas and all Dresden wants to do is play in the water. He is at the age of curiosity right now and asks at least 100 questions a day. He is very interested in the weather and seasons right now. Here are just a few examples of the questions I get ALL day long -- " is it going to rain? Is the rain nice? Where does thunder live? Why is there lightning? Why does it have to be summer? Why is it hot today?" and so on and so on . . .
Although sometimes I get tired of all the questions (can we just have a nice quiet car ride??) I really love watching him learn. He is such an amazing little boy and I am truly awed as I watch him grow.

Baby Daddy

The babies LOVE their Daddy! They hardly see him during the week, with work and Chad's MBA program he usually gets home after the twins are in bed and leaves for work before they are awake in the morning. I guess maybe that makes him a novelty when they do see him because they will NOT leave him for a second when he's around. I love this picture because it shows how excited the twins are to be hanging out with their dad - even when he's sleeping!

Lil Bums!

I've started bathing these two together and it is hilarious! They are both SO active right now and crawl all over the bathtub and each other! They will both see a toy and wrestle to see who can get it first -- usually Ciena wins. Coen is definitely more of a mover between the two, but Ciena knows how to get what she wants (that's my girl)! Love, love, loving this age right now!

Blue Bonnetts!

It was time for our annual trip out to see the Texas Blue Bonnetts! Unfortunately the Blue Bonnetts decided they didn't want to make an appearance this year! Last year was amazing and this year there were only a few patches, still well worth the 30 minute drive to get out of the city and into this beautiful landscape!