It was so wonderful to have friends and family together to celebrate the babies with us, and to commit with us to show them the love of Christ as they grow.
After the service, we all went to my mom's house where Toby prepared a delicious feast of steak and crab legs for us. It was a really great day! Here's a fun pic of the four babies playing at my mom's.
And Ashley looks adorable in her little cheerleader outfit. When it gets a little colder, it has a matching turtleneck.
We've let the kiddos play with Brent's Vikings helmet from when he was a kid. They love it.
Go Vikings!
Ashley enjoys doing what we have termed "Anti-Laundry." It involves taking laundry out of the basket one piece at a time. I caught it on video here, but you will notice that there is quite a bit of laundry already on the floor. She had already taken all of that out. What a mess! Hopefully, it won't be too long before she learns how to put laundry into the basket. ;)
Ashley has started doing a really cute thing where she leans in for a hug. She particularly loves to do it to her daddy.
Though we did not catch it on video, it melted our hearts the other day when Ashley leaned into Tyler like this. It is the sweetest thing when they love on each other!
Well, Brent's shameless attempts from day one to get the kiddos to say "daddy" have paid off. It is pretty cute, though. Here they are:
We kept her a lot when my mom went out of town. She and Brent loved to antagonize each other.
I'll miss you, Tasha.
I've been delinquent in posting blogs, but life has gotten in the way, I guess. My two little buddies are crawling everywhere and getting into everything. It is crazy, but so fun!!!
Little Miss Ashley:
Little Miss Athena:
It was the first time that the babies have gotten to go swimming in a "real" pool, and they really enjoyed it.
Xiomora, my stepbrother's wife, was nice enough to hold Tyler, so they could get in the pool at the same time. Brent is not a real pool person.
It was too fun to see the kiddos in their suits, and I had a cute little cover-up for Ashley, too. Here she is with her Aunt Karla.
It was a fun day for us, and I think the kids really enjoyed it, too.
As I said, poor Athena was not a fan. Her mom dipped her feet in and she curled up her face into the most pathetic cry. She tried her hands...same thing. I guess all three take after their moms. Karla isn't a big water fan either.
Tyler is sitting,
and Ashley is on her belly.
It is so indicative of their little personalities. Tyler loves to just sit there...play with toys and check out the world. He doesn't want to lay down long. He wants to sit up. Ashley won't sit for more than a few seconds, she has to get down so that she can crawl around.
Both legs were in one pant leg. I laughed out loud, took this picture with my phone and texted it to Brent.
That also meant that it was time for a stroller upgrade. I love this new stroller!!!
Here we are getting ready for a cruise around Lake Hefner in it.
Last, but not least, I wanted to get a portable booster to feed at my mom's and elsewhere, so we tried this one out. I'm liking it, so I'm planning to buy a second.
There she was, and here's the view from the other angle. You can't quite make it out in the picture, but she is chewing on the crib bar.
But Tyler really made me laugh the other morning when I came in. I have no idea how he managed to get his arm out of that sleeve. We thought Ashley was our tiny Houdini, but maybe Tyler secretly is.
