Solid foods...

We tried solid foods with the boys for the first time on Tuesday, Dec. 9th. It was sooo much fun! Caleb opened his mouth like a birdie every time the spoon came near and kept trying to grab the spoon from us. Matthew grinned everytime we put the spoon near his mouth and then spit out all the food. It was hilarious watching them eat the rice cereal for the first time. By the second feed, they kind of got the hang of it but not really. I know it is a process! I never dreamed eating could be so messy, though. They were covered in rice cereal when it was all said and done. I have a feeling we are going to be doing a lot more bathing around the Bates' household!

Caleb with his "me first" bib on...

Matthew with his "i'm next" bib on and the rice cereal everywhere but his mouth!

Thanksgiving in Utah...

We were blessed to have the opportunity to go to Park City, Utah over Thanksgiving to visit Tim's family. It was a great trip and the boys did great on the plane both ways. We were sooo thankful because we have heard some horror stories! They slept like champs while they were there and adjusted well to the altitude and slight time change.


For those of you wondering, Matthew is doing great with his helmet. He is such a champ and has not seemed to be bothered by it at all. He wears it consistently 23 hours a day and we are going to Dallas once a week to have the helmet adjusted for his growing skull. His torticollis is much improved after stretches 5x a day over the last few weeks and continued time on his tummy. We haven't gotten too many weird comments about his helmet. Most people are just curious as to why he is wearing it and I am happy to explain it.

Grandpa and GranMary with the boys...

Caleb, Tyler, and Matthew hanging out on the couch in pjs...:)


These were the boys bear/snow suits that kept them warm on our walks in the mountains. Matthew looks like he's just seen a bear!!!