"Hey, I know you..."

Today was a fun day at our house (Oct. 23rd). I put the boys on their boppy pillows and faced them toward one another. For the first time ever, they made eye contact, smiled at each other and exchanged "goooo" and "ooooohh" sounds. This interaction only lasted for about 30 seconds, but it was priceless. The boys will lie next to each other and coo at toys or hold hands or whack the other one in the face, but haven't really made any attempt to communicate so this was fun to see! I've heard lots of twins develop a "secret language" so we'll see if this happens with these guys. Unfortunately, I couldn't find my camera or video camera when this was going on, so I missed it. But, below are some other cute pics from later that day.

Daddy on his lunch break with Caleb...

Momma with Caleb and Matthew on their favorite chair.


Matthew and Caleb all decked out in their Halloween p.j.'s.

Two little pumpkin butts...SOO cute!

For those of you who don't know about this, it will change your world! Edi, a friend of mine from church, told me about this power "booger sucker" (a.k.a. nasal aspirator) that plays music and lights up and sucks boogers out with super battery power. Matthew (who's had allergies and constant stuffiness) LOVES this little gadget and used to scream when we used the old fashioned nasal aspirator. You can buy it at Target or Babies R Us and it's awesome!

Pioneer Reunion/Twinkers' First Road Trip (September)

For those of you who don't know this about me, I'm from a small town near Wichita Falls, Texas called Henrietta. My family moved there when I was two years old and have been there ever since. I grew up going to the town's parade every year called Pioneer Reunion. There is a big parade and rodeo Friday and Saturday and then shopping, eating, music, and hanging out around the courthouse square. I have never missed this event and think it is one of my favorite things about being from a small town. It is so much fun to back every year and see people that I grew up with and catch up. This year was extra special because I got to take the twinkers AND I got to see my dad, who is the mayor of Henrietta, ride in the parade.

This was the first time I took the boys on a road trip and I was a little nervous about how they would sleep and transition in a new place. THEY DID GREAT!!!! They loved being in the car and didn't make a peep the entire drive there or back. I was so proud of them and they slept better at my parents than at our house. And, I got to sleep in every morning I was there because my parents got up with them and played so I could go back to sleep after their morning feed. It was also nice to have my mom cook all weekend and for me to just relax. It was a very refreshing trip!

Auntie Kelly with Matthew and his froggie pacifier at the parade...

My mom bought the boys cowboy sockies and made them little horsie onesies which they wore with their first pair of blue jeans. This is Matthew with his momma!

Caleb the cowboy!!!

The boys also wore matching John Deere green outfits...this is Matthew.

Caleb is giving us a little winkin' action...

The boys had their first double date with the Davis' twins from Henrietta. Avery and Kennadie were so cute and agreed to go out with younger men just this once! My parents really enjoy these girls and are always telling us fun stories about them so we had to meet them. It was great having another twin mom (Jennifer) to talk to!

Matthew LOVED the ladies...reminds me of his daddy when he was younger, actually!

Grandma bought a new bath for the boys at her house and it worked so much better doing it in the sink instead of bending over in the tub. The boys loved it and Momma didn't have to do bath duty which was nice!

Pictures from Dad!!

Here are some pictures that I took over the last few weeks with my camera!!

The kiddos get dressed early before church so they can goof around on the couch before we go!!

One of the few family portraits we have where no one is making faces.

Caleb wanted to show off his big smile

Caleb is dazed and confused

Grandma was a huge help getting Caleb ready. Is it me or does Caleb look pretty stout in this picture????

This is Emily and "The Chooch". We've given Matthew the nickname "Chooch" because Jack Davis calls him "Ma-chew". We started calling him "Chew" and it evolved into "The Chooch".

They are laughing because they both have poop diapers and we are supposed to be leaving for church in two minutes.

The last night of the Kaleidoscope Show, we decided to have family come up and celebrate the home tour being over. At this point we were asked the kids to have a "flex off" to see who had the biggest muscles. Tyler (Matthew and Caleb's cousin) seems to be the only one participating.

Tyler was horrified when he found out there had been allegations of steroid use and he was robbed of his gold medal.

This is a picture of the RV we rented for the TCU vs OU game a few weeks ago. It was a bummer that we lost the game (read: we got blown out), but we still had a lot of fun in this monster!!

Caleb and Matthew...

Go Tech!!! We love mommy's Red Raiders!!!
The boys got a new jogging stroller and are loving it! We went on lots of walks last week when the weather was beautiful and look forward to more when it cools off again. Caleb didn't like being stationary, but once we started moving, he was happy again!
Big grin from Caleb...
Matthew is looking up at his Daddy with those big puppy dog eyes...
Matthew and Caleb just lounging after a good feed...

Attack of the Dry Skin!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, Tim and I were upstairs with the boys one night before their bedtime and I was feeding the kiddos. Tim decided he would read them a story out of their storybook Bible before they went down.

For those of you who don't know this about Tim, he has a dependency on lotion. Actually, he is OBSESSED with lotion. He cannot stand for his feet or hands to be dry and is constantly trying to keep them hydrated. Tim almost ALWAYS has a bottle of lotion on him (he stocks up on those mini-lotions when we stay at hotels) and if he doesn't, I normally carry one in my purse for him.

Anyway, as he started reading the boys their Bible story, he became really dry and started clearing his throat. He asked me if there was any lotion upstairs and I told him to check the top drawer of the changing table/dresser. It was kind of dark, but he was able to find a tube of lotion from the drawer and applied it liberally all over his face and hands. He commented on how nice and thick this lotion was, which is one of his favorite things. about lotion.

As he walked back closer into the light (coming from the hallway), I spotted a glimpse and started dying laughing. He had gotten into the kids' buttpaste and had it all over his face and hands. He looked like a mime...after I started laughing, he asked me why and I told him. He ran into the bathroom and could not stop chuckling. The funny thing was it took him around 15 minutes to try to get the stuff off because it was SO thick. But the funniest part was that when I told him to check the top drawer, I knew the only thing in there was the kid's buttpaste!!

Furr-ternal Twins

Here was an interesting conversation with a elder gentleman at Discount Tire recently.


Man: You got some twins there?

Me: Yes sir, I do.

Man: Are they fraternal (pronounced "furrturnal" or identical (pronounced "denical"))?

Me: They are actually fraternal.

Man: My mom was a furrturnal twin, ya know...

Me: That's great...

Man: You know what they say about furrturnals...they shouldn't have children....

Me: Oh really, why is that?

Man: Well, ya see, my cousin is really like my brother cuz his mom and my mom are furrturnal twins. The doctors told my mom and her sister that really shouldn'ta had kids cuz they'll end up with mutations (pronounced "moo-tations") like me and my cousin, who's also my brother, have.

Me: Oh, okay...I haven't heard that before. What kind of mutations are you talking about?

Man: Well, just all kinds of 'em that have to do with your genes...Ya see,we keep up with all the furrturnal medical technology and that's what they told us...

Me: Oh, I think my tires are ready.....(thinking to myself---what in the world just happened?)

The answer to the question...

To answer Tim's Aunt Bonnie's question regarding "Diaper Olympics..." unfortunately, Team Tim/Matthew won. Team Mom/Caleb are training for 2012 in London.