The Cotton Bowl...

Well, we decided to end the holiday break by going to the Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss game. Tim and his brother and some friends tailgated in the RV and so the boys and I joined them the day of the game along with Tim's dad. We had a great time even though Tech lost. The boys showed lots of school spirit in their Tech gear.Cabers and Daddy hanging out watching the game..

Mommy and her lil' Red Raiders...

Grandpa and Chooch pulling for the Raiders!!!

Rough housing...:)

Watch out! The boys are rolling everywhere these days. Our days of putting them on the floor with some toys and walking away for a few seconds are OVER! The twinkers are on the move!!! I was trying to get ready to run some errands and put them in my bedroom floor. They ended up rolling over in front of my bathroom with Matthew rolling over on to Caleb! Hey brother, let's play!

Caleb defends himself by pushing Matthew away...

Matthew says, "i'll show him" and proceeds to spit up on brother...!

Merry Christmas to all!

We spent several days during Christmas in Henrietta with my mom's side of the family. We had a great time together and it was the first time my parents had Christmas at their house since Casey and I have been born. It was very special for them and then of course they loved having Matthew and Caleb there to celebrate their first Christmas. The boys were actually sick over the break and Tim and I ended up getting sick as well. We were thankful to be with family because they were a HUGE help as we were all recovering. We couldn't have gotten through that time without them! Unfortunately, I think we passed around the bug to all of them...but, they would probably all say it was worth it to get to love on the boys!

This is Nick (Emily's cousin) and Caroline, the newlyweds who were married in June, hanging out with Caleb.

This is Papa and Chooch playing on the floor while Mommy and Daddy were probably napping...

Grandma and Graunties did lots of breathing treatments on the boys to help them get over their respiratory infection. Papa got out his own breathing machine to convince Caleb that breathing treatments were lots of fun!!!

Daddy arrived in the RV on Christmas Eve and we were all happy to see him!!!

Special deliveries...

Well, it has been forever since we have posted! Things have been sooo crazy around the Bates household. After we got back from Utah for Thanksgiving, we moved into a new house. It is our first Glendarroch home to live in and we love it. It was pretty crazy moving with two little ones but it gone done with help from friends and family. The week after we moved, we headed to Houston for Christmas with the Bates and then left a week later for Christmas with the Stanfords. We are now home and it's great to be a little more settled. I will post more pics from the holidays soon!!! Our sweet Caleb...our nickname for him these days is Cabers...he continues to be sooo smiley and has a really pleasant disposition overall. He is our cuddle bug and is always up for watching a ballgame with his dad. He does not like to sleep as much as his brother, though! Tim says he just doesn't want to miss anything!

Here is Matthew, who is better known as "chooch" these days! One of our favorite things about him is his giggle. He is soo ticklish and laughs out loud all the time now. He is our active and energetic child and always wants to be standing and on the move when we are holding him. He is a great sleeper and we've decided he uses up so much energy during the day that he needs the extra sleep!

Tim and I could not be more thankful for these guys during this Christmas season. It is such a blessing to share Christmas with them. God is so gracious to give us these little miracles.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

This is a pic ofTim with Caleb and Papa with Matthew. There is a lot of smoochin goin on!

More smoochin from GranMary...this is Mr. Chooch-Clause.

Merry Christmas to all!!!

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!!!