Our first Christmas...

Christmas Eve... We read books like "The Night Before Christmas..." and I think they were already on the lookout for Santa















Christmas morning. The stockings were filled.
What did Santa bring??



















Ernie for Henry (his hair resembles Ernies, kinda stands straight up)






















And the Cookie Monster for Beckett! Since everything tastes better in his mouth.

Oh, but that's not all. Many more toys were under the tree!





















































The table was set for our friends and family. We had a feast!















Merry Christmas 2008!

The boys see Santa for the first time

Henry wasn't too sure about his beard... and Beckett was amazed by him!

This Santa is very special. He is a Professor of Psychology at UT Austin, and his specialty is in Children's Psychology. His doctoral thesis was written on "How finding out Santa isn't real affects children." He has been Santa at North Park Mall 20 years, and is fascinating to look at! Seeing the boys sitting in his lap was well worth the 8 hour wait. Everything was real on him, right down to the long beard!

Twin talk

The boys are starting to communicate with each other, pretty cute if I say so myself:) Sometimes, they lay in their beds and I can hear them chattering away. Maybe there is such a thing as "twin talk"

So sleepy

Just a sweet picture of them before they head off for bed.

Getting ready for the twins first Christmas!

We have the stockings hung and tons of Baby's First Christmas ornaments. I put our first baby ornaments too! Now, all we need is Santa to come...

Lunching out with the grandparents!

We went to stand in the absurd lines to see the "real" santa... he is fantastic with his beard and all, but the wait was literally 7 hours! ya, with twins, we can't really do that. So, the next best thing is having lunch at Mermaid in Neimans! They were dressed in their sweet Christmas outfits! We'll make it to see Santa before he leaves, might have to check out a week day instead of the weekend.

Our typical morning...

The boys wake up and we jump into mom and dad's bed! Enjoy some breakfast bottles, watch a little tv. It's my favorite time all day! They are full of smiles!

Spreading Happy Family News...

My cousins Jay and Jan welcomed their first baby girl yesterday morning!
She's gorgeous and that hair... what girl wouldn't kill for that thick, black hair???

CONGRATULATIONS!

Taylor Elizabeth Stroud
8 pounds, 1 ounce

Custom blankets!

We got these gorgeous, custom blankets from our friends in Michigan, Gayle and Gary! The boys love to roll around and play on them. They have their names on them and their birth dates! Truly amazing keepsakes for the twins!

Happy Thanksgiving, gobble gobble!

We woke up early this morning to do the Turkey Trot in Downtown Dallas as a family. The boys loved it! They were so cute... Notice their turkey hats! Such sweet boys, it was the best Thanksgiving we've ever had! Ryan and I are so grateful for our twins... Antie Lacy and Uncle Dave went with us too! It was a great way to start off the Thanksgiving morning!



















































Uncle Davie and Antie Lacy are always around their nephews!!!

Hanging with my brother...

Here's a couple of pictures of the boys playing together. They are getting so great at grabbing at their toys. We've seen huge changes in them in the past couple of weeks! They are so smart:) and they are getting even cuter!

Mom & Dad get out for a bit...

We went to the Lakewood Home Tour this past weekend... Got to get all dressed up and everything! Felt like we were going to the prom:) haha... We had a great night out with each other...

Sneak Preview!

We snapped a few pictures for the holiday cards this weekend!

Getting ready for bed!

Antie Lacy dropped by some cute new pajamas!
I think Henry is a little scared of the camera:) But, Beckett just keeps sucking on the pacifier!

Enjoying some pears & cereal

The boys are finally able to sit in high-chairs and enjoy some of their meals on the sun porch...

Our First Halloween!!

Since the boys are only 5 months old (Saturday) we put them in skeleton onesies with jack-o-lantern socks! I think they looked very cute. The only thing they wanted from the trick or treaters was MILK... especially Henry. He asked every time.















Our neighbor hosted a really fun party in the drive way. She made all these little graves for everyone who was coming... and different things they've lost this year. Mine was "sanity" and Ryan's was "freedom"

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall...

The boys favorite nursery rhyme and the outfits to match... Look at the hats with the feather on the side!

Winter's Coming!

Boys got dressed in their warmest of outfits today! We went by the lake, and they were so observant of all the trees and ducks... It was a nice morning! I'm thinking they are getting EVEN CUTER by the day!

My 2 little bears- 4 months old

Another chilly morning... thought the boys looked cute today!














We had our 4 month check up last week...

Henry: 17 pounds! Doctor says he's doing great and growing!

Beckett: 13 pounds. Growing like a weed... Just because he's a bit skinnier doesn't mean he's not as long. The boys are only 1 inch apart in height!

Happy Henry!

Just some extra special shots of Henry chuckling away with those chunky cheeks! He is so dramatic, full of life! Beckett is so easy going... they are a perfect mix of Ryan and I!