Tristan D

Tristan is so silly and loves to suck on soft things. We have a throw blanket that whenever he sees it he goes to it and sucks all over it. He is so fun to have around. I love his little chubs and cuddles.

An Apple for the Teacher

Clifford just finished his first semester of the teaching program and I thought it would be fun to make all the students in his cohort an apple shaped cupcake to celebrate. I think they turned out cute and I had fun making them. I'm really liking cupcake decorating. Also, Clifford just walked in the graduation for his Associates degree. I am so proud of all his hard work since going back to school, especially while working full time and being a wonderful dad.

A Nice Day For Some Watery Fun!

The weather has been back and forth lately, but one day was super nice, so I took the kids(with my sister's help) to the water park for the first time. the babies loved splashing around.

Coloring Eggs

Easter Morning

Lilly loves Easter morning because the Easter Bunny always hides eggs for her to find when she wakes up. The babies got yummy baby snacks in their baskets. Then, after a nice breakfast, I dressed them up in their cute Easter church clothes and we went to church. I told Lilly all about what Jesus did for us and how he was Resurrected, not really sure she was paying attention or understanding. But earlier this week she told me all about Jesus getting his body back and how she will too someday. I was very pleased.

Holidays with the Kids

We don't have any traditions for St. Patrick's day but I love dressing my kids up for holidays. Tristan looked like a leprechaun. I did decide to make Lilly some green vanilla milk and she loved it. We took Lilly to an Easter egg hunt with Planet 94.1 radio station. She had a lot of fun and saw the Easter Bunny.

New Couch

We recently bought a new couch and rug. Now it is like we have a new living room. The rug is so soft and the couch is comfy. We bought it to have more seating for our bigger family and our old couch had a hard metal frame, not safe for crazy kids. This couch and rug make our house feel more homey.

Weights and Best Decision

So, their doctor appointment went well. they are still growing good and healthy. Tristan is slowly gaining faster than Bella. Now he is 3 1/2 pounds bigger than her. Bella weighed in at 17 lbs 10 oz. But I think they measured her height wrong, because they only had her growing 1/4 inch in three months. I measured her myself and got 28 in. Tristan weighed in at 21 lbs and 29 1/2 in. A lot of times people at stores will ask how far apart they are. They don't think they are twins because he is bigger than her. And they can't believe she is older. This appointment, they didn't need shots, so that was nice.

These pictures show my latest accomplishment. A few months ago, I started to put them to bed awake so they could begin learning to fall asleep without me. I bought this music and lights toy and they have done way better than I ever expected. The first night I didn't have it and they cried for almost an hour with me going in to comfort them but not pick them up. The next night it only took them ten minutes and they have been doing great ever since. This was one of the smartest choices I have ever made since having them. It has made my life so much easier and less stressful. I am also a much happier mommy and have more time to get other things around the house done, because I am not just constantly rocking babies to sleep.

Nine Months

Bella and Tristan are now nine months old. They are all over the place and into everything. Tristan gets around by dragging himself around with one arm. He is pretty fast, too and keeps up with Bella, who crawls. She sits up better and pulls herself to stand up. Tristan is still content to not crawl because he does a few steps and then drops down because he wants to move faster. I have to keep alert because they both can self feed snacks and now they use that skill to put anything Lilly drops in their mouths. I watched Tristan throw up twice now from trying to swallow crazy things and hitting his gag reflex. We see the doctor on Monday, so I will update their sats next week. But I can guess that they are at the top of the charts for height. Clothes get too short for them really quickly. They are such a joy to raise and I am having a great time being a mommy to these sweet children.

I Love Spring!

This spring I decided to attempt to grow things. We got some big buckets and a few vegetable plants. I have always wanted to try gardening and I finally am doing it. I hope I can get some success. I already have a green pepper growing and some strawberries sprouting. It gives me some new joy to see them. Also, spring means picnics and I am going to do that as often as I can before we get our summer heat. We had a fun picnic this week and being outside is so calming to my babies and Lilly loves to run and play and make friends at the playgrounds.