First Christmas

 Our First Christmas...and we slept right through it!

 When they woke up these sweet boys loved opening up a couple of gifts.  Cars and books were what Santa brought them this year.  

They were pleased!!

 Chandler is all smiles...CHEESE

Chayce loved his new cars

 They enjoyed their first taste of Jello.  Chayce liked it much more than Chandler.

Chandler loved hanging out with his cousin Jonni!  

 What an eventful year 2011 has been.  We are so blessed and so grateful for the children in our family.  We have loved having the addition of these two little buddies.  They are a blessing in our family and so sweet.  We enjoy their spirits and their personalities.  

Merry Christmas

My Christmas Poet

(picture is blurry, taken off of my phone)

Chad was watching the babies tonight while I was out with Raegan and Kalli. While I was gone he texted me this poem he made up, I thought it was way cute!

I love these boys; they're fun you see!
They crawl, giggle and laugh at me!


But puzzle me they do so very much;
For all the toys in the living room they do not touch!


For Christmas this year the elves need not make more toys;
Certainly not for these cute twin boys.


Santa head over to rubbermaid, glad and ziploc too;
For playing with pots, plastic and kitchen stuff is all they want to do!


So when you arrive home this night;
You may walk into the kitchen and have quite a fright.


But we haven't been robbed, ransacked or chased out of the house;
No this place is too frighteneing even for a mouse.


It's called Chayce and Chandler what more can I say;
But truth be told I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!


So as I look around this Christmas year;
I am reminded of all that I hold so dear!


It may be messy, chaotic and a little intense;
But my family is by far the greatest present!!!
 

What a sweet family I have been blessed with.  I am grateful everyday for my blessings.  And what a sweet husband I am lucky enough to call mine. 

LIFE IS GOOD!

11 months on December 11

 I cannot believe these two boys are 11 months already.  Time has flown by this year.  I was told by other mothers of twins that the first year is a blur and it really is.  I am sad that they are growing up so fast.  They are so much fun and so full of energy and getting so big. 

 Chayce

 Chandler

 Oh Christmas Tree...Our Christmas tree looks like Dr. Seuss threw up on it!  It is only decorated the top 2/3 of the tree but has the same amount of ornaments on it as if the whole tree was decorated.  This is not my year for a pretty tree or a pretty decorated house!

 Good Morning Boys!

 Chayce with his tongue out and Chandler with 

his crinkled up nose

Happy Happy 11 Months!!!

*Both boys now crawling everywhere, no more worm crawl for Chandler

*Chayce is our "Houdini" he can escape from anywhere he finds it a challenge to get through the many blockades I set up around the house.  We are always "chasing" him!  He has already had two tumbles down our stairs, thank goodness we got our gate fixed because he is determined to break through all barriers.

*Chandler has turned into the cuddly one.  He is more of a mama's boy. (I LOVE IT)

*They are always hungry!  They both cry and are sad when the food runs out. (can you imagine my food bill with these boys and their four older brothers) They are enjoying more of the family meals and not just baby food. 

*They both pull themselves up to the couch and walk along the front of it.

* Chayce has fallen flat on his face a couple of times because he thinks he can walk. (oh the stinker!!!)

*Sleep through the night, about 10 hours at a time.

*Hair is getting darker and curlier.

*Chayce has discovered his voice or should I say his scream.  He squeals at the top of his lungs and thinks it's so funny.  Chandler likes to chatter and say mama over and over.

*Starting to really bug their big brother Nicholas (only 1 year older than the twins).  They love to try to play with him but he sees it as them just taking his cars away from him.  Good thing he is so sweet and so patient.

Life is just getting a bit more challenging.  They are very busy boys with lots of energy.  I no longer get ANYTHING done, I have to be with them at all times or they get themselves into trouble. They are so much fun and so dang cute you can't help but smile at them no matter what they are doing. 

11-11-11

 Guess who is 10 months? 

On 11/11/11 these two Chunky Monkeys turned 10 months old.  I cannot believe how quickly time has passed. 

 Tyler was on baby duty.  He had to lay across the floor and make sure the babies didn't crawl into the kitchen.  They are crawling every where and putting every thing in their mouths.

 Chayce is a master mind when it comes to getting out of their "cage".  We call him Houdini.  Chandler will usually wait for Chayce to figure out how to get out and then Chandler charges and climbs over ANYTHING or ANYONE in his way. 

 HELLO CHANDLER!

 These babies still sleep in the closet.  Not sure where they will sleep once they get too big for the closet and their bed.

 HELLO CHAYCE!

Chayce loves to eat, Chandler is ok with it, he would rather be crawling all over the place.

 Chandler

 Chayce loves to stick his tongue out.  He is always playing with his tongue, it's so funny.  It's an inherited trait, my mom and my nephew always concentrate with their tongue out. 

Happy 10 Months!

*Chayce is crawling every where, Chandler does the inch worm crawl and is really fast at it. 

*They are pulling themselves up to everything.

*Nothing gets in their way,

they can climb over anything or anyone.

*Chayce is looking a bit bigger than Chandler.

*No more pacifiers for either one.

*Happy Happy Babies

*Sleeping more

*Each has 8 teeth.  4 on top and 4 on bottom. 

*Chandler babbles and says MaMaMa

*Chayce squeels at the top of his lungs.

*They continue to be best buddies. 

*They are getting more leary of strangers.

*They LOVE when their daddy comes home and gives them attention.

*They are always near each other and still like to sleep right next to or on top of each other. 

*Life is going to get more interesting as they continue to grow and get more curious with their surroundings.  They are really fast and anxious to explore. 

*Love, love, love these babies!!!

Busy October

October is one of my favorite months.  I love the weather, the leaves and Halloween.  Here are some cute, random pictures from this past month with my two little buddies.

We have the cutest neighbor girls. They love to come over and take the babies and Nicholas on walks.  This day they were playing with them out on a blanket in the front yard.

These boys are climbing everywhere.  Nothing gets in their way. They climb over trucks, each other and their gate...they have learned that if they work together they can push it over and be FREE!

Breakfast at our house is messy.  Chayce, Chandler and Nicholas eat at the same time.  I make a big bowl of baby food and we do one bite at a time with the twins. One for Chayce...One for Chandler and so on. It helps Chandler to open his mouth when he sees Chayce take a bit.

 Nicholas gets to eat eggs.

Cheerios...yum!

They love to go in their Stroller and I LOVE to go walking with them.  But the weather is turning cold so it might be a while until we get to go on our walks.  

Just out of the shower, look at those curls!

Wrestling Buddies!

Silly Boys!

Their hair was starting to look a little scraggly so it was time for their first haircut...bye bye curls.

Handsome Chayce

Chandler's turn

So handsome!!

Chandler and Chayce

Their first Halloween

Tigger and Pooh

They are still sharing a crib.  I love how Chandler decided to use Chayce's bum as a pillow.  

Night Night Little Buddies!

 Guess who is 9 months old and

22 pounds each...

CHAYCE and CHANDLER

 These two little boys get more and more fun every single day, they also get themselves into more and more trouble.  They are constantly climbing over each other and wrestling.  They are always together.  We will have them "caged" in our living room with the WONDERFUL gate fence thingy we have and even though they have the entire room to roam and play in they are usually right next to or right on top of each other.  And always with a huge smile!!!

 This is how I find them a lot of time...Seriously they are so funny!

Someone let the gate open on the fence and these two little stinkers made a run for it.  They escaped together like two partners in crime. 

What Chayce and Chandler can do now that they are 9 months old:

*Go from crawling (scooting) to a sitting position on their own

*Eat Cheerios

*Climb up on large toy trucks as well as on mom and dad

*Wave

*Smack their lips when watching each other eat

*Crawl really really fast

*Smile the Biggest Smiles

*Climb all over each other and anything else that gets in their way

*Chandler is extremely squirmy.  When he gets dressed he does not hold still and wants to be on the move.  His legs are constantly kicking or moving, he also wants to be the first one out of bed in the morning if Chayce is picked up first Chandler lets you know that he is NOT happy about that, he is also more of a moma's boy

*Chayce is super easy going, easy to feed and loves to eat.  He doesn't mind strangers and easily smiles and loves his family

We are having so much fun with these boys.  They are progressing at the very same speed.  Usually with Twins one progresses a little quicker than the other, not with these two boys.  They are at the very same level and progression.  They both still have just two teeth and love to giggle! 

Life is CRAZY Good