Recent Pictures

All dressed and ready to play in the snow!

Bedtime attire must include a nightgown over footed pj's!

Reid loves to stick his tongue out now ;-)



Pretending to be asleep on Daddy so she doesn't need to go to bed.



Visit with Santa

Here are the pictures from our visit with Santa. Grace was super excited and waited very patiently for our turn. When it was our turn she ran up to Santa and jumped on his lap and asked for a Dora doll. That's when the first two pictures below were taken. I think right after that she turned around and got a good look at Santa and wanted to get down. Luckily no tears

were shed at all :-)

Christmas Cuties

This was my attempt at getting a picture of the kids for the Christmas cards. Almost impossible to get all three kids smiling and looking the same direction. Plus Jack spit up about 5 mins after the outfit was on. Oh well, still cute ;-) Reid is on the left and Jack is on the right.



Grace Madeline

Grace, Gracie, Gracie Goo, May, Ruby, Ruby May, The Nugget (now known as The Big Nugget), whatever her nickname may be she is a wild child! By the way...the nickname thing is a Dery thing! This little one is FULL of energy. She is fearless and very active. She climbs just about anything, including into her brothers cribs. She is our little monkey. She is constantly making me nervous that she is going to get hurt or hurt someone else for that matter. This cooler weather has had us stuck in the house more often and Grace tends to be flying off the couch if we don't get her out of the house. Lately we have been taking her to a few indoor play gyms to burn some energy. She LOVES it!! When she wakes up from her nap or if we are in the car driving she asks if we are going to what she calls
The Playhouse!

Mike at the top of the slide with the kids. Not sure who was having the most fun?!

Headfirst!

I have a feeling it's going to be a long winter :-)

Family Photo Session

All my mom wanted for her birthday present this year was one group photo of our entire family. Well that's easier said than done! Our family consists of seven adults and five children. Trying to get everyone looking the same direction and smiling was not an easy task. We ended up pulling it off though and got quite a few cute shots. It was a success! Happy Birthday Nana :-)

Now our individual family shots went a little bit different....the kids were getting tired and not cooperating. This first picture basically sums up how our session went! Grace didn't like that Jack and Reid were crying. I love the look on Mike's face! He was trying so hard to smile through the crying. Love you Babe!

One last cute one of Nana and Papa with the kids!

Just Plain Cute

I couldn't figure out how to turn this video the right direction but I figured I would still post it. 6  months old is proving to be such a fun stage. The boys are super happy and easy going babies! We couldn't ask for anything more.

Sleeping Baby

Who doesn't  love the sight of a sleeping baby?

Poor Reid fell asleep in the high chair...

On a sort of sad note, Mike officially lowered the cribs today. The boys are moving around a lot and we figured it was time.  It just seems like the crib lowering snuck up on us so quick this time around. Just sad to think they are growing up so fast.

Three Amigos!

Just thought this picture was cute. Grace got a huge kick out of wearing Joe's pajamas.

Action picture.....

All Bundled Up

We are trying to take a few last trips to the park before it's too cold. These snow suits just make me laugh every time I see them on. They are way too big for now but super warm and comfy.

Jack on the left and Reid on the right

Jack

Reid

 

Reid

 

Playdough

We had some time to waste the other day so I decided to take a trip to Target with all three kids by myself.  I know...what was I thinking right? It actually wasn't that bad though. The boys were in the double snap and go stroller.  I figured it would be best to let Grace walk to burn some energy. She behaved so perfectly walking right next to the stroller and holding on the whole time. She was such an angel! I love moments like that, so I decided to buy her some playdough for her acting like such a big girl.

The Playdough was a huge hit and kept her busy for awhile.....

Having a taste....

Silly face and silly headband....

Got to love that face and those adorable dimples.

6 Months

My babies are 6 months old already. Where has the time gone???

I can remember the first ultrasound like it was just yesterday. I will never forget that day and I how felt at that very moment. I had dreamed of having twins for as long as I can possibly remember and my dream was becoming reality.

I was blessed with an uncomplicated pregnancy and on May 24, 2010 Jack Michael and Reid Michael were born. They were born 2 days short of 36 weeks and they were perfectly healthy. Jack weighed in at 5lbs 13ounces and Reid weighed in at 5lbs 8ounces. They were perfect, tiny, and just adorable.  Best of all we had two of them!

Fast forward 6 months and here we are on Halloween. Jack was a dinosaur and Reid was a monkey.

The last six months have been super busy around our house and the boys are growing up before my eyes. I want to just freeze them at this very moment and enjoy every minute of this baby phase. Since they will most likely be my last I want to just snuggle them to pieces and cherish these moments.

Here are a few things about the twins at 6 months:

They both love to eat.

They both love to sit in their bouncy seats

They both love their baths.

They both are rolling over now and have started to sleep on their tummy.

They both love stroller rides and car rides.

They both love their big sister Grace.

They both are quick to give a smile and a giggle.

They are both happy and easy going babies.

They both are now sleeping through the night.

They both love to be held and snuggled.

I can't imagine not having both of them in our lives! I hope they grow up to become the best of friends.