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Weekend with the Randalls

We were so lucky to have our friends from Idaho come visit us this last weekend. Luke, Jill and their three cute boys drove in Wednesday and stayed through Sunday. It was so fun having them stay and play with us. We had a fun filled four days which included: a trip to the zoo, dinner at the Hegsteds, a scavenger hunt at the temple, lunch at Pike Place Market, a snack at the Space Needle, date night with all the adults, a ferry ride and picnic lunch at Vashon Island with some General Conference in between. What a great time we had with them and are so glad they came to visit us. Kevin and I are so grateful to have such great friends. And we were so glad that the twins did so well with all our going and doing. Enjoy the pics.

Thank you Randalls! You're welcome anytime. And thank you Shaun and Krissy for the yummy meals.

6 months!

Yet, another month has so quickly passed by! Time never went this fast before I had the twins...here they are at 6 months!

I took them to get their six month pictures taken and my sweet Gracie didn't want any part of it. I think the bright flashes scare her. So, if at first you don't succeed then try, try again. Try again we did and were more successful. Thank you to my sister for going and helping. Ty was a stud and even though we still didn't get a picture of them smiling together, I am pleased with the shots I got.

Gracie Ann


Her stats: 13 lbs. 4 oz
24 and half inches
Healthy and cute as can be! She has become quite the giggler and loves to laugh at her daddy. She loves to be tickled, cuddled and sang to. She call roll from her tummy to back and has started eating squash and carrots.



Tyler Kevin


His stats: 17 lbs. 3 oz.
26 and a quarter inches
Also healthy and cute as can be. Ty is super strong and has been rolling around like crazy all month long. He wants to crawl so bad and is working on sitting up on his own. He loves to laugh, smile, talk, jump, and play with his toys. He has started saying "mama" and sometimes "baba".



Can you tell that I just love them so much! They are the light of our lives!

Rice Cereal

We started rice cereal a couple weeks ago and let me just say we are messy! It has now become part of our nightly routine which includes a bath immediately afterward. These are a few pictures from our early experiences. Ty seems to be catching on now, but Gracie is still hit and miss. Kev and I have had some good laughs feeding them though, especially when they decide to give their feet a cereal massage.

Gracie is so funny, she'll let me know when she doesn't want anymore.


At first when I gave Ty a spoonful he would put his thumb in his mouth right afterward to help it all stay in.


What a cutie!


Here they are all lined up to get in the bathtub. "Pick me Daddy"


Can't wait for fruits and veggies!

Must it be so hard?

So today I had the twins happily playing on the floor and was taking some pics of them with my phone. My mom sent me a message wanting me to email her a pic so she could put it as her background. I decided I would just try to get some pics of them both with my real camera. Lately I have taken alot of them individually so I really wanted to get a cute one of them together. Well after much effort and 10 attempts this is what I got. Here you go Mom! FYI, put the cursor on the pic and you can read the caption.

Although I didn't get the perfect picture of them together, all the pictures together are pretty perfect and certainly cute! But really I hope it gets easier to get a good picture.

5 months old...

The twins turned 5 months old last Friday, how can it be? Time just seems to go faster and faster. I wish I could freeze time sometimes so I could memorize each moment. Their first year progression is amazing. I love watching them grow and experience new things. I am so thankful for these two little ones and love being with them each day.

My sweet Gracie Grace.


She makes us laugh each day and has loved finding her toes.


My Ty-Man!


Ty has worked hard on rolling over this month and is such a busy boy.


I love you Ty and Gracie!

Pictures

Back in July, we took the twins to get their three month pictures taken. Our first attempt was unsuccessful and we left with cranky babes. Round two went much better and I was happy with the results. Even though it is almost time for their six month pics I thought I would share these.

We couldn't get his big smile but my sweet Ty is still so cute.


I just love this picture of my little Gracie Ann.


It is quite the challenge to get them to look at the same time in the same direction.


A fun collage.


I love these two so much!