Merry Christmas

Mark and Ella had a great Christmas. We started at our house Christmas morning, then went over to the Meloys to celebrate there with all the cousins and Aunts and Uncles. Then on the 27th, we went to the Keyworths to celebrate with their Aunt Valerie and Uncle Steve. Mark and Ella cleaned up and we are going to have lots of fun the next few months with all their new toys.

4 months old....

Mark and Ella had their 4 month Dr appointment on Friday and everything looks great. Ella is holding steady at 25% across the board, while Mark has jumped to 50% for head and height and 25% for weight. Ella weighed in at just over 12 pounds and Mark is at 13 1/2 pounds (though he feels much heavier).

Here are a few pics over the past few weeks. The first is Ella during tummy time (she's staring at the tv) and the next is Mark in a good mood after eating. Ella is all about sticking her tongue out lately and its just too funny. We went to Lights in the Heights this past Saturday and Mark completely crashed on Matt. Matt even had the large drool spot on his shirt for a while as a souvenir.

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving this year. We first went to my Aunt's house to visit with my parents and my grandma. Ella got a great pic with her great grandma! Then we went to the Meloy's to eat and see Matt's parents.

I snapped this pic of Mark before the game on Friday before he was too embarrassed to be wearing orange. And Oatmeal felt the need to help us load the fridge with beer!

Triplets?!

My friend Leslie came over to visit last Wednesday while she was in town for Thanksgiving and brought her boys Jack and Theo. We had lots of fun with all the kiddos and Leslie thought she should try her hand at all three babies! Believe it or not, they actually cooperated.

Matt and I tried to get a cute pic of Mark and Ella in their Thing 1 and Thing 2 onesies, but I thought I would post the funny ones instead! These 2 were taken within about 30 seconds of each other and they just make me laugh.

New Toy

Mark and Ella got a new toy this week, an activity mat. Ella loves it and Mark is still getting used to it. And Oatmeal loves to sleep under it too, but doesn't quite fit. Ella has started smiling more and more, but only in the morning. I guess there is something about being awake at 5:00 am that makes her very happy. We also went to church for the first time last week. And we almost made it through the entire service. Not bad....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Busy Week

Last Sunday we visited my Grandma and Aunt out at my parents house and got a 4 generation picture. My grandma also just celebrated her 97th birthday on Tuesday!

Matt's friend Scott stopped by this week to see the twins, too. We weren't quite fast enough with getting Ella her bottle, so Scott was recruited to do some distracting until we were ready. :)

And I finally got a picture of Mark smiling!! He really likes his bouncy chair and I usually get some good smiles and cooing while he's in there. Ella isn't much of a talker or smiler yet, but she's getting there. She's a pro at smiling in her sleep, just not when she's awake. And she squeaks more than talks. :)

Stroller

I finally got our jogging stroller a little while ago so we decided to try it out this past weekend. Ella and Mark seemed to enjoy it and were konked out before we reached the end of the street. Of course, they woke up as soon as we took them out and would not fall asleep again.

They also got to wear their Halloween outfits that their Mimi bought them. Grandpa came for a visit too this past week and so did their Nana.

Lopez

Last week I met Judy, Jan, and Peyton for lunch at Lopez and then we went shopping for a little bit. The babies couldn't have behaved better for us at the restaurant and while we were out shopping. You can also see our school bus of a stroller.

We finally got our new camera this past week, too. So no more excuses from me about not posting more pictures. :) We caught a good pic of Ella getting some tummy time and Mark resting on Dad.

Aunt Jan and Cousin Peyton

I travelled to Austin for a baby shower for my friend Michelle last Sunday so Mimi, Aunt Jan, and cousin Peyton (he's the BIG baby in the pictures) came over to keep Matt company and to help out with the kids. Jan was nice enough to take some pics for us since our camera is still being shipped.

The kids also had their 2 month Dr visit and everything is right on track. Ella is 25% on all fronts and Mark is 25% for head size and height and 10% on weight. They are both growing fast and Mark has passed Ella by almost 1/2 a pound. We had a bit of a rough afternoon yesterday from the shots, but they seem to be much happier today.

Bad Camera

I know its been a while since I posted any pics, but our camera has decided to die. So until I get a new one (hopefully very soon) I have no new pictures. But I did take the babies to a store today that had a baby scale and found out that Mark has surpassed Ella in weight by 0.8 ounces! If you round it though, they are the same. 9 lbs 2 oz. Its hard to imagine that they are almost twice as big as they were when they were born!

Don't forget about Oatmeal!

I had to add some pictures of Oatmeal since he is being so good lately. He's been great with the twins so far and only ruined 1 burp cloth and 1 bib. He gets rather excited sometimes (which is nothing new) but he pretty much leaves Mark and Ella alone. And he has learned to tune out their cries, too. I've been impressed with how well he is handling everything.

I took Oatmeal to the vet yesterday to check on a limp that he has been having and we were given orders to not exercise for 10 days. Yikes! I don't know who has it worse, us or him. Its going to be a very long 10 days.

Too Funny

I had to post this picture b/c it was just too funny. Ella is screaming and Mark is looking at us for help! Good thing it didn't last too long and they fell asleep.

Bobby and Julia came over last Friday for a visit. Julia was in from out of town, so we were very happy that she could come over, say hello, and snuggle some babies. Bobby got in on the snuggles too!