Fall Photo Shoot

Dana set up a family photo shoot for all of us at the end of October. The weather was still slightly warm, however the morning air was chilly!!! We went to the bosque and it was gorgeous.
The photographer was Kim Jackson. I think the photos turned out beautiful!

London is *Almost* Walking!

London has been cruising easily along furniture and things for a month or so now. He's taken steps here and there, sometimes up to 10 steps at a time, but he hasn't started to consistently walk yet. He just doesn't have his confidence quite there, but I'm sure he will soon.
I took some video of him taking some steps. I just love the way the babies walk when they are first learning, it's so cute!

Thanksgiving 2010

We had a great Thanksgiving. We spent the morning watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and I baked turkey cupcakes. They turned out great and were a big hit!



We first went over to my sister's, Dana's, house and had a nice feast. I tried to put the babies down at her house, but it just wasn't happening. So they played and watched their favorite show Yo Gabba Gabba.
Chau (Dana's husband) is a fantastic cook and he roasted a turkey and made stuffing, cornbread, sweet potato casserole, and all kinds of other stuff. It was delicious and we had a great time playing some Rock Band after we ate.
We came home and let the babies take a little snooze and then headed out to Nathan's aunt's house. Again, there was a fantastic feast of food. Turkey, mashed potatoes, all the Thanksgiving greats. Nathan's 2nd cousins who are all under 10, had fun playing with the babies.
We went home that night feeling exhausted, but it was a great day! Here's a few pictures...

Nathan helping Lyla in the car:
Mom:
Dad:
London looking at the snowman outside:
Dana's tree:
Chris caught playing with toys:
Emily and Lyla:
Nathan being silly:
Lexi:
Ella:
London and Emily:

I am thankful for so many things. I'm thankful for having two beautiful children that are healthy and happy and the loves of my life. I'm so thankful for Nathan for being such a great father, husband, and my best friend. I'm thankful for family who continue to help us when we need it, and even when we don't. I'm thankful for an awesome church with great childcare. I could go on and on!
Now, bring on Christmas!!!! :)

Halloween 2010

We had a fantastic Halloween this year. We did a safari theme with our costumes. Nathan was "on safari", I was a zebra, London was a lion, and Lyla was a elephant.


On Halloween day we went to Calvary Chapel's fall carnival. Wow, that place was packed! They had a ton of booths with games, live bands, a DJ, about 20 bounce houses, face painting, Dions Pizza, Coldstone Creamery, pony rides, candy, and much more. I know the babies will love going there in the years to come. Most things were too big for them to do, but we still had a lot of fun walking around and picnicking on the grass.

Dana, Chau, Lexi, and Ella also made it to the carnvial. Dana and Chau were grecians, Lexi was pegasus, and Ella was an angel.

The weather was perfect at 70 degrees! It was a really fun day.
















We got these pictures done because the money was going to the food bank. This was also at Calvary:

McCalls Pumpkin Patch

We visited McCalls Pumpkin Patch in Moriarty a couple weekends ago. McCalls is a great place to take kids because they have so much for them to do. Lyla had a great time and I think her favorite activity was the corn box. It's basically a big sand box filled with corn. Poor London wasn't having the greatest of days. He had woken up early with teething pain, so he was tired and his teeth were really bothering him. But we were glad that we made the trip there anyway. Dana, Chau, Lexi, and Ella joined us as well. Here's a few pictures from the day:

Lyla is Walking!

Lyla had been cruising along furniture and other items for months, and standing on her own for just as long. She was just a little unsure about those first steps, as all babies seem to be. It's a daunting task letting go of that support to walk on your own two feet!
With her confidence in tow, August 8th, Lyla took 3-4 steps towards Nathan who was holding her pacifier and showing it to her. From that day forth she has been walking everywhere! She hardly ever falls down. She acts like she's been walking for months!
The look of pride on her face from walking is just so adorable and heart warming.

London is still crawling at super sonic speed. He's also cruising along furniture and standing on his own. The other day at the park he took his first step towards me. And then that same day (Monday, August 30th) he took two more steps towards me. He'll be walking in no time! And then boy will I have my hands FULL!

Their napping schedule is a little off due to growth spurts and other developmental milestones. Some days they take two naps and some day it's just one. But they still go down at 7:00 pm and sleep until 7 or 8 am which is so nice for mom and dad!

These babies are so much fun! They have such great personalities and are really interactive. They love learning about new things, pointing and asking 'wha tha?' (what's that?), and laughing those big belly laughs at sounds and faces or whatever else might have tickled their fancy. This stage is such a great time and we are really enjoying them.

Here's are a couple short video clip of Lyla taking some of her first steps!




Here's a video I took of the babies laughing in their highchairs. This was back in June so they're 12 months here. I'm not sure if I've already shared this video or not, but here it is!