The "For Sale" sign is in the front yard

Well, we finally decided to do it. We are moving to Houston. WOW! We have really made a life here in Denton for the past five years, so to think about leaving is really scary and at the same time it is really exciting to get back to our hometown. We have made some of the best friends here and people we feel like are our family. It's going to be hard to say goodbye. I'm not sure how the babies feel about it! It sounds silly but I'm super sad to leave our pediatrician. She was there during the night while I was in labor and then she was there when the babies were born. I saw my OB yesterday and I was so upset to tell him we were leaving - I have a history with all these people!! I can't even imagine packing up the nursery . . .but luckily I don't have to think about that yet - we have some time until our house here sells! We love our house here, and our neighbors . . . I'm not sure you could find a better neighborhood or better people anywhere.

I can still smell the sunscreen

We made it back late last night from our trip to Port Aransas to visit with Pete's family. This was our 10th annual family trip to the beach! Ten years ago it was ALOT different - only one little baby (David - 10 years old now!) and this year there were THREE babies (Avery, Pete, and Kylynn)! Plus there was Avalynn (2 years old) and the other set of twins in our family: Justin and Jon (8 years old)!

Avery and Pete spent the whole week looking cute, smiling for Grandma and Grandpa and had a blast! They seemed to really enjoy the beach and smiled alot. In all of the water pictures you will notice that they are both looking down at the water constantly . . .they couldn't quite figure it out! Avery did not like her bathing suit so she went naked most of the time!! She would cry and cry until I would take it off her (we are hoping this is a trait that doesn't continue later in life! hee hee) Little Pete really liked to nap on the shore and watch everyone and everything.


Little Dave, Jon, and Justin took such good care of the babies. The played with them, helped feed them, and kept them smiling! They are such special boys and loved on my kiddos so much! The three babies looked like triplets and liked to smile and coo at each other. I was afraid that today we were going to go through "holding" withdrawls but both babies seem to be doing great! All the cousins: David, Justin, Avalynn, Jon, Avery, Kylynn, Pete III

Our beach vacation PREVIEW!!

I'm up late with a little insomia - downloading pictures from our beach vaca with Pete's family. More pictures to come later - this was just my favorite!

Happy Daddy Day!

It's a special day today for Pete . . .it's his first Father's Day! I pulled him in here a minute ago to look at the pictures of the day that he became a father! He did so good taking care of me all day and night while I was in labor, and then he did such a great job taking care of the babies after they were born. He was the first to do the diapers and had to teach me how later!! He surprises me everyday with how much he loves our kids and how much they love him back!


Pete with his first born: Miss Avery Grace
12/13/07 6:11 a.m.


Pete and his little boy: Pete!
12/13/07 7:27 a.m.


These are two of my favorite pictures. The first one is while we were in hospital and the second is the day after we got home.

Our six month photo shoot

We went yesterday to get our pictures taken for our 6 month birthday! The babies did SO good! I always have to worry about Pete and pictures but he just smiled and smiled! These are definitely our best pictures yet. I'm so glad to have some really good ones of the babies together, because at home its really difficult to take them!

Our six month stats:
Pete - 17 lbs. 26 1/2 in.
Avery - 13 lbs. 24 3/4 in.

My first twenty-nine years

(Notice the outfit - all courtesy of my hubby. Shirt, shoes, pants and purse . . . shocked aren't you! I know I was impressed!)


Wow, I can't believe that this is the first day of my last year of my twenties! When I was younger I couldn't even envision 29 and then thrity and look, here I am! So this has definitely been my most eventful year yet! What a difference a year can make. Last year at this time Pete and I had rushed to the emergency room, fearing the worst, only to have our prayers answered when we saw those two beating hearts and two bouncy babies on that sonogram machine! Last year on my birthday, I was having to take it easy and have a modified bed rest at home! Last year on my birthday, we decided that I was going to quit my teaching job and spend my time working to form two human beings!!! hee hee So to say that this past year of my life has been eventful would be a complete understatement! I was asked this morning a few times if I felt older . . .and the answer was: YES! Every part of my body feels older, but I wouldn't trade it for anything!!

Pete outdid himself for this birthday. We did something tonight that I never have done in my first 29 years . . . we had sushi! The last time we went to eat sushi, I was pregnant and therefore couldn't eat any. So, this time I ate, ate, ate! You might think "raw fish - yucky" but it was SO amazingly good! I was the first to doubt it and the first to stand corrected! So, some pictures are included to mark the occasion!

Also, I just wanted to say thank you to all the people who called and emailed to wish me a happy birthday. I didn't realize how many people were checking out this blog, but I am overwhelmed to find out how many of you "keep up" with us through it!! It's tough to live so far away from so many people we love and care about, but the internet sure makes it easier!

So, yeah, I had a great birthday and I can't wait until next year!!

One of those hot summer days . . .

We spent all morning in our front yard trying to tame the weeds. We had embarrasingly let it go for so long, and all our plants had grown SO huge, that we had to take care of it. It looks so great now! I remember four years ago when we planted all those plants and they were little tiny "baby" plants. We thought that they would never grow!

After all that, during a lull in our afternoon, we decided to take a dip in a neighbor's pool. Big Pete actually took the "dip" and I stood on the sidelines watching wishing I was in there too! I let the babies in for just a minute!

Avery loves the water and takes to it immediately smiling the whole time. Pete has to "warm" up to it a bit and eventually begins to play around. It's funny because that is the opposite of how they act in their baths!

Fish Fry

Our neighbors had another cookout, this time though it was a fish fry! Let's just say the fried pickles and hush puppies were to die for!! They just fried it up and set it out. We had a blast just sitting around in their front yard. They would wave to people as they drove by, and little by little, we had a huge crowd there!Avery did not have so much fun, but Pete completely enjoyed himself! I'm trying really hard to get them back on schedule, we've been doing alot the past couple of days and they have been staying up late . . .the little party animals!


(Can I color coordinate or what! It was so funny, everything I kept pulling out matched perfectly! If only I had enough time to plan it that way!)

Sittin' around on a Sunday

I'm not counting it as a total "sit" until it's 5 sec!! But, Pete did sit for a few seconds on his own. He really wants to bypass sitting all together and stand. Avery is a bit wobbly but we're working on it everyday. Daddy got to practice with them this morning! We're off to a fish fry tonight (yeah, Momma doesn't have to cook!)

We got sippy cups yesterday just to give them a whirl, Avery drank like a champ (a teeny bit of apple juice) but Pete wouldn't have anything to do with it. The boy knows what he likes!!