Tess

The babies are so hard to do a little profile on!!! Tess is strong and sweet, always, well almost always, has a smile for everyone but

the camera....

Every week she has a new facial expression...

And she definitley has a flair for the dramatic...

And always appears to have something on her mind.

People often tell me she will be a handful for me...because Tess is a big name, and she has to have the personality to carry it...and we thought she got it because in one of our name books it meant "4th child"...She is spunky and beautiful, and we love having her.

Yesterday...

I had such a fun day!!! On impulse we ran to Old Navy to get Luke an Anniversary Dinner outfit, and of course, St. Paddy's Day shirts for the kids. We had Jamba Juice, and did a drive by to Trader Joe's so I could get home to clean for the Momo mommies coming over. My photos came out backwards so I'll address them the way they are. Luke and I had a great dinner. Good food, yummy cocktails for me, beer for him, dessert, and no kids!!!! We had a babysitter for the first time since the babes were born, and it went GREAT!! Alexa took this photo when we got home.

We've decided Husband needs to work on a 'picture face'. I have one...I always look the same in photos because I make the same 'picture face'. All those years of modeling. HAH!! Anyway aren't we cute? His shirt matches his eyes....

And here are the mommies and momos....

From left: Me holding Matthew, Grace's older son and Lily, Lucy, who contacted me through monoamniotic.org, and it turns out we're practically neighbors, her sons are 2 weeks and 3 days old and still in the NICU, she is holding Tess, Grace holding her survivng momo Timmy, Aimee, hiding behind her mom Tina holding her twins Katie and Kristi.

We had so much fun, it was like seeing old friends. I look forward to doing it again regularly and watching our miracle babies grow up. Thanks for coming ladies!!!

Today's the Day!!

12 years ago I married Luke, aka Husband. We have had many great times some very hard times, and always make it through stronger than ever. He is such a very special person.

I had plans to post a loving tribute to our marriage, and our story, but the Momo mommies are coming today!!!! And I have to get ready for them...and Husband and I are going on a DATE tonight!!! Our first since well before the twins were born....so exciting.

I will definitley add more on both topics later....

Today we were in Target and as usual there were tons of people with their babies all over the store. Travis looked up and said.."lots of people have babies, but they aren't as lucky as us because we have TWO babies!!!" If he only knew.

We were inspired by a stretch of warm sunny weather, and a clearance price, to buy a new BBQ. Because we were being cheap, Husband had to put it together.



It took a couple of hours with assistance.

Monkey assistance that is....


But it is gorgeous and shiny!!! We have taken to watching "Wheel of Fortune" before the kids go to bed, and the kids are very inspired by Vanna White. Travis thinks she is 'magic' because she can make the letters appear from nowhere. here is their best Vanna impression.

And here they became Ninjas.

It drove poor Husband to drink. My teasing probably didn't help. But we had big ol' steaks for dinner! And today it rained.