mmmmm - Chocolate bunnies!!

Here is the evolution of the boys first chocolate Easter bunny. First, sitting on the blanket, not quite sure why they are only in their diapers. Then the first timid bites of it. Finally, they really dug in and we had to take them away so they wouldn't get sick from too much candy. Bath time was a blast that night!

Easter

Here are the kids at Easter. I had to wrestled the grass away from the boys, and threaten Joseph and Victoria in order to get the one picture of all of them.

Playing the bells

This is Victoria's group on Palm Sunday playing the bells. The song is "This is Holy Ground".

Children's Choir

This is Victoria and our church's 1st-3rd grade Children's Choir singing on Palm Sunday

Sitting up like a big boy!

Patrick is sitting up on his own now. He can't get there on his own but can balance once you sit him up. Now he thinks he is big stuff. Jacob still needs a lot of support in order to sit up..of course Patrick has a much sturdier base:)

Hanging out with Zachary

Where do I start??? The cutest babies ever!!! From overalls to toboggans these boys look cool. There is also one of the whole gang and Patrick and Jacob in their corduroy jackets, you can't see them in the pic but they even have the suade patches on the elbows.

Joseph and Dad's Birthday

Joseph and Dad's birthday are three days apart. We celebrated at Grandma Vandyke's while we were home. Hard to believe he is 14 now.

Trip home to NC

Here are the boys playing with their cousin Wyatt and Poppie and Patrick relaxing before bedtime.

Patrick sucking on his fingers and Jacob sucking on his toes

That's right, Jacob loves to suck on his toes. Patrick, bless his heart, is just now barely able to touch his so he settles for his fingers.

Just getting bigger and bigger!

The boys are growing more every day. From the first time they drank from their sippy cups to becoming more mobile, I am amazed by how much they have changed in such a short amount of time. They are becoming more aware of each other. They smile and laugh at each other. They also try to grab each other as evident in the picture of Jacob the ninja baby trying to steal his brother's pacifier.

Christmas with Poppie and Mawmaw Leslie

These are a few pictures of us at John and Leslie's for Christmas.

Christmas time

This Christmas was the first one spent away from NC. Although it was very different it was nice to spend some time together just us, not rushing to the next place on our list, and trying to squeeze in as many people as possible. The boys spent their first Christmas opening presents, playing and napping. I spent it cooking...I have a new respect for Grandma VanDyke. Joseph and Victoria played the new games they got and Matt worked half the day.

Her dance recital

Victoria's Christmas Dance

Victoria has started taking dance here and we have had three appearances already! First they were in the Nashville Christmas Parade...at night in 22 degrees! Then they had their recital, and finally they performed at a local nursing home and brought the residents a home made card and ornament. Busy busy busy!

Breakfast with Santa

This was an event we had with POTATO (Parents Of Twins And Triplets Organization) They had Santa and Rudolf there and you were able to take your own pictures. Then we tried to take a group picture....hard to fit when the kids come in two's and three's...Hard to believe that this is just a small portion of the group!

The Grinch on ICE!

We took the kids to How the Grinch Stole Christmas - on ICE at Opryland. It was so neat! Everything was carved out of ice. They gave you these blue ponchos so you wouldn't freeze to death. It was like walking in a meat locker. The kid (Matt included) loved the huge ice slide.