Something New Popped Up



Our dear little Ryan Robert just had a tooth pop up this week!



Ocean City

We just got back from a week in Ocean City with my parents, Nathan, and Katie. What a nice week to spend with family and relax. Eli liked to play in the sand, but he wanted nothing to do with the ocean. He was hit or miss with the pool, too. He wanted to chase the sea gulls and asked if he could pet them. He started to chase after them saying, "I'll get that duck in no time!" Oh boy.

My parents bought Eli this "surfboard." He thought he was cool stuff.

This is about as close as he would get to the water. If I held him and went in up to my ankles, he would start to freak out and say, "No! We don't need to go into the water."

He loved to be buried in the sand. Nathan and Katie built a racecar around him that he loved.



Football time.

 

We only took Ryan and Spencer to the beach twice. We tried once with the umbrella and once with the tent. They did ok, but it was hard to keep them in the shade when they weren't sleeping. They did have really cute rash guards and swim trucks. I didn't get any good pictures of the outfits!

Eli watched Mickey Mouse on Pop's phone.

After 30+ years of vacationing with my brother, this is the first time I've ever seem him read a book.

Dinner TIme

We just started rice cereal with the boys. Both seem to do alright. They still only get a little bit and half of it ends up on their bibs anyway.

We're ready!

Two spoons, two bowls, back and forth we go!

Reading Together...Kim Family Style

Waypost Photography Pictures

Beth from Waypost Photography took pictures of the boys in June. Here are some of my favorites from the shoot. We did this one at Baker Park in Frederick. Spencer was a sour puss the whole time. Eli was so well behaved, and Ryan pretty much slept through the entire thing. I was just hoping that the three outfits would make it through the shoot without any signs of spit-up, poop, and/or grass stain.  



Oh My Goodness....

This is what the family room looked like when I walked in from work yesterday...

Spencer's Cruisin'

Visit From Papa and Grandma



Papa and Ryan



Grandma and Spencer

Bathtime

A Smile.. On Camera!

We've all seen Spencer's serious face.

And we've seen his annoyed face

And we've seen the 'get off of me right now!' face

But this may be the first time we've captured the happy face!

Masterpiece

created by Eli on 8-6-11

Cookie Time

Yes, I realize it was brownie time not that long ago. But today Eli and I made cookies. For those concerned about his junk food intake, don't worry. In a batch of 2 dozen, he'll probably eat 3 or 4. Kevin will probably have zero, and I will probably eat the rest. For those of you concerned with my junk food intake, mind your business.  :)

I found these cookies at the grocery store that have a school bus on them.

Eli counted to twelve to make sure all were there

Showing Mickey how they turn into "mini pancakes" as they bake






Enjoying the finished product.



August 5, 2011

• Today I had to explain to Eli that Uncle Nathan's birthday was yesterday and that it's not his birthday again today. And that Eli's birthday is not today. And that, no, we're not going to have birthday cake today. And no, it's not Mim's birthday today. No, it's not Uncle Chuck's birthday either.
• Today we picked up Kevin at work and went to the attorney's office to sign our wills. Yes all 5 of us piled into this little conference room. Thank goodness they were all very well behaved- not even a peep out of Ryan and Spencer.
• Today Eli made three masterpieces out of construction paper, Elmer's glue, sparkles, pom poms, tissue paper, googly eyes, and stickers.
• Today Eli helped me snap green beans for dinner. 
• Today, well tonight, I watched the movie Date Night. Pretty funny!
• Today Spencer had a giggling fit when I kissed his chin.  

5 Months

Here's what the little ones have been up to:

Both boys have been sleeping really well. In fact yesterday, Spencer slept from 9:30-9:15 with a brief wakening at 7:15 to nurse. Last night Ryan slept until 7:30. Someone usually wakes up around 3:30-4:30 to eat. Both fall back to sleep immediately and go to bed awake. That is a huge difference from their older brother. Eli was a bugger to get to sleep at that age. These babies are a piece of cake compared to him! :)

Both babies are still nursing and drinking formula exclusively. I think Spencer is ready to try some solids, but I'm not so sure that Ryan is ready. Both can sit in the bumbo seat well, so maybe we'll try soon. We waited until 6 months with Eli, but all kids are different I guess.

Both are smiling and laughing. Spencer loves to have his chin kissed. Ryan loves goofy faces and sounds. Eli gets a kick out of making them smile. His favorite methods are pretend sneezes and "ah...boo!"

The boys are outgrowing their 3 month clothes and are wearing 3-6 or 6 month now. I'm hoping we can make it through the summer with what we have, but these boys are catching up fast!

They are now sleeping in their room in separate cribs. Yes, I realize they are five months old. There are some reasons why we waited so long. First, they were waking up to nurse 1-2 times each throughout the night.
It was easier for me to get them and nurse them in bed. Second, I wasn't ready to move the queen size bed out of the nursery. The twins' room was the old guest room. I wanted to keep a bed in there as long as possible. Third, I didn't want crying babies to wake up Eli. And fourth, I just liked having them near me. :)

The boys don't have much hair at all still. Ryan's appears as though it's going to come back in dark. His eyes have been darkening as well and are almost all brown. Spencer's hair appears to be a little lighter. His eyes are still dark blue.

Spencer started rolling from front to back very early but doesn't roll the other way. Ryan just started rolling from his back to front.

Both boys love the swing, especially Ryan. We've gone through quite a few packs of D batteries these past few months. We have two swings set up in the house- one in the living room and one in our bedroom. Ryan will often take one of his naps in it- yesterday his early nap was 10-2 in the swing.

Spencer can practically stand up. He makes his legs so stiff that we can put him in a standing position and almost let go.