Weekend Wrap-Up

By: Will & Levi

We went to the basketball game on Friday night. The game was fun to watch, but our favorite part was being held by a bunch of pretty college girls!

Then we came home and wrestled dad before bedtime. I, Levi, really like to bite dad's nose, and Will just likes to smile at the camera. Sometimes he sneaks in a toot.


On Saturday morning, dad made mom breakfast in bed. She really liked it, and she even let Will & I sit with her while she ate. She's kind of embarrassed about posting this picture because she had just woken up, but don't worry mom- we have seen you look much worse than this!

I had a lot of fun bouncing on mom & dad's bed.

I, Will, had fun drinking mom's orange juice.

Then we hung around the house in our sweats. Can you see my pearly whites?

Levi tried to act like a thug in his sweats, but he's too chubby to be scary!

Then we played with our favorite toy- the surround sound wires! For some reason, mom & dad don't like us playing with wires, but on Saturday mom kept on taking pictures of us! We don't think she saw the wires...we are really good at concealing things and looking innocent.

The weather was awesome on Saturday, so we spent the day outside! I love to be outside, and I always have a smile on my face. Sometimes I have a crooked smile...

Levi likes to be outside, but mom always has to be careful that there is nothing within reach that Levi can put into his mouth. He is crazy like that.

This is Levi's face after realizing he couldn't eat the tree, or the brick, or the dirt, or the bushes...


We love sunny weekends in February!

Not pictured: ACU Baseball games, Levi's first tooth!, Levi crawling!, Sunday afternoon naps, starting to pack for our big move (more on that later)

** Scroll down for the second installment of 'How I Became A Sheets'.

All About Will & Levi

I was kindly reminded today that I am behind on posting pictures of the boys. So this blog will be all about 'da boys.

Most babies like to fall asleep with their pacifier. Case and point: Levi


but not our Will. He still is comforted best by his highlighters.


We spent the weekend going to the ACU Baseball games. Of course, the boys just had to wear their caps to the games. Here they are taking a little snooze between games.


Will makes funny smirks in his sleep.


As of yesterday, Levi is crawling!!! He has been scooting backwards, but he finally figured out how to go forward! My world is about to change- big time.


Will has no interest in crawling yet. He just stares at Levi crawling around him and gives Levi very concerned looks. That doesn't stop Will from getting into things though! I walked into the living room last night and found this:


For the longest time, Will was the mama's boy and Levi was a daddy's boy. Recently, that has changed! I have absolutely LOVED watching Will reach for his dad and repeat 'da da da da da da da' alll daayyy llooong until Zach is around. It really just melts my heart. But do you know what else melts my heart?? The fact that Levi loves to give me hugs and kisses these days. He will wrap his arms around my neck and give me a tight hug, and then he will give me all kinds of slobbery kisses on my cheek. i-love-it. Here is Levi caught in the action:


Will's favorite thing to do with his dad is work on the computer.


Zach came home from work the other day and found this...


I love rocking both of the boys, but when they both fall asleep I get stuck! I can't gracefully get out of the chair with both of the boys and keep them asleep. So I just have to forget about getting anything done during their naps and just sit. I try to fall asleep, but sometimes I just sit. It is wonderful.

Part 2 of 'How I Became A Sheets, A Love Story' coming soon!

A Great Weekend!

Three things happened this weekend that were wonderful!

1. My grandparents celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary. We went to east Texas to spend some time with the whole family and honor them with a party! We also attempted to take a huge family photo. Here is one of the results:



We had a great time with all of the aunts, uncles, cousins, and BABIES!


2. We had a Halloween party at our house last night. It was tons of fun to see everyone's creative costume ideas. Here are some pics:

Kate & Brandon dressed up as a Sonic car-hop on skates and a corvette.

There's a good story...My first job was as a Sonic car-hop. One day my manager told me try out the skates, and I was a good skater, so I agreed! Well, I was taking an order of Route 44 drinks to a truck near the back of the row. I had my eyes set on the truck I was skating to, and I didn't realize that a black corvette's hood was way out in my skating lane. I managed to skate under his hood, face plant onto his shiny black corvette, spill the drinks all over his car and myself, and scratch his paint with the bottom of the sonic tray. Sooooo....Kate & Brandon thought they would make light of that story and dress the part. I have to admit...it was hilarious!

Here I am pretending to be mad at Kate. (Don't you love the wig?!?! She actually borrowed the Sonic uniform from a car-hop she didn't even know!)


The Strader Family. Or the Presley family...whichever...


The corny Campbells! There is a story behind their costumes as well...but I don't even want to go there! You'll just have to ask Kevin...


All of the kids! This was the best picture I could get with this many kids!


Ava and Jacob looking SO CUTE in their costumes (monkey & Diego from Dora) and glasses:


Drum roll please....
For their first Halloween, the boys dressed up as.....
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Charlie Brown and Snoopy!


(these are two of the boys' favorite high school girls.)

Hopefully we will take a better picture of their costumes this week. They are adorable!


OK...moving on to the most exciting thing about last weekend....


3. Landon and Whitney are ENGAGED!!!!

Before...


After...


Seriously, could they be any cuter?!?

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! We are sooo pumped for them!

First Roadtrip and First Pool Party!

Sorry about the un-updated blog, but it is for good reason. Zach and I took the boys on their first roadtrip this week! We went to Dallas to spend some time with our friends, and now Zach is at a business conference in Tulsa so I am staying at my parents house.

We had so much fun with the Burtons just relaxing at their house and hanging out together. Here they are bonding with the boys:


Here are the boys (Levi on left, Will on right, 3 weeks old) just chillin by the pool. Couple of studs!




Zach and Will


Levi and Mommy



The pre-feeding fussing has begun, so I better go fill their little bellies!

Personalities!

This picture cracks me up, and it is very telling of our boys' personalities!
Will (chill-will) is on the left, and this is what he typically looks like all the time. Levi is on the right, and he is being a little stinker by trying to bite his brother! I think I could have told you this picture would be taken whenever I was pregnant! I can distinctly remember apologizing to Will (in my womb) whenever Levi was acting crazy. Funny stuff!



I can't believe that they are almost one week old. God has truly blessed us with beautiful, healthy boys who are a joy to have. It has been a rough week for me, but one that I would NEVER exchange.
I will be eternally grateful for family and friends who have helped in so many ways and continue to help out. I have people who are taking the night shifts for me so that I can rest in between feedings. I have a mom who is maintaining my house, my medications, my emotional/physical health, my babies in such a way that makes me feel guilty for EVER talking back to her in Jr. High or ignoring her advice....live and learn.
I am nursing both our boys with success so far! It is a very special time between us that I love SO much. Yes, it is exhausting. Yes, I doubt how I am going to do this tomorrow and the next day, but I just do it one feeding at a time. I somehow end up just fine at the end of the day.

I wish I had more energy to update my blog daily, and hopefully that energy will come back very soon. For now, just pray for those moms of multiples who have no family to help or who are single moms. I seriously do NOT know how they do it.