Twins Go Camping!

We took the girls on their first camping trip a couple weeks ago. Jeremiah and I love to camp and were excited about taking the girls. We even got them their own little PeaPod tents to put in our tent so they wouldn't roll around all night! We went with Erin's Parents to Grayson Highlands State Park. We had a great time and the girls did wonderful, but I think we underestimated how much extra work it would be camping with two eight month olds. We have decided until they are a little older we will be sticking to backyard camping for a while!! We took them on a couple of hikes in their new backpack carriers, which we love! We even saw some wild ponies!

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Happy Mother's Day and Father's Day

We are so excited and blessed to be parents! We thank God for our parents and the wonderful examples they have been for us.

Learning to Read

I guess my Masters Degree in Reading Education is paying off! My 8 month olds love to read!!

Seven Months Old

Hiking at Hanging Rock

We took the girls on their first hike at Hanging Rock last weekend. We had a great trip and beautiful weather. We just did a few short hikes to Window falls and some other waterfall. We had a picnic lunch where we all rested. We look forward to taking the girls on more fun hikes in the future.

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Visit with the Adkins

Hanging out in Uncle Todd's office after church

Mom and I went to visit Amy, Todd and James last weekend. We talked Amy and James into coming home with us for a week while Todd was going to be out of town. It is so fun to have all the babies together. They are really starting to notice and interact with each other. They pull each others' hair, and try to chew on each other! So cute. They are all such great babies!!

Twins Update!

Six Month and Easter Pictures

We have had a few requests to update our blog. Trust me, I wish we could more often, but Samantha and Elizabeth keep me busy. So here are some recent photos.

The girls are 7 months old now and doing marvelous! Every day is full of new discoveries! Samantha found her toes yesterday, and of course they went straight in her mouth! Elizabeth continues to find new ways to laugh, she keeps me rolling with her latest squish up her nose and show me her gums laugh! They are both rolling over from front to back and very close the opposite way. They can sit up on their own for a little while, but we have to pay attention or they will fling themselves backwards! They each have two teeth, that came in a day apart from each other. Samantha's was first, then Elizabeth's was the next day! They are eating big girl food made by Mommy! They have had green beans, peas, carrots, broccoli, apples, sweet potatoes, rice cereal and oatmeal! They also are learning to drink from their new sippy cups! What big girls we have! Time really does fly! We know they will be walking and talking before we know it!

Playing before naptime!

Helmet Update: The girls had to get helmets in February for their plagiocephaly (flat heads). This is common in premies and multiples, but any baby can have it. More and more babies are getting this now that babies sleep on their backs. They are doing great! they wear their helmets all the time except for when nothing is touching their heads (bed, floor, car seat, bouncy seat). We went back to the plastic surgeon in March and she said they had made more progress than most babies in 2 months! praise God! They have to wear them for 2 more months and then hopefully only at night after that until their soft spot hardens. So it is really no big deal. They don't mind them at all, in fact they like playing with thier sister's! We are so used to them in their helmets, we think it looks funny without them on!

Don't you love our pink tierras?