Loads of Fun

The boys are really getting to be a lot of fun. They're a lot more interactive now, making things both more exciting and more challenging!

I brought out our Booty Shaker Santa last week to share with the boys. I thought they'd enjoy the dancing little man, but no! I think he frightened them! I wish that I could post the video here as I did on Facebook, but I can't figure out how to upload videos with this new format. :( The boys looked to eachother and to me for comfort after I turned the dancing Santa off. He was a lot more appealing to them after he had been silenced! Even now, two weeks later, they love playing with the doll, but only when there is no sound.

This picture illustrates one of our biggest challenges with twins: keeping them on the same schedule! Ben fell asleep playing while Jack is ready for more!

Who needs expensive toys when you have Tupperware? The boys love cups. They bring them up to their mouths, suck on the rims and make sounds to hear their echo. They're also big fans of spoons. They're easy to please!

They're officially eating now! They have been experimenting with food for more than 3 months, but have finally taken the plunge into swalling it. It is so much more fun now to experiment with different foods now that they've mastered the eating part of it! Their current favorites are peaches, avacado and apples, carrots and apples as well as green beans. Thanks to Andy buying me a fantastic food processor, I've been enjoying making my own food and freezing it in ice cube trays. With the way these boys have been eating, it's going to be a huge money-saver!

Ya see? Spoons? They love 'em. Here's Jack chomping on his spoon after a big helping of green beans.

Andy's Aunt Paula won these little hats for us at a silent auction before the boys were born. I think her great-aunt made them. They were so cute! Ben is wearing a little chicky hat and Jack is an apple. Such good babies.

It's so nice that the boys play so well together. I can stay out of the room longer when the other baby is with them, which is a huge help for getting a glass of water, going to the bathroom or running for my cell phone. Ben is using his empty water bottle as an airplane. :) This picture was taken a few weeks ago, though, before they started rolling around like crazy. We don't play on the couch anymore unless I'm sitting right there with them. They'd roll right off! Our choice area of play is now the floor.