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Thomas the artist

2010-03-06T08:26:00.003-05:00

Thomas is really into artwork and coloring these days. Here are a few of his recent works.

And a photo of the artiste himself with particularly nice bedhead.

28 weeks

2010-03-06T08:22:00.002-05:00

The weeks are really flying by! Here we are at 28 weeks. The babies are weighing in at around 3lbs each. Everything is going well so far, and we're counting the days until Nana and Papa arrive.

Baby A

Baby B
(it's getting a little tight in there!)

Feb update

2010-03-02T08:07:00.002-05:00

I've been slow to post here lately, but I've been slow everywhere else so what's new? Here's what we've been up to.

Snow! We got out first snow day of 2010 last week, cancelling school for Thomas. After lunch, the roads had improved enough to take the boys to the sitters so Kristin and Steve could get a little work done from home. This has been a mild winter so far, and although the rest of the country is anticipating spring, we may have a few weeks yet of flurries and cold temps. Here are the boys enjoying more recent snowfall over the weekend. They built a cave with some neighborhood friends in a drift as high as the truck behind!

Thomas takes out our old camera every now and then, are usually ends up with quite a few interesting shots! Here is his latest take on the happenings around the house.

I visit the doctor again this Friday, and will hopefully have more photos and news of the babies to share.

Dad visit

2010-02-10T09:25:00.002-05:00

We had a great visit with Dad, who survived the cold weather in NY! We took him to the family dinner at Thomas' school, on a road trip to Syracuse, and many trips to the mall and restaurants. Thanks for coming out Dad!

24 weeks and counting

2010-02-10T09:23:00.001-05:00

Last week's doctor appt went well. Both babies are weighing in at 1-1/2 pounds, and I won''t tell you what I'm weighing in at. Here is Kristin at 25 weeks.

New Ride

2010-02-10T08:59:00.003-05:00

We found a great deal on a used mini-van, and traded in the RAV. The new car is great, and certainly has lots of room for a large family! It's a 2009 Toyota Sienna, and seats 8.

Here we are saying goodbye to the RAV, the new van, and it's first road trip to the children's museum in Syracuse with Dad.

Finally!

2010-01-29T10:52:00.000-05:00

Update

2010-01-21T21:03:00.003-05:00

Here's the things we've been up to lately!

Andrew moved into his big boy bed last weekend, and after a rough start, seems to understand now that we stay in our bed, and not get up and play as soon as mom and dad leave the room. Our baby is growing up!

Steve has been our head chef these days, especially at dinnertime as he picks up the boys at the sitters around 5pm, and I usually don't get home until 5:30 or so. But that doesn't mean he's on his own, sometimes he employs a few sous chefs! Here is the scene I walked into tonight on pizza night.

BOYS!!

2010-01-08T18:58:00.003-05:00

We found out this morning that we are expecting twin boys! They are in great shape, with perfect anatomy and identical weights (11oz). They are both head down, one right on top of the other in identical positions. Everything appears to be going perfectly so far!

Kristin at 20 weeks

Upper Twin

Lower Twin

The lower twin was a bit camera shy, with an arm thrown over his face for most of the session. Their heads are fairly close together so he kept getting his face blocked and we couldn't get a perfect shot - but we can see enough to tell that they look very similar!

We are very excited about our house full of boys, and Thomas and Andrew can't wait to meet their little brothers!

4 and a half!

2010-01-08T18:56:00.004-05:00

Thomas celebrated his half birthday today with chocolate chip muffins and chocolate and peanut butter flavored krumkake! (Swedish cookies similar to pizelles)

Happy 4-1/2!

Christmas recap

2010-01-06T20:58:00.002-05:00

We had a great trip to KS for the holidays, and since our return have been swept up in the return to school, work, laundry, and making our own meals and cleaning up after ourselves again!

We spent a fun week at the Gustafsons house, and got to go ice skating twice, as well as spending time with the Honas family and Grandma Bonnie, eating great meals, and celebrating Christmas. We also spent two nights at the lake house with the DeWeeses and Siscos, ringing in the New Year and also enjoying fantastic food.

Picture album to follow shortly! Happy New Year!

Holiday Warmups

2009-12-19T20:38:00.003-05:00

We've been busy with the build up to the holidays, and getting ready for the big trip to KS. Here is Thomas posing with the advent calendar, which both boys are excited about taking turns picking an ornament each day.

Thomas made a gingerbread house in school this week, and we all had fun taking it apart to sample it!

Today we visited the annual train display at the local museum, which captivated us all for awhile before naptime.

We'll post again in the new year!

Snow Day!

2009-12-10T08:53:00.002-05:00

The white stuff has arrived! Goodbye grass, see you again in May. We celebrated the arrival of winter with 8 inches overnight, which cancelled both school for the boys and work for Steve and Kristin.

We had a fun day off, spending lots of time playing outside, shoveling, going for sled walks, baking and playing inside, and watching movies.

Andrew entertained us with some caroling while we were coloring and waiting for lunch. You might have to turn the sound up to get the full experience.

15 weeks

2009-12-06T19:16:00.002-05:00

Oh my goodness! This pregnancy is officially no longer a secret.

Snow!

2009-12-06T11:08:00.002-05:00

We celebrated the first real snow of the season this weekend with a snowball fight, followed by snowflake cakes and a nice warm bath.

Birthday/Thanksgiving

2009-11-27T13:54:00.003-05:00

We had a great day yesterday! I started out the day with a birthday breakfast followed by presents and a candle in a cinnamon roll. Then Steve and Thomas made me a delicious chocolate truffle birthday cake and Steve spent most of the day in the kitchen cooking our Thanksgiving feast.

We had the neighbors over for a great dinner later in the afternoon and the festivities lasted until the boys bedtime. It was a fantastic day and we're lucky to have such a great chef in the family!

Double Trouble - Times Two!!

2009-11-22T20:15:00.003-05:00

As you may have heard by now, we had some very surprising news this week - Kristin is expecting twins! We had just about gotten over the surprise of a 3rd baby, and found out Friday that we have identical twins on the way sometime in May.

Twin 1

Twin 2

Tops of their heads

Kristin at 13 weeks

We'll certainly keep you posted with all the developments over the coming weeks!

Dynamic Duo

2009-11-15T15:18:00.003-05:00

They sure know how to push each other's buttons, but they have so much fun together too.

Goofing off in the bathtub

They were being super quiet in the playroom, so I ran in there expecting the worst and found them all cuddled up under a blanket playing peacefully with their toys. What super boys!

Superheroes

2009-10-31T20:04:00.004-04:00

Here are our trick-or-treating superheroes! They had a great time going up and down our street, and then handing out candy at home later on. Andrew discovered a great new source of treats, as seen in the video!

Thomas' School Halloween Party

2009-10-30T10:15:00.003-04:00

Thomas had his nursery school Halloween party this morning, and the pictures and video were too cute not to share. The kids got to tell everyone about their costumes, then walked in a parade outside to sing a few songs for us.

Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween!

Halloween Preparation

2009-10-29T20:02:00.003-04:00

Making Halloween cookies!

Sickness.

2009-10-29T13:12:00.003-04:00

We're slowly coming out of the fog of the latest illness, a stomach bug that knocked Steve and I out of commission for several days. The boys got it as well, thankfully not as severe. Here they are recuperating on the couch.

Thomas has been using this downtime to practice writing his name, and is getting pretty good!

Andrew has developed a love of puzzles, and his favorites are the Bob the Builder ones Aunt Lenka and Uncle Nat sent.

Fall in NY

2009-10-19T08:25:00.001-04:00

Steve's Birthday

2009-10-09T13:05:00.003-04:00

We had fun celebrating Steve's birthday yesterday! Thomas made the lovely bouquet on the table for our steak dinner, and we shared cupcakes with the boys. After they went to bed, we had some friends over to have Steve's tiramisu cake. Happy Birthday Steve!

Boys Playtime

2009-10-09T12:57:00.002-04:00

Is there any doubt how much these boys love playing with their daddy?