Halloween

The end of October brought the twins' 7-month milestone and, of course, Halloween. Asher & Geneva are everywhere and eating everything they can get their hands on, whether it be food or toys. It's no longer safe for Sydney to leave her toys on the floor or to eat with a utensil in front of them without getting the "I'm hungry" look. Asher has cut his first tooth this week.  Geneva is even officially crawling as of October 30th, with Asher scooting quickly in her wake. Put up the safety gate, folks, because the twins are mobile. Yikes.

I also had to throw in a couple photos of my cute bunny rabbits and my little garden fairy at Zoo Goes Boo!

October in California

I'm not sure where October went, but I'm sure its disappearance has something to do with our 2-week trip to visit some of our favorite people in one of our favorite places -- CALIFORNIA!

Beppe, Tante Marissa, Pake & the kids

"Other" Pake & the kids

"Auntie" Sue, myself & the kids

Tante Marissa, Geneva & Asher

Pake & Beppe & the kids on the dairy

Tante Jessie & the twins

Great Grandma & Sydney

Between visits with family and friends, we were able to just relax, reconnect with dairy life (it still smells like home!), throw a bridal shower for my sister Karinne, and even get in some playtime here and there too. For us, the time passed quickly....but for Dan, sans US, it crept by. We are happy to be home again though and living our chaos as a family of 5. Bring it on, November!

Baking cupcakes with Tante Jessie

Del Osso Farms

Morning playtime

Watering Beppe's flowers in the nude, of course

Mowing on Mum Mums

p.s. I have to also give a HUGE thank you to my sisters for helping us travel to and from California...you know I couldn't have done it without you! Whew!

Mmmmm...Good!

Happy Half-Birthday to Geneva & Asher!

So yesterday marks the one year anniversary of finding out we were having twins.  I still remember sitting in the doctor's office and the feeling of shock when she said there were two heartbeats....that feeling lasted for over a week, and now, as they turn 6 months old, I no longer feel shock but instead bliss.  I feel so blessed by my three kids and can't imagine life without them!

To remember that day with me, visit here, and now here our twins are at already 6 months old:

6-month stats:

Geneva -- 15 lbs. 1 oz. (40th percentile), 26.25" (75th)

Asher -- 15 lbs. 9 oz. (20th percentile), 28.5" (>95th)

Twinners

Orchard Fun

We spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Schwallier's Country Basket yesterday. Autumn....what a wonderful season!

It's Dinnertime, Folks!

And so it begins...my babies are eating real food!

Texas Road Trip

Well, we survived!  Our first road trip (other than to Canada) with the three kids and they all did great!  We were able to visit for a whole week with our friends the Alderinks who recently moved to Ft. Worth.  Our vacation started with a couple days at their family's lake house and then the rest of our time together was spent in Ft. Worth checking out the museum, playing, cooling down at the spray park, a small amount of adult time, and pacifying the kids from time to time with computers and iPhones.  We concluded our trip home with a stay in St. Louis and a quick stop at the St. Louis Zoo.  What a wonderful adventure!