Happy Halloween!

Well, we had our first Halloween together as a family of 4... it was full of trick or treating, just kidding.  Actually, we did go over to our friends Gabe & Shelley to celebrate as is our tradition.  Usually we go over to their house, eat dinner, have a couple of drinks and enjoy a hay ride through the neighborhood while the kiddos trick or treat at each stop.  We thought we weren't going to get to go this year because their house is usually packed full of little kids and with Caden and Linley still being so susceptible to germs we didn't want to chance it.  Lucky for us though, Shelley decided to keep the Halloween festivities to Sarah, Adam and their sweet 5 week old Emma, her mom and Gabe's mom so we got to go!  We did skip the hay ride this year, can't imagine what that would have been like with Caden & Linley!

Caden, Linley, Emma, Bennett

Mom came in town last week on her way to Tulsa to visit my aunt Judi... my dad is in Romania so she decided to go on a road trip.  She cleaned my house and helped with the babies feedings, I am sure our nanny loved having her around!

Our sweet nanny Doris, Linley, Mom and Caden

Last Thursday evening I went to dinner with the girls to celebrate my birthday, we went to Mercy wine bar and enjoyed a couple bottles of wine and great appetizers!  We had a fantastic time although we missed Kelli tremendously, she had to cancel at the last minute as she picked up a virus.  It was sad without her!

Caden and Linley are smiling and laughing more and more each day.  We finally caught some of their smiles and laughs on camera... we also introduced them to the Bumbos this week.  It is strange to see them sit up on their own.

mommy and Caden watching the Rangers game

Birthday picture...

Saturday night Trip and I celebrated my 31st birthday, at what age am I no longer supposed to tell people how old I am?  We had a great time, we went to our favorite restaurant Taverna and shared our usual amazing meal.  The manager, who we have gotten to know over the years, was so surprised to see us since we hadn't been there in such a long time (wonder why).  He sent over dessert for my birthday (chocolate souffle) and champagne for the babies!


Most of you know how fantastic of a gift giver Trip is, this year he got me a vacuum... silence anyone?  Luckily, the vacuum was a joke or someone would be in big trouble.  Our vacuum broke recently so we have been talking about getting a new one, I told him absolutely do not get it for my birthday... he did it anyways.  To his credit it was a Dyson and lucky for him, my other gifts were fantastic so this just topped them off!

We weighed Caden on Sunday... a whopping 12 lbs, can you believe it?  He is huge!  Linley is also growing, just not quite as fast, she came in at 9 lbs.  They are both smiling and laughing like crazy now... especially in the morning.  Last night, Caden was such a hoot... he was laughing and smiling and copying the faces we made, specifically me sticking my tongue out at him.  He would stick his tongue out and then laugh and kick his feet and wave his arms.  It was so funny!

Another bow run in... whoops!

Aunt KB and aunt B babysat... apparently they had a
photo shoot while we were gone.

15 weeks...

Caden and Linley are just busy, busy growing.  Nothing too exciting to report except that they have finally started social smiling and laughing.  It is so precious, usually it is in the morning though so poor Trip misses a lot of it.  Linley is now sleeping 8 - 9 hours a night, I feed her at 11 pm and she typically sleeps to 8 am or 9 am depending on when we are feeding Caden.  Unfortunately our big boy doesn't seem to want to get on the same schedule so he is still waking up at night somewhere between 4 am and 6 am.  We can usually get him to go back to sleep for a little while but he is definitely not sleeping through the night like his big sister.

Shifty eyes...

Cute outfit...

upset about cute outfit?

Snoozing with aunt KB

We have matching PJs...

Do I look like I am up to something?

Our sweet babies are such water babies, they love their baths.  At least while they are in them, afterwards, not so happy!  It is amazing how much they have grown in the last couple of months, I remember how small they were when I first gave them a bath in the NICU, now they are practically taking up the entire bathtub!

tool kit...

Happy...

Sad... what a face!

Go Texas Tech...

Trip and I went with friends to the Tech Baylor game this weekend, it was our first full day away from the babies since they have been home from the hospital.  We had a great time, a full day of the State Fair, Fletchers corny dogs, Shiner Bock beer and football.  What more could you ask for?


Mom and Dad did such a great job with the babies this weekend that Trip has decided to skip the next step, a weekend trial run, and move straight to leaving the babies with them for a week long vacation. Not sure if they are on board with that idea?!

Kelli and I

The girls: Jodi, Kelli, Patia and I

Look at my super cute shoes!  I am so stylish!

I love my G dad...

On Friday night Trip and I went over to visit baby Bennett at Gabe and Shelley's house... I was so shocked to see my husband has been replaced by a dad, he volunteered (actually requested) to hold baby Bennett.  Apparently, once you have a baby you are no longer scared you are going to break someone elses, Go Figure!  I think Quinn is starting to think Bennett is pretty cool, he has nicknamed him Bendo for Bennett Doake, so cute!

Look at my super cuter hair!  Mr. Bennett is going to have
curly hair like his mommy.

Mr. Trip and little Bennett

Linley and Caden finished off their first week with the nanny, we love Doris, she is fantastic!  So thankful we found her, what a blessing.  Our sweet babies are also starting to interact, lots of sweet smiles, cooing and kicking in the morning.  Poor Trip misses their sweet, fun morning time though and catches more of the fussy, hungry night time babies.