Last weekend the twins took their first road trip to Paris, Texas, where I grew up. It's only an hour and a half drive, so they slept both there & back. We had lots of fun hanging out with family & friends. As you can see, Papa was very excited to see Mallory.
The duo wanted to show off their new Halloween
onesies. Jake's is actually very appropriate, since he often demands a little more of my attention.
And even though no one ever believes me, Mallory can have quite the temper, so hers is fitting at times. Most the time, though, she's a very happy baby.
My cousin Amy & her husband Jeremy were in town for Amy's high school reunion, so they came over to see the babies. Here's Mallory hanging out with her great uncle Tim.
Jeremy really wanted Jake to wake up & play, but Jake had other ideas that involved mainly snoozing.
Amy & Mallory:
Jake also found that his great aunt Dianne's shoulder was good for snoozing.
Later that afternoon, we tried to have a little photo shoot, but we ended up with two very mad babies. After Mallory was out of the picture, Jake actually calmed down for a few minutes. This picture is funny to me because his hair looks red. It's really just blond, but the light must have been hitting it funny.
Tuckered out,
chillin' with Daddy:
Saturday evening, we went to the wedding of one of my childhood friends. Luckily, it was a short ceremony, so the babies slept through it. And here's how they spent the reception:
J & I at the reception:
My brother & his family came over that night to see the twins. Brody had said that he was going to hold the babies, but he quickly changed his mind once he was there. Most of our attempts to even get him in a picture with them ended like this.
Uncle Kent & Aunt Joni weren't so shy.
This was finally the best we could do with Brody. He wouldn't even sit up on the chair, just on the ottoman.
These are from Sunday. We tried to get them to sit in a little rocking chair my mom had. Jake cooperated pretty well.
Mallory was pretty squirmy, but oh well.
Sweet girl in Nana's arms:
Thanks for a great weekend, Nana & Papa!
This was back at home Sunday night before bed. I love it when they cuddle!
On Tuesday, I thought they looked particularly cute for ladies' Bible class, so I had to take pictures. Doesn't Jake look like a big boy with those shoes?
Mallory wasn't really in a picture mood, & I didn't get one with her pretty headband & bow anyway. As I said, she has a fiery temper!
Here's our trio. We were very sad that J couldn't join us for the event. He was stuck in Oklahoma City for work, so this is the first year he's had to miss the party.
Zack & Tami threw a great party, & everyone went all out for their costumes this year. Jonathan, Jill, & their "little monster" Mason:
Philip (a Christmas tree) & Paige
Haylee was flying solo like I was, but her costume ended up fitting in nicely with Garrett & Amy (Meredith Grey & McDreamy).
Sparky was looking tough in his football uniform with Coach Sarah by his side. Isn't Riley the cutest scarecrow you've ever seen?
Zack, Tami & their cute little ladybug, Kate:
Jacob & Jenn were a hair stylist & his client. See the curling iron in his pocket? He may need to keep his day job, but the costumes looked great.
Mark & Hattie were Olympic champions Michael Phelps & Nastia Luken. Notice Mark's eight gold medals.
In our small group, there's always great food!
My creation, a jack-o-lantern cheese ball:
Here are some random shots I got throughout the night.
All the kiddos
Happy Halloween!
