McKinley Jane and Grant Alan

My friend Misty came to visit this week with her two boys, Tristan and Tyler who are 6 months old. It wasn't much of a "playdate" considering they were oblivious to each other and there wasn't much playing going on, but it was good to have some adult interaction for an afternoon! Below are some pics we took of all 4 of them together. I was laughing hysterically at Misty trying to get them all to look at the camera and smile! 3 out of 4 ain't too bad.... Tyler, Grant, McKinley and Tristan

My mom and dad came down for another visit and they were a huge help while they were here. I didn't realize how much of a help they were until I was left alone with two babies when they left! I'm totally bummed I don't get to go home for Christmas so it was good to at least get to see them during the holidays... Mom with Grant Mom with McKinley in the dress she got her...no mistaking her for a boy with all that lace! Christmas PJ's McKinley getting a good ole sink bath from mom Grant's bath time Mom holding both babies. I just realized I have no pics of dad holding babies, but he was stuck holding babies frequently as well. He even had to sit in the back seat of the car during our shopping trip trying to calm an upset Grant for 2 hours! Worn out after Christmas shopping

Okay, these pics are a little late, but it was rivalry week a few weeks ago and Arizona State University (My alma mater!) played the University of Arizona. Unfortunately, they lost but no bandwagon fans here...we still root for the Sundevils! Before the game....caught both of them smiling!! After we lost...

Chad and I did our annual after-Thanksgiving tree decorating tradition which consists of Christmas carols, hot chocolate, soup and decorating the tree and we were really excited to have kids to share it with this year. I would love to be able to tell you it was a wonderful family evening, but it consisted of lots of crying, some more crying, and Chad decorating the tree by himself for the most part and me trying to help with a baby strapped to me....crying! And the meltdown begins.... They both got reweighed this week and McKinley is catching up! Her current weight is 9 lb. 11 oz. and Grant is 10 lb. 2 oz. Both are getting more and more smiley and interact a little more which is a lot of fun. There is the smile I was trying to catch! Along with mastering pumping while driving I've mastered feeding them both like this and pumping...I'll spare you any pics! This picture cracks us up....her little beady eyes poking into the pic!