Augustus Pushing Raleigh on his "Choo Choo"

Video - Push me Bro:

Caught this short video of Augustus pushing Raleigh on the choo choo walker yesterday & had to post it! Raleigh of course was trying to get Augustus off his train, so you'll hear me telling him to be good...but it is still adorable.

We have been busy swimming and playing outside before it gets too hot. The boys got an early birthday present from Nonnie & Pickles that we let them start playing with now. It is a little splash pool to put outside the big pool (pictures below). This one is manageable for me to watch them in by myself. We were going to have a play date with lots of twins today in the new pool, but Augustus had a rough night sleeping, so we canceled. There will be plenty of days to play in the pool! Hopefully it was just his teeth bothering him and he is not getting sick or anything. Gus did not nap well yesterday afternoon either, so the little man is over tired now. They finally went down for their nap about 45 minutes later than usual this morning. Whew!

In the too cute not to share file, Raleigh has started shaking his head back & forth. It is his newest thing. I still think he hears music in his head;) He does it when he is in his high chair to feel the back of his chair on his head; he does it when he is sitting on the floor & gets really excited hopping up & down singing. Augustus has started smacking his lips, not making a kissing noise, but just smacking them. It is adorable & he really loves it when you do it back to him! We are working on more word recognition with them & trying to get them to point at the person you ask "where is" so & so to. Sometimes it works, sometimes they have more important things to do. The first time Augustus got it when Nonnie asked "where is mommy" we clapped and praised him & my little shy guy just put his hands up in front of his face all shy. Too cute for words!

Happy Birthday Poppy, You Wild & Crazy Guy!

Happy Birthday to Poppy!!!!!!!!

(birthday time in Australia any way)

March sure is a busy birthday month! This week already was Auntie Peta's, next up Uncle Tom, then us, then cousin Alexander. Whew! Poppy & Peta did the big sky dive this week...rumor has it they are going to do it again!!! Looking good.


Here are a couple videos of the boys flying with Daddy tonight. Mommy is loving daylight savings because it is so nice out & still sunny, so Daddy can take the boys outside on walks or in the pool when he gets home! That leaves her time to make dinner and have a glass of wine or two;) The only draw back is Gus & Rals have not napped well the last two days.


Raleigh flying with daddy. Hear the little giggles on the way up!


Augustus flying with daddy. Same giggles & feeling of dizziness when done!


Raleigh - still teething.


Augustus finds his belly




Spa time again. Water is warm enough to dip in after work.




Augustus' full belly laugh




Raleigh slyly lifting one leg out...



Daddy playing Elmo Live for us, man do we love it...so much so that we cry when it is time to put him away:(


Raleigh & Daddy, just love this shot:)

Raleigh Getting Better at Walking

First - Happy Birthday to Auntie Peta again from the boys!!!
Second, we miss Nonnie, but we hope you enjoy your last day of vacation with Alexander!


Here are a few videos of Raleigh walking a bit better.

Monday's attempt

Today's attempt


Augustus is trying too, but he just does not have the core strength yet. He leads too much with his Buddha, I mean belly! Augustus did make it up one step of the slide today & shimmied up enough to slide down head first! A first in our household...Augustus does not like something we presented him to eat. Grilled cheese of all things! He would chew it, spit it out, chew it again until the bread was fully soft & then he would eat it. I guess he did not like the two textures together!!!

Raleigh's newest trick is making kissy sounds (which he did today while talking to Auntie Peta) & using his hand to make a "come here" signal, which I call "gimmy gimmy" since he does it mostly when he eats!!!

They had their shots yesterday afternoon to help prevent the RSV. We only have one more set to go for this year...thankfully. They were crying when I pulled their stroller up to the scale at the doctor's office. They totally knew what was coming. Unfortunately, they have their one year check up coming soon too! Poor boys have bruises in both of their thighs since they are so big now they have to break the shot up into two separate shots. Augustus weighed in at an even 24 pounds, OMG! Raleigh is still svelte at 21.8. Both boys slept really well after getting shots & having a play date earlier in the day yesterday. Hoping they sleep as well tonight. On that note, this mommy is heading for bed!

Aquarium...again! This time with water:)

Video...they love the water for sure!

Today we decided to pack up the boys after their morning nap for lunch at the aquarium. It hit 80 degrees today, so it was a perfect time to check out the water area. The water was way cold, but our water babies did not mind one little bit. Above is a classic video. Of course Gus was our fearless wonder Gus, but Raleigh certainly caught up as you can see in the video!Man, did they have fun. Gus was literally yelling when we were drying him off to change him. The little guy dove head first into the fountains at least 20 times. Now they are sleeping, but we plan on taking them in our pool this afternoon too!

Raleigh timidly looking at the water

Raleigh & Dad at the fountain...and Raleigh after

Gus going through the water.

And again...

Dad holding Gus up for a break, or at least trying to give him a break

Gus yelling to go back in.


Raleigh taking it all in

After, the boys were cheesing at some girls in the park area

Fast Cars, Good Times

Raleigh & Gus


Holding hands...or pull my finger?

Gus with a serious fro going on, this is what speed does.

This afternoon was so nice out, as was yesterday, so we had the boys outside. Daddy was home to do some yard cleanup (notice all the clippings!!!). Of course, I was dragging them around in their cars, and then daddy took over...with Grandpa Pickles. Here is a video of the boys with arms flailing, and hair flying. Too funny!

Also, the video shows how much better Raleigh is getting at walking. This is only a few days after he took those first brave steps. I know that should mean Gus will be right there tomorrow;)

The aquarium was a blast with all the kids, although, a bit of a reality check for me. The boys are much faster than the last time we were there & I brave enough to let them out for a wonder. This time we even let them hang out in the outdoor play area. Why is it that my boys are the only ones who will pick up any piece of dirt, leaf, twig, etc.? Oh yeah, because they are boys! Speaking of boys being boys, Augustus was totally hitting on the three year old that was with us at the aquarium, Miss A. Raleigh, well, he made the rounds. I think he went up to each and every girl we had with, that is a total of five! Playa!

Good times!

Not to be Outdone, Video of Augustus Trying to Walk

It has been more difficult to catch Gus walking on film, but we have a short video of him bypassing dad and walking to me holding the camera, of course it all ends with a big jump to my arms. Augustus started trying to walk only hours after Raleigh, and now they want to do it all the time. Nonnie got to see it first hand when Augustus first saw her since learning his newest trick; he walked about 6 steps to her to greet her! They are still only really comfortable walking from an object to a person, but it is fun to see them try to work up the nerve to walk without us being close by. They are getting better at standing on their own as well.

Today we are going to the park, and tomorrow we are meeting up with three other sets of twins at the aquarium. Usually it is only three of us that go, so this should be quite the adventure with nine kids (four sets of twins and an older sister) and four mommies! Fun times indeed;)

Raleigh Takes his First Steps & the Strawberry Festival

So, today the boys went to Nonnie & Pickles for the morning and when we got home they needed a nap. That lasted only 30 minutes, and since we spent most of the day yesterday in car seats & the stroller we were up and going full steam. Raleigh surprised us all by taking a few steps on his own from the window to Mommy! Amazing. He is really close to walking now that he is brave enough to just go on his own like this. Daddy caught it on film. In the posted video you can see it is short, but everyone has to start somewhere. So exciting and scared to death at the same time. Here is the video, along with a few pics from the Strawberry Festival yesterday. Last video is a short one of the boys loving on each other...or trying to bite, not really sure!

Other highlights include Augustus' new game of laying down, throwing his head into his arms with his butt in the air if he knows he should not be doing something. Too cute. They understand things so much better. I can ask them "where is the ball" and they both look around the playroom & go find it. Then tackle it, lick it, bite it, and play with it. It is so awesome to see comprehension!!!

Video of Raleigh taking a few steps - sorry for the LOUD Wisconsin accent I pulled out of no where!!!

Dad with Gus & Raleigh in front of the berries, so hot that day, today nice & cold!

Dad & the boys in front of one of many food stands...I ate fried Wisconsin cheese, and we shared a strawberry shortcake. The flat of berries we took home were amazing. Matthew made some homemade ice cream we will enjoy later;)

Festive hair dos!

Good Brothers...Raleigh's walking attempt at the end of this video was more of just throwing himself, but he is trying;)

Yummy berries, and the "art" along I-4