Is it Spring yet???

And the snow continues to fall around us.... dropping nearly another foot yesterday and last night.  Cassie, of course, is completely in heaven,  and had fun playing out in it again today, despite the chilly temperatures.  The rest of us are just trying to stay toasty inside, next to the fire... enjoying all of our silly twin moments....except the perpetual night time crying, when is all that going to stop??!!  We hope that everyone is staying warm!

Trying out our new sun hats for the summer!

Hmmm...tug of war??? Let the toy fighting begin!!

Brookie gives up with a smile.....and Austin is happy to be the winner!

Cuddly bed-time snuggles with Mama's special bunch!

Time for our daily exercise...

Little miss pigtails is back! (I wish these lasted for longer than 30 seconds!)

We finally have our own tub rings.... and yes, our big sister is in the tub with us too.

Austin didn't seem to get enough for dinner...he REALLY wanted to suck on Brooklyn's toes!

Testing out the new sleep strategy...of snuggling the babies together...still no luck, although they don't seem to want to be fed between 10 pm and 6 am, they just aren't sleeping well, waking every hour or so and returning to sleep once they are on their side with a binky in place...when is this phase going to end??? (we're tired!)

View these photos by clicking here january 2009

Ways to get through cold snowy days....

Okay, so I need to get better about adding photos every week, heaven's knows I take enough of them!  And yes, I have been just snap, snap, snapping away with my new camera, trying to capture every moment.  Here is a little of what we've been up to for the last couple of weeks:  a little playing in the snow, a little playing in our favorite chairs, and a few other silly little things....

Mommy and Cassie making the first snow man of the season

Putting on the finishing touches....and eating the finishing touches!

Oh yes, this is matching at it's best!

Brooklyn showing off her belly surfing skills...And Austin gearing up for spring training!

Nothing like a mug of hot cocoa (and yes, she will find that marshmallow that got away!)

The best seat in the house for watching TV

All bundled up to go outside

Sporting our usual smiles!

Bed time stories with the girls (and you can see that Brookie is really into Curious George!)

I can't believe how fast they are growing up, starting to eat regular foods and hold their own bottles!

Mommy loves babies holding their piggies!

Pretty soon they will be crawling....look out!!!

Okay, so we are really starting to realize how big our Cassie was as a baby....these photos were taken when Cassie was about 6 months old, compared to pictures of Austin and Brooklyn a few days short of 7 months old - WOW!!

spending time in our bumbu chairs

Hmmm....getting ready for bed and learning how to spit the toothpaste rather than eat it...priceless!

Click here if you'd like to see all the photos from the album: january 2009

Welcome to the New Year

So, I am happy to say that all 4 baby ears have cleared of their infections (phew, what a week it was!)...and hopefully everyone is now on the mend? (yeah right, I hear Dawn coughing in the distance...).

I have also been getting to know my new camera (thanks kids...it's perfect, how did you know that Mommy wanted a new one!!), so here are just a few shots (and of course a few extras from, oh say, a couple years ago!) of the kids...

Here is a little comparison for you...

Austin.... Brooklyn..... and Cassie??

Yup, that last one was Cassie, as is this one taken in early October of 2006 - my was she a little chubette!  And of course in good Viking's tradition...here are a few of the twins from this weekend, celebrating the Vikings being in the playoffs

Brookie is thinking.....hmmm, what have I gotten myself into??

Excuse me, mind if I sneak in between you two while you enjoy your activity mat? 

Hey...who tooted??

Uh oh, busted!

This is my all time favorite towel!

There is just something about this kid in black and white

And well, it couldn't be me if I didn't post a sleeping twin photo...

...or two!

From january 2009