Easter Egg Hunt

 

On Saturday Beckett and Claire, Chris and my mom, "Mimi" (as the babies "call" her), and I went to hunt Easter Eggs at the park.  The event was put together by my local mom's group.  Even though the babies are a little young to hunt for the eggs themselves, we all enjoyed watching the 1-4 year old set scramble about, having some coffee and scones (which Mimi stayed up late with me making) and meeting some new people in the neighborhood!  It was another beautiful day and we were happy that we were able to walk to the hunt and enjoy the sunshine!  (Babies wore sunblock!)

 

St. Patrick's Day Leprechauns

Chris's mom, Gloria, has sent Beckett and Claire holiday pajamas for every holiday since they were born.  They had a Halloween outfit, Thanksgiving outfit, Christmas outfit, Valentine's Day and now a St. Patrick's Day outfit!!!!  Thank you for the adorable outfits, Grandma!

Babies Like Each Other!

It is official, based on these smiles!!!

 

 

Baptism

 

Last weekend Beckett and Claire were baptized. It was a beautiful day and the service was very nice. Both Claire and Beckett looked adorable. Beckett wore a Christening outfit that his great grandmother made for Chris when he was baptized and Gloria saved for all of these years, and Claire wore a beautiful silk gown that Mom and Dad gave to her. They behaved beautifully throughout the entire service and did not cry, even when water was poured on their heads. In fact there were virtually no tears until the pastor said something about casting Satan from them (it sounds worse than it was... it is a Lutheran church after all!) and laid her hands on them. It must have scared them because they each cried when she did it to them!

The babies are quite lucky to have my sister, Ashley, as a godmother and TWO godfathers, our dear friend, Ken, and Chris's brother, Dan. It was a very special day and my only regret is that we did not take any posed pictures with our family and the godparents that were present. However we did get some great candid shots (and are going to try to recreate a posed shot or two with the babies in their clothes when we get a chance.)

 

 

 

The church is just up the street from the house and it was such a beautiful day the guys (who were not wearing heels) decided to walk home with the babies.  I snapped this adorable picture as they arrived back to the house.

 

 

These little guys are six months old...

William Beckett and Claire Elise joined us on September 11, 2012 and today they are six months old!  Those two tiny beans smile, eat oatmeal, rice cereal, bananas, sweet potatoes, and carrots, reach for objects and Beckett has rolled over a couple of times.  Their laughs are contagious and they are each very much their own individual. 

Beckett is the life of the party, quick to smile and laugh.  He loves being around people and can sit happily for extended periods of time simply watching adults around him converse.  He is currently making very high pitched noises and is quite the talker.  He naps, but only for short periods of time (lest he miss out on what is going on).  Beckett is always interested in what Claire is doing and what she happens to be playing with at any given time.  His favorite toy has been his jungle arch (with the koala and dragonfly) for some time now and he still loves his swing.  He has a million funny faces that often get captured in photos (and then posted by Chris.)

Claire is beautiful.  She does not make as many faces as she once did and her tongue is usually in her mouth these days.  But she still often furrows her brow in a way that says she is skeptical about what is going on around her.  She loves her baths and makes the sweetest noises (sighs and laughs), but is also trying out some noises that sound a little more like grunts currently.  She is always happy to burp for us (we are going to have to stop cheering when she does or explaining to her why she should not do that in public is going to be hard.)  Claire loves her hands and studies them and the adult hands around her quite often.  And Claire LOVES to dance.  She dances all the time (even when she is sleeping (which she also loves to do) - travelling all around her crib each night.)

I cannot express how much I love each of them, but hopefully I can use this space to record some of the daily goings on around here that make me love them so very much.