Cousins' Christmas

Ornament exchange and gathering... This year the ornament theme was "red"...sort of boring, but we didn't have much time w/ R & R coming soon!

Holt LOVES holding his babies.  He pats them every time.  He says "Mom, doesn't Ren look like a little person when his eyes are open looking around...you know like a real kid!"  So glad he gets to enjoy this!  (Let it be known that Rex & Ren's first outing was to their auntie Val's house!!)

Uncle David, aka Papa & Holden

Aunt Patty aka Nana & Madison (there were twins everywhere!!)...these two are Becky's.

Great Maw-Maw & Paw-Paw holding the new boys!  Ren was really chilled out w/ his hands by his head.

Such a fun tradition.  It's so nice to keep it going even though it gets crazier every year w/ more babies!!  LOVE it!!!  Who's next?....Terri?

cute pic of Ren..

I love this picture because it shows the innocent stare newborns have.  They can't really focus, but when they find something interesting, their little eyes just stop and "stare".  It's soooo precious!!! 

p.s. Adly calls either one of them, "Monkey man" when they're in this swaddle...& she likes to pick out any of their clothes that have monkeys on them. 

More photos...just because

None of these made the Christmas card, but they all turned out cute, huh?  John bought this really great Nikonn for us a couple years ago and I'm just now getting to really use it.  It makes such a difference!...& I'm not even good at it...yet!  :)

Merry Christmas!

I LOVE art...every part of it.  However, photography has always been hard for me to really grasp.  I know if I studied it more I could get it.  Unfortunately, I have no time...if you are a mommy you know exactly how I feel.  So, I just play around and every once in a while you get a good shot.  I think this one turned out pretty good!

Brunch at Cimarron w/ Mimi & Biggin'!

Every year we go to a brunch w/ Santa.  This year we had to enjoy it w/o Missy and Davey, but for good reason.  Next year R & R can come too!

Here's Holt w/ his Biggin'.

 Adly and one of her very favorite people, Mimi!

 They LOVE their Biggin'.

 This is where Santa asks "What would you like?" of Adly.  Adly replies, "I already told you at the mall!"  Hilarious!!!

Even though, when Holt first saw Santa this time he said "Mom, his beard is fake!"....he still told him all he wanted for Christmas.

All of us, plus Dakota came too!

One week old...update on my nephews...

Ren...

 Rex...

I can't love these little men any more than I do.  Seriously!  I love them so much!!   

Missy and Davey are doing really well.  Especially w/ the help of so many wonderful family members and friends who have been so supportive.  They've been well fed since they got home, that's for sure.  They just sunk right into parenthood as I knew they would.  It's been fun spending so much time w/ them (what's new) and my mom since they got home.  H & A have been there almost every day too!  It's everyone's new favorite thing to do, "Let's go see the babies!"

The nurseries...

Finally! They've been done for quite a while, but I'm just getting to photographing them...these pics don't show all their glory, but they still look pretty dang cute!
(This mobile is my favorite thing in the room.  It's little, light weight sharks!)

Rex's room..."beach themed"

 Ren's room..."Nautical themed"
How cute is this mobile?  Pottery Barn of course!