Seven Month Pictures!

The boys are seven months and incredibly cute!

 Liam on the left and Reece on the right.

 Cell mates!

 See Liam's two front teeth?

 Liam!

 Reece was super freaked out by the leaves until...

 He figured out he could eat them!

 Reece's two front teeth!

 envy

 Brotherly love...

Bite or kiss? 

Happy Fall!

Craft Time!

I've had a little bit of time for projects in the last month. The top two pictures are crafts I am in charge of at a church activity called 'Super Saturday'. It should be a lot of fun. 

 Clothes pin magnets

 Fabric button-- clip, hair tie, and bookmark

My little men in some fancy tie shirts! Love Liam's arms. He does this pose whenever he gets really excited. It's like his whole body gets stiff. 

Saturday at Alviso

A few Saturdays ago we took a walk around the wetlands of Alviso. Ryan's Cub Scouts took a nature hike there, and he thought our babies would appreciate it, too. And throw fewer rocks.

 We saw these funny little guys on the drive in, and while we were there we saw a jackrabbit, a lizard, and lots of interesting birds. Sadly, we did not see the little salt mouse that the area is known for.

 Liam left and Reece right. They were pretty apathetic about being there.

 Crazy pink river. Not sure why it was pink and couldn't find anything online about it...

 Ryan was learning how to use my new lens. I think he is a better photographer than me, but maybe it's because he is more patient. 

I love Liam's face here. He wasn't sad he just has a frowny face sometimes.

Wigwam time with Liam! I feel like this is funnier without giving any context.

Labor Day Weekend!

For Labor Day we met up with my parents, my sisters and all their cute families in Oxnard for a fun weekend at the beach. We went on walks, hung out in the spa, had some good burgers, ate Cafe Rio, drank shirley temples (a family favorite), had lots of fun family time, and went for a boat ride in the harbor.

My cute nephews Jake and Josh are great with Reece and Liam. I hope my boys grow up to be just as cute and sweet as their cousins! My parents have a total of 10 grandkids, 8 boys and 2 girls, which is a big change after having 4 girls and only 1 boy of their own.

  

 Reece enjoyed the view from the boat. Ryan enjoyed looking like a creepster.

 The boat with the most women and young children somehow was left unarmed. Our squirt gun fight with the other boat was more like a squirt gun massacre.

 Here is the culprit! Karma caught up with them when their boat broke down and they had to walk back to the dock.

Six Months!

Liam and Reece just turned 6 months last week and had their check up. I have two very healthy happy boys! The doctor even commented on their very pleasant temperament.

Here are their stats:

Liam

height 25 3/4 inches 15th percentile

weight 17 pounds 7 ounces 49th percentile

Reece

height 26 3/4 inches 54th percentile

weight 20 pounds 7 ounces 90th percentile

At 5 1/2 months we put them in separate cribs because Reece is getting too tall to fit and they are rolling now and don't have enough room. It was a sad move for us, but we put the cribs next to each other so at least they are still close.

  The number 6 was just so tempting that Reece had to take a bite.

 Then Liam wanted a taste. By the end they were in a few different soggy pieces. 

 Tumbling all over each other as usual.

Post-photo shoot playing with daddy and stuffed animals on the floor:

 Taste test!

They conspired to steal my camera and put an end to this photo shoot once and for all!