Look How Much We've Grown (Part 2)

As I promised, here are some pictures of the kids sitting in their car seats back when they were born and now. I remember how tiny they both were in the hospital. We actually needed to use multiple blankets to boost them up just so they could be strapped in. Doesn't Caden look like a little peanut on his "before"?

Snow in Austin

I've seem more snow in Texas this year than I can remember. We had a white Christmas in Dallas and now snow in Austin. We didn't get twelve inches like Dallas did a couple weeks ago but we did get two inches where we live. That's enough to actually stick. I saw tons of dirty little snowmen with grass poking out of the snow balls.

Here is the view from our front porch.
Here is our house. If we had more grass and less driveway, it might have looked a little more impressive. :)
Here is our little waterfall in our backyard.
Amy and I talked about taking the kids out into the snow and getting some pictures but the kids decided they would rather take naps (and mommy and daddy decided we would rather let them take naps). Maybe we'll get pictures next time we get a snow like this. My guess is they will be 9 years old and it will be January 2019.

Better Night at the Cases

Caden did great last night. He slept all night and was in a good mood. Caroline got up a little early but not really a big deal. Oh, Caroline did spit up all over me again this morning. I sure hope she is not getting back to that habit...though she does seem to think its funny when she spits up.

Rough Night at the Case House

Caden had a tough night last night. It was by far the worst night he has had in a long time. He woke up several times screaming and would not calm down. Normally, plugging his mouth with a pacifier or holding him calms him down immediately. Neither of these worked last night. We are not sure if he is feeling sick or what but he sure did limit our sleep last night...especially mommy's who spent a lot of the time just holding him. (Both daddy and Caden are appreciative of mommy for this.)

After our rough night, I decided to help Amy out a little by feeding Caroline before heading into work. As I was feeding her, I was telling her how proud I was of her for sleeping through the night and not making our night any more difficult. As those words came out, Caroline had a case of projectile vomit and soaked me. Thankfully, I was not yet dressed for work. Caroline rarely does this anymore so it was definitely a special moment for the two of us.

Hopefully, tonight (and tomorrow morning) will be better. :)

Goodbye Old Header Image...

You served us well but I think it is time for the twins need to make an appearance.



I'm still working on creating a new image but I wanted to save the old one so Amy and I could remember it. :)

Simply Irresistible!

I may be biased, but I think Caden has an extremely kissable and loveable face! Apparently, the ladies in the church nursery agree! Here is a pic of Caden after I picked him up last week. He had lip stick marks on his face and his hat! It wasn't even from someone working there...it was from some lady that came in and just thought he was too cute to not kiss.Here are a few more pictures of our little man. We think he's just about the cutest thing around! This is one of my favorite pictures of Caden. Check out that slobber running down his chin.
Caden in his Jumperoo --- he's too small to jump yet, his feet don't touch the ground, but that doesn't stop him from hanging out and licking everything he can on it!Caden's favorite thing to do is stand up. Here is his latest party trick. He loves standing up by himself (and a couch) and can do it for several minutes. Eventually, he will either sit down or topple sideways like a tree falling over. Either way, that doesn't bother him at all.

Some Firsts (or Almost Firsts) for the Twins

Here is the first time Caroline did a good job at tummy time. We were so proud of her. This happened all of a sudden. She screamed her head off during tummy time just the day before this video. Something just clicked and she got it. Ever since this day, she has been much better at tummy time.

Both Caden and Caroline like touching the bottle when we feed them. However, they normally end up accidentally pushing it away. But here, Caden held it and drank all by himself! He will do this every once in awhile now but we still have to feed him almost all the time.

Caden hates tummy time. He hates it so much, he has learned to roll over. This is actually the second time he rolled over. I think he actually makes it look easy. It is a slow controlled turnover.

Caroline first rolled over about a month ago and did it three times in row. However, she has yet to do it since. When Caroline rolled over, she mainly used her head mass to flip her body over.