Life As We Know It

First Time at Bible Class

Sunday the babies went to Cradle Roll class at church for the very first time. David went with them, and he said they did very well. Hooray!

Claire and Keely, listening intently to Mrs. Jennifer

Claire, such a pretty little girl!

Keely, perhaps the class clown?

Below is the first picture I have taken of Keely & Claire during bathtime. They are nearly seven months old. As a baby Brooke took baths quite regularly, and many of those were caught on camera or even videotaped. Unfortunately the second, or in our case second and third kids, receive quite a bit less documentation of their happenings.

In my defense, it is much harder than you might think to bathe two slippery babies. After a few months of experience, here is my method. I undress them in another room, and I fill the bath to just the right amount. I make sure to have a large towel on hand in the bathroom. I go get the naked babies, one in each arm, and with much skill, place them one at a time into the bath as the picture shows. They kick around and splash while I wipe each of them down with a soapy washcloth. Then just as quickly as it began, bathtime is over. I carefully lift each baby out of the bath and onto the big towel, wrap them up, and head out of the bathroom to put on pajamas.

They may see the bathtub less than other kids their age, but they really do not seem to mind.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Yesterday, we awoke to a big surprise... snow falling in the backyard! Brooke was thrilled! With a coat and boots over her pajamas, I let her romp around in what would qualify as a Texas winter wonderland.

I am beginning to realize that this Christmas will be a very exciting one for Brooke, as she is able to understand much more than last year. Unfortunately she has a pretty substantial fear of Santa. On the upside, she constantly mentions baby Jesus. Yessss!

Our tree is up, Christmas music is playing nonstop, and I finally feel okay about wearing my snowman pajama pants that I wore all year long.

Claire and Keely wearing their new favorite pajamas from Aunt Kelly