Play Dough. Yep. We tried it.

...and they loved it.
They squished it.
Rolled it.
(nibbled on it)
Stuffed it back in the container.
Mixed the colors (yikes!).
...all the while I was able to clean the floor.
It was so much fun to give them something new to explore.

16 to 0.

The significance:
15 months ago
each day I prepared 16 bottles.
Today
I prepared
zero.

Today my babies became toddlers.

I am sad. But happy. But sad.
ugh.

Wheres my tool belt?

This is probably what Sullivan is thinking as he watches his Dad do some work in the kitchen. So cute! He just couldn't stop watching. (Irony: the "project" Chris was working on was child-proofing the kitchen).

(or maybe he is just that much of a genius baby that he is watching the installation so that he knows how to unlock the cabinets...heehee)

August Rush.

First of all, I loved that movie (August Rush).
But it brings new meaning now.
This month is flying by.
School is starting.
"Fall things" are out (yippee!).
And the stores have holiday decorations out.
The month of August is just passing us by.

Here is how we have been keeping busy.

Cam enjoying a snack at Market Street.
Sullivan just checking it out. Probably wondering how he can get in the water.
A little picnic. Cam is learning to Share (which is a really big deal since he loves to borrow/take his brothers things.)

Me and my boys. Love them!

Vegas Vacation.

Chris and I took a little get away.
What a fun time we had with great friends! We ate dinner without rushing to feed the kids. We didn't change diapers. We dressed up. We walked very far. We didn't carry diaper bags. We laid out by the pool. We were entertained by wonderful shows (I highly recommend Phantom of the Opera, Mike Hammer comedian, and Le Reve), and got to stay out past "bedtime" of 7:30.

Getting away made us realize....how much fun we have together as a couple. It made us realize how much we love spending time with good friends. It made us realize how much we love being at home with our boys.....

Just a few shots from the trip.

All things in common.

There is a special bond between NICU "graduates".
Each story is a little different.
But one thing in common
is that we are all so thankful for the NICU.
Today we got to spend a little bit of time with NICU graduates.
Some we have known for a while-others we just met today.
Brittani was taking pictures for an exciting NICU project.
The boys were so patient and loved spending time with some of their favorite people.

The boys waiting patiently-playing with friends.

Sullivan and his buddy, Cullen, hangin' out.

C and S loved the teeter-totter.

....and it is nap time. Can you tell?

Cooling Off

A few pictures of the boys cooling off in Texas heat. (more to come (part 2) tomorrow).