Yeah, yeah, I've been busy.

The title of this blog is in response to you people who keep demanding a new blog entry. I have twin infants at home you know, can't be entertaining all the time. You should probably try to get out a little more...I'm just saying...just a suggestion.

Ok, back to me. Last Monday we had a great Memorial Day get-together with the Kellers. I would attempt to explain the family connection, but I am not all that sure of it, and when I tried to get Keith to explain it he confused me even more. Any conversation that starts with, "well, let me think for a minute..." is bound to end up confusing me, so I cut him off pretty quickly. I'll get Gran GG to explain it when she visits next weekend. So for now...the Kellers are family in some way, don't ask how.

Anywho, the Kellers, besides being family, will also be watching the boys a few days this summer during what we are calling Camp Keller. Who mans Camp Keller? Some of the cutest kids! Here is Amanda, with Cole:
And here is her younger brother Adam, chatting up Grady. I don't have a picture of a smiling Amanda holding Grady; he spit up on her a few minutes into being held, and understandably she is a little gunshy with him now.


We had a great time at their house, and better yet, the boys were exhausted when we got home and slept!

During the drive home I thought back to the day we learned that we were having two boys. I was a little disappointed at first that we wouldn't have at least one girl-there were certainly fun things I knew I would miss out on-cute outfit shopping, painting nails (though this seems to appeal to some boys until they're older, and I"m OK with that), and later, bossing my daughter around as we plan her wedding. When I shared my thoughts with Keith, he pointed our one major rite of passage we are dodging by not having a girl - dating! Good luck keeping the boys away from Amanda in a few years, Bill and Suzanne! ;-)

I've got nothin'

I have zero inspiration for a written blog entry today, so enjoy pictures taken this morning. The boys are 14 weeks old today and their hair is finally coming back. Baldy Cole on the left, G-baby on the right.

Sweet Little Faces

He's a Keeper!

Keith's job allows him to work Flextime, meaning he works longer days and has every other Friday off. So, on those Fridays while I am at work, Keith gets to enjoy the boys all by himself. No Me to hover over him and micromanage his parenting skills. (I'm relaxing a bit, but we've all seen Keith's Bull In a Chinashop Tendencies, so I think my concern was justified, no?).

Yesterday I came home to find my men all hanging out on the backporch...


Not only was I relieved to see the boys content, Keith had made bottles for the next day, cleaned up the kitchen, and did a few other chores. (hmmmm....so he DOES know how to clean...)It's a miracle! And after all that, Mr. Mom had time to read Parents magazine.

A keeper, I tell you!

Below: C-spot and G-baby, smiling about their day with Dad.

3AM

Besides being a Matchbox 20 song, 3AM is also the time that the right hemisphere (the creative side) is at its peak. How do I know this? Well, the inspiration for my most clever-if I may say so myself-blog entries always came at this mind-numbling early hour. Usually, at 3AM I am straining to keep my eyes open, burping a baby, and watching Ace of Cakes on FoodNetwork. Then, out of nowhere, an idea for a blog entry will come to me, complete with witty text. It's like the funny Trudi comes alive at this time. Some of you are familiar with her-she's the Trudi usually accompanied by a glass of wine. She's good times.

For the last week, though, the babies have been sleeping through this feeding time. For almost a week, the skies have seemed bluer, the sun has shone brighter, the air has seemed purer and my husband more tolerable. Life is glorious all around-except for when it comes to posting a new entry here-I've got nothing. Nothing witty, at least. I am hoping that my brain will adjust and become creative at some other time during the day, but I can't promise anything. So until I think of something clever, or until I have enough time to sit down and have some wine, Ill entertain you with pictures.Above: Grady attempting to eat the little bit of hair Cole has left, next picture Cole is smiling because his brother has finally stopped messing with him.

Above: Big smile from the big G Baby.

Below: C Baby staring at Snarfus the red elephant hanging from their mobile. C & G Babies love Snarfus.


And finally, Dad entertaining the two boys: