LOST TOOTH!

justin lost his first tooth this weekend. what excitement! he has a few slightly loose ones, and as he tried to tear open a plastic bag with his teeth this one fell out. after the initial shock wore off, he thought he was pretty cool. the tooth fairy came and brought $3. granted, she only pays big for the first tooth, the rest are only worth $1 a piece.

MY NEW CANVAS'S

ohhh, i am so excited, i got my new canvas prints of the boys today! these are 16x24 and up in my dining area. it's hard to tell from the picture, but they are awesome! the previous pic is what i had up before, but these were over 1 year old, so it was time to update. opening the box, i was like a kid on christmas morning.

MISC PICS

here are just a few new ones of the boys. i've been slacking :)

ELSHA BAPTISM

elsha was baptized today at church. oma tilma made the beautiful baptism dress. grandpa bytwork did the actual sprinkling and papa tilma sang for the service. here are a few pics.

NEW YEAR'S DAY

new year's day, 2009. here are a few of the pics i took this morning. hoping to have one of each kid made into a new canvas for my wall. time to replace the 8 month old pics i have up of the boys and the 5 year old pic i have up of justin. new year, new pics.

PHOTO SHOOT, ESSING STYLE

ok, so here is a little video clip of what i go through to try to get one good pic of my kids. as i say in the video, what a nightmare!

FEW MORE PICS

a few more from christmas day.

CHRISTMAS BRUNCH AT TILMA'S

we spent christmas brunch and afternoon at papa and oma tilma's. we ate a great brunch and then opened gifts. the twins actually took a nap through the presents, so they opened their gifts after they woke up. it was a wonderful day. and i am thanking god for the best gift of all, his son sent as our savior. merry christmas!

CHRISTMAS DAY AT HOME

we spent christmas morning (early morning, let's say 6:30am) at our house. santa brought only 3 presents for each child today, just like the three wise men brought for baby jesus. it was a great tradition that we started this year.

CHRISTMAS EVE AT ESSING'S

spent christmas eve at the essing's. it was wonderful to see the whole family. papa and oma, tracy and brian, erica and bradan. justin had a blast and the boys did well.

MISC PICS

just a few pics from this weekend. the boys, the boys holding elsha, elsha in her bumbo seat, me and mandi who is home for the holidays from new york. just a weekend in the life...

ELSHA WITH SANTA

ok, because i am not able to get my twins to get within 10 feet of santa, i have to live vicariously through my niece, elsha.

HAVING FUN

just a day in the life of the twins. busy, busy, busy. again, jordan with his hat on. they love to jump on the furniture too. must be a boy thing.

HATS AND PJs

the boys in their hats and jammies this morning. jordan has not taken his off all day and brendan will not keep his on for more than 30 seconds. go figure.