Minnesota!

We made it to Minnesota! We took our very first plane ride and man, it was b-o-r-i-n-g! Makaylin slept the entire time and I slept some of the time. I started to get so bored--those airline people really need to make planes baby-friendly!

Anyway, we are enjoying Gramma and Grampa's house! Tonight we are going to mommy's aunt's house for dinner. I guess we are going to fish, too! Well, we will watch everyone else catch fishies. Mommy and daddy said they are going to leave us with Gramma sometimes so they can go "house hunting". I guess they have to buy us a house to live in because we can't live with Gramma and Grampa... darnit! :)

We will keep you updated on our adventures!

Ryker has something to say...

Ryker watching Baby Einstein. :) He was a lot more vocal before and after I took the video, of course!

Shoppin'!

Last weekend mommy and daddy took us shopping at Babies 'R' Us! Gotta say, we sure made out good! We got new clothes, toys, and this really BIG toy that daddy had to put together! We tried to play in it, but we are still just a little too small. Mom says we are "growing like weeds", so I'm sure we'll get to play with it soon!

Shake, Rattle, and Roll

Mommy says we are growing up WAY too fast! Here I am holding my rattle... I can even shake it! Brother doesn't really like his rattle. The first time mommy and daddy gave it to him, he got so excited that he smacked it onto his forehead and cried for an hour afterwards. I guess he'll have to try that again later!

Ryker has discovered that he can halfway roll over if he wants to. Every time we put him in his crib for bedtime or nap, he sticks his legs straight in the air (to get momentum) and then rolls over to his side. He can't quite get all the way over to his belly, but he sure tries! It won't be long before he is rollin' all over the place!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July! Mom is going to write about what we did on this day...and why she doesn't have a picture of sister in her 4th of July shirt. :)

4th of July was the 3rd holiday we spent with the babies, and it was by far the most fun because they are very alert, smiling, and cooing all the time! Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of my pretty, pretty princess because she was sleeping most of the morning, and we changed her into her outfit right before we left for Adam and Megan's house. I was too caught up visiting at their house to even think about taking pictures and proceeded to leave my camera on their coffee table. I know my actions have consequences, and I will never hear the end of this one!

Anyway, our plan was to take a quick nap after we left Adam and Megan's house and then head out to see the fireworks, but the twins had a different plan in mind--sleep! They had such an action-packed day and as soon as we got home to "nap" they were basically out for the rest of the night. We didn't want to wake them up and mess up their schedule, so Adam and I just watched the fireworks on TV. Next year we will definitely see them live!

3 months old!

On July 3rd we turned 3 months old! Mommy said that is a quarter of a year... apparently she thinks it's a big deal. AND she said that she will not call us newborns anymore. Geez, we didn't realize growing up was going to be so tough! We have to sit in our Bumbo chairs to learn to hold our heads up all by ourselves-- WHAT? Can't we just be held all day long?

Uh, Oh. Mommy forgot her camera!

Mommy forgot her camera at Megs and Adam's house on 4th of July. She hasn't had it all week and has missed some very cute and monumental moments! I (Ryker) rolled over for the very first time last night--it was so much fun! I need to teach sister to do it too...then mommy will really have to be on her toes!

We had our 3 month pictures taken and those are still on mommy's camera too. I guess you will have to wait to see them, but let me tell you that I look very handsome and sister looks really pretty!

Mommy said she would have her camera back tomorrow when she takes us to Auntie Megan's. I guess we have to sleep there because mommy and daddy are going to a place called Temecula to go on a hot air balloon. We will have fun with Adam and Megs, but we will miss mommy and daddy so much! They said they would pick us up the next day when they are done floating in the sky!

It's a beautiful day for a walk!

Mommy took us on our very first walk today. We were a little unsure about it and we let mommy know that! She put us in our "big boy/girl" stroller where we didn't have to be in car seats. We really wish we could have had our car seats... they are much more comfortable and we get to play with our toys!

As soon as we got out of the door, I (Makaylin) started crying! The sun was SO bright and there was a lot of noise. Mommy gave me my paci and I was ok for a little bit. A few minutes later Ryker started crying and we had not even gotten down the block.

Mommy walked us around for 10 or 15 minutes before she brought us back home to our favorite swing and bouncer for a nap. :) I guess we did not make our first walk very easy on her, but we will get the hang of it! It was nice to be out in the fresh air, but we would much rather be at home loungin' with mommy.