Bedtime

The girls really love bedtime. This is Naomi demonstrating the "baby burrito." While neither baby likes the be swaddled up during the day time, both girls sleep so much better (even through the night sometimes) if they are wrapped up tight in a soft blanket.




Eliza also loves her swaddle blankets. Isn't she adorable at bedtime?

Baby Fight Club

One morning last week, the babies were being absolutely adorable. They were smiling, kicking, and cooing together on the sofa. It was so cute that I had to snap a few pictures. However, I did not catch their precious baby smiles on film - instead I discovered a new side to my girls...

This is what happens when my back is turned...

Apparently, both Eliza and Naomi like baby flight club.

Playing with Daddy

The girls love their daddy. Here they are playing with him .They sat for over 30 minutes - smiling, cooing, and watching...

Naomi

Eliza

Here they are playing their favorite game. We call it the "tongue game". Aunt Becky taught them to do it a couple weeks ago. First, you stick out your tongue, then they stick out their tongues back at you. I had no idea babies could mimic so early. They were only 8 weeks old when they did it for the first time.

What could be cuter than twinners holding hands?

Babies at the Bay

For those of you who do not already know, every summer David's family has a reunion on Mobile Bay in Alabama. I have heard his mother refer to it as "Baycation", which always makes me smile. While most reunions (including my family's...) consist of an awkward afternoon of bad potato salad and mindless small talk with random relatives, David's family chooses to spend a whole week together swimming, sailing, fishing, eating amazing seafood, and genuinely enjoying each other's company.

In any case, perhaps the greatest event of the entire week is the unveiling of the "bay shirts". That's right - in true family reunion fashion, everyone gets a matching t-shirt. Vibrantly-colored and adorably-designed, the shirts are truly the highlight of the week for me. Over the years, I have accumulated quite a collection of these fabulous shirts - a collection which is coveted by my closest friends and treasured by yours truly. They even sent a shirt to Brazil for me. So you can imagine my excitement when this year, Mary ordered tiny baby t-shirts for Naomi and Eliza. As you can see, the girls loved them. They must take after their mother...