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Jacob

Sorry that it has been so long since I've posted on here. We've been keeping busy. We had our team vision retreat a couple of weeks ago. We all went to Napa and talked about what life is going to look like for this next season with babies and a huge team. It was great to revision our lives. Luke and I are in the process of looking at our weekly schedule and making it more manageable. On Easter we had a couple of friends from the street over for lunch. They made really yummy deviled eggs and we watched a movie. Yesterday I build a garden bed. It felt great to get my hands dirty and to do some "manual labor" again. I'm excited to plant veggies, flowers and strawberries soon. The nice thing about San Francisco is that you can garden all year long! It was 85 degrees today...the boys would not go to bed; too hot I guess. We are going to Hawaii on Wednesday with Luke's parents and brothers...I can't wait.

Here are some pictures and a video...

Weston and Jacob-
Guess who's the messy eater?

In Napa...ready for Hawaii
(west and Jake)

Jacob and Weston playing

Jacob's two bottom teeth (weston has them also)

My garden bed

Sour Apples and Weston........

Eating

Here are the little ones eating cereal. Jacob loves it, but Weston...well you can see in the video. We're going to try carrots tomorrow. I was steaming them tonight with the hopes of having it ready, but my pot ran out of water and I scorched the pot and the carrots ended up tasting like burnt charcoal; needless to say, I would hate for their first taste of carrots to be a horrible experience, so we'll try again tomorrow. It has been such nice weather here, that we're taking a trip to the beach tomorrow. Luke found his dream camera lens at a thrift store, so we're going to walk to the beach and try it out. We had another doctor appointment for Jake today with the GI (gastroenterologist) but he didn't have much information for us until we get the genetic results back (in about a month). He did say that his liver functioning was normal which is good news. So we're just waiting to hear back from the geneticist. Enjoy the video.

First tooth!

Ready for the sun

Well, all the drooling and crankiness has payed off, Weston has his first tooth! His lower right tooth poked through today. You can barely see it, but it is there and we can feel it. It is just a matter of time before Jacob gets one too.

They can sit up on their own now. They do fall over once in a while so they have to be surrounded by pillows, but they are getting really good at it. They have started eating solid foods (rice cereal) and Jacob loves it. He picked it up right away. Weston...not so much. He just laughs and spits it out. They're ready for Hiawaii (we're more ready than they are), but they look the part. They love to be naked and suck on their toes too. They are getting to be a lot of fun. They're not sleeping very well at night so Luke and I feel like zombies...

Jacob

Weston

Baby Gabe

We just got back (last week) from southern California where we spent a few days with our friend Laura. She just had a gorgeous baby boy named Gabriel River William...he is adorable. He was born on February 27, 7lbs.10oz. I told Laura to call us as soon as she went into labor. Her sister called me Friday morning at 1:30 am. Of course we were awake...(it was one of Jacob's no sleeping nights). We packed up our stuff and left the next afternoon. It took us about 8 hours to get to So Cal; the boys didn't stay occupied very well in the car but it wasn't too bad. We had a few blow ups and "i hate the car" screaming matches, but we made it. I met Gabe that night and stayed the night with Laura in the hospital the next night while Luke and the boys stayed in a hotel down the street. We stayed until Monday when she was able to leave the hospital. It was such a blessing to get to spend time with her and her new baby. She was so excited to meet Jacob and Weston. As you can see, they hit it off. I'm sure the three of them will have lots of fun growing up together. It is amazing that we have babies the same age..who would have guessed this two years ago when we met her in the park? God works in amazing ways.

Christmas pictures for Uncle Will

Long Bike

I wanted to put some pictures up of Luke's third baby...his long bike. It is called an Xtracycle and is an amazing tool. We love it. He can carry anything on it, including a pregnant woman!

A big load for Goodwill

Carrying a boxed up bike

This is how I got around

Pt Reyes and baby bears

We took a trip up the coast a few weeks ago. It was great to get out of the city. Having a vehicle is great to get away! We missed the whale migration south by a week, but we're going to go back in March to see them going North with their calves; it should be fun. We walked on the beach and had a picnic lunch. The boys loved it and almost slept through the whole adventure. Oh well, there will definitely be more.

The boys sleep pretty well...if they are in their bear suits. We've tried to put them to bed with just pj's and blankets and they wake up every hour. If they're wearing there suits, they usually sleep until 4am and then again until 8. I hope we're not conditioning them to only be able to sleep with the bear suits, it may be hard to find them in teenager sizes.

jacob and weston

jacob