WFMW version 1.0

I found the idea on other blogs called "Works For Me Wednesday" and I'll attempt to do this as a weekly thing. Consider it as my feeble attempt to pass along wisdom the 4 Webbs have gained and actually used to raise our twins. I'll get back to that in a bit, but for now i'll continue sharing from our adventures over the past weekend.

Easton and Layla were dressed up in their church clothes on Sunday morning and they both look like little people instead of babies more every day. Don't bother asking when Layla will get her ears pierced... Daddy is absolutely not ready to even begin thinking about that.


Layla is always excited to visit the church nursery. She wobbles over to the nursery ladies and makes friends with everyone around. However, Easton starts crying as soon as we walk into the church lobby. Then he continues to cry for the next hour through the service until we get our number flashing across the TV screens on the platform. During the last two weeks we figured out a strategy that seems to be working. We check-in Layla and keep Easton with us for the first 10-15 minutes of church. He digs the music... Once he gets a feel for the surroundings I go to the nursery and let him see inside where Layla is happily playing. Then i hand him over and he does fine for the whole morning! Some kids don't do well with transitions, but Easton appears to only have issues with going into the nursery. For all the other transitions throughout the week he does fine. Every day is new challenge so who knows what will be required next week?

Anyway, Sunday afternoon we were blessed to have our friend, Gene, spend a few hours with us. We went to Subway to eat and get duck bread. Then we took Gene out to our favorite park for another round of flying the kite, feeding the ducks, and swinging. Here's a picture of Gene hanging out with the twins as they snack on goldfish crackers:


When the 4 Webbs are together it is rare to have a third adult around to take a picture so I was thrilled to have Gene be the camera man for a moment. I'll have to dig through our pictures, but I can't remember the last time all 4 Webbs were in the same picture...


After feeding the ducks and doing our best to keep the twins from munching on the stale bread, we stopped by the swings for one last hoorah before heading home. I saw another picture somewhere with twins sitting back to back in a swing. If only I had a better camera or more skill to capture the moment with a clearer picture...


I'll try to fiddle with my camera and take this again next time because the picture that inspired this one turned out really well so I know it's possible.

OK, so now on to the new section called WFMW. One of the best purchases we made recently was the snack trap. You can see them in the picture above where the twins are sitting in front of Gene. Those plastic things they have are the snack holders. The top is a rubber trap that allows kids to put their hands into the cup and get snacks, but doesn't allow the contents to spill out if it is tipped over. The back seat of our car was covered with goldfish crackers and cheerios so Kendra hunted down these little jewels as a way to keep it clean.

What does it mean to be a stay-at-home mom? Having a child or two or more is something that can't be explained, it can only be experienced. However, one observation I have from watching Kendra is that "full time mom" is deceiving. There are part-time jobs, full-time jobs, and then there's being a stay-at-home mom. A part-time job is something you do on the side; A few hours here and there, maybe on the weekend. A full-time job is something you do 40 or 50 hours a week, but you still have certain hours you are on the clock and then when the whistle blows you can shut your brain off and concentrate on less important things like a favorite TV show or a hobby.

That is nothing like what I see Kendra doing. Her mind and focus is always on Easton and Layla. Every second of every day with no union breaks or paid vacation. Even at night she has some subconscious process running while she sleeps where her motherly radar actively listens for the slightest cough or cry coming from down the hall. I'm amazed at the sensitivity of her hearing. Almost daily she says, "did you hear that?" and my usual response is, "no, I have no idea what you're talking about". It turns out to be one of the twins moving or whimpering in their crib, but it certainly doesn't show up on my radar! This is why I'm more than happy for Kendra to play soccer or go shopping or see a movie. I'm looking forward to taking Kendra away for a day or even a few days so she can have some true down time. Since the time the twins were born until now (almost 14 months) she has never been away from them for more than a couple of hours. I call that more than a full-time job...

One of the many reasons I married Kendra is her mothering skills. I knew even back in our dating days she would be a great mom for our children. lucky me. :)

See you soon!

Outside entertainment

Hi everyone,

It's time once again for me to sort through a pile of pictures and memories. I'll do my best to piece together the past few days and our adventures, but no promises as to their chronological order.

We'll start back on Thursday when Kendra took the twins to the farm. Here they are in front of the donkey. You probably can't read the sign posted on the donkey stall next to Layla, but I thought it was referring to our twins. It says, "We are nice, but we can bite! Please be careful!"


and here's one other picture of Kendra feeding a big camel while the twins watch with amazement.


As you can see they had a blast with the other mommies and kids wondering through the farm. I hope that gives the "old MacDonald" song a new meaning for them.

On Friday and Sunday night Great Aunt Mary (GAM) came over to hang out with the 4 Webbs. They are starting to get more used to her all the time and now when she comes in they smile and head for the front door to greet her. There are only a handful of folks in our life who get such a warm greeting from the twins so we are glad for them to get to that level of comfortability. Here they are before bed time smiling as usual.


Layla has her pink cat pajamas and Easton has his blue dog pajamas. Apparently somewhere it is a written rule that cats are for girls and dogs are for boys... I wonder where that came from?

We went to the park a couple of times because this weekend we finally had a breeze strong enough to keep our kite up in the air. As you can imagine, it flew much better when Layla wasn't sitting on it...


Once mommy had it airborne, Layla ran over to help hold the string.


Easton and I just hung out in the grass and watched Kendra run around trying to keep it airborne and Layla chasing her around.


I've tried to put my hat on Easton's head several times in the past, but it fell down over his face when he moved. My engineering mind thought of a solution... Why not use his hat to prop up mine? Viola! You can see his hat under mine and it made Easton feel like a big boy to wear daddy's hat.


Then we went to our friend's house for an evening BBQ with other couples with babies. Here is what dinner looks like when 4 families with babies get together. Our twins are the two on the far left:


Later that evening a child (who will remain nameless) found the pitcher of lemonade and dunked their whole arm into it. The mothers were inside so only the fathers witnessed the humorous scene. All of us just shrugged our shoulders and agreed it shouldn't be thrown out because we'll all still drink it! If someone who had never been a parent saw that, their reaction would have been very different. The 4 Webbs had an excellent time at the BBQ and I told Kendra I would happily do that EVERY Saturday night if it were possible.

Easton hugged the beach ball and tried to bite it a few times. Ignore the scratch on his forehead... Edward Scissorhands is at it again. Time to cut those finger nails.


Layla kicked the beach ball. She's getting really good at kicking a ball around and will do it on command. Kendra's starting early with her to be a great soccer player.


Have you ever heard of a "water table"? No, not the torturous water boarding... It's a plastic tub on stilts with water and squirt toys in it.


or as I call it, the "automatic kid washer". Easton was soaked to the bone after splashing around so we took his shirt off to dry and let him wonder around like a muscle man.


Easton is learning new words every week and never ceases to amaze us. At some point his vocabulary will be so large we can't keep up, but for now he has these words down:

cracker, light, apple, duck, car, clock, momma, dada, airplane, dog, up

I better stop here for the night so I have something to write about tomorrow. :) Today held it's own adventures of success at the church nursery and another trip to the park for more kite, duck, swing routine to wear them out.

See you soon!

WWF cage match

Good afternoon friends and family,

Sometimes after the nightly bath for the twins, Kendra puts both babies in one of the cribs just for fun. This experience is only something parents of multiples get to share in because a single baby doesn't have a built-in play partner like multiples do. The video clip is not extremely exciting, but gives a good view into how twins interact in such a playful manner. They wrestle in the crib like a WWF cage match where wrestlers are trapped in a fight for survival! The difference is, instead of screaming and beatings in WWF we get laughs and giggles at our house. Here are Easton and Layla in their version of such an event.



Kendra took the twins to a farm on Thursday along with her mommy friends. I'll upload some pictures of the event when we get them from Danielle, who took the pictures with her camera. I'll contact her to beg for pictures through email. :)

The reason Kendra didn't have the camera is because I took it with me to martial arts class. I tested for and earned my red belt! The next step is black belt (queue the cheesy kung-fu music). Oh yes... I will be a black belt. :) It's taken me 18 months and countless hours of training to reach this level and I'm looking forward to continuing the journey. The guy in the picture with me is my master instructor, Jeff, who I deeply admire and respect. We share the same beliefs and values and he challenges me spiritually as much as he does physically.


There is even a movie called red belt that came out last year and I watched it recently just for fun. It's not on my top 10 movies ever, but just shows how monumental the achievement is... It's important enough to make a movie about it. So what does that mean now that I'm a red belt? It means in any given situation, I know enough about fighting to get beat up!

The weekend is coming, so expect a new barrage of baby pics since I'll have the camera AND be hanging out with Easton and Layla much more than what happens during the week days.

Have a good weekend!

Muy Inteligente

Hello friends and family,

After just "getting by" with a few different outfits for Easton and Layla, the blessings from Judson and Heidi (crates full of clothes with various sizes) is the gift that keeps on giving. You'll see the twins wearing a different outfit every day for a while.

Today I came home to Layla wondering around carrying her stuffed football, which I'm sure makes Kendra's father, the former football coach, very proud!


She looks so girly with the pretty dress and so rugged carrying the football. This is the beginning of her well-rounded nature, right?

As for Easton, he was wondering around carrying his stuffed chicken finger puppet.


When the two of them passed each other, a very common thing happened. Layla decides what Easton has is more desirable than what she has (even if they have the exact same duplicate item) so she attempts to take his.


Sometimes Easton is able to hold on by turning his body away from Layla or walking away as quick as his little legs will go. Other times Layla snatches the item from his hands and crying insues. Luckily we were able to distract Layla with promises of sitting in her rocking chair and we ended up with two content kids.


Whew! Do that about 100 times in a row and that's a glimpse into Kendra's day.

The twins are both doing really well developmentally and the title is Spanish for very intelligent. Easton is saying more words every day and just blows us away with his verbal skills. Every airplane (and I mean every one) that comes within earshot or line of sight automatically sends Easton into a repetitive loop where he says, "arpa, arpa, arpa!", which is his word for airplane. Layla is continuing with sign language and has added a few more words to her vocabulary as well. Nothing Spanish yet though... Kendra and I both took Spanish in high school and college. We decided long before having the twins that we would teach English and Spanish to our kids so they will have better odds of bi-lingual abilities.

Don't get me wrong, I DESPISE pressing 1 for English! Every legal resident in the U.S. should speak English and every illegal resident should go back to their own country... forcefully... However, the realities are that Spanish is going to spoken in the U.S. and I can't change it. Instead, Kendra and I agree with the old saying, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em". So that's what the 4 Webbs are going to do. We have Rosetta Stone and plan to continue integrating Spanish words into every day life as much as possible.

I have a very funny video clip of Easton and Layla wondering around the in the bath room screaming their heads off as the bath tub fills for their nightly bath. But, I've already uploaded a few of those clips before and I'll wait for more interesting video-taped adventures. :)

Adios.

Ostrich is tasty

Hi folks,

Today the 4 Webbs packed up and joined in the mob of people who attended the annual Ostrich Festival. I was blown away by the size of the festival, the number of people who crowded into the park, and the variety of cool things to see and do. My expectations were really low because I've attended so many fairs and festivals in the past where entertainment was nil. I can't believe I've been here over 13 years and never attended this city-wide event. The one thing I absolutely DID expect was to eat an ostrich burger. Here is Easton and I sitting in the shade chowing on a genuine ostrich burger. yummmmmm... Easton is still intrigued by the beads so here he is once again sporting his Mr. T. starter kit.


Don't knock it until you try it. Tastes great and much healthier than beef. Here's my best friend, Judson, walking along side his daughter as she rode the pony.


I'm really looking forward to next year when Layla will be old enough to ride the pony herself! There wasn't much to do for 1-year-olds except watch people and pet animals at the petting zoo. So that's what we did! Easton and Layla loved petting the animals and feeling the various textures of their skin. Everything from Emu to zebras to this thing... whatever it is.


Layla grabbed its horn at one point and I'm very grateful the animals are tame because she was determined to hang on for 8 seconds like a rodeo cowboy.

We missed the demolition derby, pig races, and ostrich riding because our timing was off. I think we have the hang of it now and I'm already looking forward to next year.

Happy Monday to you!

All join in

Happy weekend everyone,

The 4 Webbs recently discovered the joy of copying each other so now we all join in the fun.
Mommy sings a princess melody then Layla sings a princess melody. Daddy buzzes like a fly, then Easton buzzes like a fly. Easton and Layla scream in the tub while clapping, then Mommy and daddy scream and clap along with them. This new found entertainment lasts all day long. Easton has a puzzle block in his mouth and growls like a bear, so daddy does the same, which causes all of the 4 Webbs to giggle and snort.


Layla's first word besides Mama and Dada (more like dadadadadadadaaaaaa) is:

drumroll please...

cracker.

After nearly 14 months on earth, the great and wonderful Layla finally attempts verbal communication and her first word is, "cracker", which sounds more like Ka-Ka. Kendra and a I looked at each other with amazement and Easton looked at Layla as if to say, "way to go sister! Now we can harass Mom and Dad in stereo until they give us a cracker!"

Kendra regularly encourages costume fun with the twins. Hats are always a big hit. She says, "hat on daddy" and puts the hat on my head, then says, "hat on Layla" and puts the hat on her head. Layla was running around the living room like greased lightning because she was so excited to be the designated hat-wearer of the moment. Layla sure has a way of expressing herself even WITHOUT words like cracker...


This may be my favorite picture of Layla ever because I finally captured the exuberance and intensity she shows on a daily basis.

Tonight daddy is jamming to FLAC files of DJ Tiesto's new album, In Search Of Sunrise 7 Asia. The babies are in bed so I have to rock out with headphones only. This music is defined as "house" music, which has no words therefore it can't be Satanic. It's just really good music. Do you remember the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing? The music in the background is called the "Parade of Athletes" and guess who is the DJ? If you guessed DJ Tiesto you would be right.

Anyway, back to babies... Easton decided to smear Kendra's homemade strawberry jelly all over his head for unknown reasons. Kendra decided to make the most of it and see what our little monkey would look like with a mohawk. Viola...


I may start using gel to do his hair like that every day. :) For this next picture I'll let you see it first and try pick out why Kendra and I feel neither Easton nor Layla are qualified to be parents of their own yet.


Can you spot the anomaly? If not look again at the baby stroller and notice where the baby is located... The baby is hanging by her water bottle, which is attached to her wrist with a string! What kind of parents would hand their baby out of the stroller by a string! Oh well, luckily we have 18 years to teach them how to be good parents. with the exception of the dolly hanging by a string, you can see Easton and Layla are smiling as usual. We were playing our new favorite game of chase around the island.

See you soon

Diaper box

Hi friends and family,

Welcome to the middle of the week! Some of you can't wait for it to be over and the weekend to get here. And others, like me, wish there were more days in the week because work is so busy. Either way, it is what it is and at some point you accept that you can't change the number of days in the week... even with Daylight Saving Time.

Easton and Layla decided to ditch the old, worn out Costco box and traded up a model to the diaper box. Not only does it seat two


I started to use the Costco box, but took a corner too sharp and Layla rolled out onto the carpet. The diaper box seemed like a good way to prevent that kind of thing so now we're making the best of it until the sides bust out. It doubles as a bulky weight for our power lifting baby, Layla.


Just look at her concentration and strength! She carried the box all over the house and neither of us can figure out why. At one point she was holding it up over her head and attempting to walk at the same time.



As for Easton, his formula for contentment at night is fairly simple:

Thumb + Nunu blanket + Daddy = Sleepy time.


Dustin and Michaela commented on the beads Easton is wearing a few of the pictures so here's the story behind them. Kendra went to Old Navy to shop for baby shoes and she spotted the beads for $1. Usually she finds a toy in the store (or anything that keeps the attention of the twins) and lets them play with it as she shops around. If it's cheap enough and proves to be entertaining for the either baby then she buys it! If it ends up on the floor of the store or thrown at a unsuspecting customer, then she doesn't buy it. Layla is only interested in the beads as a weapon when she swings it around, so we had to take hers away. :) However, Easton loves to wear 'em and inspect each and every bead.


Also, he'll be well equipped if he ever goes to Mardi Gras. Easton is ready to parrrrty! just kidding, mom...

I've decided to do a weekly product review and will probably start that on Monday. I randomly throw in a thought or two on some of our baby related purchases, but a more formal regularity of the reviews is definitely in order. In case you haven't noticed I'm a big fan of informed consuming and the only thing worse than no information is bad information. Don't worry, I'll save you the trouble of doing all the research and experiencing "buy then return" cycles. After all... If it's good enough for Easton and Layla, then it's got to be the best. This idea falls under what my cousin calls, WFM (Works For Me) on her blog.

good night everyone. Enjoy this rare moment of motionless Layla


See you soon.

All day Sunday

Hi everyone,

The two days after babies get shots are really demanding and I woke up this morning and verbally made an agreement with Easton and Layla. I jokingly said, "ok you two... we had a full weekend to recover from Friday's visit to the doctor so I don't want to see any more runny noses today! OK? ok. good. that's settled." They stared blankly at me for a few seconds and then wondered off to go watch Little Einstein. I left for work and came home to crusty booger boy and snotty sweet pea. poor babies have sore noses from us wiping them so much, but at least they are back to their normal, playful selves again.

We went to the local farmers market, which apparently is where lots of hippie folks gather. A guy offered homeopathic junk to re-align my "chi" and I just wanted some fruit! We bought some local honey and carrots and onions and then played for a while at the park next to it. Easton and Layla got to walk through the little cement tunnel and Layla did really well navigating through the sloped sides


Easton needed a little help from mommy to get started, but after taking a few shaky steps, he decided against the idea of walking all the way through.


We swung by to pick up Great Aunt Mary (GAM) and went to the BIG park to make sure the twins had some exercise. We hit all the highlights including feeding the ducks, swinging (with Layla's signature screams), and chasing the twins all over attempting to keep them from eating duck poop. We all sat on the blanket for a little rest and this picture turned out really well, but also humorous.


Layla is thinking, "is that a bird?" Easton is in deep thought probably thinking "is that a plane?" and GAM points out... It's super daddy! Yea! I love my fan club.

One year checkup

Hi all,

The birthday celebration was so elaborate and lengthy we had to wait a full month after their birthday to have the official 1-year checkup with the pediatrician. We've been a little lazy also and that may have pushed the appointment out a few weeks as well. Anyway, the report is excellent and we have two healthy babies. Both are about 20 lbs. I didn't see the results of the head circumference, but I can't see how that statistic matters at all. I've never heard a parent brag about how large or small their child's head is so I didn't ask about that statistic.

The 4 shots per baby caused whaling and gnashing of teeth, but the tears subsided after only a couple of minutes. We distracted Easton with promises of a cracker and all we had to do for Layla was put her shoes on and let her loose in the doctor's office. Kind of like a wind-up toy.

Easton spends his day spouting off multi-syllabic words, but the moment the pediatrician walked in the door he clammed up like prisoner at Gitmo. No light, no apple, no cracker, dress, bath, dada, duck, or car. Luckily the pediatrician took our word for it and didn't resort to water boarding.

For some reason, the pediatrician commented how Easton and Layla both have "beautiful ears". I'm not sure how a 1-year old can have ugly ears, but there must be something special about our babies' ears.

Anyway, Kendra’s dad pointed out how I have yet to post a picture of Easton and Layla both standing. Getting a picture like that proved to be as difficult as I imagined because both of them have a tendency to wonder off away from the camera lens. Sorry for the blurry aspect of the picture, but you get the idea. :)


This video clip of Kendra pulling Layla around in a box is not well lit, but the entertainment value is in hearing Layla's sweet giggle so turn up the volume (no screaming, i promise).



For those of you without video imagine Kendra pulling Layla around in this box with her giggling the whole time.


Every night we both read to Easton and Layla from their wonderful collection of books (thanks to everyone who has blessed us with books!). Layla is mobile enough and smart enough to go select her own books from the box-o-books and brings it over for us to read. It usually looks something like this:


We had a big time playing at home most of the day because the day after shots is very difficult for the babies. That is why we did it late Friday afternoon. Take this advice and you will be glad you did! The reason is because we have all weekend to share in providing the extra attention and needs for the twins. They are clingy and needy, but we had several moments of laughter and play time. Here's Easton sitting in their Dora the Explorer hut.


Poor little buddy has a red nose from the constant snot wiping. He's still a good looking boy though. :)

We also took a short trip grocery shopping. By short I mean we didn't spend much time there because Easton and Layla have a short fuse regarding grocery cart riding. However we still managed to spend about $400 (yikes). Later we took a trip to Costco to for the rest of our "bulk items" buying and here's how Easton and Layla looked in their awesome double-baby shopping carts.


I only had TWO hours of sleep last night, so we're going to bed early because we're both wiped out. The lack of sleep had nothing to do with the babies and explaining would require a whole blog post in itself. Everything is well now and we are so excited to party like rock stars on this wild Saturday night at the 4 Webb's house by turning the lights out at 8:30 PM. Yahoo! rock on.

See you soon!

Look! No hands!

Hello everyone!

The time has come for Easton to join Layla and the rest of mankind in walking upright. Over the past couple of days he's been choosing to walk more often than crawl. He started taking a few steps several weeks ago, but this week he is finally walking consistently.


This photo is ultra rare because Easton is standing while Layla is sitting. For the past few months it was common to see the opposite where Easton sits and Layla stands. It almost looks like Easton is doing the robot dance... Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto.

Other than a couple of runny noses and drool from new teeth poking through, everything is smooth sailing at home. Kendra may disagree because the twins have been extra needy and demanding, but she's doing such a great job with them that she makes it look easy.

Easton and Layla are settling in well with the new car seats and you can see they have a LOT of growing to do before they outgrow these huge sofa chairs.


It is likely we will travel to California in April so that looooong overnight drive will be the first official test if the car seat is comfortable.

What kind of music are the twins hearing? Well, the 4 Webbs are jamming to a variety of styles. We have a cassette tape player in the Honda Pilot and I found Psalty's Kids' Praise! 2: Joy-fulliest Noise (1981) in used condition on the internet. Just to let you know how old this really is, at the end of the first side, the main character says, "it's time to turn the record over!" That's OLD school for sure. This is the same music Kendra listened to when she was a little girl so we're having fun singing silly songs to Easton and Layla. Apparently there are CD versions, but the cassette tape was only a dollar and that noisy, static crackle sound on the cassette tape really takes me back to the times before digital media. Thank God for CDs.

To quote Ludwig von Mises (1871 - 1973), here's some wisdom from the grave: "The credit expansion boom is built on the sands of banknotes and deposits. It must collapse. There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as a result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved."

Am I worried? No. Just extremely intrigued by this unprecedented event we are all living through. The global economic recession is like watching a train wreck in slow motion. It's so destructive and horrific, but I just can't look away or ignore it. What does this have to do with Easton and Layla? Well, historians will write about this year for centuries to come and our twins have the privilege of saying they were born in the middle of it. Our twins are an shining example of what is right in the world... at least, that's the way I see them.

See you soon

Happy B-day, daddy

Howdy folks,

For my birthday I completed 2008 taxes and worked a full day! I'm grateful for my job so I gladly pay taxes. Today for lunch I came home to a special birthday lunch with the 4 Webbs including Kendra's homemade two-layer chocolate cake.


Hey, wait a minute! Who's that happy, chocolate covered boy? Isn't that the same one who shyly picked at his own birthday cake with a somber look? Why yes, it is. Apparently he likes chocolate better than the white cake Kendra made for their birthday. Even though he didn't enjoy the messy icing sticking to his fingers, he liked eating it.

Kendra made some cool outfits for the twins and even though they weren't able to wish me a happy birthday with their own words, the outfits did the job just fine.


And here is one other picture of the twins in their celebration outfits. They sat in their rocking chairs as I danced around like a silly monkey. They always laugh at silly dancing...


Part of my birthday gift was a chance to take Easton and Layla on their first mountain bike adventure. The weather was perfect for an afternoon ride and the twins loved the first half of the bouncy trail.


That's not a peace sign... I'm showing how many babies are being towed up the hill! The bike attachment and suspension of the Chariot CX2 is awesome, but the twins obviously like riding on the road better than the rough trail. Oh well... Not every adventure is a winner, but you just have to keep trying. Kendra was really helpful in getting all the gear packed and unpacked and all the work it took to get those babies on the trail for such a short ride.

I need to soak in these moments while Easton and Layla still look up to me:

Hopefully I'll always be their hero. :)

Happy Birthday to me. Have a great week!

Uncle Dave - One Year Ago

Hello friends and family,

Today marks the one year anniversary of my Uncle Dave passing away. He is the single most influential person in my whole life besides my parents. Here is the short video I put together last year as a tribute. The twins were born three weeks before he died and that brief moment in time where I had Uncle Dave and the twins was incredibly special.



Today was emotional and sad for me, but having Kendra and the twins certainly provided the support I needed to get through it. Kendra asked if I feel like it's been a year since Dave left and I can't really answer that. When I think about how many times Uncle Dave has crossed my mind and how much I've missed him, then yes it feels like 5 years. But when I consider how fast day to day life has flown by with regards to work and babies and marriage (in hind sight) it feels like 2 months.

The moment I remember the most about Dave was going to Tuesday night tacos when Kendra was pregnant and thinking how much I want things to stay the same. Even though change is inevitable (and some times welcomed) I just wanted nothing to change at all so we could continue life in that way forever. Living down the street from him, spending every Tuesday evening eating tacos, and discussing big ideas while sitting on his back patio. Kendra's pregnancy was extraordinary and I'm so grateful for the blessing of how she was spared from any difficulties. I was excited for Easton and Layla to be born and enter our lives, but at the same time it was so convenient and easy with them in Kendra's belly.

Anyway, here is a picture from the last time Dave was able to celebrate my birthday. They were pretending to blow out the candles on my homemade cake. :)


That's all I'm in the mood for right now, but tomorrow is my birthday so i'll be back to my normal happy-blogging self!