Word of advise and a Wedding reception

Word of advise, if your perfect track record of successful child nail-trimming is tragically shattered and you take a chunk out of your child's thumb and it won't stop bleeding, your house very likely could look like the set of "Chainsaw Massacre"  To solve this problem, band-aids likely won't help, but consider putting a sock over their hand.  Luckily, Seth will never remember this incident. 

We attended the wedding reception of the Stapleton's family friend Holly.  Here the boys are looking spiffy in their church clothes with Grandpa Stapleton.

I love this picture!  Seth looks so cute and Brad looks like little kids do when they're trying to learn to smile for the camera and it always ends up looking painful.

The boys pajamas were in the wash, so we got to put the robes to good use while we waited.

This is what I think Seth is thinking: "So, are you going to give me another taste of your eclair filling?"

Eight months old

Our sweet baby boy Brad.

Seth's excited about the upcoming trip to Costco.  They got hungry while we were there so my poor mom was trying to feed both of them in the cart while we shopped around.  Yet again we were like a side show at the circus.

Fun at bathtime.  Dan is holding the towel for protection from the upcoming splash fest.

If you look close you can tell that Seth is covered with water droplets from all his splashing.

Brad is oh so close to crawling.  He hasn't figured out how to propel himself forward yet.  He does a pretty good job of scooting backwards though.  Seth is much more content to just sit.

Dan reading to Seth and our friends the Hites little girl.  We've started a babysitting swap with them so that we can both make it to the temple monthly.  We're definitely getting the better end of the deal as they just have one very content baby and we have two.

Seth says "Hello" to all of you visiting our blog today.  He recently started opening and closing his hand like little kids do to wave, only he faces his hand towards his body and not towards the person.  He's probably not waving, but I'm going to say he is because I'm convinced he's a genius. :)

Christmas pajamas

Our good friends the Kellers came to visit us on their way back to Omaha after spending Christmas in Idaho.  We were so happy to see them, except for the fact that it made us miss living in Omaha.  I should've taken more pictures, but this is with their little boy Crew.  We played Wii, ate at China Buffet and visited IKEA.  See what you have to look forward to with a trip to Saratoga Springs, Utah.

Brad looks very mischievous.  He must know that books are not meant to be eaten.

Brad had a rough morning the other day.  So Dan held him while enjoying some Lucky Charms.

It's a twin thing.

Seth when he's tired and angry.

I don't really blog about anything other than posting pictures, but we did just rent "Amazing Grace" and would highly recommend it.  It's about the man who brought an end to the slave trade in Great Britain.  Very well made and inspiring.  The only down side is that afterwards Dan and I both felt a little insignificant since we likely won't ever change world history or make such a huge impact on so many lives.

New Year

"Blame My Brother" T-shirts

Dan's sister Robby and her family stopped by to visit and Brad would not stop starting at Kyle. We checked, there were no zits, moles, or warts so we don't know why he was so curious other than that Kyle's a good looking guy.  

Playing with cousins Maya and Sophie

Bedtime stories, but more like "try to read the book faster than they can try and eat it"