One!!

Johnathan and Joseph are ONE!! We enjoyed a family party at our home to celebrate!

Aunt Anne brought us a nice wagon! The boys enjoyed playing with their horse, cow and wagon!
Aunt Kim, she was there when we born this day last year- and here to celebrate!
Joseph and Daddy grilling hamburgers and hotdogs!
Johnathan enjoying his cupcake!
Sorry- I am having difficulty uploading all the other pictures from their party!

Despite that, Aunt Kim, Aunt Anne, Uncle CLay, Aunt Justina, Grandma and Grandpa Holmes and Mommy and Daddy celebrated with the boys! They loved the wagons, puppets and toys! We will try again later to post more pictures!!

Happy Birthday Little Angels!

Happy First Birthday Boys!

The boys first birthday is on May 29! We celebrated at the beach with a"ocean friends" party! It was alot of fun, and a little stress!! I cant imagine having a huge #1 party at home! The beach was a perfect setting and the boys loved their first taste of sugar! Joseph squealed with delight for Dana's icecream and his birthday cake! Johnathan enjoyed his food as always! The boys were so cute with the cake! Dana gave the kids coordinating shirts with their names and initials-- they were all dressed for the party!
Daddy made delicious gormet kabobs for the birthday party! The cake
Johnathan and Joseph had their own cakes to eat!
Johnathan
Joseph Brody gave the boys a bubble maker-- it got a little crazy!
Daddy helping the boys with their presents! Thank you Joe, Dana, Tiffany and Dave for sharing your families with us on such a special occasion! I appreciate all you did to make their birthday so special!

The Beach

The beach was wonderful! All the kids loved it! The weather was perfect, and it was a great experience! We had such a good time, and created so many memories. The kids all played together so well, and the adults enjoyed the relaxation also!

We woke up Johnathan from his nap when when we arrived at the beach!Joe preparing the area....
Joseph loved the sand, and he loved to eat it too!
Fun times four at the beach!

Water Babies!
Johnathan resting!

Pool time

The resort had a beautiful pool!! The boys loved the pool-- we have two water babies!! It was so fun seeing them splash and laugh while playing in the water. Daddy and Uncle Dave with the boys
Splish, Splash Daddy!

Our trip

We arrived on Thursday at Kiawah Island, SC. There we joined our good friends Joe and Dana with their son Brody, and Tiffany and Dave with their daughter Sarah. We rented a gorgeous beach house, and had a fabulous time! Sorry, for the delay in pictures but we brought back a cold! So Mommy and the boys are recovering.....cough, cough, sneeze, sneeze.

On arrival Brody borrowed Sarah's cup and shared it with Joseph- so cute!Daddy and boys, Brody wanted a ride!
Tiffany and Sarah on the go!
Sarah and twins enjoying the shade.

Big boys and baseball caps

Today "Aunt Tina" brought us our first baseball caps when she came over to stay with us! She took these pictures today of the boys. She is such a good nanny!! * smile * She still comes over two days a week when Mommy goes to work. We have so much fun, Mommy can only imagine what we get into while she is away! Our faces light up when we see her in the mornings! Mommy and Daddy are so thankful that she is willing to stay with us, although I think Baby #3 is pushing it. There isn't room in her convertible for three carseats! So she will have to bring her suburban......

Johnathan- always a pacifier!Joseph- is so funny!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!! This time last year my heart had no idea what it meant to be a mother. My entire life, and attitude about life has changed. I am so thankful to God for His goodness, and for His grace. I can't imagine my life without Johnathan and Joseph, they are truly a blessing from above. Today we are just reminded about the miracle of their lives. We just Praise Him. Today was a very special day, Anthony did everything right! We enjoyed a wonderful church service, and he made homemade lasagna, for me and my family.

Mommy with her boys, I just LOVE them!Grandpa and Grandma Holmes
Uncle, Uncle! Uncle Clay!

Grandpa Holmes keeping the boys attention, and Daddy with the new video camera!

Trip to Knoxville

Today we all went to Knoxville! We went to the "Mommy and Me" store and the organic "Earth Fare" grocery store!! We ran into Mommy's blog friend Fran, who has twin boys and a family farm!! Check out her blog, Jack and Jake on our friends list. The boys also enjoyed lunch at Chili's! The enjoyed their first grilled cheese sandwich! This was a big step for the boys and Mommy!

Daddy and boys at the grocery store in Knoxville!!

Friday Outside

The sunshine was so inviting! The boys played in the front yard, and had a great time. They really are interacting with each other, however prefer to pull up on whatever or whoever is nearest! Sitting down is rare, they BOTH want to walk or stand on something! It makes it interesting, I think I am a human jungle gym....

Hi brother!

Sharing leaves....Joseph Johnathan

I am so happy!!

My best friend Tiffany who lives in Florida called me today and...........she is pregnant!! We are so excited for her!! I love Tiffany and her family dearly and we have shared so many milestones in our lives together-- and now pregnant together! I just can't stop smiling!!
Now for the funny part of the story! Tiffany, her husband and their beautiful daughter will meet us in Kiawah Island next week, along with our good friends from Crossville Dana and Joe with their son. So the group is this: Three pregnant women, four children under 19 months, and three very patient husbands! Yes, we are all pregant and all have very small children!! We are going to have so much fun-- I can only imagine the laughs!! This will be a first birthday to remember! The boys are so blessed to have so many good friends!

CONGRATULATIONS TIFFANY!!! SEE YOU SOON!

Joseph's first shiner!

Here it is!! Today Ami Jo-Turbo that works with Daddy stayed with us!! Joseph was showing off his pulling up and attempts to walk and crashed! This shiner happened when he fell standing on the outside of his play center playing! Ami Jo said he didnt even cry! He is tough!!! :) I know this is one of many to come!! I just hope it heals before out trip to Kiawah Island next week to celebrate their first birthday with friends.....his beach pictures with a shiner!! ugh!!

Grandma Gail

Daddy's mom, Grandma Gail has been visiting us lately!! She came down from Indiana twice to interview at the hospital here!! She is an amazing employee, and our hospital would be so fortuneate to hire her!! The boys enjoy her being here, they love the attention! We want what is best for Grandma Gail, so join us in prayer for clarity and direction in her decision to move.

Johnathan's weekend

Johnathan loved spending the night at home with just Mommy and Daddy! Joseph is with his grandparents. Johnathan stayed up a little past bedtime because he was on-call with his Daddy at the clinic, and did great! We went to church this morning, but to everyone's dismay we only had one baby! But of course Johnathan loved the attention! It is so nice being able to play and entertain one little guy, we are having fun today! The big development with Johnathan is that he began saying "Dada,Dada,Dada!!" Although "Ma,ma" is still his first choice...*wink*

Johnathan and Daddy enjoying the sunshine and trees! Johnathan playing.....
Johnathan crawling...Johnathan pulling up to stand!
Great Job Johnathan!