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!