The Houk Family: All Smiles

I didn't realize until I had children just how hard they are to photograph! I've been so eager to take pictures of them smiling because they do it so much now, but the smile is so hard to actually capture on camera! But, I was successful this week and got a few.

I don't want to jinx it :), but Emmaline and Owen have been sleeping well for the past three weeks, and can sleep together, at the same time, for four to five hours each time. Owen had been religiously waking up every three hours to eat (growth spurt, I think), and we always had to wake poor Emmaline up to eat with him. It's a cruel twin rule, if one wakes up and is hungry, you have to wake the other up to feed as well. I've tried not waking Emmaline up, but each time I end up feeding her one hour after I've fed Owen, and so it feels like we're up all night (because, well, we ARE up all night!).

I've also discovered the beauty of naps (not for me, the babies. Me napping, or Vince napping...how funny!). Naps are magical, I wish I had discovered them earlier! I guess these are the discoveries that happen when you've never had a babysitting job in your life! :) The babies take about three naps a day. The trick now is getting them to take them at the same time so I can get a few things done. But, the positive side of one napping is that I get one-on-one time with the other, which we all appreciate. It's fun to just play and interact with one, I feel like I get to know them better.

This week we joined my friends Laura, her daughter Lola, and my friend Bianca for lunch at Corner Bakery. I wish I had taken more pictures, but I was too busy chatting! We also went to the Arboretum to enjoy our gorgeous weather. I am so glad we joined the Arboretum as members, it's a great way for us to get the babies outside, they really like it. They make the cutest faces when they feel a breeze!

Modeling the "tutu" from Aunt Lisa. Cheese!