6 months old!

It's hard to believe that the boys are 6 months old already! Time sure does fly when you're having twins, graduating from seminary, selling and buying a house, moving, starting a new job, etc... The boys have continued to grow and the doctor was pleased with how they looked! They continue to be long and lean, but Dr. Duff says that's just fine! Here are their recent heights and weights:

Caleb: 26 3/4 inches, 14 lbs 4 oz
Joshua: 27 1/4 inches, 15 lbs 12 3/4 oz

Caleb is now rolling over from his back to his stomach and Joshua continues to be very close. Alison, Caleb, and Joshua all had the stomach flu for the past couple of days, so it has been a little interesting around our house! Everyone is on the way to getting better... now we just have to get back into our normal routine again! We are off to Oklahoma City the day after Christmas to visit some of Alison's family, so I'm sure we'll have pictures from that adventure soon. In the meantime, we wish you all a very blessed Christmas.

#3 Green

#2 with some Sound!

This one was about 117 frames I think.

The First, Hopefully of Many and Better to Come

So I finally found a way to do some cool effects, a free program called LS Maker. Some day when I figure out how to render videos properly there will not be any logos on the middle of the screen. There is only about 3 seconds of footage to watch, which you can do over and over if you like to make it seem longer. Those 3 seconds are comprised of about 104 frames, each which have to have effects applied. So the short is that it takes a long time to put together a whole bunch of video. Watch out Vader, here comes Jedi Master Soppe!

GO CARDS!!!!

Now, we know that baseball season is still a long ways away, but Alison has already been talking to the boys about the Cardinals and how they're the best team (and only team) to root for! Alison and the boys had a fun time one day dressing up in Cardinal gear and taking a few pictures. Beyond a doubt, Caleb and Joshua will be ready for spring training when it comes... and you know it will be here sooner than you think! In the meantime... GO CARDS!!!!!!!

We are growing up SO fast

It is hard to believe that the boys are 5 1/2 months old already. Over the past week they have really started to interact more with their surroundings... reaching out for toys and manipulating things on their exersaucers (sliding beads back and forth, turning the steering wheel, tumbling the parts that rattle). They were looking like they were going to roll over at any minute for a while, but now it appears that they have no interest or have forgotten that was a skill they had almost acquired! I'm sure that one day we will leave the room and come back a few minutes later to find them in a completely different position than how we left them. They have become very proficient at pivoting in circles on their backs both in bed while they are supposed to be sleeping and as they play. Both of them chatter up a storm and love to have their hands in their mouths. Joshua has also discovered that he can stick out his tongue and prefers to do so much of the time. We will be going to the doctor for their 6 month check up in a couple of weeks and it will be interesting to see how much they have grown... pants and onesies continue to be plenty wide but become too short in a hurry! Alison is really enjoying being at home with the boys and Russell is thankful that he gets to work full time, but always enjoys coming home to see the family! Enjoy the pictures of our ever changing, ever growing boys!

Funny Photo Tag

The rules…

Find the 6th folder in your picture directory and post the 6th photo in it.



This is a picture from when I was pregnant with the boys. Russ had been looking for an object that was about the same size that they were at the time and this was it!

I tag Erin and Brian West, Nora Witbrodt, Becky Andrysczyk, Jon and Kelly Jo Flaa, and Jeff and Kristen Ballard.

Here are the instructions:

* Go to your sixth picture folder then pick your sixth picture.
* Pray that you remember the details.
* Post it on your blog.
* Tag 5 others, leave a comment to let them know they’ve been tagged.

I look forward to seeing what you find!

The hog has arrived!

For those of you who don't know, a family in the congregation has been generous enough to donate a whole hog to us. It has been butchered and we purchased a deep freeze to store the meat. We have been eagerly anticipating its arrival and here it is - our hog! We have already tried some bacon, ground pork in the form of tacos, and bar-b-que pulled pork, all of which were very good. Next on the list - pork chops!