Fun in the Sun

We left our Flip video camera with Papa and Gigi over the weekend. Here's one they took of Zachary and Bethany in their pool!

Hill Country

We went on our first weekend trip without the twins! My parents kept Rudy, which was great because he was super tired after we picked him up. Aaron's parents kept Bethany and Zachary while we went to Fredericksburg and Austin! We hadn't been back to Fredericksburg since our first anniversary, which was in the wintertime. This time we got homemade peach icecream and some of their famous peaches! It was very relaxing, but we're glad to be back home with our babies.

Becker Vineyards

Bed and Brew

Candy Store

Texas Capitol

Happy Memorial Day :)

7 Months Old!!!

Bethany and Zachary are 7 months! I was looking back at some older pictures, and here's one from when they were just 7 weeks old. They look so different!I took my own measurements at home, but I realized I weighed them with their clothes on. So they probably weigh a little less in just their diapers! Bethany weighs 16 pounds, 8 ounces, and she's 28 inches long. Zachary weighs 18 pounds, 2 ounces, and he's 27 inches long.

Our Schedule

Zachary has two teeth coming in on the bottom, and Bethany's got one coming in as well. She rolls over all the time, but Zachary's started rolling over too. It's fun to watch them learn new things!

We usually start our day around 7am. Most mornings I feed her first. She eats a jar of fruit and then about 4 ounces of formula. Then she'll play and watch Blue's Clues while I feed Zachary. They'll watch Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while I eat my breakfast. Then we'll play for a couple of hours before taking a nap. Lunch is around 11am...about 6 ounces of formula. The afternoon is spent playing and napping. Around 3pm we eat some vegetables and more formula, and then dinner comes around 7pm. Sometimes they'll eat 8 ounces before bed, and I'm happy to say I can put both of them down and usually they can fall asleep on their own. I can't believe my babies are about to be 7 months old. I know I say it every month, but the time is flying by!

Back from the lake!

Aaron's new hobby is fishing, so he decided him and his brother were going to take the boat out in Granbury this weekend and fish. While they were out, the kids and I got to hang out with Grandma Billie and Papaw Richard! I think we all had fun, although Aaron and Anthony DID have to paddle back to the dock on Friday night, which took over an hour. The funny thing is the boat started right back up this morning. They got a good workout and slept well...

Thanks Grandma and Papaw for letting us spend the night!

Play Date

This afternoon we had Krystal and Avery come over to play with the twins! Krystal and I grew up in the youth group together, and Avery was born about a month or so before Bethany and Zachary. It was fun to see them together! Just the girls played until Zach decided to wake up from his nap.

Crazy Kids

Here's a typical day at the Rader house. You'll notice Rudy (our labradoodle) has to be wherever we are! You can also see Zachary's watching the Baby Einstein dvd, and then Bethany's in her own little world. There's such a difference between boys and girls!