Wish us luck!

We are going on our first long road trip with our five boys.  Tomorrow we are headed up to MADRID!  I am really excited to see such a cool city but am dreading the seven hour drive with the crew.  It could get very interesting.  This is a very much needed vacation.  We have all been so sick.  And since twins share everything, both babies got it.  Tanner first, then Spencer.  Cough, fever, snotty noses, and both got ear infections.  Jake and I both had it too.  So, we are ready to get out and see something other than our sick infested house. I need to go pack now so please wish us luck and we'll let you know all about it when we return.

Random pictures:

Jake loves to use his imagination and doesn't care what he looks like while doing it.  I don't know what he was playing but he parted his hair down the middle, put on Harry Potter glasses, ran around in his jeans and no shirt while shooting a storm trooper gun.  I love this kid.

This is proof of the misery we've been going through.  Poor Spencer.  I was constantly wiping and sucking out his nose but I couldn't keep up with it.  That's a mosquito bite.  They love his cheeks as much as I do.

Video update

Here are a couple of videos we hadn't gotten around to putting up. The first one is about 2 minutes long and the others are less than a minute (we know you're in a hurry). Enjoy.

This first one is a clip of Carnaval. The kids had the opportunity to participate in the "cabalgata" with their school.  It was like Mardi Gras for kids. Big party and big fun. I tried to capture the excitement in the video but of course it could never do it justice.  Ironically enough, you'll see Jake falls asleep while riding on the float. He leads a rough life and it must be tiring.




Spencer loves to spend his time in his bouncy chair. He gets so excited that it seems like he is going to launch himself out of it. Also, his footwork is pretty impressive.




Max was absolutely determined to take out his tooth (because the neighbor lost his).  I tried to get it out but told him that it wasn't quite ready.  What do I know?  He was determined...and proud.  Jake thought it was pretty sweet too.




Finally, for those who care to experience the little moments in the twins lives, you witness Spencer's first roll-over below.

Happy Birthday Caden!

My first baby boy turned 10!  He has a two digit number for his age.  Oh, we love this kid so much.  We couldn't ask for a better boy to be the oldest of five.  He is so much fun and helps us with so many, many things.  

Caden LOVES:

his brothers

to eat, eat, and eat some more 

NBA.com

basketball

 soccer

 baseball

 football

 kickball

 (basically anything involves a ball and running) 

star wars

Harry Potter

computers

watching movies

speaking spanish with his dad, brothers, and friends at his spanish school

playing secret spy and having "wars" with the neighbor boys

to read ( he's on the third Harry Potter in spanish)

and did I mention he likes to eat?

Caden wanted a "Foosball" cake.

This is the best I could do. We had a small group over for pizza, cake and a movie.  He got a lot of Legos which is perfect.  They are way into that right now. He also got a storm trooper blaster gun, Harry Potter costume, secret spy kit brief case full of gear for a secret mission, and a kids world atlas book.  He was so excited and grateful for it all.

His best Spanish friend Alejandro

His friend Max and little brother Max

We love you Caden!

My twin babies are 6 months old! (+ a week)

Why do they have to grow up so fast? I love these babies and all of the cute things they are doing.

                                            Spencer:

He's always smiling and giggling at everyone.

He loves to bounce in the bouncy all day.

He loves to grab his feet and suck his toes.

He spits all day long. Like real spitting. Big, loud, and wet. The boys nicknamed him "Spitzer"

He swings one arm like he's doing the "Sprinkler Dance"

So good and only makes a little peep when he needs something.

Tanner:

Has a great belly laugh when tickled.

Uses both hands to grab my face and suck my cheek.

Loves to roll to his tummy, to back, then tummy again.

Loves to play with the play table. He get so excited to see the toys.

Smiles while I sing him songs. ( Ignores my voice )

His eyes are so big that he always looks surprised.

The sleeping situation is getting much better.  I have gotten them on a schedule together and everyone is much more happy now.  I only have to get up 3 times at night compared to the 6-8.  Next hurdle is to get both of them to sleep all night long.  Hopefully soon!