The Boys Got Baptized

The boys were baptized on September 13th at the church Eric and I attend, La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church. It was a special ceremony held at noon just for baptisms. That made it so nice as we weren't so concerned about the babies crying and making noises. It was such a special time with our boys and even more special to have our families there.

Mom had been in California with my sister helping her since she just had her baby. She's commenting on how big Carter is now. Parish grandparents with their first grandsons (my dad is SO proud!)

Here we are during the ceremony

The fam!

With grandparents and Auntie Laura

Here we all are with Pastor Garman. We just love him!

In front of the pretty stained glass windows.

Here's the grandfathers with their look-alike grandsons. Isn't it so cute?!

After the ceremony, everyone came back to our house for lunch and cake. Here I am opening up some gifts for the boys. I was so excited they got a few childrens Bibles. We've been reading to them and they just love it!

The boys got these piggy banks from Grandma and Grandpa Groen. They are so special!

And cake!!

We enjoyed celebrating the boys' special day with everyone

What we've been up to....

I'd hoped to get all the baptism pictures posted sooner, but last week was the week before Eric went away Texas for a month for a rotation. So, I've neglected all my blog and social networking responsibilities to spend time with him.

We had a relaxing week just hanging around the house and watching movies. On Friday, we ventured out and got lunch at the mall. There aren't too many places we're brave enough to take the boys yet (plus it's still hot here!), but we thought the loud foodcourt would be fine. The boys did very well and we had fun getting out of the house and going out to eat (before having kids, I wouldn't consider eating at the foodcourt as "going out"...funny how your expectations change after having kids!).

Eric is in Dallas, Texas, doing an anesthesiology rotation at UT Southwestern. It's a huge hospital that seems pretty intimidating, but Eric has already met a few people on the admissions council for the residency program. There are a lot of other students who are interested in the residency program there as well. From what Eric has heard, anesthesiology is very competitive to get into this year. Please keep him in your prayers as this is the field he wants to get into.

Since Eric has been gone, I've been busy taking care of the boys. They are growing way too fast and getting cuter and cuter by the day. I've mastered running quick errands with the boys. I was so nervous about going anywhere with the boys before they were born and now, I just do it! Funny how you just figure things out when you have to.

Well, since the boys are down for the night, I better post the baptism pictures before I don't have another chance!

Family Visit

Last weekend, Eric's parents and sister, Laura, visited for the boys' baptisms. The boys were so excited to see their Grandma and Grandpa and meet their Auntie Laura. We all had so much fun visiting and getting ready for the boys' big weekend.

The Cutest Little Cubs Fans

Our friends Kent and Alesia, sent these onesies for the boys awhile ago. The boys are now big enough to wear them. SO cute!

Carter and Brandt are 3 Months Old!

I can't believe the boys are already three months old. Right now, Carter loves to talk. After he eats, we spend time talking to him. He'll make a noise like "gah" and "ah" and then we'll make the same noise. We keep playing this game with him and he just loves it.

Brandt could practice standing all day long. He just loves it and is so good at it. Eric and I joke around and say he's going to skip sitting up and crawling and is just going to go straight to walking.

Here are some pictures taken on their 3 month birthday during tummy time.

They are the best of buds!

Carter Rolled Over!

On August 21st, Carter rolled over! Brandt rolled over before he was 2 months old, and Carter was just a few weeks after and before he was 3 months old.

Below are some pictures I was able to capture. He was scared when he did it and then he has this amazed look like he can't believe what he just did.

Recent Pics of the Boys