The McPherson Chronicles

We made it out to Arizona for Padres spring training this year along with Natalia, Kyle, Melissa & Ross. Sarah and Tim joined us for the game too. It was a hot but fun afternoon and the atmosphere there was so much more enjoyable than a regular season game. Everyone was polite and easy-going and it was very family-friendly, unlike other professional games. The kids had fun, mostly because it was basically a food festival for them (they must have tried half the food in the stadium). Our seats ended up being in the shade for about half the game so it wasn't unbearable. Afterwards, we went back to Sarah & Tim's for a bbq and basketball for the boys. Natalia, Andrew and I ran over to my grandma's house too to say hi to my aunt and her family, since they were celebrating her birthday. It was a super quick trip but we had a lot of fun and can't wait to plan another, longer spring training trip again in the future.    

Moving into 6 month clothing Almost out of size 2 diapers Sleeps unswaddled and without a paci Can hold his own bottle

We are often asked about sleep- if we're getting any, if the babies are getting any, how we do it, etc. The babies are on a great schedule now where we get a decent amount of sleep nightly. I almost wrote plenty of sleep and then thought of all the hours of sleep we got prior to the girls' birth, and decided to change that. Their Nightly Routine: The girls go to sleep sometime between 7:30 and 8:00pm after baths, storytime, prayers and sometimes a feeding. We get them out of bed again for a feeding at 11pm (they generally don't even open their eyes for that one). Then it's straight back to bed until they get up in the morning. Lucy usually wakes up sometime between 4:00 and 4:30am to eat and go back to sleep. O livia makes it until 5 before she needs to eat. They're up for the morning sometime between 6:30 and 7:30. So overall, even with a few brief wakings to reinsert pacifiers, reswaddle escaped arms and/or move babies back to the cen...

We were able to take advantage of a great deal at The Picture People in order to get our first family pictures taken. We've often heard when you want your kids to be on their best behavior they usually aren't. Well, we tried our best to make them happy by feeding them and giving them naps before we went but they weren't in the mood for much smiling unless the camera lady wasn't trying to take a picture. We did manage to get some good shots though. Here are a few of the best shots (nevermind the watermark).

The babies had their first official swim session last weekend at the Gillis'. We hadn't found proper swim gear for them yet so they weren't out in the sun for long but they did enjoy the water. We figured they would since they love bath time. Since both their grandparents have pools, the girls are guaranteed to spend lots of time in the water in the upcoming summers! Oh yes, and now the girls have swim tops to wear to protect them from the sun ($1.50 at Target for all you bargain shoppers!). Pictures!

Welcome to our blog!  As our first milestone to share, the girls have begun to roll over! We were lucky enough to have them both roll over for the first time on the same night AND catch both on video! Below are the short clips for your amusement. We love watching the new things the girls do each day and can't believe how quickly they are growing and discovering their world. It's truly amazing!