Hippity Hoppity Easter is on it's way...

We had our Church Easter Primary Activity today. The kids went to 5 different rooms and learned about different aspects of Christ's life, did an art project, had brunch and ended with an egg hunt!

Fun was had by all! Even our little dudes... they thought a bucket and empty eggs were pretty cool!

Sneak Peak...

Adrienne's favorite dance class of the year is the day they get their costumes...she gets so excited. Well, Monday was Costume/Parent Day at dance and she was not disappointed! Here is a little sneak peak of her recital costumes...

Our little cowgirl tap dancer with her cowgirl friends & dancing with a cowBOY?! What?!, she's too young to be dancing with a cowboy!

And this is her ballet costume, which she absolutely loves and I think they're adorably cute myself!

WE LOVE SPRING...

Last weekend was BE-U-TI-FUL and we enjoyed lots of fun family time outside!

Funny little girl with a pink balloon...

A quick picture for my mom of Adrienne in a cute new Spring dress I picked up for only $10 turned into a mini photo-shoot of her and her pink balloon... funny girl!

Hope you didn't get pinched!

We didn't!

Hope you had a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Cooper and his little pal, Grace, searching for Leprechauns at preschool!

Dad 'n Me Day at Preschool...

Cooper's preschool had a Dad 'n Me Day last Saturday. Cooper was SO excited to have Ryan come check out his classroom, make a cool tie and eat a donut!

Make sure to to enlarge the "All About My Dad" sheet to read Cooper's answers...

I think he knows his dad pretty well, don't you?!

While I'm posting about Cooper I just thought I'd throw in a few more Cooper pics and a few little stories...
The other morning Cooper asked me if he could watch a show. I asked him if his room was clean and picked up and he replied excitedly... "Is Santa coming?" Can you tell I told Cooper "Santa won't come if you're room isn't clean" all through the months of November and December?

The other night Cooper was downstairs going to the bathroom (door wide open of course) and I was in the kitchen and he yells at the top of his lungs "Mom, do you know who my favorite superhero is?" "No, Cooper, who is you're favorite superhero?" He replied excitedly, "JESUS"...can't argue with that!
While on the topic of bathrooms... Cooper had a play date the other day and his little friend went to the bathroom and didn't close the door. Cooper decided to go chat and play with his truck in the doorway while his friend was going to the bathroom. I told him "Cooper, close the door and give your friend some privacy... " Two seconds later I can still hear him talking and I look over to see the door was closed and Cooper had just gone into the bathroom... I guess to share the privacy?!
One Sunday morning Cooper decided to style his hair with a little (ahem, excuse me A LOT of) pomade. These pictures were taken after a bath and several shampoo washings and his hair was still caked with the stuff. He said he wanted it spiky and it is definitely spiky! He was lookin' good at church!

Cooper still doesn't say his l's and it made me laugh when I heard him say in response to finding a lips eraser in his Valentine bag..
"Eeeewwww, I'm not gonna wet these wips kiss me!"

Can you tell my Cooper is a high-energy dude and about as entertaining as they come?

Do you think Spring has Sprung?

Sullivan is overly optimistic that Spring is going to stay...

I think Oliver is still a little skeptical...

So far this week has been beautiful and yesterday it was in the low 60's... I think I'm with Oliver on being skeptical if the weather will stay nice. Either way, we'll take what we can get! Yesterday we went to the park, Adrienne and Cooper played nonstop with friends while the little dudes sat and watched all the fun. They had a pretty good time themselves... this was their first time chillin' at a park without being in their baby carriers. The thought of Spring on its way makes me smile!

little baby Waites weigh a total of 39 pounds 15 ounces

The babies had their 9 month check-up yesterday and here are their stats...

Mr. Ollie:

18 lbs. 5 oz. (25% for weight)

27 in. (10% for length)

Mr. Sully:

21 lbs. 10 oz (75% for weight)

29 in. (75% for length)

Happy 9 months...

It's hard to believe these little dudes have been out of my stomach longer than they were in!

All of the cute individual pictures were taken by my friend Emily who watched the babies this morning. I know, she's an amazing friend, watching my babies and getting some great shots of the boys!

I love that she got a picture of Oliver sucking his fingers. Though I would rather he didn't suck his fingers, he does and now I have it caught on camera! For those who know me, you know I'm an anti-thumbsucker and go to great lengths to get my babies to take a pacifier (you can get rid of a pacifier, not a thumb). So, I'm not sure about Mr. Oliver... is he an obedient, loving little guy because he's not sucking his thumb and signing I love you or rebellious because he's sucking not one, but two fingers...hmmmm

Oliver is scooching along like a little inch worm. He raises his bum in the air and gets on his knees and then lunges himself forward... he'll repeat this until he gets a specific toy or remote he's eyeing. Sullivan is our rollie polllie and has not found much interest in trying to crawl. He's scooched himself backward on his belly while on the wood floor, but it seems this has been more on accident. He rolls to get here and there, but is pretty content just sitting and playing. Maybe Oliver gets around better because he's smaller and with Sullivan there is more to lug around?!

Oliver has cut 3 teeth and Sullivan has cut 6. They both stopped nursing about a week ago. They've slept through the night for months (typically 7:30pm to 5 or 6am)

They are eating lots of baby foods and so far have been willing to eat all of the cereal, fruits and veggies we've introduced. They are just starting to eat finger foods, but have not figured their pincher grasp yet.

I love hearing them talk and make noises... they are loud, especially while in church, early in the morning in their cribs and while I'm on the phone they take it up a notch! They love jumping in their jumparoo (Sully especially goes to town), baths, Adrienne and Cooper playing with them and giving us big smiles that make us think "we have the cutest babies in the world!" I know all parents think that about their kids:) They are generally happy guys, which makes the never-ending care they need doable!

They have their 9 month check-up tomorrow and I'll be interested in seeing what the doctor say... they seem to be about a month behind other babies their age, which is to be expected since they were early. I'll also be interested to see how much they weigh... anyone have any guesses?