Bath time

We never have pictures of bath time in Austin, as Ty and I, or just me, are giving the baths and can't really take pics.  We took a few while we were in Cleveland.  Overall, the boys really enjoy bath time and it's usually a good way to calm them down.

Dressed and ready to go (Thanks for the great hat Kathy and Richard!)

Opening gifts

We opened presents for the kids one morning in Cleveland.  The beauty of having such young ones is that we can call it Christmas on whichever morning we choose.  Sadie was so excited to help the boys open their first Christmas presents.  

Crew got a pretty sweet new tool belt

As expected, Anderson loved the wrapping paper the most

At the end, Bama announced she had a big present for Sadie.  Sadie was pretty skeptical at first.....

But was so excited to go to see the Disney princesses on Ice.  Poppy is excited about it too.

Snuggling with the grandparents

While we were in Cleveland, Ty's parents loved getting to snuggle with all their grandkids in their bed in the morning.  Here are a few shots of the boys and their cousin (I don't think we ever were quick enough to capture Sadie in there, so it's just the boys and Crew):

Aunt Megan got some snuggles in too

Meeting the extended family

Ty's family always travels to his grandma's house for Christmas Day to visit with his dad's side of the family.  Ty's grandma, Nene, loves babies and was so excited to meet our little guys.

Anderson had his grandma feeding him and great grandma holding his hand; he was loving it

Carter and Nene

The next day, Ty's grandparents and uncle from his mom's side came to Cleveland.  They had not met our boys yet, so it was very fun to introduce the boys to their other great grandparents.  Here is GG meeting Anderson for the first time:

Love at first sight

Bubba and Carter (Carter was fascinated by the beard)

The whole family playing with the boys

Carter loved to rock with Poppy and stare at the fire

Trained professionals.

Visit to Cleveland for Christmas

The boys are getting to be such good travelers!  We went to Cleveland for Christmas to spend time with Ty's family and friends.  The boys did very well on the trip up there.  We arrived on Christmas eve and Santa had already come to fill the stockings by the time we got to the house.  This was the first time the boys had met their Uncle Stephan and their cousin Sadie, so it was pretty exciting.  Here are a few pictures of the controlled chaos:

Crew was very excited for his first Christmas  with his family!

Carter needed to eat in order to fully enjoy the festivities, but he kept a close eye on everything going on while eating

Sadie got make-up for Christmas

Carter and Mommy playing with the new puppets

Crew and Sadie loved to "help" the boys open their presents

Bama and Anderson playing with the new blocks

Santa got some awesome books for the boys 

Anderson likes to double-fist with toys by holding one in his mouth and grabbing for another one

Sadie got to hold Carter for the first time

It was fun while it lasted (which was all of 30 seconds)