Another week flies by

Week 10-1/2

Kohlden: Heavy and wants to be held constantly

Madelyn: More petite - but long. Fights for some of the attention too

Allen's turn again...

Hard to believe the twins are already 72 days old. We can gauge this by watching the news and finding out the number of days the BP oil spill in the Gulf is, because the rig exploded the day after the twins were born. Sad that we use that as a reference, but oh well.

This week's adventures started out with a very nice visit from our friends Edman & Michelle Fuentes, and their 1 year old daughter Ella. When Ella was born we had visited them and brought some Thai for dinner, and so they were happy to return the visit and brought over Indian for dinner Friday evening. I couldn't believe how big Ella had gotten, since the last time we saw them was last fall in Cradle Roll. Braelyn enjoyed doting behind her and having her sit on her lap. We enjoyed the company and catching up with them. To be honest, I think we just enjoyed having some adults to converse with! It was also nice to have more hands to carry the twins around. Thanks you guys, let's do it again!

Lolo and Lala joined us for Sabbath and spent the night. They were going through grandkid withdrawals since they hadn't seen them in 2 weeks. We enjoyed the help and I was able to spend some time in the kitchen; I was inspired to cook this past weekend. I made Pad Thai and spring rolls for lunch and then for dinner I made a ton of sushi rolls for everyone. It was very yummy, and I even convinced my parents to try the raw fish rolls. Surprisingly, my mom liked it better than my dad. I would've thought he'd like it more, since he's the fisherman in the family. He said it tasted fishy. Funny, 'cause that's what it was!

Sunday Tangie and Braelyn attended Blake Bergherm's birthday bowling party at Wekiva Lanes while I went to work. They had lots of fun. The kids bowled with the help of this ramp that they load the ball on top and it rolls down for momentum and then down the lane to hit the pins. Luckily the bowling balls were just light enough to lift, with a little help from parents of course. A 30 lb girl carrying a 6 lb ball. That's 1/5 her weight!

The rest of the week was pretty much the same. I worked Tuesday and Wednesday while Tangie stayed home with the twins. They are both responding to facial expressions and can smile quite often, although I still wonder if it's because they're happy to see me or just having a bowel movement. They are getting heavier and heavier, and it's hard to carry both car seats with them in it at the same time. Braelyn has been enjoying helping us feed...well at least for 30 seconds until she claims they "hurt her tummy" as they are too heavy.

Wednesday evening Tangie's dad went to a car dealership in Denver and test drove what will be our newest car, a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. He has been diligently looking around the area for the best deal for what we were looking for, and even had agents looking at auctions for one. This is how I was able to get my Pathfinder ~ sure, you don't need 4 wheel drive and heated seats in Florida, but I'm not complaining! Anyway, it's pre-owned and certified, with only 28k miles and lots of options including a rear view camera (so I don't back up into something). We'll enjoy the stow-n-go and entertainment package for sure. Now we just have to figure out how to get it down to Florida with all of Callen's old clothes and the "stuff" Tangie had remaining at her parents house...hmmm...Uncle Jay, want a road trip? We'll pay for your flight back! :) Thanks Papa Dave for all your research and bargaining! There's definitely a nice round of golf on me! Thanks Uncle Mike for letting us use your Oddessy while you are traveling the world.

Thursday Tangie had a work function that was a team building event, otherwise known as Combat Laser Tag and lunch buffet at the Ale House. She had a lot of fun, getting back with her teams and catching up on work news/gossip around the office. I spent the morning with the twins and when she came back it was my turn to go out and meet Duncan Grodack for nine holes at the Winter Park Golf course. He was taking out one of his employees and I joined them. Pretty warm day and at that time in the afternoon we had several huge storm cells forming around us. Luckily it only sprinkled but it sure was intimidating trying to make a putt when thunder was rolling all around us. Pretty risky if you ask me; I was praying the whole time. But how does that work? Do we ask for protection when you know what you're doing is potentially dangerous? Hmmm...pretty deep. Anyways, I had fun. Thanks Duncan for setting it up!

So that brings us to the end of the week. Tangie and I celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary this weekend (actually July 6, but we always celebrate our getting hitched on Independence weekend, ironically). Lolo & Lala will have all three children (with some help from Auntie Esther, Auntie Net, & my cousins) while we disappear for the weekend and resurface Sunday afternoon. Well, that's the plan, anyways.

Have a great weekend!