Casey and Matthew

Happy Birthday Nolan!

2009-02-04T19:16:00.000-08:00

Dear Nolan-

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! We hope you have a great day and have fun swimming and eating Scooby Doo cake with all your friends. We are very busy gathering tools to build you something so when you visit next week you can check it out.

We told Elizabeth that you were turning 3 and she got very excited. She smiled and squeaked when she heard your name.

Lots of love and birthday wishes from your cousins...........Casey and Matty

p.s. Aunt Mary can't figure out why Elizabeth is always sideways. Whoops!

Happy Birthday Halmunee

2009-01-11T11:53:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Halmunee! We hope you have a great day on Tuesday and that you get to eat lots of cake and ice cream. We are still enjoying all the goodies you brought with you on the airplane and the fruit you sent to us. Here are some pictures of us having fun this winter.

Happy Birthday Aunt Mayme

2008-12-17T19:35:00.000-08:00

A very happy birthday to Aunt Mayme! We hope you had a great day and we can't wait to see you on Friday night. Fly safe!

Our big news is that we are both using the potty!!!!!! We aren't exactly experts yet, but we are doing great. Needless to say, mom and dad are over the moon about this.

Elizabeth is doing lots of sleeping...she gets up to eat and get her diaper changed. She is a sweet little thing!!!!

Merry Christmas to everyone. Have a blessed holiday!

Introducing Elizabeth

2008-11-30T18:38:00.000-08:00

Meet our new baby sister, Elizabeth Josephine. She was born on Nov. 24th and came home on Thanksgiving Day. She weighed 6 lbs and 4 oz and was 19 inches long. She is a good baby and doesn't seem to mind all the noise and commotion at our house. We like to hold her and give her kisses on her head. We hope you had a nice Thanksgiving holiday!

Halloween

2008-11-04T18:56:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from Halloween last week. The boys had a great time dressing up as Dumbo (Matty) and a cheetah (Casey). Casey was called a jaguar, cat, leopard and tiger...no one actually called him a cheetah, but he insisted on being called Cheerio the Cheetah.

Matty come home with more candy than Casey...he discovered that if he stood in front of someone's house long enough and looked cute they would give him more candy. He didn't say a word, he just looked adorable with his ears flapping in the wind and sooner or later he would get another round of treats. He crashed on the living room floor as soon as he got home.

Happy Birthday Baba

2008-09-26T14:29:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Baba! We hope you are having fun on your big trip to Korea and Japan. We asked Dad how to say Happy Birthday in Korean and he said "Feliz Navidad." Yikes! He is confused! Mixing up Korean and Spanish and birthdays and Christmas!!!

Here are some pictures of us in a shopping bag. It was pretty fun riding around like a loaf of bread. Have a great day and enjoy your vacation. Hi to Halmunee.

Family Reunion

2008-09-21T20:35:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of us with our cousins, Nolan and Benny. We had a great time at Grandma and Grandpa's house with all the aunts and uncles. It was a busy, noisy, fun filled weekend and we can't wait to do it again soon! Good luck in "Bennyzuela" Aunt Katie, Uncle Tommy and Benny. We'll miss you and we are counting the days until we see you again!!!

Happy Grandparents Day

2008-09-06T12:42:00.000-07:00

A very happy Grandparents Day to Halmunee, Baba, Grandma and Grandpa. We hope you have a good day and know we love you and are thinking of you.

Here are some pictures of us playing with our dinosaurs, riding the Skuut and in front of our new house. Hopefully our next post will have us coasting on the Skuut and showing off some progress on the house. Have a good weekend!

Big Smiles

2008-07-20T19:58:00.001-07:00

Here are just about the cutest pictures we have gotten of the boys in a long time. They were showing off their feet and starting giggling.

We are having a good summer. Halmunee and Baba were here last week and the boys showed off all their favorite spots...the kiddie pool, the zoo, and the park. And, thanks to Halmunee, we have a freezer full of kalbi to enjoy! Yum!!!

Happy Fifth Birthday Josiah!

2008-07-08T15:50:00.000-07:00

Dear Josiah-

Happy Birthday! It must be great to be 5 years old! We hope you are having a great birthday and an even better summer. We can't wait to hear all about your summer...Dad says that you get to goto day camp and have fun with your friends every day. Sounds great to us! Say hi to Ellie and your parents for us!

Here are some recent pictures of us baking, riding cousin Nolan's bike and fishing. We especially liked licking the beaters after we finished with the cupcakes!

Matty Self

2008-06-15T20:23:00.000-07:00

Here is Matthew wearing clothes he picked out all by himself. Whenever he wants to do something his way he yells "Matty self! Matty self!" (Note: whenever Casey wants to do something himself he screams "CASEY SELF CASEY SELF CASEY SELF!")

So....needless to say, Matthew loves color and a variety of patterns. Who knew blue camouflage socks went with orange shorts and a yellow t-shirt? Casey was feeling a little left out of the excitement so he had to hop in a picture for a quick hug.

Happy Birthday Uncle Andy

2008-05-25T19:56:00.000-07:00

We want to wish you a happy birthday, Uncle Andy! Dad said you have so many candles to blow out now that we needed to wear sunglasses to protect our eyes from the blinding light. Good thing Josiah and Ellie sent us a pair! Matty has been very careful with his and they are in perfect condition, but Casey broke his in 30 seconds and has to hold them up like a mask. Have a great day!

Happy Birthday Ellie

2008-05-18T20:17:00.000-07:00

Happy 2nd birthday to Ellie! We hope you have a great day and we can't wait to see you and play some baseball. We hear you have quite an arm and are a big Mets fan. You can be the pitcher, Matty can catch and Casey can hit. After the game we can celebrate with some apple juice and animal crackers.

Have fun, eat lots of cake and say hi to Josiah and your parents for us!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Tim

2008-04-21T13:23:00.000-07:00

Hi Grandpa Tim- we wanted to wish you a very happy birthday today! It was fun to see you this weekend and we hope you are enjoying the spring snow as much as we are (YUCK)! We think it is time to trade the snowmobile in for the fishing pole.

Here are some pictures of us on our birthday (4/8) enjoying cupcakes. Too bad we can't have cupcakes everyday. We ask for cupcakes after supper each night and when mom says no we ask for cake....when that gets a no we ask for ice cream...when she says no to that we ask dad for chocolate. He seems much more excited about dessert than mom and he usually finds something for us to share. We need to find his secret stash and help ourselves to it after lunch and breakfast!

Happy Birthday Nolan

2008-02-04T18:56:00.000-08:00

A big Happy Second Birthday to Nolan! We made some cards for you and tried to get the boys to pose with them with "limited success". We know you will appreciate the cupboard picture! We'll bring them with us the next time we visit. Have a fun-filled day and enjoy your party with all your friends. We'll see you soon. Lots and lots of love from Aunt Mary, Uncle Brian, and your two buddies, Casey and Matty.

Happy Birthday Aunt Sue

2008-01-23T19:01:00.000-08:00

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Aunt Sue in Butte! We celebrated your big day with party hats (aka Tupperware) and singing. Have a great day and tell Uncle Dennis we said hi. Also, let Nolan know we miss him and can't wait to play with him soon!

Happy Birthday Halmunee

2008-01-12T19:53:00.000-08:00

A very happy birthday to Halmunee in New Jersey. The boys really enjoyed talking to you on the phone today. We intended to do a cute picture like last year, but they have been sick most of the week and we didn't have time to get creative. So, here are some cute moments we caught when were weren't wiping noses or giving Tylenol. We hope you enjoy your day and eat lots of cake and ice cream! See you soon!

Hi!

2008-01-05T19:51:00.000-08:00

Casey wearing Brian's new ski goggles and Uncle Joe with his nephews at the kids table. Playing in the snow at Red Lodge and reading to each other.

Here are some cute pictures of the boys from the holidays. They have been very busy having lots of fun and getting into mischief. We wish you the best in 2008! Enjoy the pictures!

Happy Birthday Aunt Mayme!

2007-12-17T18:50:00.000-08:00

We let the boys celebrate your birthday with one of your favorite activities...a bubble bath. They loved it and will be sorely disappointed tomorrow night when they get the plain old bath water with no suds. I hoped to get some cute pictures, but they were too busy playing to smile for the camera. I did catch Brian pulling some meatloaf out of Casey's nose, but that was to disturbing to post.

Here are some pictures of them playing horse on the furniture. Usually, they aren't allowed to do this, but I was desperate for a cute picture so I hope you enjoy the smiles. We can't wait to see you in a few days so we can sing "Happy Birthday" to you ourselves.

Santa

2007-12-13T04:33:00.001-08:00

The boys seem to like Santa...from a safe distance. Santa visited the twins club Christmas party and handed out a present to each child. The boys had no problem accepting gifts from him, but they did not want to sit on his lap! They had a blast at the party- eating treats, making ornaments, playing with the other twins and then eating some more treats.

Matthew is here with his tower. He spends a good part of each day stacking blocks and defending his work from Casey. Casey cannot help himself and it isn't long before Casey knocks over Matty's masterpiece. You would think Casey could just build his own stack, but he just waits until Matthew is done and admiring his work and then pounces. It must be a brother thing!

Laundry

2007-11-18T20:43:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture of the boys "helping" get their laundry basket into the laundry room. It takes a bit to get both of them and the basket traveling in the same direction, but they seem to enjoy themselves and I don't have to carry the basket so we all win!

We are busy removing things from places they don't belong....the pretzel and spaghetti from Casey's nose and the cookies and books Matthew put into the heater vent are a few of many examples I could cite. Never a dull moment! Take care and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Halloween

2007-11-02T13:13:00.000-07:00

Here are some Halloween pictures. Casey was a pirate and Matthew was a tiger. (Yes, poor Matty had to be a tiger again, but it was not the same costume as the one he wore last year. I wanted Casey to be the tiger, but he freaked out when we put the hood on him and refused to wear the costume.)

The candy was a big hit, and dumping the candy out of the bucket was even a bigger hit. They really enjoyed trick or treating in the neighborhood and answering the door at our house. Now whenever they hear a knock or the doorbell they think they are going to get a piece of candy!

Corn Versus Pumpkin

2007-10-24T14:58:00.000-07:00

We went to the pumpkin patch/corn maze with the local twins club and found the corn to be much more exciting than the pumpkins. What is all the fuss about the pumpkins? You can wave the corn in the air, use it as a writing stick, a sword or a bat. A pumpkin just sits there and it is impossible for us to carry more than one pumpkin at a time. Dad helped us pick out some pumpkins, but we insisted on bringing the corn home, too.

Welcome to Club One, Benny!

2007-10-13T11:42:00.000-07:00

Happy First Birthday Benjamin!! Charlie and Nolan were here last weekend and we all wanted to wish you a great day on Monday, the 15th!!! Our advice is simple...stop and smell the flowers (or weeds), eat some Krispie Kreme donuts, and keep your mom and dad on their toes by finding mischief whenever possible.

p.s. Happy Birthday to Uncle Joey, too!!!

Happy Birthday Baba

2007-09-25T11:40:00.000-07:00

We want to wish Baba a very happy birthday! You can see how much we have grown up in these pictures. We love to help sweep the floor so much that Dad got us our very own brooms! And, after all that hard work we like to take a break and read the newspaper. We also like to rip up the paper and throw it on the floor so it gives us something else to sweep! Have a great day and say hi to Halmunee from us.

Life in Billings

2007-09-13T19:54:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Things are going well for us here in Billings. We arrived 2 weeks ago and are getting settled a little more every day. We really like the new house and the neighborhood is great. Lots of kids, welcoming neighbors and friendly dogs. The boys love the yard...it is nice and big with room to run around and there are rocks everywhere! The sandbox is filled with gravel and every yard seems to have a bed of rocks around it. We find rocks in their pockets, diapers and cribs every night. We hope to get a card out soon with our new address and phone numbers. Take care!

Car Wash

2007-08-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

Some cute pictures from out latest outdoor activity. Casey and Matthew love to wash stuff...toys, rocks, concrete, windows, sticks, themselves. They also love to make mud so whatever gets washed usually ends up dirtier than when they started, but it is nice to outside and the cool water feels great.

This may be our last Vegas entry. We move to Billings at the end of the week so our next entry may be from big sky country. We'll keep you posted.

Baby Tornado

2007-08-11T09:25:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of the aftermath of our little tornadoes...we call them Casey and Matthew. They like to take all their toys and throw them on the floor and then pull the cushions off the couch. It turns the family room into an obstacle course.

All is well here. We are gearing up for the move. Lots and lots to do in the next two weeks. We had a blast in Whitefish with the Casey's and the Rah's. I'm a little embarrassed I haven't posted since before we left for our trip. Life has been BUSY to say the least.

It is a cooler here in the mornings so we have been spending more time outside which the boys really enjoy. Matthew can spend hours pushing and pulling his wagon around and playing with rocks and Casey seems to enjoy throwing his shoes into the neighbor's pool. Casey also said his first real word...not Mom or Dad, but Mayme! She must have been practicing with him while we were in Whitefish.

Luggage

2007-07-14T11:37:00.001-07:00

Here we are trying to fit inside of Dad's golf bag. There seems to be plenty of room for both of us. We could even put some toys in here, but then Dad would have to leave his clubs home when we goto Whitefish next week.

We are getting very excited for our big vacation with all our relatives in only 7 days!!! See you soon!!! Lots of love from Casey and Matty

Happy Birthday Josiah

2007-07-07T20:09:00.001-07:00

Happy number 4 Josiah! We hope that you have a great day and we send you birthday wishes across the miles! We will see you in a few weeks. We can't wait to learn lots of new tricks from you with your years of experience.

Here is a picture of us on our basketball hoop. We like to shoot hoops, but it is just as fun to knock it over and pretend it is a horse.

Opposites

2007-06-24T19:44:00.000-07:00

These are pictures of Casey and Matthew eating the exact same sandwich. Matthew loves the meat and Casey loves the bread and cheese. They leave what they don't like on their tray and eventually start trading with each other to get the "good stuff". One man's trash really is another man's treasure!

Hi There

2007-06-17T20:12:00.000-07:00

Just a few pictures from last week. Matty is starting to warm up to the camera and he was so cute in this picture that we had to share it with you. Casey learned to whistle this week and since he loves getting his picture taken, it was no problem to catch him whistling away.

Happy Father's Day across the miles to Baba and Grandpa Tim. We miss you and will see you in a few weeks!

Be-Boo

2007-06-14T20:30:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures of us showing off our belly buttons. We like to call them be-boo's. It is easier to say than belly button and much easier than umbilicus. The pictures were taken before our haircuts so we look a little shaggy.

A Few Pictures

2007-06-04T20:37:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures you may like. No news to report. Take care!

A Little Bit of Nasty...A Little Bit of Nice

2007-06-01T06:06:00.000-07:00

Dear Laura-

Congratulations on your graduation!!! We have been pointing to your picture on our fridge and trying to say La-la, but it usually sounds like "ya-ya". We also try to snag the picture off the fridge and taste it to see if it is as sweet as you!

Well...here are the pictures you have been waiting for. The Nasty/Nice shirts were very cool and we managed to rip all the letters off right after mom took these pictures. Casey got to be the nasty one and Matty got to be the nice twin. We don't get to hear that song much anymore because mom finally figured out how to change the radio station (it only took here 4 months). But, if the dial hits 95.5 in the car it is ALWAYS playing so we haven't forgotten the words yet.

We talk about you all the time and miss you. Last night Dad almost ran out of gas and we laughed because he got so used to riding with you he forgot to fill up his own tank! Enjoy your summer and know there is always a place for you at our house. Tell the Ladstens and Hilans we said hi and that we hope to see you soon. Lots of hugs and kisses to you, La-la!!!

-Casey and Matty

Happy Birthday Uncle Andy

2007-05-27T05:54:00.001-07:00

Dear Uncle Andy-

Happy (belated) birthday to you! Did you get to eat some steak yesterday with Halmunee, Baba, Julie, Johnny, Josiah and Ellie? Was is tasty? Dad said you went to Brooklyn to eat at a special restaurant. Did they sing Happy Birthday to you and bring you piece of cake with a candle in it?

Well, we wanted to do something special for your birthday, but we sort of spent most of the day in time out. We aren't supposed to climb on the ledge by the TV and fireplace and we try not to, but it REALLY hard to just walk by that ledge and not at least try to sneak up there. The fire place opens up and all the logs can be moved around AND the wood piece on the front of the TV comes off! It is like a secret world of danger and excitement for little boys. But, we always get caught and get sent to time out. We used to just have one time out place, but when there started being a line for it Mom made another one for us.

We did include the first picture of both of us walking at the same time. The fence for the pool is in the way, but we really are both upright and moving forward. We hope you had a great birthday Uncle Andy and we can't wait to see you in July!

Happy Birthday Ellie

2007-05-19T19:39:00.000-07:00

We are wishing a very, very happy first birthday to our cousin Ellie!!! We had so much fun with you at our birthday party and we were bummed when we realized we weren't going to make yours. Apparently, we don't do well on long flights (or really any activity that involves sitting still for more than 10 minutes). We heard that you are celebrating all the Korean traditions. We are sure you looked beautiful in your dress and were the belle of the ball. Tell Josiah and your mom and dad we said hi and that we can't wait to see you all in a few months!

By the way, we LOVE our pool and we are trying to talk our parents into bringing it with us to Whitefish so come prepared with your swim suit, floatie toys and lots of sunscreen. We have been swimming almost every day this week and every time we look in the back yard we start banging on the door so that mom and dad know we are ready to get into the water RIGHT NOW! Sometimes we aren't sure that they understand what we want (hello, we don't know how to talk yet) so we yell as loud as we can, jump up and down and even cry to get our point across. Dad seems to be more responsive the the hollering and gives us our way more than mom does. Dad is definitely the softie.

Messy Boys

2007-05-17T11:01:00.000-07:00

The title of this post should be Casey versus Barbecue and Matthew versus Tuna Hot Dish. Casey couldn't get the barbecue pork into his mouth fast enough. Apparently, he loves "the other white meat." Matthew, on the other hand, went berserk when we tried to feed him the tuna casserole. To say he didn't like it would be the understatement of the century. We had no idea that a one year old could throw food so far while in the sitting position. We think he has a future as a catcher on a baseball team.

The big news is that Matty is officially walking. He learned in spite of being chased, knocked over and cut off by Casey. If we can catch them walking at the same time and get a picture, we'll post it. Take care!

Hi!

2007-05-10T15:19:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone. We have definitely been slacking on the blog lately. Mom has tried a few times to post something and the computer keeps eating her hard work so this is a test run to see if everything is working properly.

Casey is walking all over the place and Matthew is standing on his own. We have been passing a cold back and forth for a few weeks and we had a chicken pox scare (broke out in a rash all over the place after the vaccine and mom raced to the pharmacy to buy calamine lotion with visions of 500 blister per kid). Fortunately, it didn't progress and we have an economy size jar of lotion for future use. Casey managed to nearly knock one of his teeth out of his mouth on Monday so we had a visit to the dentist (the Tooth Fairy...that is seriously the name of the office) and his tooth seems to have re-attached itself. One would think that having a dental injury would deter him from biting Matthew, but it really hasn't slowed him down yet. Matthew still climbs everywhere and seems to really enjoy climbing onto furniture just to look down and taunt Casey. Good times!

Take care everyone. Congrats to Uncle Andy on finally moving into his new place and to Uncle Joe on his graduation from UGF!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Tim

2007-04-20T13:58:00.000-07:00

Hi Grandpa- We decided to celebrate your birthday by doing some of the things that you like to do. We have a few projects on our list to take care of today: check the oil in the car (see the paper towel?), rotate the tires, put some firewood into the basement with our handy gloves and oil the doors so they don't squeak with the WD-40. It should be a full day!

How do you like Matty's haircut? Grandma cut it and she did a pretty good job. Maybe you can have her cut your hair, too. Just hold still! Have a good birthday and tell Nolan we can't wait to see him next week!

Happy Birthday to Us!

2007-04-11T13:24:00.000-07:00

Hi Hi everyone. Here are some pictures of us eating cake and playing with our Easter baskets. We had a wonderful weekend...a fun party, lots of cake and ice cream, cousins, grandparents and friends to play with and treats from the Easter bunny! Mom says to tell you that she will write more later. She has to hop on a plane with Dad and go find a house in Billings. We get to stay here with Grandma Geri...hopefully she will let us have some more cake.

Casey and Matthew's Bakery

2007-03-28T11:01:00.000-07:00

We decided to make a happy cake for Grandma Geri and Auntie Julie. Who knew baking could be so much fun? Mom keeps saying that the best part of making a happy cake is licking the batter off the spatula, but we didn't get that far today. Maybe Grandma will let us help her make our happy cakes next week.

Have a great birthday! We miss you and can't wait to see you next week. Lots of love to you from Las Vegas.

Cheese Sandwich

2007-03-26T21:12:00.000-07:00

It has been kind of a slow news week around here, but we have discovered that we LOVE cheese sandwiches! We heard Nolan was a big fan so we decided to give them a chance and they are pretty tasty.

It is Grandma G and Auntie Julie's birthdays this week so we are plotting an exciting post. Stay tuned!

Busy, Busy, Busy

2007-03-22T20:47:00.000-07:00

How are you all doing? It has been quite some time since we have posted any messages or pictures. We hope you like our new pics and can appreciate how busy we have been. We celebrated St. Patrick's Day with our buddy, Charlie. He comes over and plays after his mom and our mom go for a jog. Here is a little secret...our moms seem to spend most of their run talking about the coffee they are going to drink once they pass the Starbucks. Once they get their coffee, the running is over and all they do is chit chat and tell us to goto sleep in the stroller.

As you can see, we have learned to work together to find some serious trouble. We LOVE the remote...all those buttons and lights! If Casey pushes the truck against the end table and acts as a lookout, Matthew can try to climb up and snag it before Mom catches us. This times we weren't so lucky and Mom busted us. Actually, it was kind of a relief because we know how to climb up, but we have a little trouble on the descent.

We were so busy, in fact, that we put two different shoes on our feet! We aren't alone...apparently, Auntie Mayme wore one black shoe and one brown shoe to work this week and when Baba and Halmunee were here, Baba took one of Dad's golf shoes so when Dad went to play golf he had 2 right shoes...one of his and one of Baba's. Crazy!

Happy Birthday Uncle Johnny and Uncle Tommy

2007-03-12T09:53:00.000-07:00

We are wishing a very happy belated birthday to our Uncle Johnny in New York City. Go Mets! And, happy early birthday to Uncle Tommy in Washington D.C. Go Irish! We heard it was time to celebrate your birthdays so we started hamming it up for the camera before we could get cleaned up after our snack...hence, the messy faces.

We had a good weekend and we hope you did, too! There has been lots of sunshine here and we made a trip to the park to play on the slides and swings. We like to share a baby swing because then we don't slide all over the place. We haven't tried the monkey bars yet, but they are very tempting. Maybe next week.

Howdy

2007-03-07T19:51:00.000-08:00

It has been so long since we have made an entry that you probably forgot what we look like. We have been BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!! Our most exciting news is that we are moving to Billings, Montana in August. After lots of talking, searching, interviewing, more talking and praying Dad and Mom have decided that Billings will be a great place for all of us. Lots of open spaces, big sky, good people and Dad will be working at only ONE hospital! We will miss our friends in Vegas, but we are excited about our new start in Montana.

Our other exciting news is that Halmunee and Baba came to visit us last week. Evey time Baba comes the weather is terrible. It snowed here twice while he and Dad were golfing. Then when he goes home the weather is great. 70's and sunny. We don't quite understand how he can change the weather, but it snowed the last time he came here, too. We are a little worried about the weather when he comes in April...snow in Las Vegas in April? We had lots of fun in spite of the yucky weather and we can't wait to see them in a few weeks!

We are now confined to one area of the house. Apparently, it is "unsafe" for us to roam around the house at will. As you can see from the picture Mom caught us on our last escape attempt. Maybe we will try to dig a tunnel next......

Dilemma

2007-02-15T19:20:00.000-08:00

Casey has quite the dilemma, as you can see by these pictures. He and Matthew absolutely LOVE to be outside, but he really hates to be touching the lawn. He doesn't fuss when he is set down on the grass, but he does everything in his power not to touch it. He NEVER stays in one place inside the house, but we can pretty much count on him staying put if we park him in the yard. Meanwhile, Matthew explores every inch of the yard and, for some crazy reason, likes to drool all over the cement and watch it change color. He also has learned that he can make a little mud if he drools on a dusty part of the sidewalk. I never thought we would need outside play clothes yet, but it looks like we do.

Hi Wisconsin

2007-02-11T12:45:00.000-08:00

Like the Wisconsin t-shirts? Laura brought them for us all the way from Praire du Sac. A big hi and thank you to Jody, Lisa, Mark and Katie for sharing Laura for a few weeks (and for bringing us presents)! We haven't scared her away yet, and she doesn't even seem to mind when we rip up her books, play with her feet and scream at the top of our lungs...together! You gotta love family! As Jody always says, "Life is good!!!!"

Do you like our new set of wheels? It is supposed to be a chair, but we like to stand behind it and walk around. And when we tip over (which happens A LOT) it is a soft place to land. We can load stuff up in the truck bed and it even tips up and dumps out. When we get bigger we plan on dumping each other out. Casey will probably be the dumper because he is just too heavy to be the dumpee.

We hope you had a good weekend. We are anxiously waiting for Dad to come home. He was working all weekend which seriously cut into our play time with him. He'll be home soon and then the party begins!

Happy Birthday Nolan!

2007-02-05T13:03:00.001-08:00

Dear Nolan-

When the twins heard it was your birthday Casey got so excited that he crawled out of his pants and Matthew started doing some Mission Impossible poses! One year old today...where does the time go? It seems like it was just yesterday your dad was calling to tell us that "It is a boy!" We hear that you are walking, too! Any skiing yet? (Maybe on your second birthday you can give your Auntie Mary a ski lesson.) Do you get to have some cake and ice cream tonight? Yummy!

We were so happy to see your dad this weekend...Casey loved the rides on his shoulders (sorry for all the hair pulling) and Matty loved taking his nap snuggled into him. We missed you and your mom, but we hope that you are both feeling better. Thanks for sharing him. He was a big help!

Have a great birthday big guy! Enjoy the cake and ice cream...Uncle Brian says that just because you are only one doesn't mean that you only get one piece of cake so don't be shy to ask for seconds!

Mom Can't Spell

2007-01-23T20:27:00.000-08:00

Just a quick message to let you know that mom is getting a little too dependent on spell check...so dependent, in fact, that she doesn't even proof read these entries and then FORGETS to spell check. Be prepared for typos. Can someone please remember this when we are older and don't want to take the time to do our homework properly?

Happy Birthday Aunt Sue!

2007-01-23T20:05:00.000-08:00

Dear Aunt Sue-

We heard it is your birthday today. Happy, Happy Birthday to You! Are you going to celebrate with cake and ice cream? Do Nolan and Swami get to help eat the goodies? We will be toasting you today with our sippy cups. Give Uncle Dennis a big howdy from us...we heard he was baking you a cake! Sounds like you are going to have a great day.

We hope to see you next week. We learned how to high five and to touch fingers when mom says "ET phone home." We are also facinated with each others hair (as you can see in the pictures...it is kind of fun to give it a tug and see what happens). Maybe we can share tricks with Nolan...we heard he can walk now! Take good care.

Happy Birthday Halmunee

2007-01-12T12:40:00.000-08:00

We figured that since you wear swim suits to a pool party and costumes to a Halloween party we should wear our birthday suits to celebrate Halmunee birthday. Have a wonderful day, Halmunee...we are celebrating here in Vegas and having lots of fun thinking of you. Eat some cake and ice cream and make sure to leave one candle lit so you have one to grow on! Lots of love, hugs and kisses from Casey and Matty

Hi There

2007-01-08T20:39:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone. We have been lazy and haven't gotten around to posting anything for a few days. We are having a good time hanging out at home with each other. Mom and Dad have been doing what they call "tough love" and are making us try to drink from a sippy cup and eat new foods (yes to yogurt, maybe to chichen and a very emphatic NO from Casey to peas). Did you know that you can throw the sippy cups with handles a lot further than the ones without handles? So far it looks like Casey is a righty and Matty is a lefty.

Sorry this is such a short entry. We are getting geared up for Halmunee's big birthday entry next week. Stay tuned for the exciting post. We hope Mom doesn't make us wear something silly...but hey, for Halmunee, we would do just about anything!

Santa's Helpers

2006-12-29T14:34:00.000-08:00

We hope you all had a nice Christmas. Ours was great. We moonlighted as elves this year. It wasn't a bad gig, but the outfits leave something to be desired. We went to Montana and spent the week with mom's side of the family. It was COLD and there was white stuff all over the place. We didn't go outside much, but it sure was fun to look out the window at the snow when it sparkled in the sunlight.

We played and played and played...and then played some more. Nolan knows how to have fun and as soon as we can keep up with him we plan on getting into all sorts of trouble. He can crawl, stand up on the furniture and yell Da-da super loud. He also brought his Beagle with him and she didn't even mind when we petted her nose. Benny is pretty mellow. He likes to observe the action and didn't even mind when we pushed him on the baby swing. Mom and Auntie Sue got a little excited when we tried to help Nolan under dunk Benny on the swing.

Happy New Year to all! Best wishes in 2007!!!!!

Rah Boys Invitational Tournament

2006-12-13T10:56:00.000-08:00

So...our parents got us this mat to keep the house from being overtaken by bacteria growing in the carpet. Matty tends to leave a little of each meal on the floor and Casey has been known to blow out a diaper or two. Since half the O'Reilly houses have wrestling mats in them we decided to follow suit and put one in the family room. Every now and then we like to get out singlets, put on our head gear and hit the mat. We are a little rough around the edges and tend to follow the WWF rules a little closer than the AAU rules, but you have to start somewhere. Here are a few pictures and interview of our last match.

Mom: Casey, it looks like you came to the mat today ready to wrestle.
Casey: Oh yeah, I was pumped up. I was trying to stare Matty down and let him know that I wasn't messing around.
Mom: Matthew, it appears that you fell behind early and took a cheap shot to the face.
Matthew: You know Casey...he gets all excited and forgets the rules. Don't worry, it is all part of the master plan.
Mom: Casey, after taking a quick breather for the cameras what made you decide to put Matty in a head lock?
Casey: I heard about this move called a "Half Nelson" so I just wanted to try it.
Matthew: Once again, Casey forgot that this is not the WWF.
Mom: Well, you seem to be very forgiving, Matthew. The picture of you sitting next to each other is adorable.
Matthew: Mom, please don't use the word adorable. No wrestler in the history of man has been described with the word "adorable." At any rate, I was just waiting for my moment to pounce.
Mom: What happened next?
Casey: Matthew thinks he pinned me, but I was just lying on my back counting the lights in the living room. Five lights to be exact.
Matthew: Whatever, I knew if I waited long enough a pin would be inevitable. Who is pumped up now?

Tree Trimming

2006-12-08T21:59:00.000-08:00

We have been very busy decorating for the holidays and we helped Mom and Dad put up our tree last weekend. Do you like it? We think it is a nice tree, but we aren't allowed to touch it. This doesn't make much sense to us. Who wants to just look and not touch? Sometimes we just can't take it and grab ahold of a branch when mom or dad carries us past it on the way up the stairs.

So far our favorite part of the Christmas season is the music. Dad's version of "Up on the Rooftop" is pretty entertaining. He really gets into it and snaps his fingers during the "click, click, click" part. We posed for our Christmas picture and mom is busy sending out the cards so keep an eye out for our holiday greeting. We do look pretty cute, if we do say so ourselves.

Where's Benny?

2006-12-04T13:58:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone. We wanted to give you a run-down of the rest of our trip to the East Coast. After leaving Halmunee and Baba's house we drove to Ashburn to meet Auntie and Uncle Kim and to drop off some golf clubs. Then we hopped back into the car for a quick drive to Mom's friend Alexis' house. We had a blast meeting Alexis, Rob and their spit fire little girl, Olivia. Olivia was the perfect hostess (she is her mother's daughter) and she let us play with her toys and even introduced us to her dogs. We are pretty sure we could find some serious mischief if left alone together for a few minutes.

After we left Olivia's house we were on a mission to find Benny. He is our newest cousin and he lives in Washington DC. Mom and Dad kept talking about the best way to get to his building and someplace called Northwest DC. Mom and Dad said they used to live in DC, but we don't believe them because it took a long time to find our way to Benny's and we had to call Auntie Katie and Uncle Tommy for directions twice. And Auntie Mayme had to stand on the street corner and wave us down. It was totally worth the effort because Benny is the best. So cute, sweet and mellow. And, his house was full of aunties and uncles who wanted to play with us for hours! A big thank you to the Macias crew for entertaining us while Mom caught up with Katie! WE LOVE ROCKET MAN! We posed for lots of pictures, but we never got one of just us and Benny so we'll have to post one of those after Christmas. So...Benny, are you ready for your close up?

We hung out with Auntie Mayme while Mom and Dad went to Shlomo (yes, that really is his name) and Marnie's wedding. Mom and Dad were all worried that we would see who could scream louder while they were gone, but give us a little credit, please. We know how to behave. And, we learned that it is hard to pull one over on Auntie Mayme. Anyhow, it was a great week. Busy and hectic, but very fun. Take care everyone!

Cool Cousins

2006-11-29T14:10:00.000-08:00

We are taking a breather after our busy week on the East Coast. We spent several days at Halmunee and Baba's house getting spoiled and playing with Josiah and Ellie. They rolled out the red carpet and had everything two little boys could possible need for a week away from home. We jumped in Ellie's jumper and walked around in her walker and Josiah told us about his favorite characters from the movie "Cars." We decided that Ellie has the coolest hairdo we have ever seen and that Josiah makes the best milk moustache in the world. And the food! Halmunee and Uncle Andy cooked and cooked until the house smelled so good that we could hardly stand it. Dad kept asking for kimchee...even with the turkey. Apparently kimchee isn't a stage 2 food and you need teeth to eat it so we have to wait a few years to enjoy it.

Thank you Halmunee and Baba for the cribs, blankies, car seats, jammies and snuggles. Thank you Auntie Julie and Uncle Johnny for picking us up so late at night and driving us to New Jersey in the H Car and for letting Josiah stay in NJ for a few extra days so we could play with him. And thank you Uncle Andy for cooking the turkey wrapped in bacon...it is all our mom can talk about. It must have been some dinner!

Stay posted for pictures of Benny in our next entry. Also, we would also like to apologize to anyone on JetBlue, flight 323 from Dulles to Vegas on Sunday. We had a very long day and just couldn't quite get it together...sorry for all the screaming and crying.

Ready for New Jersey and DC

2006-11-14T13:06:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone. We are getting all geared up for our big adventure to the East Coast for Thanksgiving. Mom and Dad keep saying it could be cold so we need to wear all these fuzzy clothes and hats. They are kind of cute, but it is hard to roll around wearing all this stuff. We are starting off at Halmunee and Baba's house in New Jersey and we are pretty sure that they are going to spoil us silly. We plan to turn on the charm and are ready to show them all of our new tricks. Then we get to see Josiah, Ellie, Auntie Julie, Uncle Johnny and Uncle Andy! We can hardly wait!

After Thanksgiving we are off to DC to see Benny, Auntie Katie, Uncle Tommy and Auntie Mayme. What a week...we are going to need a vacation once we get back home. It sounds like so much fun that we made a deal with each other to behave so that we can take another trip like this one again soon. We'll post some pictures when we get home. Happy Thanksgiving!

Reversal

2006-11-06T10:32:00.000-08:00

We have been practicing our wrestling moves on our caterpillars. This is a very exciting move and crowd pleaser...it looks like the caterpillar has us pinned and then BAM...REVERSAL...2 POINTS! Maybe when we goto Montana for Christmas we will have Uncle Joey run a wrestling clinic for us and Nolan. We desperate want to wrestle each other, but Mom and Dad won't let us because, apparently, we could so something called "scratch each other's eyes out."

Underfoot

2006-11-03T20:54:00.000-08:00

I'm not really sure how Casey got under the jumper without making enough noise for me to realize what was happening. He is like a little magician and pops up in places he doesn't belong all the time. He even pulled the toy Matthew was playing with down for himself to enjoy. Fortunately, Matthew is pretty mellow and just waited until I lured Casey out from under the jumper resuming his morning workout.

Crouching Tiger, Sleeping Baby

2006-10-31T20:56:00.000-08:00

Halloween was quite the event for the boys. We dressed them up and visited Brian at work and made the rounds at his office and the hospital. They made lots of friends...it doesn't hurt to be dressed in matching costumes with a bucket full of candy. It was great to see the CCN Wild West office and the MountainView ER and cath lab crews. Grandpa Tim was here the last few days and seemed to get more giggles out of the babies than we thought possible. He didn't bring the pony...apparently they wouldn't let him bring it on the plane. If he brings it before next Halloween the boys can be real cowboys!

Spa Day

2006-10-28T14:51:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone-

In preparation for Halloween we decided to have a day of leisure and relaxation at the local spa (aka the bath tub). We know Halloween is going to require a lot from us...smiling at all the kids in costumes, passing out the delicious candy that we aren't allowed to eat, listening to Mom tell Dad to stop rooting through the candy bowl to remove all the "good stuff"...so we felt the need to rejuvenate before the big event. We took a plunge bath, got our nails clipped, got some diaper cream put on our bums and even had our hair done. (Matthew would like it pointed out that Casey had his "hairs" done.) The longest part of our whole spa experience was putting on our robes and posing for the camera.

Happy Birthday Uncle Dennis

2006-10-23T20:28:00.000-07:00

The boys were very excited to wish Uncle Dennis happy birthday until Casey realized that he wasn't going to be able to partake in the birthday festivities (ie cake and ice cream) until he got his teeth. Notice how Matty was smug as a bug thinking his two teeth would be his ticket into happy cake heaven. Casey let out a big scream, took off his hat and let us all know that he was done being cooperative with the picture taking. Matty helped him with his hat thinking that would just mean more cake for him. Wait until he realizes that Uncle Dennis is 900 miles away!

We are doing well and really enjoying the fall weather with lots of walks. We are looking forward to a visit from Grandpa Tim this weekend. He loves to walk so we'll make sure to get in a few good ones while he is here.

Take good care and we hope you have a great day, Dennis. Hi to Sue and Nolan!

Toasting Benjamin and Joey

2006-10-15T14:03:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful day it is, October 15th! Baby Benjamin Catarino Macias made his way into the world and we hear he is healthy and that Auntie Katie was a trooper and is doing well, too. Uncle Tommy is a very proud papa and is already adopted the Notre Dame fight song as the little guy's lullaby. Thanks be to God for bringing this little blessing in our family! And, he arrived on Uncle Joey's birthday so now Uncle Joey can claim a namesake or birthday connection to each of his nephews. What a birthday present!

We raised a glass (well, more like played with our sippy cups) to Joey and Benjamin. May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. And until we meet again (or for the first time), may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Big Boys

2006-10-13T20:28:00.000-07:00

We had to tell you how big the boys are getting...we still aren't sure how Matty is bigger than Casey because he spits up all the time and eats less. Casey must have his mother's appetite and his father's metabolism.

Casey is 15 lbs 8 oz and is 25 inches long and Matthew is 16 lbs 10 oz and 26 inches long! They cooperated at their appointment for about 10 minutes until they treated the entire office to a symphony of crying/screaming. The staff kept saying they have heard louder babies until Casey really got going and then they aggreed that he is pretty loud for a little guy.

Speaking of appetites: we have started them on cereal and squash which is a real adventure. We found squash in Casey's ear today. They seem to have more fun smearing the food onto their bib and eating it from there than the taking it from the spoon. Matthew likes to grab the spoon and "help" feed himself by shaking it and eating the handle of the spoon. We are trying sweet potatoes next so it should be entertaining.

Long Pants!

2006-10-07T21:02:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Today is the first day we got to wear long pants. It is finally cooling off in Vegas and it is time to wear all the cute clothes Halmunee sent us! We love wearing onesies, but who knew you could wear pants OVER the onesies and if we get too hot we can just take off a layer. Genius!

Our exciting news is that Matthew has a tooth...a very cute, tiny bottom tooth! Casey is drooling like crazy, so his aren't far behind. Both boys have started to giggle this week and it is enough to make us stop whatever we are doing so that we can hear it again. They have their 6 month check-up this week so we'll update the blog after our visit and let you know how big they are getting. They will be 6 months old tomorrow (Sunday). Part of us feels like it has been 6 years and another part feels like it has been 6 days. We are definitely counting our blessings.

Teething

2006-10-02T07:50:00.000-07:00

Well, Matthew has somehow become Casey's teething toy. Since neither one of them can crawl we aren't sure how Casey even found Matty's foot in the first place. Casey is trying to crawl, but he hasn't figured out he needs to put his hands and knees on the ground to go forward. He looks like he is body surfing...his belly stays on the floor and his arm and legs move all over the place. Matty is a little more calculating. Yesterday we put a toy between them and Casey tried desperately to crawl towards it while Matthew just sat there and pulled the blanket the toy was on towards him. Casey is still confused how Matty got the toy.

The boys are now in their own room. We got their cribs out of our room and into their bedroom this weekend. They did great and slept well. They don't consistently sleep all night, but we are usually down to one wake up between both boys during the night. Brian was convinced he wouldn't be able to sleep with them SO far away, but he seems to manage to sleep just fine even though he put both baby monitor speakers next to his head. Meanwhile, I heard every sigh and cough (think baby monitor surround sound) and was sprinting out of bed to make sure they were ok.

Hope all is well with everyone. Brian is on vacation this week so we are looking forward to some fun days. Take good care and thanks for reading our blog. We decided that Halmunee and Auntie Mayme get the prize for most responses so far.

Meet Baby Bryne

2006-09-28T20:35:00.000-07:00

This is our little cousin Bryne. She came to visit us all the way from Wisconsin with her Mom Angie and Grandma Bev from Minnesota. She was tiny enough to fit into our old bouncy chair and she didn't even try to turn it over like Casey did. We took walks, played on the floor and got to hear lots of funny stories about Bryne's sister, Ella and brother, Dawson. We also heard lots of stories about the five little O'Reilly boys who live across the road from Grandma Bev and we can't wait to meet them. They sound like they know how to have lots and lots of fun. Maybe Kaleb and Kelby can give us some pointers on being twins...Bev says they look so much like each other that they can fool their teachers at school! We can't wait to goto Minnesota and play at the farm!

Happy Birthday Baba!

2006-09-26T10:37:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABA! We are so excited that it is your birthday that we just can't stop smiling. We are going to celebrate your birthday at our house with some milk and cereal and a nice long nap. We are doing great. Both of us are rolling over which means that sometimes we roll into each other! And then we can't figure out how to get out of the way so Mom and Dad have to rescue us. And, we got a Jumper so we can jump and do little dances with our feet. Mom says that with all of this rolling and jumping we should be sleeping through the night, but sometimes it is just too hard to stay asleep when there is so much fun stuff to do when we are awake. It was so fun to see you at the airport and Casey promises to wake up next time and say hello. Have a wonderful birthday and eat lots of cake for us!

Aren't We Cute?

2006-09-13T13:48:00.000-07:00

***For some reason Matthew is upside down and he is just going to have to stay that way because nap time is over...Mary***

Hi everyone-

We are wishing our Grandparents a belated Happy Grandparents Day. We are SO lucky to have such a good Halmunee and Baba and Grandpa and Grandma. These smiles are especially for you!

We have realized that if we smile for the camera Mom and Dad make a VERY big deal about it so we hope they just keep snapping away. They get so excited over such silly things! We decided to change it up a little and stop sleeping through the night just to see how our parents cope. So far, it seems like they are just fine with one of us getting up but if both of us wake up then they are a little cranky.

The latest and greatest on the twins: Casey is rolling over and likes to sleep facedown which makes Brian crazy. Matthew is jabbering and giggling all the time and although he could care less about rolling over, he is starting to like being on his belly. They seem to have started to notice each other and spend lots of time each day just studying each other. Very cute, indeed!

Just Hanging Out

2006-09-01T13:56:00.000-07:00

We aren't doing too much today. Just hanging out in our jammies and looking cute. We look so well rested because we both have been sleeping through the night. It is kind of fun getting up in the middle of the night, though. Dad changes our diaper and Mom feeds us and snuggles with us. Everytime Mom tells someone we slept through the night she knocks on wood...we aren't sure what that means. Anyhow, don't we look refreshed?

Naughty Nickname

2006-08-22T14:54:00.000-07:00

You will never believe what I just found out! The nickname everyone has been calling me since I was born means something kind of naughty in Spanish. Yikes! No wonder people give Mom and Dad weird looks when they call me Chi-Chi in public. And to think that Uncle Tommy is fluent in Spanish and didn't even stop the madness. And Auntie Katie knew too! For the love!!! Now I have to start all over and earn a new nickname. Any suggestions? I would like something short, catchy, cute and definitely not naughty.

Introducing George

2006-08-22T14:46:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! This our buddy, George. He likes to hang out with us and play all day long and he keeps an eye on us when we nap. He doesn't even mind it when we spit up on him, drool all over him and he even smiles while we scream and cry! He is famous, too. You may know him by his professional name: Curious George. He is in lots of books and he gets into all sorts of trouble. We can't wait until we are big enough to find some trouble of our own.

Busy Week!

2006-08-20T14:04:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. We had such a busy week that we didn't get a chance to write anything all week long! Matthew had to have two hernias repaired on Friday. He did great and the doctors said he was "very robust" and "tough as nails." Apparently, he wasn't too thrilled about resting quietly on a bed in an operating room with strangers wearing masks. Casey was very good, too. He waited patiently with us at the hospital and flirted with every single one of Matthew's nurses. It was the first night the boys spent apart...I stayed with Matthew in the hospital and Brian had Casey at home. Thankfully, it went well and we had a nice quiet weekend at home. Now that our computer is back up and running we hope to post messages and pictures more frequently. Take care everyone, and thank you for checking in on our blog!

No Pictures Today

2006-08-12T10:53:00.000-07:00

We are sorry to inform you that our computer is misbehaving and we can't figure out to get a picture onto this post. Hopefully we'll get the problem solved soon and get some new photos posted.

It was a busy week. We went to the doctor on Thursday and Casey now weighs 12 lbs and 10 oz and is 22 1/2 inches long. Matthew is the big boy at 13 lbs and 10 oz and 23 1/2 inches. We are both on the growth chart curve now for our age! We had to get shots, too so it was not all fun and games. We don't understand the doctor or his staff...first we go and they say how big and cute we are and then they inspect us from head to toe and we get one compliment after the other. And then they come in with needles! Three of them for each of us! Very strange.

A special note for Halmunee and Grandma Geri: we learned about the letter "H" on Friday and the letter "G" on Saturday. So far, they are our very favorite letters of the alphabet!

Hi Everyone

2006-08-08T13:54:00.000-07:00

We wanted to say hi this week and let you know we would have written sooner, but we were too busy taking a nap. Since we were sleeping at the same time our Mom absolutely forbid anyone from waking us up. We go to the doctor this week for our 4 month check-up and immunizations. We aren't too excited about the shots, but we can't wait to see how big we are. Grandma Jo's scale in Montana said Casey weighed 12.5 pounds and Matthew weighed 13.5 pounds. Mom says we are as heavy as a bowling ball, but Dad always whispers in our ears "Not the bowling ball your mother uses...you weigh more than nine pounds." Whatever. Parents are weird!

Rollin' Nolan

2006-08-02T16:40:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of us with our cousin Nolan. Everyone says he used to be as little as us, but we don't believe them. His dad, Uncle Dennis, is a lot bigger than our dad...and we mean A LOT bigger. He can do all sorts of cool stuff: he rolls over and over, he can put both of his feet in his mouth at the same time and he can almost sit up by himself. He talks too...we don't know what he says but it sounds very important. We wonder what kinds of cool stuff our cousin Josiah can do? Joelle is younger than us so maybe we can teach her a few things. We get to take another trip at Thanksgiving to meet them and Baby Macias. It can't come fast enough!

Back From Vacation

2006-08-01T15:25:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. We got back last week from our first vacation and it was great! Everytime we did something cute a crowd of aunties, uncles, grandparents and neighbors would surround us and clap. We never had to wait our turn to be held and Grandma Geri and Grandpa Tim even let us sit on their laps at the dinner table! Mom never lets us get away with that...she says if we get to eat then so does she and Dad. Anyhow, it was a busy week and here is a picture of our baptism in Anaconda at Holy Family Church. We don't remember much except that we were sleeping and then someone was pouring water over our heads. It was so hot there that we didn't even mind...it was refreshing! We took lots of pictures so we'll post some more soon.

100 Days Old

2006-07-19T22:02:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone-

We celebrated our 100 Day Birthday on Monday, July 17th. We meant to leave a message, but we were too busy partying. We are getting ready for our first trip to Grandma Geri and Grandpa Tim's this weekend. It will be an adventure...a new stroller (thanks Auntie Julie and Uncle Johnny), the airport, the airplane and we get to meet our cousin Nolan! We were too excited to sleep so we had to take the stroller for a cruise in our jammies. We are getting baptized in Anaconda so we'll make sure to put up lots of pictures once we get back to Vegas.

Word of the Day: Pooh

2006-07-16T17:45:00.000-07:00

Casey: Nice shirt Chi-Chi.

Matthew: Thanks, I like yours too. Why do you think Mom and Dad keep saying "pooh" the word of the day? Maybe it is because we look so cute in our outfits that they just cant stop looking at us?

Casey: I wish. I think they mean "poo". Hold the "h".

Matthew: Oh, that makes sense. Do you smell something?

welcome

2006-07-08T19:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our new blog. Here are some of our first postings.

Take care,
Casey and Matthew

Hi From Matthew

2006-07-08T18:37:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog. Most people know me as Matthew, but my friends call me Chi-Chi. To make a long story short, I looked a lot like the Monchichi monkey cartoon character when I was born due to my abundant hair supply. They tell me this is common in premature infants. I have lost most of this extra hair (on my shoulders, back, arms, between eyebrows). I didn't mind it though. The extra hair made me real popular with the ladies.

My First Smile

2006-07-08T18:01:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Here is my very first real smile captured on film. All previous smiles my parents thought they saw were actually just gas. Parents are so naive. Lots of love from Casey

Hi Everyone

2006-07-08T17:24:00.001-07:00

Welcome to our blog! We are just learning how to use this technilogical marvel so bear with us. We hope to successfully post a message and photo...exciting stuff. Stay tuned for more posts and pictures!