One Year Ago Today...

At approximately 3:30pm exactly a year ago, Joey and I found out we were having twins.  I am really nostalgic today... because the day I found out I was having twins, was a important and life changing as the day I found out I was pregnant.  As I sit here and type this blog entry one handed (Tyler is in the other) all I can think about is how extremely grateful I am to have these two amazing boys in my life.  I am humbled daily by how extremely lucky we are to have two healthy boys.  They enrich my life in a way I cannot describe.  Its been almost six months since their birth, and I cannot imagine life without my two lil men. 

First Christmas as a Family

Well we made the long trek to Philadelphia and celebrated a white Christmas (well almost- it snowed the 26th) with the Kantruss clan.  The boys did remarkably well in the car.  Joey, who I affectionately (well sometimes affectionately, sometimes sternly) refer to as "daddy", calls us "The PERPETUA TRAVELING FAMILY CIRCUS."  I think it is a well deserved title after we have been to Pittsburgh twice and Philadelphia once in the last 30 days.  We have all gotten really good at packing... even Austin...

Christmas was great.  The boys got to celebrate their first Christmas eve with the Gosiks.  Tyler was super psyched for the occasion- he even wore a tie...

The boys even got to meet a special guest on Christmas eve...

Austin even showed off his new skill for Santa... holding his own bottle.  (Not too shabby for a 4 month old to hold his own bottle;) )

At the end of the night, the boys went to bed and had sweet dreams about Santa...

They woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed at 5:30AM Christmas morning, ready to open there gifts...  Really?  Well not really- they were actually ready for their 5AM feeding, but hey we can pretend! 

Anyway- Austin was really great at opening.  He was really just trying to eat the paper, but we all start somewhere:)

Tyler was a little more relaxed when it came to the present opening...  He just watched in amazement as Austin ate roll after roll of wrapping paper! 

Over Christmas break the boys also began eating something other than wrapping paper... baby cereal.  It has been really fun to watch them learn how to anticipate the spoon and open their mouths.  They really enjoy eating, and I am looking forward to feeding them baby food soon!

I promise to post a video soon of them eating- it is super cute!

Our first Christmas as a family was great!  Happy New Year!