MOM...put down the video camera!

I think I have the most entertaining babies in the world. Well, I could be bias :)

Happy Father's Day!

     I hope everyone had a nice Father's Day! I know we did. I threw Brian a "surprise" party. Surprise is relative as he was on to quite a few of the details a few weeks ago. Oh well, that didn't stop me from throwing the party ( I mean really, what could stop me from throwing a party???)

The best part of the party was getting the family together. Everyone is so busy so a holiday + a party = a reason to get together!!

Adorable onesies - "My Daddy's First Father's Day"

Brett and Emma with their new cousin Hunter

Brett and Emma with their cousins on my side
(Kathleen and Rosie's children) 

 I wanted to make the party extra special for Brian and make sure there were some fun things to do. So I rented some really cool inflatables...

                                             

                                                Big Kahuna - Waterslide

Brian taking Rusty down the slide

Inflatable Joust

Brian and Adam

                           Then of course there is the food and drinks, that is pretty important!

Bar and drink machine (Strawberry Daiquiri and Piña Colada)

Yummy food

More yummy food!

Everyone had a great time, especially Brian! And Brett and Emma even worked hard on a special gift for their daddy!!!

D-A-D

Isn't this the cutest thing?? A huge thanks to Kristina for using her fabulous photog/editing  skills to help out with this! 

I hope everyone else's Father's day was special - it was Brian's first and his best one yet :) 

2 Boksen Bloggers

Brett: Ladies and gentleman, let me first start by saying welcome back!
Emma: and welcome our substitute writer Rocco, seen below...

Emma: Rocco is graciously filling in for our usual keyboard specialist, Rusty.

Brett: Rusty is anything but trusty.

Emma: she had a vet appointment?!?!

Brett: thats what she said, but TMZ has photos of her strutting her stuff, nude, on the dog beach!

Emma: Shocking!

Brett: I would make a permanent change, if Rocco didn't use so many colors and crazy font

Emma: Well thats not the only photo in the tabloids this week.
Brett:  Wha wha whaaat?
Emma: Yep, headline Brett Boksen, Party Animal?
Brett: Whats wrong with that????
Emma:  The article says this picture was taken at Charlie Sheen's house at 5AM!
Brett: I was winning!
Emma: you are whining!
Brett: ME?
Emma: yes you!
Brett: when has a tough guy like me ever whined?
Emma: Just the other day when you spilt your milk!

Brett: Well it was very sad!

Emma: You never cry over spilt milk! Thats day one stuff!

Brett: Well why do you have to be so judgmental?
Emma: Oh Brother!
 Brett: Quick I think I heard Dad! Rocco, quick, turn off the computer!
Both: BYE!!!

Thankful Thursday!

Thankful Thursday # 3!

Today I am thankful for...my car!!! 


     A couple of weeks ago I made a challenge to myself that I would get out of the house at least once a day. It might not seem like a big deal, but taking the babies anywhere alone seemed very intimidating to me! I figured most MoMs (Moms of Multiples) were like me and didn't do much without some helping hands. Boy, was I wrong! I went to a MoMs group a couple weeks ago and learned that these women were taking their babies and toddlers out all the time. So why couldn't I do that??


     The very next day I went outside and had a stare down with my stretch limo stroller. All 44.4 lbs of it. After a few minutes I opened my trunk and decided to lift the stroller into my car. By myself. Obviously, I survived. It wasn't bad at all! What was I so afraid of?


     Since then I haven't stopped. Sometimes Brian calls me and when I tell him where I am, he just laughs. I literally take B&E everywhere!! Earlier this week I called a Lincoln dealership with a couple of questions on the MKT. Does the third row go flat? Is there cargo space with the third row up? Can car seats go in the third row? The salesman was very friendly but not sure on all my questions. Being the extremely patient impatient person that I am, I told him I would just come take a look myself! So I grabbed B&E and we went over to the dealership! And in case anyone is curious...the third row lies flat when not in use. There is cargo room even with the third row up (more than most SUVs I have looked at), and the third row does take car seats. Unfortunately this car is stellar on paper, but when I actually saw it, I couldn't get over the fact that it looks just like a hearse. But at least I was able to cross it off my list!! 


     Some other adventures we have been on include trips to the mall, Target, lunch with Brian, and visits to my school. 


     I am just so incredibly thankful that I have a reliable form of transportation so that I can get out of the house and get things done! And Brett and Emma love it, too. They take the BEST naps while we are out. And good day sleep = good night sleep. I don't want to jinx it but Emma has basically STTN (slept through the night) all week. Brett only wakes up once to eat, and they both go to sleep by 10.  They are by no means on a "schedule" (but wouldn't that be nice??!) but at least they sort of have a bedtime. 

     And while we are on the subject of sleep...I am happy to report that B&E have been in their bassinets for probably two weeks now. And I am sad to report that the weight limit on said bassinets is 15 lbs. Something tells me Brett should already be out of his! So I am going to stretch it out until their next weigh-in at their 3 month checkup. And then we will move them into their cribs. So sad :( 

Tummy time - so close to rolling over!!!

Rusty wants tummy time, too! 

It has been a great week!

     It has been over a week since our little loves were born, and they have been keeping us very busy!! Brett and Emma are really good babies. Brian and I could not have been more blessed. They eat about every 3 hours and rarely cry. When they start wiggling around we know it is time for a diaper change and some food in their cute little bellies. They do not sleep through the night, but they stick to their schedule which really helps us! Brian and I take turns getting up and we work together as a really great team. I couldn't imagine doing this with anyone else in the world. 

     Things at home aren't quite as we had planned. Because I had to have a c-section, we have been sleeping downstairs. Brian brought a bassinet down from our bedroom and we already had a pack-n-play set up in the living room. So Brett and Emma have been sleeping in those while we sleep on the couch. I cannot wait to get upstairs into our big comfy bed, but this is working out really well right now. It is going to be hard to put the babies in their nursery when we move upstairs, I am so used to having them so close to us! I guess that is why we bought the bassinets in the first place, I knew I would want them in our room for a little while. It makes the nighttime feedings easier, and we just like having them close by. 

     We have been taking a lot of pictures over the last few days and I will get them on here as soon as I get them all uploaded. But here are a few to hold everyone over for now! 

Emma right after she was born.

Uncle Heath (Brian's brother) holding Brett when he was an hour old!

Emma in her cute outfit when we were leaving the hospital. 

She wasn't too happy here!

I love this outfit on Brett. It says "Mommy's peanut!" This was taken when we were leaving the hospital.

Our first day at home and they were holding hands in the pack-n-play!! This is the most adorable picture, ever!! 

Daddy playing a trick on Brett and giving him bunny ears!

     We have really been enjoying our time at home. Brian went back to work for a few hours today and after this weekend he will probably be back to his regular schedule. Having him home has been so much fun. I wish our little family could always be this way but I guess someone has to work :) Luckily I won't be going back to work until August, but I know that is going to be very hard! I thought leaving my students was tough, I cannot imagine leaving my babies! 

     A lot of people have been asking us how the dogs are adjusting to the babies. I think they are doing fantastic! Rocco and Rusty are very curious but they are acting like their typical selves. I am sure they are a little jealous of all the attention the babies get, but we found a great doggy day care that we can take them to. They get to play with other dogs, and there are even video cameras so we can check on them during the day and see them play! I think we will start taking Rusty one or two days a week so she can get exercise and have fun with the other dogs. I am not sure about Rocco, I don't think he gets as much out of it. At home, he usually just lounges around. 

Rocco loves to curl up on the couch cushions!

     Rusty has been a little more productive around here. While we are busy changing diapers and warming bottles, she has been catching up on our e-mails for us. Don't be offended if she doesn't get back to you right away. It takes her a while to type since she doesn't have opposable thumbs! 

     So that is what we have been up to lately. Staying busy with the babies and enjoying every minute of it. It has really been a lot easier than I could have imagined. Sometimes it is tough getting up at 3 and 6 in the morning, but seeing my little pumpkins smile makes it totally worth it!