Out to Lunch

One of the best parts of being a temporary stay at home mom is planning new activities for the toddlers.  Since M.J. works so close to home, we’ve been able to meet up with him for lunch a couple times.  Here are some photos from a recent picnic.

Happy Birthday, M.J.!

Red Sox Babies

Sunday April 12th was a big day for  Dominik as we headed out to catch Dominik’s first Red Sox game. West Coast transplants like us have limited opportunities to see the Sox live so even though it’s not Fenway I decided it would be okay if Dom’s first Sox game was at  Angel Stadium. Scarlett had plans with Mom so she’s hoping to catch her first game in May when the Sox come back through town but she still threw on her Red Sox onsie to show her support.

We got there in time for batting practice and Dominik was hoping to make a barehanded catch for a foul ball and get an autograph but the Sox were all business this game and no stray balls landed near us.

Fellow Sox fan Emma jumped at the chance to catch the game with us and help out with Dominik.

I have to admit I was a little worried about how Dom would do at the park but he had a really good time. 

Also, I have to say Angel Stadium has very usable changing tables in the Men’s room so changing diapers wasn’t hard at all. Dom even tried quite a few bites of fresh pretzel (no salt), and was even able to take a few naps despite the boisterous Angels fans yelling, “GO HOME RED SOX!” (I guess they’re still miffed about getting knocked out of the playoffs two years in a row).

Dominik hasn’t quite got the whole sports rivalry thing down yet as he used his bedroom eyes to flirt with an Angels fan in front of us. 

I guess I should be glad she’s not a Yankees fan…

Crab Crawl

A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks.  First, our good friends Ryan and Sally had their baby girl!  Check her out on their blog. The biggest news in our lives is that Scarlett is crawling.  Unfortunately, she’s so fast we haven’t been able to capture more than a blur on camera.  Here are some photos from a Twinkle Time concert we went to last weekend with our friend Ryley and a play date we had with Kalvin.

We also did some recession shopping.  New shoes two sizes too big for upcoming walkers: $9.00!

Back at Work

I’ve been back at work for 3 weeks now and the family seems to be settling into a nice routine.  Every morning M.J. supervises Family Jump Time.

And every evening we eat our veggies.

Serendipity

As an early birthday present, M.J. took me to see Madonna at Dodger’s Stadium. In a crowd of nearly 40,000 people, I managed to sit directly in front of a woman with a 5 month old who lives in my same neighborhood, delivered at the same hospital as me, and has Dr. Dwight as her obstetrician (who, coincidentally, delivered Madonna’s first baby Lourdes).  Consequently, I got to talk about babies for the two hours we had to wait for the show to start. Turns out, we’re not the only parents who are sleep deprived!

Although I had major mom guilt for leaving the twins with a sitter for so long, I had a great time.  M.J. managed to get us really good seats.  Here’s our view of the stage:

This Is How We Roll: Twin Techno

Now that the twins are 3 months old and can support their own heads we’re able to take them out in their Maclaren Twin Techno stroller.  This makes traveling much more manageable and fun. Here are some pictures dad took while he was out on a walk.

Total Relaxation

Scarlett can get comfy just about anywhere. Here she is on Dad’s lap.

Head Holder.

On Sunday we loaded the twins in the car and took a drive around Los Angeles to look at real estate.  Half way through the drive the kids both got hungry so instead of driving all the way home, we pulled into an empty parking lot and fed them.  While MJ burped Scarlett she held her head up by herself for about two minutes!

 

Training for 2012 Now.

 

M.J. prepares for our morning walk with some babylifts. The nice thing about twins is that it’s an even workout so you don’t have to worry about uneven muscle development.