Rolling up 95

Today we went to Jacksonville. Foolishly, I thought I was going with the kids by myself. Thank goodness I have relatives that know better and realize that I'm on what Uncle Reggie calls 'Babytime'. I left home for Sebastian about 9:30am. There was a wonderful breakfast waiting for me at my Aunt Weeze and Uncle Reggie's place. After resting a while we started our journey. No sooner than the fill up at the gas station, Miss Haillee decided that she wanted to eat (again). After she ate (again) we started out. Close to Daytona (our next stopping point) Haillee had a soiled diaper and couldn't take it any longer. So we stopped somewhere, I really don't have a clue where we were by then. Once we reached Daytona we took our time at the mall and grabbed a bite to eat. We didn't reach Jacksonville until 7:15 pm. I really am on Babytime aren't I?

These kids have no clue what their sister is doing while they are sleeping.

Haillee, with Build-A-Bear glasses on.

Sebastian has no idea he's the new Mr. Cool.

The twins finally made it to Pe-Pa.

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Joyhaven Drive

Haillee and her silly face / Sebastian and his serous hair

This weekend we went to visit Aunt Weeze and Uncle Reggie at 138 Joyhaven Drive. We all had a really good time. Saturday Aunt Weeze hosted a Ratatouille party. We ate French food, including, Ratatouille. Then we all watched the movie. Nicci says the some of the images of the rats will haunt her forever. LOL!! Stephen was visiting from Indiana. Travis and Reggie came over from Orlando so it was a full house of people.

At the Ratatouille

Sunday morning we went to the meeting. Aunt Weeze was holding Sebastian and came in the front to get him a diaper. The sister that offered to hold him for Aunt Weeze, gladly annouced that he was sleep once she returned. She just hogged my baby the entire meeting and after. :-) I guess we will allow it since her grands are in Germany and New York.

Sunday, Kel and Marcella came over. And of course Mr. Khamari was in full effect. He has gotten so big, I can't believe it. The last time I saw him he was only 6 weeks old and he slept so much I had to beg him to see his eyes. We all sat down to share a great Cuban meal. It must have felt good for Mrs. Weezie to have all her boys at the table.

Aunt Weeze and Sebastian/ Marcella holding Sebastian and Kel nearby

Lisi pushing Khamari in a wagon.

Travis, Khamari, and Stephen

Sebastian and Haillee

Haillee just loved being cuddled up with Reggie? What?! Uncle Reggie said that he guess Reggie Jr. does have a soft side.

Oh, by the way Aunt Weeze, I'm your favorite niece. I've cropped you out of all the pictures that you would have liked me to.

Erika

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Meet the family

Elaine, Sebastian, Alisiya, Joel and Haillee/ My Dad holding Haillee

Me and my Mom

The babies spent the weekend meeting new family members. They were introduced to their Uncle Joel and Aunt Elaine. Alisiya was just glad to see her aunt and uncle again. They live in Gainesville and she wishes that they lived closer.

They also got to meet my grandparents. My Aunt Donna and her daughter, my cousin Joy. got to see them as well. Joy is also a twin, she has a twin brother Jeremy. He wasn't there this weekend, but I hope to see him soon on my next trip to Jacksonville during the 1st week of January. Thanks for making the trip to the westside Joy.

My Nana and Haillee

My cousin Joy and Sebastian
We were also able to sneak over and see our good friends Chris and Jody and their girls. They baby boy Ryder was out of town cheering for the Florida Gators. We miss you guys!! ( Us waving frantically.)

Chris, Jody, Mackenzieand Faith
The girls hanging out in the living room

We also had fun on our picnic in the backyard. It was Lisi's idea (Thanks Lisi!)

Later Aunt Janie and Uncle Bill came over with Aviron and Cassandra and we shared a delicious dinner. Joel cooked us a delicious seafood dish and made a wonderful dessert. A Bananas Foster. I love it and will confess that I had two. It was so good. I don't even like bananas. Can't imagine how many I would haven't eaten if I did like bananas. We also had a fried turkey. It was so good. Thank you Uncle Pop and Aunt Ethel for making it.

Aunt Janie w/ Cassandra Uncle Bill - I think he's posing for Vogue?

Alisiya, Aviron, and Cassandra

Our trip was too short and we really look forward to our extended stay soon.

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Smiling faces

Today was a good day. Both of the babies decided to really smile today and to keep smiling.

When Haillee woke up this morning she was really smiling at me. Actually, she kept smiling and I was wondering where my little girl was, b/c the baby I was holding was smiling too much.

Sebastian also woke up on the right side of the crib today. He was smiling as much as his sister. Lisi also managed to get a smile out of him.

Of course, their smiles are not lasting long enough to be caught on the camera. Hopefully they will be soon.

On the road

We made it to our 1st trip to MeMa and Pepa's House. The kids did really good. We only had to make 2 stops for the 4 1/2 -5 hour drive.

We stopped at a rest stop and Alisiya was able to get some of her energy out. She was running around and feeding peanuts to the squirrels. Sebastian used the time to stretch and get some things off of his ches. Literally (see pic). Haillee as usual used it as a pit stop to grab a snack. Jerry continued to feed his road trip habit of Pepsi and M&M's.

The Check Up

Haillee and Sebastian had their 2 month check up today. The doctor said that they are doing great! Unfortunately they had to get shots. Four to be exact, and in addition to that they had to get an oral vaccine. They did really good with the shots and didn't cry too long. They just needed some love from Mama afterwards.

Here are their stats from today:

Haillee - 11 pounds 8 ounces, 23 inches long, 15 inches head circumference

Sebastian - 10 pounds 12 ounces, 22 1/2 inches long, 15 inches head circumference

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Extra pics of bathtime

Haillee not too sure if she was liking the bath. I love her eyes in this picture.



Sebastian and Daddy

1st Baths

Well it's been quite a while since the kids had their offical 1st baths. I just thought it would be something that the Grands would like to see pics of and hear reports about.

Sebastian

Sebastian's bath started out really good. He was liking being in the water. Then it seemed as though it took a turn for the worst and he just wanted to get out. That was just about the time that daddy was taking over washing him. Then all of a sudden he calmed down again. Jerry was taking him out of the tub and he was really just looking releived. And that he did. He relieved himself. Right on his dad's foot. :-)

Haillee

Alisiya was so excited to help me with Haillee's bathtime. She took the pics of the whole thing. Haillee was surprisingly calm during her bathtime. She didn't know what to make of it and kept reaching out for something to hold but she did really well. She didn't cry until the whole thing was over and she was dressed.

Easy like Sunday Morning

Well this Sunday morning was not too easy. I went to bed at 4:30 AM and we did not make the meeting. :-( I was at wits end with Miss Haillee. I was ready to take her in the car for a little night riding since she was miserable. I think she was just angry at the world last night.

Once we finally got out of the house (it seems to take forever). We (me and the kids, Jerry had to work today) went to Fudruckers for lunch. It's a burger joint. Then we went to Brewsters to get Lisi icecream. While I was sitting on the bench Lisi was laying across my lap and holding her icecream cup. I noticed something slowly moving across her shirt as she was talking to me. I looked and started to get up. She had tilted the cup and icecream was all over her shirt. Then I said "Lisi you spilled your icecream." She just started laughing and jumping around screaming, "It's raining icecream!" Don't we have a goofy child? :-)

Later, I went to the grocery store. Oh my goodness, wasn't that a looooong trip and quit a challenge. I think I'll stick to going by my self for a while. Haillee woke up first, which woke Sebastian up and he was hungry. Trying to control an 8 year old that is happy to push a cart and push a double stroller at the same time is not my idea of fun. Then Lisi needed a potty break and left me alone. Then I was pushing a double stroller and pulling a cart. I'm sure I looked like I was a crazy woman to people. Not to mention that having 8 week old twins attracts attention. Do me a favor will you? Next time you see a woman pushing a double stroller and pulling a cart in the grocery store don't stand there and talk to her. Especially, especially if one of the babies is crying.

Here are some pics of Lisi taking good care of her siblings.

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Sing a Song

Here is a pic of the twins listening to me sing to them. It's offical Sebastian's favorite song is Itsy, Bitsy, Spider and Haillee is in love with Clap Your Hands.

Friday night the twins were sleeping by midnight and we got more sleep than usual. I knew it was a catch b/c it's almost 2 AM and they are showing no signs of wanting to go to sleep. Haillee has been wailing off and on since 8 PM. Because of this I'm sure that she will want to sleep all day tomorrow. I will look too through at the meeting tomorrow.

This is about the only way that we are getting any sleep in this house. The only one getting a full night is Alisiya. It seems that she is a deep sleeper, like her mother, and can't seem to hear any of the noise outside of her room.

SHOW AND TELL

Last Friday, Alisiya had me bring the twins to her class for "Show and Tell". Of course Mrs. Scott, turned it into a learning experience and had the class tell her which one of the twins weights was the heaviest and some other things. The kids had a good time. They even liked it when the babies cried. :-) Here are some pics from that day.

Meet the Awesome Lawson's

Meet the Lawson's.

Erika & Jerry - Mom & The Dad (Yes, he likes to say "The Dad")

Alisiya - Oldest Daughther 8 years old

Haillee & Sebastian - The twins. At the present time they are 7 weeks old and doing a find job at keeping Mom and The Dad away from the dirty "s" word. SLEEP!!!!



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