Behind the LENS!! An expose...

Taking pics of children is a BIG job and I always admire anyone who does this for a living. Trust me MILLIONS of pictures have to be taken in order to get a few that look decent. It takes a village of people making funny faces, singing funny songs, and holding up stupid looking puppets. What you also don't see off camera is the many people ducking to get out of the shot in case one of the little buggers tries to make a break for it or face plant off the couch.

Here are some pics that should show what it was really like, as well as the good ones too!! Enjoy!!

The pics on top are the crazy ones, the pics on the bottom are the ones we finally got right!!!

P.S. Happy Fathers Day to all the dad's. Our boys have great role models to look up to.

Oh Happy Days!!!

We have just gotten back from 3 fun filled weeks in Vegas with family and friends. We got to spend time with my Aunt Joanie, Uncle Carl and Christine for her 21st birthday and then we got to see Grandma and Grandpa Palermo.

It was really nice to have my mom around for her birthday and both my parents to share mothers day with. It was my first official mothers day and now I felt that I was part of the club!!! We had a nice day, sitting outside by the pool.

We also spent time with friends while we were there too. Although, one of my best friends Courtney was missing in action (she was back in Chicago) we did get to spend time with her husband Jason who was home holding down the fort for his family.

The boys love the Vegas house. They LOVE swimming in the pool, sitting outside, and the room they have to "drive" around in their little cars. It was a fun and relaxing couple of weeks for all of us.

Updates on the boys- both sit up on their own. Alex is crawling, and Jackson is on all fours rocking and hopping. He also army crawls. They both love to laugh and do so often. They are good sleepers, good eaters and good boys!! Jackson has his top two teeth and bottom two teeth. Alex has his bottom two teeth and is getting one top tooth right now. There is alot of drool in the Bickler household right now!!

There are more good times to come as summer begins!!

Mommarazzi

I couldn't resist taking some pics of the boys this week. I got in their face like the paparazzi... they eventually got annoyed!!

Alex will crawl like any minute now, Jackson has four teeth. It is crazy how much they are growing up, and SOOOO fast too!! Every day is an adventure.

We are off to Vegas for a few weeks. I will try to update again while I am there.

Love to you all!!

HOPPY EASTER!!!

I am just the laziest person on the planet because I haven't updated the blog since Febuary. I can give you a MILLION different reasons why I couldn't but lets just say I'm too busy. Seriously. Busy.

Jackson, Alex, Jason and I have had a stomach virus and it has been Vomitfest 2010 over here. The stomach flu is a NASTY creature that has to inhabit your house and take down everyone in it. The beast!!!

Here is the "Official" easter pic. I will post again soon when the quarantine has lifted off of our lives. Let's hope next Easter this virus will pass our house and the Easter Bunny brings us candy instead!!

SUPERBOWL!!!

Hi Everyone,

It has been so long since I have posted a new blog. So much has changed with the boys since Christmas. They can now sit up (assisted), feed themselves their bottles (HUGE help) and they can roll over. Life is getting predictable now as they are on great nap schedules. They are also eating real food now!

Well, real food consists of various puree's so I guess it is real food for babies and adults with no teeth....

They also "talk" all the time now. They do say "mom" and "mama" now but it is usually in the middle of crying. They know I am a big softy and can't resist them when they say that. When they "talk" it is more like babbling, and they also squeal when they like something. They laugh all the time. Jackson laughs at the word "Piggy" and when we play peek a boo. He also finds his winnie the pooh bear funny when pooh "jumps" on his lap (I of course do this to him). Alex loves to play "Where's Alex- There he is!", peek a boo, and loves to have his tummy tickled. They both love their jumperoo's and bounce in them during the day.

They LOVE to pull mommy's hair, which accounts for the massive amount of hairballs around our house, and for the bald spots in my head (haha). They pull it and DO NOT let go. I have to disentangle myself from their vice grip. The boys both love it when Dad tickles their tummy and when he sings "ABC" to them.

All in all, things are great here, and we are looking forward to visits from family soon.

Merry Christmas!!!!

Here are the pics of the babies first Christmas!!! They had so much fun looking at all of their presents and are changing so much every day.

We have been having a great time with Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Jack. Aunt Joanna and Mark got to celebrate Christmas with us before they left for Philadelphia- we had dinner on December 13th with them and dressed the boys up in their Santa suits.

I am going to post pics and not say too much, since there are SO many pics to post it will take up the whole page!!!

EEEK!

Yes, Yes, I know. You haven't seen a blog post from us in awhile. Being a mother of twins has taken up a lot of free time. I barely have time to shower.

We are all having a great time. The holidays are coming up and we have been so fortunate to have family and friends come and visit the boys. Their first thanksgiving was pretty uneventful since they continued to have their yummy meal of formula and couldn't enjoy the turkey! They did sit at the table with us for a little while though.

They are growing up so fast. They smile, laugh, and even "talk" to us now. They love to play in their jumperoo and their little chairs (they practice sitting up). They still love their gym class and have made friends their. Alex is a flirt and loves this little 6 month old girl named Makenzie. She is adorable, and he talks to her and laughs at her the whole time. Jackson has his eye on a little 6 week old named Bella. So clearly Alex likes the "cougars" and Jackson likes them young!

We can't wait for Christmas!

Here are some pics of Thanksgiving and our visitors. We love having them and hope to see more people soon!

Pic 1 The Boys on Thanksgiving

Pic 2- Alex eyes his turkey leg cautiously.

Pic 3- Jackson is licking his lips when he see's the turkey leg.

Pic 4- Colleen and Kaleigh and the babies.