More pics

Matthew swims for the first time...

Last Wednesday and Thursday I was invited to be an external reviewer for North Idaho College's accreditation process (I really enjoyed myself, by the way). NIC put Luis, the babies and me up at the Holiday Inn and while I was working, Luis was busy teaching our little ones to swim. Isabella enjoyed the water, but not nearly as much as little Matthew, so when I got back to the hotel in the evening, we took Matthew down again so I could get some shots. Pretty fun stuff....

The video of Matthew worked, so here's a little one of Isa. I'm sure video will become more entertaining once these two are mobile, but I thought I'd try it out.

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El video de Matthew funciono, asi que aqui tienen uno de Isa. Seguramente el video se hara mas divertido una vez que empiecen a moverse mas, pero queria por lo menos intentarlo.

Let's try video

Here's a video of Matthew eating his first spoonfuls of cereal. No video for Isabella as the project was less than successful. If this video works I'll upload a brief one of her playing with her favorite new toy.

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Aqui un video de Matthew comiendo sus primeras cucharaditas de cereal. No hay video de Isabella haciendo lo mismo, ya que no fue tan exitoso el intento. Si funciona este video subire otro de ella jugando con su nuevo juguete favorito.

Happy Halloween!

We hope you all had a wonderful Halloween. I took the little ones trick-or-treating with my friends Kim and Michael and their 2 year old son Simon at the East Side Marketplace. As soon as we strolled in they fell asleep and as soon as I hit the doors to leave (Halloween loot in hand, of course), they woke up. We went home and gave out candy the rest of the night. Last Saturday Luis Alfredo and I took the babies to a Halloween party (Luis was Zorro and I was a vampire) and they slept through that too. Oh well, next year's Halloween should be more eventful, though I may get another good year in before I have to fight the little ones for some of their candy. Love to all, Ruthanne

Moving into Fall

Fall means more lounging on the couch and wearing our pjs all day long. We're growing so fast, can you believe it??

I think most of you have seen these in an email, but I just wanted to get them posted on the blog to show how much they've grown in the last month. What cuties. We've truly been blessed. Now if only they'd sleep through the night....

Creo que la mayoria ya ha visto estas fotos en un correo electronico, pero queria subirlas al blog para documentar cuanto han crecido en el ultimo mes. Que lindos! Hemos sido doblemente bendecidos. Ojala durmieran toda la noche....

Matthew and Isabella's Dedication Ceremony

On Sunday, August 31, Isabella and Matthew were dedicated to God at the United Church of Moscow. Amy Jordan and Rodrigo Munoz are Matthew's godparents and Jennifer and Kelly Disotell are Isabella's godparents. Amelia is, of course, godsister to both Matthew and Isabella. It was a beautiful ceremony and Isabella and Matthew are truly blessed to have been welcomed into such a loving community.

More pics

Here are some pictures from babies' first trip to visit family in Bellingham, Washington. This is also a picture from their first trip to McDonald's. No Happy Meals yet...

more pics, eight weeks

Here are more pics of our little ones, with some of their favorite people. I'm going to add some more right now. Love to all.

Our angels, five weeks

They just keep getting cuter and cuter, and sleeping a bit longer at night, which is a blessing.

A few more pictures from Week 4

Here are some sweet pics from this morning, Matthew and Isabella at four weeks. My, how they've grown! Can you tell them apart yet? We definitely can.

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Aqui unas fotos bonitas de esta manana, Matthew e Isabella a las cuatro semanas. Cuanto han crecido ya! Nosotros los podemos diferenciar muy bien. Ustedes tambien?

Three weeks

Ah, my little ones. They already have such big personalities. I especially love this last picture of Matthew. "What you talkin' about, Mama??" Hee, hee. We are tired but otherwise healthy. Last night the babies were pretty good, we got about two hours of sleep between each feeding and changing session. Little by little things are coming along. Life has certainly changed, but definitely for the better. Every day they are a little more alert, a little more loving, and a little more expressive. It's beautiful to watch. Hope you all are well.
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Ay, mis chiquitos. Ya tienen personalidades tan grandes. Me encanta esta ultima foto de Matthew. Como si estuviera diciendo, "Que onda??" Estamos cansados pero sanos, gracias a Dios. Anoche los bebes se portaron bien, dormimos unas dos horas entre cada mamila y cambio de panal. Poco a poco entramos en una rutina. La vida ha cambiado, pero definitivamente ha mejorado. Son cada dia mas alertas, mas carinosos, y mas expresivos. Es hermoso ver como cambian. Esperamos que todos esten bien.

The first 10 days

Pretty cute, huh? These pics capture their personalities well--Matthew is very alert and always exploring his new world, and Isabella is often smiling and content, and loves her naps. We are all well and are enjoying taking advantage of the extra sleep that live-in grandmothers allow. Love to all of you! Thanks for all the blessings.

They're here!

They're finally here!  These are the most recent pics of our little ones, Matthew Dylan and Isabella Jordan.  They were born yesterday at 7:30 a.m. and 7:32 a.m.  Isabella weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and Matthew weighed 6 pounds 6.5 ounces.  Matthew was 20 inches long and Isabella was 19.5 inches long.  We feel very blessed that things went so smoothly and believe that our babies are arguably the most adorable on the planet.  Wishing you all a happy Fourth of July.  We plan to continue celebrating July 3 for quite some time to come.  Love to all.

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Ya llegaron!  Estas son las fotos mas recientes de nuestros hijitos, Matthew Dylan e Isabella Jordan.  Nacieron ayer a las 7:30 a.m. y 7:32 a.m.  Isabella peso 3.1 kilos y Mathhew peso 2.9 kilos.    Nos sentimos muy bendecidos que las cosas nos hayan ido tan bien y creemos que nuestros bebes son los mas adorables del planeta.  Feliz cumpleanios a la Tia Grisel, y Feliz dia de independencia a todos nuestros amigos estadounidenses.  Aqui planeamos seguir celebrando el 3 de julio por mucho tiempo.  Abrazos a todos.