It's Football Time in TN~

"Gorgeous...just like my Aunt!" is what their onsies say (thanks Aunt Jenny!)

We are so excited that football season has started again! It means that the fall season is upon us (even though we don't actually start feeling it until the end of October) and east Saturday is spent in front of the TV cheering (or yelling if it involved the UT game this past weekend). haha. I think the Mountaineers are doing great this year so far, aren't they? GO WVU! The Volunteers are doing ok so far, we are 1-1 so the season could go either way right now. We're praying for a good season this year so Spencer doesn't have a heart attack. He was able to go to the first home game which we won. He had an awesome time! Unfortuntately, the girls were not feeling up to par so we were at home with Mamaw Lee watching the game from the living room. We had a great time visiting with Great-mamaw Lee though and she was a big help.


Let's see...what else has been going on. The girls are continuing to amaze me each day. They are rolling everywhere right now. Can't quite crawl yet, but it won't be long. They love to clap their hands when you sing to them...Audrey will even try to chime in and sing a little too sometimes with us. It is so cute. Their favorite songs to clap to right now are Patty Cake (of course) and Jesus Loves Me. Their favorite part is when it goes "Yes, Jesus loves me...Yes, Jesus loves me...Yes, Jesus loves me...the Bible tells me so". When they hear that first "Yes" come out they really start clapping hard! haha. Audrey is starting to say "hi" and "bye" with her little hands. Natalie is learning too but she likes to throw her arms up and down really fast...so funny! She is my wild child. Audrey is really starting to come out of her little shell though. She is still a little more shy but she is really starting to become little miss jealous. She doesn't like when you leave the room or if you go to Natalie first.

Another big event in the Crane household is that the girls started "school" this past week. Or actually, it was just Audrey last week because Natalie was sick with a virus so she couldn't go. Audrey was such a brave little girl going to "school" all by herself. Today is Natalie's first day with her sister. I know Audrey will be so glad to have her there! They are going to the Gingerbread House Child Care Center in Ringgold, GA. It is such a great place. I think they are going to do so good there! So many little kiddos to play with and learn from.

More pictures...

Audrey wearing Daddy's headband...got to Love that face!

Natalie looking like she's up to something...

Going for a walk in the park...it was so HOT that day!

Natalie LOVES the camera...she smiles when she sees it!

My little cutie-pie Audrey!

Don't have much time to write much these days, but wanted to share a few more photos! More to come...Love!

8 Months Old

Natalie LOVES the camera!

Audrey's favorite thing is her exersaucer!

We love playing on the floor!Prissi the Watch Dog!

Goodness! Only 4 more months until the girls turn 1! We are having so much fun this summer, if only the weather would cool off a little bit so we can get outside more. You know it's bad when everyday you go get in your car after work and the thermometer outside says 100 degrees. I am definitely ready for a break in the HOT weather. Shoot, just give me low 80's at this point and I'll be happy. haha.A fun day out on the North Shore!

The girls have been growing so much lately. They now eat three meals a day of baby food and formula and they are starting to really like those Puffs that they have for kids to start trying to eat solid foods with. It has taken Audrey a little while to get used to them but Natalie, again our natural eater, loves them. Their favorite thing right now is their exersaucer! They could both play for hours in it...Spencer and I are going to go out this weekend and shop for another toy for them to play with. I think they have finally outgrown their swing and bouncy chairs...:( So sad! Natalie has started trying to grab everything now! Audrey isn't quite as bad yet, but she's started it too. Last night we had our first mess where Natalie was sitting in Spencer's lap and she reached over and grabbed his Mtn. Dew can and knocked it on the floor when it was full! It definitely could have been a worse mess, so we are lucky we didn't learn our lesson with something like spaghetti or soup! Audrey is just so sweet right now...she just loves to be loved on and loves and give huge long hugs. Everyday when I wake her up from sleeping or pick her up from daycare she just wraps her arms around my neck and hugs and hugs! I LOVE IT. They are just the sweetest girls ever! We are very blessed.

Summer Fun!

Emma Grace Crane (Audrey and Natalie's cousin) turned 1 on July 9th and her parents threw her a HUGE birthday party on the 11th. It was nice to get to see everyone and hang our for a little bit. Here are a few pictures from the big bash!

The next weekend, I took the twins down to FL to visit their Zachar grandparents, Nana and Pappy. They had such a good time and loved swimming and playing and shopping with the girls. We can't wait to go back. We didn't make it to the beach this time, but hope maybe we can next time we go when Daddy is with us. They loved showing off all of their new skills for all of Mom's friends down there. Natalie thinks it's cool to shake her head "no" sometimes when you ask a question or say something. Audrey likes to show people that she can hold her own bottle by herself...she is becoming our little "Miss Independent". Hope everyone is having a great summer so far!

7 months old today!

Wow has time flown by! It seems like just yesterday we were riding to the hospital everyday to visit Audrey in the NICU. I can definitely say that the first 4 months of the girls' lives have been a total blur for me and Spencer. We were remembering some memories from that time the other day and remembered on the night that we brought Natalie home with us how many times we stopped the car to get out and check on her to make sure she was breathing. haha. We were so paranoid because Audrey had 2 apnea spells where she would quit breathing on us. So we were freaking out that Natalie might do it too and then we wouldn't have nurses and doctors there to help us!

It is so crazy to get out all of those Preemie clothes that the girls wore when we brought them home and how they were actually big on them at first. To hold those clothes up by them now, you would never think that in just 7 months, they've more than tripled their size from birth. Audrey is getting so big now! She is just like her Mommy was when she was a baby...long and skinny! Natalie is growing like a weed too trying to stay bigger than her sister. She is built more like Spencer was when he was a baby. By no means is she chubby (except maybe those cheeks!) but she is just thick and muscley! She is getting tall too...I'm afraid they are both going to be tall like us! I could be wrong, but it seems like they are definitely growing longer each day! I already have their "future supermodel" onsies purchased!

Right now Natalie is getting better at holding her own bottle. If you are holding her bottle in front of her and she wants it, she will reach out and grad it from you and attempt to stick it in her mouth! She has no patience whatsoever for fooling around when it is time to eat! haha. She is just about to sit up by herself, she still needs some balance support, but it won't be long. She has been such a wonderful, easy baby! We can just lay her down each night in her crib, turn on her music, give her Miss Woobie (her blanket/doll), and give her a blanket to cover her eyes with and she is out like a light in 5 minute. She LOVES to fall asleep with something covering her eyes and face. I guess I don't get the room dark enough for her...LOL.

Look! We can hold our own bottles now!

Audrey is a Mommy/Daddy's girl! She is taking her sweet time to accomplish any new task! She just enjoys for us to help her do everything so we can be close to her. She already knows how to manipulate us into holding her and doing things for her that she can do for herself. We're a sucker for it almost every time though. She is starting to sit up too, just needs to get a little stonger in her back but it won't be long. She is grabbing everything. You really have to watch those little hands now. One sweet thing Audrey does is just give the biggest hugs ever! She LOVES being cuddled and hugged and kissed. She will eat it up!

It is so funny how so alike they are and yet so very different! I can't wait for their personalities to keep shining and showing themselves to us!