stepping out

Not surprisingly, we don't leave the house much with the kids.  It's great to get out with them, but when we get home we almost always say, we're never doing that again!  ...until the dust settles and the next event comes up that we just can't miss.
We took the babies on their 2nd restaurant experience, Beavers, to celebrate our dear friends Billy and Cara's wedding.  It was so great to be with friends outside of our house!
Congratulations BroCo and thanks for inviting all of us!

Oscar and Lainey hanging out with Dina and Billy

Willie Grace wouldn't smile for me,

but I know she was loving every minute she got to be with Katie

We also made it out for the 4th

when 'D' (grandpa Billy) said he was making gumbo, 

we headed over for his best batch yet.

the babies in their red white and blue onsies from Gram - 

like real little people

We all survived the first 6 months!  The weigh in:
Lainey: 18 pounds - 75th percentile for height and weight
Oscar: 17 1/2 pounds - 50th percentile for height and weight
Willie Grace: 16 pounds - 25th percentile for height and weight

I am proud to say that they are all rolling over, sitting up with no help for a few minutes at a time, saying maaaamaaamma, jumping like crazy monkeys and all the other exciting 6 month old stuff.
As their dad says, "it's like they're real little people now".

Will and I have realized that life will never be as easy as it is right now so we are savoring every day that the babies sleep 11-12 hours a night, take 3 good naps and do NOT crawl or walk.
mesmerized by the dogs

Now that they are 6 months old, the babies have also started eating some 'real' food and testing out sippy cups.

Meal time is no small affair around here, but it's a lot of fun.

Oscar contemplating his cereal

Willie Grace is mostly interested in watching her siblings eat

Lainey waiting her turn

This series was supposed to be in the stripes post...

better late than never!

another birthday in the family

Our niece, Caroline's birthday is the day before Will's... and being the sweet girl that she is, shared her Toy Story birthday party with him.
Only an uncle's love...

Willie Grace with her Great Grandmother Janet

Uncle A and WG

Aunt Kimmy making Lainey giggle

We finally got a few shots of the Davis cousins together.

I think these pictures capture each of them perfectly!

sadly, Carter ended up on the floor after this shot:(