Go, TITANS, GO!!

To say the Nash clan are football fans is a slight understatement. WE LOVE FOOTBALL!! The fellas got to watch their first Titans pre-season game against the Bills on Sunday. After the game, the twins told me they love football but are very nervous about our quarterback situation. So smart!!! Arent their outfits cute??!!!

A Day in the Shade

Relaxing...


Kellen playing with the spoon...


Paxton wanting the spoon and not having the spoon...


Ok, ok Pax you can have the spoon...but I get your paci...


Noooo...I WANT my paci back!!!


Well, that was 90 seconds of my day outside with the fellas!! Clearly, I am easily entertained!!!!

Our Album!

Well, it was worth the wait! Ok, here are the instructions to access...

Go to www.brandipitts.com
Click on Portraits
Click on CLIENTS
Password: Nash

Let me know what you think!

And to sugabeanz and kholtan (you know who you are)...I love you girls!!:-)

Also, if someone could please teach me how to add a link into the text I would greatly appreciate it! I can never get it to work!!!

A family pic...

And i should be receiving the album tonight! I will post the link as soon as I get it! The pic of me is awful, but great of the hubby and those two smiling babies!!!

Heartbreakers!!!

Happy Monday! This morning I awoke to a 'sneak peek' photo from the boys' photo shoot last week! I was soooo excited. Here is the shot I got from Brandi! Hopefully, I will get the full album this week. Also, I highly recommend anyone living in the Nashville area needing a photographer to call Brandi. So easy to work with...which is a good thing when taking pictures of babies!! :-)

This Week in Pictures...

Brotherly Love

Just the two of us...

Diapers make good pillows!!


And for the grand finale...
Paxton now has two teeth...


Which led me to finding this two mornings ago. Care to take a guess what crime had been committed??!!

Ketchup!

The Nash house has been on-the-go and extremely busy, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Here is some 'ketchup' over the last several weeks!!

The last week in June we had fun-filled weekend with my dad's side of the family in Canton, GA. My cousin, Laura, has a little girl about six weeks old (beautiful) and Walker (such a cutie) that is 4. I wanted to meet baby Carrington and she wanted to meet the boys so we hopped in the car and were on our way. That Saturday we had a blast with my aunt, my two cousins and their hubby and boyfriend, my dad, Trish, my grandmother, and all of the kids!
Kellen with his great grandmother, GrannySue.

Kellen minding his own business!

And Paxton crawling backwards under all of the furniture...not minding his business!


We had our six month checkup and got shots!



We tried to hold our own bottles!!



My best friend, Stephanie, and her boyfriend, Matt, came to visit from Boston over the 4th. We had a blast watching the Brentwood Country Club fireworks from my in-laws backyard, grilling out and enjoying some cocktails! The boys and their little buddy Ethan slept through the fireworks show. Scarlett (Ethan's mommy) and I are still scratching our heads over that one!!! The bugs' Aunt Shannon bought them floats for the pool, so cute! One is a craw fish, the other a turtle. They do really well in them. Unfortunately, my camera died and I am patiently waiting for Stephanie to send me the pictures she took with her camera. She has leveled my expectations on that happening anytime soon. But here are two from Aunt Shannon.





The boys had an intimate coversation!


And started wearing big boy clothes!


This past Thursday Aaron's grandmother and aunt came to visit from Atlanta. We loved seeing them, and Great Aunt Jenny is an awesome chef...yum yum!!! Also, this past Sunday we had the boys christened. And they behaved, no tears!!! The only glitch in the whole service was...I stood up with Paxton and while walking to the front of the sanctuary I heard pop, pop, pop. When I got to the front I realized Pax's snaps on the bottom of his outfit had come undone and the whole church was now looking at his wet diaper!!!! I couldn't get them snapped back while standing, so it stayed that way! Anyone that knows these kids is not surprised that Pax was the one with his diaper hanging out!! My dad, Papaw, in a last minute decision decided to drive up from Florida for the christening...a seven hour drive. He and Trish got here late Saturday and left directly from the service on Sunday. They left so quick I didn't even get a picture with him but thanks for coming! The boys are exhausted from the last five days of excitement, and their mom is pretty tired too! Here are some pictures from the weekend.
Kellen worn out from a day at church

Great Aunt Jenny and the boys

The boys and their great grandmother, Mamaw.

Shannon and me, we matched!

And us, with Aaron's parents and sister


What a couple of weeks!! And we still have the boys' Nana coming in the next couple of weeks. Something tells me our guest room will always be full!!!

Dear Paxton and Kellen,

Last week the pair of you turned six months old. I cannot believe a half of year has already come and gone. You two have brought so much joy and laughter to your mommy and daddy. You continue to be very different babies, with unique personalities. We could not be more thrilled over those differences and what makes you, you!

Kellen- I call you my sweet baby, baby. You are truly a baby, and enjoy being one! You can be fussy, but when you smile my heart skips a beat. When you laugh out loud the world stops to listen. It is truly the sweetest noise. Nothing makes you laugh more than a game of peekaboo! And you love to eat solids, it does not matter what I give you, you LOVE it! Most of the time you squeal while Im giving your brother a bite because you are ready for another! You have just started rolling from your back to stomach, and vice versa. You love to play with your paci, sticking it in and out of your mouth. You are a cuddle baby, and I hope you stay that way forever!!

Paxton- I call you my sweet toddler baby! I am not sure you know how old you are, as you are always trying to do physical activities that are months ahead of your age. But regardless, you are weeks maybe days away from crawling. We love watching you rock back and forth, and you can hold a plank position like you have been doing yoga for years! You laugh at almost anything, and you smile with your eyes...which melts most hearts. You have been sleeping on your stomach for months and coo louder than you cry. Your favorite song is, "If your happy and you know it, clap your hands." And you my sweetheart are happy, and I hope you stay that way forever!

Fellas, my favorite thing to do these days is sneak into your room late at night when you are in a deep sleep. I take turns between the two of you, but I pick one up and cuddle with you in the rocking chair. You are like little rag dolls, I move you around and you never wake up. I stare at your loving faces dreaming of the men you will become, what you will contribute to this world, all while resisting the notion that you will ever grow up and leave us. Six months is gone, but a lifetime is ahead of us. We love you so much and could not be more happy that Paxton and Kellen are our little bugs.

Love- Mommy

Kellen: 26.5 inches long, 16lbs14ozs
Paxton: 27 inches long, 18lbs1oz

Name the Grandma...

So, we have decided to go with Tiffany's suggestion of GRAMMY!! Thanks ladies, we loved Nonny too! Now, I am sure the boys will change it as I refused to call my grandmother her requested name...BUT for now, Grammy is the name! Thanks Tiffany!

Our Unsung Hero

This week was a big week for my hubby, his first Father's Day, our wedding anniversary, and his 30th bday today (and yes I am older, but only by one month and 15 days;-)). Each day I have taken the time to think about how fortunate I am and our boys are to call him hubby/daddy. I have thought about this post, what I would say, how I would say it...how I could wrap up in short measure all the acts of love he grants our family. It's impossible, but I'll try!! My husband is selfless, caring, considerate, a tad shy, loyal, the best best friend anyone can have, a secret keeper, and the most peaceful spirit I have ever been around. For all those reasons and many more I and the boys celebrate our unsung hero this week, listing all the reasons why I love him, had children with him, and pray for a long life ending in rocking chairs with him. And because I was feeling nostalgic this morning, I have included a video I made for our rehearsal dinner.

Name that Grandma!

Ok, so two points will go to the person that can name this grandma!! She can't decide what 'grandma' name she wants...but something young and fun. Please leave any ideas, and her name is Lynn. Any ideas would be appreciated!

The Bugs Swim!

The boys got in the water yesterday...and they LOVED it!!! Kellen was a complete fan of the water, he laughed the whole time. It was adorable and I am so glad we dont have weeny babies! Here are some of the pics, Lynn took so many I didnt know which to choose!

Eyelashes

Just stinkin' cute!

Aaron's mother saved Shannon's bear from when she had ALL of her surgeries twenty plus years ago. She pulled it out last weekend and Pax fell in love!! Here is my cutie! And I will not feel guilty for posting a cute pic of Paxton while not posting one of Kellen...or I'll try not to anyway!! ;-)

New Addition to the Baby Rat Pack!!!

Yesterday we finally got to meet little Ethan Anderson! OMG, he is so cute. It is hard to believe the boys were ever that small...and even smaller. Here are some pics from our big day!




Ok, so on the way home I started getting really sentimental! Watching my friend with her sweet little one, I was really envious. Envious that she had only one set of sweet eyes to look into, envious that all of her attention can be given to one, and sad that I may miss something one is doing because I am looking at the other. This time goes by so fast and I just dont want to miss one second. So, I started thinking "where is this all coming from?" And I think I am carrying some guilt around, maybe not unique to twin moms. I am constantly trying to spend equal time with both, go back and forth between who I pick up first, switching who has a bath first, who gets their bottle first, who gets put in the car first...I know, this is crazy! But I just dont want one twin to feel like he is more loved than the other...and it is really weighing me down. Last night, after they were asleep, I wanted to hold one of them...I stood at the cribs already feeling guilt over having to make a choice between the two. I finally chose Paxton because he isnt easily awoken, and my little Kel man, once he is up he is up!! So I sat rocking Paxton, feeling guilty Kellen wasnt getting special attention too. Oh man, guess I need to read a book or two on raising twins!

But even with all of these feelings, I am so grateful and forever thankful to have them in our lives. To be given less than a 1% chance of having a child, to then being handed two angels...I will never complain. But I did need to vent, so thanks for reading...Im sure tomorrow I will be back to sharing pictures of twins sucking toes!

Catching Up...

The Nash house has been full of busy bees, we are having so much fun with the kiddos this summer! The bugs seem chubbier and longer everyday...they are both drinking 40 ounces a day! We have continued adding solids. Aaron and I took the boys to the farmers market this weekend, such a fun atmosphere, and I loaded up with veggies from a local organic farmer. So far, I have really enjoyed making their baby food! The boys are 22 weeks today...gosh, I hope their entire childhood doesnt go by as fast as these first five months!!

Also, the boys have a new best friend...Ethan Anderson was born last Tuesday, weighing just over a whopping 9 pounds. Hopefully, the boys will get to meet this weekend!! I cant wait to get my hands on the little guy!!!!

And thank you for the continued prayers for baby Cain Clinkscales, seems from mom's updates Cain is starting to make some slow progress. We love you Cain!!!! And I CANNOT wait until you and your mom are back to walk with us...walks are so boring without you!!!

So, here are some random pics from the last few weeks. I have to setup the first picture. I had the bugs laying on the 'bought before we had children white couch' and I was straightening my hair (a luxury these days), and all I heard was silence. Uncomfortable silence, so I went running into the living room. This is what I found. Aaron took one look and said, "I dont know which is worse, that Pax is sucking Kel's toes or that Kel looks like he likes it!!!!!!!!!" OMG, I laughed forever!!!!!! Twins are something else!!!!!!!!

My Brown Eyed Babe...

My Blue Eyed Babe...

My new Williams Sonoma baby food maker from my MIL...LOVE IT!

The best daddy in the world!

Please Pray for Baby Cain...

Catherine and Brad Clinkscales four month old baby boy is having a five hour open heart surgery today. Please pray for baby Cain and his parents. The Clinkscales are our neighbors and now friends. We love you baby Cain! To read their story click here http://clinkscalesfamily.blogspot.com