A view to a life that is discovering parenthood squared. Anastasia and Christopher Joined us on October the 26th 2005 (a month early i might add), and we want to share the experience with friends and family. Enjoy.
It is not enough that they have their own binky... They want each others! Roxanne even once caught Christopher with his binky in his mouth, and Anastasia's in his hand. And he was confused as he kept trying to jam hers into his mouth. Confused as there was already one there.
When it is 105 outside... and you do not have central air, you do anything to beat the heat. Aunt Becky had a great idea of putting a few icecubes in a ziploc bag and letting them go to town. Heat... Solved, Teething... Solved. Keep babies occupied... Solved! Although Anastasia may have left the bag on her chest for a little too long... Although she was fine about it. (Mommy was worried, but figured that if she had a smile like that, she must have been OK.)
When i saw this picture, i was struck by how pretty Anastasia is. As her Dad, of course i always think that she is pretty, but this one surprised me... I am so screwed when she gets old enough to go on a date! Well, it is never too late to buy a shotgun.
We had the pleasure of some of Chris' family visiting recently. Harold and Edith Scharfe. Harold is Chris' dads cousin. The babies took to them right away.
**Please note that this extremely cute picture was taken by Roxanne** (in fact, more than half of all the pictures here are taken by her. I am constantly remiss in not givin out props!)
Well, after a few months of trying to position our little guy to sort out the flattening of his head. ALAS, it was not enough. He has been getting used to it somewhat.. although he really likes the one hour a day when it is not on.
From left to right... Ian McGee (Roxannes godson and nephew) Jacob Lopez, Christopher Gillespie, Victoria Lopez, Avery McGee, Smiley... i mean Katelyn McGee, Grumpy... I mean Anastasia Gillespie and Elias Lopez.
I apologize to anyone who might have been looking at the camera better in another shot, this one was the best mixture of looking at camera and not screaming!
Three little babies sittin on a fence... Wait, i don't like where that song leads!
Here Anastasia and Christopher are joined by their cousin Avery. Avery is Roxannes brother Mikes baby. She was born two weeks after the twins. The funny part is that she was full term, they were a month preemie! You wouldn't know it now! Why does my son always look like a deer in the headlights???
This blog started out as a means to pass on pictures of our new babies to friends and family. Over time its purpose has changed, it has evolved from a means of passing on pictures of our babies into a running diary of their lives. As time goes on we hope to capture their best moments and good wishes from the family. So we hope that you enjoy this, a tribute to Anastasia and Christopher Gillespie, born Oct 26 2005.