Twins...

Remember this picture?

This picture was taken back when we picked up Addison and Marcus almost two years ago. While in Texas waiting for some of our legal adoption paperwork to go through, we stayed with a family who adopted twins, through my work, 6 weeks before Marcus and Addy were born.

Well...their birthmother placed again and happens to live near us so we got to return the favor. The greatest part is that Heather and I have become good friends over the last two years, so I was super excited to see her.

Our attempts to recreate the above picture--it's a lot harder with 4 toddlers vs. 4 infants (and of course Katie had to be front and center).

Addy, Marcus, Katie, Ansley, Elizabeth

I took a picture of the kids on the treadmill the first day they were here and for the rest of the week the kids would jump on it and say "cheese".

Katie is holding Elisa--this is her favorite babydoll, it was given to her by Mimi in Pittsburgh, a castoff from her grownup children. Katie got the name from her favorite book about bringing home a new baby. For some reason she loves this baby more then all her other ones.

Just a warning if you are ever tempted to have quadruplets; don't give in, it got a little crazy around here.

We visited the pool at our old neighborhood (my old neighbor/friend gave me some of her passes so I can use it whenever I want since our pool doesn't have a kid's pool).

And now for the highlight, meet baby Tyler...Heather, Tyler & Elizabeth

My kids pretty much wouldn't leave him alone. All three of them wanted to hold him all day long. I expected that from Katie and Addy because they always want to hold their cousins, but Marcus was a big surprise. He would wake up every morning (or from his nap) and run downstairs calling "baby, baby". He even did it a few times after they left. He would stroke Tyler's head with his big hand...way to cute!

Katie was such a special little helper. She would hold Tyler anytime she could; she would help feed, change, and take care of him (Addy also held the bottle any chance she got). It was a sad day for all of us when they left.

And of course, selfishly, one of the greatest perks for me was that Heather happens to be a fabulous cook-- so we ate well the whole time they were here!Katie, Elizabeth, Ansley & Addy
Helping cook Father's Day dinner!
(Happy Father's Day Mark and Chandler)