Lately...

The boys at our favorite place - the Arboretum!

This was one of the family Easter pics that we got. In an effort to get both (or all three!) boys to look at the camera, I apparently did not made the head turn in time for the shot.
Our dear friend Claudia set up an Easter egg hunt for Robert and some of his friends. He was introduced to more kinds of candy than he's ever seen in his life and has been talking about candy ever since. Thank you, Claudia. :)

SOLIDS! Connor is slowly learning that the solids are intended to stay in the mouth. Let's just say I'm doing A LOT of laundry these days!

Objects in Pictures are as Close as they Appear!

Last Friday Carlton took the day off and we headed down to Glen Rose, Texas to a wildlife park called Fossil Rim. It was amazing! We truly went because Robert loves animals and we thought he'd have a blast, but I'm pretty sure Carlton and I had just as much fun, if not more!

Connor is not quite as close to this deer as he seems to be...

Hello deer (some exotic type, can't remember the name)! He was hungry and not a bit intimidated by people!
I still can't believe there was a zebra in my car!!
A shot of the family behind us...they chose to go real safari style.
God's creatures are so unbelievably beautiful!
I barely used the zoom feature on my camera. His head really was just about this close to mine!
And I'm about to feed him from my hand!
After the excitement of seeing so many amazing real animals, Robert was equally impressed by the large Apatosaurus statue that tried to entice us to "Dinosaur Valley" down the road...we would have taken the bait, but it was already a long day for two little ones.
Connor had a blast, too!

Baptism, Big Bed and Boys...oh my!

Last weekend we had the sweet privilege of baptizing our precious Connor. It was particularly special because his Daddy was able to officiate the sacrament. It took some serious focus for me to hold back tears as I looked on at the three boys I love most!

In case you're doing a double take, this is a picture from when Robert was baptized. I don't think the brothers look at all alike, which will at least make it easy to distinguish one from the other in baby pictures down the road!
Carlton in action, explaining the purpose of baptism. Mommy in action, praying that Robert won't roar like a dinosaur and that Connor won't spit up all over either one or both of us!
This picture captures a little bit of Connor's personality -- always moving!

I thought this sequence was hilarious (and I could have included more pictures)...



Despite how it may look, Robert did great during the baptism -- no roars to speak of!

*The above baptism pictures were taken by our friend, Andrew Slaton, if you need a fantastic photographer in town, I'd highly, highly recommend him!

Here we are with my (Linley's) parents.
And with the whole Wynne clan. Two of the cousins couldn't make it, but everyone else did! Thank you so, so much for making the special day all the more special!
And on a different note, Robert is now in a BIG BOY BED! It's gone relatively smoothly so far -- so thankful for that!
And to the zoo! We went to the zoo yesterday and Robert loved it.
Robert and Charlie with the giraffes. Both a little disappointed that the giraffes wouldn't say "hi" back to them.
Have you ever seen a wider smile in your life? It makes my mouth hurt to look at it!
This weekend has been gloriously warm and the boys have loved spending more time outdoors. Hoping the weather will hold out for weeks (and months!) to come!

Wynne boys...

So I've decided that the worst thing about having babies in the winter is that you don't get to see enough of this...Sorry boys, you may be cold, but Mommy has decided that I'd like to see you shirtless more often.

If you don't think this is the cutest thing you've ever seen, then you are clearly not his mother. :)
Sometimes while Daddy is watching Connor this is what Connor gets to do...
...In case you can't read the book's title it's Resurrection and Eschatology -- that's got to top the list of most children's all-time favorites.
Robert decided not to nap one day last week and continually claimed that he was not, "sleepy and tired." A 30 minute nap at 5:30pm was the result...

This week Dallas saw up to 12.5 inches of snow.

Yep, not 12.5 inches of steak or hair, but snow.

Carlton and Robert decided to survey the damage and enjoy the outdoors...

December!

December has flown by and while we've had our struggles with sickness, including our first trip as parents to the ER (an 11-week-old with RSV) we are loving life with two little boys! We're all well now and are praising God for the blessings He bestowed in '09...including our favorite one (see the little pumpkin below)!

Here's hoping Robert will always be as happy with his little brother!

A friend of mine gave me an idea, which I thought was brilliant. She suggested I let Robert pick out a Christmas present for his brother from the Dollar Store. He was so excited to get to pick ANYTHING and I was so excited that the cost would be $1 regardless of what he picked (I wasn't sure how this was going to go...). He ultimately chose a monster truck and I'm pretty sure Connor was thrilled.

Before we left for Houston, we had our own little family Christmas gift exchange. After a morning of opening gifts Robert opted to play with cans from the pantry.

Mommy and the boys

Daddy and the boys

I thought this picture was funny because it looks like Connor just finished counting to five. You may not think it's funny, but's been a long week. :)

One of many of the exciting things about visiting Cita and Papawyn is that they have wild peacocks all over their neighborhood. Robert loved it!

It was WILD at the Wynne house on Christmas Eve. Here are Nathan and Hudson with the eight Wynne grandchildren (all under the age of 5!).

Despite the chaos, it was wonderful being with family and we thoroughly enjoyed our first Christmas as a family of four!