Gaining a new sister

Well, Saxon and Ella have officially lost their position as the newest members of our family. It was a nice three-month run, but they joined the rest of us in welcoming their new sister-in-law to the family on Saturday.

It was quite the day for everyone, but the ceremony went off without any major hitches and Nikki and Eric are now officially man and wife. While the babies didn't have a part to play, they watched as Tyler served as groomsman and Amanda and Nick were the flower girl and ring bearer, respectively.


(The gang's almost all here. Sara couldn't make it.)

As for the rest our life, things are thankfully same-old same-old. We had enough excitement this summer to last me well into the holiday season. (Which I'm sure will have more than enough excitement to last me until the twinfants' birthday.)


(Ella dressed in pink for the wedding.)

Everyone in the house has been immunized against the flu, even me. The kids all got the nasal spray, but I had to get the old fashioned needle in the arm kind. The things we do for our kids! Actually it wasn't that bad getting the shot. It just left me wicked sore in the arm the next day.

Despite our best efforts to keep the babies away from sick people, they did come down with some light colds in the last few weeks. It basically made them a little more fussy than usual and they had some sneezes and boogery noses.

Callie and I have decided that with flu season coming on full force, it's time to stop taking Saxon and Ella out in public as much as before. People can't seem to control themselves, they just have to touch the babies.

Once, at Wal-Mart, a Hispanic woman kept rubbing their heads and faces. She didn't speak English, but through her young daughter we learned the woman had six children of her own. I didn't gather whether she had done the face rubbing thing with them too.


(Saxon went with blue for Eric's big day.)

It's a little sad for me to have to cloister the twinfants away. Callie and I have both noted how much joy they seem to bring to people, even strangers. At mass today, we met up with women Callie had gone to water aerobics with while she was pregnant. They oohed and aahed and they happiness they felt was evident in their faces.

I suppose the world will just have to wait until the end of flu season to be enchanted by my beautiful babies. HA!