feeding time at the zoo

i confess...

i put product in my baby's hair :)

omaha!

so what do you get when you have ... 1 pediatrician, 1 anesthesiologist, 2 ER docs, 1 yoga instructor on maternity leave, 1 nurse on maternity leave, 1 nurse who is on hiatus being a stay-at-home mom, 1 former nurse who just became a stay-at-home mama with hopes of becoming the next big thing in graphic design (ok, not necessarily the next big thing, but you catch my drift), 2 twin boys, 2 pretty much newborns (one just getting his wings- chicken, that is - one a hefty 14 pounds at 10 weeks!) and an adorable toddler princess who can hold her own with ALL these boys?!?! a crazy, fun-filled weekend of old friends and new babies!  let me explain:

i went to nursing school with kelli and kari- lived with them right after nursing school until i got married in october of '04- 5 years coming up!  we all went to KU, and the medical school just happened to be on the same campus as the nursing school... lucky us, i know!! :)  long story short, all of us nurses met and married doctors- and jacob (4th doctor) knew kelli from the lawrence campus and lived with her, then her and me, then eric during school... i know, you all care so much about this... oh, well :)

the last time all eight of us (plus aubs in the womb) got together was jacob and abby's wedding in may 2007 , and we've ALL spent the last few years having babies, so needless to say, haven't been able to travel all about the country to visit one another... the girls have gotten together a few times, but this was the first time every wife, every husband, and every baby were together- it was so great.  honestly, i thought it was going to be chaotic, loud, too much for all the new babies, etc., but it was so much fun and i can't wait to do it again! a breakdown of all the families:

kel + jared + aubrey = the scotts

kari + eric + noah = the rushes

jacob + abby + eli = the eastmans

and you know us - the storks :)

auntie kel, aubs, finn, and liam

finn, noah, aubrey, and liam

green for life - finn and a sour-pussed liam

eli

i mean, seriously, get a load of those thighs, cheeks, and eyelashes!! beautiful! :)

all roommates at one time or another

kel, jacob, lily, eric, and kari

aubrey, eli, sobes, gracie girl, and noah

eli and jacob

proud daddies

eric and noah, jacob and eli

noah's sweet high-tops :)

so it looks like jared, abby, and bryan were left out of this group of pictures - when i get the picture of EVERYONE from whoever has it, i'll add it to the bunch to make this post complete! 

a schmorgasboard...

well, my intention for this post was to write about several different things and share several different pictures... however, as most things in my life right now go, i am being interrupted by a chubby-cheeked little monkey who seems to think he needs my attention more than my computer does... so very quickly, i will try to sum up what i would like to say.

i've changed the title of our family blog to stork bites: i never really warmed up to the stork's nest and i just think stork bites is more clever... :)

i'm going to try to make more of an effort to post more often, because i'm realizing that, aside from a few notes jotted down on a calendar in the nursery, the babies' first year is whizzing by, and i don't have much to show for it... except two adorable, very-much loved, chunky, did i mention adorable?, little boys... so having this as a chronicle of their little lives will be great.

some of these pictures are from the latest adventure we took up to omaha. i can't say much on this, because i've promised a best friend that she will have an entire post devoted entirely to this trip. stay tuned for that, c' lil...

the last couple of pictures of liam toppling over finn were inspired by my friend jane, who has two little twin girls who are very similar in personality to my guys. she just posted pictures from what seemed to be a very ferocious wrestling match between her little ones, and it just so happened that a few days later, i was able to capture the same thing! so thanks, JB (who promised no one was harmed in the making of that post), for not breaking up the fight and getting in on film :)...

thing 1 and thing 2, courtesy of tiff :)

finn, who doesn't appear interested, but is in fact, VERY engrossed in

the sweet potatoes before him

our family, in the hotel pool of that place i'm not supposed to mention

liam, having a grand ol' time in his jumper

the wrestling match :)

liam: i can take you, big brother

finn: oh, just wait...

and miracles of all miracles!, they DO smile at the same time