Trick-or-Treating at MK

Today Riley and Ryan came to my office to trick or treat. There were so many cute costumes and, as you see, a great time was had by all. Riley and Ryan loved seeing the other kids and playing with Avery. We had a nice time playing with all of my friends in the office. As we were leaving Riley and Ryan both were blowing kisses at all of them. That's a first! They wanted to make sure to impress everyone with their talents! I also snapped a few photos of them before school this morning in their new winter hats. They weren't so sure about them, but they sure did look cute! Yesterday, we got a call that Ryan had a fall at school and bit his tongue. He was bleeding pretty badly, but he was fine. I washed out my first blood stains from his shirt last night. I hope that's the last time, but I'm betting not. I guess that's not so bad...almost 13 months in before the first bloodshed. :)

Web Albums added:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hutchinson.heidi/20081023SickDay#
http://picasaweb.google.com/hutchinson.heidi/20081028TrickOrTreatingAtMorganKeegan#

1 Year Photos

We had their 1 year photos taken about 2 weeks ago. We weren't sure how they were going to turn out because the kids were SO TIRED (it was the day after their birthday party). Riley cried a lot, so I figured there would only be a few good shots, but once again our friend Jen came through for us with some great shots!

http://www.jenwunderlichphotography.com/

Go to the “Slideshows”
Click on “The Hutchinson Family”
Password is: R&R

Enjoy! Make sure the volume is up – there’s a great song to go with them.

12 Month Stats / Pasta Dinner

Riley and Ryan had their official 12 month appointment this week and I wanted to share their stats (or have a record of them - somewhere). It seems that both of them are going to be taller than their mommy! They are in the 75th and 90th percentile in height, so hopefully some of those "Hutchinson Height" genes have come truly through!

Riley
Weight 20lbs (25th%)
Height 29.75" (75th%)
Head 18"

Ryan
Weight 26.2lbs (90th%)
Height 31.25" (90th%)
Head 19.75" (93rd%)

Also, tonight they had a pasta dinner and LOVED it (from head to toe)! They've had pasta before, but tonight I decided to add a little sauce. The covered themselves, but ate every bite. I think they've had it at school before, but this was their first time at home. We will definitely have to go straight to bath time every time they eat pasta with sauce!

Web Album Added:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hutchinson.heidi/20081022PastaDinner#

Sneak Peek

You are getting a sneak peek at the crazy monkies!!! They are going to be monkies for Halloween and they had their first chance to wear the costumes this weekend at the Multiples Club Fall Festival. Luckily they LOVED the costumes and even laughed out loud at one another once we put them on. I guess that is one of those good things about having twins. They didn't care that we had put this funny costume on them because they were too busy laughing at one another. It was a nice cool morning, so the thick fuzzy costumes were just right to keep them warm. We're hoping for a cool Halloween night as well.

Last night we hosted a baby shower for our neighbors that are having twins (yay!!!), so Ms. Shuronda came over to babysit. They were so excited when they saw her walk in. They loved playing with her - fun night for all!

Today we woke up this morning and all of us were so tired, so we all 4 went back to sleep. Riley slept for about 2 hours and Ryan almost 3 1/2! I guess we all needed the extra rest. They spent the afternoon with Gramma so we could attend a toddler seminar. It was a great afternoon for all of us. They got to play lots with Gramma and we got to learn lots on how to discipline and influence these wonderful young people into becoming wonderful children and adults! Let the fun begin...

Riley and Ryan both now have 2 more teeth on top for a total of 6 teeth each! Wow! We go for their 1 year check up tomorrow, so we are looking forward to a healthy report!

Web Album Added:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hutchinson.heidi/20081018MultiplesClubFallFestival#

The Party is Over

We have partied for days and we are tired! We celebrated Riley & Ryan's birthday with a fun-filled party yesterday. We had lots of friends over to play, celebrate and eat cake! They both put on a great show by basically diving into their cakes and devouring them. They were covered in icing and cake from head to toe, but they loved every minute of it. Riley flung cake all over the place - including Gramma's face and clothes. Luckily all of the icing washed out just fine. They went to bed an hour early last night and slept for 13 hours straight! After church, they came home and slept for 3 hours! I think they were pooped...and we are too! It was a great way to end their first year and begin their second. We look so forward to watching them grow up during this next year!


Video of Happy Birthday:
http://picasaweb.google.com/sidthedom/BigParty#5256367187880230274

Video Devouring Cake:
http://picasaweb.google.com/sidthedom/BigParty#5256383147771891938

Web Album Added:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hutchinson.heidi/200810111stBirthdayParty#