a wild friday night

at our house! these days we usually spend our friday nights in. but with these two little cuties, we still have our fun. we even get to have a date night every now and then, sometimes that involves leaving the house, other times...we have date night in. and sometimes that is even better. we are starting the weekend in the right direction 3 hour afternoon naps for the boys (at the same time) be.still.my. heart. and caleb's been going down so much better at night now that he is napping early. tonight's cries at the door lasted minutes before he plopped on his bed. and-he even woke up happy from his nap today. be.still.my.heart. again.

so here's our lil family dinner. i was sitting at the table just cracking up watching the boys interact. lucas was coo-ing and flirting and caleb was just chitter chattering. dave and i were just exchanging amused smiles across the table...and i don't know what came over me..maybe the way lucas turned his head just so to watch his big brother, or the way caleb was making funny voices, or the way lucas looked at me and started laughing and the way he chomped on his spoon and made happy noises, or the way dave and i just smiled and stared at each other and lingered, not wanting the moment to pass. no one got up to start the dishes or carry the boys off to bath time. we just sat for awhile longer and enjoyed... just feeling happy. it was just one of many sweet moments with my family, but it is one i'll always remember. i grabbed the camera of course, but it just doesn't quite capture the sweetness of it all. however i'm still glad just to have their voices and happy smiles to look back and remember.

tonight was also the very first time lucas said 'da da' cheers and clapping to be heard by all. such a sweet voice. he coos ba ba and has been blowing bubbles, but hearing da'da for the very first time was pretty exciting! now i'll have to capture it on camera :)...he has also just started signing more and or clapping...we're not exactly sure which cause he kinda does it all at the same time when he is eating.... :) but we're loving it all the same!