Monday Morning July 13th

Well its been a fun whirlwind time with Bobby and family. The boys are just so cuddly and so sweet and Huck is such a morning smiley baby and Ryder does eventually get smiley but he isn't immediately as Hick. We got to watch them alone for about 5 hours yesterday as Bobby took the rest of his crew on a float down the New River. The weather is almost perfect with cool morning temps and yesterday we didn't turn the a/c on until late evening after their hike to the top of the mountain.

We are eating high on the hog as well as Bobby and Nancy are combined with some awesome delicious chow. We are eating leftovers as much as possible due to over fixing but they are just as good as the day they were prepared. We took the boys on a golf cart ride before lunch and in between their feedings and naps and everyone on top of the mountain came out to see them and say just how beautiful and perfect they were. Of course the boys gave out smiles and melted their hearts as did they ours. They eat quite well with baby food and formulas about every 3 hours and they do nap after about an hour or so after their feedings. They slept 11 hours Saturday night and they both love their baths. Their naps last anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour or so and it routine after their meals.

Ryder is sitting up more than Huck but they both love to be on the floor scooting around usually backwards. Huck is very vocal on the rides as well as they both love being carried on body packs on their evening hikes. Katie and Bobby share carrying them as my back is still somewhat compromised despite the meds. I'm doing better but not totally 100% yet and I still have a couple more days of meds before I'll see if I need and MRI for this back and knee issue. At times it feels great with little or no pain but there seems to be a constant dull ache which reminds me of the time before I had the herniated disc operation in the 60's.

Well we have another cousin coming in today with their two boys and puppy for 2 nights before they go to Boone for their rental cabin. It should be a house full to say the least. We played games until nearly midnight before calling it a day, LATER

 Here is Huck after coming down first thing in the morning after his nights sleep.