Look at those ChEeKs!

Both of these boys have chubby cheeks. Here are their grumpy faces. Gavin was upset at me, which is nothing unusual. :) Tanner wedged himself in between the window and couch and couldn't get out. He does this often, but never learns. :) Anyway, if you look at both of these pics you will notice their cheeks look exactly the same. :) That is a Seifert thing. :)

"Duckies!"

Yesterday we went to one of the Nature Center's here in Cleveland. Shane rollerbladed while i ran, and we pushed the boys in the jogger stroller. It was such a nice day. It was about 60 degrees. We also brought some bread so that Gavin could feed the "duckies". They both got so excited when they saw the geese. It was so cute. After walking around the nature center for awhile we came home and the boys played in our backyard. Our backyard is turning into a yard of moss. What happened to the grass?! Not only that, but we are sprouting tons of little flowers all over the place. It is crazy. The boys were amazed by all the flowers and they just had fun picking them and stomping on em. Yesterday was such a nice day! I cannot wait for the warm weather to stay!

Smile for the Camera...

Here is my dear husband. HAHA...Whenever i need to practice a certain technique i ask him if i can use him. Well, here is one incident. I had my lights right in his face and his eyes are sensitive. He couldn't keep his eyes open normal because it was so bright. I said, "Come on hunny, do it just for a moment." So, this is his attempt at trying to keep his eyes wide open for the camera. As soon as i saw this picture i had to laugh and immediately thought to post it. Hope you enjoy this look almost as much as i do. :) I have to add one more thing here... my family is being such a good sport about letting me use them to practice on. If you look at the picture of Gavin over to the right of the blog you will see that he is holding up his finger. The reason he is doing that is because he is saying, "Just one more picture mom...no more!" I love it. It is so funny! Gavin is getting used to letting me practice on him. He just lets me know when he is tired of posing. :)

Shane's first attempt at a photoshoot

Well this is my first attempt at doing a photoshoot. I had been reading Ashlee's blog since she started, but then I noticed she didn't really have any pictures of her on here. So with all my new found time due to it being spring break, I decided to remedy the problem. As you can tell, I don't have any idea how to work all the settings and the lighting, but it does make it pretty easy to get a good picture when your subject is already so gorgeous...I just pretty much had to just point and shoot. I love you Ash and I hope you like it!

Thumper and stinker...

My goal to post a picture of our boys together didn't happen yesterday. I got this one this morning. I might be posting a lot with them in the tub. This is going to be challenging for me because it is hard to get a fun interactive picture of them together. I would have to keep my camera around my neck all day long b/c the moments that are really worth taking pics of usually happen when i least expect and i don't have time to grab my camera b/c by then the moment is gone.

The Sun is out!

Today the sun is shining bright so the boys and i went in the backyard and played. Well, actually, the boys played while i took pics of them. :) They played for about 2 hours. It was so nice to be outside with the sun beaming down on me! I cannot wait for summer! :)

Life Expectancy...

My friend took this life expectancy test and i thought i would try it. You just answer a bunch of questions and then this is what it tells you based on your answers...

My biological age: 26
My virtual age: 10.4 yrs. old!

Average life expectancy: 74
My life expectancy: 89.7 yrs. old

I can expect to live 23,300 more days.

Go here to check it out: http://www.sonnyradio.com/realage.html

What is the deal?!

It is hard getting a shot of these two giving hugs or kisses. As soon as Gavin touches Tanner, Tanner gets angry. Sooooo, i have to take the shot extremely fast. No waiting.
Okay, i don't know if you can notice, but my two toes next to my big toe on my right foot are red, bruising, and slightly swollen. I am ALWAYS ramming those two toes into the wall! AND in the same spot of our wall every time! It is always the corner baseboard as you start entering the kitchen. I have done it probably 5 times over 2 months. BUT i slam it into the wall so hard that i think it bruises every time i do it. AND every time i ram my toes into the wall the pain of it gets worse with each time! Some people have different ways of coping with pain...some people let "words" fly out of their mouths, some cry, some do this weird heavy breathing thing...ME, i just yell painfully. Gavin doesn't notice when i get hurt anymore. haha. Tanner just walks over and trys talking to me, but who knows what he is saying. :) Well, i noticed that not only am i getting this permanent red blister thing on one of my toes, but i am noticing my toe turning a slight blue and purple color. There are times when i put on my shoes and those two toes feel swollen and it hurts to run. Anyway, why do i continually keep ramming just those 2 toes into the same wall every time?!?!

Busy, busy, busy...

Well, this week is going to be a busy week! Lots of late night(after the boys go to bed) activities, photo shoots(that's right!), people coming over to look at the house for estimates, etc.

First, i have my first PAID photo shoot this Saturday. A young lady needs her senior photos!! Aaahhh! I am freakin out, but i am so excited at the same time! I can't wait to take pictures of someone that understands "look over here" and will actually pose for me! AND i am taking them outside and in my studio. I can't wait to shoot outside! Then in one week today, i am shooting a newborn. I can't wait! I have sooooo many ideas running through my head for how to get such cute shots!!! I got myself a new prop for babies, so i hope it looks as good as i imagine! :) I am sooooo excited about it all! I am starting to understand a lot more things and now i just have to take that and make sure my pics look better than what they have been.
Second, we have people coming over to give us estimates on the basement AND on our garage roof because it leaks really bad!
Third, i have 3 different activities to go to, after the kids go to bed, this week. I am excited to be able to get out of the house, being that i am stuck inside all day. I can't wait for warm weather! aahhhh! :)
Next week is spring break! We cannot wait to have a break from the stresses of school!
Next, a goal of mine...I am going to try and post a picture of Gavin and Tanner together everyday on our blog. I need more pics of them together! So, hopefully our families will enjoy it as much as we will.

Happy Easter to all of our Family!!...

Last night we dyed our easter eggs. It was fun. Tanner kept trying to grab at the cups of dye so i couldn't let him get too involved and it upset him, but i tried to let him watch as much as possible. Holidays get funner as the boys get older! This morning these boys loved searching for eggs and especially eating their candy! Tanner ate soooo much more than Gavin did. He always had a stuffed mouth. I know, gross, but they have only one day to enjoy it. Tanner's candy is already gone. Gavin is slowly eating his. He has some self-control, unlike Tanner. :)

Our expressive "Gavinskee"...

The 'excited' look. The 'Concentration' Look. The 'Uh? What are you talking about?' Look The 'Amazement' Look...

Gavin is very expressive. I love the different faces he gives. I had to capture these shots and post them.

The First Day of Spring...Not so spring-like.

I took this picture last night after the boys were in bed. It was too pretty to pass up.
Took this picture this morning. I am definitely sick of the snow, BUT it looks so beautiful on the trees.
So, it is officially spring, but it sure doesn't look like spring...But, hey, at least he sun is shining. I can deal with snow if the sun is shining!
Last night we had a guy come over and give an estimate on our house. We are leaking water downstairs. It is coming from under the carpet in the corners of our finished basement. All i can say is THANK YOU mom and dad for buying this house and letting us rent from you. The Damage-Well, let's just say we would have been deep in a hole if we had to pay for what it is going to cost to fix our entire basement. Seriously. We have active mold growing in the corners, mud and moisture are coming down through the walls leaking into our house from under the carpet. Let's just say it isn't good. I feel bad for my mom and dad, BUT sooooo grateful we don't have to go into more debt!!!!!! These old homes! Does anyone know of a good place that waterproofs basements?