Happy 1st Birthday!

Jay & Will celebrated their 1st Birthday on September 17th. How time has flown! When we thought of all the things they liked best over the year, Baby Einstein was at the top of the list! So it was a Baby Einstein day all around - from cake to pinata!

Children's Miracle Network - Cutest Baby

It has been a crazy September/October; no time to blog :( but that's about to change! I plan to catch up with old posts over the next two weeks starting with these ...

We took the boys to a photo shoot at The Mills to benefit Children's Miracle Network. Here are a few of the proofs:

It was a great day. As you can see the boys had fun at the photo shoot and we all enjoyed dinner at Tony Roma's. The boys had ribs for the first time ... mmmm good ... especially the Babyback style (St. Louis style was just okay). Photos mark the boys official 1 Year Old photos. I can't believe my babies are 1!

Zoo Field Trip

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Amanda took the boys on a field trip to the zoo (mommy so jealous!). They had a wonderful time. Will loved petting the sting rays and Jay loved the penquins.

Jay's Bed Head

Who says Bed Head isn't cute!

Standing Tall

Will says, "I'm a big kid now!".

First Trip to Hooters

First trip to Hooters courtesy of Uncle Nate and Aunt Jen; fortunately the boys won't retain any memories until they are 4-5 years old!
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Look at The Boys Outside

Hey Jay, look at the kids outside!













There are kids outside! Hey Mom, come check out the kids!













Hey Mom, you better tell that one to take that toy out of his mouth before he chokes!













I'm going to go outside to say hello in person!












Mom - Where did the boys go???

First Big Boy Bath

Jay & Will's first big boy bath! They loved crawling around and grabbing toys in the water.













Jay doing pull ups on the side of the tub.

Will being a silly man, lots of talking and funny faces.

First Father's Day

First Father's Day snap! The boys looovvvveee their Daddy! We will officially celebrate this Sunday. We have a big surprise for Daddy - hope he likes it!

Great Uncle Chuck & Aunt Jan from Arizona Visit

An Eckstein gathering would not be complete without playing Runs & Bunches! Jay helped Daddy.
















Will helped Mommy.
















Is that poop? Yes, Aunt Jen the "Party Pooper" called it quits before round 12!
















Grandmie, Will (sleepy), Great Aunt Jan and Will posing for the camera.

Great Uncle Chuck, Great Grandma Eckstein (aka "Card Shark", you have to keep an extra eye on her!), Uncle Nate and Aunt Jen.

First Mothers Day

Mommy, Jay and Will opened gifts together.

















Posed for Daddy.

















We joined Aunt Nickole and Uncle Tom and the cousins at Uncle Bill's Pancakes. Where's Tommy? shhh ... pooping under the table!

















Later Jay and Will helped Mommy plant her Mother's Day flowers. Jay had fun in the turtle pot, great idea Grandmie!

















Jay looking so innocent in the turtle.

















Will's turn to play!

















Will - Mr. Smiley!

















Quick family shot before heading to dinner at Bartolino's South with Grandmie, Uncle Nate and Aunt Jen. (Wearing our spiffy outfits from The J Family)

Our First Easter

We started the day with tummy time and mass at Queen of All Saints.















Daddy & Jay posing for a snap. Jay found the basket handle to be quite yummy!















Mommy and Will posing for snap.















A family pic (Thank You Aunt Nickole and Uncle Tom for hosting!)















Aunt Jen and Will chasing the bunny.















Uncle Nate and Jay found an egg!















Who's going to get it, Who, Who? Jay got it, way to use those motor skills!















Cousin Rosa and Tommy helping Jay and Will hunt eggs. Rosa is our Chatty Cathy, no time to stop and pose.















Mrs. Forget and Cousin Lizzy, who we like to call Lizzy Lu!















Grandpa William and Will. Grandpa rocked Will to sleep. Joseph stayed up til the end!

Let's Get Ready for Easter

Miss Amanda is the best. She helped us dye eggs for the whole family!

She even let me play with the wax crayon to write my name.