Pssst, wanna try something little boy?

Abraham: We had dinner over at our friend Ryan's house the other night. He introduced us to these things called Puffs. They are kinda like Cheerios, but they dissolve in your mouth. Eating them really challenged my hand-to-mouth coordination but once I got it in, I was hooked. Koh swallowed his whole. Mine kept sticking to my face. I want more.

What we do so Mommy can sleep

Koh: We love our Mommy, and she loves her sleep. But we get up by 6am almost every day and start needing things done for us... so she doesn't get to sleep in very often. So on weekend mornings we tell Daddy to play with us for a long time take us places and that way Mom gets lots of rest...which she really likes. This weekend was sort of normal, we romped around on the sofa for a while, but then we did something new... Daddy did a two-hump camel move carrying us both up to get bagels and coffee. It was crazy good times but people kept looking at us sort of funny.

Sending away a very bad boy?

Abe: I miss my Nana Jo and Susan, too. DADDY...WHY DON'T WE SEE THEM MORE? I just don't get it, they never come over, we never go there wherever that is. DADDY...CAN I GO VISIT THEM? He says if I'm ever really bad he's gonna send me away, but I had no idea what he meant...until today, when he pasted all these stamps on my rear, gave me a real big hug, then stuffed me into our mailbox. I mean I really never knew I could leave home like this.

High School Reunion

Abraham: We're seven months old now, but Mommy's really old. We went to her 20 year high school reunion last weekend. It was boring for Daddy, Koh and me. Well, except for these exciting things:
- I got my first two teeth on Friday
- We got to stay up late Friday and Saturday nights
- We went swimming in the pool at the hotel
- Lots of Mommy's friends held us and oohed and ahhed

Sally the Babysitter

Abraham: Last night Mommy and Daddy went on a date and our neighbor Sally babysat us. This was our first babysitter besides Grandma. Sally's smart and nice and we like her. But, we can't let our parents think that they can just leave us anytime they want, so we were a little rough on her when it came time to go to sleep. I cried and didn't like it when she put me in my crib. I think we did a good balance of being cute and adorable little boys with being loud and stubborn so that she'll come back again. The nice girls always come back to the bad boys, don't they!

Daddy...can we go play on Mt Hood?

Koh: Dad says he'll take us anywhere we want to go if it's outdoors. Yesterday Abe screamed WE WANT GO TO MOUNT HOOD so next thing u know we're back in the packs at Timberline Lodge bouncin' 'round on the barren trails above treeline having such a blast watching mom and dad reach down with us in the backpack to pick up our hats every time we tossed 'em off. Abe and me were like tricken' them every time... 'cause they can't see us very well since we sit right behind their heads. It was SO FUNNY faking like the wind was blowing off our hats! Then Abe was having fun grabbin mom's hair, too.

Over the River and Through the Woods

Koh: Actually, it was over the river and down I-5 to Grandma's house we go. Mommy took us to visit Grandma at her house for the first time and boy was it fun. We couldn't even get out of the car before several of her neighbors greeted us. Grandma was so proud. We got to eat lunch there, in a chair covered in towels. It was a good thing it was covered in towels. Grandma tried to give me formula, but I wouldn't drink it. I like my mama lattes and haven't drank that stinky stuff yet. Mommy is getting kinda frustrated with me because she's ready to start weaning us. Abraham seems to love the formula, but not me. Mommy's tried lots of things and the only way any of it gets into my mouth is with a regular ol' cup and then I just blow bubbles in it and some sneaks into my mouth that way.

Swingin', Surfin', Swimmin'

Abraham: We had a really fun weekend. Crowded, as Daddy likes to say. It started Friday night with dinner at a fancy restaurant. We went early so we could be home in time for bed, so the wait staff doted on us since there weren't many others there yet and certainly no one as cute as us there at all. FUN! Saturday we went to the Full House Moms summer party at Sellwood Park. We got to go in the swimming pool. I loved the bubbly fountains and Koh got to surf. FUN FUN! Then we walked through the park and Mommy and Daddy showed us where they had their wedding reception. Then we got to go on the swings. We're too small still, so we shared one. We laughed a lot, and so did Mommy and Daddy and the other people walking by. Daddy kept saying "push me, pull me" and something about 2-headed llamas. FUN FUN FUN! And on Sunday we did our first hike in the baby backpacks. We got to put our feet in Eagle Creek at our lunch spot. FUN FUN FUN FUN! Whew!

Give Peas A Chance

Koh: We've been eating "solid" foods for a little over a week now. Why do they call them "solid?" Rice cereal is nothing like the cereal that Mommy and Daddy eat, it is more like soup. And peas are mushy too. Regardless (and even irregardless), they taste pretty good. My brother is more talented with the spoon than I am, but that's okay because he's got some catching up to do on the scale.

Baby It's Hot Outside - 102 degrees

Abraham: It's hot. Mommy says it usually doesn't get this hot in Portland which is good cause it makes me grumpy and we have to hang out downstairs where it's cooler. But Daddy had a brilliant idea to beat the heat; go jump in a lake... or a river. So we went to the Willamette River last night and dipped our feet in the water. Koh really liked it and did his jump-jump-jump and splashing thing. I tried it, didn't like it much, so I cried. Mommy thought the water was a cold shock for me, but I really didn't like it because I know how polluted that river is - yuck! I bet my toes start glowing in the dark.

Our first FOOD

Abe: Today we turned 6 months old, and mom and dad gave us two things we never had before: FOOD and our own email account. What fun this was, although a bit scary. We'll be sending email out soon... but there are so many keys compared to the phone or the piano. For FOOOOOOD we got to eat in the big people dining room and today a 2-course meal: the usual momma latte then some of this slimy goopy stuff they said was rice cereal. Neither of us knew how to work our tongue on this sort-of-solid food, but I for one ate very much very fast; I could see that we were sharing the bowl, and I wanted to eat lots before my tubby bro Koh got too much. Surf here to see our day: http://picasaweb.google.com/markseker/Twins12YearBirthdayParty

Bouldering at Smith

Abraham: We had a really fun weekend. We went to Sunriver with our friends the Zupancics. In Daddy's "crowded day" fashion, we did a lot of things outdoors to show Jeff, Sue and Patrick how great central Oregon is. We hiked up Tumalo mountain, drove up to Paulina Peak, walked on an obsidian lava flow and went to Smith Rock state park. There I got to try my first rock climbing. Okay, it was really bouldering. Oh alright, I really just touched a big rock. But I liked it and Mommy said she and Daddy will teach me someday.

College Fundraising

Koh: Daddy has a creative way to help build my and Abe's college funds, while teaching us a fun game called Rock Paper Scissors. Session brand beer bottle caps have either a rock, a paper or a scissors printed on the inside. If you want a beer at our house you have to ante up and try your luck with your beer cap against Daddy's. Daddy is very lucky and his friend Jeff Z. is not. Jeff says we're going to Stanford.

Sleeping Through the Night

Abraham: For the last eight nights in a row (and counting), bro' and I have slept through the entire night. Mommy and Daddy think that is very cool. I'm a little anxious about it though because I must be missing out on some fun stuff by sleeping so much.

Mommy wanted me to tell everyone to not freak out about this picture - both Koh and I like putting our little blankies on our faces when we go to sleep, and yes, we can still breathe.

Our 1st Father's Day

Koh: For Daddy's first Father's Day, we did what he loves best - spent the day hiking together as a family. Grandma was even there. In fact, she led the hike for her hiking club, the Chemeketans. It was our longest hike yet, about 8 miles and we were all pretty tired when we finished.

Every morning Daddy leaves to go to work on his bike (this is the saddest part of the day for us). He needed a backpack to carry his work clothes and stuff, so Mommy helped us get one for him as a gift. We also picked out a book called The Dangerous Book for Boys. It has all kinds of fun stuff inside, like; how to make a bow and arrow, making crystals, cloud formations, secret inks, skipping stones, insects, fossils, building a go-cart, timers and tripwires, the Declaration of Independence, how to play stickball and lots more. We can't wait for Daddy to teach us everything, especially the chapter on girls!