Camping in Kansas

I bought Isaac a tent last Christmas. I set it up in the basement from time to time and sometimes he would play in it and other times he would ignore it. 2 weeks ago I set up the tent again in the basement and put his sleeping bag in there and an air mattress. For some reason, Isaac wanted to sleep in the tent, which would be a first for him.
That was 2 weeks ago and Isaac has been sleeping in the tent every night. I wish I could take him camping here in Kansas so he could really enjoy what tents are made for, but until they make an air conditioner for tents, I won't be camping here any time soon.


Isaac's first day of school is today. He cried when Emily left, but not before she took a picture. Isaac will be 5 years old in a few weeks, but he is not starting kintergarten yet, he will continue in the same 1/2 day class that he was in last year.

Getting attention

Even though I hate shopping, I took the family to Sam's club today. Emily says she has a lot of people come up to see the twins and make a fuss about them wherever she goes. Today I saw that firsthand as I pushed around the double stroller through the store. Many people stared my direction, others would come up and look at the girls. While shopping, Isaac saw some halloween costumes and wanted the duck outfit. We decided to have him try it on. He loved it and wouldn't take it off after that. So there we were, shopping in Sam's club with the double stoller and Isaac walking around in a duck costume. Many people were laughing at Isaac, including me, I couldn't stop. I just took a picture to show what I mean, it will be the same look at Halloween, I hope that doesn't spoil it for anyone.

Special Day

I am sure most don't know that 10 years ago on August 5th, Emily and I were married. Many of our anniversaries were spent traveling. I promised Emily that we would finally do something special for our 10th. Well, long story short, it was a Friday and I worked most of the day and we couldn't get a baby sitter for that night or Saturday night. It must be real fun being married to me. You never see me and you get to take care of Isaac and new twins all by yourself. Somehow, Emily has stayed with me all these years. She is the best mother in the whole world.

I wrote this 2 days ago, and I was just thinking that this story of our anniversary should help all the men out there. If your wife doesn't think your anniversary plans were all that special, you can just mention me. Well Nick didn't even ........see how it could work.

Different personality

Savannah smiles a lot more than Sophia. Just this week Sophia has finally started to give us a little smile. It almost seems like they are different ages. Savannah was born bigger and is still bigger and her personality seems more developed. They are over 2 months old now. Time is really flying.
I am counting the days until it cools down here in Wichita. Hot and sticky gets old after a while. I enjoy the nice cool operating room most days.
I am doing heart surgeries this month. It is a lot more stressful than other months. Emily is somehow staying up most of the night with the twins and still takes care of the family during the days.
I couldn't get Christmas off again this year, but I did manage to get the week of Thanksgiving off, so we are coming to Southern Utah that week if anyone wants to see us. The twins will be six months old.