"Rock the Gap Vote" Campaign

Last week sometime I came across a Gap Baby Contest. AsI read through the details of the contest, I realized that the deadline to enter was a few days away. I thought to myself "Oh, we have so many cute pictures of the boys we should really enter." I emailed the link to Jeff and, being the dedicated father that he is, he dropped everything and we put together a "little" photo shoot of the boys.

Jeff was convinced that it would help the boys' chances of winning if we dressed them in Gap clothing. So there I am going through our bins of hand-me-down clothes trying to find some cute Gap outfits. Miraculously enough, I managed to piece together 6 outfits that were, believe it or not, ALMOST all Gap products.

The rules stated that you could only enter 5 pictures per family so we used the best 5 out of 6. There really are two contests, the Fan Favorite and one that is judged by a panel.

So, here is where we need your help......We need all the fan favorite votes that we can get! Click on the link and it will take you to the page where you can vote. (Unfortunately it will ask you to register.) You can vote once a day for each picture until November 17. (the current first place fan favorite has something like 34,000 votes so we have a ways to go!)

http://family.go.com/gapcastingcall/entries/JBFas/

We'll keep you posted if we hear any news! Thanks for your support and we'll be sure to send you all a postcard from Vegas should we win!

Hugs,
Rebeca

The Farmer Fassetts

We braved the heat and made our way to the pumpkin patch this weekend. As usual, Jeff and I were far more excited about this trip than the boys were! But really, once you have children, how can you NOT go to the pumpkin patch??

We met up with some other twin families and then tried to take some pictures of two cute but overly tired babies! Enjoy!

Blakey didn't really enjoy being in the wheelbarrow but he did like standing on the hay and investigating this big, round, shiny orange thing! He actually stood on his own for about 15 seconds.

"I'll just chill here in this cool "stroller" for a while!" says Nicolas.

Love the hat and luckily he loves wearing them!




Smoochie from daddy to Blakey!

Dad and his boys!

There's a rumor going around that there might be some video footage from this excursion....hmm......you'll just have to check back in a few days to find out for yourself!!

Hope you are all enjoying this time of year as much as we are!

Love,

Rebeca

Making Their Daddy Proud

Hello Family and Friends!

So as I was looking back at some of the pictures that I have taken over the last couple of weeks I was reminded of what great models these boys are!! Thinking back to when Jeff began shooting seriously, Bella (our older dog) was really his only loyal model. Then I came along and was forced to go to some horrible places like wineries in Santa Ynez and the beautiful beaches of the California coast to help Jeff with his assignments at Brooks. Now I have gladly passed on the torch to the boys and they are taking the job very seriously! Have a look for yourselves......(Blakey in particular is quite a ham in front of the camera)

Blakey chillin' in his activity chair

Nico "practicing" drinking from his sippy cup

Fall is definitely in the air in our neck of the woods (For us, this means 70 degree weather and the need for a sweatshirt.) I bundled up the boys and couldn't resist the urge to capture their cuteness!

"Look at my teeth everybody!!"

"Can someone turn on the lights" part 3

(I really don't think Blakey thinks its as funny as we all do!)

"Go fast mom!" say an excited Nico and Blake.

I guess the excitement wore off for Nico by the end of our walk.

Over the past several weeks the boys have been more and more active and aware of their surroundings. At our house, their surroundings include 2 dogs and a loud cat. Jeff and I are so glad that our fur babies are FINALLY able to earn their keep around here by keeping the boys entertained!

Guapo and Blakey

Bella and Nicolas

Blakey eyeing Boo Boo

The boys have also become more aware of each other. They smile at each other and they seem to know who we are talking about when we ask them where their brother is. So far there has been no known "fighting" over the same toy but I'm sure that is in the not-so-distant future.

Playing nicely with the same toy

Jeff and I really love this time of year.................The weather is cooling down, there's a slight chill in the air, Halloween is around the corner, and, of course, IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON!! Some of you may find this hard to believe, but I actually enjoy lounging around on Sundays cheering on our San Diego Chargers just as much as Jeff does. "Lounging around" isn't what it used to be BUT we are enjoying sharing the excitement of watching our Bolts play (and hopefully scoring lots of touchdowns) with the boys.


So what else is new around here??? Let's see, Nicolas now also has both of his bottom teeth. They are both on the verge of crawling. There is alot of rocking (Nico) and rolling (Blake) goin' on. We are partly excited for them to reach this milestone, but scared out of our minds as they will become more mobile once they "crack the code" on this one! We have not completely baby-proofed the house yet but know that's in the imminent future. They are both sitting up independently but not for very long. Eventually they topple over!

Blake still has his helmet on but has pretty much made all of the growth he possibly can. The dr's are very happy with his progress and are now just wanting us to keep it on so he doesn't go backwards......In a few weeks he will probably only have to wear it at night.

Nicolas is still disgusted by anything that resembles solid food. You wouldn't tell, though, when you pick him up! We're not sure what either boy weighs, but man, my biceps are getting larger and larger each day!

Man this is a long post...I guess that's what happens when you let so much time go by!

I need to go to bed....It's a busy weekend around here with Jeff working two weddings!!!

Here are some parting shots I just couldn't leave out!

Hugs and kisses,

Rebeca

Caption Contest

So we had a little impromptu photo shoot in the family room the other day. There were several great shots but here is our favorite:

We're not sure what Nicolas is whispering to Blake but thought some of you could give us your ideas!!

I've recently changed the settings on the blog so that anyone can comment. So.....comment away!!!

Hugs- Rebeca

Lots of Laughs

Now that the boys are moving around more and becoming more aware of their surroundings, we find ourselves laughing a lot. Last night was a good example. I gave Blakey his bath and brought him downstairs in his hooded towel. As I attempted to put on his diaper and jammies, he decided he wanted to roll over. Here is what happened:

"Can someone turn the lights on?" #2

"Oh, thank you! I can see now, even if it's only out of one eye!"

I don't look so great in this picture, but Blakey is at his utmost of cuteness so I couldn't resist!

As I was bathing Blakey, Jeff was trying to feed Nicolas a yummy dinner of oatmeal and prunes. I think Jeff gave up after Nico decided he would rather have the food all over his face rather than in his mouth. Jeff was amused and decided to give Nico a goatee like Daddy. (How am I ever going to teach these boys not to play with their food?)

Like father, like son

Yes, Nico's food is usually everywhere but in his belly!

Then he gives me this cute shot and I really can't complain......

Had to throw in a picture of Blakey. He LOVES to sit in his high chair! I think it's because he knows what's going to come next. He loves eating so much that the other day as I was holding him and brushing my teeth at the same time, he attempted to put the toothbrush in his mouth thinking it was a spoon.

Believe it or not, I still have people ask me if the boys are identical twins. Usually it's from strangers (who love to say the dumbest things) but I'm still amazed that someone can look at them in their stroller and then ask me if they are identical. Hello???

Of course when they tell me how adorable they are, I couldn't agree with them more!!

Okay, off to do something productive while the boys are still napping!

Hugs- Rebeca

Houston, We have a Tooth! (or 2!)

OMG, back so soon???? Yes, we have some very exciting news to report!

For the last several weeks the boys have been showing symptoms of teething. Every morning, for a while, I would wake up and think, hmmm, will today be the day a tooth decides to make its presence known? Eventually I gave up......

Well, as I was feeding Blakey yesterday I noticed something strange-looking in his mouth on the bottom. I felt around with my finger and sure enough, a tooth! To make life even a little harder for my tough little cookie, a second tooth cut today. So, Mr. Big Boy Blakey has his two bottom teeth!!! Not sure if I'll be able to snap a picture of them quite yet, but soon enough!

We took some cute pictures of them eating (for Nicolas, pretending to eat) in their high chairs that I'll have to post soon.....

Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend! We're off to a neighborhood BBQ!

Love,
Rebeca

Blogging Break

Hi All-


Sorry to have gone MIA for a while. The truth is that with me going back to work part-time, Jeff and I are both exhausted. I am working 3 days a week and on those days the boys stay home with Jeff. We have help from my mom and two "nannies" who go to the college nearby. As most of you know, Jeff is not a morning person but on the days I have to leave the house by 7:00 he has to be up and ready for baby duty.


When I get home from teaching my rowdy class of 24 first graders, I am right back on baby duty while he goes upstairs to his office to get some more work done before dinner/ bath time. We bathe the boys, put them to bed and eat dinner. At that point Jeff usually goes back to work upstairs while I try to muster up enough energy to wash bottles, clean up the kitchen, do laundry, pay bills, etc, etc. I try to get to bed by 9:30/10:00 and then the whole cycle repeats itself the next day. The boys are still not sleeping through the night so we are still suffering from sleep deprivation.


So, for the good news!


As of last week Nicolas weighs 15 lbs, 10 ozs and Blakey weighs 12 lbs, 15 ozs. So, Nico has more than tripled his weight since birth and Blake has more than quadrupled his weight! They are almost the exact same height, Nico 26 inches and Blake 25 3/4 inches!


Blake is still wearing his helmet, but has made a lot of progress. We had plans for him to be a football player for Halloween, but it is pretty likely that the helmet will be off by then.
Any cute twin-themed Halloween costume ideas?

We are also lacking in the picture department, but here are just a couple:

Rubba-dub-dub, Blakey's in the tub!

Nico sleeping in his carrier after a walk with Daddy

Hugs and Kisses,

Rebeca