Three men times four

This is quite possibly my favorite photo of the three men in my life, and I'm thinking of getting it printed on a canvas.

I love it in color...

...I love it faded....

...I love it in black and white...

...and I love it in sepia:

I'm not sure which version I like the best, although I'm leaning toward the sepia. Thoughts?

Doppelgangers

Every time I see my husband holding our boys, I'm stunned at how much they resemble him:

For anyone who is wondering, Dash is on the left and Will is on the right.

I mean...LOOK at them! They're like little Mini-Hims.

At least Ben can feel pretty confident that the milkman wasn't involved, eh?

The aunt

Before I post the following photos, I need to explain something. As some of you may remember, I'm something of a baby hater. Yes, I love my own (since they are obviously perfection), but other peoples' children...not so much. But even for all that, my sister Eryn makes me look like a crazed child snatcher who kisses every infant I can find - that is the extent of her baby aversion. Now please proceed to the following photos:

The Aunt and Will (aka Mama's Little Skeptic)

The Aunt and Dash (aka Mama's Little Ham)

ERYN IS TOUCHING A BABY!

ERYN IS TOUCHING TWO BABIES! 

Goddamn, my kids really MUST be cute! Either that, or she's sucking it up because they are her sister's offspring and because our father requested photos. But I'm going with cute.

A little cave music

My sister is the last member of My Family Who Flew Over From The USA To See The Oz Bebbehs to arrive. She's an elementary music teacher, so as a special treat I took her to see a concert at the nearby Jenolan Caves. The Paganini Duo play gypsy music in the Cathedral Cave (arguably the best natural amphitheater in the world).

We picked up our tickets from the Guide's Office...

...and then strolled down to the main entrance to the caves:

You're not allowed to roam around the caves without a Jenolan staff member present, so while we waited for a guide with our fellow concert-goers, Eryn entertained herself by taking photos of the cave, while I took photos of Eryn:

We spotted the musicians heading down to the cave...

...and a few minutes later we were on our way! No photos, sorry - I was too busy concentrating on not dying as I dragged my poor post-twin body up and down approximately eleventy million stairs to get into the heart of Lucas Cave, where the Cathedral is located. We were banned from taking pictures during the actual performance, but I snapped a few of the "stage" before the duo started playing:

The music was fantastic, and the caves themselves are stunning - I'd like to return to see more of them in the future, although preferably when I'm in better shape and the weather is warmer, because I damn near froze my imaginary bollocks off. But it was worth it to see a place as beautiful as this:

Seeing double

Even though they're identical twins, I thought Will and Dash looked very different when they were born; sometimes it surprised me when people exclaimed how much they looked alike. But the older they've gotten - and the more hair Dash has grown - the more I'm realizing that hey, they are identical! Case in point:

Like the horse? My dad and stepmom brought it for them. It laughs and vibrates like a lunatic!

Well what do you know...they DO look alike! And they're pretty cute too, eh?

The funniest thing I've seen lately

My fellow nerds have probably already seen this, but I'm behind the times:

More Chad here!

Now we are eleven

Eleven weeks old, that is. Time flies, eh?