Well, I have been very busy since my last post. I have gotten behind in posting pictures and mom keeps bugging me to get back on track. She says it is almost impossible to catch up when you get too far behind. I know what she means now. I need to post pics and video clips from the last 3 or 4 weeks. We have been to the beach a few times, a trip to Portland for mom's doctor visit, lots of baby pictures of them eating, rolling around and acting cute, and some more pictures of the house and all the crazy things that go on around here. I will post the girls 5 month old pics first and then I will go back and post some of the older activities. Mostly my pics are the same as mom's because we go to the same places, but I do have some different videos. You are probably wondering what I am so busy doing each day...I take care of the twins, and help mom, and clean the house, do dishes, laundry, babysit Tiffy's kids after school and sometimes the neighborhood kids too, sew Steven's stocking (when I get a few minutes each day) and the list goes on and on. Things that I need to make time for are blogging and working on the girls baby books so I don't forget all the cute things that they can do now. Oh Yeah...I have a miserable cold and bronchitis again. Barry is sick too and even the babies have had runny noses and red watery eyes. Nothing is as sad as a sick crying baby, except maybe two sick crying babies. They are feeling better and dad got me a Zpack, medicine that usually helps me get better faster. OK, on with the photo show!!
Chantrell and Brenna with their teddy bear. They have both grown another inch since last month and we think they weigh about 16 pounds. At their next doctor's visit we will get an accurate height and weight. I love the girls in jeans and t-shirts. They look so adorable.
The girls wear 6 month old clothes now. They have grown out of 3-6 month old clothes and they can even fit in some 6-9 month old clothes. Theses outfits are a little big for them but it's better than the too tight clothes that I have put away for the next person who has a girl baby.
Brenna is looking pretty serious in most of the pics. She can laugh and smile at us. Chantrell usually has a big grin on her face when she sees me or her daddy. I have a really cute video of the girls laughing at their cousin Rhiannon dancing and singing. I will post it soon.
"Time for a drink after my photo shoot...that was hard work looking so cute."
"I'm all done with my baba...I'm going to play with this toy."
"Look at me mom...I found my feet!!"
"Look over here mom...I can hold my ducky toy!!"
"Yes, Brenna and Chantrell. I see you both. Good girls!!" I tried to load some video clips from the camera of them on the bed playing and it would not work!! So frustrating!! However, I did get one of the girls on the beach. I wonder if my videos need to be under one minute for them to load and work? Anyway, on Monday, the kids had the day off from school and I babysat Racer. Rhiannon and Ryder went to their friends house for the day. They were invited to go to the beach and Racer cried because he couldn't go with them. So, Aunt Shelly to the rescue. We had fun all by ourselves.
Hi, cute little Racer!! I love your spikey hair!! I take care of him like he is my own little boy. He loved digging in the sand and burying his tractor. He will be four in November.
It was a little cold and windy so I bundled up the girls with blankies and babas.
Looking towards Tillamook Head and the lighthouse. It was sunny and just beautiful for late September weather.
Racer
Brenna in a blue sundress on the pink blanket and Chantrell in a pink sundress on the purple blanket. They both had sand all over them so we had bathtime after the beach.
Brenna and Chantrell.
Racer again. Digging and throwing sand dangerously close to the babies. He wanted to play right by my feet.
This is our attempt at decorating for fall. Racer was my little sidekick for the day. We found some interesting looking squash at the store. The kids wanted to eat the candy that was on display for the picture.
Close up of the pumpkins, squash and candy.
"Aunt Shelly...Can I please have a piece of candy???" "Oh Racer, of course you can."
More posts to come. As long as Barry helps me watch the babies.
Barry is carrying around Brenna in her baby carrier on the beach. I think this was taken back in September when the weather was nice and warm. Mom, Barry, the babies, Nan and Ryder and I all went to the beach together.
Me holding Chantrell enjoying the fresh air and ocean waves.
Rhiannon is building a sand castle along with her brother Ryder.
Nan and Ryder.
Cool ocean waves.
At night, the girls sit in their little chairs and watch the Baby Einstein Video, My First Signs. It teaches them how to sign words like eat, drink, mommy, daddy, etc... there is classical music and puppets. I love the video and the girls watch it almost every night. It is so cute to see them taking everything in.
Here is Racer next to Brenna. He loves his cousins and wants to be right next to them all the time.
My twinsy girls are getting so big now. They are growing out of their clothes so fast. 
Brenna is enjoying tummy time. I love her cute chubby cheeks and her red hair. She has finally learned how to roll over from her back to her tummy like Chantrell can do. It took Brenna about 3 extra weeks to learn how. I have to be careful not to compare them all the time. Each girl is her own unique person and I love them unconditionally.
Chantrell on her tummy. Look at her bright blue eyes and brown hair. Barry says that she has "Angelina Jolie lips". She is a very pretty baby.
Ryder's new bike. He really needed his own bike and grandma bowman got him one. I went to Fred Meyer's and picked it out for him. Ryder loves it when I bring his bike to the bus stop when I pick him up at 11:15 after his am kindergarten. He rides it up and down the hill by our house.
Ryder going up the hill where the mailboxes are.
He is ready to ride his bike down the hill after we picked up the mail. He goes super fast. Kids have no fear of speeding down the hill and crashing. He can do tricks on his bike, like riding with no hands and then sometimes he puts his feet up on the handle bars. 
Barry and I babysit the kids after school. This day we took them to Seaside to eat Elephant Ears and just look around all the shops. Here is Rhiannon in her new school outfit.
And Ryder climbing on the wall.
Looking South at Tillamook Head and the beach. Not that many people on the beach. It's getting colder and you have to bundle up.
At the turn around looking North. 
Ryder and Nan at the famous Lewis and Clark statue. I love the pretty bushes and flowers all around.
Me and Barry.
A cool painting on the side of one of the buildings. It shows a quilt hanging on a clothesline at the beach and in the squares are all the things that you can do at Seaside. I thought it was a pretty painting.
Back at home Brenna is taking a nap with her baba. This is a typical sight everyday. The babies drink their bottles propped up by a blanket in their swings.
It got quiet under the trapeez toy...I think Chantrell is sleeping. She looked so cute under there I had to get a picture of her.
Ohhhhhh...she is just precious. Mom and Dad's house has lots of windows in the living room and it gets hot in there, like a sunroom. The girls play in there most of the day. It's pretty comfy for them.
