Jack's First Step!!

Exciting news from the Steiner household...

Jack took his first step on Saturday!!!!  We didn't get any pictures or video of it, but Justin and I were both there to see it!  I'm so glad Jack did it while he was here to witness it! =) 

It is the cutest thing... he stands for a bit to get his balance, raises his hands up on opens and shuts them, like saying "everyone watch me!", then he takes a step!  He had been starting to do this the day before, but he would fall halfway through a step.  But this time, he did it!  A complete step--one foot, and then the other!  (And then he fell!)

We were so excited that Justin and I started clapping and cheering, and both the boys started crying! =(  I guess next time we don't cheer quite as loudly!  

YAY JACK!!!! We are SO proud of you!

And we are pretty sure that Will is not too far behind!

Since we don't have video of the step yet, enjoy this video of Jack clapping along to the music!  He was even 'singing' too, but we didn't get it on film!  We sure love our boys!!!

(This is a Jack post, but stay tuned for a Will one tomorrow!)

The Steiner Zoo

I think we (Mom & Dad) had just a bit too much fun getting ready for this Halloween! =)  

Remember our little Steiner Globetrotters last year? In their Build-a-Bear costumes?

And our little pumpkins?

Gosh they are so much bigger this year! And they are just so much fun!  

We had a great time getting our "zoo" ready for the Fall Festival at church and for trick-or-treating in our neighborhood!

The zookeepers with Monkey Will and Lion Jack

Finally some cute pictures with pumpkins!

What's on your face, brother??

Our sweet little lion

And our silly little monkey!

Trick or Treat!!

Ready to go!!

Hope you had a great Halloween!  We sure did!

No more bottles!!!

Milk with Superman =)

The boys are such big boys ... they are officially bottle/formula free!!  We switched them to whole milk in sippy cups for their mid-morning and afternoon milk times last week, then their nighttime milk time for a few more days, and then we used up the last bit of our formula on Tuesday morning in their last ever bottles! Since then, they have been big boys and have been drinking only milk from only sippy cups!  Mommy was nervous about this switch (and I put it off for weeks!) but they have done SO well, and honestly, I don't think they even miss them!  It's just another step in our babies growing up much too quickly! =(

But I am happy at the same time ... not only for the extra money we'll have not buying TONS of formula each month, but for the freedom it brings us!  That, paired with their eating a lot more 'real food' (with their 8 teeth each!!!) is definitely making it easier for us to be out an about, without having to pack so much to take along for them!

I just had to post this so I wouldn't forget when this milestone was reached! Yay for our big boys!!