No Babies Were Harmed in the Making of This Video

Since I was pregnant I've heard stories of twins who have a special bond and seem to understand each other when nobody else does. My children have never really acknowledged the others existence. So, the other night when I was cooking dinner I noticed them playing with each other on the fire place. They were giving each other high fives and hugs. It was too cute. I grabbed the camera to film this rare moment. That's when I captured another memorable moment, not quite the one I was looking for.

My better half!

It is pretty much known that this blog is not authored by our entire family, but by me, mom and wife. Therefore, you get to learn a lot about me, but not so much about my wonderful husband and the Brellas daddy. So, this post is dedicated to him.

Matthew Oakley Eckert is one of the greatest people I have ever known, he's intelligent, loving, hardworking and passionate. At the same time he has the ability to drive me absolutely out of my mind. What more could I ask for? 

Some little known facts about Matt:

• He loves, loves, loves Notre Dame (the college itself and of course FOOTBALL). Most of this I'm sure comes from his faith as a cradle Catholic.
• He hides the fact that he is super smart, he's an engineer after all!
• His favorite movie is "The Goonies", he even owns a piece of the house they filmed it in. As I told him I was writing this post and talking about this movie he lifted up his shirt to show me his "Goonies" undershirt, now that's a true fan.
• He totally got me hooked on the T.V. show, "Love in the Wild", yet I'm not allowed to watch, "The Bachelor" because it's stupid.
• He named his dog after camping gear.
• He wanted to name our first born son, King.
• He prays with our children every night before they go to sleep.
• His first girlfriend was named Laura (So was his last!).
• He is privy to information that he could tell me, but then he'd have to kill me.
• His reaction to my pregnancy was complete fear, but now he can't believe we didn't have them sooner. Best Daddy Ever!! 

First hair cut!!

Our little babies are all grown up, so grown up that they desperately needed haircuts. Ella's bangs have been falling into her eyes for over a month and Bradley was sporting a full mullet. Luckily, my step mother, Mary is a hairstylist and was able to give the Brellas a much needed first hair cut!

Bradley before, look at those curls!

Bradley after, so handsome!

Ella before, hair in the eyes!

Ella after, I love the grumpy look on her face.

"Do you see what they're doing to me?"

"I love my daddy!"

Family photo with groomed children!