Lens, Learning, Lemon, and Lots of Water

I bought this 50 mm lens after admiring the pictures that my college friends were taking of their daughter. My friend said it's been great for portrait pictures, especially in low light. I agree! Here are a few of the shots I've gotten so far:




In the first three of the above pictures, the boys were working on "tummy time". They are doing great and I predict that they'll be rolling over any day now. Of course, it also helps to give them motivation... like having the Rockies game on TV:

(Post Edit: Despite my fondness of TV, we do not park the boys in front of it. So no need to turn us into protective services. In fact, I'm surprised the cable company hasn't called to see if everything's ok.)
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More answers to your questions (Thanks!):
Do the boys have "assigned seats" in the car?
Not yet. So far we've been randomly placing them in the car. However, after Reid christened one of the car seats when we were at the Village Inn, I started placing him in that same car seat. It has the blue dog toy hanging from the handle. (Aiden's has an orange dog.) Reid tends to drool a little more than Aiden, so on the way back from Cheyenne I switched Reid to the seat in front of me so I would be able to mop him up.
In the stroller?
No and yes.
In the stroller frame that holds their car seats, I usually randomly place them. If one of them is sleeping when I get them out of the car, then I place him farther away from me. If one is fussier, I place him closer to me.
In their BOB jogging stroller, I always put Aiden on the left and Reid on the right. (As you're looking at the stroller from the front.) The boys and I often take an afternoon stroll over to my parents' house to get a change of scenery. They LOVE the ceiling fan in their family room. I plan on taking full advantage of this before they gain their mobility and lose interest. As we were leaving their house this afternoon, Reid christened the BOB stroller with some spit-up. I was able to clean it up with no problems, but he has now secured his stroller location.
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Made this Glazed Lemon Pound Cake tonight. Yum!

1 cup sugar
6 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Rind of one lemon (grated zest)
Glaze (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the sugar and butter. Add the milk and eggs, blend together. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the butter mixture and blend. Add lemon rind. Pour into loaf pan and bake for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Remove pan to wire rack and cool for 10 minutes. Using a wooden chopstick or similar tool, poke holes into the cake approximately every inch. While still in pan and slightly warm, drizzle the top with glaze. Once cool, remove from pan.

Glaze: 1/4 cup sugar and juice of one lemon plus a little pulp; mixed together.

[Illustration by Lisa Orgler]
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My poor alma mater, Iowa State is flooded, as well as my aunt and uncle's nearby farm. Hoping for a speedy clean-up.