Brandon and Jennifer

Boys Will Be Boys

2011-11-09T16:29:00.002-07:00

He thought using measuring spoons would be a fun way to eat his cereal this morning.

...and was getting a closer look at it with his flash light.

Some of the stuff he does makes me smile.

Then he ate lunch in the baby bouncer and watched a movie... this must be the good life to a little boy.

Nov 9, 2011

Will Sleepy Again

2011-11-08T16:06:00.001-07:00

Will needed to get outside today. I pushed him on the swing for a half hour and he was getting very sleepy.

I had the baby monitor on so I could hear if the twins woke up... Paisley did, so I brought her outside with us.

He was out after I gave him his blanket.

Nov 8, 2011

Twins Baby Blessings

2011-11-06T15:33:00.001-07:00

Brandon was worried about giving two blessings, but he did great. After sacrament we went to Grandma MaryAnn's for soup and rolls with our families and friends.

Angela and Paisley

Ang and Me

Ang & Jake... I took so many pictures of Angela cause they've been living in California and stopped home for a day before moving to Texas and I'm not going to see her again for awhile. :( I was so happy they could make it and be part of the twins special day. It was my first time meeting Jake, which was great too. He'll fit into the fam just fine.

We took the twins home and they were both hungry and tired...

I snapped these pictures of them together before I took their dresses off for their nap.

Grandma MaryAnn bought them their blessing dresses and their cute blessing bracelets. I was so relieved she did that for us, cause I was kinda stressed over the idea of shopping for it, cause it's so hard to go anywhere these days.

Thank you to everyone who helped with the food! All the different soups were so good! :)

Nov 6, 2011

Lawn Mower Train

2011-11-04T15:10:00.006-06:00

I was on the treadmill and it put both the babies to sleep. When I was done, I looked out the window and had to laugh.

Brandon and Willie were mowing the lawn together. Brandon was towing Will behind him on his pedal tractor. Will's feet don't reach the pedals yet, but he learned how to steer it today.

Will copied everything Brandon did. He'd lean over to watch the edges and turned every time Brandon would...

Then they parked in the barn.

Will was so tired by the time they were done.

He took one bite and fell asleep at the counter. :)

Nov 4, 2011

2 Month Appt

2011-11-03T14:38:00.002-06:00

This is the twins at their 2 month doctor appointment. Willie had to come along and he brought his trains. :)

They haven't stared at each other till now. I think it's so cute.

They're healthy!

Paisley is now 22" long and weighs 10 lbs. 12 oz.

Emmy is 22 1/2" long and weighs 11 lbs. 6 oz.

Nov 3, 2011

Will Asleep

2011-11-01T14:33:00.002-06:00

Brandon took Will to work with him today for a little while. Will had enough and fell asleep like this in the truck. Poor Willie... the doors armrest was the best pillow he had available I guess. :) Good thing they were close to home and Brandon could put him to bed.

Nov 1, 2011

Halloween Party

2011-10-31T13:18:00.002-06:00

The kids were tired of wearing their costumes all day, so they changed out of them before the party at our neighbor's house. And Brandon said he was still too tired to get up... I don't blame him, but he will miss a very yummy dinner!

Jennifer sat next to the twins sleeping in their car seats in case she heard one make a peep, then she could get them out. Paisley woke up first and Jennifer was happy to get some baby time!

Baylee and Conner color their glow-in-the-dark monster pictures.

Kalyssa and Abbee coloring too.

William starts to color his candy bag for the pinata later and decorates it with Halloween stickers.

Conner hits the pinata. They did the order from youngest to oldest. Will was first to bat, but I was inside and missed it. :(

Abbee thinks it's pretty funny to watch the other kids try to hit it with a blind fold on.

Kalyssa and the other kids making sticker animal puppets.

The girls playing Bingo.

The kids had fun... they played Ghost in the Graveyard outside for awhile before we left. It was a school night, so we couldn't stay too late.

Oct 31, 2011

Baylee's Haunted House

2011-10-31T13:15:00.003-06:00

Baylee brought home her haunted house she made with her school class. She did an awesome job! I think it turned out way cool. :) They do way more fun crafts in school now days than when I was in school.

Oct 31, 2011

Trunk-Or-Treat

2011-10-31T12:13:00.003-06:00

Halloween is on a Monday this year, and that is a day that we have all 6 kids! I'm so excited! It's our 1st Halloween with all of us together.

William is a Hobo and looked adorable. But he didn't want his hat on at the moment. He painted his pumpkin and I hot glued the "W" with buttons.

All our kids in their costumes and with their pumpkins. :)

Paisley wore a "BOO" onesie with tights and her "BOO" booties. No costumes for the twins... I just wanted them to wear cute baby Halloween clothes. I painted her pumpkin pink and glued a "P" on it.

Emmy wore a romper that says "I want candy!" with her "BOO" booties. Her pumpkin is also pink with an "E" on it. It was fun painting all their pumpkins and gluing stuff on them this year.

A lady Kathy knows made these cute booties for the twins. I thought that was so nice of her, especially since she doesn't even know us.

We went to the church parking lot for the Trunk-Or-Treat. The weather was perfect! We almost didn't need a sweater, it was so warm, considering it was Halloween. I loaded the twins in the double stroller and walked Willie around to fill his bucket with candy. Our 3 older girls ran off with their friends to get their candy. The parking lot was about full on both sides of the church. Most of West Weber showed up. :)

Will was so cute walking around. He would grab a handful of candy out of every bowl... it was embarrassing. By the time we left, he learned to say "Thank you" to everyone who gave him candy and his bucket was overflowing!

The trunk-or-treat lasted about an hour and the kids had plenty of candy, but we had to go visit a few houses still to trick-or-treat. First we went to Grandma MaryAnn's. I know she wants to see the kids.

Grandma gives out a whole candy bar on Halloween.

Will likes this dancing pumpkin she has. It's almost as tall as he is and Will didn't know what to think of it. If you walk in front of it, it'll dance, but he would pat it's head to make it move.

The kids jumped in the back while I drove to the next house.

We went to visit Lana. We come here so much Will thought we were staying and sat down to eat his candy.

Lana gives away whole candy bars too! We got a treat for Brandon... he was home sleeping cause he was up all night at work. Poor Brando! Lastly, we went around the block to Sharon's (Baylee & Abbee's other Grandma) so she could see the kids. We met her going down the road on her riding lawn mower. :)

Then we went home to check on Brandon to see if he got enough sleep to go to the Halloween Party with us...

Oct 31, 2011

School Halloween Parade

2011-10-31T11:48:00.001-06:00

I packed the Twins & William to the Elementary this morning to watch the kids in the Halloween Parade.

I tried to snap their pictures as they walked by.

Abbee is a dead cheerleader.

Baylee is the Monster High Doll, Draculaura... Will caught Bay and made her stop to hug him.

Oct 31, 2011

Paisley in ER

2011-10-29T11:03:00.002-06:00

The twins are 2 months old today. My friends, Tracey & Carrie, from our Ward stopped by the house to see the twins. As we talked I mentioned that Paisley had blood in her urine the other day... and it was just one time, but super noticeable. Tracey asked me if she has a bladder infection. Then it clicked! OMGosh! She DOES have a bladder infection, cause her urine has had a terrible odor for the last 10 days and she just hasn't been her normal smiling self. I didn't know babies could get those! Brandon stayed home with William & Emmy so I could take Paisley to the Urgent Care since it was late and a Saturday. The Urgent Care nurse said they don't have catheters that small and sent us to the ER. :0/

We're waiting for the doctor. He wanted to take a urine sample with a catheter, and that part was quick and easy. But the doctor also wanted vials of blood to test for a possible blood infection and to check her white blood cell count... then things got ugly.

The first nurse poked one arm and couldn't get the needle in her vein, so she tried the other arm with no luck. That nurse refused to try again and called in the "expert" nurse. She tried both arms too with no luck either. OMGosh! It was so sad. I was right next to her trying to comfort her, but she was screaming. Ew! I hate needles and how they feel! So I felt terrible they poked her so much, but I held it together for the most part. Then they tried 2 more veins on her head just below the surface of her skin. FINALLY, the 7th try, they got a vein, took the samples of blood and hooked up an IV to it in case the doctor wanted to give her medicine.

She did have a serious UTI, but no blood infection.

I took this with my phone camera and sent it to Brandon at home.

Paisley is getting her medicine through the IV for 30 minutes. We left at midnight, and we both were so tired. I gave her Tylenol when we got home cause she was fussy and probably had a headache or something! We had to go back to the ER the next day for a follow-up with the ER doctor and for more meds. Luckily, the meds were oral this time. No more pokes!

Oct 29, 2011

Rodeo Queen

2011-10-27T10:53:00.002-06:00

They're having a Halloween Carnival at the school tonight, and the kids can dressed up in their costumes.

Kalyssa is a Rodeo Queen and is super excited to wear makeup. haha.

Her dad picked her up and they had a good time. Baylee & Abbee aren't with us on Thursday nights...

Oct 27, 2011

Twins Are Getting Big

2011-10-26T10:33:00.002-06:00

The twins are getting big since the last bath time pictures I took from the first week home. I can't believe how fast babies grow! They're almost out of the newborn stage, except they're not quite sleeping through the night. They are sleeping from midnight until about 5am though, so almost there!

Paisley is not happy I gave her a bath before she got a bottle.

Emmy is so funny... every time I put her in the tub she puts her head to the side and gives me these funny looks. She doesn't cry, but she seems like she's not sure if she likes the bath.

My little princess! Her head is starting to fill in this towel hood. :)

Oct 26, 2011

Kalyssa's Witch

2011-10-26T10:23:00.002-06:00

Kalyssa made this cute witch at school out of a plastic bottle and one of Brandon's black socks. They let apples rot for the spooky witch face. I wish I could keep it for next year too, but I'm sure the apple wouldn't hold up. :(

Oct 26, 2011

Painting Pumpkins

2011-10-24T13:18:00.044-06:00

Brandon has been busy with work lately and the kids have been anxious to carve their pumpkins. Brandon and I do most the work years past, and he's not around to help this time. So we are painting our pumpkins this year for the first time ever. This way everyone can do their own pumpkins and no one gets hurt.

Willie first experience painting...

he was getting into it.

I drew the faces for the girls pumpkins and they got started painting.

After they finished I had to rush them to the showers, cause it was a school night.

William needed a bath too.

Oct 24, 2011

The next morning, Will had to paint some more on his cause he loved it so much.

This is his concentrating face. He added a gold color this time.

While the girls were at school, I had time to hot glue their extra pieces to complete their pumkins. They were excited to see them done when they got home.

Kalyssa made a cat, Abbee made an owl, and Baylee made a bat (with a top hat).

Will's and the twin's pumkins I'll have to finish later. :)

Oct 25, 2011

1st Walk

2011-10-23T13:03:00.001-06:00

We took the twins on their first walk. I can't believe we have twins. Emmy is a little bigger so I put her up front. That seat doesn't lay back all the way. :0/

We walked to Grandma MaryAnn's for some Sunday dessert.

Oct 23, 2011

Missy's Wedding!

2011-10-22T13:23:00.016-06:00

Mythanne & Jace got hitched at the Red Moose Lodge in Liberty. Everything turned out gorgeous!

Kent walked Missy to Jace... and she was a beautiful bride... no doubt!

Bishop VanDenBerghe did the marriage ceremony. He's awesome... he is in our camping group for the Moab trips we all take together.

Grandma MaryAnn is holding Emmy.

Ryder & Kole

We were sitting in the back row, and Ryder came back to say hi. Jace will be a great Dad to Ryder... :)

Willie trying to keep busy & quiet during the ceremony.

A ladybug landed on his chair.

The "I do-es!"

...and rings.

There was a line of family congratulating Miss & Jace... we hung out & let the kids run around.

Shawn, Brandon, & Shanny

Kole giving Will the pile drive he deserves.

Missy is clearly thrilled to be married! Ha... I'm so happy for them!

Paisley in my arms & cross-eyed at the moment.

Kalyssa has never slept at a hotel before, and she jumped in this bed way excited to stay and party with us. Will needed a nap, but no such luck. We had 2 conjoining rooms, and we set up the twins in their pac-n-play next to our bed in the other room.

During the reception, Will & Brandon played pool up in the loft of the Lodge.

Kalyssa & Avery ran around and played. They were in the same Kindergarten class together.

Missy threw her bouquet, but Kalyssa didn't catch it... thank goodness.

Bride & Groom dance...

It was funny, Jace and his Groomsmen did the dance off from the movie 8 Seconds.

Mythanne & Me. I had a popped blood vessel in my right eye so I tried to avoid pictures, but I'd regret not taking one with Missy on her special day.

They rented out every room in the Lodge for their wedding guests to stay if they wanted, so after Missy & Jace "left" (but only went down the hall to their suit) the rest of us stayed, played cards and ate pizza until midnight in the reception room.

It was fun and everything turned out beautifully...

CONGRATS MYTHANNE & JACE!

We love you!

Oct 22, 2011

A Funny Arrangement

2011-10-21T14:35:00.000-06:00

Instead of climbing in the chair on the side of Brandon, William climbs at the foot of the chair and falls asleep on Brandon's legs. Haha... a silly sleeping arrangement! They usually watch the 9 o'clock news together before bed, but fell asleep in the chair this time.

Oops! I woke up Will taking his picture :0/

Oct 21, 2011

Girls Retreat

2011-10-20T13:34:00.007-06:00

Every October, during Fall Break, we gals from Brandon's side of the family, get together for a day of shopping or something, but this year we went to the Flinder's Cabin at Causey Dam for a weekend as a girl's retreat.

Thursday, Oct 20th:

We arrived at the cabin around 5pm and got our stuff settled and beds made.

Kristin was the first to hold the twins.

We ate dinner and played cards till midnight.

It was so fun to hang out together and laugh a ton.

Mitzi is cute... the winner of every game got to draw a present from her goody bag.

Friday, Oct 21st:

Me & the twins were going to sleep upstairs in the loft with Kristin, Crystal & Heather... but I was worried the twins would be hard to get to sleep and they still wake up around 5 am to eat, so I didn't want to wake anyone up that early. I decided to set up their Pac N Play in the living room and I slept on the couch. It worked out fine. Emmy didn't cry before she fell asleep like she usually does, and they were pretty quiet at 5am and went back to sleep after they ate, and so did I. :)

Hillary and Emmy Lou

Mitzi & Julie cleaning up after the best breakfast feast ever! And they got soup cooking in the crock pots for lunch.

We kicked off our crafting day with Heather's cute pumpkin idea... made with toilet paper rolls. :)

Then we made Mitzi's subway boards. We painted and stuck vinyl bathroom subway art to it.

Julie & Hillary tended to the twins so I could craft.

Crystal brought cute Trick Or Treat blocks for us to paint and make.

Mitzi & Emmy

We laid our stuff on the deck to dry.

Heather totally out of her element... she is NOT a crafter! But she was a good sport and crafted with us anyway.

Mitzi and Kristin putting final touches on their crafts with spray glitter & antique oil. Then we made Kristin's craft. She brought fun Halloween wreaths for us all to make. I did glitter toes on Mitzi, Heather & Kristin.

All of us took a picture together before I left. I decided to only stay one night since Mythanne's wedding is tomorrow! Plus, I get home sick and miss Brandon after one night away.

Here is the outside of the cabin. It was so cozy & fun to get away and craft with the gals! The weather was perfect!!! I hope Brandon and I can have our own cabin someday.

2011

School Picture

2011-10-18T13:29:00.001-06:00

Kalyssa's 2nd grade school picture.

I don't have digital pics of Baylee & Abbee to post theirs :(

Oct 18, 2011

Rice Crispy Pumpkins

2011-10-17T13:18:00.001-06:00

The girls are helping me make pumpkin rice crispy treats for some Halloween fun...

Will is eating his before he puts a caramel kiss inside and the green gum drop on top.

They're lookin good kids!

He is confused on where the candies go.

Yummy!

Oct 17, 2011

Stolen Bottle

2011-10-15T12:34:00.003-06:00

He's funny. He took the bottle from me and ran to the chair... I guess he's feeding Paisley and not me.

Oct 15, 2011

6 Weeks Old

2011-10-13T12:28:00.001-06:00

The girls are 6 weeks old... it's fun to play dress up.

My Paizzy Girl...

Guess who isn't having fun with dress up?

...she just wants a bottle already!

Oct 13, 2011

Chopping Corn

2011-10-12T12:00:00.001-06:00

Will's first time chopping corn with Daddy this year.

Brandon is dumping the chopped corn into the truck. It'll be takin back to the dairy's corn pit.

I'm waiting for Brandon to come back around the field... I'm admiring my glitter toes I did yesterday in this cute rustic fall color. haha.

Oh look Emmy! Here comes Daddy again...

That's quite the load he's pulling.

An hour later, Will has had enough. He's falling asleep in the tractor.

Oct 12, 2011

My Tiny Babies

2011-10-11T11:50:00.001-06:00

It's so sad my tiny babies won't be this tiny for long. I wanted ANOTHER picture to remember their cute little bodies! Their bums are small enough for me to cup in my hand. They're so precious!

Emmy's hair is always knotted in the back. I still can't believe how different the twins are.

Will saw the attention the twins were getting and laid down next to them for his picture.

Oct 11, 2011

Black Island Farms, Part 2

2011-10-10T10:52:00.001-06:00

It's next Monday, and we're back at Black Island Farms for a hay ride and to pick a pumpkin. Brandon was able to go with us this time! :)

Mary & Nate

We're all on the wagon...

...the tractor pulls us out to the pumpkin patch so each of us can pick our own pumpkins.

Brandon takes Will to find his.

This is the one!

Kalyssa found her's!

Abbee found her's!

Taylee found her's!

When you find the pumpkin you want, you stand by it with your hand up, so the farmer can come over and clip it off the vine for you. Mary is laughing at Taylee cause she is such a poser for the camera.

We're back on the wagon and headed back... Brandon & Will are giving the same smile.

We're home and Emmy is starving! She always lets you know she's hungry.

Paisley is awake and hungry too, but she doesn't loose it like Emmy does. lol.

Oct 10, 2011

Kisses for Paisley

2011-10-09T11:43:00.002-06:00

Shannon was holding Paisley and Ryder kept giving her kisses... over and over. It was so cute.

Oct 9, 2011

Mommy Time

2011-10-08T11:38:00.004-06:00

Mommy needs treadmill time girls! I put them on their stomachs next to me on the floor while I exercise... the treadmill puts them to sleep.

Oct 8, 2011

Ahhh!

2011-10-07T11:31:00.000-06:00

I heard Emmy crying, when I went in her room to pick her up, I was horrified to see all this blood on her face! She scratched herself pretty good! Once I cleaned the blood off it wasn't as bad as it looked. But my poor baby doesn't have much patience when she's hungry!!!

Oct 7, 2011

Ryder & Willie

2011-10-05T11:27:00.000-06:00

I got to tend Ryder today!!! Woot! Woot! Missy will be married soon and they're moving to Minnesota, so I won't get to see them much after that. I'm so freaking sad about it, but incredibly happy for them.

Oct 5, 2011

Mom With Camera

2011-10-04T11:18:00.002-06:00

I took out Kalyssa's baby gym for the twins for the 1st time.

Paisley noticed the blinking lights, but Emmy didn't care.

Brandon talked the kids into combing his hair while he was on the computer. He loves it when they'll comb his hair.

Emmy was fussy, so I put her on the couch where I was folding clothes...

...and she fell asleep sitting up.

Oct 4, 2011

Watching TV Again

2011-10-04T11:13:00.001-06:00

Will wants Paisley to watch TV with him this time.

Oct 4, 2011

Black Island Farms, Part 1

2011-10-03T11:33:00.089-06:00

For Family Home Evening we went to Black Island Farms for some family fun activities. Me and my 6 kids went with Mary, Nate, and their two kids. Brandon couldn't go cause he was busy at work chopping corn. :( We ate a chili dinner then the kids played on the super slides.

The wind started blowing like crazy all the sudden, and dirt from the nearby fields was clouding us. I had the twins wrapped up tight in their big blankets. I was a little freaked out by the sudden weather change cause the twins are only 4 weeks old and way too small to be out in that kind of weather! At least it wasn't cold.

It started raining, but the kids went down the slides a few times anyway...

...and got their bums all wet.

The wind and rain got too bad. Everyone ran under the covered area to wait and see if it would stop for us to go back out.

The weather calmed after 10 minutes, so we went inside the corn maze.

Me & Paisley

Nate was holding Emmy and led the way... Mary and I trailed in the back trying to keep all the kids in the middle, so we didn't loose anyone.

Mary & William

It was family night, so we decided that at every turn we'd "Choose the Right" and turn right. We got SO lost!!! It was getting late and we couldn't find our way out.

Will wanted me to hold him & boy was he heavy! Finally, we came across the "Corn Cops" who asked us if we needed help to get out, and showed us the way. They said the trick to the corn maze was to take every left turn. OMGosh! We all laughed that we were doing just the opposite the whole time! So much for Choosing the Right... :)

Will got a sword balloon.

All the kids got balloon animals on our way out to the car.

It was late so we had to go, but we'll be back next Monday for our Hay Ride & to pick a pumpkin.

Oct 3, 2011

Beauty Rest

2011-10-02T09:51:00.001-06:00

Haha... I found Kalyssa sleeping with her night mask.

Oct 2, 2011

Chubby

2011-10-02T09:42:00.002-06:00

I love Emmy's chubby cheeks!!!!

Oct 2, 2011

Watching TV

2011-09-28T09:37:00.003-06:00

Will wanted me to give him Emmy so he could watch TV with her. So far he likes the twins. :)

My sweet Paizzy in my room...

Sept 28, 2011

4 Weeks Old

2011-09-27T19:22:00.044-06:00

Introducing binkies to the twins. :)

Nursing twins is hard! Especially when they are numbers 5 and 6 in the family. They were on only breast milk for the first two weeks, then half formula and half breast milk after that. Paisley is a pro... she'll suck on anything, but Emmy hates nursing. She wants everything in a bottle, so I've been pumping for her since she refuses to latch on. Life is so busy now... its hard to nurse and it hurts! I'm not liking the whole nursing thing. I'm slowly going to stop and only nurse when I have to from now on. They had the important colostrum they need... and after 2 nights of crying and feeling completely overwhelmed, I seriously need to do what works to keep me sane. So my logic (and justification so I don't feel too guilty) is that kids who are formula fed end up the same as kids who aren't... you can't even tell by looking at them! Why all the pressure to nurse? I think its wonderful, but not for my un-perfect world.

Will is giving foot inspections today with his flash light...

...cute boy.

Sept 27, 2011

Jen's 31st Birthday

2011-09-25T19:04:00.002-06:00

Mythanne made me a yummy birthday cake! So we went to Lana's for cake and ice cream.

Lana had four #1 candles. She made a row of 3, and then 1 behind it... for 31 years... haha. Brandon took this picture and caught Willie picking his nose. :0/

Ryder has birthday cake on his face.

I got a gift card to Real Deals for some home decor, new running shoes, and a Cricut for crafting! I'm so excited!

After we got home, Angela came over to see me and meet the twins for the first time. They will be 4 weeks old tomorrow... time is flying by!

Sept 25, 2011

Filthy Boy

2011-09-15T18:54:00.002-06:00

Will goes to work with Brandon everyday since the twins were born. He came home for lunch and to take a nap... I have no idea how he gets so dirty!

Brandon gives him a bath every night, so it's fine by me. :)

Sept 15, 2011

2 Weeks Old

2011-09-13T18:40:00.008-06:00

The twins are 2 weeks and 1 day old. I'm SUPER tired!!! They want to eat every 3 hours still, so I get about 3 hours of sleep at night. Brandon has been amazing!!! He has taken William to work with him everyday so I could nap throughout the day when the twins do. It's seriously the only thing that has saved me from going crazy. Having twins is so hard. One baby is so easy compared to this.

...But I love my babies to pieces!

Sept 13, 2011

Shay Died

2011-09-12T13:06:00.007-06:00

William's poor little puppy died. We had her for only 1 month. Shay was turning into such a good little dog for us. We could take her to Lana's and Grandma's house down the street and she'd stay right next to us. She never would wonder off. Yesterday, we took her to Grandma Mary Ann's house and it was thunder and lightning outside. She was scared and hiding inside Grandma's garage. We took her home to our backyard, and this morning, Brandon found her dead in the road.. We figure she got spooked from the storm last night, and got out through our fence somehow and was hit by a car. We're so sad and surprised she got out. She always stayed close to our back door and never wondered far out into the yard to the fence lines. All the fences were closed, so she must have squeezed through somewhere. I broke the news to our girls before they got on the bus to school. They were all very somber and didn't say anything in response. I asked them if they were okay, and they all just nodded, yes. We said a little family prayer before they left and off they went to school. I was worried how their day would be. Turns out Kalyssa cried to her teacher and friends. :( And I feel bad for Will cause he doesn't understand any of it.

We're going to miss you Shay Shay...

Sept 12, 2011

Emmy's 1st Bath

2011-09-07T18:24:00.003-06:00

Emmy's belly button scab fell off when she was 6 days old. I didn't have time to bath her last night when I gave Paisley one, so her 1st big girl bath was today. She loved her bath...

...it put her to asleep.

Sept 7, 2011

Paisley's 1st Bath

2011-09-06T18:18:00.003-06:00

Paisley's belly button scab fell off when she was 5 days old, so I gave her her 1st big girl bath today in the baby tub. This princess towel drowns her... she is so tiny! She liked her bath, but started crying when I took her out in the colder air.

Sept 6, 2011

Spoiled Babies

2011-09-06T18:13:00.002-06:00

The twins favorite place to sleep is in my bed. They sleep the longest here... sleeping in their crib hasn't been a successful thing yet.

Sept 6, 2011

Picture Day

2011-09-05T13:38:00.040-06:00

The twins are 7 days old today... I was so excited to take their pictures! I borrowed Katie's nice camera and took their pictures on the dresser and in my bedroom...

Paisley Ann in her tutu...

I was hoping they would be asleep while I took these so I could mold them into a position I wanted, but no such luck.

Emmy hated lying on the dresser without being swaddled in a blanket... she cried and cried. Then Mary came over and once she entered the room, Emmy stopped crying.

Emmy Lou in her tutu...

Then I took their picture together using the fresh flowers from a bouquet we received from Brandon's friends at Les Schwab Tires. Taking pictures seriously took all day! Every noise they heard, they'd jump, and Paisley's leg would kick Emmy below and mess up all the flowers I carefully placed around them. lol... I swear I'll never do this again! But I'm happy with how they turned out in the end. :)

This is their birth announcement I mailed out

Sept 5, 2011

1st Night In Crib

2011-09-02T13:19:00.005-06:00

It's 10:00 o'clock... got the little lamp light on... the house is settling down... "Okay girls! I miss sleeping next to my husband, so its time to have you sleep in your own bed!" I'm feeling hopeful that tonight will be relaxing having the extra room in our bed and I get to fall asleep in Brandon's arms like I'm used to...

But of course... as the night went on, and I was up every 2 hours, it was actually more work to get out of my bed to get them out of theirs, spend time in a rocking chair feeding for 2 1/2 hours, then putting them back down again and returning to my own bed for maybe another hour before the cycle repeated itself.... AHHHH!!!! They were back in my bed again by the next night! All of us sleep better that way. :0/ ...for now.

Sept 2, 2011

Peas In A Pod

2011-09-02T13:09:00.011-06:00

They're small enough to fit in one bouncer together.

I found they actually sleep better throughout the day if they are right next to each other.

Sept 2, 2011

Big Brother Duty

2011-09-02T12:56:00.019-06:00

I was warming up bottles for the twins, and Will wanting to feed Emmy. He ran to the chair, sat down, and reached for her.

He's such a sweet boy.

Sept 2, 2011

1st Sponge Bath

2011-09-01T12:01:00.003-06:00

The twins are 3 days old today. I gave them their first sponge bath, and both of them cried... didn't really like it. :) I waited until Kalyssa was home from school. I knew she would love to help get them dressed.

Emmy was first, since Paisley was still asleep.

Then I woke up Paisley for her sponge bath...

It's fun getting them dressed and picking their clothes out. Their newborn clothes are way too big.

It's so cute when they lay next to each other... their arms are waving around like crazy... they poke each other's eyes and whack each other in the face. They don't seem to care, they just want food!

Sept 1, 2011

Welcome Home Girls

2011-08-31T18:40:00.003-06:00

Day 3 in the hospital... we just need to wait for the Pediatrician to come check on the twins and give the okay to head home.

Brandon and I packed up while we waited and took pictures of the girls. I still can't believe they're twins! They look so different!

I was holding Paisley... Brandon took pictures of Emmy while she was on his lap and holding his thumb.

Her cheeks are so big it makes her mouth crooked while she's on her side. haha

Dr. Church came around 1 o'clock and we left the hospital about an hour later. A ton of strangers made comments to us while we walked out of the hospital... "WOW, Two?"... "Twins?!"

Shannon & Mythanne made this cute "Welcome Home" sign for our front window.

Paisley & Emmy in their car seats minutes after arriving home... Here we go... let the fun begin!

Mary brought Kalyssa and William home soon after. Makayla meets her cousin for the first time. Kids under 13 years old weren't aloud to visit us in the hospital if they're not siblings.

Taylee & Emmy

Aug 31, 2011

In Hospital, Day 2

2011-08-30T14:20:00.047-06:00

As an extra precaution with twins, the hospital wants us to stay the full 48 hours after birth. When William was born I went home after 24 hours, but I thought it was better to stay this time and be on the safe side. My nurse brought in the twins every 3 hours to eat, so today my eyes were burning tired. I got in the shower this morning and feel as refreshed as I can after having TWO babies.

Mythanne and Shannon came by around noon, and brought us candy to snack on.

Story:

Later on, Brandon left to run a few errands and to pick up the kids after school to bring them back to the hospital to see the twins. I was left alone for the first time. The twins were sleeping in their separate little push beds. I was in the bathroom and heard one of the babies let out a little scream... then silence. I figured she was starting to wake up and just in the restless in-and-out of sleep stage, and that I had a few more minutes before a full blown cry would start. About 30 seconds later, I heard another screech noise from her... this time I went out to check on her... In complete HORROR, I saw that Paisley was choking! She was lying on her back with a puddle of vomit bubbling in her mouth and out her nose. I immediately ran over, scooped her upright in my arms, patting her hard on the back in a panic... OMGosh! It wasn't helping!!! I was yelling in my mind over and over... NO! NO! BREATHE! BREATHE! I couldn't believe this was happening! I grabbed the blue suction bulb from her bed and tried sucking out the fluid from the back of her throat. It seemed to make her choke worse! By this time I noticed her whole body was blue and that she still hadn't taken a breath. Tears were flowing down my face and that terrible feeling of panic turned to desperation and it filled my body from head to toe.

Not one breath in probably 2 minutes or longer! I don't know how long she was chocking before I saw her. Now totally desperate, I ran to my bed and pushed the nurse call button. A nurse answered through the speaker, "Can I help you?" I yelled back at her, " I need help! My baby isn't breathing!" She ran in the room a few seconds later. When she saw Paisley, she panicked too and said, "Oh my gosh! I have to take her!" She grabbed her from me, put Paisley in her push bed and ran her down the hall.

I stayed in my room with Emmy. I couldn't hold back the tears, and I noticed my body was trembling while I paced around the room. My mind was racing with questions of wondering how Paisley was doing and what they were doing to help her. I needed comfort. I needed Brandon here with me. I tried to dry my cheeks with tissue. I picked up Emmy and squeezed her close, kissing her head and wishing Paisley was sleeping peacefully in my arms too. This had to be a dream.

Five minutes later, the same nurse came in and I was still sobbing. She had a relieved look on her face, and said, "She's okay. As soon as I got her to the nursery, her color was back to normal. But we're going to keep her in the nursery for awhile longer to monitor her and keep her on oxygen." I was trying to hold back the tears (without success) as I listened, but I was still in shock and trembling. The nurse continued, " I'm sorry to scare you, but when I saw that her lips were blue, I had to take her to the nursery right away." I was just nodding through my tears, and trying to wipe my face with the back of my hands. She reassured me again that Paisley was fine now and that everything was okay. I got out the words, "Okay, Thank You" before she left again.

I called Brandon to calm my nerves. I said Hi and he could tell I was upset. He said,"What's wrong?" I told him everything that happened with my chin quivering as I talked. I was so relieved, but it was going to take awhile for my nerves and body to relax and return back to normal. Brandon said calmly, "Holy Sh**"... while shaking his head I'm sure. He being relieved as well and understanding how bad things could have turned out. "Alright, I'm on my way to pick up the kids now... I'll be there shortly", he said, "Love you..."

When they brought Paisley back to me. I couldn't wait to see her... and hold her. I wanted to see that her skin was normal again, and to watch her breathe for myself. I'm not one of those Mothers that has an instantaneous, consuming love right from birth. I feel more like we're strangers, and it takes me several weeks to feel a bonding connection with my baby. I've never admitted that to anyone, cause I feel guilty, but this experience brought my love for the twins to the surface in seconds. Already, I can't imagine life without either one of them.

Probably 30 minutes after it all, Katie came to visit when she got off work. I had calmed down by then and it was so nice to have a friend there to talk to.

Soon after... Samantha and Tony showed up. Then Brandon with our 4 kids... they were all excited to see their new sisters again and pass them around. :)

Baylee and Paisley

And others in the family came... Kent & Lana...

Lorenzo & my Mom

Brandon's Dad and Kathy...

We needed a bigger room for our visitors. :)

We're proud parents of healthy twins.

Aug 30, 2011

Happy Birthday To Our Twins

2011-08-29T13:10:00.007-06:00

I woke up at 6am this morning to get ready to go to the hospital. I had an induction appointment at 8:00. My doctor gave me an ultrasound to check the position of the twins. Baby "A" was still head down and ready for delivery, and Baby "B" was head down too!... we could plan on a traditional delivery! She started me on pitocin meds about 9:30 to get my labor going. I was still dilated to 4cm and 80% thinned. My contractions started and didn't hurt too bad. I asked for my epidural around 11:30 anyway to get confomfy and wait it out while my labor progressed. Brandon and I watched daytime TV, and he brought his laptop to email our friend Shawn Saunders that's on his mission in Scotland. I was feeling good and numb!

By 1:30pm I hadn't dilated any further and was barely 4 1/2 centimeters, so they sent a doctor in to break Baby "A's" water. After that my contractions were so intense that they hurt badly even with my epidural that had me numb. I had to brace myself with each one! At 2:30, my nurse came in to say "Hi"... I told her I was in a lot of pain and to check my dilation. She did and was shocked that I was already 10 centimeters! She called to the surgery room and told them to get it ready for delivery. They wanted me to be in there in case I needed an emergency C-section.

Me and Dr. Brandon in the surgery room waiting for Dr. Wood to arrive so I could start pushing. We did another quick ultrasound to check their position again, and Baby "B" had flipped and was now breech. My doctor said it's still okay and to start pushing.

ONE push and Paisley Ann was born at 3:00 pm...

screaming loudly like a hurt cat! She weighed 5 lbs. 7 oz. and was 17 1/2 inches long. The cord was too short for Brandon to cut it, and we didn't get to hold her. We did get this picture right after she was born and before the nurses zipped her away down the hall to another room. They wanted the room clear in case trouble with Baby "B" arises.

We had a few minutes before I started pushing again, so Brandon went to see her and take this picture. I could still hear her screaming from the other room... haha... she was healthy!

Another ultrasound check and Baby "B" had flipped AGAIN and was head down... and just in time. :) She was still far up in my rib area. I pushed for awhile to try to get her down. After several pushes everyone in the room was worried and Brandon could tell something was wrong, but no one said anything. After 10 more minutes of pushing, the doctor finally said to me, "Her heart rate has been dangerously low for too long now. If we don't get her out in the next 2 minutes we'll have to do an emergency c-section. So give it all you got, and PUSH!" When she said that I was flooded with fear and worry. I had no idea Baby "B" was under so much stress. What if she dies of lack of oxygen? Or what if she has brain damage? I had so many thoughts rush through my head at that point. Mostly because I didn't know what the risks of a low heart rate could be to my unborn baby, but the doctor and nurses knew and it was serious. Plus, delivering one baby vaginally and then having an emergency c-section would be the worse case scenario. All I could do was pray and push like h*ll.

During those crucial 2 minutes of the hardest pushes (I think, cause I was numb) I ever gave, the epidural doctor came in and injected more medicine through my tube. Once he did that, Baby "B's" heart rate climbed back to normal and you could feel the tension leave the room. The medicine made me and the baby relax so I could continue pushing and not rush. With every contraction I would push as hard as I could, and she gradually got lower and lower...

At 3:32 pm, Emmy Lou was born and was only quietly whimpering. She was laid on my stomach and Brandon cut the cord. I cried a little feeling relieved that it was over and our sweet babies were okay. She weighed 5 lbs. 14 oz. and was 18 1/2 inches long.

Emmy is 11 minutes old and Brandon gets to hold her for the first time.

I was wheeled back into my room to recover. The twins had their baths and I got to cuddle them both for the first time. My nurse took our picture. Brandon had gone to pick up our other kids to bring them to the hospital the meet their new sisters.

Baylee held one first, then it was Kalyssa and Abbee's turn.

William is a big brother now! He was excited to hold Emmy, but got bored fast.

Our first family-of-8 photo!

I never would have imagined that in almost 3 years time, I would go from only having 1 child to having 6! Haha... It's awesome!!!

A new father of twins... still can't believe it. Paisley looks just like Brandon and Emmy looks just like me. It's safe to say they are fraternal twins because not one feature about them is the same... and I love it.

Twins with their Grandma Mitzi. She came to see them later in the evening. I love this picture. You can see how happy grandchildren make your parents. :)

Happy Birthday

Paisley Ann & Emmy Lou

Aug 29, 2011

36 1/2 Weeks

2011-08-26T14:54:00.001-06:00

Here is a side profile of Baby "B"

I had my last big ultrasound appointment today. I only get them every 4 weeks and I didn't think I'd make it to this apptointment, but these twins aren't here yet! :/ It's Wednesday today... I just saw my doctor on Monday, she thought I should keep this appointment to find out the weight of the twins to make sure one wasn't tons bigger than the other and that everything was still okay. And they are okay! Baby "A" is still head down and weighs 5lbs 10oz. Baby "B" is transverse again (sideways) and weighs 5lbs 13oz. Her heartbeat is always a little slower than Baby "A"s, but still in the normal range. There is plenty of amniotic fluid around each baby which makes it real easy for Baby "B" to be flipping around like she does. We're going to check the position of both babies next Monday morning to see if I'll need a c-section or not before I'm induced. Only 5 more days of being pregnant! Woot! Woot! Carrying 12 pounds of baby is something I'm not use to... and it's tough! :)

Aug 24, 2011

Will's Favorite

2011-08-26T14:06:00.003-06:00

Will went to work with Brandon today... they came home for a minute and saw that our backyard was being watered. Brandon took his pants off to let him play in it...

Aug 26, 2011

Raw Mother Instinct

2011-08-25T13:40:00.002-06:00

I don't know what it is... but whenever my kids are at this toddler stage and they sit drinking from their sippy cup with a blanket... it makes me want to snatch them up, rock them, cover them in kisses, inhale the scent of their skin, and savor the moment! One of my absolute favorite things!

Aug 25, 2011

1st Day of School

2011-08-23T12:21:00.002-06:00

Summer break is over! It's the first day of school today. We went to back to school night yesterday for Kalyssa to meet her teacher, and she wasn't able to sleep last night she was so excited. She has Mrs. Martini and is in 2nd grade now. Mrs. Martini came to mine and Brandon's wedding in 2008, cause she was Baylee's teacher at the time, and we know the Martini family pretty well cause they have a dairy close by us and they are very involved in Farm Bureau with us too. Plus, her son has twins, so she wants Kalyssa to bring in her sisters for show and tell sometime this year. Kalyssa would LOVE to bring them to class, I'm sure. :)

These are pictures of Kalyssa's class that are on her school's blog.

Baylee and Abbee aren't ever with us for the first day of school, so I don't have any pictures of them. :(

Aug 23, 2011

36 Weeks

2011-08-22T11:18:00.001-06:00

After staying overnight in the hospital last friday, my doctor said she wanted to see me on Monday. So I went in today, and she gave me an ultrasound and both babies are head down now! Totally shocked and it's a miracle! You can see the two circles side by side in this picture. They haven't both been head down this whole pregnancy and now all the sudden they're ready. Which means I don't need a c-section at this point, unless they move again, or complications arise during labor & delivery. I had a non-stress test, where they monitor the babies heartbeats and any contractions I'm having for 20 minutes. Both babies are doing great and don't seem to be under any stress. Doctor said they're really happy in there.

I felt a lot of peace leaving the doctors office today. It was a good reminder that the Lord has his hand in all things and that everything is going to be okay.

How's Mama? I feel pretty good. I still walk 2 miles a day, 6 days a week... at 4 mph. I'm so blessed to be able to do that at this point. I have contractions ALL the time lately, but nothing too intense that I need to go to the hospital. I'm dilated to a 4 now and 80% thinned out. My doctor just wanted me to wait until I'm 37 weeks pregnant to be induced. I'm 37 weeks on Saturday, so we scheduled my induction appointment for Monday, August 29th at 8am. I'm so excited!!!

Aug 22, 2011

Goodbye Arrow

2011-08-21T13:22:00.001-06:00

We got William a new puppy for his birthday... a female and one that can grow with Willie. We got Arrow when he was 1 year old. Arrow is not much of a "companion" type dog and LOVES to chase tractors and trucks with trailers ALL DAY LONG!!! He escapes from the yard if we let him free back there, and we've gotten lots of complaints cause he'll run right out in the road to chase... so not good! So we've had to chain him up which is so sad! Brandon took Arrow to work with him to cut straw and Arrow could run around in the fields. Some farm kid liked Arrow and Brandon asked him if he wanted Arrow. The kid was excited and took him home. Now Arrow can run in those fields all he wants and is away from the busy road we live on. There's more country in Corrine for him to play safely. We'll miss him, but it's a better life for Arrow.

Aug 21, 2011

Big Sand Pile

2011-08-20T12:59:00.004-06:00

The sand we had in our sand box was soft beach sand, so over the past year, a lot has blown out. Brandon got some sand from the river bank below the farm... its more dense, but still soft.

He just dumped it there with the loader and left it in a pile. Will likes to climb it and play on top. :)

Aug 20, 2011

35 Weeks

2011-08-19T10:02:00.010-06:00

I saw a Nurse Practitioner this week because my Dr wasn't in the office Friday. The receptionist made a scheduling error and messed it up for me this week, so it wasn't my normal Wednesday visit. Oh well. Anyhow, I'm dilated almost to 4cm, 70% thinned out, so she sent me to Labor & Delivery for 2 hours to monitor my contractions and make sure I wasn't in active labor before I went home. They were sporadic... anywhere from 1 minute to 8 minutes apart. Nothing consistent with labor or too painful. 3 hours later, my doctor came to see me and check the positions of the twins. We saw on the ultrasound that Baby "A" is head down and more in the center (ready to go!), and Baby "B" is transverse (position sideways) up top. This is the worse case scenario, to deliver the 1st baby vaginally, and then need an emergency c-section on the 2nd. It's very risky for the twins, but with a c-section the risks are dangerous for me. I called Brandon, and we decided that a c-section was the safest option and that's what we'll do when the time comes. Brandon was on his way to the hospital, and about 8pm, they said that I needed to stay overnight to be monitored further, even though I wasn't dilating any further. They were worried that I would sometime soon and didn't feel comfortable sending me home.

Mary had William, and the girls were already away for the weekend. Brandon and I stayed overnight, with a ton of nurse interruptions every hour to monitor my contractions and the babies heartbeats. We didn't sleep very well. Brandon slept on an uncomfortable hospital recliner that made his back hurt. I felt bad, and figured nothing was gonna happen throughout the night and suggested he go home to sleep. He was so sweet and quick to say, No, that he was staying with me... he's such a good husband. At 6:30 the next morning, my doctor came in to say that my contractions have mellowed throughout the night and that I can go home. She didn't want to check if I was further dilated because that was making my contractions harder yesterday. She wants me to wait 1 more week before having them to make sure they can go home with us and not have to stay in NICU for any reason. I'll see her Monday and we'll schedule the date for my c-section.

This is me bright and early... so happy to hear that I can go home and finally get some food and a BIG glass of water! I couldn't have anything in case I needed a c-section I have to have an empty stomach for 6 to 8 hours. Brandon took me to Moore's for an omelet. Yummy!

I'm healthy and the babies are totally healthy too! At the end of the day, the Lord is in charge and has a plan for everything. He says it's just not time yet.

Aug 19, 2011

My Baby Shower

2011-08-16T11:41:00.001-06:00

Because we're having twins, Lana and everyone else thought it was appropriate to throw me a shower. I'm so grateful! We needed lots of clothes and diapers... and that's just what we ended up with!

Me and Mom

Shannon was taking pictures with my camera. When I got it back I saw that she took cute pictures of her and Ryder... haha.

He's so sweet! He sat on what lap I have left, and wrapped his arms around my belly.

Whoa! Lots of adorable clothes... and that wasn't all of it.

Grandma Mary Ann, Lana, Shannon, Mythanne, Katie & maybe a few others made my shower so cute. It was so fun! I'm so lucky to have such wonderful people in my life... I love you gals!!!

Aug 16, 2011

Changing Table

2011-08-13T11:23:00.001-06:00

I found this cute changing table today on KSL classifieds for $25. It has some dings and worn spots, but is still solid and sturdy.

Kalyssa helped me disinfect and sand it down for a fresh new coat of pink paint...

I really like it pink. :) Oh, I can't wait to have the twins here!

Aug 13, 2011

A Real Cowboy

2011-08-12T11:04:00.002-06:00

After I put Willie down for a nap, sometimes I find evidence that he has climbed out of bed to get a toy to sleep with. Usually it's a tractor of some sort, but today I thought it was funny that he picked his gun and holster... and he fell asleep with his finger still on the trigger. haha... Little boys are so fun.

Aug 12, 2011

34 Weeks

2011-08-10T14:58:00.001-06:00

I saw my doctor again today. She can only check the heartbeats on her ultrasound machine and they were perfect. Babies don't seem to be under stress at all. Baby "A" is still head down and Baby "B" is still breech... which is fine, and we can plan for a regular delivery. She wasn't going to check me today, but I asked her to. I'm so glad she did, cause I'm dilated to 2 centimeters and am 50% thinned out. She decided not to wait on the Strep B test and gave me that in case I don't make it to my next appt. I wasn't scheduled for another 2 weeks to see her, but she said I need to be weekly now. I'm the perfect candidate to be induced at 37 weeks but she said I won't make it that long and that I can go into labor at any time.

I'm so excited!!!

I only have a picture of Baby "B" from this appointment. It's a straight shot of her cute face. She has chubby cheeks! You can also see one eye, her button nose and lips.

How's Mama? I'm still hanging in there!!! July 29th we were headed to Heber for Baylee's Jackpot weekend with her lamb. For an hour, I was having pretty hard and regular contractions. I was about to go to the hospital, but once we arrived at the fair grounds and I got out of the truck, I had one more good contraction then they suddenly stopped. That was a little false labor scare for sure! And I've had many contractions before and since then, but nothing regular enough to call active labor. I have a ton of lower belly pressure, so I feel like I'm waddling around the house a lot, but I try not to in public. Haha... I'm a little self-conscious about that. It's getting SO SO hard to move from one side to the other at night in bed. The babies are about 10 pounds of awkward weight. Feels like my spine is going to snap in two when I try to move sometimes, and it hurts! :/ Oh well... I'm still exercising 6 days a week and all is the same. The last 10 minutes on the treadmill is pretty uncomfortable, but I push through it cause it needs to get done! I've been given no limitations throughout my pregnancy, and it's been so good... so now we're just waiting for them to arrive. All is well. :)

Aug 10, 2011

Weber County Fair

2011-08-10T12:24:00.019-06:00

I had a doctor appointment this morning so I missed Baylee showing her lamb for the Junior Market Lamb Show. Brandon said she did very well and Buddy took 2nd place. Baylee got a blue ribbon. Usually second place ribbons are red... we're not sure why they gave out blue to second place winners. Baylee is happy with herself and how she placed in this year's fair. The 4 Jackpots she participated in over the summer has helped her gain experience... all in preparation for the fair. The better placing you get at the fair, the more money you're likely to get for your lamb at the auction.

I made it in time to watch her for Junior Showmanship and got some photos.

There was so many in Junior Showmanship category, so the judge picked the top 4 in each round to come back all together at the end to compete against each other. Baylee was his first pick in her round.

Here, she is back for the final Showmanship round. The judge watches the participants lead their lamb around the arena and how they "set-up".

The judge asked every kid if they knew what breed their lamb was... He caught Baylee off guard and she didn't know the answer. Afterward, we found out that her lamb is a Hampshire lamb. You never know what the judge will ask. Baylee didn't place in Showmanship this year, but her lamb got 8th place overall for Market Lamb which means she is 8th in line for the auction. She sold Buddy for $608, and then received $315 in boost money... which is a little less than last year, but still VERY well for a summer of working hard with Buddy! All the fair money she earns every year, we put into her savings account for her to use when she's older... either towards her first car, or she can use it for college. After only 2 years in 4-H, she has a very decent amount saved. Abbee is old enough to start showing lambs next year with Bay... she is excited.

Baylee's fair poster her and I made to display with her ribbon above her lamb's holding pin.

Way to go Baylee!!! :)

Aug 10, 2011

Playing in the Water Again

2011-08-09T13:19:00.003-06:00

The kids were playing in the water again. They had the slip-n-slide out and put this wacky spray tube my Dad bought them under the trampoline. Will looks like an infant in this picture.

I put the slip-n-slide on the tramp to spray the grass off it and to dry...

and Will took over.

Aug 9, 2011

Pillow Pet Club

2011-08-09T13:14:00.001-06:00

The kids are funny what they come up with to keep busy. Will got a pillow pet for his birthday, now they all 4 have one. They brought their blankets, pillow pets, and snacks on the trampoline this morning, and called it a Pillow Pet Club.

Aug 9, 2011

Slip-N-Slide

2011-08-08T13:10:00.000-06:00

Abbee got a slip-n-slide for her birthday...

It has two sides to race another person...

The kids had fun with it.

Aug 8, 2011

Snooze Buddies

2011-08-08T12:54:00.001-06:00

I tended Ryder for a bit today. The boys are both tired and lay down to watch Thomas...

They both sat up, but didn't last long.

Aug 8, 2011

Will's 2nd Birthday

2011-08-07T12:22:00.002-06:00

After Abbee's baptism, Grandma Mitzi & Grandpa Russ brought William his new puppy before they headed back to Idaho. She was one of his birthday presents. Brandon really wanted to get him a buddy. She is a pure bred border collie and is 4 weeks old. Will loved her, but she was scared of him and wouldn't let him hold her. Will was frustrated and kinda cried about it. haha. They'll get used to each other.

Aug 6, 2011

We're having Will's birthday party today...

Will isn't the only one who loves the puppy. The girls are playing house with her as a baby in this doll car seat.

He just stared at his candle as we sung Happy Birthday to him... then just sat there after.

We coached him to blow out his candle, and he did it all by himself... first try!

He'd open a present and want to play with it and forget about the rest of his presents. I had to show him there was fun stuff wrapped in all of them, then he kept opening one after another. He'd get totally excited about every present he opened... was cute.

Time to eat cake & ice cream. But Samantha and I are pregnant, so we had vanilla ice cream in a cup with peanut butter stirred in. One of my favorite prego treats!

He has all his toys out of the packages, and was in heaven.

Brandon put Shay on Willie's shoulder...

Will gives her a kiss.

We named her Shay cause it's a name William can say. :)

He was too busy playing with his toys while we all ate cake... he sat down to have some after everyone left.

Will's cute pj's Grandma Mitzi got him.

Happy Birthday Willie!

Aug 7, 2011

Abbee's Baptism

2011-08-06T11:56:00.000-06:00

I can't believe Abbee is 8! She is a sweet, tender-hearted girl and I could see a difference in her that day.

It's awesome to watch your husband baptize your children! I love it.

Mary getting a drink...

Grandparents eating refreshments afterwards in the church gym.

Abbee and her Grandma Sharon are looking at her baptism gifts.

Makayla being a clown with chocolate on her nose.

Aug 6, 2011

Vega Wedding

2011-08-06T11:42:00.001-06:00

Isamar & Fernando are married!!!

William really likes Fernando and wanted to be in this picture... haha.

Fernando works with Brandon at the dairy. They've had the missionary discussions and want to be baptized, but had to get married first. Little Fernando Jr looks adorable, and Isamar is gorgeous. This is a big step in the right direction for them.

Aug 6, 2011

Jackpot In Heber

2011-07-29T11:44:00.069-06:00

We pulled our camp trailer to the Heber Jackpot for Baylee's 2-day lamb show. Almost the whole way there, I was having hard contractions about every 5 to 10 minutes. I was afraid I was starting labor! Once we got there I got out of the truck and walked around. I had one more contraction and then they were gone! Whew! I really didn't want to have these babies in a Heber hospital without my doctor and being far from home and totally unprepared. The truck ride was too bumpy I guess. Brandon's shocks are terrible on his truck, all my contractions and cramping is proof of that. :)

Will played on this dirt pile nearby while everyone unloaded the sheep and steers for the show. Most of Baylee's 4-H club members was here participating in this Jackpot.

Brandon helped Baylee get her lamb ready and clean. Junior Showmanship was first...

Baylee with her lamb, Buddy... waiting for her turn in the arena.

The judge giving Baylee tips. She got 5th place in Showmanship. This judge wanted her to show more confidence and to be relaxed with her lamb.

July 29, 2011

The next day, Baylee showed her lamb again with the same judge, but in the Junior Market Lamb Show. This is were the lamb itself is judged. Baylee's lamb got 4th place.

July 30, 2011

Kalyssa's 1st Job

2011-07-28T19:55:00.000-06:00

Katie, Riley and Kole put their chickens in our barn and asked Kalyssa if she wanted to feed them everyday and they'll pay her $5 a month... she agreed.

The first week she was nervous around them, afraid they'd peck at her, but she is a pro now... she figured out that if she gives them water in the outside section of the coop they'll go back there to drink while she climbs in the front section and gets the feed containers without them around her. Pretty smart!

It's been about a month and there is still 8 chickens! Haha.

Jul 28, 2011

32 Weeks

2011-07-27T14:37:00.000-06:00

So... it's been a month since my last "special" ultrasound. I was really excited to get a detailed one today and find out what they weigh and how everything else is developing. I didn't get any pictures though. :/ Baby "A" has flipped and is head down and Baby "B" flipped too, and is now breech. Seems like every two weeks they switch! haha. Baby "A" weighs 4lbs 2oz, and the other weighs 4lbs 7oz. Baby "A" had a kidney issue a month ago and had too much fluid that wasn't going to the bladder like it should, but they checked it today and it all worked itself out and looks great now that she's a little more mature. The ultrasound specialist said that Baby "B" has a ton of hair! They can tell cause the hair casts lots of shadows in an ultrasound. So cute! Baby "A" got the hiccups for the first time this past week, and gets them often since. Her sister hasn't had them yet that I know of.

How's Mama feeling? I'm doing okay. Medically, everything is normal, but I feel tired. I had to lower the incline on the treadmill from 5 to 3.5% so I don't cramp, but I can still keep my pace of 4mph for the whole 30 minutes... and still 6 days a week. So, I really feel blessed to be so healthy and not to be on bed rest at this point. My doctor has no concerns for me or the babies, so I shouldn't complain about being tired or anything else. :) There is so many complications that I could have that I don't. I'm really thankful and am in a count-your-blessings mindset lately. Brandon said I should rest for the remainder of my pregnancy and no more camping trips after the 4th of July, but then we went to Bear Lake last weekend. He said, "but you're doing so good"... which is a nice way of saying, "you don't need to rest". This weekend we'll be camping in Heber for Baylee's lamb show. Then Abbee has her baptism, William has his 2nd birthday, and then it's time for the Weber fair with more lamb shows. I guess life doesn't stop just cause I'm pregnant with twins. :)

July 27, 2011

Let's Talk!

2011-07-26T16:42:00.002-06:00

Willie pushes a chair up to this phone and talks on it. He's starting to say words lately. He's been saying "Daddy" and "hello" for a while now, but lately he can say... tractor, train, choo-choo, Mom, sorry, Bay, eat, night night, go, no, hi, bye, cow... and my favorite is that he says, "thank you"!

July 26, 2011

Baby Bird

2011-07-25T16:24:00.002-06:00

The girls were playing in the tree in our backyard and found this baby bird on one of the branches. It fell out of its nest above the tree house.

The nest was too far out on the branch to put the bird back into, so the girls put grass in a bucket as a temporary nest, hoping that the mother bird would find it overnight.

They left it up in the treehouse and took pictures with it. Kalyssa climbed up there the next morning to check on it and it had died. She was pretty upset. :(

July 25, 2011

Bear Lake

2011-07-23T15:16:00.004-06:00

The Gibson's invite us to their cabin in Beak Lake every year, but we brought our camping trailer and stayed at an RV park nearby. We left early Saturday morning, and the kids were anxious to play in the water once we got there. The lake is so high this year and there was almost no sandy beaches, mostly rocks... we kept our flip flops on.

The water was cold. William was the only one that went in passed his waist. He was shivering, but loved it!

Abbee was funny... she sat Will on this rock then sat on the other side and just enjoyed the view.

Ron called us later to meet them at their cabin cause they had the boat in the water. Baylee and Abbee went tubing with them, and we stayed for a BBQ dinner and s'mores at the fire pit. I wish I would've took pictures! Gosh! :/

July 23, 2011

Sunday was Pioneer Day. This is our campsite in Bear Lake. We actually had full hook-ups this time. I haven't camped with that luxury yet! lol. We've always used a generator and had a limited water supply. I took a long shower just because I could!

All of us in the trailer (Kalyssa wasn't with us this weekend). Will has candy in his mouth and props his arm on my baby belly.

Brandon packed up camp while I took Will for a walk, and the girls rode their bikes. We went 2 miles through town before he found us. It almost turned into a rescue mission for me. haha. The sun was getting too hot at that point.

On our way home, we stopped at Tony Grove Lake for a picnic.

Will slipped on the snow and got his hands dirty. He's crying and running to me to clean them off.

We hiked around the beautiful Lake.

It's funny how William would dodge the trees along the trail and lean far to the side.

We stopped in Logan at the little zoo there. It just has an honesty box that you put money into and then go see the animals.

There was an albino porcupine... pretty cool.

We went home after this, and was in bed by 9pm. Brandon and I were beat! Too tired to go to a firework show that night. :)

July 24, 2011

Abbee's Glitter Toes

2011-07-19T15:07:00.002-06:00

Abbee's 1st glitter toes... Baylee went to play at her friends house, and Kalyssa was with Brandon at work, William was taking a nap... so I asked Abbee if she wanted me to do her toes as a be-lated birthday treat.

It was nice to hang out with just her... to talk... eat candy... and do something girly together. :)

July 19, 2011

MotorVu

2011-07-18T14:48:00.003-06:00

For each of the girls birthdays this year we've taken two of their friends and gone to the movies. It's the perfect time of year for Abbee's birthday so she had the option to go to the Drive-In as a family, and that's what she wanted to do instead.

I made her a cute baby wipe case to play house with for one last present on her actual birthday today.

Just eating snacks and waiting for the sun to go down...

Movie time!

We saw The Zoo Keeper and Mr. Popper's Penguins. By the time the 2nd movie started all the kids were asleep, so me and Brandon took a nap until it was over too. haha. We didn't want to leave and be rude to everyone there.

July 18, 2011

Abbee's 8th Birthday Party

2011-07-17T14:38:00.004-06:00

Abbee turns 8 tomorrow! We had some family over for cake and ice cream.

Her touch screen MP3 was her favorite present, I think.

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

July 17, 2011

30 Weeks

2011-07-13T16:13:00.000-06:00

Baby "A" on top picture... it's her spine and she is face down, so her profile isn't showing. Baby "B" is the bottom picture... it's a picture of her face. You can kind of make out her eye sockets and mouth.

I saw Dr. Wood today, but I didn't see a Perinatologist to get a big ultrasound at the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Clinic like I usually do. They wanted to see me again in a month, and I see my OB every two weeks right now. I won't know if the kidney issue with Baby "A" has been resolved until I see the Perinatologist again. So the ultrasound I got today from my OB, we heard the heartbeats and they sound perfect. Baby "A" is still breech, but Baby "B" is head down now. If Baby "A" will turn head down then I won't need a c-section. I don't know what they weigh right now.

How's Mama? My belly measured as if I was 36 weeks pregnant with one baby. I'm having contractions lately where my stomach gets tight all over. I never had early contractions with my other two pregnancies, but my Dr said she isn't worried unless I have 6 contractions within an hour. I'm only having one or two a day... if that. I can't get comfortable to sleep at night. I don't fall asleep until about 1am these days. I'm tired a lot and stay indoors as much as possible to be out of the heat. I'm totally shocked that my feet aren't swollen yet! Yeahy! The twins take up so much room that it's hard to breathe lately. And I get dizzy and have to sit down for most of the morning some days. lol... the miserable list is getting longer, but I don't have much longer until it's delivery time!

July 13, 2011

The Nursery

2011-07-08T18:08:00.001-06:00

I bought 2 shades of pink spray paint today and made a few little changes in the twins nursery... :)

I found this paisley lamp last week and had to buy it. The stand is white... I think it would be more cute if it was pink!

I spray painted the lamp stand dark pink, and the "P" above Paisley's crib a candy pink.

I painted the "E" above Emmy's crib dark pink. The hanging pom-poms I made out of tissue paper a few weeks ago... I think they're so fun for a nursery.

July 8, 2011

Gross!

2011-07-06T16:01:00.012-06:00

In the middle of the day... I noticed there was a BAT hanging out on my kitchen window!!! Omgosh! The only place I've ever seen one was at the zoo! lol. They are disgusting! I didn't know I was scared of bats until I had one on my house.

Luckily, Mary and Nate were on there way over to pick up my nieces. Nate grabbed a spoon out of the sink and started beating it threw the screen. One of my good spoons! I could've hurt him! There isn't enough bleach to make me eat with that spoon ever again. I threw it away... I know, I'm totally mental.

The bat just hissed at him and won't move... so he went outside and squirted it with the hose. It finally dropped to the ground and tried to crawl.

He got it on a stick and walked it away from the house. Makayla watched threw the window crying and yelling, "Come in the house Daddy!" It was so funny, she was so concerned that he was gonna get hurt.

I wouldn't let him put it on my lawn, so he put it on the lane and beat it to death with the stick. lol... such a dramatic ordeal for all us girls who watched.

July 6, 2011

Painting Faces

2011-07-06T15:52:00.001-06:00

The girls wanted to paint their faces for fun today. I painted a butterfly on Baylee, some shooting stars on Kalyssa... Baylee painted a flag on Abbee's face... and then they just started painting random stuff on their own hands and arms... haha. It was fun. Oh! And Kalyssa painted a pink flower on my cheek. :)

July 6, 2011

Loader Dreams

2011-07-05T15:45:00.007-06:00

He is at it again! I didn't hear him this time, but he got out of his bed and got his CAT loader to sleep with. Looks so uncomfortable having that in your bed.

July 5, 2011

It's a week later, and he hasn't done this for the 3rd time yet. He's silly.

4th of July

2011-07-04T15:00:00.006-06:00

After we left camp in Dry Fork, we drove straight to Lewiston to spend the 4th of July with Brandon's friend, Cory and his family that lives there. First we went to Lewiston 4th of July Rodeo. Then there was some bouncy toys and a couple rides in the park. We bought the kids 25 tickets to play.

They loved this huge slide...

...and this clown ride that goes to the top and lets you free fall down. On the first drop, William had a look of horror on his face, but we were all laughing, so maybe that put him at ease. After the second drop, he couldn't get enough! He loved this ride, and cried when he had to get off.

They went on it again later. No one was behind them in line so the kid let them ride it for awhile longer this time... lucky ducks. :)

We went back to Cory's parents house to hang out until the fireworks. His sister made cute pirate maps for a scavenger hunt to find the treasure box. Kalyssa really got into the hunt with the kids. They opened the treasure box and it had sparklers, glow-in-the-dark necklaces, snaps, and gold coins inside.

Will and Cory's nephew are the same age. They didn't care about the hunt... they played on the swings.

Valerie got these 4th of July sugar cookies and frosting for the kids to decorate. Kalyssa frosted one for me, Brandon and William.

William dove into a kiddie pool that had a couple inches of water in it and soaked his clothes. I took them off and let him play in his diaper for awhile. He went too far on the wrong side of the swing and got stuck. haha.

We had our camp trailer parked in their backyard, so I got the kids in their pajamas before the fireworks started and laid down some blankets.

Brandon and his buddy Cory during the firework show. We were close enough to the park that we just watched them from Cory's parents backyard. We left after they were over to finally head home after a long weekend of camping. I was so glad to get in my shower at home! :)

July 4, 2011

Camping in Dry Fork, ID

2011-07-01T21:00:00.000-06:00

We're headed to Idaho to camp with Mitzi and Russ for the weekend. On the drive up there, William discovered he has holes in his face.

Will and his cousin Cooper hit it off right away! Cooper is 3 months older than Willie.

They ran around in the grass that was almost as tall as they are.

I copied this picture (and some others) from Mitzi's blog, so the quality isn't the best, but here's Kalyssa while we're having dinner the first night.

Friday, July 1

The next morning, Brandon, Russ, and Kurt got on the horses to check the cows ranging in the canyon. You can see them coming down the hill back to camp.

I've never seen Brandon on a horse and had to get some pictures. :) He's told me stories of riding horses in the canyons with Russ when he was growing up and how much he missed that, so I'm so happy to see him get to do that today.

They saddled up Dodger and let the kids have rides.

Brandon took William and Cooper off so Kalyssa could have a turn, and Will was NOT happy. He cried until his next turn.

Cooper and Will would play on the parked 4-wheelers. Travis took them for a ride.

Mitzi made 2 super cute quilts for the twins... literally, all day, I helped sew the binding on them. We got one finished and I took it home. :) Crystal and Cooper tried to take a nap in the shade.

Brandon drinking a Pepsi... trying to get rid of a migraine. :(

Travis brought some fireworks for the boys. Will loved these huge sparklers!

Saturday, July 2

Sunday morning, we shot clay pigeons. Brandon got to shoot his new shotgun he just got for his birthday for the first time. I shot Crystal's gun that has 2 barrels. It's a 410 shotgun and a 22 in one! I want my own gun like that!

Russell's brother and sister... Kurt and Diane.

Getting ready for dinner. Kurt's wife, Kim... and his son Bill... and Russ eating watermelon. haha.

Sunday, July 3

We packed up camp after breakfast on Monday.

Tractor Dreams

2011-07-01T18:20:00.003-06:00

I put William in bed for a nap and closed his closet doors before I walked out to make sure he wasn't tempted to get up and play with his toy box in there. A few minutes later I heard him playing, but I was busy for a second. Five minutes went by, and I went back in to lay him down again... and found him already sound asleep in bed. He went in the closet and grabbed a tractor to sleep with. He's never done that before. I thought it was so cute.

July 1, 2011

28 Weeks

2011-06-29T19:09:00.000-06:00

This month has gone by so fast! I'm now 28 weeks pregnant, and feel stuffed! Haha. I have to sit back and stretch out my lungs to breathe these days... no slouching!

This is Baby "A" and her cute foot! She has a long 2nd toe and it makes her foot look more like a hoof. haha. I can't wait to kiss her little sweet feet.

Baby "B" and her foot on the right. It's not as clear as the other baby's foot picture is. :/

Babies are still growing right on target. Both weigh exactly the same today at 2 lbs 10 oz each. Baby "A" has always been head down at every appointment, but not this time. Both babies are breech! I really hope that changes. My doctor said there is plenty of time for them to move and change positions before delivery. Baby "A" has too much fluid in her kidneys, so they will watch that for next time to see if it has fixed itself... as they expect it to, and said not to worry.

How's Mama doing??? Dr. Wood measured my stomach again... I'm measuring as if I was at 35 weeks with one baby! lol. Getting big!!! My stomach has grown a lot but my weight gain has slowed down somehow. Only 4 pounds up from 4 weeks ago. I have felt so exhausted in the last couple of weeks. I don't know if it's the heat, or just that I'm in my third trimester with twins (so what do I expect?!), or if it's a combination of both. But WOW, I don't remember feeling so tired so fast with my other pregnancies... even at the end. I definitely have evenings where I know I've met my physical limits for the day, and should relax. I'm still going strong on the treadmill everyday with no cramping. I haven't had to adjust my workouts to lower settings at all in the past month. Really happy about that!

My appointments have changed from once a month to every two weeks now, so another update very soon. :)

Jun 29, 2011

Names Are Chosen!

2011-06-28T19:09:00.004-06:00

A couple months ago when we found out we were having twin girls... names have been tough to decide. All along if we had a girl, Paisley would be her name... but now we need another one. I went through the big baby name book twice and nothing really struck me for the second name. Getting frustrated, I told Brandon it's his job to pick the other name. :) A few days later, he came to me and said he heard the old George Strait song "Check Yes or No" and really liked the name Amy Lou in the song. I don't really like the name Amy, but I liked the Lou part, so I wasn't totally against it. As the weeks have gone by, he's been sticking with it! Kind of concerning me lately. haha. And he's been getting lots of crap from family about picking Amy Lou and that it doesn't go with Paisley at all. THEN, Missy to the rescue! She text Brandon last night correcting him that in the song the gals name is actually Emmylou, not Amy Lou. I LOVE Emmylou!!! It's totally cute and seems more country to me to go along with Paisley. I really liked the name Emma, but not with Paisley, so Emmy was easy to love for me. Brandon and I both agree now. :)

I'm so excited we now have two names that seem to "fit"... Paisley Ann & Emmy Lou.

Jun 28, 2011

Brandon's 31st Birthday

2011-06-26T17:56:00.002-06:00

Brandon turns 31 years old tomorrow, and he wanted to have a small, simple BBQ to celebrate... so that's what we did.

The Birthday Boy

My dear husband is a real piece of work! A week before Father's Day he circled a shot gun he wanted in the Cal Ranch ad and left it on the counter for me to find hoping I'd get the hint. I got it alright, and went there that day to pick it up. Trying to make it a surprise still, for Father's Day I gave him everything but the gun he wanted. He confessed his efforts to drop the hint of what he wanted to family members later on Father's Day sounding disappointed that he didn't get it. I just played dumb and laughed along with everyone else. I saved it as a birthday present that was only a week later. My plan worked! He WAS surprised and excited to get it today. :)

Brandon said all he wanted for his birthday was a new basketball and to play 21 with Kole, Riley and Shawn...

...he got his wish.

They play basketball together every Wednesday already... he must really enjoy it.

I had to get a picture of the super cute cupcakes Katie made him.

Jun 26, 2011

Water Day

2011-06-23T17:09:00.001-06:00

It was our turn to get the water today, so when the kids saw the water coming into the backyard from the ditch, they had to run right through it! Willie's shorts were falling off cause they were soaked, so i put his swimsuit on. Kalyssa didn't want to bother putting her suit on. And what do I care? Less sunblock to put on her... :) Omgosh!!! I must be a redneck! lol.

Kalyssa called Taylee and Makayla over to play.

They hauled water to the sandbox to build stuff.

I let William play in it for 5 hours, and go way passed his nap time. About 3:30 I decided he better get his nap in, and took him to the bathtub kicking and screaming before I laid him down. He was so mad at me.

The water in the yard was starting to dry up, so the girls moved to the trampoline and put the sprinkler underneath it.

Jun 23, 2011

Watering Weeds

2011-06-22T16:58:00.000-06:00

I let William water the flower pot on my porch, and he wanted to do it over and over again. I led him to the backyard to water this weed in the corner of his sandbox as much as he'd like. He watered it about 5 times! Finally, I had to hide the pale and get him focused on something else.

Jun 22, 2011

Birthday Poster

2011-06-20T19:44:00.001-06:00

It was Abbee's turn to plan FHE this week. She chose to have it in honor of her Dad for his birthday next week. Me and the kids made a poster with several reasons why he is special to us and hung it up for the week. He worked late and saw it when he got home.

Jun 20, 2011

4 Wheelin

2011-06-19T16:51:00.002-06:00

Will & Ryder both got on this 4 wheeler, and rolled it later when Will tried to push them forward. It was funny since neither of them got hurt. haha.

Jun 19, 2011

Best Nap Ever

2011-06-16T09:18:00.001-06:00

Willie went to work with Brandon today, and fell asleep on the floor of the tractor. Brandon took this picture with his phone and sent it to me.

Jun 16, 2011

Lamar's Viewing

2011-06-14T16:24:00.003-06:00

Missy and Ryder

We were at Grandpa Lamar's viewing and I didn't even recognize Ryder when I saw him! He's always had such long hair! Missy cut it and he looks like a little boy now instead of a baby. :(

But he looked so so cute with a fohawk... Love it!

Will and Ryder outside.

We're going to miss Grandpa so much. He always had kind words for me and made sure I knew I was a special addition to his family since I married Brandon. I appreciated that so much from him whom I have a lot of respect for.

Brandon said he's lost another one of his heroes. Lamar was a major positive influence in his life. He loved going to Grandma's and Lamar's for lunch and they've talked about farming for hours, just the two of them, over the years. The night before Lamar passed away, we'd been at their house all day, when the night came Brandon didn't want to leave his side in case "grandpa" wanted him to stay. Brandon slept on the bedroom floor next to Grandpa's bed snoring with no pillow or blanket. ;) None of us know how he could fall asleep on the floor like that. Grandpa passed away the next day (June 12th) about 1pm with lots of family there with him. We will miss him.

Jun 14, 2011

Flooding

2011-06-10T15:53:00.006-06:00

The Weber River runs behind the dairy where Brandon works. It's flooded 350 acres where corn is normally already planted this time of year. The river hasn't flooded since the early 80's, so I thought I'd get some pictures. These are the fields behind the dairy that are completely covered in water.

They've been hauling free dirt in from Willard Bay to build dikes up to prevent even more water from over flowing the banks of the river. The sooner it dries up, the sooner they can plant corn here for cow feed. This has been a terrible loss for the farmers in the area. Lots of reporters have been here tracking the flood and the huge impact it's had on everyone.

These helicopters were bringing in 2,000 pound bags of sand to line the river with to help try to save homes nearby. They worked on this for a few days.

I was taking pictures of the helicopters from my house and saw Will trying to feed the pigs chunks of dirt.

Jun 10, 2011

Summer Slumber Party

2011-06-07T15:38:00.020-06:00

Mallorie, Maddie, and Brinlee came over for dinner and a sleep over with my girls.

They played Apples to Apples...

Jumped out of the tree onto the trampoline...

Swung...

...and watched a movie with popcorn until 10:00. Lights out after that at my house... :)

Jun 7, 2011