Dallin's Piano Recital

Dallin had his second piano recital last night.  It was so much fun to listen to him play, especially his second song - he played a duet with Ed.  Dallin was so excited to play a song with his daddy - and they had so much fun practicing together & playing last night.  Dallin definitely played his songs better at home but he still did a GREAT job!  He loves playing the piano and has progressed so much since he started just about 1.5 years ago.  I just can't believe how much he has grown up!  

Sorry - you can't read the writing in the videos - I could when I made them.

Bike Ride to Eaglecrest

Last weekend, Ed took the 2 big boys on a bike ride to their elementary school, Eaglecrest.  They loved getting to go on a bike ride with their daddy (since he goes on bike rides all the time).  They had a great time!

FYI - I only have 29 days left, at most, until I have the twins.  So, even though I haven't blogged much at all these days, I haven't had them yet - just been extremely exhausted.

Gavin - "I Love Stinky Things"

Gavin cracks me up!  He was taking his shoes off and said he his shoe was stinky.  Then he said,

"I need to smell my other shoe and make sure it is stinky too.  I love stinky things.  Pee uuuueeeeeeee!"

What a gross and silly little guy!

Playtime for Brecken

I don't have much (okay, any) energy to play with Brecken these days.  Luckily, he is very good (and creative) at playing by himself.  I did manage to take some picture of him having fun - I couldn't resist, he is just so cute.  I am so lucky to have a little guy that plays so well - and most of the time he will play by himself.  What a cutie!

I LOVE Children's Place

I LOVE Children's Place (at least for boy clothes - I have never shopped for girls there, at least not yet).  Especially when they have their "monster" sales.  Sometimes it is hard to find the sizes you want, but if you do, you can find some real deals.  Dallin & Matthew needed some more t-shirts to finish the school year and really for the summer.  I ended up getting

9 t-shirts AND 1 long-sleeved button-up church shirt for only $35.90 

- and that included SHIPPING!

My Amazing Baby Shower!

What an amazing baby shower my friends (especially Michelle T.) threw for me & the twins last week.  Michelle T. had her house looking great with such cute decorations - all pink, blue, and brown.  And there was so much yummy food - Chinese chicken salad, rolls, fruit salsa & chips, punch, cheesecake, and a chocolate fountain with lots of yummy treats to dip in it.  

So many of my friends came (but we didn't get pictures of all of them), and brought me so many great gifts - from clothes, to shoes, to formula, to diapers, to baby blankets, to car seat covers that attach to the handle and keep the sun off the babies, to podee bottles, to the group gift which is the most wonderful stroller ever - the baby jogger city mini double (my SIL Amy researched strollers for twins for me and found this was the best one - and I must agree, even Ed loves it).  Everyone was so thoughtful and generous!

Thanks to all my friends that helped with my shower - it was GREAT!  And thanks to all my friends for all the great gifts and for the amazing group gift that so many contributed to!  You are all wonderful!  Thank you so much!

32 Week Ultrasound!

I am 32 weeks today!!!!!  Yesterday I had an ultrasound and doctor's appointment (and my fabulous baby shower that I will blog once I get all the pictures).  It was a very busy and exhausting day but so much fun.  I love getting to see my babies!  They were both head up this time - but that could change, we will just have to wait and see what they do.  The good news is they are measuring a little ahead - both are measuring 32 weeks 5 days.  And both have doubled in size since their 26 week ultrasound.  Baby girl is 4 lbs 4 oz and baby boy is 4 lbs 8 oz!  Not bad!  This time we were lucky enough to see our little guys profile (he was hiding last time).  We even got to see him swallow.  But our little girl was hiding too far back for us to see her face - luckily, we saw her face last time.  

Both seem to be doing great and growing at the same rate - which is extremely good!  I go back to the doctor in 2 weeks and start weekly non-stress tests (monitoring each baby for an hour) next week.  So, we are getting close to them coming - at most only 42 days left!  

The Boys BIG Spring Break Adventure (Day 2)

Day 2 of the boys BIG spring break adventure with their dad was a much smaller adventure.  Ed went biking that morning (just a little 55 mile bike ride) so they didn't get on their way until after 2:00.  They went to Boondocks where they played games, air hockey, mini-golf, rode water bumper boats, and even got surprised by me & Brecken with pizza for dinner (I thought it would be fun to at least eat dinner with them since I hadn't participated in any of their adventure).  Uncle Richard & his 2 kids join them for day 2 of the adventure so that made it more fun.  I'm glad Ed was able to do so much with the boys since it might be awhile before they get to do too much outside our house.

Gavin punishes himself!

Last week, while I had my cute little neighbor babysitting, Gavin took care of punishing himself.   When I got home, the babysitter told me that Gavin had fallen asleep on the STAIRS and then on the couch (oh, I wish I had a picture of him asleep on the stairs).  I thought maybe he wasn't feeling well but then she told me the story.  Apparently, Gavin had an accident (a new thing for him - he just gets so busy playing that he doesn't want to go to the bathroom).  After his accident, he cleaned up the mess, got himself clean underwear and clean pants 

AND PUT HIMSELF IN TIMEOUT ON THE STAIRS

(that is what I told him would happen if he had another accident).  What a good boy (not the accident part)!  My cute babysitter said she couldn't find the mess - so I guess he did a good job cleaning up.  I did find his dirty clothes up in his room.  I love this little guy - I just hope he is done having accidents!

The Boys BIG Spring Break Adventure (Day 1)

Before the boys had their spring break, Ed told them to plan what they wanted to do for their big adventure - he was going to take time off work to play with them (which was fabulous since I haven't been able to do much of anything with them lately and won't be able to for quite a while).  The boys came up with a HUGE list of things they wanted to do.  I thought Ed was going to have them pick one or two of the things to do but instead he told them to come up with a schedule and they would do it!  The boys were so excited!  We came up with a schedule - which actually was going to take 2 days.  They were going to have their big adventure on Thursday and Friday but there was so much snow that week (the weather was horrible - in one day we got 10-12 inches of snow at our house and Snowbird got over 40 inches in just a couple of days) that Ed had to go skiing/snowboarding on Friday with one of his friends.  So the big adventure was on Thursday and then Saturday afternoon (after Ed rode his bike 55 miles as a warm up for his 100 mile race).

Day 1 - IHOP, Kangaroo Zoo, Chuck E. Cheese's, Bowling, and Monsters vs. Aliens (the movie)

Day 2 - Boondocks (which is like 4 places in one)

What a GREAT dad!  The boys will never forget their BIG Spring Break Adventure!

11 Years and Counting!

Wow - I can't believe that I got married 11 years ago today (and I really can't believe how young we look in this picture from our wedding day)!  It has been an amazing 11 years.  I don't have any fun pictures from today except for the beautiful flowers that Ed bought me - I love tulips and Gerber daisies.  Ed is actually on his way to Moab for a 100 mile bike race - I think he is crazy but he is excited.  I did get to see him for a minute this morning - better than last year when he was in Europe on our 10 year anniversary with his UofU Executive MBA class.  I am not complaining though - I wouldn't be up to doing much of anything anyways.  He is always very good to me - thanks for a fabulous 11 years!

Sick Little Matthew

Matthew has had a rough week.  He woke-up Sunday morning with a fever of 102.5.  I gave him Motrin and after a little bit he seemed to be mostly okay.  But by the afternoon, his fever had gone back up to 103.8.  Motrin didn't help so much this time.  In the night, his fever went back up over 103, so I gave him more Motrin but an hour later it was up to 104.1.  So into the tub we went.  Finally his fever went down a little but never below 101.  His fever continued for days and he laid on the couch and slept a lot.  Finally, I took him to the doctor last night and it turned out to be an ear infection (which is strange because he never gets ear infections even though all his brother have had tubes, and he never once complained about his ears).  They gave us a prescription and this morning, my little Matthew was back (and I do mean little, I think he lost weight this week from not eating).  I am just so glad he is finally feeling better!