Fun with Daddy

I didn't do anything too exciting on this page and the pictures aren't the greatest but the memories are ones I don't want my boys to forget.  Ed is so good about spending time with them and playing with them.  He even plays their version of hide-n-seek where they hold on to Ed's back (and then each others backs) and tell Ed to find them - of course, when he turns around, they follow him and he acts like he can't find them.  They LOVE it!  Ed is the BEST dad - and our boys would agree!

Dallin - it's great to be (almost) 8!

I can't believe my baby (he would not like being called that) is going to be 8 this year (in June).  He has grown-up so much lately.  He likes wearing a sports coat to church (and even buttoning it up) and he has been the BEST helper lately (and boy have I needed the help)!  He fixes meals for his brothers, insists that I rest, does dishes - basically he does most anything that he thinks will help make it easier for me (I wonder if he would help this much if I was pregnant with just one baby and not two?  He probably would).

One week & counting!

Finally, one week from today is the ultrasound.  I am so excited to find out what the twins are (boys, girls, one of each - don't forget to vote if you haven't yet).  But really, I will be happy with whatever they are (I will be sad if I don't get my little girl - but I won't be sad to get two more boys - if that makes sense).  And I really just can't wait to see them and to make sure they are healthy.  I am nervous about what is going on with them all the time.  I figure since there are 2 of them, twice as much can go wrong.  So, I really just need to see them in the ultrasound and know they are okay.  One week and we will know!

Brecken's Much Needed Hair Cut

Brecken's hair was getting way too long - it was cute and kind of curled - but was always crazy and a pain to wash.  So, last week off it came.  But where did my little baby go?  He looks so grown-up now!

Ed at Sundance Film Festival

Ed had a great time up in Park City this weekend.  The coolest part (at least to me) was that Sting was standing just a foot away from Ed Friday night at the Premier of his (Sting's) wife's movie.  I just wish I could have gone - but I wouldn't have done well having to drive up there and then being up so late.  I'm glad Ed got to go and have a good time (but I am also very glad he is home).

Big Pictures for Wall

After my last post of all the pictures of Brecken, I was asked which picture of Brecken I picked to put on the wall.  So, I thought I would post this so you could see all 4 pictures that are on my wall leading to my basement.  I love seeing these little faces everyday!  I can't believe I will be adding 2 more to the wall!

Oh my little Brecken!

Okay - so these pictures are from when Brecken was 7-months old (he is now 15-months old).  I am working on getting an album put together for all of 2008 and these are 2 very simple pages that I just did.  I know it is a LOT of pictures but if you only saw how many I took (over 300) you would realize these 2 pages aren't too many.  That and I just don't want to forget Brecken at this age - I can't ever get it back but I can have pictures of him to help me remember these days!

But since I haven't blogged anything recent (of course, nothing has really happened this week to blog anyway) I thought I would post these 2 pages that I just made.  I love my scrapbooking program (Memory Mixer).  It was so nice (and EASY) to zoom in and out on these pictures and make some in color and some in black & white.

I LOVE this picture by Matthew!

A few weeks ago, Matthew colored this cute picture for me (since then it has been on my frig and will remain for a long time).  He told me it is a picture of me in the hospital with the twins laying on the bed next to me and that there is food and a drink on the table next to me.  What a cute little guy he is.  I just love this picture and thought I would share it!

Family Pictures (way back in August 2008)

Okay - so now that things have calmed down (holidays are over), I am trying to go back and finish up the pages I never got around to doing last year so I can get my first digital scrapbook printed!  Then I have to go back and do 2007 and the end of 2006 (I am so embarrassed to be so far behind - but I was really sick when I was pregnant with Brecken & we had a rough time the first 6 months of his life - and back then, I was doing traditional scrapbooking).  

So, here are a lot of the fabulous pictures my adorable cousin (okay, my cousin's wife) Amanda took for us last August.  She does a fabulous job so if you are in AZ, look her up (click here for her photography site).  Or, if we can get enough people up here in UT, she will come up and take pictures.  Anyway, she really does a great job.  I had a hard time picking which ones to scrapbook - hence the 7 pages!  Thanks again Amanda (and Angela - she was here then too and helped with the kids)!

Basketball (again with more to come)

With 4 (and potentially 6) boys, we play a lot of sports.  In October and November it was time for basketball.  Dallin and Matthew took a basketball skills class (again) at The Factory (formerly Open Court).  They love it and learn so much!  This time we even signed them up for games on Saturday - which was a lot of fun and a great experience for the boys.  It is always great to see the boys progress - I could see HUGE improvements in both boys this time.  But I think my favorite part was to see how close Dallin & Matthew are.  Matthew was always happier and did better if he was with his big brother - and Dallin doesn't even mind.  Dallin takes good care of his little brother Matthew!

Fun in the Snow (back in December)

We got a lot of snow in December - which meant a lot of bundling up, playing in the snow, and hot chocolate.  Here are some pictures from some of the fun the boys had with Ed out in the snow.

The Boys' Big Adventure

Ed was able to take some time off over Christmas - and he did a TON with the boys.  One day, he took Dallin and Matthew (Gavin wanted to stay home) on an adventure that included riding TRAX, the Salt Lake City Library, riding Front Runner (the passenger commuter train), and visiting Grandma Jane and O'Pa.  They had a GREAT time!