The Splash Park!...for the first time!

So last Fri. I took the twins...by myself,(well kinda), we went w/ my friend Nicole from up the street, and her 2 little girls, she has one about 6 weeks younger than the twins,Braelle, (one of Luke's many girlfriends,she's in one of the pics w/ him!)and a 3 month old, and her sister who was visiting from Wyoming. I thought the Rexburg Splash Park was so nice, I wish we had one here in Idaho Falls! I can't believe we don't! Anyways, I wasn't sure about how the twins would react, especially Mia, who always waits for Luke to do something before she does...I guess this actually makes her a really smart girl! Ha! But the tiny waterfalls were perfect for them! After awhile they actually seemed to really like it! They loved to watch all the other kids to. And the great thing was they actually stuck pretty close to me, so it wasn't hard to watch both at once! :) I'm looking forward to the next time we go!! :)

Happy 4th of July!!!

Well we had a pretty nice,low key 4th of July! My mom had been staying w/ us for the week, so we were sad that my dad wanted her back on the morning of the 4th! :( We went to our friend Chris's for a barbque, the twins were a little shy till they got to the backyard and saw the trampoline and the swingset and the playhouse, then they were in heaven! My camera died during the barbque,but luckily my great friend Cami saved the day w/ her awesome camera, so I'm using the pics she took instead of the ones I took!! :) After the barbque we just went home, we were both worn out from chasing the twins all day!:) Of course we didn't make it to the fireworks because I am the strict bedtime mom.....7:30!!!! Ha! :) Maybe next year I'll bend the rules and we'll watch the fireworks! Hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July!!! :)

A Twinner update at 18 months!!

Ok, so it's been a month or so since I've done any blogging! Wow, the summer is going by fast, so I thought I do a litttle update! We've just been hanging out this summer so far, the twins LOVE playing outside in their backyard and in their pool, I sometimes just let them play out there in the pool naked, naked babies are SOOO cute!! ;) and really w/ 2 it's just easier that way, then when they are done I can dress them and put them down for a nap! ;) A couple weekends ago they had a B-day party for their cousin at Leo's, which they had a great time and they loved riding those little 25 cent cars and toys that move. On this past Mon. (the 21st) they were 18 months, so we had their Dr. appt. that day also. I had to post the pics even though it was sad, I thought it was funny also, (no, I'm not a mean mom) But they were all happy in the waiting room and then the minute they got into the exam room, they were screaming!! The worst part about this was that I was alone w/ them!!!! My mom was in Chicago, and Trav had meetings he couldn't get out of, so it was just me, w 2 screaming 18 month olds, they were by far the loudest kids in the office!! And they didn't stop screaming till they were dressed and we were out the door! But little Mia weighed in at a whopping 19.6lbs. and was 30 3/4 in. tall, and Luke weighed in at 22.8lbs. and was 32 1/4 in. tall, they are both on the small side, 15 percentile and 25th percentile I believe. Hopefully one of these days they'll catch up!! They are getting so big, they are regular little kids these days, they love to play w/ each other. Luke is by far the leader, whatever trouble he's into you can bet Mia's right behind him, ( I think she just likes him to test everything out first) ,she plays it smart and safe!! That's about it for us, I hope everybody's having a great summer!! :)

Memorial Day weekend!!

Well I've been trying to keep up on the blog, so here goes! :) We went up to my parents cabin in Island park over Memorial Day, it was so nice to get away for a bit, the twins slept the whole ride up so that was nice! They had a blast, they went up to Big Springs and fed the fish,although Luke was trying to jump in w/ the fish so I was a bit nervous around all that water! Also my parents are building a big new house across the street from the other one that is all "grandkid friendly", anyone that knows my mom knows she's all about the grandkids...(you'd think she had like 50,and she only has 4!) Lol! So the twins went over there to look around and check things out.They got to finish off the day w/ a bath in Grammies HUGE tub, which they loved also! One of the other days that we were in town they played in the playground w/ their cousins Atlee and Dax (although none of those pics turned out) it's so hard to get good pics these days, which I say all the time!

As far as a "Twinner update" they are 17 1/2 months old, and we have conquered the biggest challenge that I have yet to face, 3 days ago they said goodbye to their bottles!!! I threw them away,w/ the help of my mom! ;) The picture in the carseats was on Sat. and they had their last one on Tues.!They are doing great w/ out them, I think it was harder for me than them,but my goal was by their 18 month appt. to not have them at all anymore...so we've made it!! They are such big kids now!! (A little cranky these last few days,but we're getting better)! :)

P.S. Sorry, there are alot of pics and they are in No order!!! It takes me to long!! ;)

Mother's Day Weekend and a Twinner update! :)

Well I've been meaning to do a "Twinner" update for awhile now, and then it was Mother's Day so I guess I'll just combine it all! Mother's Day was great we took the twins to the zoo and park, they had a great time, although they seemed to be more interested in all the people and kids than any of the animals, although when they saw the big Yak, they both started to "moo" because I guess to them it looked like the cows we have in our back yard, (which I think it looked like a cow to, so I don't blame them!) ;) We thought maybe we should let them out of their stroller for a bit, but then they were running crazy all over the zoo, so that didn't last long! It was a wonderful Mother's Day and I'm so thankful to have Trav and the twins, I feel so lucky to be their mom and I always hope I'm doing a good enough job! Thanks for the wonderful Mother's Day guys!

I posted some other pics of some funny stuff the twins are up to these days also! It's so funny to watch them push each other around on their little cars, they laugh at each other so hard! I love it! Luke is my daredevil and into EVERYTHING, I came into the living room the other day and there he was on my table throwing all the decorative balls and candles off and down to Mia! He pulls the pillows off the couch and stacks them by the table and climbs right up! Also I'd have to say the thing that keeps me and Trav in absolute laughter is how much they LOVE to dance! Whenever their is music of any kind they both start dancing, the picture is of them dancing to the Ellen show...they LOVE her! When her show comes on they run up to the TV and are going crazy and staring and pointing and dancing, it's hilarious! They are getting funner and funner by the day! Everyday is something new,Luke now points at me when he knows he's doing something wrong and then goes "no,no,no", it's so cute, I forget what the heck I was "no-ing" him about in the first place! Ok, well this is turning into a long post! :)

Happy Easter!! LOTS of pics!! :)

Let me first start this off by saying, there's ALOT of pics and they are really not in any order, I was trying to do it as fast as I could! Sorry! And some of the pics are really just as good as I could get at the time, I cannot get 2, 15 month olds to do anything at the same time let alone pose for pics! Oh well! We had a great Easter and Easter weekend! On Sat. I took Luke to his friend Jaxon's 5th B-day at Leo's, he had a great time, he loved his goodie bag, it had candy necklaces and bubble's, he was in heaven!!! He even came home and shared w/ Mia, who stayed home w/ Trav! Trav has still been battling the flu off and on since Mexico, so he had Easter morning w/ us and then me and the twins drove up to Island Park to have Easter w/ my parents and my brother Kevin and his wife Ashley and my niece and nephew Atlee and Dax. We also celebrated my brother's 28th B-day,(wow I can't belive he's 28!) and my mom's 59th B-day,which is this Sun. The twins had a blast getting into their Easter baskets and presents! We got them a little sink w/ a real running faucet, (which is DEFINITELY an outside toy!) and they got a Little Tykes picnic table,which Luke just likes to stand on top of for now! Oh well, whatever keeps them entertained! They loved the Easter eggs and toys up at my mom's and playing w/ their cousins! Although Kevin's dog Trigger was up there and for some reason this time Luke was so terrified of him! It was so sad, and Trigger is the sweetest old lab,but Luke wanted nothing to do w/ him and he's been around him before, so go figure, I guess it's just another "phase" they go through! :) We missed having Trav up w/ us,but we brought him his Easter basket and some leftovers when we got home! All in all it was a nice laid back Easter, and I just kept thinking back to last Easter when the twins were still these little preemie twins, they were only about 10 weeks last Easter, and this year they were running and playing everywhere, it's amazing the difference a year makes! They are the funnest little people these days and we are so thankful! Hope everyone had a very Happy Easter!! Love, Us :)

Happy 31st Birthday Trav!! :)

So yesterday was Travis's Big 31! Wow,we're gettin old! We had a pretty low key day, of course the weather has been awful, but we did venture out to Babe's to get the big cheesecake that I ordered for his Birthday, which we've both been kind of sick so it didn't really get eaten last night! We did put candles in it and Trav let the twins watch and try to blow them out! They were so amazed! So just wanted to post of few pics of my hubby and tell him on his special day what a wonderful, fantastic husband and dad he is and how much we appreciate all he does for us! Thanks babe, you're the best! Hope you had a Happy Birthday! We love you! Bec, Luke,Mia and Macy!!! xoxoxox