As Promised...

Here are my favorite pictures from the photo shoot. They were not being very cooperative so that is why they have crackers in a few of these pictures but I still think they are cute! Life doesn't get any better than this. These boys are the love of my life! I am so lucky to have them BOTH, they make me SMILE every day! I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I have...I have looked at them 100 times! Thank you to my wonderful personal photographer and mother! We love you!

What A Great Surprise!

When I got home on Thursday this was sitting in my garage all set up and ready to go! What a great hubby I have. I admit I have to be careful about what I say because if I say I want something Ryan will usually get it for me! He is so sweet!

When we were debating whether or not to get the stroller I asked Ryan if he would ever use it and he kind of laughed and said no. The other day I was working and Ryan came upstairs and put on his running clothes. I asked him what he was doing (since he was in charge of the boys) and he said going running with the boys. They were gone for over an hour and when they came back they were both asleep. Ryan said they loved it! I haven't even used it yet but I can't wait! Thanks for the recommendation Rach! We are now the proud owners of 3 double strollers!

We Love Utah!

We had so much fun in Utah! Here is a not so quick update of what we did. WARNING: this is a long post with lots of pictures!

On Sunday we went to the McGiven's for dinner. It was so fun for the boys to see all their cousins and to hang out! It took them a minute to warm up but once they saw all the kids running downstairs and laughing they followed them down and stayed there for a long time. I went down to take pictures and they were so happy. It was so cute! Here is Easton with his cousin Austin. Here are Brady and Easton with their darling cousins Sydney and Ireland!
We decided with nice weather coming to Las Vegas it was time to invest in some sandals for the boys. My mom and I headed to the mall and got them some Keen sandals. They love them! Here they are in their new shoes looking at the fish at Nordstrom! My mom gave Brady and Easton a haircut. When she told me she wanted to put them in the bathtub to do it I about had a heart attack because I thought she was going to use the clippers. I was glad when she told me she wanted to do it with scissors :)
We went to a book party at Whit's house! I ordered some new books and Brady and Easton read and played with the books and River! The next morning we went back and helped Cathy look through all her reciepts. Our best friend River sat on the chair watching and pointing saying "TWINS" that is what he always calls them. It is so cute! We also played with Grandpa who was so proud whenever he could get Easton to give him a hug As you can see we had a wonderful trip! We did many more things like make carmelitas with Grandma Great, went to IKEA, and ate at our favorite places that we miss. We also had a photo shoot with our favorite photographer (my mom) which I will post pictures of later. Thank you to everyone who made our trip so great, especially to Grandma and Grandpa for letting us stay at their house and make messes! We already miss you all!

On the way home we stopped in St. George where we met our daddy (who we had not seen in 10 days) We were so excited! We went to a park to let the boys run around and we had to change them from long pants and long sleeved shirts to t-shirts and shorts! It was so nice! We are glad we came back to such great weather!

AMAZING!

I just watched American Idol and can I just say that this kid is AMAZING. At first I thought I might be a little biased since he is from Utah but tonight I realized that is not it at all. The kid is such an amazing singer and watching him puts a smile on my face and almost brings me to tears. Seriously, I hope he wins! I always watch and hardly ever vote but tonight I voted...A LOT for him!

Usborne Books...

My friend Whitney is doing an Usborne Book Party at her mom's house on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. These books are fabulous. We love them at our house. The touch and feel ones are Brady and Easton's favorite books. Anyone and everyone is invited. If you are interested call me or e-mail me at seh1027@aol.com for the address. Hope to see you there!

Another Great Weekend

My sister Abbey flew in late Friday night to spend the long weekend with us. We had a great time. On Friday we just hung out and talked. Saturday morning we went to the park and met Aleena and Aria there! The boys loved having Aunt Abbey there because she would take them down the slides. Then it was off shopping for us while the boys took a nap. We ran home and met Ryan and headed down to Mandalay Bay where we met Ryan's brother's Kevin and Steve and Kevin's wife Lindsay. We went to dinner with them at this yummy Mexican place. Then Abbey, Kevin, Lindsay and I went to Mama Mia. Ryan and I had seen it in New York but it was still fun! Kevin and Lindsay stayed at our house that night. It was so fun to be able to see them and spend some time with them. Here is Kevin with the boys!On Sunday we just went to church and hung out and relaxed. On Monday morning Abbey and I got the kids in the car and drove to Utah. They did pretty good and it was so nice to have some help on the drive. Ryan is taking his last final today and now has 2 semesters behind him. We are so proud of him. We decided it was best for us to leave since he is more productive without us around. We have had a fun trip to Utah. My poor mom tries to keep her house clean even with us around but it is a lost cause. The boy's don't want any of their toys, they just want to take everything out of every cupboard in her kitchen. The other day my mom decided to put them in this drawer since they had taken everything out of it anyway. We seriously vaccum the kitchen floor at least 4 times a day.

Yesterday the boys had a checkup and had to get shots :( They have dropped on percentile and now Brady is the 7th and Easton is the 15th for weight and they are both the 25th for height. I keep thinking they will have some big growth spurt and shoot up in height but they haven't. I guess that is off of their birthday so they are not that small for when they were actually due. We are still just so grateful that they have devloped normally and are doing so well.

We were also lucky enough to go to lunch with my best friends and their kids. It was so fun to see them even though it was kind of hectic with all the kids. I have the best friends!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I am writing this bundled up in a blanket on the couch...yep you guessed it, still sick :( My sweet husband came home from school with a Dr. Pepper for me (probably not the best thing when you are sick but it tastes so good) and disappointed that he went to get the jogging stroller I wanted and it was sold out. He helped me get the kids down for a nap and since then has been cleaning our house. Right now he is down on his hands and knees (that is the way we do it around here) scrubbing our kitchen floor. What a sweet guy! A jogging stroller would have been nice but a Dr. Pepper and my husband cleaning my house while I do nothing...I can't think of a better Valentine's present. He is so good to me.

We have been hearing knocks at the door bringing Brady and Easton Valentine's surprises all day. It has been so fun! They love all their treats. We are so lucky to have such great friends.

What did your Valentine do for you today?