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?

ABC Tag

Sarah McGiven's ABC's... Check to see if I tagged you.
A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: Ryan
C- Cake or Pie: Cake
D- Day of Choice: Saturday
E- Essential Item: Diapers and lots of snacks for the kiddos
F- Favorite Color: Red
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: Bears
H- Hometown: Henderson
I- Indulgence(s): Shopping, Blogging, Getting out of the house, Traveling
K- Kids: 2
L- Life is incomplete without: Gospel, Family, Friends, Home
M- Marriage Date: September 30, 2004
N- Number of Siblings: 3 brothers, 3 sisters, 6 sister-in-laws, and 8 brother-in-laws. We come from huge families!
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples
P- Phobias or Fears: Hmmm . . . losing somebody close, Ryan getting in a car accident, Not being able to protect my children from all the evil in this world.
Q- Quote(s): "Mother's of little boys work from son up to son down."
R- Restaurant: Brick Oven, PF Changs, Cafe Rio
S- Season: Fall
T- Tag Six: Anyone who wants to do it!
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I am really sick right now and am doing this post laying on the couch with my poor kids running around neglected.
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Somewhere in between unless I am pregnant...then bring on the red meat.
W- Worst Habit: checking everyone's blogs whenever I have a free minute and shopping
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds if I am looking at a baby!
Y- Your Favorite Food: Depends on the day, right now the thought of food makes me want to die.
Z: Zodiac: Leo

Happy Birthday Renee!

Happy Birthday Renee! We love you so much and we wish we were there to celebrate with you! Thank you for being a wonderful role model and friend. You are such a great mother and have the cutest kids ever! I am so lucky to have a sister I can talk to 10 times a day about absolutely nothing! I love you!