We have been park hopping this summer and took a visit to a sprinkler park in Auburn last week. The boys LOVED it! It was really warm out and so it felt good to be in the water.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Friends
Today I was thinking how grateful I am for friends. They truly enrich our lives on a daily basis - even just with the little things.
David told me about this little experience after sacrament meeting today. He was on his way to take Ethan to nursery when he realized Ethan's friend Hank was running to catch up to them. As soon as the two of them met up, they held hands and made their way to class.
I thought of how this makes me so happy that Ethan has a friend who he feels safe and excited to try new things with. I love that he finds joy in interacting with others.
David told me about this little experience after sacrament meeting today. He was on his way to take Ethan to nursery when he realized Ethan's friend Hank was running to catch up to them. As soon as the two of them met up, they held hands and made their way to class.
I thought of how this makes me so happy that Ethan has a friend who he feels safe and excited to try new things with. I love that he finds joy in interacting with others.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Daddy's Birthday
For David's birthday, we got to spend the day together, just the two of us. We went out to lunch at The Rock and got super stuffed with pizza. Yummy! Good choice, honey. Then we went shopping for some work shoes for him but had no luck. It was fun to just browse in peace and quiet. Then we went bowling where David completely blew my score out of the water. Last, we went putt-putt golfing. I usually win but it was definately David's day...he won by a landslide. I think he's been sneaking in some practice hours on the Tiger Woods Wii game when I'm sleeping or something. It was a fun day out Hon!Then we had his family come over for cake and ice cream.
Ethan wanted to help blow out the candles. Daddy's little helper - always.
'Lijah wanted in on the cake thing.
He figured hanging out with Grandpa would give him his best chance.
Eddie was shocked that David got all the candles blown out.
Ethan is showing Daddy the beautiful picture he drew for him.
Emren playing with Grandpa...Weee!
We got Daddy a football and a baseball/bat so we can all play outside together.Daddy loves playing games with the family.
At the end of the night, Emren thought he would clean up for us.
At the end of the night, Emren thought he would clean up for us.
Bedtime for you little slugger. Happy Birthday Daddy!
The Twins' Frist Birthday
The boys' birthday party was so much fun! Thank you to all the friends and family that made it so memorable.
The plan was to have a splash pool party (since the boys LOVE the water) outside at the park downtown Orting. We figured it would be in the 80's so thought it was a good idea. Well, it ended up being cloudy and not very warm...but it wasn't raining so that was good. We didn't get to play in the water but the kids did some finger painting, bubble blowing, park playing and running around.
The babies loved the attention from everyone. Even though Emren is shy, he still likes being around other people. He knows his Auntie Kristin and hung out with her a lot.
Mommy didn't want their tummies to hurt so she gave them rice krispie duckies instead of cake. I'll give them some cake in October when their "adjusted 1 year" birthday comes around.
The plan was to have a splash pool party (since the boys LOVE the water) outside at the park downtown Orting. We figured it would be in the 80's so thought it was a good idea. Well, it ended up being cloudy and not very warm...but it wasn't raining so that was good. We didn't get to play in the water but the kids did some finger painting, bubble blowing, park playing and running around.
The babies loved the attention from everyone. Even though Emren is shy, he still likes being around other people. He knows his Auntie Kristin and hung out with her a lot.
Mommy didn't want their tummies to hurt so she gave them rice krispie duckies instead of cake. I'll give them some cake in October when their "adjusted 1 year" birthday comes around.
Ethan helping brothers blow out their candles.
Mama and her birthday boys...Yummy Duckies, Mama!
Wee! We love the swing. Won't be able to do this very much longer.
All the kids LOVED the pinata...
Well, sort of. Elijah got a little scared when Grandma was helping him with the bat.
Mama and her birthday boys...Yummy Duckies, Mama!
Wee! We love the swing. Won't be able to do this very much longer.
All the kids LOVED the pinata...
Well, sort of. Elijah got a little scared when Grandma was helping him with the bat.He's still holding on to his bucket, waiting for that candy.
Emren's up to bat now. Grandpa is giving him some sound advice, 
Emren even asked for another turn...Thanks Grandpa!
Come on Ethan...give it a good WHACK with the wrong side of the bat.
Finally Mommy had to have a good couple of turns (took a bit of aggression out) and out came the candy. The kids didn't need help with that part.
I was so busy having fun and trying to keep Ethan from covering his entire self with paints (unsuccessful) that I didn't take as many pictures as I wished I did. Sorry boys but trust me, you were cute, had fun and enjoyed the love that was there (and the food!).
Emren's up to bat now. Grandpa is giving him some sound advice, something about keeping his eye on the "ducky."
Emren even asked for another turn...Thanks Grandpa!
Come on Ethan...give it a good WHACK with the wrong side of the bat.
Finally Mommy had to have a good couple of turns (took a bit of aggression out) and out came the candy. The kids didn't need help with that part.
I was so busy having fun and trying to keep Ethan from covering his entire self with paints (unsuccessful) that I didn't take as many pictures as I wished I did. Sorry boys but trust me, you were cute, had fun and enjoyed the love that was there (and the food!).A Reason to Celebrate!
I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted things on our blog. Sorry to everyone for not keeping up. I had to get myself back into gear, especially with the celebration of the twins' birthday already come and gone.
They had such a challenging start yet proved to us how strong they are. Their lives are miracles before our eyes and we are so grateful to be able to have them in our family circle. We have learned so much from them already. There was such a reason to celebrate this year!
Despite the chaos, struggles and trials we went through, having these boys brings pure joy to my heart. Their giggles and smiles, their sweet personalities that I get to be a part of everyday. I am so grateful they chose to come to this family and share their light with us.
They had such a challenging start yet proved to us how strong they are. Their lives are miracles before our eyes and we are so grateful to be able to have them in our family circle. We have learned so much from them already. There was such a reason to celebrate this year!
Despite the chaos, struggles and trials we went through, having these boys brings pure joy to my heart. Their giggles and smiles, their sweet personalities that I get to be a part of everyday. I am so grateful they chose to come to this family and share their light with us.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Mommy and Daddy Time
Mommy and Daddy got to go on a little excursion in the beginning of the month all by themselves. Nana and Papa took care of the 3 Emigos for us and we headed out on Monday the 1st. I think this was our first getaway since the twins - we new they were in good hands though.
Because of David's hard work at work, we got a little mini-vacation in Silverton, OR at the Oregon Garden resort. It was perfect weather...80 degrees and slightly overcast. The drive down was beautiful. We were just looking forward to being able to spend uninterrupted time together...just paying attention to each other and not all the million other things going on around us. Some time to relax, be schedule free and laugh together.
Wow...we're being lazy and not even feeling a bit guilty.
Woohooo! We're kid free (not that we don't love you boys)!
Dinner out - no clean up and dishes for 7 whole meals!
An evening stroll through the gardens.
Day 2:
Because of David's hard work at work, we got a little mini-vacation in Silverton, OR at the Oregon Garden resort. It was perfect weather...80 degrees and slightly overcast. The drive down was beautiful. We were just looking forward to being able to spend uninterrupted time together...just paying attention to each other and not all the million other things going on around us. Some time to relax, be schedule free and laugh together.
Wow...we're being lazy and not even feeling a bit guilty.
Woohooo! We're kid free (not that we don't love you boys)!
Dinner out - no clean up and dishes for 7 whole meals!
An evening stroll through the gardens.
Day 2: Time for one of our most favorite parts of the trip...our couples massage!
We had to drink lots of water. They told us it was going to be a relaxation massage but they also did a little deep tissue work on us too. 
We are SOOOOOO relaxed! and very much in our happy places. You can tell...my eyes didn't want to open.
We are SOOOOOO relaxed! and very much in our happy places. You can tell...my eyes didn't want to open.
Getting ready to jump into the super hot hot tub after our massages. It was perfect!
We took a tour of the gardens next. This was where the little trolley that took you through the entire gardens picked us up. It was warm so we were taking a water break. Plus, we needed to keep drinking our water from after our massages.
LAME picture of me but David convinced me to pose - there aren't too many pics of the gardens. My allergies were driving me crazy so I wasn't in the take-a-picture mood. The gardens were beautiful though and it was just so nice to be outside enjoying each other and the outdoors.
We had some lunch downtown at this pizza/burger place that ended up being a pub. Kids, don't worry, we weren't drinking. We saw the pool tables in the back and couldn't resist a couple of games. Daddy won, this time.
We just thought it would be funny to take our picture under this sign - please find the humor in it.
We found an old-school movie theater downtown and decided to catch the movie, Night at the Museum 2. We haven't been to a movie in a while so we were pretty excited!
Getting himself psyched up for our big UNO tournament we played on our last night - that I won, thank you very much.
LAME picture of me but David convinced me to pose - there aren't too many pics of the gardens. My allergies were driving me crazy so I wasn't in the take-a-picture mood. The gardens were beautiful though and it was just so nice to be outside enjoying each other and the outdoors.
We had some lunch downtown at this pizza/burger place that ended up being a pub. Kids, don't worry, we weren't drinking. We saw the pool tables in the back and couldn't resist a couple of games. Daddy won, this time.
We just thought it would be funny to take our picture under this sign - please find the humor in it.
We found an old-school movie theater downtown and decided to catch the movie, Night at the Museum 2. We haven't been to a movie in a while so we were pretty excited!
Getting himself psyched up for our big UNO tournament we played on our last night - that I won, thank you very much.
So, our last day didn't go quite as planned. We were very excited to be able to go to the Portland Temple - since neither one of us had been before and we haven't gone to the temple together in a very long time. We checked out only a few minutes later than we planned and set off with mapquest directions all dressed in our nice clothes ready for a peaceful ending to our trip. Well, somehow the mapquest directions brought us on a lot of back highways and we got lost to say the least. David tried to use his phone's navigation but we kept losing service and missing turns we needed to take. An hour and a half later, we finally got going in the correct direction. I'm sure if we hadn't had so much relaxation and peaceful time together the previous couple of days, we would have strangled each other. We wasted almost all of our temple time driving around lost and frustrated...I'm surprised David got a picture of us smiling. Of course this was after we changed into our cooler, comfortable clothes and had given up on the temple idea. Oh well...next time.
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