A little early!

Okay so I know I'm early with this, but I seriously won't have time to post it later this week. Here is the Birthday video for the twins. On August 1st they will turn 3! I can hardly believe that we welcomed them just 3 short years ago. It seems like just last week! I'm kidding!!! They have forever changed our lives. Its a new adventure everyday! We love them both very much!

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I will post some pictures of their party sometime next week. They are having a spider man and butterfly party. Nice combo I know. William is getting more excited everyday! Its so funny. When we first started talking about their birthday they started to fight over whose birthday it actually was. And now they have finally figured out that it is both of their birthdays, or brday as they would say.

Things are good here. We are trying to finish up a couple of different projects here before the party this weekend. I don't think we will make it though. The kids spent all of Saturday with my mom while Dan and I worked. And its just now starting to come back together. Dan ran into a couple of different problems. So there are a couple added hole in our walls to fix!

OK, so I've been a terrible blogger lately. I don't really know why. I'm on the computer every day for numerous reasons for my home businesses. However, I just can't seem to find the time to post anything.

Here we sit mid July...I'm currently planning away for the twins 3rd birthday. I had been planning on a cowboy/girl party for awhile now. But just last weekend we decided to go the spider man and flower/butterfly way. (William loves spider man!) Maybe one year it will be easy for us to plan their party. Trying to have two separate kids parties on the same day with completely different likes and dislikes is really starting to rack my brain. If only they could of been the same sex!! I have almost finished up their birthday video and will post it sometime next week. But here is a picture of them then and now. For those who don't know William was on the

left. And if there are any family member out there that have any newborn pictures please let me know as we have lost ALL of ours except a few. So please let me know thanks.

That's about all. I'll post some more pictures later. Have a nice weekend.

MaKayla

This cute little girl here.

Who would of ever thought she would be covered in POO!

Yeah I know she will probably die of embarrassment when shes 16, but it was her first time! But not the last!!!!!!

And a cute little princess at times!

The one kid that is going to keep us on her toes has found something else she likes to do. Besides her usual eating sand, dirt, rocks, putting stuff in her nose etc... She has now moved to her ears!! This is what the doctors pulled out tonight!

Its a rhinestone, from where, I have no idea. And how and why its there is a mystery to me. The child has NEVER let me do anything with her ears. The other main reason they aren't pierced yet, besides the fact daddy says no! It was a major chore to hold her still long enough for them to get it out. And now we even get to go back to Dr. Benions to have her ears cleaned since they are nasty! That's going to make for a wonderful visit!

Pictures!!

What have we been up to??

That's a great question! The days are all running together, it seems. I can hardly believe that's its already July!! The kids are growing like weeds. The twins are quickly approaching their 3rd birthday, August 1. Funny it seems just like yesterday they were born. I'm working on a slide show for their birthdays for on here. I hope to get it done by then anyway. But I can't seem to find all the newborn pictures here. So stay tuned. On to other things.

We have been busy here. But what else is new really. Three kids, jobs and a huge check list of things that need to get done, well you get the idea. Now that the fence is up, the grass has started to grow back somewhat. But we will fix that this fall so next year it will be super nice, hopefully. The kids are loving it outside. And I love the fact that William can't run off. The pool has been used everyday since we set it up. The twins finally were brave enough yesterday to try it out. Probably because it wasn't so cold.

Last weekend Madison went to Fort Peck with Mary Jo and the kids. They went to the Susical Musical. A play at the theater by Dr. Sues. She loved it. They were also able to go jet skiing and boating. And I'm proud to say that the little pasty white girl finally has a little tan! For those of you who have never seen her she has the fairest skin ever. This week we have my dads side of the family here. So we will be busy all week, and I promise to update with pictures later. I forgot my camera at my parents house last night. Sorry!!

Madison, she is a hoot! But we still love her. She says the funniest things. Just last night, she told my Uncle Brian, "I'm so glad to see your hair is starting to grow back!" I about died. Then later in the evening she was sitting on the couch with my grandma and says "when I get to be a grandma great I hope my arms aren't saggy!" Seriously, where does she come up with these things. She just tells it like it is, and that's just scary. I can't wait to see what she tells her teacher this fall!

MaKayla and William, where to start! They make life interesting. Every single day they are out to get me, I think. It is so fun to watch the two of them together when they actually want to play with each other. The night before last MaKayla was in the bedroom screaming and in charges William, sword drawn saying "I'll save you princess!" PRICELESS!! Dan and I have a meeting with the school district for the early intervention preschool for William next week I think, to see if he will qualify for it. So that is going to be interesting, to say the least.

I think that sums up the past week or so. Again sorry no pictures I will get those on here later.

Love you all!

Fathers Day and Birthdays!

This weekend we had our ONLY (that's a hint to our brothers and sisters BTW) nephew Cadens' 1st birthday party on Saturday. He is such a cutie! We love him and so do the kids. I can't believe he is already a year old.


After the birthday party we were able to get the trampoline and swimming pool set up for the kids to enjoy. The kids are going to have so much fun this year with such a huge yard to just run. They have been outside everyday since it started to get warm. William and his endless supply of energy can jump on the trampoline for hours on end, never getting tired.

Sunday was Father's day. I think Dan was hoping for a nice quiet day at home!! Does that exist with kids?? He was able to sleep past 6, so does that count as sleeping in? One could hope! This Sunday was also our intern pastors last day so we had carry in dinner after church services. We all enjoyed the extra time with everyone. And for dinner my parents had us over for BBQ. Ended up being an easy day for me. I had wanted to stop by the greenhouse on the way home from church to pick up a few more flowers and replace some garden plants the dogs tore up. That ended up being a chore! Dan wanted to go back after he heard of the great deal I just received. So he picked up more of everything. And of course they needed to be planted, my garden is now huge! I know what I will be doing this fall. Or I should say I know what I will attempt to do this fall!

Yesterday and today we spent most of the days outside working on the yard. I have finally made it to my front flower bed and one by the garage. Tomorrow I hope to tackle the one on the side of the house, and replace some of the trees that have died out. We have also went with my Aunt Mary Jo and looked at a couple of houses near by for her and the kids. She has been looking for the past few years for a house with land and this must be her year, as there are 3 within 4 miles of each other. And best of all, they are all by us. So hopefully they can make up their minds soon.

My cousin Shane, AKA Shane the pain by Madison, is here for the summer. He came to help my dad out with the bees. He is so great with the kids, and they love him so much. Its so nice to be surrounded with my family up here. In July my dads sisters and my grandma will all be here for our annual family camping trip. Although we aren't going camping this year. We are excited to spend time with all of them!!

Okay that's about all for now. Happy Anniversary to my brother Derek and his wife Angie, it is two years also for them this year. We stressed our mom out a little bit with two wedding two weeks apart in 05. But I'm also forgetting to mention my baby brother graduated high school two weeks before my wedding!! LOL mom!

Welcome Baby Cole Thomas

Today one of my oldest and dearest friend, Angie and her husband Wes, welcomed their second baby to the world. Another boy! Mister Cole Thomas came into this world at 5:16, a whooping 6 lbs 2 oz, and was 20.25 inches long. Please join me in welcoming baby Cole to the world, and showing your support to Angie, Wes and BIG brother Brody. (click here for their blog) We love you all and can't wait to meet little Cole! When are you coming home again?!?! Inquiring minds want to know!