Not a Good Idea!!!

Before the incident, it's a good thing they are so dang CUTE!!!

MaRea and I were at Gateway on Monday and Jack and Kaden were playing in the fountain in their swim trunks. They were running around and then they suddenly disappeared. I was looking everywhere till my eyes rested upon two little boys just standing next to the grass. This grass of course is fenced off, it obviously was not to be messed with. Next thing I know I see two little streams of pee flying ever so gracefully through the air. I then realized they were peeing on the "not to be harmed" grass. I turn to MaRea and tell her what is going on and she says, "At least they chose the grass!" I laughed, she was right:) I went over to them and the deed was said and done. It was just a little embarrassing,lol;) Next time .......................well lets just hope there isn't a next time.

Happy B-Day London & Dane

From this to them!!!!

Today London and Dane tern ONE!!!! As I looked back at their baby pics I got so anxious, I just kept thinking, "Please bless that doesn't happen again!" BUT it was well worth it. Happy Birth Day my little babies.

DANE: This little boy is so SWEET!! He scooted forever but has finely started crawling now. This little boy loves his daddy so much, when Riley walks in the door he started to cry because he wants Riley to pick him up so bad. He loves his sister and older brother, he watches for Jack in the morning. HIs belly button has totally fixed itself, his fishhook will need to be operated on next year, and his hemangioma never got bigger and it's barley visible. We couldn't imagine life without him:)

LONDON: This little thing already has an attitude. She will SCREAM when she wants something or if Dane gets to close. She also gets very excited when she sees Dane but he just can't get too close, so funny. London is attached to her mommy but adores her daddy. She is a very smiley little girl and she snuggles up every time you pick her up then wiggles herself left and right, so cute. London is a talker, she has so much to say in so little time:) We love this little mutt so much, don't know what we would do without her!!

Birthday Party pics to come:)

California Trip

We drove to California this last week and stayed with my brothers there. Jack got to play with his cousins and we got to enjoy the warm weather. The drive there was surprisingly fabulous, the babies were so good ad Jack was content watching movies. The trick for us is to always drive at night so that the kids sleep.

This was taken about 11:30 at night in the car on the drive there. London was doing one of her blood curdling screams and the look on both of their faces explains how we all felt.

After the beach, like 2 min after the beach

Jack was out in like 3 min, the sun takes a lot out of ya

This is at Mark and Shars house, they are so cute

We drove to Newport Beach and the kids LOVED it! Almost as much as Riley:)

So happy to be outside in the sand

Oh the things you can do when your stuck in LA traffic for 4 hours, you can even make bottles.

Jack had SO MUCH fun with his cousins Logan and Clair. At this point they were playing "Tea Party" and singing about it at the same time.

I have to tell you about a conversation that Jack and Clair had.

Jack: "Clair do you have a sword?"

Clair: "Princesses don't have swords, they wear dresses and dance with the princes."

What was Jack thinking, that's just common knowledge;)

This is Stew the dog, Dane LOVED Stew. He would catch a glimpse of him and giggle and head off towards him. Stew on the other had was not a fan of Dane, lol. Poor, Poor Stew:)

Yes this is me on a golf cart at Rite Aid:) It was a moment for me and I had to capture it. Mark and Shari live right by one and they drive there all the time on their golf cart. So funny and so much fun!!! Thanks Mark and Shar, you guys are awesome and we LOVE you so much!

A Year Ago Today

A year ago today this is what I was doing

When I look at this picture so many emotions come back to me. When I read this old post I cried and cried. I was so scared for my little ones and I felt so isolated in that hospital. I would get on line every day and do research to see what problems the babies would have if they were born that day, talk about stressing yourself out. My family was in Hawaii so I got very few visitors (BUT loved the ones I got:)and if you know me I'm quite a social butterfly. I remember one night when I was on the monitors again to make sure the babies were ok I couldn't stop crying, the nurses were so worried about me they kept asking me if I needed a therapist. WOW, those were some interesting days but also some of my most wonderful memories. I wouldn't take one day back. Riley was my ROCK through it all, and London and Dane were worth every shitty second;)

Last Easter we had an Easter Egg hunt in the hospital, it was definitely something different;) Poor little Jack:)

This is what I was doing this Easter, having MaRea take pics of the kids. I'm SO HAPPY that I'm not in that hospital bed!!!!!!!!!! BUT look what I got out of it, SO CUTE!!!!

I'm so grateful for my little dears, they fill me with so much pride and joy. Thanks for choosing us little ones!

The Split

My 1st year of college I gained a "bit" of weight. MaRea will tell you that when she was sent pics of me on her mission she said allowed, "What the heck happened to her, wow she's FAT." It's ok you can laugh;) I'm ok with that because it was true. I gained more than the freshman 15, it was more like the freshman 20:) Well Because I became a fat little piggy I had a few pair of pants that didn't quite agree with the drastic changes. I split one pair when I was playing volleyball with a BIG group of friends, another pair when I fell down a flight of stairs, and one more pair.......well we won't really need to talk about that one, a bit too embarrassing:) Let's just say I know all about splitting a pair of pants, I'm almost comfortable with it...........but not quite.

Remember when I peed my pants when we were at Riley's families house (go read, "Did I Just Pee My Pant's" post), well this was almost as good as that.

The 1st mistake I made that day was choosing to wear a pair of shorts that I OBVIOUSLY couldn't quite fit into yet. Then came the second mistake. We were all in the kitchen when I started to get the twins ready for a nap. I went over to pick Dane up and that's when "The Split" happened. I stood up and turned around and announced my tragedy, "I think I just split my pants (just to be clear, I didn't think I KNEW)..............I just split my pants." Riley's dad quickly turned his head in embarrassment, Klair and Karlie started laughing their heads off, and Dane was totally oblivious to what had just happened. Klair made her way over to asses the damage, this only induced more laughter. I guess that I should just count myself lucky that I wasn't wearing my regular Saturday Thong, thank heavens:)

Sweet Terri led me upstair to loan me a pair of her britches. I must say I was HOTTTT in those britches, everyone was so jealous of me. Let's just say I looked a little like MC HAMMER. I would have worn those britches all night (so comfy) but it was a good excuse to get out of the house and go shopping, and YES I wore my MC Hammer pants, Terri insisted. At Target I got a few stares but it just added to the fabulousness of the experience:)

So if you ever split your britches because you've gotten fat or because you haven't gotten skinny enough just remember that it could be worse, you could look like that guy:)

The Husband Store

The Husband Store

A brand new store has just opened in New York City that sells Husbands.
When women go to choose a husband, they have to follow the instructions
at the entrance:

"You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are 6 floors and the value of the products increase as you ascend the flights. You may choose any item from a particular floor or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you CANNOT go back down except to exit the building!"

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.

The 1st floor sign reads: Floor 1 - These men have jobs.

The 2nd floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.

The 3rd floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids and are extremely good looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the 4th floor and The sign reads: Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help with Housework.

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!" Still, she goes to the 5th floor and The sign reads: Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, help with Housework and Have A Strong Romantic Streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the 6th floor and the sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on
this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible
to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opens a New Wives store
just across the street.

The 1st floor has wives who love sex.

The 2nd floor has wives who love sex and have money.

The 3rd through 6th floors have never been visited.

I think Us as wives expect a little too much:)

Jacks 1st Ski Trip/Twins Update

Jack got on his 1st pair of skis last weekend and it was so CUTE!! Riley was such a proud daddy. Riley took Jack around his old stomping ground and showed him pictures that Beaver has of Riley doing tricks. Can't wait to take him next year and do it again!! Jack loved it and now talks about skiing all the time. Just a chip off the old block.

Notice that they are both wearing RED pants:)

Kaden was such a GOOD skier!

London and Dane are getting so big. They turn ONE next month. They are both crawling and pulling themselves up on everything. They are moving up the stairs, not safely but still attempting. Dane has 4 teeth, two on bottom and two on top (Center and one to the right of the center tooth, funny). London only has her bottom two still. When it comes time to eat they see me coming and start racing towards me, London usually wins;) Dane is a laid back little guy, he just roams around the house exploring every nook and cranny. London likes to be held and snuggled but will also roam if she's in the mood. Dane will smile at anything that moves, ANYTHING:) London has got a good little stink eye but she also has a very sweet little smile with YUMMY dimples. I just love these two little people, they are so different but also VERY good little babies. Jack is the best big brother. I will catch him putting both hands on their cheeks and saying, "Your just so cute!" I wonder where he learned that, lol:) I just love these little mutts and I LOVE this little family of mine. Some days I want to pull my hair out but for the most part I couldn't be happier:)

I love to get these two in the tub together, they always make me laugh. They crawl all over each other without any regard for the other. They both LOVE the water!

This is my most FAVORITE picture ever! This picture is worth a million words.

Miss London right before bed waiting for daddy to finish making her bottle.

This was the fort that Daddy and JAck built together. Jack wanted to make sure that everyone got inside together. This was the best that we could do:)

Every time I do the dishes this is what I get to see, what a spectacular view.