Faces

Do you know the commercial on TV now where they show everyday objects that look like faces. They start out with sad faces and end with happy ones. The girls and I love to watch them and spot the faces. Well, Melia was on the couch with dad and noticed a face. She noticed the eyes(blue lights from the PlayStation), and the diamond nose. Since the face needed a mouth she found a way to add it. And no face is complete with out a hat! She then moved to the other side and made a face with tissues.

Whoo Hoo

While driving on I-5 this is what I heard.

"Look mom a cement filler! Whoo Hoo! I love cement fillers!" (The big kind with the hose not just a dumper.) And what little kid yelled this. Samantha! Yep, almost 11 and still finds pleasure in the little things. Gotta love her.

You know you're a ...

mom of many when you look over and think how did he get in there(washing machine). Not panicking just pondering. Then it dawns on you no one is in there except some feety PJs. When you walk into the bathroom and instead of being upset by what your boys are doing you pull out the camera and take a picture. Boys will be boys!Well with an angelic face like this who could really get mad.

Taking on Soccer

Melia told me a while ago she wanted to do soccer. We've always seen a little athlete in her and soccer was her choice. Her reason is she is great at running and kicking. Can't fight that logic. A friend of mine told me about soccer that goes on just up the street from me that her daughter goes to. So last Thursday off we went. Melia did a great job running and kicking. We had Kellina try it too. She did a great job also. That is until she lost track of Melia than the tears flowed and Kellina was done with soccer. I can't really blame her. In this next set of photos you can see Melia, her friend Zoe, and little Kellina always trying to catch up, but never quit making it.All in all it was a good time and Melia will for sure be going back. Just because I love these shots you get a look at the cheering squad minus Caleb and moms.

Tasting Spring

That is what we are doing in the great northwest. Just ask Jeff. He'll tell you that for the last week we have been getting a taste of spring to come. So with five kids and spring on your hands what do you do? Go to the park and have your first picnic of course!

After eating you can send your kids to burn of some of that energy they have been storing all winter. You know the energy you wish you had, but don't.

It was the first time the boys went on a swing. I know 1 years old and never on a swing. Caleb loved it. But who can blame him he did have a great swing pusher. Joshua however didn't love the swings. Noting to do with the pusher. He thought the play ground was much more fun. What was the little girls favorite thing you may wonder. Well walking in circles around a tree of course. They do this every time we go to this park. We can't leave until they get the chance.

And just in case you don't believe me that spring is showing itself. Here is one last photo to prove my point.

Make up

No not the kind where you say I'm sorry. The kind you put on your face and rely on to look human. Okay maybe that's an over statement, but at least to help you look less tired! My girls love make up! At grandmas they put it on and do their hair. Then their entire attitude changes before your very eyes. They start to worry about smudging their lipstick. The mirrors come out and they can't get enough of themselves. I will admit it gives me a big glimpse into the future.

BIG Boys

How can you tell when your babies aren't your babies any more? Well for starters when you say "Lets go bye bye" and they run to the door making happy sounds and start to bang. Sign language is getting used more and more. Baby Baby Baby is echoing from through out the house.(not knowing what it means). Different words start to pop out when they copy your speech. If asked a question they shake their head no at you(even if the answer is yes). They want to walk not sit in that thing that rolls them around. Climbing out of and onto everything is fun. Yes these are a few of the things my BIG boys do now. Oh, they only have bottles because mom was working. They were watching football this day with dad and relaxing.

Baking

I love to cook. Baking though scares me. What can I say I worry that I will mess it all up and wreck something. I recently was able to rope a friend into baking with me. In my eyes she is much more talented in this area then me. I convinced her to make graham crackers. I have always wanted to and now I had the chance. It was a lot of fun and I learned its okay to not be perfect at what you do. It is more about the experience. Okay so coming out of it with some yummy food is a good thing too. Neither one of us had made graham crackers before and it took us till the last batch to not burn them, but I think the little kids enjoyed. I mean look at Zeke before his cracker... with his cracker.. and after he got done with his first bite.

Melia

She is one amazing little girl. She is out going, head strong, and very funny. She potty trained herself at 18 months and now at 4 she decided she needs to learn how to read. She also enjoys being the center of attention so very much! So when I found her in the living room playing this game with her sisters I knew she was in heaven. I thought she looked like she was trying to be Mary, she was really Queen Clarion(from Tinkerbell). I am amazed at how she is growing so quickly. The other day we were all in the living room and Melia was drawing on her toy. When she got done I could actually tell what she had drawn.
For those of you who don't watch Barbie movies this is Rapunzel and the horse on the movie. Okay you may have guessed that even with out seeing the Barbie version. I mean look at that long flowing hair. She was also the one who wrote her name on top. This may seem like a bit to much bragging, but I just am so in love with this little girl and can't wait to see what else she does.

Let them eat cake!

And boy did they. Well they ate what they managed to get in their mouth! We were very low key this year as people are sick in this family, but it was still a good time. The night of fun ended with the boys doing their Daddy face:)

ONE!

Well it is here. The boys are one!! I can't even believe it. Every thing from conception till now have been amazing. I know that a lot of you have heard the story about my boys , but I have to share it again. I found out I was having twins at my 9 week appointment. The doctor was doing the first ultrasound. He was going to measure the baby and figure out the due date. I had told Jeff to not worry about coming to the appointment. It was suppose to be routine and really the baby doesn't look like much at that point. Boy was he surprised when I called after the appointment and asked if he was sitting. After that I had to wait for a different ultrasound to make sure the boys were not sharing a home. If they were I was told there was a 50% chance one or both babies would die. It was a great day to learn they each had their own home to live in. After we got the results the doctor told me how happy he was because he had been almost convinced it would be bad news. That was our first obstacle over come. Next was constant monitoring. Identical twins can still food from each other. It can result in one or both babies dying. We had good results at every turn. Then it happened Caleb wasn't growing as much as Joshua. It meant twice a week I had to go to the hospital for closer monitoring. Then week 37 hit. The boys were still doing great, but my grandma was not. She was barely hanging on to life. My doctor and I decided the boys should be born so if my grandma was hanging on to know they were okay we could give her that peace of mind. We decided that the boys would be born c-section because of Joshua being breech. I am not some one who cares about how I give birth I just want healthy babies. I went in Saturday morning. The staff was prepped for a twin c-section. My doctor did an ultrasound to double check position and Joshua had flipped. No c-section needed the boys were born naturally about 15 minutes apart. The staff was also expecting up to a two pound weight difference in the boys. They were only apart by ounces! In case were wondering my grandma passed away the day we got home from the hospital. So what is life like now.

Caleb you are so out going. You walk and are starting to talk. You will drop your toys on purpose so you can say uh-oh and giggle. You love to get into things. At grandmas you take all her CDs out and then remove the shelves they sit on. You are pickier about what you eat. You hate taking a bath. You scream the entire time. You don't want to be held. You would rather be moving around. You have three teeth, but are working on more. Joshua you are shy. You will pick a person and like only them. You tend to not like women you don't know. You are starting to walk and talk. You like to say num-num. you eat almost any thing. You love bath time. You play, splash, and giggle. You love to cuddle. You have three teeth, but have a forth poking out.
You may have started out as one, but you are definitely two unique people. I LOVE YOU BOYS!! To end this blog here are some random shots. The belly shot was taken the day the boys were born.

Kellina's favorites

All the girls love their stuffties. The little girls have so many on their beds there is hardly room for them! Kellina brought all her favorites down the other day and asked me to take their pictures. She set them up how she wanted and then told me to snap away. They all have names Ally, Merlia, Gloria, and Snowball. Gloria is a Build-a-Bear that Samantha made for me. Her softy had to make it in the photos as well because that is very important in her life. This fellow doesn't go to bed with her and is played with probably more by the boys, but he felt left out. He growls and bites and scares Kellina.

Poison?

Yesterday as I woke the girls up from their nap little Kellina popped her thumb out of her mouth and said....

"My mouth tastes like there is poison in it."

How she would know what poison taste like I have no idea. I will take credit for the idea though because Jeff and I are always telling kids not to put things in their mouth because its poison. What a doll. By the way she is for sure a thumb sucker! But beyond that her biggest comfort is eyebrows. She sucks her thumb and rubs her eyebrow at the same time. And if I lay next to her in bed she rubs my eyebrows. She told me she loves eyebrows and eye lashes. Again I say what a doll!

Buddies

Jeff and I planned to have Melia and Kellina close together. I thought Kellina was going to be our last baby and we wanted the kids close in age. Now I would say God also thought having the kids close together was a good plan. Anyways, my siblings are 11 and 13 years older then me and I grew up almost as an only child. After meeting Jeff's sister and seeing her girls play together I knew I wanted my kids close in age. I wanted them to be buddies and it seems to have worked. I don't want to leave Samantha out. Even though she is older then all the others she is a great buddy to all.

A new beginning...

or a fresh start. Which ever way you look at it I have a new goal. To read 10 chapters out of my Bible every day. This sounds like a lot and you are to allow one hour to get it done, but it is the best book out there. A novel, if I like it, I can sit and finish it in one day. So then an hour spent with God isn't really a problem. It is a program my friends gave to me. You read one chapter out of ten books at a time. I started last night and loved it. Today I have read 5 chapters this morning and tonight I will read the other 5. Yesterday while doing a Bible study with Samantha I asked her how we are to know Christ. Her response is now what I am putting into practice.

"Well mom, I think we should read the Bible. In the New Testament we can read Jesus talking and in the Old Testament we can read what the prophets said about him."

Such a simple and true answer. I hope to keep up on the reading and expect people to check in with me and help keep me on track. The main question... Isn't God worth an hour of my day?

The best gift ever!

This year we were surprised by a gift from my step-brother and his girl friend. It was a box with 4 ice cream bowls, ice cream scoop and ice cream toppers(yummy). The gift was great, but the best part was the box. It provided hours of entertainment for my boys. They even tried getting in together. Which went O.K. for a little while. In the end though Joshua ended up in tears as usual.