It has been one year and one day since i have slept, (since we found out we were having twins)!!!

First i was stressed, then i was uncomfortable, then i had 3 kids, thats why i have dark circles and am always crazy!!!

The past few weeks

These two LOVE Grace, she was playing peek-a-boo with them and they were laughing so hard! She can make them laugh pretty much all the time and even though some days i get at my wits end with her she is alot of help! I dont know if it is the horrible 3's kicking in or what but the past few weeks she has been difficult, talking back and always needing me to do something for her, hopefully she gets back to being herself, f a s t!!!

We went to the festival of trees the other night to see Santa, but Grace was pretty impressed with the donkey too! It would bump her with his nose and she would get a little scared, but she pet him and now thinks we need a donkey in the back yard!

She sat on Santa's lap with no crying, but not real happy either! She asked him for a Barbie, That is what she has wanted for about 2 months now. For awhile she wanted a duck and bear but i got her talked out of that so now she would like a barbie, a purple shirt and socks, quite a difference!!

All of the kids love to play, Trueitt follows Grace, Addison follows Trueitt, and Alaynna follows Addison!

Penn got his sheep, it is a really nice one, (well kyle says and i'lll take his word on it!)! I personally think any dead animal that is not kyles is just fine, but Penn was happy and Kyle was just as happy so that make me happy!!!

This was the finished product of the cake, it didnt fall over and it looked nice so i am happy with it! The night the reception was over was the first night that week i slept good. Making wedding cake is a stressful thing, i think for now, (till all my kids are a little older), i will just stick to making birthday cakes!! I had to make Jakell come get all the girls for a few hours everyday so i could get it done without having to get bottles, juice, diapers, and everything else the kids need, what am i going to do when Jakell leave me?!?

This is what i have been doing all week! I am so glad it is done, i just have to set it up tomorrow and RI a few more pearls on it!

Double trouble or Double Fun

Twins are.....

40 fingers and toes.
Double the diapers.
Double the formula.
Double no sleep.
Double the crying.
Double the laughing.
Double the cleaning.
But
Double the fun and cuteness too!

Have you ever seen a 7 month old with a "Ghetto Booty"??

Because i have a dog, a 3 year old, and 2 almost 8 month olds, I vacuum every morning! The Twins love it, they follow me around and try and touch the vacuum and then run from it, it make cleaning funner with the kids!!

Advent Box

December 1st means it is Christmas time here in this house and everyday we get to open up a present! This year i decided Grace (and Kyle) would be old enough to read a story, scripture, and sing a song, so i got the book that Nancy made me out and decided we would make it a tradition. This is how that few minutes went.....

Me. "turn the TV off so we can read a story"
Grace. "Yea" turns tv off
Me. "the gift of the Maji..."
Kyle. "thats not how you say it"
Me. "if you dont like the way i am saying it read it yourself" Then continued on with the story.
Grace. "what does that mean?"
Me. "Kyle dont throw stuff at Grace. Grace ummmm... I dont know" Then i tried explaining.
and tried to continue on with the story.
Grace. "I have a story, yesterday......."
Me. with a defeated look, "Grace so you just want to open the present?"
Grace. "YEAH"
Kyle. "hahahahahahahahahah"

So maybe next year i will try to do this again and maybe my 3 kids and 1 big kid will be as excited about it as me!!

First present...

second present...

This is why i can not get into the Christmas spirit... We play outside in shirts, it is not even cold enough for jackets some days and it is not very pretty here, that is nicely put. It is this time of year when i really want to move, i still can not get use to Nevada, I miss Utah! I am very thankful for Kyles job, but it would be nice if they could just transfer him to Utah!! Needless to say, i still hate it here and want to move back to utah where it snows and is freezing!

But because it is December and we have a 3 year old who is SO excited for Christmas, we pulled out all the Christmas stuff and put it up! Grace had alot of fun and kept telling us how excited she was, she does make the holidays alot funner!!


I made Kyle put the tree up and he did a great job of taking orders from me! He got out the tape measurer and made sure everything was right in the center and level. I told him to just eye ball it and he told me that when he does that he has to change it 50 times cause i am obsessive and he is right, only he could put up with my crazyness and i love him for it!


The Twins have been a little on the crying, sad, not sleeping side and i couldnt decide if they were getting sick or just getting teeth, but yesterday Alaynnas bottom tooth came out! They are still not their happy little selfs so i am thinking there will be somemore teeth coming through!


Kyle decided he better get me out of this house before i went crazy, so we went up to look for sheep! It really wasnt my idea of a night out but it ended up being fun, sometimes i forget that i like to be out in the world! We went and had a chicken fried steak out at the Moapa Grill, and it was pretty good, i love it when we just get to go out with the 2 of us, it makes me miss the kids, a little!

ThanksGiving

Lots of food

Lots of family

Lots of fun



I didnt burn or under cook anything, everyone seemed like they enjoyed it as much as i did, it was really one of the best thanksgiving i have had!!

My new camera / Thanksgiving

I have been saving my pennies and i got myself a new camera, well kyle owns a little stock in it, but it was defiantly worth it! These pictures aren't the best but even with theses ones you can tell such a difference!
I have the Nikon D3000 and if you want a camera that is more than a point and shoot, i would recommend this one! Hopefully We can go for a ride and take a few pictures of something other than my backyard!!

This is what Alaynna thinks of the flash!!

I was trying to make Trueitt be my model, but babies have a mind of there own!!

Jakell and Addison,
I havent downloaded many pictures, so this is the picture of Addison!!

For the 5 Thanksgivings Kyle and I have been married, we have only had one with my family on Thanksgiving for one reason or another, so this Thanksgiving i decided i was doing it at my house and who ever could come, should!
So My little family, My dad, Jakell and Trueitt, Grandma and Grandpa Ciserella, and Toni and her family are all coming over for Thanksgiving Dinner! I am pretty excited and i hope i dont burn anything or undercook anything!
I never get to see Toni and her family and i dont think Aaron and his wife have ever met the twins, so I hope it will be a nice relaxing Thanksgiving day at my house with my family!

Zion get away

On Saturday Me and Kyle went Christmas shopping, we didn't get a whole lot done but we did get a few things! After our long day of shopping we went over to Springdale to spend the night! This picture was from our patio, it was really pretty!
This was our night away for our anniversary, next time we have a night away there will be no shopping, (i don't like to shop!) But it was nice to get away for a little while, just the 2 of us, and sleep, especially after my midnight movie! I think it is time for a beach vacation, but we will see!!!

New Moon

For some reason i forgot i had 3 kids that never let me nap and so i went to the midnight movie to see New Moon!! To me it was not worth it, at all!! I didnt hate it, but i just would much rather read the books. It could have been that it was midnight and i hadnt slept the night before, but it just wasnt what i thought it would be. It was better than Twilight, but i liked twilight better! I think it is just i didnt really like the book cause Edward broke my heart and i just didnt like Jacob moving in on Bella! But i am over it and i hope to go see it again, not at midnight and maybe i will like it better!!

Here are a few pictures from the night....

Lauren on her high from the red bull!

My cute shirt!

I love this picture, this is really how i felt and this is Lauren on her low from the red bull!!!

I didnt get a picture of me and Jakell or all of the group that went, Ashly was in charge of the camera so i blame it on her!!!!!

BUNKO

Last night we had NEW MOON bunko!!!

Me and Lauren with our awesome shirts!!!
We cant wait for tomorrow night, we are going to be brave and go to the midnight show, hopefully we can stay awake!!!

7 months

On the 14th the twins were 7 months old, it really doesnt seem like they should be that old! They are so much fun and i love to watch them interact with each other! If one of them has a toy, the other one usually wants it! When one is getting a spoonful of food the other one screams just to let me know she would like hers! I can already see the fights over clothes!! Really these two are such great babies and they defiantly keep me going every second of the day!


We stole this little puzzle piece from Grandma Nancy and they had a good time wrestling each other for it, they were in there laughing a rolling around!

Every time i get the camera out Grace needs her picture taken!!
She has also decided to be my cheerleader, so when i vacuum, wash dishes, put the babies down for a nap, pee, anything and everything i get a cheer from her!!

Alaynna crawled under the chair and couldnt quite figure out how to get out!
She is so content and she is happy all the time, unless she is tired, hungry or needs changed! She is started to crawl but mostly army scoot every and she is fast, she gets where she wants!! She has the cutest bum and rolls, i think she has caught up to Addison and probably weights the same now!
She likes to sleep in and stay up late and she loves her morning nap! She loves to eat and will eat anything I (or Grace) will feed her!!

Addison has started to pull herself up but hasnt got the getting down part yet so she cries till i come and help her!!
She is always into something and nothing gets by her, she is a snoop and crawls everywhere, i am afraid she will be walking before the new year!! She loves to be held by her dad and loves it when Grace plays peek-a-boo with her!
She is up early and goes to sleep early, every time i lay her down for a nap, she pulls herself up in her crib and falls down till it wears her out!

I some days complain alot cause i am stuck in my home with the kids everyday and dont have time for anything but cleaning, cooking, and kids, but when i really think about it i am lucky to have 3 healthy, happy kids that love me and a wonderful husband who tries his hardest to make it easy on me! Hopefully i can tell myself this a little more and there will be a little less complaining!!

Family pictures

We finally got some family pictures done by Laura and these are a few of the ones i like!!