We rode out to red rock today to get me out of the house and yard area!!!
It was alot of fun, Grace climbed "mountains" and we took pictures of her, the twins crawled around in the sand and ate lots, LOTS, of sand and we were all in heaven.
For sure more "trips" like this will be taken by us!!

Kyle was on baby duty first and he couldnt keep up with them, Alaynna would be shoving sand in her mouth as Addison would take off crawling away as fast as she could!! While Alaynna ate the sand Addison threw it, they both love being outside so when they start to walk i am sure we will spend every minute we can outside!!
Today was a good day, and that is all!!!! 

I have been going a little bit crazy cause with the twins it is REALLY hard to do much of anything,

and Grace, Alaynna and I all have bad colds!

But today i said goodbye to schedules, clean clothes, and my bad attitude!! 

So while we were all outside working around the yard and playing Grace and i took a time out so we could have a photo shoot!! Really i got my camera to try and take a picture of how many bees we have in our yard, i think they have a hive someone close cause we seriously have a million, but Grace thought it was for her!!

She is so hard to get a good picture of but today she was fun, here are a few i got......

and......

This is Graces garden!!!!
We walked up to home hardware yesterday and she bought some carrot seeds, i guess she planted them in her sand pile cause she waters it way more than needed and says there is no more playing in it!!! Kyle said she planted them everywhere in his grass, so maybe we will have a few carrots around the yard this summer!! 

The other day Grace came and sat by me on the couch, she began to talk like always!
She tells me,"My kids are saying the bad word damn."
I just looked at her in shock so she decided to tell me again, "Mom, my kids are saying damn, what should i do, they are driving me crazy!"
So i just looked at her and said, " Grace-Lynn Leavitt, you do not say that bad word. Tell your kids if they say that one more time i am going to wash their mouths out with soap."
So she turned to her "kids" and told them.

She is nuts.....

And the poor thing is getting a cold, great!!! 

shots suck...

Today we went and got the girls their 6 month shots, (ya we are behind)! 

Any of you out there with twins know when one cries it is not long before they both cry!! 

First if you can believe it, they both weight 19.8 lbs, and they are just about the same height to!!! 

After the easy stuff was over, they brought the shots in. Alaynna was being held by dad, so she was first, (he does the holding)! She just cried the saddest cry you have heard, and i about cried and remembered that this is why i am taking my 10 month old's in for their 6 month shots! Addison let out a few cries, but just cause her poor sister was crying! Then we traded babies and they gave Addison hers, Her cries were just as sad as Alaynnas and then they both just cried and cried, i think they were crying more for the other one then themselves!!

After the doctor, we went to Lows for some bricks, and a guy asked, "so how far apart are your babies?" I just looked at him and said,"about a minute".

(I thought of you Shannon!)

He just looked at me surprised, and said "well i had to ask, you never know!"

Moral of this story, dont ask that question to a mom, who has bags and dark circles under her eyes and is pushing two babies in a double stroller that look alike! 

It just makes them want to tell you that you are not smart!!!! 

Also we had to go to Costco to get diapers, because of my diaper shower today was the first diapers we had to buy, so a big huge thanks to Nancy for throwing it and to everyone else who gave me diapers, you have no idea how much it has helped!!! And if you want your thank you card there is a stack wrote out and ready sitting in my closet!!

By the way i think that every shopping place needs to have the same size carts as Costco, i would shop there for everything if i could just cause all my kids can be contained to one cart, i love it!!!! 

The girls were pretty excited to get home and out of the car seats, they were both on top of the boxes but i couldnt get my camera in time so i got a picture of Addison drinking her bottle....

And i got Alaynna giving me her big cheese ball smile!!

Alaynna's favorite thing right now is peek-a-boo. She learned how to cover her eye and the side of her head, and she makes the boo noise, i love it!! She also waves, well she throws her hand up in the air and smiles!!

 Addison really was enjoying her dinner, as soon as i would get some mac and cheese in her mouth she would spit it out and throw her hands up and laugh!! 

They were acting so cute tonight so i hope the shots dont bother them this time!!! 

Cake

Kyle gave the twins cake!
They loved it but it got everywhere, they were covered in it so they had to have a bath, i dont think they mind, they love the bath!!
I guess this was a practice run for their 1st birthday!! 

This was the bike thing Jakell got Trueitt, i thought it was so cool, the twins might be getting one for their birthday!!

Trueitt's 1st birthday!!!

Trueitt is ONE!!!!
This last year has went by so fast, i have been lucky enough to be close to Jakell and so i have got to see this little (big) boy change and learn this past year!
Jakell has done such an amazing job with him and i am not just saying that cause she is my sister. She has had to do it alone and i think it has only made both her and Trueitt stronger. Jakell only wants the best for her little boy and she puts his needs and well being above her own wants and needs. She has graduated school while working and taking care of Tru.
She is amazing and she is truly raising an amazing son, I love you Jakell and Trueitt!!
Happy 1st Birthday!!!

For His birthday this year she did it safari themed, She let me  make the cake and it turned out really good, here are a few pictures........
click here

just stuff..

After months of Kyles hard work on the fence, he had to tear it all down. 

But after getting it in the right spot it only took him a 4 day weekend to get all the posts in the ground!! It is looking so good out there and i am SO excited to have a fence all the way around our house!!

The other morning i was down in my bathroom getting ready, Grace was down there with me and then she left! 

I didnt think much of it till i realized she had been gone for awhile and i couldnt hear her! Usually that means she is onto something, but not that morning!! 

I walked down to her room to find her in bed reading a book!!! She stayed in there for awhile and read one book after the other one!

The other night when we were eating dinner, Josie just wouldnt stop barking! After awhile Kyle got up to go see what she was barking at and he told me to go the camera cause Josie tree'd a raccoon!!!
Yes, right in my front yard Josie chased a raccoon up the tree, after taking a few pictures and Grace looking at him, we got Josie inside and the little raccoon went on his way!
Grace names him Sally just like everything else Grace names!!

10 months

Trying to get a good picture of the girls in there cute new valentine's day shirts was impossible!! 

But i think they looked so cute in the matching shirts i had to try!! 

The twins were 10 months old on the 14th, i can not believe how fast it has gone by!! 

Alaynna has 4 teeth, (both top and bottoms), Addison has her 2 bottom teeth.

They both can stand by themselves, as long as they dont realize it! 

They fight over who is sitting on my lap and they have started pushing each other off my lap!

They fight over toys, so from now on i will be buying 2 of the same exact toys, same color, same size! 

They love to chase each other and to be chased by Grace. 

They love to go for walks in the stroller! 

They love to be outside, but we dont get out there as much as they would like cause once i put them down Addison goes left Alaynna goes right and they are eating rocks, leaves, dirt, playing in puddles, and getting into as much as they can as fast as they can! 

We have alot of fun, and we run alot, they for sure are keeping us busy and we love it!!

eating....

The twins just LOVE to eat, they are the best eaters and i love it!! They love to eat pancakes, apple sauce, yogurt, mac and cheese, and anything sweet!!!

When they eat the manage to get food everywhere, i think they sometime get more on themselves and the floor than they get in their mouths!

Doesnt Addison look so lady like eating this, not like her sister who had to have the whole bag!!

needless to say......

My drawer got broke and kyle had to fix it!!!!

This is what happens when i dont pay full attention to my kids.........

I was making a animal for Trueitts cake and so i was listening but not hearing what Grace was saying to me. She kept asking me if she could put another one on and instead of looking down at what she was doing i just said yes!! I guess next time i will look at what she is asking for!!  

Addison trying to get out the wet wipes!!!

And while Grace put stickers EVERYWHERE around the house and Addison was in the wet wipes, Alaynna went and got in my cupboards and got this out!!! 

They all go in different directions all the time, they always keep me running!!!

teeth.......

Today i have just been dead.... ok like the past 3 days!

It is like i have newborn twins all over again, they are getting teeth and it is hell.
They both just cry all night and want to be loved all day, and they dont feel good and are in pain so i have to love them better! And it is ok that i love them better, it just makes me tired! I wish that i knew what to do for them, but for now they get to chew on cold rags, eat lots of teething tablets, and get lots of loves!

 

 

I know that i am really tired cause what i really wanted to cook for dinner was a box of cereal! I  thought about just dumping into bowls, putting them on the floor and letting the girls have at them, i didnt, but i really did think about it, alot.

pictures

I took a few pictures of the girls, it was hard!!
Alaynna liked to eat everything,
Addison didnt like how the grass felt, and
Grace just didnt want her picture taken!!!
But i did get a few good ones of them..
here are a few and there are a few more on my other blog!
(click here to see them)