Update

Just a quick update about what we have been up to.

Lainey has been transitioning from two naps to one and sometimes has a hard time making it through lunch!

This is one of my favorite pics b/c it is so typical of a day at our house. Notice Lainey's feet hanging out of the TV armoire- where she climbs about 100 times a day!- and notice Maggie's little bum hanging out. That also happens everyday! Cracks me up. Hallie is, of course, in charge and is the "teacher" for the group.

Dad has had a lot more time at home and we have all been LOVING it! He is such a great dad!

And then there is me, growing like a champ! I am getting bigger and bigger everyday. I can't believe that I still have so far to go, and at the same time I am getting nervous that it is getting so close! Ahhhh!


The baby girls are getting so big and are doing really well. I love these first two pictures. Baby A has a hip bone (from Baby B) resting on her face and arm, and in the next picture, Baby B has her sister's foot ready to kick her in the face! It is crazy how intertwined they are. But, I guess that is all they know, so they do ok! Can't wait for these girlies to get here! What a blessing!

Maggie's First Day of School

Miss Magoo has started school! She was so excited and has been counting the days until school started. She had to wait 2 1/2 weeks after Hallie started and she has been dying to go! She loves school and loves her teachers and asks everyday if it is a school day. I miss my girls when they are gone, but I know that they are learning and having fun!

The Zoo

I just had to write about Hallie and the zoo the other day. It was Monday, labor day, and Hallie was SOOOOOO excited to have the day off school. She woke up late and laid around in her jammies watching cartoons all morning. She must have seen a commercial for the zoo and came running into the kitchen, "Mom, we HAVE to go to the zoo today. There are new animals and I REALLY want to go see them. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can we go to the zoo?". If you know Hallie, you can only imagine the excitement and animation on her face as she begged to go to the zoo. How could I resist? We decided right then and there we had better get ready and get to the zoo. Once we were in the car, I asked Hallie to tell me about the new animals and what we were going to see. "Oh mom, you are going to be so excited. They got new BIRDS! The new birds are called PIGEONS. Yea mom, we are going to get to see pigeons today!" Oh, to be as excitable as a five year old! Well, let me tell you, we saw some some pigeons and Hallie was completely satisfied. And so was I!

Check One Off the List

Just a quick update on what is going on with us here. As you can imagine, news of the twin girls coming has rocked our world a little! We have a list with several things that we need to do to make room and get ready for these girls. We have kind of been going around in circles trying to accomplish SOMETHING, but really getting no where. But alas, we have the first of many things checked off our list! We traded our old car (*actually our new car) for a new(actually older)car. It was hard for us. Probably b/c we just bought the Ford last year and we LOVED it, but it just wasn't going to work. So, first thing checked off the list and one less thing to do to get ready for these babes. We love our new van and the girls think it is the coolest thing in the world.

Also thought I'd post a picture of the growing belly. It is getting HUGE already, I can't imagine that I am only halfway! But for all of my family and friends far away who don't believe me. I am getting big! This is me at 20 weeks.

Summer Pics

I realized a couple of weeks ago that I had not gotten the girls birthday pictures taken. Can't skip that! So although a huge effort, and not their favorite thing, I was really excited about how they turned out!How lucky am I to have a great friend that is also a great photographer!

First Day of Dance

How fun that dance has begun again. This will be Hallie's third year, but it was Maggie's first day. They were both very excited and had a great time! Maggie was so proud of herself and reported that she did everything the teacher told her just right!

Pretty dresses Little Curls, Oh thank heaven for little girls!

Lucky for us, we found out that we will be having two more sweet, precious baby girls! We have created a mold that has yet to be broken! While we are surprised that we have gone 5 for 5, we are so excited to have these girlies join our family. As President Gordon B. Hinckley (former prophet of the LDS church) said, “Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God." How lucky for us to have the opportunity to raise 5 of them! We have been inspired by the "make-up room " in a good friend's house and will welcome any suggestions as to how to make a house with 5 girls run smoothly! Aaron is handling the news exceptionally well and is planning how he will intercept my attempts to make dancers out of them. He is working on plans for volleyball, basketball and fishing. Lucky for him, the three we have are not the least bit squeamish and have had many a pet frog, cricket, potato bug- whatever they can find! So, there you have it. Two more girls, and we are thrilled!