Bananas

Bananas are awesome. But once you take the peel off they can get your fingers all messy. So, how do you solve that problem? Well, if you are Ethan and Bridget, you go to you box of plastic food, get the pretend ice cream, take it out of the cone and stick your banana in it, and use it as a handle. Pretty smart thinking.

Sleeping boy

Ethan has had the ability to get in and out of his crib for a awhile. Sometimes he tried to sneak out of his crib and play. He is amazingly quiet so sometimes if I'm in my room at nap time I don't hear him sometimes. One day a went out into the living room and saw this:

Completely out laying on the couch, with his head on top of the remote. Why he thinks this is better than his bed beats me. At bed time he thinks he is being sneaky if he sits right outside of his door. Many a night we have found him like this:

REALLY? So cute. Its funny cause he really believes that we can't see him and that he is really getting away with something. I'll let him believe that and maybe he wont be very good and being sneaky as he gets older. Will make it easier for me. :)

Christmas 2009: part 1

We had such a fun Christmas this year. It was a blast to see the kids so excited and really catching on to what was happening. I think next year they will understand better, but we laid the foundation this year. First we talked a lot about Santa, who Santa was and what he did. Really the only thing that they got out of it was that Santa says "Ho Ho Ho". Every time that we saw a Santa, snowman, reindeer, elf etc. They would get so excited and say "Ho Ho Ho". I was really cute. Last year they were so small and the both got sick on Christmas day so it was a whole new world of adventures this time around. We had a great time opening presents at home and playing with everything. Next we napped and went to my parents house for more Christmas fun!

My brother Brian and his zommbie

An ode to my 20s

Since tomorrow is the beginning of a new decade for me I thought it would be fun to look back at a my twenties. Wow, its really a time to be busy, so many milestones. I am looking forward to my thirties where I can sit back and enjoy all my hard work to get to this point so far in my life. I think the best way to sit back and relax is to start with two, 2 year olds. Umm, maybe the hard work is not over yet. :) Here are few milestones of my twenties:

20 - Spent a spring term in England doing a Theater study abroad. Amazing!

21 - Graduated after four years with my bachelors degrees from Brigham Young University

22- Graduated from cosmetology school and started my career as a hair stylist

23- Met the love of my life

24- Married and made him mine for Eternity

27 - Became a mother, learning that joy can be beyond limits

29 - Ran my first race, a 5k, hope to do many more in the future

These are some of the great accomplishments so far in my life. I can't wait for more. Happy Birthday to me. :)

Peek-a-boo. Where are you?

Sometimes at night Ethan is a very busy boy. Sometimes he will find random things on the floor and pile them into his bed with him. Lately he has figure out how to flip his mattress, and sometimes its completely out of the crib in the morning. The other day we had a new one though. I come into their room on the morning and find this:

Um, what? Where is he. Sometime he get out so I looked around the room and he is no where to be found. Then, I found him:

Peek-a-boo:

Sleeping soundly, underneath the mattress. So clever :)

My first 5k

A few weeks ago I completed my first 5k! a few months ago when the kids started preschool, I decided that I wanted to go to the gym for my free time. In order to get motivated not to miss a day, I downloaded a couch to 5k training program on my Ipod. It was designed for non runners to be able to complete a 5k. Since it seemed prefect for me, I took the challenge to try it. 8 weeks later, I finished the Santa Clarita 5k. I was not prepared for how fun it would be. There were so many people and the energy was amazing. I ran most of the time and had a personal best time. When I came to the finish line, I had a great cheering crowd waiting for me. I can't wait to do the next one. That's weird for me to say that, but its true!

Halloween 2009

This year we had a fun and busy Halloween. We attended my local twins club Halloween party, my parents wards Trunk-or-Treat and our own wards party. This gave Bridget and Ethan many chanced to dress up and wear their costumes. Ethan was a fireman and Bridget was a lady bug. I was really surprised how much they loved dressing up and wearing their costumes. Bridget even wore her lady bug hat the whole time! They also really got a hang of trick or treating really fast. It was so exciting to see them walk up to a house, knock and hold out their bags with such excitement. I already can't wait for next year.