Our Latest Adventures

Despite what my blog says about us, we have been rather busy. Not normal "us" busy, but we still have been doing things here and there.

We were so excited to get a visit from Craig's Sister and her family. They live in Missouri, so our visits are few and far between. We went with them to visit Craig's Grandpa.




Little Baby M was so tired one day that, after getting him out of the car, he fell asleep at the top of the stairs.



We took advantage of the nice weather to do some yard work. Baby M was so cute out there with his Dad. I went to grab the camera and, when I came back, he was crying. I guess Craig told him not to touch the fire.




We also decided to enjoy a good old weenie roast. The twins don't like hotdogs so they roasted cheese sticks-- they still didn't eat them. More food got roasted then eaten that night, but we still enjoyed ourselves.



We enjoyed a little venture up to Salt Lake on Friday. We even decided to visit my cousin in Layton and see her new baby girl.

The first time I tried to find her house I go the address wrong. So I took the boys to a park we just happened to drive by.




Craig was busy in Salt Lake at this point, and we needed to return to pick him up. So I loaded the boys up and left to pick up Craig. We met up with Craig and got lunch. We were then going to head home. It was then that I realized I had left the diaper bag at the park we were at. It was about 30 minutes in the opposite direction of home. We loaded in the car, and I decided that, since we had to head back that way anyway, I would try to get my cousins right address. We surprised her with a visit and a gift from my mom. She was very gracious to let us all in, and we enjoyed a good visit.

Today the boys and I painted coffee filter flowers to put up on their tree, while we listened to conference.




More Boy Stories:

The other day Little H dropped something and exclaimed, "You got to be kidding me!"

The boys got Superman/Batman capes for their birthdays. Big H puts his on and says, "I want to go to the sky!" I then pick him up and throw him in the air.

Little H like to pretend he's a kitty. He crawls around going, "Meow! Meow!" Then he'll brush up against you. He even likes to play this when we go to the store.

That's What We've been doing

This post will be sweet and fast. OK I don't know if I'll keep either of those promises. I'll I know is I hope to do a quick catch up.



Right before Christmas we took a trip down to Temple Square.





The boys were so excited about the train ride-- Trax.



We stopped to use the bathroom in the Joseph Smith Building, and they offered to take our picture. The boys then took it upon themselves to enjoy some of the toys they had there. We did a fun Family history coloring page too.




Big H really liked this star.



The Gingerbread Man Machine that was across the street, in Deseret Book.



Headed Home



And now for some random stuff.

Baby M and his cute new Onesie-- Santa couldnt' resist.




Little H sporting a new do. He was so excited about this headband.




Our first real snowfall, so our first venture out barefoot in the snow. I usually do this on the very first snow fall of the season, but we really haven't had a good one until now. We made it a family even this year. The boys weren't too crazy about that.




A couple Sundays ago we had another good snowfall and this time we decided to build a snowman with the boys. The twins got really into Frosty the Snowman this year, so they were ecstatic to have him in their backyard. Little H likes to go around and sing the song now. It's so cute!





Baby M likes Dad's computer. Even though it's not there anymore he still climbs up to that spot everyday.




I think that about catches us up. Sadly, we kind of blew off New Years. We had been going through a lot the week after Christmas, and when New Year rolled around we had no idea what to do. Our thoughts went back and forth between, "Should we try to do something? No lets just forget it. But it is a holiday." We put the kids to bed early and drank some Martinellis and midnight. BORING! I know :)

In other news Big H has begun potty training. He is doing really well. Though he still can't be trusted when he's full clothed. I'm rather impressed with the little guy. And yes it is just Big H for now. Little H freaks out every time I mention it. Craig and I have also been having fun serving in our nursery callings. We're the official photo takers. It's fun! Baby M has even started to take a stab at going to his nursery class. We haven't had much success.

That about does it, for now!

Salt Lake City! We'll be Coming Soon!

For some reason or another we've been making a lot of trips to SLC lately.



Don't worry he didn't drive.

Our first trip was a run around to try and save money on a hard drive and some night stands. It seems all the really good deals on KSL end up being in Salt Lake.



So we went to park city for night stands, Sandy for the hard drive and then Riverton to talk to a lady about cloth diapers.

The boys did not like their new riding companion. They don't like the sun in their eyes, but they don't like the window blocked either.



And these two sitting together does not work well at all.



Do you like our improvised sun shade? Before we moved the boys to one side, and the night stand by the window, we had the boys on either side and the night stand in the center. This led to Big H being woken up from a nap by the sun. So this is what we came up with.



Our most recent trip took us to Craig's school, and to The Gateway. I really wanted to take this boys to this fountain sometime this summer. They were scared at first, but they ended up loving it. They also entertained a crowd of people behind us.





We also stopped by Temple Square to see the new display.




I used to love trips up to Salt Lake, but I find them to be a little exhausting now. Perhaps when the boys our older it will be better.

P.S. Craig has started at a nursing school up in Salt Lake called Fortis College. He is really excited about it, and I'm happy that he's happy. I took a tour and it is a very nice little college.

June 27-29, 2010: Two Days, Kid Free, at The Anniverysary Inn

This last Monday and Tuesday found Craig and I vacationing in Salt Lake without the boys for the first time since the joined our happy little family. Leaving the boys behind was hard, but it really was nice to get away.

The Anniversary Inn is a hotel that has themed rooms. They have three separate locations. This one is located on 5th South and is actually the old jail house.

It's a very nice hotel and the rooms are way fun. They have all sorts of themes to choose from. We took a tour and my favorites were the jungle safari themed room, Treasure Island, Sultan's Palace and the Egypt themed room. Of course, they are the most expensive.

Each room has a jetted tub, and a stay includes two pieces of cheese cake, a bottle of sparkling cider and breakfast in bed.

To read about our two day excursion just click on one of the link below.

Room #1: The Rio Grande
Gateway and Antiquing
Fine Asian Dining
The Great Salt Lake
The Roof
The Wild Wild West

June 28-29, 2010: The Wild Wild West

That night we stayed in the Wild Wild West room. This room was way fun, and we checked to make sure the jets were working in the tub before we checked in.

The room





The bed




The bath tub




The BUBBLES!



Jetted tubs make for the best bubble baths!

Thus concludes our kid free weekend.