They Are Finished!

Little H. . .




. . .and Big H. . .




. . .have found a new love. The boys adore their quilts! Thanks again to all those who contributed. The quilts are so fun, and well loved. I'm sure the boys will treasure them always.

Two Trips to Toquerville

This month we had double the pleasure and double the fun when it came to trips down South. We went down at the beginning of the month and then again at the end.

For our second trip, we were supposed to leave Monday afternoon-ish, but it soon became apparent that that wasn't going to happen. So we set our sights for early Tuesday morning. Well we didn't set our alarms, so we ended up finally pulling out of town at 9:00 on Tuesday morning. We stopped in Scipio to feed the baby, and discovered that they had a free petting zoo right across the street from the gas station. Not only was it free, but it had a baby zebra.







Big H is a huge animal lover, so we had to go. The boys were both scared at first but they warmed up and eventually helped me feed the animals. Big H got so excited about the feeding part he started to feed them anything he could find-- this includes a rock. He was really fond of this ragged little bunny that was up by the fence. It was really sweet to watch him feed that bunny.



I know one little boy who enjoyed the petting zoo.



He enjoyed it so much he didn't want to leave-- seriously that child has a grip!



We really enjoyed this trip. We visited Grandpa's work.



We visited the hospital I worked at. I didn't know anybody there but it was fun to see the changes. The hospital is right across the street from the temple. It would have been fun to take the boys for a walk around the temple, but I settled for a picture because we were short on time-- and Grandma was watching the baby.



We played in Grandma and Grandpa's yard





while Craig and Grandpa worked on the car. We walked by Craig's car earlier and Little H kept saying something. I said, "They're going to fix Daddy's car. Won't that be nice?" He then started to say, "Fix it, Fix it," and he searched for whatever tools he could find-- this includes attempting to lift a hammer. He was so curious about that car, and I'm sure he would have loved to help. However, at his age, his help doesn't look much like help.



We went shopping and had lunch at Taco Bell-- always a favorite. Big H couldn't have anymore cinnamon twists until he ate some of his burrito. We all loved Baby M's face. It almost looked like he was saying, "I get cinnamon twists, and you don't, because I ate my bananas like a good boy!"



And, when we weren't running around like crazy people we tried to just enjoy the view. This is the town hall where our reception was three years, and a month or so, ago.



The boys were all so tired from missed naps and such that they would conk out anywhere. They never do this.




On the way home we stopped in Scipio again to give the boys a breather. At the gas station, across the street from the petting zoo, they had baby ducks and a baby bunny that we missed the first time through. Once again Big H loved the Bunny. They both were kind of timid about the ducks.




This is a shot from a stop in Beaver on the way down. Big H got fussy so we stopped to move around a bit. When we tried to put him back in the car with me he threw a huge fit. See, we took separate cars because we borrowed Grandpa's car while they worked on Craig's car. And we couldn't all ride down together because we wouldn't all fit in Craig's car for the ride back. Well, apparently Big H just wanted to ride with Dad-- plus he needed a nap. Such a daddy's boy!



Thanks for the fun times and the happy memories. We had a great time and we love, and miss, all of you!

Spring is Here!

Spring means snow one day and shorts the next. Yes on Sunday we woke up to find snow outside. Oddly enough it wasn't that cold, but still there was snow.

Spring means blossoms on the tree in the front yard!





One of my favorite things about spring is the blossoms. These blossoms still look so pretty. Even after surviving a snow storm.

Spring means Baby M's first swing in a swing at the park. He loved it! I didn't have the camera though, so I couldn't capture the moment. You can enjoy this video of him swinging in the baby swing though. Sorry it's kind of long and boring. By the way, the boys all wore shorts to the park. Isn't that amazing?




Spring is amazing! I'll endure any winter if it means I get a spring!

Two Boys Turning Two. . .

. . .have two parties, two cakes and two chances to be with the people they love!

The twins turned two on March 25, 2011. We had a party that night with some neighborhood friends and some family at Carl's Jr in Provo.





My Visiting Teacher came with 3 of her kids. She has a boy the twins age and two girls that just love playing with the twins. Our neighbors, from down the street, came as well with their three boys. They have been really good friends to us!

The theme of the party was Diney/Pixar's "Up" and "Cars". Big H likes balloons and Little H likes cars, hence the choice in themes. For party favors we gave away Hot Wheels tied to balloons-- my mom's idea. All night long Big H kept asking for the balloons and Little H kept asking for the cars.



Here they are opening some presents.



After the party died down we headed back to the house for a "Happy Birthday" song and some cake and ice cream.




We couldn't find any anything that was "Up" themed so I made some decorations for the house. "Cars" decorations are easy to come by, but I just went ahead and made those too.






What a fun day we had! Thanks everyone for the gifts and the support!




The next week we headed down to Toquerville to enjoy a fun party with Craig's family.

We decided to move the party to the park because of the nice weather. It was windy but fun.






The boys enjoyed yet another cake-- as did all the guests-- and another "Happy Birthday" song.

Due to the windy weather we returned to Craig's parents house to open the presents.



Baby M enjoyed playing with the remnants of the boys presents.




We also made a fleece quilt for the boys for this party. The plan was to be working on it at the party, but that didn't happen because I failed to prepare everything ahead of time. But thank you to those who contributed fleece. I'll put a pic up of the quilts when we're all finished. They are looking really cute, and the boys love them so far. Thanks for the presents and support too! We love you guys!

I also want to share a small story about the cakes.

So I made these peanut butter bars, and while I was making them Big H kept stealing tastes of the dough for the crust. The boys both loved them after they were completed as well, so we decided that would be their birthday cake. Well then I made another cake dessert, and that got the boys attention too. They would actually cry when I put this dessert away because they wanted more. So began the dilemma of which cake to make. Well than an opportunity arose for us to make some repairs on Craig's car, but his car had to be down South in order for us to do it. Well than came the idea to celebrate the boys birthday down there as well. After all, the timing worked out and I thought it would be fun to celebrate a birthday with Craig's family. Viola! Now I would be able to make both cakes. One for up here and one for down there. And the boys thoroughly enjoyed both just as I planned. If you want the recipe's for the cakes just click on "cake" above.