Free Therapy

I really miss my free therapy. There is something about running that relieves stress and keeps me balanced like nothing else can. I was able to run and walk through my other pregnancies but I haven't been able to with this one. I stopped running after I found out it was twins and then I had to stop walking after about 18 weeks because it made me contract so much. Now I have to be extra careful with my activity because I am always contracting no matter what. I have 10 1/2 weeks (but who's counting) to go and lets hope these babies cooperate and stay put for now.

Fashion Statement

My boys have no style and then in addition to their normal everyday outfits there are bonus styles throughout the day.

Kaden loves his life jacket and wants to wear it all the time no matter if we are going swimming. I pretty much have to hide it from him.

James loves his bike helmet and will often keep it on for a long time after he finishes riding his bike. He is also sporting his "spy backpack' which is hard to see since the straps are black and you can't see his profile. He found an old backpack and has been collecting spy gear in it. He wears this backpack constantly.

Kindergarten Field Trip

James had his first Kindergarten field trip at Hee Haw Farms. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate. It started snowing right after we got there and it was really windy. Most of the kids and chaperones were not prepared for that weather. Some didn't have jackets and others just had a light sweatshirt jacket. We were wearing our warmest winter coats and we were still cold. James got to do the slide and walk through the petting farm and then the teachers decided to end the field trip early. 

Kaden had so much fun walking through the petting farm.

James and his group. He was in the same group with Brent who is also on his soccer team so he was happy about that.

James going down the big slide.

Kaden checking out the cute bunnies.

I can't believe there are only a few more weeks left of kindergarten. James has loved it and I'm amazed at how much he has learned in one year. I don't remember learning all of the things he knows when I was in kindergarten.

Seeds

This is our first year to have a real garden. I decided to get seed starter trays and plant my own seeds. If it doesn't work then we can always buy plants later on when we are ready to plant outside.

It was really fun having my kids help me plant these a week ago.

It's been a week and some of them are beginning to sprout.

Hopefully they keep growing because I really don't know what I'm doing. Thanks to my sister-in-law, Angeline for answering all my questions. On the day I planted the seeds I sent her so many text messages every time I had a question.

If you have any advice for me it is welcomed.

Swimming Lessons 2014

James and Lynnlee took swimming lessons at the Lehi pool this year. Usually we take them in the summer in American Fork. Holy Cow, why has it taken me so long to figure out that swimming lessons in the spring are so much better! There are so many kids at the summer lessons and it is hard to spend 2 weeks going to the pool everyday in the summer when there are so many other things going on. The spring classes in Lehi are small and we haven't had much going on so it was easy to go every afternoon. I felt like the teachers were better and they taught more skills at these lessons and my kids actually learned something. I can actually see the progress they have made. Take my advice if you put your kids in swimming and do it in the winter or spring.

Mama Date

Marshall is out of town and my kids have been calling everything I do with them a mama date. Yesterday we went swimming. Tonight I decided to be brave and take them to Chilis for dessert. I figured 3 kids is easier than 5. They have tablets at each table now so my kids had fun playing games while we waited. They seated us at the same table where Kaden threw up a few months ago. James didn't want to sit there at first but luckily we didn't have any accidents this time.
 

James got a paper cut at some point and when we were leaving he started screaming and crying like he had broken his femur. I could barely see the cut on his hand it was so small. This boys makes me laugh because he has no tolerance for pain. We are in trouble if he ever breaks a bone.

Baby Names

The ladies at my work are so wonderful. I went to my department after I had my gender ultrasound and told all of them the good news of having a boy and a girl. One of the nurses made this sign and put it in the break room to announce the good news. She also included a spot to give boy and girl name suggestions. It's been fun reading the names. I showed this to Marshall and we had a good laugh reading the first names: Edward and Bella. I'll let you decide if we are going to name them that or not.

Mr. Clean

Kaden's new obsession is pulling clean wash cloths out of the drawer and wiping around the house. It is way better than his bathroom obsession. He looks pretty cute too walking around the house wiping windows, the fridge and floor.