Nana and Papa

And their off!.....again.

Trying for a family photo

"Look what I found!"

Fun at the park!

Checking on my "sleeping" boys!

Daddy's Boys!

Future Soccer Players???

Congrats Tim and Jessi!

Our good friends, Tim and Jessi, got married this past weekend in Bend, Oregon. Unfortunately I couldn't make it, but I'm happy Chad and Patrick were able to be there. Doesn't Jessi look beautiful and happy?!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy day to all the moms out there. Chad and I actually celebrated last weekend since we knew he would be gone this weekend. Last weekend we took the boys to the park, played outside and took a walk, then went out to dinner. The boys (Chad, Adam & Jack) gave me flowers and a new watch!

Today, I celebrated with Gwen and her family. Gwen and Ron treated the boys and I to a yummy breakfast at First Watch. Afterwards, we went back to their house and the boys got to play with Eve and Emmett. After lunch we headed home.

I attempted to put the boys down for a nap but was interrupted with the tornado sirens. I had to take the boys to the basement for about 30 minutes. Adam was in heaven looking at all of the new stuff he could get into. Jack was grumpy because he wanted to take a nap.

The rest of our day will consist of watching movies. Since it's wet and cold outside we are going to stay in. The boys are really in to movies lately. Adam's favorite is "Cars" and "Shrek" and Jack's is "Stuart Little", "101 Dalmatians" and "Toy Story". Sometimes I'm not sure what all they understand, but it's funny when they laugh out loud at certain scenes.

Change

I have recently discovered that I have control over the colors and text of my blog. I seriously could spend hours changing the layout. So this is to warn you that you may see it change frequently, though, I do like the new layout I made.

2 Terrible Twos and 1 on the way!

I'm pretty sure the "terrible twos" have hit. Overall, the boys are good, but there are new behaviors that are quite frustrating. Lots of taking toys from one another, pushing, hitting, testing and just plain naughty behavior. I need to find a discipline technique that I can be consistent with and that works.

On the flip side, they both are going through a lovey (clingy) stage. Every day at 4:30 Jack seems to have a melt down. He wants me to hold him and carry him. Also, they are competing for my attention. If Jack climbs on my lap then Adam climbs up too.

Poor Maya, she is constantly getting beat up. Between me poking at her to get her to move and the boys sitting on her she'll probably be a tough little girl when she arrives. I'm hoping the boys are lovey to her. We'll see. I'm anticipating a daily battle with me telling them "easy", "be nice to Maya", "touch softly".

I love the above picture. Since the boys have the freedom being in twin beds they like to switch it up. Everyday they change beds. They either switch in the night, get in bed together or choose the opposite bed they took their nap in. I'm surprised they don't prefer one bed and stick to it? Hey, as long as they are happy and sleeping well, mommy's happy!

Me pregnant, per several requests

Momma's boys

Trying to keep up with the boys!

couch potatoes

Update

I finally have the nursery done (pics below). It turned out really cute. It was quite a process though. I originally painted different stripes on the walls. After 4 plus hours of measuring, taping and painting, I took off the tape and hated the stripes. So I started over. I also had intentions of leaving the queen bed in there, but the room is too small for that and the crib and chair. After all the tweaking, it's done and I love it. I'm relived to have it done so quickly. It only took a few days, but if I waited much longer I don't think physically I could have finished it. All the room needs is Maya.

Adam and Jack love their new beds (pic below). When we first got them, I had the beds on bed frames. After deciding it was too high (okay, after Chad decided they were too high) we put the beds on the floor. It's funny because every time it's nap or bedtime, we go in their room and I say, "get in bed." Each time they get in a different bed. They even have snuggled once in the same bed, which last all of 2 minutes.

We've been playing outside a lot lately. It's so nice for the boys to burn that energy off. We have this little plastic slide that they love to climb up and down. And the swing is always a hit. Jack used to be scared of going high, but now he loves it. The higher the better. The biggest hit is the sprinkler. I turn it on really low and they walk over it. I'll have to take pics next time.

Twins for the twins!

Maya's room

Just like Mommy!