First backyard camp out of the year!

Looks like fun family time.....
The babies love their tiny chairs!

Cute kids, minus Mikey.  He makes his
entrance in about 5 minutes.  You'll see!
Check out the next post.

Backyard Camp Out Part 2

     Mikey was poking the fire pit with a stick, then writing on the pavement with the black tip. Apparently, there were still some hot embers on it because when he whacked the giant bush, it was instantly engulfed in flames!
I called 911. We are 2 minutes away from the fire station, but the wind picked up and the field of weeds was burning fast. Mikey was terrified. He thought the police would take him to jail. It was scary, but ended well. They didn't ticket or site us because it was small. It is a hard way to learn a lesson, but very effective. He's traumatized for life! On a good note..... it's nice to have some of the humongous weeds gone!

Just a little catching up!

Here are a few pics from the past year.
I just put the blogger app on my phone! We will see if it makes it easier to blog.  Everyone said that if I could survive the first year with twins, that the rest would be easy.  I'm not so sure about the easy part, but I feel a HUGE sense of relief knowing that we've made it to their first birthdays!  The past year has been a big whirlwind of craziness.  There were lots of times I wished I could have been the stay at home mom.  Without fail, everytime I thought I would lose my marbles, some one would come over and offer to help, or family would call and ask if they could come visit for the weekend.  I am very grateful for all of the love and support we have had. 

Cousin Sophia, loves the babies

Always has his tongue hanging out!

Baby Blessing

Mikey dressed Mason to look like him.  Mason 3  months/ Mikey 5 yrs.

I never want to forget what it felt like to have two tiny tots.  So special!

Had to try the giant camping chair at Big 5.

Halloween 2011

Love it when family visits!

Our first Halloween. Super cute li'l Spooks!

Punkie Patch with Gma Goof!

Kindergarten at last!

Always so happy!

24th of July 2011

Loves her toes!

Doesnt' have a motorcycle or 4 wheeler, but loves wearing a helmet!

He's a reader in the making!

Big sister loves her babies.

Christmas Pictures

Mmm! frosting
He loved the frosting, but hates being sticky.
More Christmas Pictures

                                             Yummy Yummy Frosting
                                             Mckenna wanted to get balloons to celebrate 

                                             Christ's birthday.
                                            Mikey's castle

                                             Mikey calls this his Baby Hulk Po Wheeler.

Anything green is for baby hulk.

                                              Pretty in pink.  She loves her mp3 player
December went bye so quickly.  I love the holiday season.  I love looking for the perfect gifts for my little kiddos.  I shopped online this year.  I scored big with free shipping and killer deals.  It was so nice to be able to shop without having my kids with me.  Mckenna had her dance recital.  She is in a tumbling class.  I was so proud of her.  Grandma and Grandpa came to watch her.  She is a limber little thing.   I think she was most excited about getting to wear makeup.  My camera worked until 2 or 3 minutes before she danced so I only have pre-dance pics.  Oh well.

Kenna also has a lose tooth.  She is very excited about it.  She feels very grown up.

We adopted an elf from the North Pole.  We  got a certificate and gave him a name.  Kenna named him Jingle.  He visited several nights and left treats if the kids had been good.  We wrote letters and he wrote back.  He hid treats around the house for them.  It will be a fun tradition to continue.

Mikey's wish list:  a po wheeler ( 4 wheeler), a bopdodder (helicopter),  and a race car

Kenna's wish list: an mp3 player, a doll that goes potty, and the game Guess Who electronic

Christmas Eve:  On Christmas Eve, we made Santa's cookies.  Michael played with his dough until it was a dirty gray color.  He had fun with the cookie cutters.  Mckenna's cookies had to be perfect.  She was very careful (took forever).  Frosting the cookies was the highlight.  Mikey had a ball.  He piled the frosting and the decor on thick.  Then he licked it off and re-frosted the cookie.  I only let him do that twice.  Kenna's cookies were very cute.  She wanted to be sure she left Santa pretty cookies.  After the cookies were done, it was dinner time.  Not that anyone had room for dinner.  I make enchiladas every year.  It is Ken's favorite.  We also made bead ornaments.  The kids had fun stringing beads onto pipe cleaners.    Yes, it was a busy night.  I told you the month went fast, we had a lot to do that last night.

Christmas morning:  We were lucky enough to be able to sleep in until 7:00.  They were both very excited about their gifts.  Mckenna wanted to tear through everything, and Mikey was stuck on his first gift, the 4 wheeler.  We finally just had to open his other gifts for him.  Santa's gifts were a hit.  The plan was to buy things that would keep them active and wear them out so they would sleep well at night.   They were both in bed and asleep by 7:30 pm!!

Any way, we took them to Ken's school and let them play with their toys in the gym.  Mckenna got a giant ball.  It is like having a hamster wheel.  She also has a motorcycle from last year's Christmas, so they both rode their little vehicles.  Mikey got an inflatable castle bouncy thing.  They had fun jumping in that all afternoon too.  It was a great day.  Merry Christmas everyone!

A Bit of Back Blogging

Daddy's little helper.
A skirt's a skirt, even if it is for a tree.
November

I'm not sure where the time went, but here is a list of events and highlights from the month.

1.  I turned 32 on November 3rd.  Not bragging, but I'm okay with it.

2. We made a trip to Idaho for my grandma's funeral.  As sad as it was to lose her, it was nice to see cousins and other family we had not seen in a very long time.  It turned out to be a very nice weekend.  We rented 6 hotel rooms right next to the falls.  The little kids had fun being together.

3. We put up our Christmas tree.  Mckenna thought the tree skirt was really a skirt, and Mikey was very Hands-On while helping put the tree together.  He was like a little auto mechanic under the tree putting the last layer of branches on.

The weather was beautiful.  

4. Thanksgiving at Mom and Dad's house!  Oh yeah, we didn't go because we all had the stomach flu.   Luckily, we have very thoughtful neighbors who made an entire feast and brought it over.  We didn't actually eat until Friday.  We were very thankful to have it and not have to cook.

Much to be thankful for, as always.

Election 2008

Kids say the cutest things. Mckenna came home from gymnastics and asked me who I was voting for, Brock the Bama or John the Cain. I thought it was very cute. Then Tuesday night I was loading the kids into the car. I said " Come on, mommy has to go vote" Mikey got all excited and said " yay yay yay go boat" When we got to the city office building to vote, he quickly realized that there were no boats. He started yelling " no mom go boat" I tried to explain that I had to vote and that there was no boat. He was not very happy with me.

Happy Haunting

Happy Halloween! Mckenna dressed up as the Barbie from "Diamond Castle". She was so excited to have a party at school. Michael dressed up as Batman. I found a cute pair of pajamas that had a cape velcroed on the back. He ran around saying" I'n (I'm) Batman! He also loves to make ghost sounds. He says " I'n a carey ghost, OooOooOoo, BOO! We tell silly ghost stories at night. Mikey adds the spook by throwing in a "BOO" here and there.

Mall Madness

So, I am renewing my vow to never ever take my children to any mall again. I said it once before when Mckenna was 2 and I was 8 months pregnant. She ran off and I waddled after her while everyone watched. I finally caught up to her and had to carry her back kicking and screaming. Don't ask why I didn't have a stroller. This weekend, we went to the mall for eye exams. Mikey refuses to ride in a stroller without causing a scene. He wants to push the stroller. I made the mistake of letting him. He's like a tiny tornado. He ditches the stroller and runs from store to store yelling " I want one of those and those and those etc. I finally bribed him with an ice cream cone and tricked him into sitting down long enough for me to strap him down. He then says " Mamma, I nice boy. Tell Santa bring 4 wheeler, okay." He is pretty smart for a 2 year old. I have to say that Mckenna behaved very well.

Back in the saddle

I told you this would be a struggle.  I am a flakey blogger.  The past month or so since I started my blog has been fairly uneventful.  That's a good thing.  I'll catch you all up.  Let me start with spring break.  We took the kids to Thanksgiving Point to ride the horses.  They both love the ponies.  It was Mikey's first pony ride.   Kenna wants grandpa Craig to buy her one.  I guess that is better than the last pet she wanted; an antelope.  Mikey is growing like a week.  He will be 2 in a few days.  He loves to ride his bike to the park and go down the really big slides.  He is to fearless.  He loves being with his sister.  He calls her Sissy, short for sister.  It is really very sweet.  He follows her everywhere and she is good to let him tag along.  She is a great big sister.  She is also a great helper at home.
 

Blog Retarded, But Willing to Try!

I am finally jumping on the bandwagon. I am horrible at keeping in touch with family and friends so I suppose this is a good thing. Life is good. Ken and I stay busy with our two little munchkins. Mckenna is almost 5 and will go to kindergarten this fall. Michael will be two in May. He is all boy! Mckenna is very in to makeup and playing dress up with her cousin Sophia. We are anxious for good weather. I am feeling especially cooped up after the long cold winter. Hope everyone is doing well. I'll add more later after I figure out how to add photos.
Rachel