10 months....Oh BABIES!!!

Yep. We have survived!!! Yes we have!! The twins turned 10 months old today. I actually feel very proud that I did not torture them too much. A dear friend at church stopped me and asked me how I liked being a "mother of three". I told her I loved it! I meant that with all Sincerity of my heart to. She said that she felt I had adjusted well to three kiddos. Why thank ya!!

Here are the boys stats from last month at their nine month check up:
Rylen
wght: 21.61 lbs
length: 30 inches
Percentage of ideal: 89% (the pediatrician told me this was off and should be actually higher).....ok.


Caysen
wght: 20.72 lbs
length: 29 inches
percentage of ideal: 95%

Since the twins are 10 months old today....just thought I would share, as their mom, my top ten favorite things.

10. I loved the day last month I was stopped in the grocery store and was told by some random stranger that..."your boys are too old to have a pacifier". I asked the lady how old she thought they were. She replied that she would guess they were almost two! I actually bellied laughed so loud that several heads turned in our direction. When I explained that they were only almost 10 months old, she quickly turned her little cart and went the opposite direction.

9. I love watching the twins play together. They are learning to share more and don't seem to get too upset if they steal each others toys. I am sure that their first full word will be...."share!"

8. I still do not listen to advice from others that have no clue about twins, taking care of them....etc. If you are not sure what I am talking about, see my post from 10.05.09.

7. A child's laugh can heal a wounded heart in less than 30 seconds! It is magic!!

6. Teething sucks & drool happens!!!

5. Not all babies like to sleep through the night...even at 10 months old!

4. A simple toy ball will keep a 10 month old boy occupied all day!

3. Even at 10 month old, some kids prefer their mommy!

2. 1 p.m. church is much better than 11 am church for 10 month old boys that need a little nap before we sit through 3 hours of meetings!!

1. The bond between twin brothers only grows stronger as they grow older together!!

Hold on.......I need to catch up!!!

I cannot believe that it is already January and that Thanksgiving, Christmas and the new year is already here. What in the world happened?

Let's see if I can catch up a little here. I really have not meant to ignore our family blog. I just feel that life was a little crazy and there seemed to be way too much drama around certain events. So.....let's start with Thanksgiving.

With Thanksgiving, we rotate which family we spend it with each year. Last year we went to Idaho and spent time with my family. So - this year we spent time with the Andersen's. It turned out to be very interesting. I learned that I really, really, really, LOVE a more traditional type Thanksgiving. It was the twins first Thanksgiving, and I guess I really wanted to have something more traditional. I also realized that when you are in a family......that is not always the case. Here are some pictures from that day:
Madisen enjoying all the ice cream she could eat.
Caysen showing a rare smile. Even the people in the background are amazed!
Mr. Happy all the time Rylen!

So from the pics you can see that we went to a restaurant. It was different....very different. That is all I am going to say about that adventure.

The Sunday after Thanksgiving we were able to go down to Temple Square and listen to Madisen perform with the Riverton Children's Choir that she sings with. It was VERY amazing!! I must say that I was outstandingly suprised!! I had heard how good the choir was.....but I honestly just thought is was mom's blowing their own horns for their kids. I was WRONG!!! It was a cold, but fun night.....


The twins turned 9 months old on the 5th of December. Madisen and I have been joking because she is 9 years old in December 2009 and her brothers are 9 months old in December 2009. I don't think that kind of number stuff will ever happen again. We adventured to Kiddie Kandids for some photo opportunities that Caysen of course did not like too much! I still think the pics turned out cute though. (I realize of course that I am very biased!)




Christmas morning came all too quickly this year!! We did however manage to get our tree decorated and our Christmas cards sent out early this year!! Thank goodness! We decided to set our tree up downstairs since the twins rarely venture down there. Guess what? We did not have even one broken ornament. I felt it was important to record that moment, because with our boys there is no guarantee that it will every happen again!!!


Just before the madness began!!!

Madisen has been wanting an "American Girl" doll FOREVER!! Santa finally brought her just the one she wanted. I am glad that santa finally came through!!

The twins were a lot of fun this year!! They loved, loved, loved all the wrapping paper and new presents they received! It was a great Christmas for our kids!!!

Jared and I rang in the new year 2010 by both working the graveyard shift! Thanks so much to my sister Summer and her family for coming down and watching the kids overnight! I don't know too many people that would give up their New Years' Eve to watch three kids for free! Thanks again....you saved us!!!

So - this is my post to bid 2009 farewell. You have been good to our family and you will forever be filled with many, many memories. I am anxiously excited for the new year of 2010 and all the possibilities and milestones we will meet! Let's go!!!