Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You

After lots of stress, worrying, numerous lists, lack of sleep, excitement, 1 sick baby, endless shopping & lots of cooking, the girls 1st birthday party turned out wonderful!!!! It ended up being a gorgeous afternoon & I was one proud Mommy. I think we ended up with 38 adults & 24 kids & I believe fun was had by all. The only dissapointment.... I was so busy that I didn't get many good pics. Here's the best of the best.

The Birthday Girls!

Family Pic

Siena crawling on the weird feeling grass.

Sara showing off her new able-to-walk-a-little abilities

Some of our dear family & friends.

Their YUMMY cake. The girls really surprised us during the cake eating because they did the complete opposite of what we thought they'd do. Sara, who normally chooses each bite carefully, went at it. Siena, who normally shovels her food in, barely touched it.

Miss Sara

Miss Siena

The posterboard I made of their 1st Year.

You think it's difficult to take a pic of 2 babies? Try 3 sets of twins!

Thanks to everyone for making it such a special day. The girls got so many adorable clothes, books & toys & all is very much appreciated.

Unfortunately, now Sara & I are sick & Siena still has a bad cough. I hope they feel okay on their birthday Wednesday. More on Friday after their 1 Year check-up.

The Last First Holiday

I can't believe Easter was the girls' last 1st holiday. We had a wonderful day @ my parents, as always. We put the girls down for their nap so we could go have our Easter Egg Hunt. It's even fun for us big kids!! :-) There are tickets in some of the eggs that go with a particular gift such as a bottle of wine, Chapstick, dresses for the girls, etc... We ate dinner early so the girls could join us & then we went for a nice walk. Can't wait til next year when they'll be big enough to hunt for eggs too!

Besides that, I've been sooooo busy planning their 1st Birthday party this Sat. On that note, I gotta get back to work! Here's some pics from Easter.

Miss Siena & Miss Sara

Sara

Daddy & Siena

Grandma & Sara (Sara LOVES her Grandma!)

Grandpa w/ Jake & Josh

Siena checkin out the sunglasses she wouldn't keep on.

The best pic of about 10-15!

Prior to Easter, Sara trying on her bunny ears (til she ripped them off 2 seconds later!)

Uncle Scott & Siena

One Step at a Time

It's been a big week. Both Sara and Siena have taken their 1st steps! I'm so proud they both did it before their 1st birthday. Jeff & I were talking today about how fast this year has flown. We said "Remember when they used to just lay there like blobs??" haha Not anymore!! I actually got a teeny bit on video so here they are.

Siena did it 1st. YEAH!!! This makes us so happy.

And now Sara... Only 3 days later.

It's so cute seeing them stand without holding on to anything. Of course it's only for seconds, but exciting nonetheless. Here's some pics:

Siena

Sara

And last, my incredibly generous friend Kyrstyn gave the girls this push toy & they love it! (And I love it cuz it provides entertainment!!)

Sara

Siena

Here's Sara trying to push Siena on it.

Wishing you all a very Happy Easter from our family to yours. Xoxo

It's April Already???

I'll do a much more detailed blog on their 1st birthday as to everything they're doing, but for now? Here's a couple videos & pics from the last few weeks.



A little play time. (Or more like Sara liking Siena's new long hair.)




Supposed nap time

Siena gettin herself into another precarious position

Trying to get a good birthday invite pic. This was almost used cuz it's kinda funny but I just couldn't do it.

I ended up using this in full color, but thought this was pretty cool

My fav pic of the month. They look so cute (and so grown up!)

March Madness

I've been neglecting my blog lately cuz I made a pact with myself that I'd get the girls' 1st year scrapbook done by their birthday. I've been completely obsessed. Ask Jeff- we haven't watched anything on tv together in over a week! I've been having fun tho & can't wait to see it all done.

Besides it being crazy busy with the girls crawling all over & getting into everything, they're also starting to be so much fun. They're really starting to interact with eachother a lot more & I often hear them making eachother laugh while in their cribs. It's the cutest thing. They also chase eachother all over the living room, crawl under the dining room table & get themselves in all sorts of precarious positions. Here's a couple funny pics.

Ooops- Mommy forgot to put up the gate & 5 seconds later......

Siena was bouncing Sara up & down. I had to get a quick pic before trouble occurred!

Here's a few other favorite pics from the last month.

I LOVE this pic.

Siena & her Physical Therapist, Maria. After 7 months, she's doing so great she graduated!! :-)

Using Daddy as their jungle gym.

Sara

Siena

A sight I often see when I'm in the kitchen

Playdate with their girlfriends- fellow twins E & K & sweet EM

Sara- our future Wine club member

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

Last weekend, we had our first family vacation since 1986!!! I don't know why it's been so long, but glad that we finally went away as a family. My parents, Scott, the boys & us took Friday off & headed up to Lake Arrowhead. This was only the girls 2nd roadtrip & they were sooo good. When we arrived, what a sight we saw! My Mom in jeans & work boots (which I can't recall ever seeing! haha) and my Dad working their tails off to make a pathway through about 3 feet of snow to the cabin's front door. Boy, did we show up at the right time-they had just finished! lol Soon after we all got there, we grabbed the saucers & took the boys sledding out our back door. They'd never been to the snow before so it was exciting for all.

Josh and Jake

My little snow bunnies & me. (Cute hats made by Auntie Janet while I was prego)

The girls loved looking out the window. Love this pic.

We made a great dinner that night- Mom brought her famous lasagna, which Jeff actually shared w/ everyone! I also re-created Creme Brulee martini's that I had had at Opah & they were fabulous. After we put the girls to bed, the boys watched a movie, while we had our usual card playing fun.

Mmmm....

46 years and counting....

On Saturday, we had more fun sledding & then went downtown. It's so great down there. Lots of little stores, outlets, the gorgeous lake, etc....

Love this pic despite the parking lot in the background!!

I wish Mom & the kids were also in this.

As always, Jake was lovin on his cousins.

Sara was not too fond of her snowsuit but they looked adorable!!

Saturday night we ordered in Chinese food, played more cards, Tripoly & even watched a movie. We all have such a great time together, this has got to become an annual trip!

Happy 9 Month Birthday Big Girls!!!

They really are getting so big. I know I say that all the time but I'm amazed by it every day. Jeff & I will be giving them their 6am feeding with them propped on our legs & remembering when then went from our knees to our hips. Now, they're heads are at our knees & their legs are touching out shoulders!! They're crawling, standing up & holding on, blabbering, smiling at eachother, starting to eat big people food, giving me ATTITUDES, stealing eachother's toys and so many smiles & giggles. My favorite time of the day is when I walk into their room & they're both smiling from ear to ear. Sara is typically standing & practically jumping up & down. Ahhh, it makes my heart melt just thinking about it.

They hadn't been to the Dr. since their 6 month appt so we couldn't wait to see how much they weighed & their length's. (Info to follow.) They were tested for anemia & results came in a little low so they had to go today to get a full blood panel. Let me tell you how hard this was for my Mom & I. I had to hold them tight & have their arms held down, which was heartbreaking. Especially when they kept having to re-adjust the needle on Sara. :-0 It actually went a little better than we had anticipated so that was good. I'm not too worried about the results. They get SOOO much iron in their formula, rice cereal, etc... But, just in case, say a prayer for them to ensure they're okay. Xoxo

Sara- 18 lbs 2 oz.- 40th%

Height- 28"- 65th%

Siena- 19 lbs. 2 oz.- 55th%

Height- 27.5"- 45th%

This is the pic I entered in Regis & Kelly's 'Beautiful Baby' contest. Think it's good enough to win their $125,000 college tuition???? Of course I'm biased, but i think so!

My favorite picture of the month. You'd think Sara didn't like the beets but she did!

(Kinda fits their personalities too- Smiley Siena & Serious Sara. hee hee)

The girls 1st time in a double swing. They LOVED it. (Notice their sweet friend EK behind them.)