Big Kid Seats

This week I weighed the kids when I was at the gym because I was sure that Mason was over 20 lbs and I was hoping that Sawyer would be too! Well Mason weighed 22.2 lbs and Sawyer weighed 20 even! So Monday I spent 2 hours taking out their old seats, vacuuming the car, and installing their new ones. Here is a picture of each of them in their new seats:
I have been watching one of my friends kids one morning a week and it has been so much fun. Her two younger kids are so close in age to Mason and Sawyer. Claire is 3 or 4 days older and Cora is only 12 months older! So even though it is a little crazy to have 3 one year olds and one 2 year old, it is a lot of fun and really good for Mason and Sawyer I think. I am hoping this will help them learn to share their toys and me!


Mason and Sawyer are at impossible age for pictures right now. I took them out to ACU and tried to get a good picture of them together yesterday and didn't get a single one. They are all about playing and laughing right now though. They are at such a fun age. And they love to read now. They can still long enough to read a book, sometimes :) They love to climb into their wagon and onto their zebra right now.

The Expo and Park

This past week has been a normal week. It has been really warm here lately so we took the kids to the park the other day. They love swinging. I have been spending a lot of time preparing for the Bridal Extravaganza that was here in town. It was today and I am exhausted!! You have to get up there and set up (from 9 am to 1 pm), then the stuff is from 1-5 and then you have to tear down your whole booth!! My feet are killing me still! My friend Summer who is an amazing interior designer helped me decorate my booth. The difference in this year and last is HUGE!! Granted I had two 5 week olds last year, but still. I even got a haircut (it had been 6 months) and a pedicure (it had been at least a year) in preparation for the event! Here are some photos of the booth:

This year -

Summer and me -

Last year -

Park Photos -

Operation Tadvickian Mongoose

For the last 6 months I have been working on a project to honor the doctor that delivered Mason and Sawyer. We finally finished it and had the reception honoring Dr. Tadvick tonight. It was so great!! Stephanie started talking to me about her idea for this back when I was pregnant. She wanted to get a couple of families together and take pictures of their kids that Dr. Tadvick had delivered. This is where I came in. She wanted me to take the pictures. So of coarse I agreed! Dr. Tadvick helped us so much through trying to get pregnant and being pregnant. He watched me so carefully and took great care of us. So what started off as, "I hope we can find 15 families," turned into 59 families. Which was 10 different days of photo mini sessions for me!! After I took all of the pictures I compiled a picture and a letter from each family into a coffee table book. It turned out great and I am so pleased with the final product.

The reception tonight was also a huge success. Dr. Tadvick had no clue that it was all for him. He thought that he was coming to a Peru fundraiser for Stephanie and Lee. When he got there one of the first things he said to his wife was, "I think I delivered nearly every baby in this room." Ha! He was so shocked and it was so much fun to watch his face as they told him that the entire party was to honor him!

It is all done now though and I have posted a website for all of the participats to view the book and video from tonight: OTM Website.

Valentines Day

We had a great Valentines Day. Saturday was also my birthday so Eric and I went out on a date. We went over to Kim and Chrys house for cake, 42 and to drop of the kids. Then we went and saw New in Town and ate at Bonsai. I love Japanese and Chinese food and could eat at Bonsai, Fuji and Schezuan every day. But I only get to on special occasions. Here are some pictures of the kids in their Valentines shirts.

All Better?

Over the past few weeks 1 of the 4 of us has been sick with something. A few weekends ago Eric got the stomach bug, the babies have had a bad cough (and have been throwing up from the cough), Mason had a double ear infection, and I have had mastitis and a sinus infection. I am ready for spring and the sick season to be over!!

Other than being sick, not much has been going on. I am getting ready for a Bridal Expo at the end of the month. So I have been ordering prints, designing flyers and enlisting the help of a friend to decorate my booth. I am also taking pictures at the Daddy/Daughter Valentine dinner at church on Friday. That should be super cute!

Here are a few recent pictures:

New Foods

Mason and Sawyer are feeding themselves now at every meal and this past week they have had some interesting new additions. On Sunday we went to lunch with the Groves and Emma fed Mason pizza and coke while I was getting my pizza at the buffet. Then today Sawyer found the tote with Charlie's dog food, got it open and ate some before I could get it away from her! Coke and dog food were definitely not on my list of things to add to their diet, but what are you going to do? Ha!

We are trying to avoid the icy weather and all of the RSV that is going around right now. So many people are sick and I am just hoping that we don't get it. It doesn't help that the weather keeps changing from 30 to 80 every few days! I hope everyone has a great week.

1 Year Check up and Swinging at the Park

Mason and Sawyer had their 1 year check up this week. They got 4 shots each and have been sooo fussy! The doctor said they are doing great though. He said they are growing right along their growth curve like they should be. Mason weighed 19.3 lbs and was 28 1/4 inches. Sawyer weighed 17.10 lbs and was 27 1/2 inches. So they aren't big enough for their forward facing carseats yet, but they will be soon! I have started them on whole milk now and they are gradually starting to drink more. They are still nursing 3 times a day though.

It has been uncharacteristcally hot in Abilene this week. Yesterday was in the upper 70's and today is in the 80's. It has been great weather, but not what you would expect for January. It was so nice yesterday that I asked Chrys if she would mind taking them to the park with me. So they got to swing for the first time. Sawyer loved it! mason was so grumpy that I don't think he enjoyed it as much as he will next time.

Birthday Party

We had the babies first birthday party this weekend. We are so blessed to have such great friends and family that came to celebrate with us. The party was a prince and princess theme with a castle cake.
They weren't so sure about the cake at first, but eventually made quite the mess. Sawyer got cream cheese icing all in her hair, which smelled great.








They had lots of friends to help them open their presents, which was great since they don't really have a clue! It made it much more fun.

Thank you so much to everyone who came! It means so much to us!

Happy 1st Birthday!

"I am confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." Psalm 27:13-14 NIV

It was a long journey to get here. But God is amazing, and today we have 2 one year olds. We have two beautiful, smart and fun kids. We are so blessed. It is a little bit sad and a lot exciting. I am sad that they aren't babies anymore. That I might not get to have another baby in the house again. But I am more excited to see what will come in the future. I can't wait to see what they will do, what they will learn. I can't wait to see them play sports and perform in programs. I can't wait to see them grow and to see all they will accomplish. And more than anything I can't wait to see them come to know the Lord. We have such an exciting future ahead of us.

I can't believe they were once so tiny. It was really incredible. They had teeny tiny heads, skinny little legs, and they were swimming in their clothes. It's weird to think that they used to stay where I put them, that their cries were so quiet, and that they used to just sleep all the time between feedings. Now they are only taking one nap a day and they are walking around everywhere. They are giving kisses, throwing fits, giving high fives, talking and playing all the time.

Sawyer loves to lift up our shirts and poke our belly button, she will give me a kiss on the cheek when I ask (more a lick than anything), she still walks on her tip toes and still only has 3 teeth on bottom. Mason is such a happy boy. He laughs so easily and is so ticklish, he also throws the biggest fits when he doesn't get his way, he gives high fives, and is such a boy! They are both walking everywhere now and are starting to run a little bit. It is definitely a fun age and we are enjoying every minute of it.

Here is a look back at the past year:

Newborns - First picture together when they were a few days old

1 Month

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

7 Months

8 Months

9 Months

10 Months

11 Months

12 Months

I saw this list on another twin moms blog and thought it was cute:

My favorite things about having twins:

10. Whenever I have a rough day, I take the twins out and hear, "I don't know how you do it."

9. I rarely feel bad about my parenting because there's usually one happy kid.

8. My husband and I never have to share "the" kid. With two, we get as much kid time as we want.

7. If I can't decide between two cute outfits, I buy them both.

6. Taking care of one kid feels ridiculously easy.

5. Most behavior (not showering, forgetting to call someone) can be explained by, "I have twins!"

4. "Can you change that poopy diaper? I'm busy with the other kid."

3. Double the hugs, kisses, and laughter.

Tied for first: Baby A (Mason) and Baby B (Sawyer)!

Happy Birthday Mason and Sawyer!!