ThAnK yOu Sanfordites

I just wanted to say Thanks To everyone... Mom, Tyla, and Mandy for making our trip be so fun. We can't wait to come back and see family again. The kids loved being with all their cousins and playing. It reminded me of all the times I got to be with my cousins and how much fun that was. I love the fact that even if they haven't see each other in a year they play like they are best friends. It is a great feeling to have such wonderful family and have my kids have a great relationship with their cousins, and Grandparents. Thanks again you all are awesome.
I also had such a great time with MY Anuts and Uncles and COUSINS... It was great to see you all and have a good old mexican feast with you all. I can't wait to do it again.

Azlyn and Crew in the tub... Thanks Mandy!
Taylor and Colton, two of the goofiest boys I know!


Love the boots Colton:)

Monte Vista

This is my Grandma and Grandpa's house. I had a lot of fun visiting with them and learned that even in the worst of times you can still be positive. They two amazing people and I love them.

First Day of Spring Break

Creed got up this morning and was not wanting to get out of bed. For the last week he has not wanted to go to school, but when I told him that it was is last day and then he would be off for the next 10 he jumped up and got ready. He came home from school, we had a celebration of strawberry milk shakes and cinnamon toast. Creed loved it and the twins just went along with it because they got ice cream in the middle of the day.
We are very excited to go and see the family in Sanford and have a long spring break WITH Thad and have him around for more then a day. I was not sure what I was going to do with him the whole week, but Mandy has graciously let him do her tile. This is the most excited I have seen him ever wanting to go on a trip... Thanks Mandy... Well I hope to have a lot of fun pictures of our trip. Ty, Mandy and Mom get ready, chaos is coming :). I will post when I return!
Happy Spring everyone, I love this time of year.

McCall Winter Days

We went to the McCall Winter carnival this year and it was a lot of fun. We went to the parade, it was freezing but the good thing was they threw out a TON of bead necklaces to keep us warm :)
It was fun and the kids loved it. Crews feet got cold so he was not willing to smile, but I think he had fun.

Covered Bridges

I love covered bridges, I don't really know what it is about them, but I think they have a lot of history, character, and if their walls could talk they would have a lot to say. Every time I see a bridge I have to have stop and take a picture. This is one of the MANY reason I love to go and visit Jared and Gina. They have these bridges everywhere.

Some of My Perfect Moments

My one of my sister-in-laws wrote to day about some of her perfect moments and asked what was one of mine. I sat here today with the kids asleep and tried to think if I had any and what they where and this is what I came up with.

1. Playing in the river with the water rushing over the dam the wind in the trees blowing a sweet summer smell, scoping up baby Minos and throwing them at my sister and cousins, with out a care in the world.

2. Realizing for the first time the world does not revolve around me and that there is something bigger out there and I am just a small part of it. It may seem a little scary at first but to get outside yourself and feel, care and live for others is a great feeling.

3. Understanding that mistakes happen, some good some bad but if we can learn from them, then we grow and have experience for the next time. Having knowledge is power, and with power you can grow by leaps and bounds.

4. Enjoying my kids with a since humility, in aw that I would be entrusted with such a precious spirit, to raise, mold and develop them into something GREAT. Not knowing why really that Heavenly Father trust me to do that, but accepting the responsibility with an emotional attachment to each one.

These of course are not all. Our lives are filled with these moments. Our lives are not perfect. But perfect moments occur and penetrate our hearts and fill us with passion for all that is good and real and true. It speaks to the truest part of ourselves. Then when the storms of affliction rage, we find ourselves stepping out into the wind to let it blow wildly through our hair as we dance in spinning circles on tiptoes...and suddenly the storm looks very different than it did a moment before.

So I get a lot of people asking me how is it having twins and I just have to say that it is great. It is a lot of work, but I think any and all kids are. I am just blessed with patience everyday and some days when my patience runs thin I am blessed with a great 6 year old that helps out so much. Nothing really bothers Thad and he tells me to relax all the time and to lighten up. Sometimes I just laugh at what they teach each other and they learn so much from Creed. I am running around constantly trying to clean up after them and it always seems like I am running behind, but it is worth it and I wouldn't give one of them back.

Happy Birthday Azlyn and Crew

I am only a month behind with this but I thought I would share with you all the twins birthday. This year was a great year with them. They get the blowing out the candles and they loved it. Crew got it on the first blow and Azlyn would blow really hard but the candles just wouldn't go out. They had a good time opening the presents and playing with their cousins and friends. I really can't believe they are two, it has go by so fast.
We had two different cakes for them. On there birthday which was Thursday we had them blow out a cupcake and then on Sunday I make them their own cake and we sang to them and they loved it. Thank you to all who came and gave them such great gifts.

Really Random

Creeds birthday, Halloween, Twins favorite hiding place, My new dinning room, Thanksgiving at Gina and Jared's!! Falls outside of Portland, some are at the Portland temple. Little random I know but at least you can look at them!!