Happy Birthday Papa

We love you Dad Friz and wish you were here with us. Happy Birthday and know that we miss you lots.

P.S. Please tell this baby to come soon!

4th of July

The 4th of July has always held a special place in my heart. It was a time when my dad would fill up the back seat of his car with all sorts of fabulous fireworks. Then when it got dark we would sit and watch as he created a beautiful display of lights and sparks. We never really watched our town's displays because the show my dad put on was WAY better than anything our town could put on. I missed the years that I was not at home on this great holiday to see the excitement that came with a lighted fuse. Luckily the past 2 years we have been able to once again enjoy this childhood memory with my parents and I think instill in my kids the fond memories I enjoyed.

This year after enjoying a fabulous feast of BBQ ribs, fruit salad, potato salad, homemade ice cream and brownies we gathered in our driveway to watch the show. Dad got sparklers for the kids and for the first time Eli actually held one (previous years he has been too scared). The twins showed no fear and jumped right in, even my little niece Maddie held one. It was a fun night watching as my Dad, Isaac, Ben, the my boys helped set off fireworks for us to see. Thanks for the the AWESOME time Father-mine!

The twins pre-feast ( This is what they do when you ask them to smile at the camera)

My boys with their sparklers ( I think Emerson is in red and Oliver is in blue)

Due Date

I have decided I hate due dates...yep I do. Today, I was due to have this baby, but yet here it is 10:45pm and I still have no baby to hold. I know I need to have patience, but my tired, swollen body is ready to be done. I was ambitious today, I got up and walked 3miles, cleaned the kitchen and rearranged some kitchen cabinets. I wanted to scrub the bathroom, but ran out of time. Then went on a 2nd 2 mile walk tonight. Guess I just have to wait a little longer. The only consolation I get (if I can call it that) is that he will be here by this time next week, since I am scheduled for an induction on the 30th, (hopefully I will not be keeping that appointment). Anyway, thanks for listening to my whining and hope you all had a happy Pioneer day!

Riding a Bike and Loosing a Tooth

Eli has recently had 2 firsts. He learned how to ride a bike without training wheels (pretty much all on his own) and he lost his first tooth.
Eli has been practicing for some time on his bike, but since we live on a nice steep hill there is not much room for practicing. Patience and hard work paid off as he came in the other day and proudly exclaimed "I know how to ride a bike". I was so proud and here is the video of my big boy!

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He also lost his first tooth a few days later. He has been playing and wiggling this tooth since about the end of May and finally it was loose enough to pull out. He got to choose who he wanted to pull it out (Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, or Granny) all were there for the occasion. He chose Granny and with some gauze and a little tug it came out without a problem. The generous tooth fairy then left him $1. Now he is anxiously waiting for more teeth to start to wiggle

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Pre-Tooth pulling

Pulling of the Tooth



The Tooth


Granny and Eli with their toothless grins

37 1/2 weeks and counting down

I had my 37 week appointment today. For the past 4 weeks I have been measuring about 2 weeks above my due date (so at 34 weeks measuring 36). Well this week I went in and I was measuring 5 weeks. The midwife thought it would be a good idea to go and check things out to see why I was so big! Off to the utlrasound room I went. I got to see little"Bob" (that is what we are calling him since we haven't finalized on a name yet) and the ultrasound showed that I had a lot of amniotic fluid and that he was already measuring 8lbs 3 oz!!!! This got me a little worried since Eli was 8 lbs 4 oz full term and they had to use suction to get him out. They decided to wait another week and do another ultrasound next Monday and if he is in the 90% they will probably go ahead and induce. Guess I better get my backside in gear and get everything done this week, just in case. Oh man we grow them big!

Brush, Brush, brush your hair

The other night Isaac was combing Eli's hair and Eli making a variation on "Row, Row, Row your boat" came up with the following song:
"Brush, Brush,. Brush, your hair, Brush it everyday...If you brush it good enough the girls will stay near....Oh wait that doesnt rhyme."
Oh boy are we in trouble!

( We also use a variation of this song fro brushing the kids teeth.)

Poor Kitty

This is what I found the twins doing the other day in Grandma and Grandpas room. They were taking all the dog toys and piling them on Baby (their cat). Surprisingly she let them do it. They then moved to the chihuahuas...didn't get a camera picture of them, but it was pretty funny.