This is how Dalton feels about the violin

I don't have a video but Sydney hates it even more!

He's BACK!!!

We are SO SO SO excited to have Chance back home! We were able to go to Utah for a few days when he flew in and even though it was so CRAZY travelling with the babies, it was so nice to be there at the airport.

 We ate at Cafe Rio-my favorite is the Pork Salad. Yep, I ate the whole thing by myself. I am feeding two babies you know! We met Ali Thacker here and had so much fun catching up!

 Took the girls to the Temple to show them where we got married.

 When we got Chance's itinerary, we looked up his flights online and noticed that the seat next to him from SLC to St. George was open. Allie booked it and was able to surprise him and fly with him to St. George. They are such great friends!

I thought it would be fun to take this picture of Chance un-packing because of the picture I have (below) of him packing 2 years ago. It is fun to see the differences in the girls-especially Mia!

Here is the sign the girls made for him at the airport-SO cute! They insisted that it be 1/2 in English and 1/2 in Spanish. Thank heavens for google translate!!

BIG HUGS!

 Mia was a little shy around him at first. She just kept saying, "Chance is going to love me"!

 Shad swinging all 3 girls! He is such a fun uncle.

 Syd slept through the whole thing.

 I have a pic with Chance and Dalton but it is on my mom's camera and I forgot to get her pictures before we left.

 Chance brought all of us some fun things from Chile. The girls LOVED their hats and used them a ton while we were there because it was so cold.

 These girls have so much fun when they are together. Just wish it happened more often.

This is one of my favorite pictures from the trip. Not sure who lined them up like this but even the girls' boots are the best of friends.

 Church Program

Picture from Before he left

Happy Halloween!

No matter how well thought out and planned

Our life looks like something you'd find in Suessland

There's whosits and whatsits all over the floor

There's bibs, burp clothes, and diapers galore

It's cereal for dinner and playtime-what's that?

Life would be more fun if mom was a cat in a hat

But she's more like the fish, always smothering fun

Barking orders all day like, "HURRY" and "RUN"!

Most days are crazy and she's all tuckered out

However, this is what life is really about

It's not about always keeping the house clean

It's not about trying to stay fit and lean

You see, she has more that just things one and two

With brown and red hair-none of them blue

Thing 1 is just as sweet as can be

She's helpful and acts very motherly

Thing 2 likes to snuggle and makes you feel good

She almost always does what she should

Thing 3-we're not sure yet what will be her style

But she can melt your heart with one sweet little smile

Then there's little brother-we'll call him Thing 4

There's never been a boy that has been loved more

So, even with motherhood and the chaos it brings

I'm SO VERY THANKFUL for all 4 of my 'Things"!

4 Months Old

We had our 4 month old check up and shots today. We aren't sure why but both babies threw up (big time) as soon as they got there. It was awful. Not like baby spit up either-it was super stinky and all over the waiting room-embarrassing!
Dalton weighed 15 lbs. 6 oz.
Syd weighed 13 lbs. 1 oz.
I can't remember for sure what their percentiles were. I think Dalton was around 50 for weight and higher than that for height. Syd was around 33 for both. I've never cared for or paid much attention to percentiles.
Shots are always so sad. I hate when they cry so hard that they stop breathing. Thankfully, Brett was able go with me. When we lived in Pullman, I often went by myself and now I don't know how I did that!

Parent/Teacher conference

Last week we had Parent/Teacher conference. The girls are doing great. Madisen was asked to write something about herself. On two different papers she wrote, "My family is big"! 

On this paper she wrote, "My uncle is coming on November 2"!

I almost started crying. We are all so excited to pick Chance up next week. It can't come soon enough!

BIG improvement!

Brett and I have been married 11 years now and we finally decided to buy some furniture. The only furniture we have ever purchased has come from yard sales. It has looked like we are either moving in or out for the past 2 years. There is nothing hanging on our walls and several rooms have no furniture in them! This is what our wall looked like before. That is one small tv on one giant wall! Yep-that is the tv we had in college. It is the TV we got at a Wal-mart Black Friday event. Kelsi was with us and went running to the back of the store to make sure we got one! It was a BIG purchase for us back then and we have been a little sad to see it go. Also, the table it is sitting on provided hours of entertainment for the girls when they were babies. They used to lay under it and giggle together. We can't get rid of it yet-too many memories!

This is what it looks like now-Big improvement.

Thanks Dad for hauling it and your trailer all the way from Vegas for us. We appreciate you so much. Also,  thanks Powell, Jess, Mom, and Stef for painting the wall for me. It would not have been done without you. 

Sydney wants to say something

We aren't sure what she is trying to tell us but it sure is cute!