getting caught up!!

well, the twins will turn 2 on Monday! I cannot believe it. They are growing so fast. Sienna is 16 weeks old today. She is really making progress. She hates her carseat and wants to be looked at at ALL times!!! She is working on rolling over, but does a clock like scoot instead.

For the twins bday, we are going to Deep South Cheer- I think it will be a blast. We got Jake a train track/table and Kassidy a kitchen to put in her room. Tia & Pop got them Radio Flyer Spring Horses. Mawmaw & Pawpaw go them little tricycles. It should be fun times.

Jonathan & I will take them to the circus tomorrow!!!! Sienna is staying wih Tia though.

Sienna

Our newest little angel is Sienna Whitney, who was born on May 14th. She has a very different look, yet I can see the twins in her. She has Jake's little chin and Kassidy's eyes. Though she has vey dark hair and olive skin with 1 dimple on her left cheek (just like Pop -my dad). She had her 7 week check up last week and she weighed 11 lbs 11 oz and was 23 inches long.

She LOVES for you to hold her up so she can "stand" up on your tummy. She is really starting to smile and make noises at me when we are playing. It is so sweet. These moments go by so fast.ust watching her makes me see how fast the twins are growing! I want to freeze the moments sometime; though, other times, I am wishing them away! It is just like the song "Your Going to Miss This" by Trace Adkins! That song makes me cry EVERYTIME!

It is so nice to just have 1 baby to nurse and change diapers- I can just enjoy her and not be torn. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't change having the twins for anything in the worl, but it is a nice change!

Kassidy Belle

Kassidy Belle is my angel!!! She might be very tiny, but she is very strong. She can definately hold her own with her brother. She has such an extensive vocabulary even at 21 months! She can count to 10; although, she only wants to count to six for some reason. She loves being a big sister. In fact, she is too much help most of the time! She will be the first gold medalist in skipping!! Her run is more of a skip, or at least one leg wants to skip! She is very determined (she got a double dose of that). For instance, bedtime is always a fight, but if you tell her we need to put her babydoll to sleep, she is more likely to go along with it. She is so loving to everyone. I love it when she says "MommYYY" and asks "Wheres DaddYYY?".

Kassidy LOVES flowers, anything that I am drinking, baLLOOns, shoes, and swinging!

Marriage

I have been married for 4 1/2 years to my soulmate, Jonathan. I am not saying that life together is always rosey. In fact, we are both very strong willed and determined individuals, which in turn causes a lot of "agree to disagree" arguments! Since having kids, there is not much alone time- we have to really make an effort to be together, but as any married couple with kids would agree, it is a must! It is so easy to get lost in your children and to ignore the marriage on a daily basis. As the female, it is so easy for me to notice not having affection, but men usually don't (except in the bedroom-ha). I see us sitting in rocking chairs after 50 years of marriage looking out at our grandchildren playing in the backyard- I know that sounds cheesy, but we are really that couple.

The one strength in our marriage is also our biggest weakness: independence! We both are so strong willed that we butt heads more than we flirt and agree. Jonathan loves to get me "worked up" which I usually get mad and we fight, but that's ok. That same attitude is what makes us work so hard at "us."

Jake

Jake is our little man! He was born first ( 1 minute before his sister), and really had the hardest entry (they had to use the vaccum to get him out). He is all boy. All he ever talks about is "ball", "plane", "dog", "horse", and "outside!" I completely understand the phrase "momma's boy" now. He is so precious and fun to be around. His energy level is undescribable- I have a difficult time keeping up with him!

He will be 22 months on July 8th! I cannot believe how fast he has grown- time really does fly by when you have kids!

Summer 2008

This summer, much has changed! Not only do we have 2 VERY vivacious 22 month old twins running circles around us, we added another member to our family! Sienna Whitney was born on May 14th! Talk about a fast growing family! It wasn't even 2 years ago that is was just Jonathan and I; now Jake, Kassidy Belle & Sienna have enriched our lives.

So far this summer, we have been to my parent's lake house twice and to Jonathan's parent's place in Kosciusko a few times. We are also planning on going to the beach next week- yea! I love the beach; although, it is less relaxing now with kids!