First haircut for the Mr.

I am a bit OCD about my boys' hair. I like it SHORT, especially around the ears & the back/bottom. If I let myself I would cut their hair every 2 weeks. But that's a bit too obsessive. Justin's has been bugging me for about a month or two! So I did something about it today & he looks so handsome! (& he didn't mind it a bit)

But don't worry, I'm planning on letting Emma's hair grow long :)

ps Justin rolled over for the first time onto his belly today. It's because he lost his bottle & was trying to get it back. I really thought he would skip that whole thing because of his strong feelings against being on his tummy & I doubt he'll ever roll over that way again!

ps2 His first tooth has popped out of the gums

Kids, kids, kids

I love how Hunter says the word favorite = fravwrit, I especially love the 'r' after the 'f'. For example, 'Chick chicks & Rusteze are my fravwrit race cars-kachow!' (aka Chick Hicks & Lightning McQueen)

I also really like that when he doesn't want to eat something he says 'I just too busy now' with a woe is me look. I laugh inside & then say 'yup you're too busy eating your green beans.'

I love that he's so concerned about Miss Emma. If she crawls close to where he thinks there is a spider web, he freaks out because he thinks she'll get stuck in it. And when we're getting in the car to go somewhere he always says 'Wait for Miss Emma Mommy!' I'd like to say I've never forgotten one of my children anywhere yet much to my pride & my Mom's astonishment (haha Mumsie!)

I love Miss Emma's two little teeth poking up out of her gums! I love how she sometimes crawls over to me & climbs up on me & wants me to hold her & snuggle her. She is NOT a snuggler, that independent little Miss. So I gotta take advantage of those times.

I love how Hyrum likes learning new words & then using them in sentences. The other day,

"Mommy when we get home I'm going to quit my lunch & my quiet time' Then he looked at me with a 'so there!' look. Riiiiight :) Or 'Mommy, look, I completed my sandwich!' Or 'Mommy I love Justin infinity' - well maybe that one does make sense!

I love that even though the breathing treatments have begun again & Justin hates them, he will stay calm IF I sing 'Five Little Ducks' (ok that video is a bit creepy) over & over again. When I stop he starts crying, if I try to sing a different song he starts crying. Let me tell you it's a great song but do you know how many times I'm singing that in one day around here? I'll count tomorrow & let you know.

I love that when he's sitting & wants me to pick him up he'll lean his head as far as he can towards me & start flapping his arms. How can I resist???

We've been doing spontaneous geography lessons around here. The boys seem to really like it. When they're playing with their cars or animals, it's fun to hear them say they're taking them to Utah, Australia, China, Tasmania, the Atlantic Ocean or Machu Picchu (some of their fravwrits) I was informed that tomorrow we are going to play Baby Tasmanian Devil-sounds all cuddly eh?

(building a pyramid city)

I love how great these two get along. Don't get me wrong, they can fight like crazy (every day it seems) but in between they get along smashingly well. I've even let Hunter have his quiet time with Hyrum in Hyrum's room & they have a blast together. Just tonight Hunter asked me if he could give Hyrum a kiss, um...yes! Smooch!

So cute, so cute, so cute!

Way Too Many Videos...really

This post is more for our parents & such. But if you do watch, I have a warning on the length :) (Editing home videos may be a useful skill to pursue in the future)

The Bug makin' Miss Em laugh (26 seconds)

Justin & the binkie (30 seconds)

The famous Justin Flap-it is so so so cute, he does it when he gets excited & when he's mad/upset & he can go on & on with it, I love it! It's funny, when Emma is mad she kicks her legs (11 seconds)

Justin's laugh-the coolest (18 seconds)

Hyrum making Em laugh (22 seconds)

Hunter's sweet skills (5 seconds)

Bad skunk! (54 seconds)

Miss Emma & Lil' Mister (Way too long! 2:24 minutes)

7 Months + 2 days

As of Wednesday my babes are 7 months old!

To celebrate I said goodbye to my good old friend, the breast pump. That's right, I pumped for 7 months! I wanted to pump for 12 but I told myself at least 2 so I did a good job compromising with myself.

The babies have been celebrating by being slimy, crusty, coughy, & wheezy with colds :(

Pretty Miss Emma

Check out those legs!!! They're amazing! And check out that sneaky grin..love it!

Best friends in the making

There's quite the little bond between these two & he can sure make her laugh!

Emma has also been celebrating her 7 month bday by pulling herself up to standing on everything. My favorites have been the wall, a kitchen chair & the scary fireplace. At times like these Hunter's bed becomes a great play-pen, especially if the Bug joins in on the fun.

(Elaborate gate system, here we come! And yes Hunter still sleeps in a crib. He still doesn't climb out of it! Lucky me! Notice the stylish teeth marks?)

The little mister loves to be held (ahem...ALL THE TIME!) Hyrum likes to hold him, works for us!

What if Mommy forgets to take a shower the night before & can't wait until 5:30pm when Daddy gets home to get ready?

Handsome Hyrum

Handsome & blue-lipped Hunter

There's been a lot of reading,

puzzling,

the ever favorite building of pillow houses,

and the new favorite, building of bristle-blocks, indoors because it is so stinkin' HOT! (trying not to complain about the heat, trying not to complain about the heat!!!!!)

Friends:

We got to see our good friends, the Curtis family, from dental school on their way to their new home!

Levi was Hyrum's first best friend in good old AA

On the way home from the temple last week we visited with Ruth & Lee & they fed us yummmmmmmy enchiladas! Thanks guys!

On looking over this post I have noticed 3 things:

1. Our house is in complete disarray most of the time

2. My children are oftentimes in their pajamas all day long or in the nude

3. The twins are so, so, so slobbery. I regularly change them 3 times a day. We do a lot of

laundry around here these days.

Happy 6 years!!!

Happy Anniversary (yesterday) Babe!!! You are still the best!!!

And who knew 7 & 1/2 years ago when we first met we'd have these crazies in our life!

Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em!!!

Crawling

Em started crawling about a week ago-she's still not that fast but it's so cute to see her wobble around on all fours!

Dancing with Daddy

10 points to anyone who can guess what movie (which is Hunter's most favorite movie ever) this song (which is Hunter's favorite to sing, listen & dance to)

is in???

(Clue: Moms with little boys should probably know this)

Buggy

I love how Hunter will pretend he's Rusteze (aka Lightning McQueen) & say 'KA-CHOW!' & then show me how super fast he can run around the house.

He loves to sing in the car & will sing the same 3 words over & over & over & over & over again in major monotone but to him it's great music & I like it too.

We've been reading 'Jungle Book' a lot this week because Darlin' & Pa sent us some new books. I was reading the part about how Sher Kahn (the tiger) is afraid of Mowgli because he thinks he'll grow up to be a hunter someday. Hunterbug said 'That's just like me! I'm a Hunter too!' I decided not to tell him what kind of hunter they were talking about :)

Today Hunter said 'I'm nice to Hyrum because Hyrum is my friend' Awww..

Hunter was jumping on my bed while I was getting ready for Enrichment a few nights ago. When I was done I jumped on the bed & pretended to faint. He hopped down, laid on my arm & said 'I like you'. You probably had to of been there but it was so sweet! When I tell my kids I love them they'll say 'I love you too' in response but they rarely say something like that on their own.

I love my Bug!

Busy Week

We had a busy week! To celebrate Pioneer Day we went to a ward party. It was HOT. They had a slip & slide for the kids so they stayed cool & had a blast! Hyrum wondered why we didn't sing any Pioneer songs at the party so we sang all the Pioneer songs in the Primary songbook that night. It was perfect that we've been reading the little Doctrine & Covenants kid book for scriptures lately & we read the chapter where Brigham Young arrived in the Salt Lake Valley & said 'this is the place.' That happened on July 24, 1847.

Jeremy had an Elder's Quorum service project laying sod out at "the castle". My calling is in Young Women's (or old woman as Hunter calls it) & they were invited to come help too so we decided to drag our kids & all go. Our Relief Society president & her husband are building this castle by themselves to be a wedding/reception/bed & breakfast type place way out in the middle of nowhere. I couldn't believe it was an actual castle. Until we got there & saw it for ourselves. So cool!!! We thought it was a pretty risky enterprise but they'll do great! Who wouldn't want to have their wedding reception in a castle?!

Hunter had his first invitation to a birthday party for just him. There was a train theme & the Mom went all out! Everything was so cute. Here is a picture of the little birthday boy & his friends. If you're looking for Hunter in this picture, you won't find him. He refused to dress up or pose for pictures or play any games! Stinker :) Sometimes it takes him a while to warm up. But I know he had fun by the way he talked about it afterwards.

The cake was out of control amAzing! Not only did it look perfect but it was one of the best tasting cakes I have ever had.

Nothing beats a quick, nutritious dinner after baths & before bed!

Hyrum gave his very first talk in Primary this Sunday! I was soooo proud of him! We practiced his talk about 12 times this past week so he would be prepared & feel comfortable. He wasn't nervous at all & had the whole thing pretty much memorized. He talked about following Jesus' example & told the story of how He washed His disciples feet. Then he talked about how Hyrum is a big help to his Mommy around the house & with our babies. He did great!

Jeremy & I were just talking last night about how much Hyrum has changed. He has always been really shy & cautious & kind of nervous in new situations or with new people. But he is so willing to do new things & make new friends & is really breaking out of his shell these days. It's so fun to see. And he's becoming much more independent & I never thought the day would come! :)

Our babies had their 6 month check up (a little late) this week. They are both 18 lb & 7 oz, which is unusual with twins to be the same weight. Even though they're the same, it put Justin in the 50-75th percentile & Emma in the 90th. She's 27.5 in long & he is 27.25 in. And his head is over 3 cm bigger around! I knew his head was gigantic!!!

*We also went swimming with friends (without Jeremy!) & I was nervous to take all my kids to the pool without him but everyone had a blast & no one drowned

*I had a girls night out & we saw 'Letters to Juliet' at the cheap theater. I never do girls night out so it was fun even if it was one of the girliest, cheesiest movies I've ever seen! I love our ward.

*Another run with friends to Hunter's favorite place in Springfield-the Bass Pro Shop. We had four happy little boys bouncing around the ATV's & boats. I'm not sure how the employees feel about us using their store as an indoor park though! I think we'll feel obligated to buy something at some point with all the time we spend there. Hyrum has said we need a 6 man tent now. Hmmm...

*Ruth, my good friend & roommie from Ricks & her family came & spent the night on their way to Oklahoma. We haven't seen each other since I was preggo with Hyrum so it was so good to hang out for a couple hours. They live pretty close to us so it'll be fun to get together again! They have twins too :)

I feel like since we moved here we started running & haven't stopped yet! But it's a good kind of busy. We're loving this area & the people. Here's to another good week.