Seeing Double

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We are expecting TWINS!!!  I have never been more scared in my life.  I have never felt so under-qualified.  But, we love them and we are so excited to have them join our crazy little family! Jack has already named them Batman and Spiderman.  We might just stick with that :) 

The Dr. thinks they are identical so it is likely that we will have two girls or two boys.  Jack has told us that he will only like them if they are lady babies.  He doesn't need any more brothers.   Glad we have his full support :) 

Keep us in your prayers!  We will need all of them that we can get!

Jack is 4!

 I can't believe May is almost over.  We are so excited that it is finally warmer!  I had a great Mother's Day.  My boys really spoiled me.  I love being a mom.  Especially when my child flashes gang signs in my Mother's Day picture.

Jack and Luke are starting to play together. (Finally!!)  They have a ton of fun getting into things.  Jack is teaching Luke the ropes.   Luke is unfortunately a very fast learner.

This picture melts my soul.

Jay had a "Decades" party at work that he had to dress up for.  He chose Marty McFly.  He did a pretty good job, don't you think?

Jack turned 4 on the 22nd!  I can't believe how fast four years went.  He has been such a fun kid!  

 

He finally got his bike.  He was so excited and now wants to spend every minute outside on it.  

Jack also had his last day of Speech class for the year.  They had a pirate party and all of the kids looked so great as little pirates!  Jack stood in front of my mirror for at least 30 minutes looking at his mustache saying, "Aaargh.  I'm Captain Jack!"  Hilarious :)

He has such great facial expressions.   This is the same look he gives me when I send him to time out. 

I Need A Farm

 I have always wanted a farm.  I love the animals, I love the tractors, I love the really darling red barns.  I don't really love getting dirty, but I could overlook it as long as we had a great shower.  Jay is allergic to everything, so the dream of farm-life can never happen for me.  Luckily he works, so I can take the boys to the farm during the day.  We went twice this week. Once with my friend Amy and her little Mya, and then with my friend Kristin and her girls. 

They have a train ride, which terrified Luke.  He didn't like it one bit.  What a baby.

This picture could possibly be the cutest thing on Earth.  

They have the scariest slide I have ever gone down.  Now who is the baby?

And a box full of corn.  I had to watch Luke really closely since he thought the corn was a snack.  I'm pretty sure he might have some weird bird disease now.
 
 Here are the boys and sweet little Mya.

The boys each got to ride a pony.  They loved it.  Luke kept trying to lick the pony.  That kid seriously needs to get over putting everything in his mouth.  He grosses me out.

There were two, 2 week old calves that were to die for.  This one was so darling.  It was so soft and sweet!  I was way more into it than my kids were.  However, it did try to latch onto the crotch of my jeans looking for milk.  Awkward.  Does that mean I smell like cow, or milk?  Not sure I'm ok with either one.

Jack and Staeli on the tractor.  They had a whole conversation in whispers.  We have no idea what they were talking about, but I'm pretty sure he was asking her out after she turns 16.

 Jack and the 3 Billy Goats Gruff.....and the creepy sheep.

Luke was obsessed with this sheep.  And I think it was the grossest animal on the whole farm.  

 

My cute boys together with their little matching outfits.  Haha!  They will hate me one day. 

And since no post is complete without the awesome dance moves of my children....

Spring!

On Monday, for Family Home Evening, we took the boys to the Mt. Timpanogos temple to walk the gorgeous grounds. The day was perfect and warm and our boys were especially well behaved. I suppose they could tell it was somewhere they needed to be reverent :)



Jack LOVES to smell flowers. I was a little worried since there are flowers everywhere, but he was good about selecting just a few to smell.


Jack tried his hardest to keep Luke on the path. Isn't this picture so darling?


In case you were wondering, popcorn really does pop on the apricot trees.







Aren't these the most gorgeous flowers?!? I must have some.


In other news, a few months ago, before we cut Luke's hair, Jack was soooo jealous of his curls. He would not let us cut his hair because he wanted it to be curly like Luke's. Well, we let it grow and grow and it never got curly. Mostly he just looked like an orphan. He finally agreed to let us cut it. Doesn't he look so handsome?!

Bribery

Bribery is an effective tool. Even for me. I have bribed myself with a few goals. If I keep up with them I get to go buy a new pair of shoes on April 20th. One of my goals is to blog once a week. We'll see if it happens. But, since I'm an adult, I can renegotiate my terms and I will probably buy myself new shoes whether or not I am successful :)

The weather has turned gorgeous. My boys are loving the dirt outside. I think they will be sad when it actually gets landscaped. Jack and Grandma Holly flew kites together. He loved it!


They also made chocolates. Jack was very good about not licking his fingers until they were finished.


Luke's favorite perch is the back of the couch. I can not keep him off of it. No matter what I try. I think he sees it as his throne.


He also feels it is his personal duty to destroy paper towel rolls. We have to keep them up really high.


We had a really fun Easter week! My friend Emily threw a fantastic hunt for the kids. She hid about a million eggs. The boys loved it. Luke caught on quickly watching the other kids. He walked as fast as his little legs would carry him from egg to egg.


Jack got way more than the allotted egg amount. He was quite pleased with himself.


Jack helped me make sugar cookies. I wish I were one of those fun moms that really let their kids get involved, but I am a control freak. I can't handle the cookies not being an even thickness or the dough getting smashed. Poor Jack. I finally had to give him a little bit of his own dough to cut shapes with. Once I did that, he left my space alone. I am going to have to loosen my control a little or he is going to be need a lot of therapy as an adult.


Easter morning was so fun! The boys had a ton of chocolate and we really regretted that during church when they were both a hyper mess.


Jack wanted to share his chocolate bunny with Luke. So sweet!


We should have taken our Easter picture before church. Before Jack and Luke got muddy and before I ripped my dress. So, you just get a regular family picture. Sigh. Next year.

Luke has decided that he likes to kiss. All the time. Everyone. Watch out if you get too close!

The Blog That Wasn't Always Neglected

I think at one point in my life I actually had interests and hobbies. I'm not sure what they were, so I'm just hoping they actually existed. For now, my world (and sleep patterns) revolve around two little blonde boys. They are darling, and challenging, and downright hilarious. Jack got frustrated with me the other day and called my a "poozy caterpillar". I'm not sure what the insult means, but I tried not to take it personally.

Jack has started speech therapy here. He has a class with 5 other kids. All boys except for 1 girl, named Brinlee, who Jack is convinced he is going to marry. Really?? It starts at 3? He is going to be a problem. He is doing great and can finally say the "ck" at the end of his name!! Wahoo!! He can also say "Luke" instead of just "Lou". We are so pleased with his progress.

Luke is a chatterbox. He runs around all day yelling for Jack and begging for food. He has been dying to run now that he can walk which mostly results in a lot of face plants. Good thing he doesn't have many teeth to knock out :)

Jay is loving his new job. We did a 5k with his company 2 weeks ago and had a lot of fun. He likes the people he works with and he loves that they play Ultimate Frisbee during lunch breaks.

We hardly got any snow, but the boys loved the little bit that we actually got.




Jack insists on dressing himself. Some days the results are ok, and some are pretty embarrassing. It's a good thing we mostly stay home.


Jack has started "babysitting" Luke so I can take a shower. I pay him $.27 a shower. Best 27 cents I have ever spent. The other day after my shower, I found them in Luke's room having a picnic on the back of the train. The picnic consisted of Teddy Grahams and Outer Space goldfish.


Luke eats. And eats. And eats. He is always hungry. And he still barely weighs 20 pounds. Wish I had that metabolism. If I'm not fast enough with the snacks, he will go help himself.


I'm glad my boys love each other.


Lehi is apparently a wind tunnel. Two days ago, the wind blew the garage door out. Yikes.


Maybe I was being too hard on myself. I guess I still have interests and hobbies. They just changed to Legos and baseball. Jack just got hooked on Star Wars and wanted me to build him the Millennium Falcon. I've got to say, I am pretty impressed with my Lego abilities. I even put on Stormtroopers. Jack added the pig and Patrick...not sure how they tie in :)