Just Us

Sooooo....as you can see I am posting at 12:41 am. The twins both were in bed by 11 and now it's time for mom to catch up on her to-do list. I remember a time when I made a new list each day....NOW I am lucky if I can accomplish one or two things from my list in several days. But I wouldn't change this busy-ness for the world! All my life, I've always been busy. Whether it was 80,000 different activities in high school or balancing classes/activities in college or being in charge of 20 kindergarteners, I have always functioned better when on the go. It's easy now to see that God was just preparing me to be a mom. No other job requires more endurance, consistency, determination, and PRAYER. But no other job/activity/to-do has ever given me more joy or been more rewarding. :) Soooo....I have only a week before I head back to school. Soooo.....I plan to be busy! Busy changing diapers, feeding, rocking, talking, playing, kissin'.........busy being a mo...

Sooooooo......life has been a little busy and I have once again neglected the blog. On May 17th, 2011 we headed to the hospital to meet the twins. I had made it to 38 weeks and a few days.....which doc was super happy with! However, it was time to get this party started. Both babies were positioned head down and Doc said it was safe to proceed with a regular delivery. However, after laboring all day and their little heart rates jumping around, Doc made the decision to do an emergency c-section. It was a bit scaring, but God is so good. Our two little sweeties finally made their first appearance. We couldn't have been more excited to meet them and share them with the world! Rylee Christine was born at 11:13 pm weighing 6 lbs 3 oz. Reid Allan was born at 11:14 pm weighing 5 lbs 2 oz. Fast forward through LOTS of diaper changing......feeding feeding feeding....bouncing babies.....crying babies....smiling babies.....etc....And now........our babies are already nearing 3 mont...

I am thinking that this is probably the first of many nights the twins will keep me from sleeping. However, holding a baby at 1:30 in the morning sounds much more fun that being awake just finding things to pass the time. Above is the most recent picture of our growing twins at 34 weeks. On Tuesday, we went in for our appointment. Mommy has completed her 2nd week of bed rest and the babies have decided to stay awhile longer. We are very happy because 2 weeks ago, I started having contractions and were a little afraid they would make an early appearance. The little boy, which we'll be calling Reid Allan is measuring 5 lbs 2 oz. The little girl, which we will be calling Rylee Christine is measuring 4 lbs 15 oz. We are very excited they are sharing and both growing big. :) We have been busy getting everything ready for their arrival. However, since I've been put on bed rest......Daddy/Grandma/friends have been stepping in to help. Dan has pretty much been super Dad, hus...

We pray you all had a very Merry Christmas and have gotten off to a great start in 2011. In all the craziness of school starting, finding out that we are expecting TWINS, and the holidays, it seems that I have neglected adding pictures and updates on our blog. As you can see, one of our biggest Christmas presents was finding out that two little bundles of joy will be added to our family in May. And just to keep things gender balanced around here....God is blessing us with one sweet lil' boy and one sweet lil' girl! Here is a picture of the bump about a month ago. Although my sisters were starting to question if there is really two in there, there is no denying it now! The bump is growing bigger everyday and Daddy Dan sure loves feeling them move. All the planning, organizing, nesting that comes with preparing for a new little one has definitely begun. Dan has already experienced the pure JOY of putting together not one but TWO cribs.....and it's only just begun. I h...

Dan and I just returned from a week of vacation in West Virginia! Dan's Uncle Dick and Aunt Pam live in Morgantown. I've never been to West Virginia and the first picture captures two things: my excitement and the sweet wristbands Aunt Pam let me borrow. You may be asking yourself: "Why wristbands? Is it super hot in WV? Is she getting ready to workout? Is this some new fashion trend?" Well......it was pretty hot there....I didn't do a lot of running in that "big timber" :)......and I am not starting a new trend. The wristbands actually help with motion sickness....which I MAY have had problems with in the past. They took such good care of us out there in the mountains...... Along our sight-seeing trip of WV, we toured one of the smallest churches in the US. It was super cute with only a few pews and cutie little stained-glass windows. Isn't it cute??!? Here is Dan and Dick before we went on a little hike to the Blackwater Falls. They had s...

I was able to stop by Orange City to meet sweet little Hudsyn. She is adorable and I can't quite figure out who she looks like more! It was so good to see Chelsey, the proud mommy. She is such a great mom already! What a blessing to hold her and visit.... Here is another picture of her sweet little face.....love them all! The next pictures are of our relaxing trip to Okoboji with Callie. We spent ALL Saturday on the boat and the weather was beautiful! Lots of boats out that day! CHEEZZZE!!!!!!!!! Look at the color of our skin and see if you can figure out who has been laying in the pool all summer and who has been working!?!?!?! :) We made sure those arms got lots of sunscreen! Here is the lovely captain of our boat, Callie! It was such a great relaxing weekend spent with fun people! :) Does this summer really have to come to an end................... ?

Nate, Leah, Faith, and Allison came to visit over the July 4th weekend. We had such a blast staying up late chatting.....swimming in the pool....laughing together....and spending time at the zoo. Faith was such a trooper waiting in line and really enjoyed all the animals. It was this interesting Egyptian species she found in a cave...that she wasn't so sure about! :) Hahaha....this may have been my favorite picture of the weekend. Look at Faith's face... Here is one of Faith and her bubba.....she LOVES Dan! We were so blessed to have them here and really missed having a house-full of family. :)