Our First Thanksgiving

This was our first Thanksgiving all by ourselves. Andy is so nice that he wouldn't have cared what I made, but I wanted to put in at least a little effort so I chose a few recipes that you can just mix everything together and throw it in the oven. I think everything turned out pretty well. We spent the rest of the day watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (and missing New York), watching football (and by "we" I really just mean Andy), watching a couple of silly ABC Family Christmas movies, and trying to wrangle the children for pictures. Here are some for you to enjoy.

Our Thanksgiving meal: stuffing (from a box, nothing fancy), sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, ham (we're not big Turkey people), cheddar bay biscuits, and funeral potatoes. We also had a store bought pie for dessert (again, minimal effort on my part, but my sweet husband didn't mind).


Our one and only good picture of all three kids, semi in focus.


The reason why we only have one good picture, Macy went wild and tried to take out her brothers.

Macy showing off her Turkey bow.

Nick with his Thanksgiving onesie and of course his football binki.

Zack and his Thanksgiving onesie.

I think we all had a pretty good day. We may just have to do it again next year!

Macy Turns 18 Months

We're a little late getting this post up with everything that has been going on, but our sweet baby girl is now 18 months old! She is now a big sister, old enough for the nursery at Church, and it is probably time to transition from calling her a baby to calling her a little girl. Time goes by so fast!

Here are few things Macy has been up to this month:

• Macy knows the motions to "Popcorn Popping" and goes around saying "pa pa pa" translation- "pop, pop, pop".
  



• Macy really likes to put her toys away. She likes to pick everything up and put them in boxes, baskets, the storage ottoman, the baby bathtub, whatever is handy.
  



• Macy is trilingual these days. She says "baby" in Sign Language, she says "hola" and can count to four in Spanish, and her new words in English include "purple", "duck", "bear", "ok", "Cheerios" and many others.
  



• Macy likes to give kisses. She gives one to Mama and Daddy before bedtime and also gives some to Daddy when she is in trouble as a quick and easy way to get out of trouble.
  



• When we are feeding Macy and food spills she is very good at picking it up off her tray and putting it back on the plate or into the bowl. I guess this girl really likes things clean!
  



• The other day Macy was playing in my makeup bag (as usual) and she found my eyelash curler. As she played with it she said, "scissors, scissors, cut". I have no idea where she learned about scissors, but I am impressed that she recognized that the shape of the eyelash curler does look a lot like scissors.

Macy and Mama posing for a belly picture.

Macy's first time to the beach.

Macy visiting the nursery at Church.

Macy at the Church Trunk-or-Treat. Some may remember that she was a WSU cheerleader last year also, but this is a slightly different outfit and the extent of a tired Mama's creativity three days before her due date.

Macy and Daddy. Daddy is hoping that next year Macy is a cheerleader for BYU, LIU, or Gonzaga. Just to change things up a little.


For Family Home Evening the night before my due date we gave Macy her own "baby" and read the Berenstain Bears New Baby book. Macy of course had no idea what was going on, but we tried.

Macy visiting Mama and her new brothers in the hospital.

Happy Birth Day!

The stork finally arrived on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 bringing with him our two wonderful little Twin Boys! When we got to the hospital the doctor did an ultrasound and found that although both babies had their heads down, one had his body across and so I had to have a c-section. I was pretty upset, but I know that the little guy tried really hard (he had been in a completely different position the day before at my weekly appointment) and that it was what was supposed to happen and for the best.

At just before nine 'o clock we had our two little boys. Nickolas Steven weighed 7 lbs 11 oz and was 20 in long and Zackary Denis weighed 7 lbs 8 oz and was 20 3/4 in long.

They are both happy and healthy. It is so fun to see their two different personalities. Zack has been pretty alert from day one. His eyes are always open wide and looking around. He is also pretty mellow. When Nick is fussing he will just look at him like "why are you crying?" They are both great eaters. Nick is already back to his birth weight! Nick has been a little more sleepy, but he is starting to be more alert. He really likes his binki for comfort, but often loses it and that means he has to try and find his little hand to suck on. They both really like to cuddle. They sleep pretty well in their crib, but when we were in the hospital we took our best naps with them cuddled up one on each side of me.

Macy isn't too interested in the boys because they don't really do anything. She just carries on with her own business. She does say, "baby" and comes and looks at them sometimes. She does try to touch them every once in a while and yesterday she came and gave Zack a kiss without being asked to. I think they will all be good friends soon!

We are so happy to have the boys with us! We are a little more tired these days, but it is all worth it!

One last picture before heading to the hospital. Exactly 40 weeks!



Right before my c-section. If it looks like I am crying, it is because I am. I was terrified! But it was nice that Andy could be there with me.



The boys right after they were born.



Zack and Nick in their "Going Home Outfits".



Nick and Zack in their crib their first night at home.