Ringing in the New Year...well almost

These photos are taken with love by my good friend Stephanie. Thanks for putting up wtih the fam for a photo op!














I thought it fitting to start out before the New Year making my blogging resolution. That is, to try and blog at least once a month. We will see....You may wonder why I chose to use a Happy Birthday background. Well , that is due to the fact that all my kids birthdays are coming up in just 33 days! Quickly approaching, and Mitchell is very excited to be 4! The twins are already fitting into their 2 year old personality, as everything comes with a tantrum and a flinging onto the ground. Mitchell got a new bike for Christmas which he can ride with no training wheels. He is very proud of himself and tells strangers in the store of his amazing bike riding skills. Emily and Wyatt have been moved to big beds! We bought bunk beds for them but have them separated until they get bigger. We had to take all furniture out of the room as they were crawling out of their cribs, scaling the drawers of the dresser and climbing on top of the dresser. We also took the door handle off the door so they can not escape naps and bedtime. Andrew and I are both on semester break. Andrew will be finishing off his degree this next Spring semester at Fresno State. He will graduate in May with a degree in Entrepreneurship. I already applied for the nursing program for COS and will find out May 2010. I'll just be taking two night classes this next semester and am still working 2 and half days at the bank. With the twins turning two right around the corner, we have reflected on how far we have come. I can't believe my babies are almost TWO! We hope you all had a great Christmas!

Another Poopie moment of stress!

I thought that I would blog about this poopie moment with the twins. I have had many of these but thought if I actually write it down this time then I'm sure I will remember to write it in their baby book when they are about to get married and I'm furiously trying to throw pictures together. (Run on sentence). The other day Emily "helped" Wyatt strategically take off his diaper while I was on the phone in my room. After she pealed off his pants, they both got his diaper undone and it happened to be poopie. I turned around and they were smearing poop all over the carpet. If you know me, you know how much I freak out about the pathogens and bacteria in poop. I SCREAMED. I'm sure there will be many other moments of poopie distress but the stains on my carpet will always remind me of the day I thought I could complete a phone call successfully. I love my kids:) Never short of laughter and anxiety.

Blogging way OVERDUE!

Emmy with a chicken nugget wedged in her mouth after a long day at the zoo. (Don't worry we dislodged it safely)



Wyatt ready to go home






Fun in the dryer (Parent supervision required:))



Holloween 2009-I wanted Mitchell to be Cat in The Hat, but he said it was too scary



Mitchell at the Bob the Builder Exhibit in Fresno




Mitchell asleep in his tent

Emmy asleep in her chair





Wyatt loving his yogurt!


Sunday Best




Emmy loves her Daddy




I'm back....don't worry... we have just been so busy! Here are some recent pics of the family over the past couple of weeks.

Where have we been for the last 3 MONHTHS???

Ok, so I have been more than terrible at blogging for months! For good reason though, we have been BUSY. Andrew and I just finished up our 6 week summer school classes which started the Monday after our finals for Spring semester. We all got over being sick this past week, but we are on the mend and optimistic about the rest of our summer before school starts again for the fall. I just gave my notice to my work and will be leaving in August. I miss my kids like CRAZY! Mitchell started pre-school and is loving it. We have to beg him to give US a kiss and hug goodbye! Emily has been walking now for a couple of months and Wyatt just started walking this past week. Emily must be the smallest walker you have ever seen weighing in at still a mere 17 pounds. I'll try to catch you up in some of the photos we have shot these past couple of months. Other than that nothing else much new. Andrew starts coaching waterpolo here again shortly for El Diamonte, and I have just one more semester before I apply for the nursing program at COS. If I get in I still won't start till August of 2010, so I still have a while. A lot of people have asked me why become a nurse? Why now? So here it is:

The way I look at healthcare has changed. Sometimes I think there are two types of nurses: One, who really enjoys taking care of people and wants to become a nurse or Two, the person who has been directly affected by healthcare due to a life changing event and wants to be a part of it. I, of course, am the latter of the two. After everything happened to the twins, I knew this was what I wanted to do. To be able to help families during trying times, to make a difference in a patient's life is going to be remarkable. Most of us take for granted our healthcare systems and the doctors and nurses who are there. Secondly, the hours are great. I will be able to optimize my time with my children and be able to attend their various activities as they grow older. Lastly, I want to be able to be knowledgable for my family. This includes my immediate and other relatives. Those of you who have children with dissablities or slow development can understand what it is like to see doctor after doctor and specialist after specialist who give you the quick run down half in English the other half in doctor talk. I want to know that my children and family are getting the best healthcare and seeing the best doctors out there. To really understand their diagnosis and know that they are receiving the best of the best.

Ok, enough talk about that...Andrew and I also celebrated our 5 year anniversary. It has gone by so fast, and much has changed in our lives. We look forward to the next 6 weeks off for school, and hopefully I will be better at blogging!

what we have been up to....

This is my son and not Bruce Lee's right?


Fun time with daddy, he knows better than to try and fight back:)