This is Jimmy-

It hasn't been a very good month for us Republicans and Cougars. I personally think both were rigged. But I'll leave the political politics out of this one, and just say that at least with Max Hall throwing the game, the whole conference gets more money. Go Max Hall! Running Ute's MVP!

Being a mom is a a lot of work but worth it when you have cute kids to love. Here are some older pics of the girls. I need to take more pics soon! I apologize.This was the first day that got to hold Landon in the NICU. We couldn't hold him for a few days after he was born because of his lungs. We were so happy to finally hold our little baby. It was a rough week for all of us.

Some cute ones of Landon. Enjoy!

So the girls are now sleeping in one bed together. Not every night but sometimes we find them together. Here is a snapshot of them. I think they must miss being so close when they were first born. Twins are great!

So i had a crazy day with the girls today. I am in the middle of potty training the girls and so little Danika, bless her heart, likes to take off her diaper and clothes as well. When i discover her, 9 out of 10 times she has gone somewhere other than the toilet or her diaper. AHHHHHH!!!!! Can i scream? Then Jenna, bless her heart as well, decides to dump all of Daddy's HOTTTTT HOT sauce all over the kitchen table! She got it all over the place. She did get a little in her eyes but not too bad. I tell you what, having kids is a workout in all directions. But as i look around my house i feel so blessed for all the little messes they make for me. The pen marks on the walls (Magic Eraser has me covered) the food in the couches (good old vacuum hasn't failed me yet) and all the toys and junk they leave out makes my home feel lived in. So i am grateful for the mess of the day. It makes me know that i am needed but also loved.

We just celebrated our 5 year Anniversary! WOO HOO! We were going to SL but it didn't work with us being sick so we stayed at home. We bought a new card game , SMACK. We got some mint Hershey kisses, which we had on our honeymoon, and some sparkling cider and played games and watched old movies. It was fun. It has been such a joy ride. I love being married to Jimmy. We have had a lot of fun as well as challenges. But when we look back on all of it we are so pleased to honestly know we are more happy than when we started out. That in itself is an accomplishment these days.

i am big on being really cheesy so i am going to list 5 favorite memories i have had these 5 years. here goes:

1. making pizza in our first apt. and having the middle come out like soup. We made such a mess but had a lot of fun.

2. Having no cars and walking to Smiths @ 7:00 pm with a few dollars of change we scrimped from our couch, just enough for one gallon of milk. I enjoyed being poor then because we really learned to appreciate things. I loved the talks of striking it rich one day and dreaming of what we would do with all that money. Then the next second saying we didn't want to be rich because we would miss the excuse to walk to the store only for a gallon of milk. We are funny that way.

3. Finding out we were having twins! Jimmy's face was white. We stayed up all night talking about it. We were so scared and had no idea i was about to go through the pregnancy from the pits. I really felt like God was mindful of us. What a surprise!

4. When we were dating i wanted to just hang out with just the two of us. We were always around our friends. So Jimmy took me up to the cabin. It was my first time there. He shared all his memories as a kid there on the way up. When we got there he took me up to the porch and put on his car stereo and we danced on the porch. It was by far the most romantic little date we had, yet so simple. I was so happy to be with him. He was and still is the best friend i have ever had.

5. We went camping once. Camping with us can be very frightening. It was before the little kiddies came along. Our tent was supposed to be a two man tent, but it fit only one of us comfortably. Well that night it rained and it leaked on us. We were also afraid because the wind picked up and we swore it was going to blow us away. Luckily we both have extremely bad luck and a sense of humor because normally this wouldn't fly. We also forgot a lot of things. But we had fun.

So there you are Jimmy. Thank you for the best 5 years i have ever had. And i really mean that. I love you sweetheart and here's to the rest of our wonderful years ahead.

Our little angels!

Mama's Boy!

Here is my costume. I had to wear these masks so the kids wouldn't catch it.

Here is Jimmy with his handlebar mustache and mohawk! This was his costume this year. EEK!

here are the girls at Halloween! They weren't really excited here because they just wanted o get out the door. But i was going to go all out this year but i got bronchitis and so i stayed home with Landon. The girls were supposed to be cats but all i could do was get little paint on them. so they are supposed to be whiskers. Anyhows, enjoy!

Danika and Jenna are 2 and a half now! They are such cute girls! It is so much work having two 2 year olds but a lot of fun too. We feel truly blessed to have these wonderful spirits in our home.

This is Landon! He is getting so big!!! He is such a good little guy! He is 8 weeks old now. I can't believe it!

Hey we have a blog now. we need to get some pics for it. But now we can show off our fam. Exciting!