Thomas' special day!

I made Thomas a cape for his birthday. I think he liked it... :)

And he got a big kid bike! He had no trouble at all pedaling! He did not want to get off of it all day! He didn't want lunch or dinner - which is saying something for this kid!

Showing me that the bike's name is Flash!

Bella helping Mommy make Thomas' cake! Yum!

The finished product...

We went up to Kaysville to celebrate with Grandma and Grandpa. Their yard is so beautiful, so I made Bella and Kaley walk around with me so I could take some pictures!

Ready to ride!

Any time Bella sees horses or cows, she lets out a squeal! She is getting better at making animal sounds, but sometimes just gets too excited!

Feeding the baby horse

Thomas waiting patiently while Dad fixed Kaley's bike.

Mommy and sweet Bella on a walk

Thomas playing ball with Grandpa.

Love that look in his eye!

The kids new favorite thing to do when they visit Grandma and Grandpa is go on a bike ride! They have a trail right by their house that is perfect! Grandma and Grandpa are such good troopers!

Thomas and his cake

Blowing out those candles! Happy birthday, Dude!

Thomas' birthday party at Putnams

Uncle Drew gave Thomas a cool rocket shooter! It was a hit!

The birthday boy eating his cake.

Aunt Daniella with Bella - yummy cake!

Happy Birthday, Big T!

I can't believe this little guy is 3 years old! What a little stud he is! I would love to freeze Thomas' little face in this stage forever! I love his chubby cheeks and big blur eyes! I love the way he tells me, "Mommy, I just love you so much!" He is so full of energy and curiosity! When he gets really excited, it takes him a minute to spit out what he is trying to say. His little brain goes way faster than his mouth! When his mouth catches up, Kaley will have a run for her money! He is such a sweet brother to Kaley and Bella, especially Bella. I love the way he watches over her, and takes care of her. I can't wait to see how he will be with the twins! I know he will love them! I love how athletic my boy is! He is ALL boy! He loves to play baseball, basketball, football, soccer, golf - you name it! We got him a bike for his birthday this year, and he didn't even hesistate! He knew just what to do! (pics to come!) We love our Thomas! Hope you have a great birthday, Buddy!

And the twins are....

A BOY AND A GIRL!!!

We couldn't be more excited! They both are healthy and growing! Both are about 12 ounces right now. The Dr. did notice something that could potentially be a problem with our baby boy though. He said that the umbilical cord is supposed to have 2 arteries and 1 vein, but the baby boy's only has 1 of each. The Dr. listed off all the potential problems that this could create, but then quickly went through and dismissed them one by one. There were three things that he said could be a problem. It could cause heart defects - but he said our baby's heart looks great. All 4 chambers are working, and the outlets from the heart looked great too. So he said that this shouldn't be a problem there. The second was this could raise the chance of having a down syndrome baby - but, given my age and his evaluation of the ultrasound, he doesn't think this should be a problem either. The last is the scariest to me. This could cause still birth. Yikes. He said that how they would monitor this is through non-stress tests every week after 32 weeks (which I would have been having anyway for twins). The Dr. did not seem concerned about this diagnosis, so I am trying to put it out of my mind. (Yeah right.) I will be emailing my Dr. today and will definitely be reading up on this! By the way, this umbilical cord thing is something that happens in .5 - 1 % of pregnancies, so it seems pretty rare. We will of course keep you updated, but we are hoping for the best!

We are so very excited about our littlest ones! (I posted tummy pics for those who have asked. I am not usually one to post the belly, but I may make a couple exceptions for this pregnancy! :) Kaley took the pictures...she did pretty good!)

Feeding the Ducks at BYU

Last week, I took the kids to go feed the ducks at the pond on campus. We usually do this a couple times a year. This time we were especially lucky! There were 4 mother ducks with 12-15 ducklings each! There were also baby turtles! My kids LOVED it! We fed the ducks for a while, and walked around trying to see the ones that were hiding in the trees. Kaley and Thomas really wanted to chase the ducks, but I would let them chase the little ones. We found some that were larger ones just sitting on the grass away from the babies, and I let them chase those for a minute. The ducks aren't very fast, so Thomas was nearly trampling them! It was a fun time! It was great cheap entertainment!

Danielle's Prom

I was not there to see this for myself, but I heard she was breath-taking! Danielle went to Prom with Taylor Ririe this year. Isn't she lovely?!