eden turns two.

i figured i better post these before i forget the moment.
blurry, instagram pics for the win.

our eden turned TWO a few weeks ago.
so we drove right past school & surprised the girls with a day at disneyland!
it was the best day ever. no lines. perfect weather.

some favorite things:
minnie mouse is her fave.
she is talking so much in her cute lil edie pie voice.
she is obsessed with me. & i kinda love it. momma's girl all the way.
she loves to read.
& play with her kitchen.
she could eat bananas all day. & apples. & cheese. & ice cream. so picky, this one.
she is pure ham. put her on a stage & she'll dance, sing, whatever you wish.
loves doggies. & kitties. does not take after her mother here. ha.
still takes a bottle for bed. don't tell.
obsessed with her pink blankie & paci. that's gonna be a fun one for sure.
would play with my phone all day if i'd let her.
her sister's are her bffs.
as soon as we pull in the church parking lot, she is crying no, no momma, nooooo. so sad.
her waddle/head tilt walk is the best. she always has a little pep in her step.

dear eden,

you are pure spunky sunshine & i'm so glad you're ours.
i don't want to forget the smell of your blankie.
or the way you always play with my face.
or suck that paci like it's your job.
your little pigtail knots, or your perfect little nose.
the way you ask for a cookie every time we pass the cookie jar.
and how you say hello to everyone you meet,
& "bess you" to anyone who sneezes.
you bring JOY to everyone around you.
i don't want you to grow up. two is definitely my favorite.
we are so crazy blessed to have you eden.

WE LOVE YOU!


family party pics coming soon.

i will blog again.
i will blog again.
please make me blog again.

a&e turn SEVEN.

we had a campout.

with 8 little girls.

with the cutest decorations.

and an outdoor movie theater.

but mr. phone stealer has them.

waaaah.

you're just gonna have to believe me on this one.

i do have some on my big camera, i think. so at least i have those, right? 

i need to check & post those soon too.

okay, i'm sorry. i'll stop talking about my stolen phone for one post.

back to my story...

my little 3 pound twins turned SEVEN in july.

time, will ya slow the heck down?! geez.

on their actual birthday, they wanted to go iceskating again.

so we picked up their lil' friend, dropped off the nunu, & away we went!

 

a little ring around the rosey on ice. no big deal.

one of my favorite pics right now. ellie & daddy, dancing away on the ice. swooooooon.

these girls bring SO much joy into our lives. i can't stand how big they're getting, but still love how innocent & sweet they are.

some things i want to remember about them:
-just the other day, they came home & said, "mom, everyone has their ears pierced in our class but us! can we get ours pierced?" guess where we're headed on friday? ;)
-and yesterday ellie asked if we could buy her a belt. i guess all the cool kids are wearing a belt these days? haha!
-ellie still likes her arms & face tickled at night.
-audrey slept walk the other night & almost peed in tim's laundry basket. her little bare hiney was stuck right in there & scared the kajeebies outta me!
-they asked me if i was ever going to have another baby the other day & i had to tell them no. it was sad.
-sometimes i listen to their conversations through the door at night. sometimes i'm rolling! and other times, i'm crying. they are the sweetest.
-they hold hands a lot. randomly. it's the sweetest.

they are so funny. they're at their first tennis lesson as we speak. hehe. i love them! i love them!

twins, man.
never knew the ride i was in for when my water broke at 32 weeks.
thank you Jesus for this crazy awesome blessing you knew about all along.

an impromptu interview on being SIX.

today my girls turned SEVEN. seven! so, naturally, i had to interview them on their last day ever being six. they are goofy, and lovable, cuter then all heck, and so darn fun. i can't even stand how old they're getting. tear. why do babies have to get big?! we love them.
happy seven girls! xo.
see their last interviews here.

thirty two.

hello, good ol' dusty blog. 

how's it been 'round these parts? 

sorry i've been away, but my computer won't let me download anymore pics. 

rude. 

annnnd we've been busy summer fun-havers over here. 

i have so much to tell you about. 

like how we went camping. 

you saw the video, but man do i have a ton of pics.

i know! me! camping!

it was so much fun.

and how we road-tripped to idaho for 10 days.

country roads, take me home.

and how much God is teaching me, even when i'm the stubbornist most stubborn child in all the land.

but first things first, i turned 32 a month ago. gulp. 

stop, i'm owning it.

and my friends spoiled me rotten.

the birthday week started with a concert to our faves, all sons & daughters.

i was a tad hyper. just a tad.

and then there were a whole lot of tears.

i'm fun like that.

but worshipping amongst your best friends will do that to ya.

and then, mrs. cannoli had a lil' swimmin' day for me.

i said no fuss.

but can nat & karis ever have a no fuss get together?

no-oo.

they spoiled me with banners! & cakes! & mini pies in a jar! & sangrias! & so much more.

edie pie even napped half the time we were there.

hallelujah dance!!!!

such a fun day. so blessed by them.

we interrupted the birthday fun-havin with a little ear tube surgery for the edes. she did so well. (well, except for the part where she came off the anesthesia kickin' and screamin' saying, all done! all done! bye bye! bye bye! for a half hour. but as soon as we left, she was like nothing ever happened. shew!) 3 kids down...we're like pros now. ;) hate that they have bad ears (ehem, TIM GENE!), but love that they can hear now for heaven's sake. and how cute is that itty bitty gown?

then, tim whisked me away to palm desert, just him & me.

(side note: we were totally fighting before we left, because i was so uncertain & uneasy about leaving eden after a surgery...and he couldn't get our money back etc., etc., but SO glad we made up & went. making ups the best part of a fight, eh?)

he spoiled me with a massage, a suite (ohh la la), 

and a heck of a lot of pampering without any kids at our ankles. ;) bliss, i tell you.

are you still here?

good, i have one more birthday treat.

we got home for the desert, & karis picked me up for a night on the town.

dude.

all of you locals NEED to go to blackbird tavern.

so hip. and cool. and trendy. and goooood.

i mean, pallet benches? 

fire pits?

deer head on the wall?

i'm in.

we had so much fun. i love laughing with her. i'm so lucky to have a karis in my life.

so 32, what can i say?

you are already a good time.

but i am already plucking some hair off my chin...so you can stop that part.

but otherwise, you can stick around.

thank you Lord for another year of life.

so, so, soooo thankful!