Polls don't lie!

It seems as though my Aunt's "It's a Boy" and "It's a Girl" balloons as well as nearly everyone who participated in the poll were certain we would be having a boy and a girl.   Well, you all were right!   

Last Friday (September 9th) Adam and I got to go to our ultrasound to have a close look at our babies and find out just what we would be having.   It was so fun!    We told our parents that day, but told them they had to keep it a secret for a couple days.  On Saturday, we took a whole lot of cupcakes around to Adam's family to share the news.   I had always wanted to do a full gender reveal party, but ultimately I didn't feel like it and thought this would still be a fun way to share.   Since we really didn't get to tell most of his family ourselves that we were expecting, we wanted to do something fun.

We took some pictures along the way, but ultimately I got tired of dragging the camera out, so only the first few stops have pictures.    We told everyone that when they bit into the cupcake if the filling was blue that meant boys, pink for girls, or green for one of each. Here is some of our Family finding out the news!

 Rachel actually got to be the first one to find out.  

 Yep there's the green filling!

 Aunt Truly showing the green!

 Matt and Alisa 

 Brycen was a little too preoccupied with something to both show me the green filling and look at the camera!

But this one, she LOVED her cupcake and smiled the whole time eating it!   At this point she's just getting started on the frosting.   She was covered in chocolate once she finished the whole cupcake (as was the wall and the highchair).  Oh Miss Maryn you always steal the show!

Thanks for sharing in our fun everyone!

A Summer Break

Last weekend we were able to go up to Idaho/Oregon to visit family and friends.    This was most likely to be our last visit by ourselves!  

We had a wonderful time, but unfortunately I didn't do a good job at pictures.  Half the time because I forgot and the other half because I just didn't feel like it!    The weather was gorgeous while we were there and I spent A LOT of time outside on back porches!  

One of my old roommates, Kaila, and her family let us stay the night at their house Wednesday when we got in late and entertained us for most of the day Thursday.   Kaila, her two girls and I all went to Aunt Kathy's school for haircuts.  I can't visit Boise without getting my free haircut!

The trip made me remember how wonderful my family and friends are.  Besides Kaila's family letting us crash at her house, another old roommate and friend, Mary picked us up and drove us all the way to Ontario, even though she had to turn around and drive right back!   She did it just so she could see us!    She was able to join us with my parents for Dinner at my favorite Chinese restaurant, Shanghai.  Oh YUM!!!   My Aunt Darlene joined us as well and it was good to see her!

On Friday we relaxed for most of the Morning and then I was able to meet up with two of my best high school friends, Annie and Margo for Ranch Hands at Burger West!  Again, YUM!!!   I am so sad I didn't get a picture of us there!  I even had my camera with me!  I am blaming pregnancy brain on that one.

My Grandparents Returned Friday afternoon from a week of Camping and Fishing.  Grandma had caught a rather large trout that we grilled up for dinner, it was SOOOO good!

On Saturday my wonderful family threw me a baby shower!  It was great to be able to see everyone and even have a few friends from high school come.   I managed to get exactly one picture!  

   This is my friend Annie and I, both pregnant!  She is about a trimester ahead of me, though I swear I am just about as big as she is!!   In case you can't tell, my shirt says "Future Broncos" and yes I made it!  I mean what's a pregnant girl supposed to do to show her Bronco Pride?

Saturday night tons of family piled into Grandma and Grandpa's living room to watch the BSU-UGA game.  It was sooo great!  Lots of good food, company and of course a Bronco victory!  The only thing that could have been better would have been if Utah State could have held the victory over Auburn, giving both my Alma Mater's wins over SEC teams.   Oh well, at least with USU and BSU in different conferences, I don't have to pick who to cheer for anymore!

We left Sunday, but did manage to get a few pictures before leaving.

Is it just me or does the shadow in these pictures make me look like my hair continues right into a beard??  What the heck!

The week before we also escaped the heat for a few days and headed to Flagstaff.  Again, I didnt' get too many pictures, but we did manage to get a few at the Cardinals training camp.

 Hi Larry!

It was pretty fun to be able to be that close and see how a practice went.  It was a walk through with no pads, but still interesting!

Take a Guess!

On the subject of gender, my wonderful family held a baby shower for me up in Oregon/Idaho this weekend.   My Aunt was at the Dollar store trying to find balloons for decorations but everything said "its a boy" or "its a girl".   Since we don't know yet, she was having a hard time deciding what to get; she asked the clerk, "what do you do if you don't know the gender?"  The clerk was not helpful so my Aunt just said she would take one of each since its bound to be girls, boys or both!  The Clerk's answer?  "Are you sure?"   Um yep, pretty sure they will be some combination of boys and girls.  Seriously?  What else would they be???

So in the spirit of gender, I added a new poll to our blog, take a guess on what you think our twins will be!  We find out Friday, assuming they behave!  We can't wait!

Christmas in July

You may have noticed the lack of posts for the last couple of months. Well, I've been really busy "cooking" up an extra special (OK, a COUPLE extra special) Christmas in July surprises.  They have pretty much occupied all of my energy the last few months and I'd like to share them with you now.    Only, after all this work, they STILL aren't ready!     So here is a sneak peak....

Stay tuned for updates and a full reveal in 6 months (give or take)!

Another baby blanket!

Here's the latest blanket I made for my newest nephew who will be coming in a few weeks!

This is a pretty horrible picture.  I was in a hurry to get it shipped off and didn't take the time to make sure the lighting was good, or better yet take it outside.   I was excited when I saw this quilt pattern because its so hard to find cute boy quilts!   I decided not to put any batting in it to make it more like a blanket.   But I line the back with super soft minky fabric so it will still be super comfy!