Happy Birthday!!

Where has the time gone?! My 5lb babies are 21 lbs now and growing like weeds. I can hardly believe how quickly this last year is gone. And as exciting and wonderful and absolutely amazing as that day was, I remember exactly how terrified I was in the hospital, those feelings of "How am I ever going to do this...." and look at us now! We may have our crazy days, weeks, (months) but I wouldn't trade them for anything. God has been faithful and we have all survived. :o)

The birthday celebration was fairly intimate with just my family this time. I have decided that parties are far more fun when they understand what is going on... like Abby's age. I can't wait to throw a party for her 3rd birthday. She is already asking about her birthday! She just loves loves loves candles and cake and presents and singing Happy Birthday... and SURPRISE!

(Kara)

I tried to get photos done of the girls... they wanted nothing to do with it and by the time I got them to sit still the sun had gone down and i needed to use flash. Not really satisfied with them (the photos) but I think the girls are still cute.

Kara would keep her bow on but Kiley really hates wearing them. I was planning to try and do more photos on Friday but it wasn't long after these were taken that Kiley ran into the coffee table and now has a large goose-egg on her forehead. We'll try again soon I hope!

(Kara)

We had a good time though and the girls had cake and my mom made a roast dinner which they shoveled down. Abby enjoyed everything and sang Happy Birthday to the girls several times. She also loved helping the girls open their presents (yes it is Christmas wrapping paper...) Abby & Kiley below...

Happy Birthday Babies!

Kiley is walking!

I thought I had better make sure I post this! She is waving her little hands and trying to walk from one thing to the next. She also has this funny little dance that she does where she wiggles her hips and her arms. Perhaps more later!

sleep!

It would of course be completely probable that as soon as I FINALLY get Kiley and Kara to sleep through the night Abby would start waking up. Last night alone I put her back to sleep three times. Ugh. I think it is the coughing.

Toms parents came up to visit with Toms brother who was visiting us and celebrating a birthday. We ate at huhot and had a wonderful time. The girls all did really well and seemed to enjoy the food. Abby didn't like the spicy plate toms brother had. It was pretty funny! We came home and had birthday cake and ABS had to help him blow out the candles. She sure loves birthdays.

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Invasion

The sick bugs continue to invade our home. It seems like they have been feeling under the weather forever even if I know that isn't true. I was hoping we were nearing the end of all this but just a few minuets ago I picked up Kiley out of her crib and she was hot hot. Checked her temp and yep 102. Doesn't surprise me since they have been all out of sorts for the last few days. I really really don't like Daylights Savings Time. But that's another entry for another day...

I think Abby is either sick, on the brink of being sick or sickness is pending. She is ... like a tornado? Can't concentrate, tripping all over, running in circles, running into walls, the table, fell off the chair. She looks like the ball in the pinball machine and all I can do is try to direct her towards the right holes... as she bumps along her way. Her nose is gunky, her eyes are watering and she has a cough. I think her cough woke her up at 6:30am and despite my lengthy explanation that the sun was not yet up and that signaled bedtime... she was up in 30 minuets.

My house is the largest casualty. I want to take a large box and put everything in the box and start over! I don't know where to begin. Thankfully no more lectures or clinicals this week so I should have time to get a few things under control...

(Kiley)

Kara is sleeping on my lap for the moment. I won't let her sleep too long because I want her to go to sleep later. Abby and Kiley are 'playing' in the cardboard box house I made with Abby a few days ago. Sounds like it is ripping so I'm not sure how much longer it will survive...

Hopefully Tom will be home soon. Just another day in paradise I guess. I will take tons of snow if it means no more sick kids!

Road trip and a Vikings game

Well we are driving back after a wonderful weekend. I forgot to add earlier when I posted that "we" included Tom, my dad and my brother. The Vikings game ended up being a lot of fun and wow what an exciting end of the game that WAS! But I'm ready to be back with my girls. Its funny how when you go places how you see things you know they would like. Like we saw a Dora Ferris wheel at the mall of America. We did get to do a little shopping there where I found a cake pan of all things. I'm going to use it i think to make k&k birthday cakes.

Kara can walk across the room now but refuses to when i have her on video. Kiley is starting to make attempts now too but hasn't been as interested. She has more of a vocabulary than Kara right now though. She has really enjoyed the nononono phrase. One night i was trying to get her to do it so i said nonono and well... she burst into tears. Wont try that again!

Abby is still really into princesses and beautiful princess dresses and everything being 'magical' lol. She has gotten to be such a good little helper and loves to help me wash potatoes for supper or help me pick up at the end of the day. Bed time has been more of a struggle lately. She has a stubborn streak! I think one night it took me six tries of putting her to bed. Finally i just sat outside her door!

Speaking of sleeping... i think Kiley and Kara are getting closer to sleeping through the night. Kara has done it several times now but Kiley still wakes up a few times. I think we would have had it down had they not all gotten sick again. Not surprising i guess. It will happen eventually!

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Kara is walking! (again...) :o)

Yay Kara!

Happy Halloween!

Yum Candy! (Kiley)

Kara loved all of the people and their costumes. There was even a group doing the Thriller Dance!

Abby recieved many candies... and borrowed a few of the babies' too. We went trick or treating at the mall for awhile and later went home to trick or treat around the neighborhood with my brother, sister and mom. The guys stayed back to hand out the candy. I'm sure we missed most of the kids because we couldn't get our 'porch lights' to work and it took awhile to fix them... oh well... plenty of candy for us to eat!

My Sweet "Spooks"

This is the famous 'ghostie' that Abby loves... it's hanging on the tree outside.

Little Bo Peep is playing "Peek A Boo" with her sheep. It's really hard to get three children in costumes to look at you. Still super cute. We are excited to go out and Trick Or Treat this weekend. We might even hit up the mall and do a little Mall Boo. 

This is more typical of what Kiley likes to do with her hats. 

Hey Kara!

And Little Bo Peep :o)

returning home

Well we are headed back home after a quick overnight and day mini trip. We visited a pumpkin patch but that doesn't really do it justice. Its like a Disney Fall festival with so many things to do and so many great things to eat! We had a good time. Tom and I chose to stay at a hotel the night before and I'm so glad we did. The girls screamed the entire last hour of our trip. We never would have survived two car trips like that. I can pack toms of snacks, games, movies, toys... but if they get bored it's all over. The screaming levels they can get to when they work off each other. The hotel was spectacular. I found us a great deal and the girls enjoyed the beautiful room. Abby slept on the couch and the babies slept in a pack and play. It went well. The next morning they woke up around 7am and so we got up, got dressed, and went down for breakfast. I'm still amazed how much they can eat.

After breakfast we went down to the pool and swam for a bit. I need to remember to bring floatees. It would have made watching the girls easier. After swimming k&k took naps.

Toms cousin was one of the main reasons we went down. She had never met any of the kids and it was so fun to see her again. Abby's cousin was there and she loved playing with him today. Two peas in a pod! The babies were incredibly fussy and made it difficult to do much at the festival. I'm not sure if they are teething or have ear infections or what... lol... but they ran fevers for a day and have been cranky since. Might need to get the ear drops out again. I will post photos when i get home and can get them off of my camera.

So a weary car load is headed home....

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Fall Bliss

Well so far the mobile abilities of blogger are helping. I'm outside enjoying the beautiful Fall day with Kiley and Kara. Abby is inside making her afternoon nap and the twins will probably take their second nap here soon. I had to order some more formula because they are just guzzling it down. Hard to believe we start switching over to whole milk next MONTH!

I had a wonderful birthday yesterday. Many thanks to all who thought of me and were a part of my day. I had a test for school that morning but went out to eat with my dad at Hu Hot for lunch. What a blast that was. Then I went back for three more hours of lecture. At the time I didn't know my husband and friends were plotting a surprise party. I was just enjoying some birthday shopping with a friend. The house was awesome when I got home. 2 dozen helium balloons, 150 regular balloons, flower leis, icecream cake and presents. We 'lost' the babies a few times in all of the balloons. And my mom who had been watching the girls while i was gone even managed to find time to clean up the house. I have such special loved ones and friends. And to those of you not able to be here i appreciate you all and love you too. Thank you for your warm wishes and love.

P.s Abby loved the birthday party so much she told me "happy birthday mommy!" When she got up this morning. I also need to video tape her reading me her Cinderella story book. It is fantastic!

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