Up to no good...

These pictures explain why I have a baby gate blocking the doorway to my room. These little monkeys climb on every surface and get in to everything they shouldn't. Reece even climbs in my tub and turns on the water...fully clothed! I wish I could have a gate on every doorway. Maybe then I wouldn't be spending all day cleaning up messes. :)
We are doing so good. The twins are busier than ever and have their own little language that they communicate with each other. I wish they could talk with me but mostly they just scream. It makes me a little crazy sometimes but I just tell myself that it's a phase. Power of positive thinking!! Surprisingly they are so quiet and well behaved when we are out and about, so we all load up, Daddy or not, and go to Target or some other fun store with oversized carts. :) If only I had a dollar for every time I heard, "Wow you have your hands full!" I told myself that I wasn't going to let the number or age of my kids affect us getting out and doing stuff. We've actually done quite a bit while Dan is busy working long hours. Such trips include oil changes on the car, trips to Walmart, post office, Target, the doctors office, Farmers market, and Freestone Park to feed the ducks. It takes a little longer getting loaded and unloaded in the car but it is totally do-able. You would be surprised what you can get done when you have to...without a husband.
Gracie is still loving preschool. I've been writing down cute little things she says. These are some of her words she still pronounces her own little way. Picnic...picmic, if...ith, crushed ice...crunched ice, real quick...real crick, perfect...perfick, accidentally...accilently. She is also so easily convinced of some things it makes me nervous. We don't have cable but have antennae hooked up to our tv. We get a kids channel that has tons of infomercials between each show. Each time they come on I hear an excited, "OOOHHHH MOMMMYYYY! We have to get that! See it is SOOOO EASY!" So far her list of things she wants are a Snuggie, Perfect Brownie Pan, InStyler hair straightener, Bottle Tops for soda cans, Pillow Pet, and Bumpits. :) She absolutely loves anything Barbie, especially the movies. Barbie as the Island Princess and The Princess and the Pauper are her favorites. We burned her a CD of some of the songs for us to listen to in the car when we are out and about. She has the most beautiful voice and can really belt it. So if you see a suburban full of car seats, with a 4 year old and a mommy singing at the top of their lungs, that's us! I hope everyone is doing well. Love-Becky

Conference weekend...+big news.

Well, conference weekend was also birthday weekend for me. We were in Thatcher because I had several last minute Senior portaits to do. It was so nice for Dan to have a few days off so we could hang out. The week went by way too fast though! We loved conference and noticed how so many of the talks were about love. Loving your neighbor, family, Christ, the Book of Mormon...etc. Every talk was so good and just what I needed to hear.

Saturday was my birthday and I woke up to breakfast in bed and a huge bouquet of Roses from Dan. We just chilled during the day and I even got a nap! Best birthday present ever. :) Then Dan, Norah, and I went to Casa for dinner. So yummy. We've really missed good mexican food and I was so spoiled with it while we were there. The day before my sisters, mom, and friend Erin went to La Casita for lunch. We had such a fun time and I'm so glad I got to spend it with family.

Now for the news...The last time I posted we had big news, I announced that we were expecting twins....well, not this time. :) We are enjoying our little Norah and will give my tired body a rest for a couple years. (at least thats the plan for now) :) Anyway, last time we were in Thatcher I got a call from my brother Ladd who told us that there was a position open at the hospital in Safford and that Dan should go interview. So he threw on a nice pair of pants, shirt and tie, and headed down there not having his resume with him and hadn't filled out an application. We weren't getting our hopes up for much as he was going against nurses that had years of experience and one of them was his nursing instructor. After having completed the application process and a couple days passed we heard back and he got the job!! He was very surprised because he just graduated in May and it's such a tough market for brand new nurses. The lady that interviewed him said she was really impressed with the critical care work that he is doing at his current job and wanted him to occasionally float over to the ICU. That's exactly what he wants to do! Dan worked at Mt. Graham hospital as a CNA, tech, and at the nursing home as an LPN but when he graduated there were no openings for nurses which forced us to move. When she asked other co-worker about him they had nothing but great things to say about him. Dan is known at each of his jobs for being a team player. He's more than willing to help others out and I think that is a big part of what got him the job. I'm so proud of who he is and I'm so lucky to have a husband that works hard at his job and at home. He's always so helpful to me with the kids. I definitely have a keeper!

Hope everyone is doing great!
-Becky