Look what I found!

Double Trouble

This is Blake and Erin's new favorite way to drive me crazy. Getting into the pantry and helping themselves to marshmellows, chocolate chips, brown sugar... whatever looks good. Notice the PJs. I guess they didn't want to wait to see when mom was going to get around to making their breakfast.

Mallory Update

Here's our sweet baby girl at 2 1/2 months....

Erin tells me, "Mom, let's keep Mally-Jane." Um, okay. Since she sleeps through the night now (really!!). And is so cute and cuddly and fun....why not?!

At the park

On one of those early spring days that really gets you excited for warmer weather, we took the kids to the park near our house.

Joslyn cruising around on her heelys...

Erin and Blake really got into the climbing walls.

I was glad Brett was there to help watch them--the top is about 12-15 feet off of the ground.

Can you see why I am sometimes asked if they are twins?

Might as well laugh about it...

Sacrament meeting was completely crazy today. We made it there on time (10 minutes early actually!) and it started out well but during the passing of the sacrament things started to go downhill. Erin wouldn’t take a piece of bread and then threw a fit when I gave it back to the deacon. So out in the hall we went, with Blake in tow. After I got that issue resolved and things on our bench relatively calmed down, the RS sisters were supposed to sing the special number. I had planned to pass but one of my friends (with the nicest intentions) came up and insisted that I go sing because she had a cough and she could just sit with my kids. (Maybe I make it look easy??!!) I tried to put her off, but she was so insistent and we were starting to be noticed so I gave in and went up to the choir seats. Then all you-know-what broke loose. I tried not to watch but I do know that my friend ended up with Erin out in the hall, another kind soul ended up with Blake also out in the hall, and Joslyn and Sabrina managed with Mallory. After that I had a hard time getting Blake settled down. He made a run for his dad (up on the stand) and I had to chase him clear up to the stairs. Then, again! By this point, Mallory was also fussy and hungry so the three of us went out in the hall again and (wisely) just stayed put for the last 10 minutes of sacrament meeting. We were like the popcorn bench—up, down, up, down. I have just accepted that this is my life for now and it will be over before I know it. And I might even miss it.