Disneyland 09

Girls..Girls...Girls....

Kamryn had a valentine party yesterday with lots of girls! It turned out to be a ton of fun. Ryker had a Christmas party with a ton of his buddies so we promised her she could do a valentine party. She honestly reminded us AT LEAST once a week so we had to follow through!
We decided to make a ton of sugar cookies and let the girls go crazy decorating them. They frosted and candied everything. It was really fun and they sat and decorated for a long time.

Jon is the best hubby ever. He hung out and helped me through the whole party. All those girls are definitely not in Jon's comfort zone but he partied with them anyways.

Kam and one of her best friends Megan. She has a twin sister Maddie that live down the street. The three of them are inseparable.

Ryker and his friends came upstairs and every girl chased them and dog piled him. He is under that pile of girls somewhere. That's when we realized we may be in trouble when these two are teenagers. (Senior boys, sophomore girls ya I can see it now!)

The rest of the party was karaoke singing Hannah Montana and High School Musical. They were a hoot. They all sang together really loud and waited in line for their turn. They would all cheer when "Troy" would come on screen and say how cute he was. (Kindergarten!)

The kids don't know!!

We have been trying to throw together a last trip to disneyland before the babes come. I have been growing at a rapid pace all of a sudden so we moved the trip up so I am not waddling all over the park. We also decided to not fly cuz of the awesome gas prices right now and we have to buy lots of twin stuff. Jon's job is really flexible so we decided to make it a week long trip and do vegas also. The fun part is we have not told the kids we are just going to up and leave. We are really excited I am terrible at keeping secrets. We finally got into the princess dinner, it has been booked up every time we have gone. Kam will be ecstatic! I have a feeling we wont be back (or going anywhere) for awhile-5 KIDS- so we will live it up!!

10 years later........

February 5th 1999 I was getting married! It was a COLD snowy day but the best day ever. I cannot get over how my wedding pictures look so old fashioned. What a difference 10 years makes. Everyone looks so young in them!

All of our biggest supporters even to this day!!

Can you believe the ruffles on the dress! Its HUGE. What was I thinking!!

Cutest husband EVER!!

Notice the lace background hahaha!

Sorry girls I had to post my hot bridesmaids!!

Cute parents!

These are my cute cousins that are now teenagers. They will kill me if they see this!

For our anniversary we are getting massages and going to dinner. We are taking the kids to disneyland in a few weeks (they dont know yet) so we are just making it simple. I am super excited I will always take a massage! I have been reflecting over the past 10 years and all that has happened. I can say it has been the most busy, stressful, eventful, fabulous years ever. They have not slowed down any and i'm sure won't for the next 10. Jon and I do great with chaos so bring it on!! jk (I guess thats why we're having twins huh!). Jon has been the greatest blessing in my life. Each year really does get better and better. I never thought I could love him more than I did on our wedding day but that love was so shallow compared to now. Cheesy huh. I love you Jon thanks for always making me feel like the most loved person in the world!! Here's to the next 10!!!

GOOD NEWS!!!

Six months after Kamryn got diagnosed we were told that she would be at a high risk for thyroid problems and celiac disease. The last time we were at the diabetes clinic they drew her blood to test her for them. The day after we found out we were having twins her Dr. called and said that she had a positive marker for the celiac disease. This is basically an allergy to anything containing flour, which is everything. We were devestated because we have family members with it and she is already restricted enough with the diabetes. They said the only way to confirm it is with a biopsy of her small intestine (which includes more pokes, iv's etc.) Our pediatrician said there is another test to run in conjunction with the first one. If this test comes back normal we would not have to do the biopsy unless she shows symptoms. We did the test almost two months ago but could not get the results. Today we were at the lab and I finally decided we needed to find out. THEY WERE NORMAL!! We put it off for so long because we didn't want to know. We are SO relieved!!

Where's My Camera!!!....

We spent this past weekend in Twin Falls with our friends the Dixon's. We always spend the superbowl weekend with them and trade houses each year. We had a great time!! I have lots of great pictures just for this blog. I just can't find my camera! I know we brought it home but can't find it ANYWHERE! We fit a lot into a short weekend including basketball games, eating lots of funky pizza (even saurkraut), a huge bounce house for the kids, more eating, a night out without kids, then eating all day long on Sunday. We had a blast even though the weekend went too fast. I know this is not as fun to read without pics. Thanks Rob and Montay for letting us stay with ya and for the great weekend!!

Facebook

I am sure many are already familiar with this crazy place. Many of my friends have been telling me to try it out claiming it is really fun. I decided to try it out since I didn't think I would like blogging and now am addicted. Anyways Jon was out with the boys last night so I decided to try it while I had some time. I can honestly say it is the most ADDICTING thing ever. I was amazed that right when I signed up it showed ton of people out I would know by my profile popped up. I have been playing ever since. I can't believe how many people I have known through my life that I have been able to find and link to. Jon came home and I showed him. He signed up and has not quit since. (He has a lot more friends than me, everyone wants to be his friend!) I have to beg people to be my friend :) I always thought it was something for single people but oh no everyone is on it. The worst part is I have facebook on my phone so I can play everywhere I go. It is really fun to look through. WARNING: It is a HUGe time waster though. I am sure the newness of it will wear off but for now I am having a blast!! If anyone is on facebook now be my friend! Jon has way more friends than me!

Bedtime Stories and Babies!

For family night we took our kids to see Bedtime Stories with our neighbors the Hildebrands. The kids wore their pajamas since it was Bedtime stories. (kinda gross I know but they loved it!) It was so much fun even to two year olds had a blast. The funny story about the Hildebrands is Jill the mom and Jon are like second cousins. All of our kids are within months of the same age. The kids are dead set that they are cousins. It is really cute especially since our kids cousins are all tiny. Ryker and Spencer are just the best of friends but everyone at school knows them as cousins. You cannot tell them any different. We have finally let them be and they couldn't be happier. These are the coolest neighbors ever. The kind that is always there for you no matter what. We love them so much!!

I had an appointment yesterday with perinatology. I guess twins are considered high risk pregnancy so I will be seeing them regularly the rest of the time. I was really nervous to go. I used to be the person that believed stuff happens to other people not us. Ever since Kamryn got diagnosed I have turned into the person that thinks that anything can happen. I hate it. Anyways I was trying to prepare myself all week to be ready for not great news. I have heard the higher risk of birth defects and congenital abnormalities with twins so I have definitely had it on my mind. The appointment couldnt have gone better. They are both perfect (so far). They did an hour long ultrasound of them and looked at EVERYTHING they could. Yes they are still boys but at this point I am so happy they are healthy it is all good!!

Miss January

Every year the Utah Diabetes Clinic does a calendar with 12 kids who have diabetes. The purpose of the calendar is to show that diabetes doesn't have to slow kids down. Each child is on a different month and it tells about what they do and also how they are doing managing their diabetes. Kamryn was obviously selected this year as Miss January. I know it is hard to read what it says so I will tell ya...........

"Kamryn loves learning to read in kindergarten. She has a dog, a cat, and a hamster, and in her free time enjoys dancing, tumbling and playing with friends. Kamryn has an older and younger brother. She is proud that she has started doing her own finger pokes and is learning how to do insulin shots. Keep doing a great job at managing your diabetes, Kamryn!"

Needless to say our calendar will stay on January all year. We are so proud of how well she is managing her diabetes even though it has made her grow up a little more than she probably wanted to. We are hoping to get her an insulin pump within the next month or two so she will not have to have all of these shots. It has been a year since she has been diagnosed and it has been a roller coaster ride. It is really just part of our lives now and we just go on as normal (as much as we can!)