Spring Dance Recital

Rylie and Sydnie had their spring dance recital on the May 21st.  They both did a great job!  Grandma Joy and Papa G, Grandma Shirley and Grandpa Von, Kristin, Avery, Alexa, and Jaxson all came to see them perform.

 Sydnie

 
Rylie

Sydnie and Avery

 

Rylie and Alexa

Rylie and Sydnie

The babies had, had enough!

Well, We WERE Mobile

So, I have been very excited to update our blog, on Thursday, Ryan's Birthday, Remie decided to start crawling.....however, it has been short lived!

So

I just got back from Insta-care with her...she has a "Nursemaid's Elbow"...in other words a partial dislocation of the elbow.   WONDERFUL!  After church today, Rylie was laying on the couch holding Remie.  Apparently, Remie's foot slide off the couch and Rylie went to catch her, grabbing her by the arm.  Remie immediately starting crying.  After I held Remie for a while, she would settle down for a minute and then start crying again anytime she went to move her left arm.  They took x-rays of her little arm at Insta-care, nothing is broken.  They splinted it and wanted her to "rest" it until we could see an Orthopedic Specialist tomorrow.  The doctor said she should be better by tomorrow, but it will be sore for awhile.  Rylie and Sydnie have been such big helpers with the twins, but sometimes I think they forget that they are still little.  Rylie was very proud of herself, that she was able to catch Remie, and that she didn't fall to the ground

Tonight she is doing much better....I think the ibuprofen has kicked in.  She was moving it more and in a much better mood.  Poor little thing!

Who Needs Boys!

Sydnie was able to go on her first "official" hunting trip this morning.  I was afraid I didn't have anything to show for it, but Ryan pulled through for me and was able to bring home some pictures of her.  They went turkey hunting, and Sydnie couldn't have been more excited.

It started on Thursday.  Our babysitter was going out of town, so Ryan stayed home with the kids.  He ended up taking the twins and Sydnie to Cabelas. (Yes, he took the babies, by himself, shopping.)  Sydnie came home with a new camo jacket and shirt, to go with the pants she had got for Christmas.


Last night she was able to get her clothes out and sent them down stairs, (like Ryan does, so he doesn't wake anyone up.)  She was so excited.  I had kept telling her that dad was going to be getting really early...5 am...so she needed to go to sleep.  She told Ryan earlier,  that if she saw a deer, she was going to shoot it.  Ryan had to explain that they were not going to shoot a deer, just a turkey.

They went with a friend of Ryan's, but didn't see anything.  So they will have to try again...I am not sure Sydnie is as excited about it now.  She came home with a pretty good head ache.  I don't know if it is from her falling off her bike the day before or if it is from having to get up so early.  She says it is because she got up so early!  What a trooper!

I was talking with Ryan's friend Cole this morning at a Soccer game and he was very impressed with her.  He said, they had stopped at Maverick this morning to get breakfast and out of the truck climbs this little 4 year old girl all decked out in camo...He said it was priceless!  Ryan will have to take her again, maybe during duck season, where she may see a little more action and not have to hike as much.

Another 1st Tooth!

Yes, We finally have another tooth!  Yeah!  Remie finally had her first one pop through the beginning of this week.  You can barely see it, so when she smiles, it is still all gums, but hey at least I know she has them now!

Baby Updates - 9 Months Old, Maybe Closer to 10

Remie & Hallie

Hallie and Remie went in for their 9 month check-ups this week.  They are both doing very well.  We finally have ONE tooth.  Hallie broke one through about a week ago.  We are still waiting on Remie.  I guess I should be grateful that they don't have them yet.  I guess they are better off inside, so the doctor says.  They are still not crawling.  I talked to the doctor about it and he wasn't really concerned.  He said if they are not walking by 18 months, that is when he will get concerned.  Maybe we will just skip the crawling stage.

Here are their stats...

Hallie  15lbs 5.5 ounces    5%ile.

27 1/2 inches long    50%ile

Remie  16 lbs 3 ounces  15%ile

26 1/2 inches long    25%ile

This is the furthest apart, in weight and height that they have been.  Hallie is almost a full pound lighter and a whole inch longer then Remie.  Although, Hallie is our picky eater so maybe that is why.

I wanted to compare pictures of the big girls at the same age as the twins.  Rylie and Sydnie were about 11 months in both of their pictures.  But is fun to see who they are starting to look like.

 Rylie at 11 months

Sydnie at 11 months

Remie and Hallie, plus Rylie

What Have We Been Up To?

So what have we been up to?  Once April and May hit life becomes a little more crazy....and our kids are still young.  I can't wait to see what it will be like when they are older and we have all four of them in something....ugh!

 Rylie and Sydnie have started spring soccer...they are both still in dancing as well.  A typical week for us looks a little like this...after a full day of work.

Monday - Soccer practice

Tuesday - Soccer game (sometimes two) and dancing

Wednesday - Ryan works late & a soccer game

Thursday - sometimes a break (or soccer game)

Friday - Dancing

Saturday - two soccer games

I am beginning to feel like we are living in our car.  I guess that is one of the perks of watching your kids enjoying being outside and developing their talents.

Sydnie at her very first soccer game - she loves it.  She has already kicked a goal.  Her and Rylie are keeping soccer of their goals.  As of today they are tied 1-1.

Rylie at her first game this year and Sydnie practicing while she cheers from the side line.  Rylie's team has actually started to play positions this year on an all girls team.  It has been fun to see them figure things out.

We haven't been camping yet, but Ryan's parents have.  So while they were gone, we went to visit them and spend the afternoon relaxing in the sun.

Ryan and Remie

Me & Hallie - No, she is not dead, just asleep, crazy kid!

Easter 2010

So, I am a little behind on the blogging.  Better late then never right!
  
Our town has an Easter Egg hunt every year.  Ryan took the big girls to it and as you can see it was in the snow!  CRAZY, Oh wait, we live in Utah!  We usually like to go camping over Easter, but not this year.

Sydnie & Rylie waiting patiently for the hunt to begin.

                                                                  

Their Big Catch!

Dying Easter Eggs!

Easter Morning

Hallie's First Peep - She loved it!

Spring Break???

We are just getting done with our Spring Break.  A whole week off from work....well the work I get paid for.  This year we were fortunate enough to only have two different Spring Break schedules, Ryan works for USU and their Spring Break was a couple of weeks ago.  Rylie attends Cache School District and I work for Logan School District, in the past we have had 3 different schedules.  (Why we all can't get on the same schedule for heavens sake.  We all live in the same town.)   Rylie and I both had the whole week off.....so the question was.....what to do with all of our free time.  (We couldn't go very far, Ryan still had to work.)  

In the past, we usually go on our first camping trip of the season with Ryan's family.  However, their break isn't for another week, so they couldn't get away.  I should have figured out what the following week had in store when I got a phone call from the babysitter on Friday, while I was at work, saying that Remie was fevered up. 

So it started Friday with Remie fevered and stuffy, a bad night with her on Saturday, and then she finally broke the fever on Monday.  (On Monday we also woke up to several inches of fresh snow. I guess it was a good thing we didn't go camping.)  Rylie woke up on Tuesday morning with her belly hurting.  I tried to blow it off, but she then spent the rest of the day laying on the couch and throwing up.  Wednesday she woke up feeling much better, but then Ryan came down with it that night.  He was up all night, tried to go to work on Thursday, but only made it a half a day before he was home.  Thursday night Hallie then started with the same fever that Remie had earlier in the week.   Last night was our crappy night with her.  Both babies have, what looks to be, two teeth coming in on the bottom....at least that is what it had better be.  We better have something to show for all of this!  

So to date Sydnie and I are the only two to come out of this thing, healthy.  I guess I should knock on wood, I still have one more day to go.  Ryan was trying to look on the bright side and he said, "At least you haven't had to take work off."  I think I would almost rather go to work!!!

9 Months Old

Wow!  Where does the time go?  The twins will be 9 months old tomorrow.  How crazy!  They are such a joy to have in our home. Their individual personalities are coming out more and more.  It has been a lot of fun to watch as they grow and develop each day.  

Hallie is our active one.  She is always talking, bouncing (wiggling) around, and always happy....well most of the time.  I think it is also safe to say that she is our fussier one as well.  She also likes to take whatever Remie has.  She is always taking Remie's Binky or the toy that she has in her hand.  (I think she will be the little instigator when she gets older. We will have to wait and see how that turns out.)  She is also starting to figure out that Ryan likes to tease.  He will growl at her and she tries to wiggle away.  She is not crawling yet, so she really doesn't go anywhere.  He will also pretend that he is drinking her bottle and oh, how she screams at him.  It is quite humorous to watch.

Remie is the more reserved one.  She is starting to talk more and more, but likes to suck on her Binky and just watch Hallie.  She doesn't know what to think when Hallie takes her stuff.  (She better start standing up for herself, or it will only get worse as they get older.)  They are starting to interact more together.  It is fun to have them sit facing each other and watch them "talk."  They both have been wonderful, happy babies...I shouldn't complain!

I was feeding them lunch the other day and I noticed that their eyes were so blue.  Don't get me wrong...I know they have blue eyes, but they seemed to be crazy blue that day.  I don't know if it was the lighting or what, but I thought it would be fun to take pictures of that for their 9 month post.  So don't mind the mess on their faces, (they were loving lunch!).  I just wanted get a pictures that would show their eyes.

 Hallie

Remie

Hallie

Remie

Sydnie wanted in on the action and wanted her picture taken.

So I said that they were happy most of the time.  They don't like their faces washed.  So I had to put some pictures of them being grumpy.

Hallie

Remie

We still don't have any teeth and we are not crawling yet.  Hopefully, that will start to come in the next couple of months.  Although, it is nice not having to worry about them getting into everything yet.

We are also saying "Ma, Ma" and "Da, Da."  They have been talking for about a month now.  I want to say that "ma, ma" was their first word, but Ryan would say that it was "da,da."  It is a little funny.  When they are happy they say da, da, but when they are upset, they say "ma, ma."  I guess they know who takes care of them!

April Fool's

I was getting ready to go to work on Thursday and Ryan came into the bathroom with a smirk on his face. I asked him what he was giggling at and that is when Rylie and Sydnie came into the room, holding half a gallon of blue milk. They couldn't believe it.

Later that morning, Rylie was trying to think of a great way to get back at him. She came up with a plan of taking the batteries out of the remote. We didn't do it before she left for school, but apparently she had been thinking about it all day. (I had obviously forgotten about it.) My neighbor helps me with Rylie after school.  I was talking to her, on the phone and she mentioned that Rylie told her that she needed to go to our house to play a trick on her dad. I then got a phone call, at work, from Rylie asking me how to get the batteries out of the remote. I had to laugh at the thought of her thinking about it all day long at school. We may have to put a little more effort into this thing next year! Needless to say, we are still drinking blue milk.