Feb 2011

February was a pretty fun month. First of all the twins turned 18 mos! How crazy!
Ian: Walking almost running everywhere. He is the busiest little guy I know. He is going up and down the stairs. He says, momma, dada, bye(with the wave), Ball, and tries to imitate what you say. My favorite thing he does is when he hears music he spins in circles throwing his arms in the air until he gets dizzy and falls down. He loves to dance! He loves everything that Bailey has and wants her blanket all the time. He is so smart and we love him so much!
Lincoln: takes about 4 steps now and can stand by himself in the middle of the room for up to a minute. He is very talkative, he says, Momma, dada, grandma, ball, and loves to just make noise. He has a very tender heart and loves being loved on. I snuggle him as much as possible.
Both the boys love basketball,baseball and football. They like to throw balls all the time. All the kids favorite game id called Piggy and Beast. Matt is the Beast and he gets down on the floor and growls and chases the little piggies around. The kids go crazy and laughter abounds:)
Bailey is still in Preschool and doing great. She is getting so good at art and writing. She loves to make cards for people. She is getting really good at counting too. Our goal is to have her be able to count to 100 before she starts kindergarten, maybe even reading a little too. She will be going into kindergarten this year. She is so ready! I think she will love it.
Matt and I are doing great! Valentines Day was fun. Matt got me flowers and a card. We got the kids some cute stuff too:) We went to a Nuggets game too with another couple, so that was awesome:) I will try and do better at updating more often:)

December/January Happenings

To start off, Christmas was wonderful this year. It was so nice having all of my children healthy and growing:) We spent Christmas with Matt's family this year and had a great time:) The kids got lots of fun presents and had fun playing with their cousins. Bailey's highlight presents were a Leapster 2 and a vanity, which looks like it was made for a baby doll. I mean it is so small, it is comical! The boys favorite presents were 2 riding toys given to them by Grandpa Mark and Grandma Diane. They also got winter coats from Grandma and Grandpa Stephenson which was my favorite gift for them, since I use then everyday:) Matt and I got lots of gift cards and my mom made me a special album with all my childhood pictures, loved it! Matt's mom came over from Grand Junction to spend time with everyone. We spent new Years with her and had a great time:)
January is going great, I started my new business, selling Premier Designs Jewelry! I love it! My training show went great. I had a $719.00 training show which is amazing:) I think I will love doing this:)
The kids are doing great, Ian is walking everywhere now and is into everything. He is smart as a whip! Lincoln is up and cruising along furniture, he will start occupational therapy this week due to some sensory issues. He is the sweetest happiest little boy. Bailey is still in Preschool and doing well, she starts Kindergarten in the fall. She also just started taking Ballet, which she is great at and loves so much.
I feel very blessed right now in life. I am so happy with life:)Boys playing
Boys falling, I couldnt stop laughing at this...I'm mean:(
Ian on his ride
Sweet Lincoln
Beautiful Bailey

Ian is Walking!

Ian is finally walking! He is 16 mos old. So if you adjust that for being 3 mos. premature, he would be 13 mos. and walking. That is pretty normal. I am so excited! Our goal was to get him walking by Christmas and he is doing great! Now if only we could get Lincoln on board with the walking thing:) Who knows when that will happen:) I am so thankful for these sweet little boys the Lord has blessed me with. They are so fun and entertaining. I just love them so much!
I will try and take some pics of him walking, since my video won't load...sorry:)

Bailey's 5th Birthday

I can't believe my baby girl is 5 yrs. old! She has grown up so fast! She is smart, fun, energetic, beautiful, and a great big sister. Bailey had a makeover party this year with her cousins and her best friend, Tienna. They had tons of fun getting makeup on and their hair curled. Then they put on a little runway show, with feather boas and attitude:) After that there was cupcake decorating and presents. Bailey got 3 new Barbies, clothes, money, jewelry, and Beauty and the Beast DVD. I am so grateful to have her in my life, to teach me how to love more fully and to have more patience. She is a firecracker of a girl and I wouldn't have it any other way:) Happy Birthday Sweetheart:)
Makeover time
Tiena,Bailey's BFF
Strike a pose
Cupcake Decorating
Bailey and I

New Member of the Herman Family

I had great intentions this weekend, I swear. I invited 2 of my sister-in-laws over to help me decorate my house. Things were going as planned, when I mentioned that Matt and I had been talking about getting a cat. My SIL's are animal lovers so they jumped right on board, and before I knew it, we were on Craig's List looking for kittens. Well, a family about 15 min North had 4 free kittens, so we called them and they told us to come on over. They totally lived out in the middle of no where in a trailer, sad to admit this but I was a little nervous. Anyway, we found it and they had 4 of the cutest kittens ever. Of course I was drawn to the Orange Tabby cat who was definitely the most handsome. He is so adorable and friendly. So he is the one I picked and my SIL, Heather decided to take a black female kitten, who had an Orange stripe on her forehead and one on you forearm. She was adorable too. So now we are a happy little family of six:) Bailey has lovingly named "her" kitty...Charlie Whiskers Herman. He is super playful and very smart. He hasn't had any potty accidents yet and lets hope it stays that way:) He does scratch a lot though, so he isn't completely perfect...But almost:)

IT'S FALL!

Yes, it is fall and I haven't posted since Spring:) Sorry about that, but a lot has been happening in life. I will not try and play catch up, because there is too much so I will just post what has been going on this month. We had a wonderful Labor day at Heritage Square. Bailey had so much fun with her cousin Sophie! She went on so many rides I think we have a little Dare Devil on our hands. The boys didn't get to do much accept hang out with mommy, which is super fun:) After Labor day we had lots of packing to do because we bought our first Home! We closed on Sept 10th! We moved to Henderson, CO...only about 25 min. from where we lived before. Our house is brand new and beautiful. It is just perfect for us. There are so many young families here too. I think we will be happy here for along time. We even live next to a farm with a corn field! I love the country! The kids seem to be adjusting fine to it, they love their new rooms and having a back yard. That is the best:) Anyway, that is what has been happening here lately. Now if anyone wants to come visit, you can stay with us:):)
Is it wrong to think it is so funny when the boys fight during meals.
The House
Lincoln
Messy Ian
Bailey and Sophie on a ride together:)

Snowing in April

Not a lot has happened since my last post. The boys are doing great still. Lincoln still has some medical issues been nothing big. Ian is rolling and scooting around everywhere, so we have to be careful what we leave on the floor. Everything goes straight in his mouth. Bailey is still loving preschool and her teacher says she is doing great. It was fun seeing my Aunt Diane and Uncle Mike. We went out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. It was yummy. I swear the burrito Matt got was as big as my head. It was crazy! Today it is snowing like a blizzard. Is that supposed to be happening at the end of April? Only in CO. Anyway, here are so me pics for our enjoyment:) Lincoln and Ian, playing on the floor.
Aunt Diane and Lincoln
The 3 of us.Bailey loves baseball:):)We've trained her well:)
Just a cute pic of BK