Can you possibly guess what the twins were for Halloween?
Monday, November 1, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Balloon Fiesta
After the crazy week in Austin we drove all the way out to Albuquerque to meet Darin's family and watch the annual Balloon Fiesta.
It was quite an amazing event. The babies even enjoyed the balloons.
I only wish that I could have gone up in one, but it was mucho dinero.
We were there for only a short time, but we enjoyed seeing Albuquerque. Every time we go to New Mexico I have to get a green chili cheeseburger--deliciousness.
After being in the car for more than 24 combined hours over the past week we were absolutely done with traveling and driving and so so happy to be home.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Animals and Austin
We had the opportunity this last week to tag along with Darin as he was assigned to go to Austin for his work. The babies and I had a fun time and were able to see some awesome animals and to have some interesting adventures.
The first adventure occurred at a small park that I took the kids to. They were able to experience their first ride in a swing. The coolest thing was that I could fit both kids in the swing at the same time. I almost teared up, they looked so cute!
We had the chance to go and witness a spectacular event: the nightly exodus of bats at the Congress Avenue bridge. This was amazing. Apparently there are 1.5 million bats that live under this bridge and every night they all fly out in search of food. We stood there watching them come out and I was seriously amazed at how these animals have adapted to our urban society. The concrete gaps and ridges under the bridge create a perfect environment for these bats to give birth, grow, and thrive. We were very lucky because any day now, they will migrate south to escape the cold. The babies didn't really know what they were seeing, but I was very impressed.
One afternoon the babies and I made the trek out to the Austin Zoo. I was not very impressed with this zoo because the pathways were all gravel and a majority of the experience I was huffing and puffing from having to push the stroller over logs, large rocks, up inclines and so on. I don't even know how someone would navigate this zoo in a wheelchair (I specifically thought about that because embarrassingly enough, when I was 7 1/2 months preggo with the twins, Darin pushed me around the zoo in Glendale in a wheelchair when my class was going on a field trip so that I wouldn't have to be on my feet with my huge belly and I could still be with my class). The animals were interesting in this zoo because they were all rescue animals. Since they were all rescue animals, some were missing body parts (weird I know) but they were interesting anyway.
On the last night we stayed north of Austin in a place called Round Rock. While we were trying to find our hotel, Darin noticed something in the air that looked like smoke. Upon further investigation, we discovered that it was not smoke, but clouds of bats. We found that they were coming out from under an overpass. In some ways this bat sighting was more interesting because the bats were coming out when it was still light, and you could drive up underneath the bats and see where they lived. We found out that this overpass supports a bat colony that is not as well known or as large as the Congress Avenue bridge, but in some ways it was cooler. 
We had a great trip and there was only one major mishap: Cameron running out the door of the hotel room, me chasing him, Dallin shutting the room door, me not having a key, Dallin bonking his head and noticing he is all alone in the room, me trying to get Dallin to open the door, Dallin screaming so loud you could hear him all the way down the hallway, me running to get the key from Darin who is unloading stuff from the car, me pushing open the door and finding Dallin with a big bruise on his head and completely hysterical. Ahh drama. A daily occurance. Other than the drama, we had a great time seeing animals and having fun in Austin
The first adventure occurred at a small park that I took the kids to. They were able to experience their first ride in a swing. The coolest thing was that I could fit both kids in the swing at the same time. I almost teared up, they looked so cute!
We had the chance to go and witness a spectacular event: the nightly exodus of bats at the Congress Avenue bridge. This was amazing. Apparently there are 1.5 million bats that live under this bridge and every night they all fly out in search of food. We stood there watching them come out and I was seriously amazed at how these animals have adapted to our urban society. The concrete gaps and ridges under the bridge create a perfect environment for these bats to give birth, grow, and thrive. We were very lucky because any day now, they will migrate south to escape the cold. The babies didn't really know what they were seeing, but I was very impressed.
One afternoon the babies and I made the trek out to the Austin Zoo. I was not very impressed with this zoo because the pathways were all gravel and a majority of the experience I was huffing and puffing from having to push the stroller over logs, large rocks, up inclines and so on. I don't even know how someone would navigate this zoo in a wheelchair (I specifically thought about that because embarrassingly enough, when I was 7 1/2 months preggo with the twins, Darin pushed me around the zoo in Glendale in a wheelchair when my class was going on a field trip so that I wouldn't have to be on my feet with my huge belly and I could still be with my class). The animals were interesting in this zoo because they were all rescue animals. Since they were all rescue animals, some were missing body parts (weird I know) but they were interesting anyway.
On the last night we stayed north of Austin in a place called Round Rock. While we were trying to find our hotel, Darin noticed something in the air that looked like smoke. Upon further investigation, we discovered that it was not smoke, but clouds of bats. We found that they were coming out from under an overpass. In some ways this bat sighting was more interesting because the bats were coming out when it was still light, and you could drive up underneath the bats and see where they lived. We found out that this overpass supports a bat colony that is not as well known or as large as the Congress Avenue bridge, but in some ways it was cooler. 
We had a great trip and there was only one major mishap: Cameron running out the door of the hotel room, me chasing him, Dallin shutting the room door, me not having a key, Dallin bonking his head and noticing he is all alone in the room, me trying to get Dallin to open the door, Dallin screaming so loud you could hear him all the way down the hallway, me running to get the key from Darin who is unloading stuff from the car, me pushing open the door and finding Dallin with a big bruise on his head and completely hysterical. Ahh drama. A daily occurance. Other than the drama, we had a great time seeing animals and having fun in Austin
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Leave Well Enough Alone
Today I decided I had had enough of moving Dallin's hair out of his eyes and decided to cut it.
I snipped off the offending lock.
I snipped off the offending lock.
I couldn't leave well enough alone.
I thought the back needed to be evened up.
Then it looked too girly. I needed to trim the back. Then the top was uneven...
I snipped.
I cut.
Then it looked too girly. I needed to trim the back. Then the top was uneven...
I snipped.
I cut.
All of a sudden I found myself with a baby with very short hair. I couldn't believe what I had done to him. The poor boy. He looked so thin without all of that hair. He looked so foreign. I wanted to cry. I wanted to undo what I had just done. I couldn't. All I can do is hope that his hair fills in quickly and not make the same mistake again. Leave well enough alone.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Patio Furniture
After months of looking for affordable, cute patio furniture, I came across this set at an estate sale. It had good bones underneath the ugly paint and grody cushions. I got it (again much to Darin's chagrin) and set about refinishing it.
After many, many cans of spray paint I got it looking cute. We enjoyed our first outdoor dinner the other night and Darin admitted what a great purchase it was. I really love those moments.
I am still on the lookout for some cute clearance chair cushions but I do believe that my finger has finally recovered from all of the spray painting. I thought for a while that it was going to fall off, it hurt so bad.
After:
After many, many cans of spray paint I got it looking cute. We enjoyed our first outdoor dinner the other night and Darin admitted what a great purchase it was. I really love those moments.
I am still on the lookout for some cute clearance chair cushions but I do believe that my finger has finally recovered from all of the spray painting. I thought for a while that it was going to fall off, it hurt so bad.
Before:
After:
Room Reveal
The babies finally have a room that they can enjoy (they have been waiting for this for 15 1/2 months now!). It is not completely finished because there are a few more things I would like to get and hang up, but the painting is all done. I am very pleased with how it turned out. Yay.
Before:
After:
Surprise
Today a mysterious package came in the mail. It was addressed to Cameron and Dallin. It contained a pair of new scrub pajamas for each of the boys. They love them. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Ensign!
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