When it is Quiet....

I have often heard people say that when they don't hear their kids making a lot of noise, then they are doing something they shouldn't. I find this to be true. Already.

Darin and I have been staying in a hotel suite in Dallas the past week. Today the babies and I woke up and after they were fed and contentedly playing on the floor I decided to take a quick shower and wash the grime out of my hair. While I was in the shower I heard a clunk. I figured it was Dallin playing with Darin's belt on the tile floor of the vanity area. I didn't really think too much of it and quickly finished my shower.

Much to my horror when I stepped out of the shower I encountered this little disaster. The other child had fled by that time. It was the both of their doing.

To make matters worse, there was old gunky hair hanging out of the exposed pipe and dirty water all over the floor. The babies had tons of hair in their hands and Cameron started coughing like he had something caught in his throat. We are in a HOTEL. You never know who was here before and what people put down the sink. Needless to say I almost threw up just thinking of all of the details. I immediately got the kids out of the crime scene, made myself presentable, and called for backup (hotel maintenance). I scrubbed the kids hands and tried to see if there was anything in Cameron's mouth. I was very relieved to not find anything.

On the kid's behalf, they didn't really intend to break the sink and really if it was secure enough and put together well enough, they wouldn't have been able to pull it apart so easily. Nasty.

Somehow even though this was so horrible, I have this terrible feeling that I am just at the beginning of a path that will lead me to experience many more of these disasters and some that are probably worse than a broken sink. Please pray for me to have a stomach made of iron and ears that are able to detect every quiet moment especially when trouble is lurking around the corner (or under the sink).

The Tongue Clickers

The babies have learned a new little skill - to click their tongues especially at meal time when they want to be fed.
I was not even aware that babies could click their tongues. How funny.

The Mysterious Red!

Darin, the babies, and I have been staying in an adorable little town called Grapevine (TX) for the past week. It is such a charming little town. The following dramatic experience happened to us today...

You can always tell it is going to be a difficult time at church if the babies are fussing even before you enter the doors of the chapel. Well that is how everything was going today. Dallin was especially fussy because of teething (his second tooth is coming in) and the lack of a good nap. We were visiting a ward, so we had only planned on staying for Sacrament meeting. Well we sat down and as the Sacrament began Dallin started to really fuss so right away we had to take him out of his car seat (on a side note, we always leave our babies in their car seats as long as possible during church because they nap and play and do so well in them--I know we are lucky). So Darin had him on his lap and he was trying to crawl over to me to grab at my jewelry. As usual, I took off my bracelet and handed it to him. He immediately put the bracelet in his mouth. Sometimes it really calms him down when he is able to gnaw on something and get his mind off of being tired. Well once he was gnawing away at the bracelet he became so cute. He was smiling and gabbing and making all of the cute noises that he usually does. All of a sudden Darin looked down at his clean white shirt and notices a red patch on it. Huh? Surely Dallin couldn't have spit up on him since his last meal consisted of yogurt and squash--not anything red. Then I noticed some red slobber on Darin's hand. Upon further examination there was red on my dress, and a ton of red on Dallin's white romper collar. I grabbed the bracelet out of Dallin's mouth. I had made the bracelet of red coral. It matched perfectly with my necklace and the red pair of Jessica Simpson shoes I found at the thrift store. Dang. Whatever dye that was used in making the beads had mixed with Dallin's saliva to create the perfect toxic dye for our clothing. (I just hope that he didn't ingest very much if any.) Needless to say I tried to do everything I could to get the red off, but to no avail. The mysterious red has turned into the mysterious stains that litter our clothing from church.

On a side note: The meeting went by slowly as we struggled to keep our kiddos content and happy during the remainder of the time we were there. The messages we heard we uplifting and the choir in Grapevine was amazing especially considering it was a smaller ward. Overall, the mysterious red didn't effect the day too much, but it did add a little bit of intrigue to our somewhat hum drum weekend.

The Big Announcement

Dallin would like everyone to know...



That he now has a tooth!!!(Sort of. It is just beginning to poke out!!!)Yay!

If you can't tell, it is the white diagonal line on the left side of his gums. This is the best picture that I could get and trust me, I tried. I did some research and found out that it is not uncommon for a baby's first two bottom teeth to come in in a 'V' shape (who'da thunk?!). Usually when the teeth come in all the way and when the other teeth start coming in, they straighten out. I don't know for sure that they will straighten out, but I am hoping so.

I have the feeling that Cameron is very close to getting his first tooth also. I am just happy that he actually is beginning to make teething progress!

A Big Event!

Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the night time routine--the babies bathing together in the big tub! It went really well considering since there was so much excitement they didn't go to sleep for an hour and a half after the bath. Oh well. C'est la vie! Within the next couple of days I am expecting to post a big event announcement for Dallin--stay posted!

Reminiscing

Darin and I were having a great Valentines Day hanging out together when we recalled a song from our younger years. This song is definitely blogworthy. It is great to reminisce together... Anyways, if you recall this too I hope you enjoy this little flashback.

Cutest Overalls

Sometimes it seems like clothing companies don't take the time to make really cute boys clothes. It always seems like I go into a baby store or a baby department and 3/4 of the clothes are for girls. Also if I do find really cute clothes they are over $15 per piece of clothing. I find it ridiculous to spend $30 on one set of outfits for the boys. So far my absolute favorite brand of baby clothes is the American Living brand from JC Penny. They have some really cute clothes and when you get them on clearance or on sale you can get them for way cheap. Besides American Living at Penny's and Carters, I haven't found any other clothes that I really liked for reasonable prices.

Well last night I went to Walmart and found the cutest baby overalls that put me back a whole $6 each. Not bad. I put the babies in them after church and they were absolutely adorable. Hurray for cheap clothes at Walmart.