My vanished health blog...

So my health blog disappeared and I was freaking out until I read the following info. Luckily, it is not gone forever, but it won't be up and running again for a couple of days (in case anyone cares). I thought I'd share this with all of you in case someday one of your blogs disappear and you don't know why. They give you a 20 day grace period to respond and then they will bring it back to life. Which is a good thing because I've put alot of work into that stinkin' blog!

"Why is my blog disabled?"
"If your blog is disabled, it will be listed on your Dashboard, but you will not be able to click on it to access it. If this is the case, there will be a grace period during which you can request that it be reviewed and recovered. The disabling is a result of our automated classification system marking it as spam. Because this system is automated there will necessarily be some false positives, though we're continually working on improving our algorithms to avoid these. If your blog is not a spam blog, then it was one of the false positives, and we apologize."

Well, at least they apologize...dumb algorithms thinking my blog is spam. How rude!

Tuesday twin tidbit

Uncle Spencer and aunt Amy were kind enough to take the family to Jackson Hole last weekend. It was our first vacation with the girls and while we were anxious about the whole road trip the girls did great and we had a blast!!! The best part was rafting down the Snake River with Troy, Rebecca, Nate, Sam and the infamous Captain Ron. Here's a fun pic, hopefully this link works...Thanks again Amy and Spencer for planning a fun trip and getting us a sweet room!
There was this one incident I had with the girls during our last morning there. Sara was excercising and I was left in the cabin with them for an hour. I thought I would dress them and get them ready for the day, so we could check out when mom came back. However, while attempting to dress Audrey (she was being extra squirmy for me) I decided to distract her by giving her the first thing within my reach. It just so happened that it was a half-full formula canister. It distracted her quite well, especially after she managed to pry the lid open and spill the remnants all over herself, the bed, the floor, etc. There was formula everywhere! I think what finally made me react and snap out of my "did I really give her the can of formula and did it really spill all over the place" moment was seeing Audrey lick the formula from her face with her tongue. Never a dull moment with these two.

Also, last week my mom (Abuela Betty) came for a visit. It was fun to see her spend one-on-one time with the girls and they had lots of fun with her. She helped with babysitting, cleaning, and cooked several excellent meals. Thanks abuela!

Tuesday twin tidbit

This is what happens when you leave zucchini w/in reach of babies. I guess she was hungry.
Doesn't that face say 'eww, I don't like this...'? Well, I took it away from her and she came storming after me wanting more!

My new blog "For a healthier me..."

I started another blog (thanks to Lori), so I can keep track of my exercise and food intake. Feel free to give me any ideas, inspirational thoughts or whatever--I'm going to need all the help I can get! Today I ate way too much...why does fattening food have to taste so YUMMY!

Tuesday twin tidbit

This is mostly the work of Audrey, but Lucy was a willing accomplice. I have no idea what to put on the shelves, so they are mostly empty with a few baby books. Oh well....I can't wait until they can reach the third shelf.

10K here I come...

My friend Kristi had a baby just 3 weeks after my twins were born and she ran a half marathon last weekend. She's really inspired me to get moving. I searched all weekend for the perfect 10K to run and I've found it. It's put on be Wasatch Woman and it's called 'LOVE YOUR BODY!' It is held on the UofU campus AND it is only for women. I am by no means a runner, but I starting running last month in the morning before German leaves for work and it's been such a great way to start the day. I'll have to see what my goal time will be after a few practice runs, so I'll post that later. If anyone wants to join me let me know! It's a run/walk race and you can do a 5K or a 10K. Click here for more info...

Tuesday twin tidbit

This is a video of our crazy girls last night before bedtime. Lucy just started doing that head shake and tongue clucking thing yesterday. Today was their 9 month appointment--Audrey weighs 21 lbs 1 oz and is 29.25 inches long. Lucy weighs 22 lbs 9 oz and is 29.75 inches long.

10 things I'll miss about Kiersta as a neighbor...

1- Her cooking & recipe swapping
2- Borrowing whatever whenever
3- Sitting by her at church
4- Chatting on the front lawn
5- Exercising together
6- Seeing her pretty hair
7- Hanging out late while listening to the girls on the monitor
8- Letting her try the food I make to get feedback
9- Her amazing Sunday school lessons
10- Being able to learn from her example...she is such a great mom & friend!

This is what I made to eat tonight as a tribute to her. Kiersta introduced me to the wonderful world of REAL freshly whipped cream. She gave us all the yummy food from her fridge/cupboards and told me how she loved these frozen cherries from Trader Joes with whip cream. So, I had to try it out! Thanks for everything Bailey Family, we miss you already...

Tuesday twin tidbit

Thursday Lucy and Audrey got to meet some old friends from our Wyview days. Man, we loved living in that area and making such amazing lifelong friends! We said farewell to the Qian Family who leave for their big China adventure today. Best wishes William & Lori...keep us updated. Next year we'll have to plan a BIG Wyview reunion for everyone!

Wyview crew minus the Shelleys who were inside feeding baby Porter

As much as I love our little baby girls, last week was very rejuvenating for me. It's funny how as a new mom I felt guilty being away and for enjoying myself so much. I went out with friends a few times and then left for a fun slumber party on another night. I guess it just surprised me because I thought I'd never want to be away from them. Actually, I think it's not so much that I wanted to be away, but that I needed it. It helped me remember who I was before becoming a mom and how much I now need to find a healthy balance. Any of you veteran moms understand what I'm talking about or am I alone on this? Anyway, thanks for all the fun times girls!

girls just wanna have fun

Too busy Tuesday twin tidbit

Sorry to all you Tuesday readers. Yesterday was a busy day! Last night was my first night away from our baby girls. I missed them alot, but it was really fun to have an overnighter with some friends at a hotel. I love girl's night out! German has been so great taking care of the girls and is such an awesome dad. More of Audrey's top teeth are coming in, so she was moaning a bit in the night. Poor German woke up a few times to check on her and he's pretty tired today at work.

Below are some picks of Lucy's first experience eating dirt. She headed over to the flower bed when no one was looking, grabbed a handful of dirt and bottoms up. I don't think she enjoyed it too much, especially me trying to get it out. Silly girl...

Memories...come comment!

This fun little posting game was on my cousin Lisa's & friend Ashley's blog in the same week, and I love sharing memories with people, so I've joined in the fun! Play along and leave a comment!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn’t matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you leave a memory about me, I’ll assume you’re playing the game and I’ll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Yay...I'm excited!

Tuesday twin tidbit

Can we go in the tub mom? PLEEEEASE!

Congratulations to Brian & Liz!

I just wanted to say congrats to our awesome friends and fellow adorers of Argentina. Liz gave birth to their first son on Monday and he's beautiful! Welcome to the world baby Porter...you have great and FUN parents!


Here are the proud parents enjoying empanadas with us the day before induction...yum! Check out a pic of cute baby Porter here.

Tuesday twin tidbit

The girls are pulling themselves up to stand and I really wish they'd stop growing up so fast. It's so weird to walk in and find them standing in their cribs...they're not tiny helpless babies anymore. Sooo sad!

Audrey's personalized book arrived and we love it!

These are a couple pics German took of the girls during breakfast on Saturday morning. Wonder which baby is a morning person, hmm...can you tell?

Thanks Lisa...

My cousin, Andrew (who just found out he'll be flying the B-1 bomber in the Air Force--way to go cuz) and his wife Lisa, came to visit family here in Utah over the weekend. It was great to see all my cousins and their CUTE kiddies. Below is a pic of all my aunt and uncle's grandkids, sure wish we got together more often! I stole this pic of us from Lisa's blog because we haven't taken any family pictures since Christmas and realized we really need to get some taken soon.

Tai, Brian, Clayton, Aleah & Madison

Tuesday twin tidbit

Over the past few weeks I've had some difficulty with naptimes. The girls were getting more aware of each other and waking each other up early from naps. I've had no problems during the night (yet), but their two naps were just too short sometimes. Or I'd have to run in to take out the awake baby while trying not to disturb the sleeping baby. This was usually unsuccessful, resulting in tired, fussier babies and a cranky mommy. So, we've found a solution. The corner between the couches in the front room where we used to have a little table and plant has now become a baby enclosure naptime area. I started this on Sunday and life has been so much sweeter during the day! Babies still start naptimes at roughly the same time, but if one wants to talk to herself or play a few minutes in the crib before, after or during a nap, then the other is not disturbed. Naps have been so much better AND I can relax about it. Audrey has even napped for 2 1/2 hours--I'm sure she's much happier not having to wake up to Lucy's VLA VLA's and/or grunts. I have had to turn off the ringers on the phones and keep it quieter while they sleep, but it's well worth it. Here they are napping in the corner...gosh, I sure love these two little girls!

I love blog giveaways...

I have two friends that started their own blogs with giveaways (citrus and perch). They do reviews on some really great stuff and almost weekly (I think) they do a contest to give away a certain item. All you have to do is make a comment! I haven't won anything from them, but it has added a new facet to my blog addiction--entering blog giveaways anywhere and everywhere I can! I started commenting on a bunch of giveaways just a couple of weeks ago and I have already won two great items. I just wanted to share with you all what I've won...
Crayons A Go Go --I think this is so much cuter than putting crayons in a ziploc bag.
Frecklebox personalized book with Audrey's name (since hers is a little harder to spell), although now I want to get one for Lucy!

It's so much fun to read about and maybe even win a bunch of great stuff! Today I found a CUTE tutu giveaway here & there are six ways to enter. She custom makes them AND with every hundred comments she'll give away another tutu. All you have to do is comment on which tutu is your favorite. Since there are six ways you can enter, the odds of winning are pretty good if you do more than one (thus the reason for this post). This is the link to her Etsy shop, I want the one below for the girls. Isn't it cute?

Tuesday twin tidbit

Fun times in the kiddie pool...They figured out the crawling thing, so now I have to be careful not to trip over one of them. They follow me EVERYWHERE!

Mandi & Lily come to visit

We had a ton of fun and hope we get to play again soon. Thanks for coming over! Lily let Lucy wear her elastic of ribbons!

Oh me, oh my...

Little Lucy has learned a new sound today "VLA VLA VLA VLA VLA." She has been doing it all day, it is quite loud and a bit incessant. So cute, right? Well, I took the girls to Walmart and Costco and I'm somewhat pooped. Audrey fell right asleep when we got home, which is what I expected (and planned) both girls would do. Yet, little Lucy with her VLA VLA VLAing (and some random sobs) won't fall asleep, oh and she woke up poor Audrey. I blame teething and maybe too much grocery shopping (who knows). I have a pounding headache and just want some peace and quiet. Please, oh please little Lucy go to sleep. Oh me, oh my...I need a nap. What do you women do when you're ACTUALLY really sick (I'm just being a whiner) and kids are being, ummm, so cute?