Happy 4 month birthday Emerson!

Our amazing little Emerson (a.k.a. Em, Peaches, Darlin', Little Love) is 4 months! She is just beautiful and doing so much. Her favorite toy is the jump swing. She loves the water (swimming and baths), being read to, singing silly songs and enjoys listening to her daddy play the guitar. She "talks" all the time and is starting to giggle. It is the cutest girly giggle you will ever hear! Emerson's smile sparkles and lights up the room. She is a very happy baby!

12lbs, 6oz (25th percentile for weight)

24 1/2" (60th percentile for height)

Happy 4 month birthday Blake!

Our sweet Blake (a.k.a. Little Man, Buddy, Buster, Big Brother) is 4 months! He is growing so fast and is such an amazing little boy. He still loves to cuddle and is definitely a momma's boy. He also still looks like me but is changing more and more each day and starting to look a little like Jeremy. He is getting strong and enjoys practicing rolling over, sitting and standing. Blake's favorite toy is the exersaucer. He is using his hands to pick up objects and push buttons, but he mostly likes to put his fingers in his mouth! He is very mellow and takes in everything around him. I give him about a hundred kisses a day....he is just so cute!

15lb 6oz (60th percentile for weight)

25 3/4" (80th percentile for height)

Goooo Blake!

We've been working on rolling over for the past few days. Blake has now got it! He's rolled over about 10 times on his own. We are proud of him, but not more proud than he is of himself!

Miracles can (and do) happen!!!!!!

Well, we knew we wanted to go up north for the weekend and we were deciding between the ranch in Prescott or the cabin in Payson. We decided to go to the ranch and headed up to Prescott on Friday evening. Jeremy's brother's family went to the cabin. Shortly after we arrived at the ranch, we received a call from John. He told us that when they pulled up to the cabin they saw DAISY in the neighbors driveway!!!!! Of course I immediately wanted to drive to the cabin. But, it is a long and windy road so we left in the morning. We picked Daisy up in Payson and then headed home. It is truly a dream come true! After being gone for two weeks she is alive and she is well. She's very skinny and has scratches all over her feet, legs, ears and belly. But, she's happy and eating and drinking a lot of water. We can't imagine what she went through. Payson has had some harsh weather in the past few weeks. Daisy hates to be cold or wet and she's scared of thunder. She miraculously was able to stay out of the path of the bears and mountain lions in the area. She's a fighter! She is home and we couldn't be happier!!! Thank you John and Tina for taking good care of her when you found her!

Our crazy Daisy!

Daisy took an afternoon nap next to Sonora and stayed there until the babies woke up from their nap

Our newest toy

Jeremy and I headed to Babies R Us on Saturday to find a new fun toy for the babies. We saw the exersaucer and had to buy it! Blake watched Jeremy putting it together and was very excited to try it out.

He was also very upset when his turn was over!

Sensory overload!

Memorial Weekend- Part 2

Showing off the hat Great Aunt Barbi made

First time seeing a fire

Enjoying Grammy and Grampa before they have to leave

Love the cool mountain air!

Mommy's big boy Blake

We LOVE our grandpa!

Thank you all for your kind words,calls and emails about Daisy. She was loved by many! Here are some pictures of the happy parts of our cabin weekend. The babies enjoyed the cool weather and spending time with Grammy and Grandpa before they headed home.

We love you Daisy!!!!!!!!!!

Memorial weekend was one of the most wonderful and heartbreaking weekends of our lives. Let's start with the wonderful part. We took my parents and the babies to our cabin in Payson for the first time. Jeremy has been going to the cabin since he was born, so it was special to him to bring the twins there. We hope to spend many weekends of their lives there enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery doing some of our favorite activities like hiking and fishing and spending time with friends and family. Jeremy and I have spent many weekends there together with our dogs and it is definitely their favorite place too!

The heartbreaking part of our weekend story....Daisy took off on Sunday morning and never came back. We talked to every person, neighbor, camper and ATVer around and no one had seen her. I have never done anything more difficult than leaving a vacation spot without our beloved dog. She hasn't been herself for the past few months. She has been sleeping a lot, hardly playing, having accidents, and has even had some seizures. She seems disoriented and confused at times also. We can't imagine that she would just run off and get lost because she has been going to the cabin since she was born and knows her way around. We think (hope) that she may have taken off to find her final resting place in her favorite place on Earth. She was with us through some of the most joyful and memorable times of our lives. She partied with me and my friends in college. She was right next to us when Jeremy proposed to me. She sat next to me in the bathroom every time I had morning sickness and she was laying on me the moment I went into labor. She greeted us at the door every time we walked in. She was very special to us and will always have a part of our hearts. We will always remember her as our best and most loyal friend!

The Twins Are 3 Months!!!!

It's hard to believe that Blake and Emerson are 3 months! They are getting so big and it's amazing to see how quickly they are growing and learning. They are best buds and we often find them cuddling, holding hands or arm in arm...sooooooooo sweet! AND- they are just about sleeping through the night!!!!!!!!!!! For the past week they have made it between 6-8 hours. They are just precious and I'm counting down the days (4 more!) until school is out and I can spend the summer with them.

Happy 3 month birthday Emerson!

Happy 3 month birthday Blake!

Happy Mother's Day!

Today was my first Mother's Day and it was just perfect! Jeremy surprised me this morning with a beautiful amethyst (the twins birthstone) and diamond ring in the babies crib. We had brunch over at John and Tina's house. It was wonderful being able to spend Mother's Day with both of our moms! Then we came home and took Blake and Emerson in the pool for the first time. Blake actually fell asleep in Jeremy's arms and Emerson seemed to like it. Fun Day!