Our Temple Sealing...

WE WERE SEALED AS A FAMILY in the Salt Lake City temple!  We had been waiting for this day and couldn't be more excited and happy.  We are especially grateful to have the knowledge that our little family is eternal and that Ethan and Nyah will grow up knowing how important the temple is to our family!

Elder Marlin K. Jensen, one of general authorities and current church historian,  performed the ceremony.  He served as the mission president in Palmyra when we lived there and my dad was his second counselor.  And strangely enough, he was assigned to interview Marty and I when we were going through pre-service for CES.  (That was an amazing experience to be with him and we couldn't believe that we were assigned to him for our interview.  It was a fun coincidence) 

We approached Elder Jensen when we were ready to be sealed and he agreed to stand as the sealer.  It was wonderful!  It was a beautiful day and a beautiful ceremony.  We had my father and Marty's best friend, Brandon, be the witnesses.  Marty's mom and my sister Machelle took care of the babies in the nursery and brought them into the sealing room when it was time.  After sharing some wonderful words, Elder Jensen asked Marty and I to bear our testimonies and it was a wonderful experience with all of our loved ones.  Both Ethan and Nyah did wonderful and didn't even fuss!  It was mommy and daddy who were doing the crying!  The temple patrons were very sweet to the babies and they were given lots of attention!  Many were just smitten by them and all their cuteness!  I don't blame them!  We are very grateful for those that came and supported us in the temple and afterwards! 

LOVE Day...

What a difference a day makes! Today was so wonderful! I woke up to my house covered with little notes from Marty to Ethan, Nyah, and myself. Marty also left me a beautiful letter and sent us on a scavenger hunt around the house to find our gifts. Nyah received a Tinkerbell balloon and Ethan got a Tigger one. Marty gave me a beautiful red box filled with cards listing different acts of love and service that I could redeem at any given time. My favorite: The "yuk card!" When redeemed, Marty will clean the toilets for me! YIPPY! No really, my favorite one was actually "daddy home card." Upon my request, Marty has to drop whatever he is doing and rush home to be with us! Fun huh! Promises of massages, dinner, and a date night were also some of my favorites! Nyah and Ethan gave their Daddy a new shower head which includes lots of relaxing options. If you didn't know, Marty LOVES water and loves to take long showers. This might actually backfire on me...(ha) I made Marty a special dinner; stuffed red peppers with chocolate icecream covered in pecans (all carb friendly I might add) It was a great day and I am grateful for the time we all spent thinking of eachother! I LOVE my family...
 

 

A Day of Firsts..

 

Today was a day of many firsts! Nyah clapped for the first time today. Everytime I said: "YEA," she would clap. It was so cute! She thought she was something else. Ethan sat up for quite a while and didn't even fall down. When he did,...he rolled over and looked up and smiled at me. He thought it was quite fun. I sat him back up and he decided he would like to be adventurous and threw himself into a roll. I thought for sure he would start screaming after hitting the floor. Instead,. he smiled and tried to get himself back up! Crazy kid! Today was also a first for me.....I got a little overwhelmed! I don't know what has held me for so long, but today I "felt" like a mother of twins! Don't get me wrong, it hasn't always been easy but today was something else. Ethan and Nyah are very aware of things now. They know when I've left the room, they know when I'm holding the other one and not them, and they have now decided to stop taking their long naps! Instead, they take shorter ones and wake eachother up! (even if I've got them in seperate rooms) Needless to say, I don't think I even had time to pee today! (sorry,..it is true) I love my babies....nonetheless! They are the world to me. (especially now that they are both sound asleep)

Kissing Noises & Snuggle Bugs

This picture was taken the very first morning Ethan and Nyah woke up together in their shared crib. 
(at six months old) Before this, they slept in a pack n' play in our room together. 

 

Feb 7, 2008: Ethan has officially cut his second tooth today! I can't believe how big the twins are getting. Ethan is becoming our "drama" baby. It is cute,...and a little crazy. He is not afraid to cry out when he is mad, hungry, bored, or if I've left the room. Last night he woke up (which is happening a lot lately) and wouldn't settle down unless I picked him up. (even with the binki) I brought him into our room and he saw daddy and just lit up! He loves his daddy! The hard thing about twins is that they wake eachother up. Nyah followed soon after and I ended up feeding them an extra feeding. What is sleep again??? Nyah is getting stronger than ever and seems a lot more willing to be on her tummy! She is very good at mimiking my many faces. She smiles with her eyes first and trys to hold her grin in. It is so cute and mischevious looking! Their new thing: pulling eachother's hair. They dont' realize, when they are playing, that eachothers' bodies aren't fair game. AND....they are both making "kissing" sounds. Too cute...

I think it is the most precious thing that Ethan & Nyah snuggle together at night in their crib.  I don't know when we'll move them to seperate cribs, but for now,..It is a joy to see them together,..just as they came into this world.  They wake up so happy and love eachother so much! 

Our Beloved Prophet...

Jan 27, 2008: Our beloved prophet, Gordon B. Hinkley, passed away tonight surrounded by his sweet family! Our first reaction was an overwhelming sadness. We then realized his passing was such a blessing for him. He will now be with his darling wife, Margorie, and most incredibly with our Savior and Heavenly Father. What an amazing prophet he was! We will miss him....

Daddy's Birthday

I think these two might be the GREATEST gift Marty has ever received!

 

Jan 16, 2008: Yesterday was daddy's b-day. With mommy's help, Nyah and Ethan put a sign on the door that said "Happy 30th Birthday Daddy" along with little signs around the house. He loved it! We also sent clues with him to work to open with each of his classes to try to figure out what his gift was. Given the clues, they all thought he was getting new pictures of the babies. Close,...but not right! He will be getting a camcorder. He has been wanting to document all the cute things the babies do! He was so excited. Then,..I took him to dinner and a movie while aunt Kristy watched the twins. It was a really fun day!

Oh the weather outside is frightful...

It is definatly getting cold!  It was fun to put the twins in their weather gear!  So stinkin' cute!