Can you guess?

I changed my template... any ideas on what the babies are??

IT'S GIRLS!!!!!!

Super cute movie

Doug and I rarely, and I mean rarely go to the movies, but we did this weekend, and splurged with popcorn and Twizzlers for waaay too much money, but it was so fun! We saw Madagascar 2, and it was great! If you enjoyed the first one, you will love the second one! It's just as funny, if not more, and a great movie for kids and adults. We were some of the few adults in the theatre and I found us laughing out loud more than the kids at the humor they don't notice yet. They used all the same voices as the first one, and introduced a few new ones, including the late Bernie Mac (love that man) which was a great addition. Hope you all check it out, it's definitely worth seeing with the kids or without them!

Just checking in

I had an appointment with my OB last Friday and and everything is going great with the babies. Doug finally got to be there to hear their heartbeats, and even some kicking, and that was really special and exciting. I can't feel anything yet, and well, if I can, I haven't distinguished it as baby kicking but I am trying to focus on it more in hopes I can catch a real kick! We got my next ultrasound scheduled at 18 weeks, which is on November 21, and we should get to see what we are having! I am so thrilled, it's only a few more weeks away! Any one want to place bets? Doug thinks it's identical boys, I think it's fraternal boy and girl, and the rest of the family is a mixed bag, but I know my nephew Adam is sure they are girls and will be sad if they aren't, so don't let me down! :)

We got to go up to Portland over the weekend for my other nephew Michael's baptism! I can't believe the little guy is already 8! He was so excited the entire day, instead of walking anywhere he would bounce and was grinning ear to ear. It was special to be there and see him take that step in his life. In his testimony at sacrament meeting the next day he said he was "grateful his auntie sarah and uncle doug could be here" and how much he loves having us around. It was so sweet, and made me realize how much I do love being around those little guys.

We were so thrilled to watch the election coverage last night and see Obama make history. Regardless of who you voted for, you have to admit it was an emotional event last night seeing the country so united and excited over the events and what they believed one man was capable of. What an exciting event in our history to elect an African American man to the presidency, and I have never been more proud of being an American as I was last night seeing that all take place and the country usually so divided come together.

Now today I wake up with a nasty case of pink eye in my right eye. I can hardly see out of it, and it hurts like the dickens. Are you supposed to go to the doctor for this or does it heal on its own? Seriously, it seems like everyday I wake up there is some new ailment to deal with. blah.

How is everyone else doing? I hope you are well and enjoying the cool fall weather and the holidays this month will bring!

Photos from way back when

I got an email from my dad the other day who keeps coming across some of my old pictures back home. I thought I would post a few, since a few of my fellow blog buddies are in them and it's fun to look back a few years:)

Marian, Nicole, and Shannon playing poker with the bears that were left in our hear attacked apartment after Spring Break in San Francisco.

Getting my books my first day in Rexburg, Fall 2001 with my stepmom.


It snowed in April so in protest we went out in our shorts to play in the snow. Me, Shannon, Marian, Nicole, and Leah


Marian burned her hand somehow. I later found her in the dark laying on the counter with her hand in the sink.


BYU-Idaho Cabaret Spring 2002. My room mate Leah, Mark (now her hubby), Kristi, Ben (Now Nicole's hubby), Me and Dave Massey.

I am sure I will come across more of these. I sure love you Beehive 106 girls!!

The baby bump and other updates

It's here.... and I have a feeling it's going to end up being ginormous.

We've started taking weekly pictures of it's development and so far, it's bigger every week. At least I know my babies are growing. I can't wait to hear their heartbeats again at our next appointment on 10/31/08.



I am starting to feel better, yay!! I haven't nauseous in a while, I am still pretty tired most of the time, but I do have some energy back which is nice- it's good to sorta feel like me again. We are getting so anxious to find out what they are. My doctor said I could have an ultrasound at 16 weeks or I could wait until 20 weeks to see what they are. Initially I told her I could wait till 20 weeks (to save on the expense) but as it gets closer, I am thinking the beginning of November sounds much more realistic. I just can't wait to know what my kids are!

We finally got around to, or let me say, we finally got enough money saved up to paint the main part of our house. It looks so much better, and I can finally say it feels like a home now when you walk in. It was a lot of work, ladders, and paint but we got it done and we couldn't be more glad. Next paint job- the babies room!







What do you think of the color? It's a light grey/blue, and it's just enough to make it pop against the white. Oh and it goes with our stuff, which is good, right?

We have a trip to Portland planned for Nov.1 as my oldest nephew is turning 8 and getting baptized. I am excited to see him and my family again, and am really looking forward to the weekend out of town.

Feeling like crap: week 12

Sorry for the delinquency in blogging. Since our last post I have been pretty much useless- constantly exhausted, nauseous, killer headaches and always hungry. Sounds like fun, right? Some days it takes every ounce of energy I have to drag my bum out of bed and get to work on time, only to come home and go right back to bed. Sleep has been my very best source of comfort lately, and I just can't seem to get enough of it. That and grilled cheese sandwiches. Being pregnant with twins has not been as bad as I imagined it would be. No major morning sickness to speak of, just sick (nauseous) all the time, not just in the mornings. I am still able to put in a full weeks work, which some days is a LOT harder than others. I have TRIED to keep up with the housework, but I'll admit, most days it looked like a bomb went off- the laundry gets washed and dried but it stays in a huge pile on the bedroom floor that we just dig through each morning to get clean clothes from. The dishes are a constant force to be reckoned with and most days the dishes win. The cats spend the midnight hours destroying my dried flower arrangement leaving bits of weeds and flowers everywhere, cat food spilled from their bowls, and their water cooler tipped over getting the floor soaked. While my house is destroyed, my husband exhausted from working his usual 60 hour weeks and picking up the slack from my lack of household help, and me barely having the motivation or energy to do my hair or make up each day, we are so blessed, and so happy to have these little wonders growing every day! I cannot wait to meet them next year, and look forward to the wonderful things they will bring to our family. So yes, while I vent and whine about how awful I feel, I can't help but smile when I think of why I feel so gross, and am thankful every day that I have them.

Happy News!!

We're having a baby!!

No, wait... make that, TWO BABIES!! Doug and I found out last week that we were pregnant, and today that we are having TWINS!!

I am freakin out beyond excited, scared, all of the above, you name it! But we couldn't be happier or feel more blessed!

My due date is April 21, 2009, and today I am almost 9 weeks along!

Here are some pictures of the babies-