Our Sealing Day

Our next big event was the reason why we were there. We were finally able to be sealed to our boys!!!This was a Happy Day, one we will never forget!! The thing we thought was most special about this day is that it is also the day of our Anniversary, we couldn't have picked a better day!

Our day was rushed the entire morning, but the moment our boys were wheeled into the sealing room in their white little strollers and there white little blessing out fits we could not deny the spirit in that room. The temple workers had to take care of them while we prepared for the sealing and when they entered they had such huge smiles and were so happy to see us. At the end of the sealing they wrapped their little arms around our necks and we are now an eternal family. We love our boys so much and we know they were always meant to be apart of our family. We are so grateful for all of the support from all of our friends and family.

When it came picture time, it was the boys nap time so we thought that explained why they were acting so restless, but it seemed a little more than usual. Later the temple worker told us Ayden didn't eat much before the sealing. I wished we would have known that before we went out for pictures, because I think giving him food would have fixed the problem...he was just hungry the poor guy!
We got our pictures taken in our sealing clothes together, which I really wanted. The boys were so cute in their white clothes, my favorite was the white suspenders. Although I like my dress, next to all the brides in their very elegant gowns I felt very plain. Through out the entire time in the temple they kept referring to Jordan as the groom, and me as the bride. They had me get ready in the brides room with all the brides, which was a little wierd for me. We had to keep reminding them why we were there and that we had already been married and sealed in the temple. But it did bring back good memories of our wedding day. I feel so blessed to be sealed to my family for all of eternity. Here are some pictures of our special day.

All who came!!

My Family

Jordan's Family

My family also had some more family pictures taken afterwards.

Our LONG trip...Utah!

I know it has taken me a while to get this up, but these long posts take forever!! I was waiting for the pictures of our sealing to come, but I should have just started splitting it up, but time goes by so quickly during the day and my evenings I need to just sit, even though I never feel like I do anyways. Well, here it is...

First stop Lagoon!! My family wanted go here as a family all 25 of us!! The boys did really well and went on their first rides at 11 months!! There first ride was this airplane, which "I am really glad they did so well on it, because while watching them on it, I realized it went in circles kind of fast, you never know what kids can handle so I am glad they handled it! Our favorite was them on the boats, they just looked so big!! They were trying to turn the wheel and they took turns ringing the bell, it was cute!! They also went on a car ride with their cousins and when the ride guy was getting the kids off, he tried to let them walk to me and their legs kept going jello, I had to let him know they didn't walk yet, it was kind of funny.

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Ayden finally had a chance to ride the carousel, he was always sleeping any other time Jordan and I have been around one, so Gavin should be a pro by now, this is like his 3rd time!!
It was really great to be able to have this fun memory with my family, it is not often that we are all able to get together to do things like this. It really is hard to be so far away.

8:30 Wake-Up Call!

I just have to post the best morning I have had in the last year. The boys not only slept through the night, but theyalso slept in until 8:30!!!! I didn't know what to do with myself, it was amazing. I guess we'll see if they keep it up!!

Ok so I am working on the Utah part of my trip, I am just waiting for some pictures to come. In the mean time, We have had a lot of new things going on and I wanted to share. First things first....THE BOYS ARE SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!! Wooo Hooo!!! It all started on Labor Day and has been bliss ever since! Their One Year birthday is tomorrow so I wanted to start weaning them off their bottles because formual is way to expensive, one years old and it's gone!!!! no questions aks. So I started taking out their middle bottle (of 3) and giving thm yogurt before their nap which they did really well with, however after that their bottles stopped putting them to sleep. And obviously yogurt is not going to put themto sleep and I am the only one home. So since I can't obviously rock them both, and they didn't act even a little sleepy, the only thing I could do was just put them in bed. Gavin had a hard time at first so once Ayden would fall asleep we would go in and rock Gavin for a little bit, but now he has got the hang of it, and for some reason Ayden is now struggling. I am tellin gy ou if it is not one thing it's the other. Seriously they are never together on things. For instance, when I got back from our trip Ayden was waking up at 7 like it was a religon, the night Gavin decides to sleep through the night, Ayden decided to wake up at 5:30 again..honestly!!! But they are back on track again, but again if it's not one thing it's another. I can't tell if they are ready for one nap or not. I tried it a few weeks ago and Ayden was really struggling andit wasn't as long as I was hoping since it's makin gup for 2 naps. But now, it takes them like 30-45 min before I hear them acctually put themselves to sleep and then they take a 40 min- 1 hr. nap, which is not good for what they typically do. So now I am wondering if I should try the one nap again. Along with all of this I am OFFICALLY OUT OF FORMUAL!!!! As of last night I ran out. I wasn't quit sure how to handle it becasue Jordan was going to be gone at school for the evening so I just gave them some whole milk and some nilla waffers. And this morning I just gave them some fruit with milk again. I am just trying to supplement it with snacks. They seem to be handling it ok.

The boys love balls and for the last month or two Gavin has been taking them and putting them in his mouth and walking around, it is so funny. Just the other week Ayden started doing the same thing. He pops the ball in his mouth and when you start laughing at him it is so funny to watch becasue she starts to smile but tries to hold it so the ball will stay in and gives a little smirk before it falls out. I have a picture of Gavin, but still need to get one of Ayden as well.



I got one, they are just too cute!!

They also started sucking on suckers which kills me to watch. They are funny little boys. Ayden holds it right by the sucker and slobers all over until he has wet the stick so bad that it cant hold the rest of the sucker and it falls off as the stickyness drools all down his arm. Also, when he feels the need he thinks it's pretty funny to hit Gavin with his sucker which at times sticks to Gavin's cheek, hair, or arm. Gavin nicely takes a suck, then closely observes his sucker, then does it all over again until it's gone and it lasts forever. But he is also pretty dirty at times as well with it, of course, it's a sucker, and one nasty thing he does is hold it upside down on the sticky sucker side and then just chews on the stick. It's a sticky MESS! But it keeps them quit at needed times!

Also, I cut my hair. Now, there is a reason why it got so long in the first place and why I will never cut my hair in Michigan again. I have played with it 100 different ways trying to figure out how to hide it or make it cute, and it is hopeless, I HATE it!! So for those of you who knew I cut my hair and keep asking to see pictures here is a picture of my hair straight and curly. Let's never speak of this hair cut again!!!!! These will be the last pictures of myself until I get some confidence back.


They also finally started mom-to-mom sales again I have made some wonderful purcases. One was this Little Tikes Slide for $10!! and then we also got the boys swings for the swing set at Once Upon A Child for $8! So it's been fun watching them play on their new toys.

Dr. Jekle and Mr. Hyde.......

And finally... Ayden sucking a stick =)