Doing to much!

Well today I learned what it is like to do to much and feel the pain for it later. My mother-in-law and I went to do some arrends and get a few grocyers and even though we were only gone for about 2 1/2 hours I was feeling the pain with the twins by the time we got to the car at Walmart. As a result I stayed off my feet the rest of the day and she took care of the kids until Dan got home. She also made dinner for all of us so that I wouldn't have to be on my feet again. I have found it is easier to go upstairs and stay up there for a while rather then going up and down all day. This morning knowing I was going out after the kids had breakfest, when I came down to get dressed, I got the things I knew I would need for the kids and I took them back upstaires with me so that I could avoid going up and down the stairs. I think it helps to try and plan a little that way. The kids were good today which helped a lot while we were doing our shopping. Now if they can just be good fo my appointments for the rest of the week as I am not fitting behind the steering wheel very well, my sweet mother-in-law is driving me everywhere.

Until next time.
Netty

Well I am an Aunt once again. My sister Wendy just had her first child, a boy born at 345pm today Nov 9, 2008. They named him Jack Riley Norman. He was 7 lbs 12 oz and 20 in long. I haven't seen pictures of him yet, but I can't wait. Coming from a family of all girls it is funny that all of us have had boys for our first baby. I am excited for her and wish her the best of luck.

Netty

Update

Update!

Well we had another ultrasound yesturday. Everything is still looking good.

We had another 3-d picture done, but baby "b" wouldn't wasn't in the right position to get "a" picture so here is baby a's picture.

People have been asking if we have names picked out. Yes we do

Ruth Lois and Irene Marlyn. These are family names and we thought it would be great to honor our grandmother's and mother's in this way. Ruth is acutally my Grandma Dillon's middle name, but since we didn't want to do double naming (My sister shares the same first name as my grandmother) as has happened alot on Dan's side, even I share the same first name as one of his sisters and we are the same age. Lois is after my Grandma Alcorn, Irene is the first name of both of Dan's Grandmother's and Marlyn is my mom's name. We liked how the names sounded together even though people have told us they are so old fashion.

Well that is it for today.

Netty

I Voted!

Well it is the day after elections and as I have watched the results this morning, I fell that our nation will never be the same for our kids as it was for us growing up. I did vote last week as Washington state does all voting by mail. No long lines, no waiting with kids or taking turns no worrying about the polls closing. You just had to have you ballot in the mail by 8pm last night. Well we mailed ours out last week.

I am glad that I voted and had the chance to take part in the system that our great nation has set up and I hope that we never lose that freedom.

Netty

Twins!

Well here it is finally we have scanned in the pictures of the twins. 3-D.

It is amazing how technology has come to were we can see them this way before they are born. I didn't have this done with any of the other kids so this is neat.

Netty

Well we had a good Halloween. We took the kids to the mall and just walked around the first floor as the kids are still little we didn't see the point in doing both floors, but also we found out as we were getting ready to go to the mall that they were only doing the trick or treat until 7pm and it was almost 630pm before we got there as the kids took later then usuall naps.

This week Dillon became very interested in pirates as my mother-in-law was busy making two pirates costumes for two of her daughters. So on Thursday morning my mother-in-law got up and in 1 1/2 hrs made the pirates costume he wore to a play group on thursday and then trick-or-treating on Friday.

After we got done at the mall we went to Dan's sisters' house to trick or treat there and visit. Some of the pictures are of the kids with their aunts and their roommate Katie.

The kids had fun walking around the mall and holding our their buckets to get candy. So far I have hidden the candy and they haven't been begging for it.

Hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween.

Netty