Memories Monday

In this pic, the twins were exactly 1 month old! I rarely got to hold them both at the same time bc they were hooked up to so many wires. Who knew at the time that they would be home in a matter of days! I love this picture <3

Christmas 2009!!!!!!!!

This was Kaden and Kaleiah's 2nd Christmas! I literally remember last Christmas like it was last week! The babies were just 5 days shy of being 3 months old!
This year was a whole new ball game and I'll admit, a lot more fun!! They played the whole time and loved their presents, ate Christmas dinner and had so much fun with all of our family! I will cherish these first few Christmases with all my heart!
Here is a pic of us last year :)
On Christmas Eve we went to church again and Daddy brought us up on stage when he did the introduction for service :)


On Christmas day we did the usual, which we are so thrilled that it always works out even now that we have kids as well! We go to my family's in the morning and Randy's parents in the afternoon. We also go to his Grandparents and see his Mom's side of the family on Christmas eve but this year we did it the day after Christmas. It was a wonderful and blessed day and precious memories were made yet again!
Christmas part 2 at Randy's parents house

This was Christmas number 3 in L.A.

Christmas Service

We have a tradition of going to the Christmas service at our church with both of our families and then we all go to dinner afterwords. It's always a great time with family!






We even dropped off the babies in a classroom for the first time ever!! I don't have a pic of that bc for the other children's safety you may not take pics of inside the class but here is a pic of me right after we dropped em off, I have their tags on :)

Merry Christmas!

Here are a few pics of my cutie pies. We took a bunch of pics in hopes of getting a few for our Christmas card and here are some that didn't make the cut but are beyond adorable. I'm going to try to scan our Christmas card too :)
I can not believe Christmas is in 3 days. Where has this year gone??????????? ::sigh::

I hope all of you have a beautiful, blessed and Merry Christmas!

Memories Monday

Every Monday I will post an older pic and the memory behind it!

Here is the first one:
We were in Austin, TX w/ my work and we ate lunch at this amazing bbq place! Here we breaking the rules :) (I was 22 weeks) :)

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Parade of lights

Every year the Dana Point Harbor does a boat parade, boats go up and down the harbor decked out in Christmas lights, Santa's, snowmen and all kinds of things! Some of them even play Christmas music as they go by! This is the 2nd year we met up with my parents and nephews who are staying over at their house! My niece Crystal came this year too and it was so much fun. The babies liked watching the boats go by, all pretty with lights!

CREEPS!!!!!

I just found this web site with TONS of photos of me and the babies! WHY!??!! They have ones from the NICU even!! They are titled and an albums. Why would someone take the time to do this? It's in German. I am so creeped out and feel sick. Maybe I'm over reacting but I feel totally violated. I am making now blog private from now on!!!
http://www.gofeminin.de/my-world/kadenkaleiah

Sometimes I am speechless, sometimes there are no words to describe my love for my twins. I feel utterly grateful and humbled that God thought I was worthy enough to be their mother. That thought alone leaves me speechless.

Beach Babies

Yesterday I had an impromptu photo shoot of the babies :)
It was actually their very first time in swings. I don't live near any parks with swings but there are a few sets at the beach where I walk with the babies. I don't know why I have never put them in them until now, I think because they were already being used or because I didn't have any antibacterial wipes! I won't let them touch anything in public without wiping it down first!

My mom was with me yesterday and we had so much fun watching their expressions as they swung. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I LOVE firsts! There's something so magical about seeing their reaction to something they have never done. As I sat there pushing them I remember thinking, THIS is what life is about. Raising children, being ever so present in every moment and getting to see life through their eyes. There's nothing more important to me and I am so blessed!

After the swings, we took off their socks and let them play in the sand. Kaleiah was so neat and dainty with it, carefully picking up small piles between her first finger and thumb and Kaden was bulldozing it, eating it and throwing on his head. I LOVE how they are SUCH their genders!! He is such a BOY and she is just a little princess!

I have to say, these pics are some of my VERY favorites. I have taken, as of this month, almost 1,200 pictures of them since birth. And yes, I am completely proud of that. No one could ever, EVER take too many pictures of the children...especially in the first year because they change SO MUCH each month. Besides, I am a photo fanatic. Photography has ALWAYS been my hobby/passion. It is a dream career of mine and has been since I was about 15. I have wanted to start my own photography business for years. Now that I have such great camera, I plan to pursue my dream this upcoming year.

I am a self professed pathological picture taker. I am so proud to have a picture of all their firsts and to have over 1,000 pictures to give them when they grow up, of their first year of life. It's irreplaceable!

I am also planning on sending a few of these (along with others) in to modeling agencies. Some of the ones from yesterday look like they could be blown up and hung in baby GAP (and I'mpurely bragging about the cuteness of the twins here)!!! :) Hey, if I'm not going to brag about them who will? :) Seriously though, I have been intending to get them into print or commercials since they were 6 months old. I better get crackin' before they are really not babies anymore! Everywhere we go, we get stopped. They truly have something special about them <3

K&K video (14 mo)

Here is a short video of the babies just being themselves. They are so funny to watch at any given time. They keep me laughing and smiling all day just by doing nothing! :)

More Disneyland pics

We went again on Sunday and they got to meet Minnie and Clarabelle!
In true Kaden form, he is totally afraid of them :)






On the tea cups!

Happiest place on earth

Randy's 29th b-day was Friday and what better way to celebrate than go to the happiest place on earth? :)
Randy and I have been pass holders at Disneyland for about 7 years, we got them together when we were dating. They expired last May and it was the first time we didn't renew them. We decided to wait until the babies got a little older and also because you get in free for your birthday so we decided to wait until now.

We had been waiting for so long to take the babies there. It is specifically something my thoughts wandered to when I was on bed rest in the hospital. Day dreaming about how fun it would be to take them in December, becuase it looks so beautiful and cheery all decorated for Christmas! We almost took them last December but since they had only been home for less than 2 months, I was bf-ing every 3 hours AND it is always yucky flu season right about now, we decided to wait a year. And I am so glad we did! They are at such a fun age and really loved all the sights and sounds.
We had plans for months to take them this week and then early on in the week we learned it was suppsossed to rain that day and all weekend! So we decided to have my dad watch them while we just drove up and got the passes (you get in free for your b-day but you have to go ON your b-day). But I was so bummed that we wouldn't get to take the babies. So, we decided to take some big umbrellas and just chance it. Good thing too because it didn't rain until we were on our way home!
It was one of the funnest days so far as a little family mostly because we had dreamed of taking them there! To see their faces as they looked at things with innocence and wonder, I mean, that is what Disneyland is all about! It was just SO SPECIAL! I can't wait for all the times we will take them back in this next year!!!



As soon as we go there we saw Mickey! I'm sure they recognized him, we watch him everyday! How special to see him on their first time!
!We took them on Small World which they loved



When the carousel started moving, he got a little nervous :)