Farewell to the LIBRARY!!

I will admit that the base here has a GREAT kids section in the library, but I am very glad that I have the internet in my own HOME now. We will have to go back often because Kennady LOVES the library. We do go every Friday morning for story time though!


Here is Kennady happy as can be! She loves the library!

Think she will make a career of it???

Big Belly Pics!

I have had several requests for belly pics so I decided to give in! I am not however putting any bare belly ones, just to spare you all! Here I am at 30 weeks... HUGE!!!



Just to add a little cuteness to this post here is the cutest 2 year old in the whole world!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTDAY!!!!

Taylor turned 9 this year on september 29th. I can not believe she is 9 years old already! For her party we had cake and ice cream and opened presents as a family on her actual birthday and then we had her very good friend Delina spend the night that weekend.... yes her cake is rice crispies, because if you know Taylor she likes cake, but not as much as other things, as she would put it! haha



Taylor and Delina, enjoying their yummy treats!


Kennady was SO excited for this the whole day. She kept saying "its taylors happy birthday" and she just couldnt get enough of all the excitement! Taylor was very nice to let Kennady help her open a few of her presents!

Belgium...

was amazing! I know it has taken me forever to post these, but I figured better late than never...
This one is just a scenic picture, but is is SOOO pretty there!



Yes the rumors on the chocolates are true... DELICIOUS!!!!


These horse drawn carriages are everywhere! In fact when we first got there me and a couple other inocent bystanders just about got trampled.... they dont slow down or anything, if you are in their path you are in trouble!


Just the two of us! We went by ourselves so this is the best picture we got!


The very best part of the whole trip was the waffles... we went to the same little cafe twice in one day because they were so good... MMM my mouth is watering just thinking about them HAHA

Another Baby Update....

So I had another ultrasound yesterday and everything is still looking good! I think I am going to die though if these babies gain any more weight! haha They each weight about 4 lbs. 3 oz. now. I am 30 weeks, so I have 6 more weeks to go, but everybody is really starting to question if I am going to make it that far! Even the doctor said that if they dont slow down in growth then he things I will have them early. So we will just have to wait and see what happens. Anyways... I still havnt posted pictures from Taylors birthday, but stay tuned because they are coming!

TWO BIG BOYS!!!

So I finally had an ultrasound yesterday! YAY! We found out that we are having some BIG baby boys! haha They are each measuring in the 95th percentile, and that chart is based off of single babies so they are even bigger than that for twins. They each weight about 3 lbs. 7 oz., so I am carrying about 7 lbs. worth of baby already! YIKES since I am only 28 weeks! Good thing that twins are full term at 36 weeks!

Bowling FUN!

The base we are at is TINY, but we do have a bowling alley! Much smaller than the one we were used to but still a lot of fun! Here is taylor showing off her bowling skills!

And here is Bill...

And Kennady! She was so proud of herself whether she hit 1 pin or all 10. The only problem was towards the end she wanted to do it all by herself and the ball would literally go 1 mile an hour.... it took forever!

Stonehenge!

Our first real trip we went to Stonehenge. There is another military base that is just about 30 minutes away from stonehenge so we decided to drive down there and visit. It was amazing and both kids loved it. Kennady kept saying, those rocks are huge, the go all the way to the sky!




Here is a picture of Kennady and I! I know you all are thinking I have gotten huge in the month since you have seen me... I am even bigger now! YIKES!!


Bill and the girls enjoying themselves. Yes bill is holding Kennadys jacket as she seems to think that we are still in Idaho weather and refuses to wear it! Katie went with us too, but for some reason I dont have a single picture of her! She must have been avoiding me!

First day of YEAR 4!!!

So as you guys probably know Taylor is attending a British school this year! We thought it would be a great way for her to meet friends and really get the whole cultural experience! She is so proud to wear her uniform everyday and she loves that she gets to wear a skirt about 3 or 4 times a week. Here she is after the first day of school, very excited! She is doing really well with everything! Things are a little harder than she is used to but she is doing great. She has really been challenged and its helping a lot with her behavior in class. She actually has to think about her work instead of finishing it in 2 seconds. The spelling words are WAY harder, but she has been great at studying them everynight and I know she will be completely caught up in no time. She is really looking forward to her field trip to a viking village coming up, and they start swimming after Christmas break. She is very proud of her newly found french skills and she is even teaching Kennady how to speak french! Anyways... she loves school and she is doing GREAT at it!

Ripley Castle

Visiting this castle was one of the first little adventures we went on. It is only like 10 minutes away from our house. It was so BEAUTIFUL!!! The whole time I was thinking, Amanda needs to come here just to take pictures! Here is a picture of me and the girls just enjoying the scenery! Kennady loved it because she could see the water and waterfall and their were cows all around. We are probably going to go back to have a picnic sometime because it was just amazing!


Here is a picture of the outside of the castle. It was huge. We went on a tour of the inside, but nobody else was taking pictures so I didnt know if you were allowed to or not. Taylor got to try on real "knights armour" and she was very excited and proud of that. The family that owns this castle actually still live on the top floor of it.

Here are the girls enjoying the sunshine... we dont get much of that around here. It rains COSTANTLY!! That big ston stucture tha tyou can see them walking towards used to be used to store eel. Its a big tank and I guess eel was a major delecacy back in the day so when the family had visitors they would just go out to the tank and catch an eel!

This one is just for my brothers! We see Lambraghinis EVERYWHERE!!! We are in a very rich part of England, and I just had tohave proof that we have seen them. Kennady saw this picture and said "theres mommy's car" I wish Kenna! I didnt feel to bad taking pictures of it as there was another British family doing the same...

England...

When we first go to England we stayed in a little flat downtown. It was actually really nice because we could walk everywhere! This is a picture of the girls right outside our front door. Dont you love how GREEN it is.




This is the building that we stayed in. That street was TINY and when we finally did get our car we did NOT like to park there. We were in flat two so the second floor of the building. It was really really convenient but a little too small! haha

MCDONALDS!!!

So we found a McDonalds the other day and as much as I really dont like Mcdonalds it was great! It tasted so good after weird nonflavorful british food, and it was cheap (well for here). It was just a little bit more than we would pay in the states. For example a happy meal, in Mtn. Home was $4.77 yes I know thats pathetic I know that. Here it was 2p40 so it was about $4.80 american dollars. YAY! Kennady was so excited when we saw the golden arches! lol Anyways, it was kinda funny because I was going to share a meal with Taylor so we large sized it so we could all share the fries and drink, yeah a large here is really a medium and a medium is really a small. Weird huh? So I guess you dont get as much for your money, but hey maybe its like putting yourself on a diet with out suffering too bad!

We Made it to England!!

So we arrived in England a couple days ago and so far we really like it. The city that we are going to live in is very old english style. All the building are brick or stone and just really really cool looking! It is very green here, which doesnt surprise me because it RAINS all the time. There are tons of sheep here, you leave the city and there are herds of sheep everywhere (Kennady likes that). Right now we are staying in a little apartment until we find a house, which will hopefully be very soon! The plane ride actually wasnt that bad, except that they lost our luggage. Yeah we still dont have it so we have been wearing the same clothes for like 4 days now. It really sucks! Kennady was awesome on the plane, she slept a lot of the time and the rest of the time she was happy and playing. I will hopefully post some pictures soon, so stay tuned!

BOYS, BOYS, BOYS

Im sure most of you know this by now, we only found out 2 weeks ago, but we are expecting twin BOYS! When I first found out I was pregnant I could have swore I was having a boy because everything was SO different, I felt different, craved different foods, it was nothing like my pregnancy with Kennady.... then I found out we are having twins. NO WONDER I thought, of course its different, so I settled into thinking we would have at least one girl (that seemed to be what we were good at). So when the ultrasound tech announced that they were both boys, I was speechless. Bill tried to control himself but he had this HUGE smile on his face. We are all SO excited to welcome our two already wonderful and adorable little boys into the family! I just cant wait!

A New Bike!

So our great friends the Kluckens are apparently bribing our kids now! Kennady recently potty trained and as soon as she started going "like a big girl" she made this announcement, "I go potty like a big girl, I get bike like Natty!!!!" She was SO excited. What happened is Natalie got a new bike when she potty trained so Kennady assumed that she should get a great prize just like her! Well, how could we resist, she was so excited, so here she is learning to ride her brand new, bright and shiny bike.... SHE LOVES IT!

Yep, IM BACK!

So I was thinking that since we are moving in about a month now, I would start blogging again... I will try anyway! Im just going to start out with a few pictures of what we have been up to lately...

This is Taylor cheerleading. Lets just say she ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! She is done with the season now, but she looked forward to every day of practice. She is the girly girl of the family and loves anything that a "girl should love". Isnt this picture cool, it looks like she is jumping over that little girls head... Taylor was pretty proud of that!



This is what we have been doing ALL SUMMER.... swimming. My kids love the water. They would spend every waking moment of their lives in the pool, sprinklers, or just being sprayed with the hose. I think its funny how much Taylor enjoys the little 6 inches of water that you get in the kiddie pool.



Okay this picture is REALLY old, but I just have to share it. It is one of my favorite pictures that I have ever taken of Kennady because it captures her attitude so well. Almost any day of the summer or winter for that matter, you will find Kennady in sunglasses, whether its warm or cold, indoors or out, she will have them. Its a real fight to leave them home from church and sometimes she sneaks them anyway! Kennady is the most stubborn little girl I have ever met (she gets it from her dad) and this face is her typical "what are you going to do about it" look.

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, and MORE SHOES

I know I havnt posted in a while. Sorry for the 3 people that actually look at this blog! lol Anyways, I just thought I would share something that is, well kinda funny about Kennady. She is already 100% completed addicted to shoes. If she could pick one toy and throw all the others away she would with out a doubt keep a shoe. So just a few seconds ago she walked up to me and started pulling on my shoe. She wanted me to take it off so she could play with it. When I wouldnt cooperate with her plan she decided to lay on the floor and kick and scream until I found her a different shoe. Ay ay ay I am in for it with her.

Oh and she would also prefer clothes over toys most of the time. My mom and I went shopping in Boise one day and Kennady was fussy on the way home. We gave her her sippy cup, toys, anything we could think of. Then my mom pulled out a new outfit she had bought Kenna and she played happily the rest of the way home, just trying out her new clothes. One thing is for sure... she is ALL GIRL!

Sorry the picture quality is so bad. It was taken with my cell phone in the cell phone store! lol

Okay...

I am SOOO MAD!! I got my new camera on thursday and I have been trying to post some pics that I took and blogger WILL NOT UPLOAD MY PICTURES!!!! AHH!! I guess I will try again tomorrow!!!

My New Camera....

is on its way!!! I cant wait! As soon as I get it I will be posting a lot more often! (Right now I am completely cameraless, if thats a word!) I AM SOOO EXCITED!!!!!!! It is supposed to arrive here at my door by thursday! YAY!!!!