How we're like a can of Pringles

Remember how I took the girls out for the first time on my own last week?  Well apparently once you pop you just can't stop. This week we've been out almost every day!

On Monday we went to Kinkos and then the Dollar store. I mistakenly thought I could just carry two car seats around the dollar store with no cart or stroller (it's a small store, they're not THAT heavy). Oh boy. They WERE that heavy. Lesson learned.

Doesn't Jenna look all ready for junior high with that sass? "Psssht! Step off it, Lucy! Mmmhmm!"

On Tuesday I went to my mom's to do laundry (our machine wasn't working, but Adam fixed it later that night, thank goodness). I was met in the driveway by Mom and Natalie saying, "Get back in your car! It's Dennys free grand slam breakfast day but it ends in five minutes!" Mom, who wasn't going, said just to leave the laundry and she'd do it. Free breakfast and free laundry service? Okay! So I followed the Cocks' to the restaurant and we all enjoyed some midday eggs and pancakes and bacon and sausage (ah, the joys of being free in the middle of the day instead of at a job...). As we sat there it also occured to me this was the girls' first time at a real restaurant (with waiters and carpet... aka not In-N-Out). Giddy up!

 

The girls really enjoying their first time in a restaurant..

When we got back to my mom's she and Nat did a little inpromptu photo shoot. I laughed when they put two year old Mallory on the couch next to the girls--she looks SO much bigger than them!

 I think my mom, more than anyone else, LOVES the fact that Jenna and Lucy are twins. She is constantly trying to push them right up next to each other ("Look, girls, it's your SISTER!"). It's kind of funny and I tease her a little about how much she loves it. But I have to admit, I love when I get little "twin moments" on camera, where it looks like they're aware they have a sister (I still don't think they are) and pulling together on purpose.

On Wednesday the girls and I spent the day at Aunt Leslie's where they FINALLY met George and Jaynie.  In between taking care of our kids, Les and I worked on our Creative Club craft (that I didn't finish that night) and had lunch and chatted about life. It was so great.

Somebody at one of my showers thought it would be funny to give my girls two "one of a kind" onesies. Ha ha.

 Jaynie and I called each other before we left so we could match our outfits. I wish I had gotten a picture of her cute baby skinny jeans, though! What a hoot! Baby bodies were not meant for skinny jeans.

Les got a kick out of the way I burp my babies after I'm done feeding them (on my giant pillo', head!). A mother's only got two hands...

Baby BFF's and Betrothed.

We told George (aka mini-Matt. wow!) he could pick one of our daughters for his wife. I think he made his choice clear.   

Now that Les. Not only did she host the girls and me all day and let me drink her fine juice, but she even sent me home with some pork chops for dinner! What a friend!

Just what every diaper bag needs: wet wipes, burp cloths and raw meat.

On Thursday I promised the girls we would stay home all day. They were a little fussy on the way home Wednesday and I felt like I had messed too much with their routine this week. So I told them on Thursday they wouldn't have to get in their car seats at all and we'd just be home. Good thing cause when we woke up the world looked like this:

So we did this:

(stand on the heaters and snuggle up in blankets)

The day wasn't completley lonely, though. We got a fun visit from my old boss Kathy, who came bearing really nice gifts. It was so fun to catch up with her.

It was nice that Kathy was here when Adam got home so she could take pictures of an exciting family moment for us: Adam found out he got accepted into his Masters program at BYU!! This is a big deal cause it's a hard program to get into (apparently they only accept like five people every other year or something crazy like that). It was his first choice for grad programs and definitely the most convenient one for our family, so we're all pretty thrilled. Also, he finally gets to be a Cougar!! Rise and shout!! 

On Friday I took the girls out on a special secret valentine errand in the afternoon. But every time I think I'm being sneaky by running an errand in the day, Adam always beats me home and figures out I've been gone and I have to make up an excuse about where I was and I can just forget all about being tricky. Why bother, you know?

I have found a new appreciation for shopping at the mall again: lots of stores and you can push the stroller all around it--no getting in and out of car seats. Genius.

Anyway,  later that night we went on our Valentines date to Firehouse. I've blogged several times about how much I love this restaurant but today was especially good because it was the first time in a year that I could actually enjoy it! We've only been twice in the last year and the first time I was still dealing with morning sickness and was too nauseous to enjoy my food and the second time I was so pregnant that there was no room for my stomach, so I could only enjoy a couple bites of bread and I was full. Today was WONDERFUL.

The secret errand was a little Happy-Valentines-Congrats-on-getting-in-to-your-program gift (and not only was it a book [which he loves] from his book list [which are all the ones he really wants] but a book on Brigham Young as a congrats for getting into Brigham Young University? I gave myself points for the cleverness)

(p.s. have you made yourself an amazon wish list? I love it cause it not only keeps everything I want in one place, but it's accessible by others [you can search for anyone's name] so when they get you a gift they can get something you actually want [do any of you have one? if so, tell me!]. I also love the ability to add notes to each item and the universal wish list button so you can add items from other websites while you're browsing around online. I seriously use this all the time. I mostly keep a list just to keep track for myself of the things I want, but it helps Adam and other family or people too. What a genius idea).

Thank goodness we took a cheat day so we could enjoy a delicious fh'zookie. Oh. My. Goodness. (we are so ready for the dessert challenge to be over...)

So, that was the week. We popped and couldn't stop. But oh what fun! Life is great!