Baby Shower Fun!

So yesterday we had a baby shower at my house for Jackie, Parker's sister. She's having her first baby in June and we thought it would be fun to get family and friends together for a little party. Everyone seemed to have a good time and here are some pictures from the day...

Here's the prego lady...don't worry, that's not her baby on her lap! Jackie has had a great pregnancy and looks SO cute!

How cute is my niece Abbi!? Her and Tegan (Parker's little sister) love to play together so she came to the shower too. She couldn't believe all the food on the table was "free" and she could have all she wanted! Haha, so precious.

Here are the Morrill girls! Jackie, Christine, me, Mom, and Tegan-aren't I lucky to have married into such a beautiful family!?

Here's my sister, her son Mason, and me. Dana was mad because she didn't have any make up on, but she still looks beautiful!

Christine and I can never seem to get a good picture together...this one isn't too bad...

Tegan, Livi, and Abbi-three cute girls!

Me and Mason...

Can you tell I love Livi?

Ok so this was the funniest thing ever...the boys all got kicked out when the shower started so they all went to hang out at Cabellas, which the twins LOVED! When they all walked in they looked like this...

It was quite the sight! Grandpa Morrill bought everyone camo shirts, the boys got camo overalls and pop guns (which they've been playing with ever since). Disclaimer: I am very anti hunting but love the look of camo!!!

Here's daddy and Josh...
Last but not least...Uncle Shane and Jackson...

It was a way fun day, and everyone had a good time. Congratulations Jackie!!!

What We've Been Up To...

Well we haven't done anything too exciting lately but here's a little update...

I am getting very VERY fed up with the boys climbing out of their cribs. Nap time and bed time are hour long ordeals now, and they used to be so easy! I am losing my patience! As I type I am going back and forth putting Josh (Jack's pretty good) back in his crib. It's been 40 mins so far and I've been in there about 25 times, no joke. My friend Becky has given me something to try that she swears by (of course her son is an angel). She says they are doing it for attention so when I go in there do not give them ANY sort of reaction-positive or negative. I cannot look at them or talk to them. She says it will get old and they will just stop doing it when they see that they don't get any attention from me because of it. It's going to be so hard but I'm willing to try anything. Of course, with twins, everything is double hard! So I'll keep everyone updated on how it works. If all else fails, I'm ready to lock them up! Ah!

On a happier note...we spent last weekend up in Logan with Grandma Morrill watching Auntie Christine (Parker's sister) play volleyball at Utah State. We love going to her games and cheering her on-she's only a freshman and she starts and is so awesome! Josh LOVES watching the ball go back and forth and gets so excited. It's also a good time to spend time with Grandma Morrill, who the boys just love!!!

The boys are SO into balloons lately, seeing them anywhere makes them so happy! Here Joshy was really excited-"TWO ballooos mommy!" That's how he says balloon, balloooo.

They also had their first bubble bath-well, their second I guess. Their first one was not a very good experience, they were too young and I put too many bubbles in so they were terrified, haha. But this time...they had a blast!

We've also had Uncle Shane (Parker's brother) over a lot lately which the boys LOVE! They love Uncle Shane because he spends his entire time here wrestling them, playing ball with them, and playing outside with them, what more could they want!? We'll miss him this summer...

So I was in the shower the other day and the boys locked themselves in our bathroom and this is what I came out to...

EVERY last one of Parker's ties were on the floor and they were trying them on. When I first opened the shower curtain Josh had Parker's shoes on and two ties on and he goes, "Daddy daddy!" It was precious!

So a month from tomorrow we leave for DC! I can't even believe it! I'm so excited! But first we have to get through finals. Parker has 2 down 2 to go. Next year at this time-he'll be GRADUATING! We are so excited for that day. =)

Jackson Blayne Morrill

So since Jackson and Josh are twins I decided it would be nice to dedicate a posting to each of them individually, since they always seemed to get lumped together. So today it's all about Jackson! Don't worry, Josh will get his turn in the spotlight also. I'm going to write it as if it were Jack talking, cuz, well, it's cuter. =)

My middle name comes from the Morrill side of the family, it's the same as my daddy's, my grandpa's, and my great grandpa! I was born 9 weeks early because I could not wait to come see my mommy and daddy! I was the first born and was only 3 pounds but now am in the 95% for my height and 40% for my weight! I am a good eater and am now much bigger than my brother.

I've had a rough first two years, I was in the hospital after I was born for 5 weeks before I could go home. Since then I have had a hernia removed, I broke my femur, and I had pneumonia. I am also scheduled for surgery end of April to get tubes put in my ears because I've had so many ear infections! I also had to go to physical therapy for about a year and do exercises with mommy at home because I would only turn my head to the right! I also got my mommy's genes and am very clumsy, I trip over everything in sight and am not very coordinated. Because of that, I usually have two or three big bruises on my forhead.

My mommy and daddy love me because I am the lover of the family. I love to give everyone hugs and kisses and I am very sensitive when mommy is having a hard day. I am very attached to my "la la," (soft burp rags) I carry it everywhere I go and have to have it when I fall asleep. I love to sleep and am always so tired at night when mommy puts me in my crib.

However, I can be kind of a punk, I am a bully to my brother sometimes because he finds all the cool toys and then I try to take them from him. I also don't really like to get in my car seat and I like to go stiff as a board when mommy is in a hurry and trying to get me in my seat. I also am very much of a morning person, I love to wake mommy up early but I am always so happy!

So that's my Jackson, I love him so much and feel so blessed he was sent to Parker and me. I love you Jack!!!

HELP-My Twins Need Cages!!!

Ok so I love my boys as much as a mom can love a child but, still, my favorite part of the day is from about 2-4pm when they are NAPPING!!! During that two hours I get to shower, blog, clean, rest, do anything I want! They have always been so good at going down for naps too, I have loved it. UNTIL NOW!


Yesterday we put them down for a nap around 2:30 and I got in the shower. I asked Parker to go check on them after a while and he walked out of our room and found two little boys roaming the halls HAPPY as can be about getting out of their beds. Yep, they have figured out how to crawl in, out, and into eachother's cribs now so they spend hours doing that and won't go to sleep! The other day they didn't even finally fall asleep (in the same crib mind you) until like 5:30pm! I don't really care if they want to be in the same bed, it's kinda cute even, but they need to go to sleep!


I caught them in the act and had to take some pictures...

They finally gave up and fell asleep! How cute do they look though?

I don't know what to do, please help!? Does anybody have any suggestions for me? I have tried moving the furniture around so they're not by eachother or the changing table but they still manage to find a way in and out. Do I need to buy cages for my kids??? Haha!

Don't Worry-We Won't be Homeless in DC!

We've found a place to live in DC for the summer! Yay! This has been a huge stressor for me but I think I have found us a great place. I was hoping to be able to go out there and look at places before we moved there but that didn't work out so let's hope for the best! We love this condo the only problem is that it is unfurnished and we are leaving our furniture here in Utah. SOO...we're going to have random stuff like blow up beds, DI stuff, stuff from friends, etc in our nice luxury condo. Haha. Oh well! It's only for 12 weeks! My little sister Lindsay also got a job in DC for the summer so she's coming too and will be living with us, I'm SO excited to get to spend the summer with her before she gets married! Anyways, here's the link if anyone is interested... http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/sub/622180540.html I have more pics but for some reason they won't download, I'll keep trying.

So my next big stressor is that we haven't found anyone to rent OUR home yet! Ah! We definitely cannot afford rent in DC and our mortgage here. Help! Last summer we had a great family rent our home and it was perfect, do you think it will happen again? Pray for us!!!

I am way excited to go live in DC for the summer, and we're going to have so many visitors too! Parker's parents, my parents, Lindsay's boyfriend, and Lindsay's best friend Nicole will all be coming to see us! Yay! Well, maybe not to see us-maybe to see Washington DC but hey whatever! =)