Getting ready for the baby

Tiffany had her last doctor appointment today, and everything is looking excellent. Her blood pressure (which was a point or so high last time), has actually dropped, and her levels seem to be much better than the last pregnancy. We were also able to hear the heartbeat, which is always reassuring. Tiffany is measuring about a week bigger then she is so the doctor doesn't think the baby will be in his words "dainty." The baby seems to be doing well, so the doctor called the hospital after our appointment to set up a time for the c-section. I can't believe the baby is coming in 8 days. It seems unreal. Although Tiffany has felt miserable lately, and I'm sure she is ready to burst, it seems like its much too soon.

In preparing for the baby, we have been getting the baby's room ready. We set up the large things (crib, swing, bouncer, etc...) Our friends, Falawn and Jake, came over a while ago with James, their 1 month old baby. We brought down our swing for him to swing in, and the boys seemed to do pretty well with him, not being mean or yelling at him, so that gives us hope. We forgot to put the swing away that night, so the next morning when the boys woke up, they found a new toy. Owen was so cute. He was playing with some animal finger puppets, and had a clever idea. He took the elephant puppet, and set it on top of a t-shirt that was laying around. He put the shirt and the elephant in the swing, the covered up the elephant with a blanket. He then started to push the swing back and forth, acting like he was rocking it to sleep, then proceeded to say night night baby. Tyson came over and thought it was funny, so he helped Owen rock it. We tried to get pictures of it, but this was the best we could do.

Another fun thing the boys have enjoyed recently is their new toy. Last weekend Tiffany went with Stacey and my mom to go yard selling in Orem. Although she didn't buy much, she found a 5 dollar whale teeter-totter. Its a little dirty, and i think the eyes are a little broken, but for 5 dollars, it was a great deal, and it works just fine. The boys love it. They played on it for a long time when we brought it out, and they cried when they had to go to bed and had to put it away. Here is a picture of them using it.

And finally, the boys have had so much fun riding the whale, that now they seem to be riding on all of their toys. We got a picture of them riding their little toy train. They are kind of goofy, but they are pretty darn cute. Here ya go.

Church with the boys

Every Sunday we face the challenge of getting the boys through church. Although they are pretty well behaved in most instances, church has its own set of problems. Sacrament is the only meeting we generally cannot get through, as they have a great time in nursery (or at least that's what the nursery leaders tell us). It's probably a combination of having to be pretty quite for over an hour, being unable to get all the wiggles out before church, and that our sacrament is right before their typical nap time. Last week we were lucky enough to get through all of sacrament, and we were amazed. I can't think of the last time that had happened (I now think that its probably been since they were only a few months old, and they slept a good portion of the day). This week was about the opposite. We were only in sacrament for about 5 minutes before it began. They started to whine and get grumpy, and before we could take the sacrament, it was time to take them out of the meeting. They cried and whined out there too, and fighting them was a true battle. Thank goodness that there is nursery for them, or we would get almost nothing out of church lessons. Even though they are very good boys, with the way church is, and with the nap time conflict, it can be a real pain sometimes.

I do have to say they are pretty cute, which helps when we are angry at them. Before we left, I was able to take some pictures of them in their church clothes. We were sad when their suits got too small, but these are still pretty cute outfits. We have tried to find suits for this size, but ever since we bought the old ones, we haven't seen any for sale (at a reasonable price).

We tried to get them to be reverent before we went to church. They started out doing a pretty good job.
I couldn't get a picture of it, but before this "pose" of Tysons, it looked like he was scolding me. Owen kind of looks embarrassed.

And the baby is coming on....

Tiffany had a Dr. appointment last week, which went very well. She is carrying the baby very well, and she has been feeling relatively good (much better than the last pregnancy, but i should hope so since its only one this time). She had slightly high blood pressure (only a point or two over the norm), but other than that everything looks perfect. We did find out that because she had toxemia during her last pregnancy, and since she had already had a c-section, that it was very likely we would have another planned c-section. Although we didn't set a specific date, we did talk about doing the procedure on August 28th, which is a Thursday. It may be earlier if her blood pressure increases, or it might (heaven forbid, for Tiffanys sake), be later than that time. We are just excited that the Tiffany and the baby are doing so well.

As you may or may not have heard, we believe we have a name for the baby, although we are leaving it kind of open. The name we like is Gavin, but we recently have thought about using the name Bridger. We like both of them, so we are thinking about just taking both names to the hospital and seeing how we feel when we see him. I cant believe that we can have the baby this month, time sure does fly.

Sandpoint Vacation

OK so a little advanced warning, this might be a little long because there are lots of pictures. For the fourth of July we went up to Sandpoint for our family vacation. It was so fun. I haven't been home for the 4th in like 5 years so it was nice to go back and do some of the old family traditions I grew up with. We got to spend a whole week and a little there. It was a great relaxing vacation. we went with the flow the whole time and didn't make any major plans. I will post the pictures and kind of explain what we did while we were there.

This is a picture of Owen we got in to Sandpoint on Thursday the 3rd around 2:30pm the boys were so excited to be out of the car we didn't get the boys in bed until like 9:30 then Owen decided he was up for the day at 4:45 am (mind you they usually never wake up before 8) so by 11 o'clock this what Owen was like. He fell asleep while watching the letter factory.

Its a good thing they got a good nap in cause we went down to the city beach for fireworks. It is so fun to go. we all sit on the sand and they shoot them above the water. The fireworks were amazing. Way to go Sandpoint!!! After the fire works we went home and had root beer floats.

We also got in a little golf. well not so much me as it was uncomfortable to swing but everyone else did, They used floating golf balls, then Trish and dad had to go canoe and find them all.

This is just some pictures of our outdoor fun, we played a lot on the front porch and this is the boys on the porch swing.

This is all three of the boys (my sister Trish was there with her little cute carrot top Kaleb) and grandma thinking it is winter and sleeping in the sleds.

Here are the boys with grandma trying the help her weed her garden that was and probably still is in need of major weeding.

This was just a cute picture Clint got of Ty sitting on a stump down by the lake on one of there walks.

Here are some swimming pictures. This is Owen playing in the sand. They spent more time on the sand then in the water.

Here they are enjoying some otter pops.

Here are Owen and Tyson on the hammock swing, they loved swinging in it. Tyson especially liked it.
Owen liked his floaty car better out of the water then in it.

This was just a cute picture of Ty playing outside.Here are the boys cooking, they helped us make carmel popcorn and Cinnamon rolls, then they wanted to keep cooking so we let them play cook with water. Will just say the floor was a little short of being its own swimming pool when they were done.

Grandpa was busy making all sorts of trails on the back property before we got there and the boys loved going on them and exploring all the different ways they could go and looking at EVERY flower along the way.

This is a family picture we took at the big family party we had. It was so much fun to see everyone.

Grandma playing with the three boys. Its always hard to get a good picture of all of them looking.
The boys liked to help grandpa set the sprinklers in the evening.

The boys putting rocks in the little wagon. they did this a lot while we were there. I don't know what is so entertaining about putting rocks into things but they sure did enjoy it.

Here is Owen playing croquet. They were so HELPFUL ;) while we tried to play an adult game.
Tyson looks like a little track star in this picture. I can just hear him saying Oh yeah watch how far I can throw it.

Here are the boys planting rocks with great grandma chapin. good thing that there was nothing in the planters at the time. Of course after we left grandma said things were growing and I told her those were our rock plants.

So that's it. we had a great time and we are looking forward to next years trip with another addition to the family. Hopefully we can withstand the 13 hour drive with three boys. We love and miss you all. Thanks for the great trip.

Family Party and Pictures

I finally got around to posting this. Since we were on vacation, we weren't able to post it, so its a little late. We had a family party in Layton about two weeks ago. It was a special occasion because we had a lot of family here that we haven't seen in a long time. Grandma and Grandpa Regnier came down from Lovell, Kristie and John came from Boise, Cody and Doyle (along with their family) came from Colorado, and everyone who lives close was able to make it. It was a lot of fun. We took this opportunity to get some family photos, and we tried our best to get a good picture of our family, but Tyson and Owen were due for a nap, and they didn't enjoy posing for pictures. I think we finally got a good one, but it took quite a while. Here is the best picture.
Here is a big family picture, with my immediate family. This one took a while also
While we were there, the boys were fascinated my Montes chickens. They have been raising chickens for eggs (and eventually meat) in a little coup they made. They have quite a few chicks, and a few more fully grown chickens. The boys keep staring at the chicks, and kept trying to feed them hay through the fence. Monte opened the gate and let Tyson and Owen run free with the chickens. They were cute. They weren't sure what to think at first, but they eventually got more comfortable with them and even tried to grab them (Tyson and Owen both reached for one chicken and it jumped to get away from them. They both were shocked that it could do that.)

Here is Tyson trying to feed the chicks.
Here is Owen petting one of the chickens. He eventually got more comfortable.
The only bad part of the party was the ride home. We got on the freeway, and as we started to leave, we got stuck in some bad traffic. what would normally only take 15 minutes to drive (from Layton to Lagoon) took over an hour and a half! It narrowed from 3 lanes down to 2, for about a mile or two, then from two lanes down to one for another couple of miles. I knew road construction was bad in the Ogden area, but I had no idea it was that bad. Thank goodness we don't travel that way too often.

Trish made me do it.

Life at the moment
Basics
Name::	Tiffany
Age::	23
Relationship Status::	happily married
Religion::	LDS
Job?:	Well I dont get paid but the twins are a job:)
Do you like your job?:	I love my job but there are days I dont like it
Last Time.....
movie you seen in the cinema?:	was last night we went and saw Hancock. I really liked it.
Person you spoke with on the home phone?:	I answered my parents home phone yesterday and it was someone for my mom I dont know who.
You got mad something someone said?:	:Probably tyson or owen for saying no at me.
Person that you told you loved them?:	Clint
Last reason you cried?:	The last time I remember crying was probably fathers day when I had a horrible back cramp.
Last TV show you watched?:	Wednesday night--so you think you can dance
Last friend you spoke to?:	Diana at church for like 5 mins
person to call your mobile?:	somebody from church.
Time all your family were together?:	well we are having a family party in like a half hour so I guess today
You went out for tea?:	we had a tea party when I was in girl scouts but i drank juice
Last cd you brought?:	august rush soundtrack
Favourites.........
Movie?:	I have so many movies I like so I will just say most chick flicks, comedies, or musicals. I dont do well with action or scary
Song?:	the candy mountain cave song.
TV Show?:	So you think you can dance right now
Past time?:	crafts
Alcoholic Drink?:	Never tried any!
Dessert?:	Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate. anything chocolate
Chocolate Bar?:	do I have to choose a favorite I love every chocolate bar
Flavour of chips?:	Chili Frito's but they give me heart burn when I am pregnant
Actress?:	Probably Kate Hudson
Actor?:	I love will smith, that movie last night made me love him more.
Publish PostSport?:	to play? to watch in person Hockey. on tv football
Animal?:	dogs
Mode of transport?:	I like walking.
Now some tough ones............
If you could cure one disease what would it be? Why?:	cancer of course,cause it takes so many lives
Do you feel there is still a stigma attached to mental illness?:	yes I think lots of people have a stigma about mental illness
Do you believe in Euthanasia?:	i believe it exists as well as trish.
Do you believe the punishment shoud fit the crime?:	Yes I say we go back to the day of Eye for an eye. I think to many people get off way to easy and never learn.
Do you believe in the death penalty?:	see above answer. If they do something bad enough yes.
If you could relive the past without changing anything, would you want to?:	Nope I look forward to the future. I learned from my past and I am ready to get on with life.
Do you believe in divorce?:	I believe for some people it is necessary.
Do you think people blame ADHD for children's bad behaviour too often?:	I really dont know. I am not a psychiatrist so I couldnt tell.
Should schools be allowed to cane children, instead of suspending them?:	yeah I dont think that that would be a very good Idea with all the suing that goes on in todays world. Let parents deal with it.
Do you believe in living together before marriage?:	No but there are a lot of things I don't think you should do before marriage.
People who are on welfare and cheating the system?:	It makes me so mad they are taking from people who really need it.
What is one thing you will never forget?:	well I don't know if I get Alzheimer I could forget everything
What is one thing you wish you had never done?:	wrecked on the long bridge
Do you feel the restraining orders are enough for battered women?:	No Not really what is a piece of paper going to do when the guy shows up with a gun or a knife.
What is one peace of advice you wished you had listened to, but didn't?:	I really cant think of anything right now.
Have you ever considered/ thought about suicide?:	No
Where do you feel you will be in 5 years time?:	no longer living college life, and hopefully in a home that is mine.
Anything you want to say to someone, but never got the chance?:	Oh so many things I want to say.
What quote has the most meaning to you?:	um I don't really know a quote off the top of my head.
Who did you copy this survey from?:	Trish well she made me.
Do you think surveys on Myspace can be dangerous?:	only if you answer it really personal and tell them your address and banking account and stuff like that.

Sickness, computer problems, and outside fun

So we haven't posted anything in a very long time. Its been a pretty chaotic couple of weeks. First, our PC crashed on us. Tiffany was using it, and it started to act weird. Tiffany turned it off, then turned it back on, and windows simply wouldn't load up. We fought with it for a while, but nothing seemed to help. Nervous that we couldn't save our data, we thought we would try calling the Geek Squad to try and salvage our computer. When we asked what it would cost to save our information and reinstall windows, they said it would cost about 400 dollars (arrrg!). I tried to do it myself, but I couldn't figure out how to reinstall vista, let alone save all of our information. Thoroughly frustrated, we came to the realization that we have a brother in law, Dat, who does programming. He was able to save all of our information using Linux (way too advanced for me) as well as reinstall windows. He is amazing.
Although we have had the Mac to keep us connected, its just frustrating to have a computer crash and worry about losing stuff. I hope to not sound too pro Mac, but I have become less and less of a fan of Microsoft. Vista is just a weird operating system, and even though it has gotten much better in the past year, its still got some odd bugs and quirks to it that make it very annoying. It is much better looking than XP, and it has some useful features, but if our computer had XP preinstalled instead of Vista, I would definitely not upgrade. Just my little rant for the day.
So during this time, the boys have gotten sick. The wednesday after fathers day, the boys started to throw up. They did this for about 3 days, then the diarrhea started. That lasted about 3 or 4 days, but although Tyson was eating better, he was still very grumpy, and woke up screaming in the night and nothing would comfort him. We took him to the doctor, and we found out that his 2 year molars are starting to come in. They look puffy and sore, and i feel bad for him. We have give him Tylenol and teething tablets, which have been a huge help. hopefully these come in and he can be happier. I hate to see him so upset and grumpy. These are the pictures of basically what they did all day

Since the boys have felt better, and the temperature has been in the 90's this past week, we have taken the boys outside to swim in our little inflatable pool. They dont really get in and stay in, its more like they step in, splash a bit, get out, run around, step in, step out, etc... They have had a lot of fun though, and its fun to watch. Here are some pictures of their activities.
I love this action shot of owen it is great. They loved the water slide.
Here is so cute pictures of them eating Ice cream by the pool.

Ok this is a weird bug we found last year that shows up every spring, this is the best picture we could get, It is a type of wasp and they lay eggs inside bugs in the tree then the following spring the babys come out eat the bug alive and eat there way out of the tree, where the male bug is waiting to mate with them. the females which is shown in the picture are about 2 inches long and have up to a 4 inch stinger looking thing. They say they dont sting thank goodness.We have also been getting things out and ready for the baby to come. The boys loved to play under the play gym. Here is a picture of them playing and what they looked like playing under it when they were only a month old, wow how they have changed.
Also Tiffany made her first diaper cake for her friend falawn who is having a baby in july. This is a picture of the finished product.