"I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always...

...as long as I'm living my baby you'll be."This is one of the many reasons why I love being a mom. Gabriel always wants me to rock him to sleep. I hope he will continue to let me for awhile. =c)

Laughter can be deceitful.

Today, when I was upstairs scrubbing the bathroom, I could hear all 3 of my children downstairs giggling and laughing. I smiled and thought to myself, "Finally, they are getting along and playing together." Kaia had been in a mood earlier that day and was being a bit of a bully. I thought it would be best to just continue on and thought I would put some laundry away too. The laughing didn't stop and I just kept smiling. When I was finished, I made my way back down stairs. As I turned the corner, I had a little trouble seeing. Yes, you are seeing this picture clearly my camera is not out of focus. My entire living room was covered in baby powder. LOL! (Side Note: In the picture Gatlin is upset because he tried to make a break for it. I made him sit down and take a picture. If he was going to make a mess I was going to blog it. LOL) Can you believe it? Holy Cow! My couch, the entertainment center, the floor, T.V., my kitchen floor, the shelves on the wall, etc. Oh, and Gatlin and Gabriel were covered too. Kaia dodged the powder some how. I see why they were laughing so hard. It could have been worse. At least, powder isn't sticky, it smells good, and they were having a good time; which is all the matters, right? LOL Needless to say instead of going to the park as I had planned, I spent the rest of the afternoon vacuuming, dusting, mopping, vacuuming some more and giving 2 little boys a bath.

(Gatlin was trying to explain, in his own little language.)

(...and Gabriel was just so proud!)

Efficiency and doing a load of laundry a day will take the stress away.

Oh what a week, it was a busy one for sure. I haven't been able to blog much this week so, I thought I would write a recap of my whole week.

Monday- I did a load of laundry. I made a trip to the grocery store with all 3 children. It was a great experience. =c) I had to pick up things to make a cake for mutual the next evening. I made dinner and we invited some friends over.

Tuesday- I did a load of laundry. I was called to give a talk on Sunday. I had to make and icing a cake for mutual later that night. I headed to mutual to conclude our class on proper etiquette.

Wednesday- I did a load of laundry. I spent 4 1/2 hours that evening writing my talk. I finally decided to follow in Matt's footsteps and give "being efficient" a try. I am very grateful that I did, my talk was one less thing to worry about. =c) Efficiency followed me through the rest of the week.

Thursday- I did a load of laundry. I made a trip to Target with all 3 children to pick up a gift for Father's Day. I wanted to beat the rush. =c) Later that night, I prepared my lesson for Sunday.

Friday- I did a load of laundry. I had every intention to finish the bookshelf I had been painting for Kaia's room and to make a trip to the park but, the weather was pretty yucky. I decided to take it easy. I busted out the play dough, coloring books, Dora Playhouse, etc. I was on the computer and I heard Kaia saying, "Oh it's hot." I turned around and she was blowing on a pile of play dough. I am not sure what she was making but later, it turned into a refreshing beverage. Play-dough-ade anyone?Then, she decided it was time to have a chat. I am not sure with whom she was talking to though. The conversation sounded pretty interesting though. That night, Matt and I decided to play a few games for date night. We played a card game called Five Crowns and Matt taught me how to play a game called Magic. Our scores tied for Five Crowns and I beat him in Magic! (YES!) Needless to say, I am hooked now and I am sure we will be playing it in the future.

Saturday- I thought it was going to be a good day. Matt was going to study for just a few hours and then we were going to hang out. Kaia is an early riser. When she gets up, I take her to the bathroom, get her a bagel, get her a drink, put a movie on for her, and I go back to bed. After about an hour or so she came running into the room saying, "Oh no! A paper is in the toilet!" I rolled out of bed and followed her into the bathroom. I stepped in water right outside the door. That can't be good. She had put not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 rolls of Angel Soft Double Rolls (double means about 8 rolls total YIKES!) of toilet paper in the toilet. Luckily, we used a big bowl to scoop it all out and the toilet flushed normally with not complications. Scrubbing and mopping the bathroom isn't the most pleasant wake up call but at least, we didn't have to call a plumber. I decided that Kaia needed to get out of the house so, her and I ran some errands. First, we went to JoAnn Fabrics to walk around then, on to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things, and then, we ended our morning with a trip to Giant Eagle for some more groceries. We cleaned the house and got ready for church the rest of the day. Later that night, Matt made hot wings and we hung out with some friends.

Sunday- We made it to church on time. We asked 2 of our friends to help Matt with the kiddos while I gave my talk. Sacrament meeting had not even started and Matt had to take Kaia out and sit with her in an empty classroom. She is really attached to her mama and wouldn't stop crying. My talk and lesson went well. After church, we came home and decided it was time to celebrate how wonderful our Daddy is. We sang "Happy Father's Day to You" for him and gave him his present. I bought him the 4th season of "The Office". We watched a couple of episodes and played with the kids.We sure do love our Daddy! I made him beef enchiladas for dinner (one of his favorites) and we had Oreo pie for dessert. We cleaned the kids up and put them to bed except for Gabriel. I rocked him to sleep and yes, I needed it. =c) Today was the perfect end to a busy but, really wonderful week!

Four years of marriage and still only three children later (WHEW!)...

For those of you who didn't read my post for last year, it was title "3 Years of Marriage and 3 Children Later...". This time around I was so very happy to announce that we have made it another year and HAVE NOT had anymore children. LOL Not that children are a bad thing, we just have our hands a little full. Our actual anniversary is May 28th but, since I was in the car traveling back home at that time, we decided to celebrate it this weekend. Every year we have followed the traditional wedding anniversary gifts list. Our first year was paper, Matt bought me scrapbooking paper and I bought him movie tickets to see "X-Men: The Last Stand". The second year is cotton. Since we were moving at the time and got a king size bed, we bought a new comforter set. The third year is leather. Matt got a new wallet and I picked out a new purse. This year is either flowers or fruit. Well, since I seem to kill flowers and Matt said flowers were gay, we decided on fruit. We went out to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Longhorn Steakhouse. After dinner, we headed to the mall and decided to go to Godiva and get some chocolate covered strawberries and bananas. And yes, it was so good! Then, on our way home we stopped for ice cream (we can't get enough of it!). It was a simple but very fun evening. We really enjoyed spending time together and being able to eat dinner without any children stealing food off of our plates (Gabriel) or trying to climb on us (Kaia). It was also quite entertaining to watch a waitress spill a drink on some customers and then get their order wrong. The poor girl was really having a rough night. LOL It was nice to just sit and talk. Matt is a wonderful husband. I am so grateful for all that he does for me and our children. He is works very hard in school everyday to secure a good future for us. Yet, he also spends as much time as he can with us. It has been a great 4 years. I am a very lucky girl. =c)

(Matt played football that morning and got a little sunburned, poor guy!)

I knew it wouldn't be long.

Yesterday, Gatlin followed his brother's lead and climbed all the way up the stairs! YAY! Although, he has his brother beat. He also climbs back down. It is so funny to me how these guys have been competing since they were in the womb. I have ultrasound pictures of them kicking each other in the face. It is definitely a doctor's appointment I will never forget. A few days after they were born, the doctor's discovered that Gabriel had a heart murmur. Two days later Gatlin had the same thing. Gatlin came off the oxygen first, the next day Gabriel came off of it. They moved into a crib at the same time and luckily, they were released from the N.I.C.U on the same day. Gatlin sat up and crawled first but, Gabriel was doing it by the next week. Gatlin was also the first to walk. A week later Gabriel was walking. Gatlin was the first to feed himself and about 5 minutes later Gabriel was feeding himself. They were always within a pound or a few ounces of each other for the first 9 months. Then, at their one year appointment Gabriel took over the lead by a pound and a half. By their 18 month check-up Gabriel had Gatlin by 3 whole pounds! He still holds that title. That's why we call him Moose Man or Big Bubba. I am not sure if little Gatlin will catch up. Gabriel says more than Gatlin. Gatlin just prefers to pull me to whatever it is that he wants. They have the same size feet and Gabriel is about a half inch taller. It is so exciting to watch them reach each milestone. I was really scared when I first found out that I was having twins but, to be honest, I really love having them. They are the most content easy-going kids ever. It is going to be a lot of fun watching these two continue to grow.

Pretty Pink P-toes!

This morning before church, I decided that I needed to repaint my toenails. Kaia was already up so, I decided to do it in her room. She got all excited when she saw the bright pink polish. She kept counting my p-toes (that is what she calls toes) and admiring the color. Well, anyone who knows Kaia, is aware of her endless energy and her need to constantly move. I have never attempted to paint her nails because it takes me 10 minutes just to cut them because she fights me the entire time. For some reason this morning, I thought I would give it a try. So I asked her, "Do you want me to put some pink on your toes?" She said, "Um, ok my p-toes." I then told her, "You have to sit still." To my amazment...she sat still. I was able to paint all ten toes in about 30 seconds. "Are you kidding me?" I was shocked. "Now, you can't touch them. They need to dry. You need to blow on them." I said. She put her feet close to her face and began blowing on them. After I had finished mine I decided to put a flower on my big toes. She wanted a sticker too. I went to put it on her toe and she exclaimed, "No, no no touch it. No touch my p-toes." LOL "Yes ma'am." I said. She danced around her room admire her p-toes some more and then decided she needed to wake Daddy up to show him. Matt of course made a big deal out of it. I even put sandles on her so that she could look at them while we were at church. In the past couple of months, she has really began to grow up and mature into a little lady. She does and says something new everyday. I really do love having a daughter. It is so fun! Awhile ago, I decided that since Matt is going to be a podiatrist that I needed to keep my feet pedicured and my toes painted. I guess that now goes for Kaia too. =c)

Safety shouldn't always be first...

...when I lock myself out of the house while my children are inside. Yeah, I did that today. So, here's the story. I walked out back to spray paint a shelf. Out of habit, I shut the back door. I rarely use this door and forgot that it locks automatically. After I was finished I realized that I was locked out. I ran to the front door hoping that it would be open. Nope, being the super, paranoid, stay-at-home mommy that I am; I had locked it. (I always keep my doors locked.) I started to panic and then I remembered that the office of our complex had extra keys...right? I ran down there and luckily they did. Whew, problem solved and nobody called the police on me for being irresponsible.

Three cheers for Gabriel and my "What the Heck?" moment for the day.

I have been so excited to blog about the milestone that Gabriel reached yesterday. I wasn't able to get any pictures until today so, this post is a little overdue. He may be a little late in doing this but, I am so proud of him. Yesterday, when I was deep cleaning my entire house (it was a very productive day!), I left both boys downstairs playing. I was upstairs in their room. Kaia was in her room and realized I wasn't in there anymore. Seriously, she is attached to my hip. Anyway, on her way into their room she says, "Oh look it's Gabriel." "How could it be Gabriel?" I thought to myself. I turned around and there he was stomping (he doesn't walk...future linebacker) into his room. He did it! He faced his fear of the stairs and climbed all the way up all by himself! I was so excited! Now, I only have to carry one boy up instead of both of them at the same time. Whew, they were really starting to get heavy. Gatlin will only climb up half-way then, he screams for me to carry him up. I know it won't be too much longer before he is making it all the way. He and Gabriel have always done everything within days/weeks of each other. It must be a twin thing. I am so proud of my little Gabey baby. Ok, so a little background on the title of this blog. The older my kiddos get the more I find myself asking, "What the heck?" a lot. Seriously, children can do some really interesting, annoying, embarrassing, funny, and sometimes scary things. I am not sure how many times a day I say it. It must be a lot because, I hear Kaia saying it now. LOL Anyway, so today during snack time I found my children all doing the same thing:

What the heck? Why is it that they refuse to sit in their chairs? This has become a 3-4 times a day kind of thing. It is really getting annoying. So Gatlin (he is the one sitting) thought it would be fun to army crawl to the edge of the table. Luckily, little mother hen (Kaia) disciplined him for me. She kept saying, "No, Gawin, no. Come here Gawin." And yes, she is pulling on his shirt. I kind of like the extra help. =c)