Happy Birthday To Us...We're the Big 4 Today.

3-Years Old?! Holy Cow!

Holy cow, I can't believe it, 3 years ago, exactly one week from today – December 11 - I was about to meet, for the first time, two precious little twin girls whom my husband and I had hoped for, dreamed for and prayed for many months!

My sweet Taylor Mackenzie made her appearance at 9:05 AM with her sweet sister Paige Trinity coming right after at 9:06 AM.

It was a Sunday morning and it was the culmination of 6 long, agonizing weeks of hospital bed rest, continuous 24/7 heartbeat monitoring sessions, and multiple injections of terbutaline to prevent and delay pre-term labor to give those little babies one more minute, one more hour, one more day to grow inside me.

Looking ahead to next week, we are keeping the actual birthday very, very, very low-key for the twins this year since their birthday was celebrated a little early with a family vacation to Disneyland this last weekend. Disneyland was their birthday present this year. And, what a way to celebrate turning 3, wouldn’t you agree?!

Thank you to all of our friends, family as well as incredible doctors and specialists these last couple of years – we couldn't have done it with out you! Now, I am off to go love on my two perfect babies!

Birthday Wishes & Photos

I am married to a wonderful husband who I couldn't imagine life without. Of course, I know this EVERYDAY but on special occasions, or most recently, on his birthday, I am especially reminded of how fortunate I am to be married to him. It sounds so cliché but after just a couple of weeks of dating him, I knew that he was the ONE. From our first date, to our first kiss to our first cross-country move, and to so many other firsts I’ve experienced with him in just a few short years, I really am the luckiest, happiest girl in the whole world! If our first years together have been this good, I can only imagine what the next few years will bring….

Well, anyways, I am a couple days late posting some of the pictures taken from his birthday but hopefully, despite how late I am with the updates, our family and friends will enjoy seeing my handsome hubby and our even more beautiful little girls as they help to celebrate and eat Mike’s birthday cake. The twins got to help with the birthday cake this year. They were officially in charge of sprinkling the shredded coconut shavings on top, and what a fabulous job they did!!!

Presents included: various gift certificates to some of Mike’s favorite stores, gift cards – always a great thing ‘cuz they’re just like cold cash, a new laptop with web cam video, and a day out playing a round of golf with “the boys”. Thanks again to the many family and friends who really spoiled him this year for his birthday!

Paige (L) and Taylor (R) help blow out the candles.

Paige refuses to eat any of the birthday cake. Just look at that face.

Paige watching Taylor eat the birthday cake.

Taylor wasn't so keen on the birthday cake either.

Taylor chooses to gnaw and nibble on the wax candle instead.