Clydesdales

Last weekend, we took Benton and the girls to see the clydesdales at the Express Ranch in Yukon. When we walked up to the barn, they were brushing the most beautiful and HUGE clydesdale. It was so fun see the horses and pet them...and, yes, Ben actually pet the clydesdales!!! They also have mini horses, a zebra, cows, and dogs. Ben seemed to really enjoy the outing!

Update On The Girls: 3 Months

Happy 3 Months to our baby girls! This month we have really started to feel more normal. The girls are sleeping more and things seem a little more calm. Yay!

Adelyn at 3 Months:

Emery at 3 Months:

Some facts from the girl's third month of life:
-Wearing 0-3 Month clothes.
-Wearing Size 1 or Size 1-2 diapers.
-Eating 6 times per day. They take a 4-4.5 ounce bottle at all feedings, except their last feeding of the day, when they take a 5-5.5 ounce bottle. They still have pumped breastmilk in their bottles.
-They are sleeping in their crib at night and for all naps. They are now sleeping in their own cribs. They go down for the night at around 8:30pm and don't wake up until 6-7am!!! Yay sleep!
-Doing well on the eat/play/sleep routine!


Random things we don't want to forget:
-Their little personalities continue to be so different. Adelyn is more social and alert, while Emery is more relaxed and laid back.
-Adelyn rolled over from her belly to her back at 2 months and 1 day old. Other a few times during naps, she hasn't done it since. Emery hasn't even attempted to roll over. :)
-Emery sucks her bottle down in record time. She wastes no time and is all business. Adelyn, on the other hand, leisurely drinks her bottle. She stares at pictures on walls and tries to smile and talk. Emery probably drinks her bottle twice as fast as Adelyn.
-We had to separate the girls into their own cribs for sleeping at night and at naps. The same scenario was playing out over and over again, and we felt like it was disrupting their sleep. We would put the girls a couple of feet apart...Emery would somehow scoot over to Adelyn to cuddle...Adelyn would wake up for a second and elbow Emery in the head...Adelyn would go back to sleep...Emery would be fighting mad and not go back to sleep. Ha! Now they scoot so that they are in their own cribs, but as close to each other as possible.
-They love to smile and coo, especially with their daddy!

Pumpkin Patch 2011

Today, we ventured out to the Parkhurst Pumpkin Patch in Arcadia. Landon and I LOVE going to different pumpkin patches, and this is one that we will revisit. It had something for everyone in the family to enjoy, and most of it was shaded by big trees (woohoo on a warm day...usually we just roast the whole time). Here are some pictures of the fun!!!

A Date With My Firstborn

Last Friday, my mom came over and watched the girls so that I could take Benton on a date to the park. We had so much fun!!!!

First up, feeding the ducks (or eating the bread and watching the ducks)...


Next, a picnic lunch...

Last, playing at the park...



I am so grateful for individual time with Ben. He is growing so fast and learning so many things every day.