spring 08 photoshoot

here is a fun slide show of pictures that scarlett took. the girls are three months old, and scarlett was a real trooper through feedings and naps. she really spent some time with us and got some great shots. i'll share the link when she gets her site up.

thanks again scarlett!

mia maids

ok, so she's technically not a mia maid, but they sure are growing up fast. i tried this seat out the other day and maddie is so strong that she had no problems with it. but it made me feel like i don't have little babies anymore, i mean if she's sitting up now, what's next crawling? walking? young womens?
this is like the third time maddie has used her little seat, and look at her! she's such a champ looking at me like she's an old pro at this. We had our friend Emmi over and maddie was totally showing off.
what a little show off. time to tone down the cuteness and give the rest of us a fighting chance.
abby's not too sure about all this yet. she's a little more laid back about the whole thing, but she's getting pretty good at it.
here's our friend emmi, she tried out our seat for the first time and apparently she's stunned at her own sitting abilities. it's crazy to think that emmi is 3 weeks younger than my girls, weighs more, but they're about the same length. it's amazing the development that goes on in those last few weeks of pregnancy. the girlies will be 4 months on thursday, and we're just starting to fit into the 0-3 mo. clothes. but, i am still amazed at how they've grown in the short time we've had them. we LOVE our girlies!!

Playin' with Abby

Abby was being pretty cute this morning - On my birthday.

first smiles

This was a little over a month ago. Jan 12th. Got some good smiles in.

Husband Tag

What is his name? jason

How long have you been married? 7 years January 5th 2001

How long did you date? we started dating in april, were engaged in september and married in january

Who eats more sweets? that would definitely be me. jason does not eat any chewy candy, and they are my favorite. i stock up on jelly beans during easter, i love hot tamales, tootsie rolls, red vines, gummy bears, gum drops (but only the spice ones), those sour round things, cinnamon bears... need i go on. hmmm, could this be the cause of all those cavities?

Who said I love you first? it was totally jason, we were in a park in New York where he was doing an internship and i went out there to visit him. we were just walking along and it was soooo green and beautiful and peaceful, and a couple days later we were looking at rings!

Who is taller? it's too close to call

Who can sing better? well, i sing more, so i win by default

Who is smarter? jason is always saying that i'm pretty smart, so... it's unanimous. jason has the market cornered on business stuff, news, and all things electronic - especially gadgets. i have all the household stuff covered along with art, decorating, and knowing where his shoes are at all times.

Who does the laundry? we both do, but jason is banned from turning on the drier

Who pays the bills? jason

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? i do, but it gets re-evaluated every time we move or rearrange things. luckily the right side of the bed was closest to the door and the bathroom - a must for when you're pregnant!!

Who cooks dinner? jason will if we want quesadillas, otherwise i usually do.

Who drives? jason. i think i did once when we were in a hurry and it just felt wrong.

Who is more stubborn? we can both be, i usually give in, especially if jason feels strongly about something, but there are somethings i won't budge on

Who kissed who first? jason totally went for it on the first date!! we had been to lunch a couple of times, and been working on a school project for a while before there was an official date, so it wasn't too shocking. and actually i dodged the first attempt, but not on purpose - i turned and in my periphery saw him leaning in - oops. luckily he's persistent and wouldn't let a dodge slow him down

Who asked who out first? jason asked me to be in his group for an english assignment at ASU. several lunches and meetings at our houses occurred before he officially asked me on a date. interestingly enough there were two other girls in our group, but i don't remember them being at any of these meetings. hmmmm.....

Who proposed? jason of course, although there was an early scare that had me nervous all night. jason went to NY for an internship and the week before he left he took me up to south mountain(which we don't recommend it turns out it's mexican makeout point), and i could tell that something was going on, and i started to get nervous that he was going to propose. we had only been dating for like a month, and i really didn't want to tell him no, but there was no way i could say yes... i was really starting to sweat especially when he pulled out a box that looked exactly like the box my sister's engagement ring was in(turns out it was, thanks Tam), i ever so slowly opened it wracking my brain for what to tell the poor guy and inside it was a promise ring whew!!! so i totally said i would be his girlfriend then told him about my fears and we both laughed because it was too early for him too, so now we call it the 'not yet' ring and i still wear it.

Who wears the pants? i totally let jason wear the pants, actually we're both pretty easy going, but i really depend on jason alot

Ok, so hopefully Jason doesn't read this and dispute all the answers... and now I tag Tiff, Diana and Celeste

happy valentine's day

here's a couple of fun things from some of our favorite websites

from my new favorite artist phil hansen (no relation) a song about the abc's of love



and from our favorite email answering cartoon strongbad:

valentine teen girl squad

Retail Therapy

yay we finally got out of the house. it's been a little warmer lately so i thought it would be ok to go for a walk, so i busted out the double stroller, strapped the girls in and away we went.

we went around the block, checked the mail, and talked to libby for a few minutes - then back home and down for a nap


it went so well that saturday, we decided to go shopping!! jason was having an x box party at our house, so we grabbed grandma hansen and headed to target.

we had such a good time looking around at all the neat things, and so many people. grandma held maddie for a little bit as she was a little fussy, and grandma said she got alot of smiles from people, and she's pretty sure they weren't smiling at her - but i'm sure they were smiling at the grandma with her grandbaby. we took the stroller with us and it was great - it's a little too long to turn around in some of those small aisles, but it does have very good steering, now we just need someone to come with us all the time so they can push the cart.

the shopping trip was a success, check out our new hats! afterwards we hung out at grandma's house for a little bit so we could visit with grandpa who took our pictures

thanks for going on our first shopping trip grams! we had a great time, and all of us are worn out. time for a nap!