Zoo, Up & grilled cheese!

I thought I had to work today & was all mentally prepared. So I checked my schedule last night & discovered I didn't have to work! I was so excited. Chet my cousin texted me shortly after that & asked if me & the girls wanted to go with her & her little boy Karsyn to the zoo. Of course we wanted to. I haven't took the girls to the zoo in quite a while. And they did so good. They ate lunch & we saw all the cool animals. We even got to see the penguins, it has been years since I have seen them! Every time I'm there they are never out. We also saw the tigers which I haven't seen for years either! The kids LOVED the giraffes the very most. We spent a long time in there. They also loved the baby elephant Zuri, but Kiyah thought it was going to be an elephant she could hold in her hand so she was slightly disappointed there wasn't a teeny tiny elephant!  After that all the kids rode the carousel & lastly they played on the playground. I always forget that when going to the zoo it is going to be a work out. I pulled that wagon all over the place!

 

After the zoo we dropped Chet & Karsyn off and headed to the red box! After watching the oscars last night all I wanted to do was watch the movie Up. So we brought it home then me & my girls cuddled up on the couch & watched the entire show! The girls didn't whine or get up & play, this is rare. We all loved it. It was so cute & sweet!  This old man was adorable!

And to top our wonderful day together we ate one our favorite meals- grilled cheese, tomato soup & saltine crackers (crushed into the soup of course!) The only thing that would have made this day better is if Brandon wasn't at work & could have enjoyed it with us!

Tired

I remember when I was a teenager I could go to sleep anytime of the night & I was always up by 8. No matter how hard I tried you would never catch me being able to nap during the day. Now, I feel like if I don't get a daily nap in then I can't function. I am always so tired. Not sure what has caused it. When the girls were born I was SO tired but still wouldn't be able to sleep during the day. I don't feel like I am that old, I am only 23(almost 24) I don't take any medicines that should make me tired. And sometimes I blame it on my job, but I recall at my previous job I would fall asleep at my desk no matter how hard I tried to avoid it. I would spend my 15 minute breaks snoozing. And at my current job we travel quite a bit so I almost always can get a little cat nap in during the van ride. So, my conclusion is that maybe if I was more in shape & exercised I would regain some of my old energy? The only problem with this is that I have to find the energy to get started! This nice weather really has been a great motivation but I have worked everyday its been nice, and before or after work all I want to do is rest. So I am hoping for a beautiful weekend to start my daily run! But, if it isn't as beautiful as I want it to be I do have a gym membership, which I am ashamed to admit. Because I have been paying for a gym membership for over a year & probably only been to the gym a dozen times! But I AM going to change that!!  I am proud to say I haven't had one D.P.(Dr. Pepper) all week! And I haven't purchased fast food! This is a big accomplishment since at my job we ALWAYS stop for food! Hopefully blogging about this change in my life will help me stick to it! So I am going to continue to say no to my favorite drink in the world!

Today..

Kiyah & Kenidi are 3! I cannot believe it. I think it is way harder watching my kids get a year older than watching my own age get older. I am so happy & sad at the same time. This summer my babies will start a dance class, and in the fall they will be in pre school.  Big girls! Well Kiyah & Kenidi I love you SO much! Happy Birthday!

Future plans!

     I have been having a really rough week. My babies aren't babies anymore & I have never been so baby hungry.  As some of you may know I have had some fertility issues. I got twins naturally & now cant get pregnant again! I have polycystic ovarian syndrome, so basically I dont make eggs & my hormones are all out of whack. Also it makes it super hard to loose weight, but super easy to gain it.
      The first round of fertility treatment I did was about a year ago & I got pregnant first try. But then very early in I had a miscarriage. Which was still really hard for me. I wanted it so bad & even though I only knew I was pregnant for a few weeks it was really awful to have that ripped away. In the end it was a blessing since I had to have some gall stones removed that were blocking my liver duct, then have my gall bladder removed.
    We tried probably 6 more rounds of the fertility drug clomid & had no luck. It is so emotionally exhausting & stressful we stopped. I just wish so badly I could be one of those women who can just get pregnant so easily. And I know i am not. And I know that if i can never have another baby it will hurt for a while but in the end I will still have the best little girls in the world. But I am hoping that if I can lose some of this dang weight it will help me get pregnant. So my goal, the next 3 or 4 months loose 20 pounds. Maybe one day, if I work really really hard I will be back to this pre baby pre polycistic skinnier girl!! I can dream right?

    Now onto a more upbeat subject! I am going on my first official vacation since I was a little girl!! Now I have been camping alot & to lake powell. But in April I am going on a girls trip to San Francisco!

 My mom, both my sisters, My Grandma & My Aunt Carol. No kids, No husbands, just us! We have so many things we are going to do there & it is just going to be so fun! I feel like a little kid waiting for  Christmas to be here! I cannot wait.

My babies aren't babies anymore!

 

Well it has been almost 3 years since I had my girls & I cannot believe it! They have been the best thing to ever happen to me. I feel so blessed to have been given these twin girls & if I can never have another baby it would be ok because they are MORE than enough! 

They are the most imaginative energetic little brats you have ever met! Every day I am amazed by the things they say & do. 

3 years ago today I was a hugely pregnant lady laying on her left side on a recliner with restless legs & heartburn praying that Dr. J would agree to take them out on March 3rd instead of the 5th! And my prayers were answered! (thanks to high blood pressure)

Here are some pics from the last 3 years of my life with Kenidi & Kiyah!

These are the 2 little creatures that gave me all the discomfort!

So teeny tiny!

First days home

  

2 months old

3 months old!

 

Crazy babies! (about 5 months old)

 

Blessing day!

Some of the first pigtails 10 months old

1 year old!

  

18 months

haha attempt at 2 year pics ( did get a good of each of them alone!)

 

And here they are now! Doing what they do best :)

Taking after their mom!

Wedding action!

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My little sister Michelle got to married Rich Villalobos on Feb 6th 2010! It was an amazing wedding. We have been waiting for some wedding action for a long time!  Here are a few pics of the day!

 

My girls looked so innocent & sweet but they were crazies! 

 

These are 2 of favorite pics of Michelle & Rich

Puppies!!

Ok so Bella had her second litter of puppies on Feb 8th. She had 3 & ended up needing assistance from the vet this time too. BUT at least all the puppies lived! I of course had names for them within an hour, all from Twilight! Her first puppy was name "Nessie" so these 3 are "Alice", "Jasper" and "Jacob". They are all super cute & I cant wait for them to start being playful! But then I also am dreading when I have to sell them :( Any who here is some cute pics !