Happy 50th Birthday Mom!!

So anyone who has met my mom or knows my mom, know that she is a totally awesome gal. We love her so much so we got together easter weekend to celebrate!
We went to the Hale Theater to see "Sleeping Beauty" which the girls loved! It was fun to take the girls to their 1st play. We then came home and had an amazing steak dinner made by Doug. YUM! And we gave her a top 50 list of reasons why we love her.
Here are my cute parents before the show.
The girlies in their skirts made by her...she is an amazing seamstress.
(Don't mind that in the next few pics the girls They totally aren't even looking....)

The fairies from the play

Sleeping beauty herself...don't you love their faces....Audree is like, "Her hand is on me!"

All the kiddos (Except for the newborns)

We then came home and attemped a grandkid pic. Ever year for mothers day we get my mom a shirt with all the grandkids on it...here is the best one...it took a while to get this...that's alot of kids under 5. Not too shabby eh?

We had a easter egg hunt in the backyard which the girls loved....A so excited about her egg that had a princess on it.

Show me what you got Livie!

We all pitched in and got her a new right hand diamond ring...which she loves!! YAY for diamonds!

It was so great to be with everyone and celebrate my sweet mother.

Here are the girlies on Easter morning with their baskets...they got a movie and a book with a few treats( no chocolate because of their lactating mother!)

Little Lovies

That's what I have...some sweet 4 week old babies. Oh and my sweetest roomie...J.B. Noble http://jenandcurt.blogspot.com/ made the boys these cutest lovies. Don't you love the colors? Thanks J.b....you are the best! They are sleeping good and eating good...the thrush is all gone....yippe! Things are looking brighter everyday around here.
Aren't they looking chubby?

We get this face alot around here....don't you love the cross eyes?

Mr. Clark

Grunty Grant...that's his nickname...he sure grunts alot.

It's all coming back to me now.....

Oh yes...how could I forget? Does anyone else think that Heavenly Father lets you forget so that you will have more children?
I'm not going to lie...these past few weeks have been wonderful and rough at the same time.

Recovering from a c-sec...was better but still tough. I still need 1-2 naps a day. And I can't do the things I want, no sitting on the floor with the girls or vaccuming( I guess that one's not too sad)

Nursing...the masitis is gone but of course now we have yeast infections and thrush on my nipples. Man... who said that nursing was easy? It's hard for sure...I am now remembering now what I went through with the girls.

Sleep deprevation...that ones a doozy. The world seems bleaker with less sleep. Although I shouldn't complain the boys are in their own room now at night and eating at 9 pm, 1 am, and 5 am....so that is good.

I have had a few days with the baby blues....newborn twins are hard!

So there's the complaints...wow that seems like alot. The boys are 4 weeks tomorrow and things are getting better day by day.
We have had the most amazing help. AWESOME meals, help with the girls, and Doug is still around alot to keep me sane. Thanks to all those that have lent a hand.

I have 4 children...holy smokes...

Here are some pics from the last few weeks.

Cousins Becca and Savanah came over one afternoon and enternained the girls...they had a blast!


My cute mom...has been here almost every weekend since she left. See that awesome Camo boopy? She made a new cover for my twin boppy...she is awesome...Doug loves the camo...fun!

Here we are enjoying a lovely spring evening...all my loves.

The Davis group...

These were when they first came home....cute faces...

A few pics of the boys

I had some amazing photog friends come over the other day to snap some adorable pics of the boys. The shoot was 4 hours long and they did amazing! You are going to DIE when you see all the pics we got....my friend Jackie put a few on her blog...more to come soon!
http://jackielindforsphoto.com/blog/

If you need a good photographer while I am out of commision...she would be great!

Oh...and I have MASTITIS right now....it's kickin my booty! Bummer...

Little Men

Our little guys are 2 weeks today. Here are a few more pics from the shoot last week. They have been doing pretty good at night too....they are such good babies....yay for that!

My favorite from the day....be still my heart!

Mr. Grant...I think he looks like my dad here...

Sweet. Mr. Clark

Pink Eye & A Pic

So the boys have pink eye...don't ask me how they got it...yuck. Good thing it is easily treatable. Olivia has an ear infection and my mom just left this morning. Tears were shed...she was such a great help to us. Cooking, cleaning taking care of the girls. I am so mad at myself that we didn't take more pics of her with the boys. She sewed me this awesome boppy cover that I will have to share with you sometime
We really need like 3 adults around here. One to help with the girls and one to help me and the boys.
They still have nights and days confused...grrr. I hope this stops soon. Doug has been so awesome with them taking them out so I can sleep.
Last Wednesday they turned one week old. I couldn't stand it so I made Dougie get out my photo stuff and we had a 10 minute shoot. It was just right because I can't move around too much. Here is a little teaser from that day....so cute! Off to take a nap....

The Delivery, Hospital Stay, Coming Home

So here we are home from the hospital, and I wanted to share my thoughts and feeling before I forget and while I have a moment. These are some pics from the night before the delivery. We were so excited, I only got 2 hours of sleep! My section was scheduled for 6 am but there was a mix up with the paper work and I ended up in the operating room at 7:20. We were able to get a 10 minute nap before they took us to the operating room.

Look at my crazy big belly....shesh! 2 7lb. babies what do you expect!

The surgery was different from my last one. I don't know if I knew what to expect, or if my body remembered, but this surgery and recovery have been a way better experiance. I had a great Anthestiologist(sp) that gave me the play by play of what was going on. At 7:44 Grant was born and at 7:45 Clark was born. Their cries were the sweetest sounds I ever heard, isn't that the best? They brought them around right after they were born and they looked so big. They even found each while they were being cleaned off....isn't this sweet?

Here is our brand new additions. They wisked them off to the recovery room and started sewing me back together. Things were taking quite a while and I asked the anestheoligist if everything was going ok...My O.B. then asked, "Did you have alot of pain and discomfort on your right side?" Me, "Well you know 2nd set of twins, maybe I did?" He then replied, "Your muscles have ripped apart and I am sewing them back together..." WHAT? I guess it doesn't happen very often but I am not the normal prego girl then am I.

They brought me back to the recovery room were we were able to meet and hold the boys, this is where we decided on their names. They just looked like the names they are. Their middle names are our dad's names. We did the same with our girls, it's kinda fun because no one is left out!

This is me day one with my sweet boy Clark. He had to go to the special care nursery for a few hours. He swallowed some fluid on the way out, and had to be monitered for a while. He was back in my arms by 1:00pm and nursing. I was up and walking that 1st day....I felt 10 times better this time than I did the last. Isn't that a blessing?

The girls were able to come that 1st day and meet their brothers. They were very curious about me and what was going on. I am so glad they are 3 and can understand for the most part. They asked a million questions about the IV, my incision, the doctors bed, it was very sweet. Having all of my children around was a sureal experiance. Having these boys made me love my girls all the more. I feel so blessed that Heavenly Father had intrusted these special spirits to Doug and I. I just hope and pray that we can do a good job as parents and they can grow up righteous and strong.

Here are some cute pics of my offspring....I am so in love with them.

Look at the girls bright eyes....could you just die? Their is such a special spirit with newborns. I loved being able to talk with my girls, nurse the boys and feel the sprit in our home. I feel incredibly blessed and lucky to have all of these amazing sprits around me.

We were able to stay until Sunday. I had the option to go home Sat., but was glad we had one more night in the hospital. Thanks to all those who came and saw us and helped with our girls. It means so much to me.

Here are the boys in their going home outfits. Cutie cuties!

Grant on the left, Clark on the right

Bright eyed Clark...we think he has more of the davis look.

Sweet Mr. Grant, he reminds me of my brother and sister.

I am recovering well, you know, sore nipples, sore incision, sleep deprived, but so happy. The boys have their nights and days confused of course, so we are working on that. My sweet mom is here till Sat. and then hopefully we will have help from ward members and friends.

Thanks for all of the wonderful comments on the last post...we appriciate it!

Clark Edward (light blue) 7 lbs 6 oz

Grant Brooks (dark blue) 7 lbs 4 oz

Baby A Grant, Baby B Clark

{Baby Shower}

My sweet, amazing, talented, and adorable friends Jessica and Sarah offered to throw me a shower this past weekend. The decor was fabulous, the food scrumptous, the company was amazing, and the gifts were so generous. Thanks to all who came and supported us.

Here are my party throwers...thanks so much again friends. I felt so special and honored...you gals are the best!


My cute neices were playing with the new linkadoo's...


The sweet set-up...


Some of the ladies there...


We feel so very blessed to have such great family and friends willing to help us out. I kept finding myself saying, "Cute!" I was like a broken record....we got some adorable things for our new little men....I can't wait to dress them up!

I feel silly sharing so many pics of myself, especially because I feel like a giant beached whale! But I like looking back at how I looked during the last pregnancy so I am doing this for poseterity...right?

My cute mother...she made/crocheted some adorable blankets for the boys...what treasures!


Sweet friends from the ward....


Do I look tired and uncomfortable? Well I am....I probably only slept about 5 hours the night before, which is about average for me....sigh....almost done!

Final Countdown

We have a date! WHOO HOO! March 11 at Banner Gateway! YIPPE! Just 2 weeks away! And I had an ultrasound the other day and they are measuring 6lbs. 15 oz. and 6 lbs. 5 oz. So good size boys! The end is coming and there is much to do. I don't know if I will ever be ready.

Here are some cute new pics of the girls....they have quite the personalities these days. They are saying the cutest things...I knew I would forget if I didn't write them down.

Olivia-
Was complaining of ear pain-went to the doctor and came home and told me she had an "Ear Bi-Section"

She wanted some french fries but they were hot....after some screaming and I toseed her a few and told her to "Knock yourself out!"
She ate them and replied, "I knocked myself out...."

Audree was praying that Olivia would be obidient and kind. After the pray Olivia told Audree..."Sissy you worry about yourself."







Audree-
She doesn't talk in full sentences. For instance if Grandma's are around she will hug them and say, "I'm so happy for ya." Translation-
I am so happy you are here!

Also she picked some pecans while in Thatcher my mom was helping her crack them she said, "I love you nuts!" Translation-
I love you grandma...thanks for helping me crack nuts.

She also will randmonly come up and say a few times a day, "Mom I like you so much."
Sweet little girl.





They have been playing so nicely these days....I love my girls!

Lessons learned...

The funeral was lovely. I learned so much about my grandpa and his awesome life. A wife he loved, righteous children, church service, jobs that he loved, grandchildren that he made feel special.
His motto
The Church is true, The Lord has been good to us, The Best is yet to come!

We made it there and back safe and sound....only some sweeling from traveling.
It was so wonderful to be there with family.





Oh and instead of Aunt G-know taking the girls down the zip line, they did it themselves! Whoo hoo!