An Amazing Baby Shower!

For my baby shower my friends decided to do the theme "The Cat in the Hat". They did a wonderful job and everything looked great! Thank you for all the gifts, we really appreciate it. Our little girls are spoiled!

This cute picture was drawn and painted by my friend Kaye Lynn!

The decorations were AMAZING! I liked the Cat in the Hat saying," You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in."

 Here all of us opening the gifts! My girls loved everything and squealed every time we opened something else!

And then...a big surprise!

The Cat in the Hat visits!

Scott was sick that day but still showed up!

Thank you to all the great people who helped in making this a wonderful baby shower!!!

Funny Quotes

These past few months have been super crazy, but I did manage to catch funny things the kids have said. Enjoy!

Kaitlyn: Nate, go tell the kids we're playing criminal man.(Their way of saying hide-and-go-seek)

Nate: (With a concerned face) I can't, because my buns are stuck in my jammies and cant get out!

Kaitlyn and Brynn had been fighting while we were on the way to church and each blamed each other. I told them they were both at fault because it takes "two to tango." Nathan immediately started cracking up and said:

Guys! Mom said TANGO!! 

Nate and I were at the park and I was rubbing a fuzzy weed on him.

Me: Nate, this is a tickle flower.

Nate: NO, dat's not a tickle flower! Dat's MEAN!

Nate and I talking about potty training.

Me:  So, you don't want poop in your undies.

Nathan:  OH, Heavens to Betsy!!!

Ellie: Oh you're so cute chicken nugget!

(Talking to Kylie) 

(After somebody told us our twins looked like Esplins)

Jared: So Kylie and Bree are really Esplins, not Gareitys!

Kaitlyn: Nate do you you like Dora? 

Nathan: Yes!

Kaitlyn: Do you want to marry her?

Nathan: NO! Cuz I'm a BOY, I'm gonna marry Diego!

Nathan: WHO BROUGHT THIS CUP UPSTAIRS!

Nathan singing "The Wise Man and the Foolish Man"

The rain comes down and the flowers come up

The rain comes down and the flowers come up

etc. 

After Nate's bath  he threw a clean towel into the full bathtub. I got mad at him and told him not to do that. He replied:

But mom, dat's fun

Me: no its not

Nate: YES it is 

Me: no its not

Nate: Yes mom it is!

Since we now have nine people in our family we have to get a new car. I told the kids our new car wouldn't have the same awesome features as the one we have right now. Kaitlyn replied," OH NO, that means we have to actually put a CD in because it wont record them!!!!!

Nate: I have a finger freeze!

Playing "what song is this"

Nate: Angry Birds

(Whenever I Hear the Song of the Bird)

The Twins are Here!!!

Kylie                                                            Aubree 

Kylie and Aubree Esplin (still don't know middle names) were born Friday February 1st, both babies were safe and healthy.

Kylie (Baby A) was born at 1:50 pm and weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. She was 19 inches long and is so adorable.

Aubree (Baby B) also known as Bree was born at 1:51 pm. She weighted 6 lbs. 2 oz and was also 19 inches. She is also so adorable and the doctor couldn't find anything wrong with her heart!!!! 

We are so happy to have these little cuties in our home and are so glad they are safe and healthy. 

Kaitlyn's Creation

Here is a picture Kaitlyn made of me on a design her gals website!

http://www.designhergals.com/?nav=home 

The Verdict

TWO GIRLS!

I wrapped these two Hershey's bars up for the kids to open after my ultrasound.  Nate opened the first one and was thrilled to have a giant candy bar in his hand--it took the kids a few seconds to notice the pink "she."  After Ellie opened the second one Jared said, "Are you sure?  They could be wrong, right?"  I assured him I'd have them double check at my next ultrasound which is in a couple of weeks.  Later he told me he just thought it would be cool to have someone else into archery (he likes the bow and arrows I made for our family reunion this year) and football.  I think he's coming around to the idea of two more sisters though and said, "At least they'll be cute."  

Nate will answer all the questions correctly...Mom has twin girls in her tummy.  And he is going to be a "Big, huge brother."  I wonder if in reality he is totally confused with everything...especially Mom's growing tummy!

20 weeks...measuring 24 weeks.  This isn't a true "side" picture so you can't really see how big my tummy really is. And I can't guarantee I'll ever post another picture of how big I am again.

We are excited for our two little girls to come...but we have no name ideas and better start working on it!

Seeing Double

I can't think of anything clever to announce this...I'm still in shock.  Look at the cute picture I got at the doctor's office yesterday.  I thought there was something wrong with the ultrasound machine since I saw a quick blurb that showed a mirror image of the baby. It took a second for me to realize that it was two babies.

Due Feb. 20th.

When I called Scott with the news I first asked him if he believed Heavenly Father had a plan for us and our family.  He asked why I asked, and I broke the news.  He was very quiet and asked if I was sure.  Yes, I have the picture to prove it.  He then said, "We're never going to be able to go anywhere!"  I already feel that way now sometimes.

We've all been concerned about the fact that we just bought a new Honda Odyssey to fit 6 kids...not 7!  I guess we have time to work on that one.

They are pretty sure they are fraternal twins.  It looks like they each have their own sac, but it was a little hard to tell.  

I'm 12 weeks along and hoping the morning sickness will die down and I will get some energy back.  No wonder I've been feeling so gross!  Despite the shock, we are all very excited (and I'm scared)...the kids can't stop talking about it!  It must be Heavenly Father's plan for us. We pray for a healthy pregnancy and healthy babies!

Kaitlyn Had A Birthday!

Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!  I wrote the following post a long time ago and it has been saved in my drafts...as always waiting for pictures.  Since Kaitlyn's birthday has come again, I thought I better post this even without pictures.  We did get some today, so I'll try to upload them soon. She is so awesome and we love her.  She got her ears pierced for her birthday, and can't wait to take them out and change them.

Did you know Kaitlyn had a birthday...almost 7 months ago?!  And I never did write about how much we love her, and she keeps reminding me.  And we really do think she is neat, so I thought I better let you know too.  Kaitlyn has changed a lot since her 10th birthday so I have a lot of stuff to write that I wouldn't have if I actually wrote this last June.

Kaitlyn is incredibly responsible.  I never have to remind her to do her school work--she does a little every day and manages all the work she has.  She does well in school, and her teacher told me I was lucky to have her as the oldest...I already knew that.  She helps take care of Nate and Ellie, and I love when she organizes games and activities for everyone and treats them nicely.

Kaitlyn has even been hired to babysit by a family that lives nearby that is in our ward.  They have three kids, exactly Jared, Ellie and Nate's age, and they love to have Kaitlyn babysit.  She brings a little babysitting bag full of activities and books.  I thought she might get scared or nervous, but she seems to really enjoy it.

Kaitlyn is growing fast--this morning before church she tried on about four outfits that used to fit her--they were all way too short today!  I had to pull out a black skirt of mine for her to wear!  She is almost as tall as me.

Kaitlyn got contacts last week!  I told her she could get them before she started 6th grade (that's when I got mine too).  It was already past time for a checkup and if we didn't do it now, she would have to wait until the middle of 6th to get them.  I remember how much I loved it when I got contacts, and since she is so responsible we gave it a go.  It took about 45 minutes to get them in and out at the eye doctor and she struggled the next day, but now she is a pro at putting them in and taking them out.

Kaitlyn has a very pretty voice.  She is gaining some confidence as evidenced by her solo parts in the musical she did this summer.  In years past she didn't even want to try out for a main/solo part, but this summer she tried out for everything.  I didn't audition her, but Sharee said she did really great.  And when show time came she didn't even seem nervous and talked and sang loud and clear.  She wants to try out for show choir in middle school.

Kaitlyn is smart and loves to read too.  She has had fun lately with the sewing machine she got for Christmas and has enjoyed learning to knit.  She is a great artist and likes to draw pictures.

We are grateful to have Kaitlyn in our family and love her a ton--I'm sorry it took so long to write this up!