July/ August 2010

4th of July

Child Labor...my hero, Luke cleaning the floors. Original floors in a house built in 1940 is so charming, not. They always look dirty and they never come clean.


Enjoying the biggest and best otter pop ever at a baseball game. I have craved one of these every single day since.
We spent some nice, hot days on rides at Hershey Park and floating around in the lazy river.
Mt. Gretna
One of my favorite places. The Anesthesia department has a glorious party here every year.



Park City to celebrate our 8th anniversary. My mom watched Luke and it was our first time the both of us together left him overnight. He is such an easy traveler so there was no reason to ever not take him but this was a nice break at the peak of my morning sickness stage. I made Dave take me out to eat Mexican food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The only thing that tasted good and unfortunately the only thing that you can't get in Pennsylvania!
The boys hiking Ensign Peak.
Another cousin bath at my sister's house before our fun sleepover. We love cousin time!
We were in Utah for a few weddings that I have no pictures of for some reason. One was even my own dad's wedding! *Amy get caught up on your pics so that I can steal them please.

Random summer fun...pushing our cutest neighbor friend Beau around in the backyard.
I came downstairs and Luke had made his own soft pretzel with salt and even microwaved it. It was a special moment.
Crafting up some puffy paint shirts.
Feeding the animals on the safari at Lake Tobias.

June 2010

(Still trying to get all caught up before two little people make their debut any day now)

Danny and Amanda's wedding in SLC.



Dave always claims that he and Danny have a special sort of bond and can read each others minds because they were born exactly two years apart and obviously share the same birthday. Dave just "knew" that Danny and Amanda were going to get married when they were dating. I am so glad that he was right, Amanda is such a fun sis-in-law!

Enjoying the exhibits.
The reception was beautiful and was held at the museum of fine arts on the U campus.
Back in PA... Luke and I hopped on the train and met my dad and family in Philadelphia for the day while they were in town. Luke became super trendy this summer and wouldn't take his Silly Bandz off for three straight months.
Uncle Anthony pushing Luke through the city was the best.
Liberty Bell...me, Mitchel, Angie, Anthony, L.
The boys and Grandpa Danny.
Luke rode the train home from Philly sitting like this the whole time. It was pretty cute and trains are a mom's best friend.

Happy Turkey Day

Little Chief
Luke's embarrassed face because I am taking a picture with him and his cute teachers.


Luke's Preschool Thanksgiving Day Feast. click to watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0YviqfQYeI


On our way out to enjoy a nice Thanksgiving feast with some ward friends.

Bump It

17 weeks

20 Weeks

25 weeks

Even though taking single shots of myself goes against my better judgment I am determined to document the growing belly. It is not too often that one is pregnant with twins so I have to capture the goods. I still have about 10-12 weeks left and I am very interested to see how big this belly can get.
The boys are kicking like crazy these days and I can already tell which one is going to be the crazy one that will always be in trouble for waking up his brother! But I do have to say that I am loving being pregnant with these little tykes.

May 2010

Family time- Jackson, Cara, Camilla, Jordan and baby Walker came out for a fun filled Memorial weekend visit.

Luke knows how to win over the uncles. He came downstairs one morning and saw that Jordan was wearing his Utah t-shirt and so he raced upstairs and threw his on. He looks so proud!
Nerd alert! Now all of the boys are wearing their Utah gear.
Tinfoil dinners and s'mores at Shank Park.

It is so weird to see these old pics of myself without the gigantic belly.


Swimming at the lake and looking for frogs.






Cutie Walker endured Luke's baby talk, squeezing and shoving toys in his face the whole trip. Thanks for coming all the way out from Michigan and Utah everyone!

Lancaster- Amish Country

It always makes me smile to see the Amish walking around like it is no big deal. I think that I secretly want to be Amish because I love to see them all in their clothes, riding their horse and buggies and taking care of their beautiful farms. I always think that they are the smart ones to not have to deal with the fancy houses and cars, annoying facebook and so on but then I realize that they never are smiling and it makes me appreciate my dvr that much more.

Date night in the convertible buggy.



This never stops cracking me up. There are seriously buggies parked next to you when you go out to the outlets or Costco. Does no one else think this is funny? And why in the world do I occasionally see Amish people shopping at H&M and the Pottery Barn outlet. Stay away, you are too good for all of that materialism!

Memorial Day

Memorial Day Parade (such a great picture, I know).
Luke and his friend Tate paying their Memorial Day respects to their hero...Mr. Milton Hershey.