Firemen of the Year!!

Just wanted to let BJ know how proud we are of him. Thanks for being a great husband and dad!!

9 MONTHS OLD!

I honestly can not believe how time flies. They are growing so much in so many ways. Mason loves to army crawl, walk in the walker, eat and smile. Maddie loves jumping in the jumper, playing with toys on the floor and tormenting Mason. They both are cutting teeth. Mason has 4 1/2 and Maddie as 2. Maddie is smiling a lot more and they are both so activity. I absolutely LOVE being a mom. We had a great Thanksgiving with my family and can not wait for Christmas!!

1st HaLL-O-wEeN

Our first Hall-o-ween with the twins was so much fun! We carved their pumpkins Thursday night and then got costumes ready for Saturday. Maddie was so darn cute as a witch and Mason was a handsome black cat. They weren't sure about the costumes though. We got invited to go trick-r-treating with the Albrechts, Ropers and Stefanoff families and we had such a good time. We had the older kids take the twins bags up to the door to get treats. I really didn't think that they needed too, but friends insisted it was a must!! Thanks so much Kris and Nat can't wait until next year!! Afterwards we had a pumpkin stew dinner at my moms house.

Happy Hall-o-ween!!

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NeW ThINgS!

We have been so busy the past month that it's about time a catch up on the twins. Mason had a little hernia surgery in August which he did amazing. He is FINALLY sleeping through most of the night. He has been rolling over for about 3 weeks and wants to crawl so bad but just can't do it. He loves about all vegetables and fruits but carrots and sweet potatoes do not agree with his little acid belly. Madison is doing great! She also loves vegetables and fruits. She still is feisty! But seems to smile a little bit more each day. She also loves to roll over but has no desire to crawl. They have new but used toys that they absolutly LOVE. Mason's is the activity center and Maddie's is the jumping swing. When she gets her little legs going it is so darn cute. We just found out that our final adoption is Monday and are so excited we can hardly stand it. Nothing new with me and BJ. We just got done with softball (wish we were still playing though) and are looking forward to co-ed volleyball. Thanks to everyone for their love and support. We have the best family and friends ever!!!

Allred fun last weekend!!

We had so much fun at the Allred Reunion up in the Ponderosa. Not only did we get to see tons of family but Grandma Olive got to add 4 new great grandkids to the mix. Only three are pictured but my cousins just adopted another baby girl last Wednesday!! And we are so exciting for them. Thanks to my family for all the help with the twins. We could not survive without you.

MadIsoN likes ceReaL & MaSoN gets a HaiRcUt

So Madison has decided that she likes rice cereal. HURRAY!! I knew it would be just a matter of time. Also we gave Mason a haircut. I know sounds crazy but I have a cousin who is a beautician and she told us to cut off the baby hair and it helps it grow faster. We did and what can I say he looks just like his dad!! BJ said we are NOT doing Maddies, will let hers grow as is!!

HaPpy BirTHday BJ!

Just wanted to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And to let you know how much me and the twins love you. Hope you have a great day!!

Cereal!

Well we have started the kids on cereal and what can we say--Madison hates it and Mason loves it even though you would think different because of the pictures! Hopefully Madison will get the hang of it. But on the other hand a friend told me to mix in sweet potatoes with her formula at night and she loves it. So thank you Becky for the great advice!! I know she will like cereal sooner or later, I call it being stubborn!!

Babysitters!!

Last week we had my sisters kids here while she had surgery on her shoulder. And can I just say what great babysitters they were. If they could live with me I would adopt them too!! Thanks Preston and Haley for helping me with feedings and just play with them, so I could get some housework done. Love you guys!

Weekend run down!!

What a fun and great weekend we had with our families. First of course we did the kiddie parade which the kids love to ride in. Then of course the big parade, which I need to thank my family for watching the kids while I got the parade entries registered. After the park fun we headed back to my house for swimming in the new pool Uncle BJ bought. The kids had a blast, as did Uncle Cam and Aunt Melissa. Sunday we blessed the twins and BJ did an amazing job, he is such a wonderful husband and DAD! We did a lunch with both families and had a great turn out and fun time just hanging out. Thanks to our families for supporting us on this special occasion!!

WOW 4 months old!!

I can not believe how time flies when you're having fun!! The twins turned 4 months old yesterday and I was thinking back to when they were born and how fast they have changed. They are eating great and sleeping so much better. They are smiling and jabbering alot more! Hopefully they don't grow up to fast!

Twins are 3 months old!!

Just wanted to post a couple pictures that I took on Tuesday their 3 month birthday. Where does the time go? It seems like we were just in the NICU wondering if we would ever be able to bring them home and now we've been home for 6 weeks and things are going better than ever.(Most of the time) The twins are now going about 4 hours in between feedings, sleeping better at night, and are starting to smile and notice their names when we same them!! We have come a long way and look forward to what lies ahead!!

New Pictures (FINALLY!)

Here are some new pictures from over the weekend. We had a blast up in Clay Springs with my family!!

M&M'S are Home!!

Mason
Madison
Aunt Linda
Great Grandma Allred
Well we actually came home on April 18th. And boy what a first few days. I truthfully said to BJ do you think we are cut out for this. TWINS what more can I say. I give all my thanks and love to my mom for coming over every morning the first week just so I could get some sleep. But I can finally say that things are working out a little bit better. They are on a somewhat schedule and are sleeping better during the night. We had wonderful people bring us dinner the first week and let me tell you it was most appreciated!! The doctors gave us an all clear signal for visitors so HURRAY!! We have snuck a few in but don't tell!! I can't wait to keep you all update on these precious miracles. And I promise to do better!!