Lots of News!

News #1 - We're having a boy join our family in February! We're super excited and everything is looking good as far as development. I'm still feeling well and I'm grateful for easy pregnancies.

News #2 - My mom just got married to Craig Evans. They really make each other happy. I will introduce him more later.

News #3 - I started a business and have had lots of fun learning new things. More about it coming later once it's up and running.

News #4 - Updates of the girls at the end. In the meanwhile, here are some of my favorite pictures since my last post:

This was the picture perfect view I had one day looking out our back door. 

 Cute cousin Kymani with the girls.

 For our anniversary, we celebrated by going to Salt Lake for the weekend. I can't believe it's been three years!

 Avery riding Grandma Cindy's horse.

 Adelyn

 First piano duet :)

 Playing with the Dayton kids. King of the Carseat.

 Avery in her traditional Samoan dress.

In a kava bowl their great grandfather carved.

 There are A LOT of babies on the Purcell side right now. This isn't all of them :)

 Meeting baby Matthew,

 Fun night at the Riverwoods.

 These girlies love animals.

 With Adelyn.

 Occasionally we hear the girls giggling in the back seat. This is usually why.

 Bad lighting but finally a picture with them both smiling!

 Being creative with an old apples box. 

News #4 Continued: The Girls At 14 Months:

Both:

Sign "please" and "thank you"

Fold their arms for prayers

Give very big open-mouth kisses

Love climbing up and down the stairs

Say "hi," "thank-you," and "daddy" (I'm working on mommy :))

Love playing in the kitchen

Love holding phones up to their ears to talk

Swing side to side when listening to music

Are growing hair!

Avery:

Is walking very comfortably (and is so proud of herself)

Signs "more" constantly

Attempts to sing primary songs with us

LOVES to climb 

Enjoys patting Adelyn's back 

Cannot sit still

Has five teeth

Adelyn:

Just started walking (and is also proud of herself)

Loves to read books

Is giving lots of cuddles 

Has six teeth 

Is very particular with items and using her hands

Is a mommy's girl (yay!)

Loves animals and squeals when she sees them

Crazy Girlies

So, I keep thinking these girls have gotten as busy as they will be for awhile, and I keep getting surprised. Here are a few different scenes I have come across:

This one is very often. They dump all of Tia's shoes off and climb up on that little shelf together.

 Gross, luckily this has only happened twice...

  Side stair guards?

 Poor Avery didn't know how to get out after emptying the drawer and climbing in. 

Some other recent pictures:

This is the Adelyn giving kisses. I wish I could say that their big mouths come completely from Tia's side, but they don't :) 

 Adelyn loves her books

 Adelyn showing off her four teeth

 Avery looking like her daddy

 Avery was sharing her food with Adelyn. Didn't capture that part but it was cute.

They both LOVE music. We have been singing to them before they go to bed and Avery especially loves to sing with us.

They love doing this

Somehow I never mentioned their new little cousin! Matthew Dayton Waldron was born a little over a month ago, just two days before the girls birthday. He is such a sweet calm baby and has amazing hair. I am so excited to meet him in less than a month!

Life's a Surprise

I was thinking the other day how my life hasn't really been what I thought it would be like. I am so happy right now and am so glad Heavenly Father has led me to where I am. Here are some of my life's surprises:

-I really wanted to be in musicals and it was my dream to be in broadway. After trying out for a musical at the Scera when I was a little girl and them telling me my voice and acting were great, but that my dancing could be improved, my mom signed me up for a ballroom class. I don't think I tried out for a musical after that. Ballroom was my new goal.

-I was not going to marry Tia. It's funny to look back at when we were in high school together. I remember I thought about asking him to Morp my sophomore year because I thought he was really nice, but didn't. In college we were dance partners and really good friends, but everyone knows to stay away from dating your dance partner and I wasn't going to marry a dancer. I'm sure glad I broke that rule :)

-Growing up, I told myself the only thing I really didn't want to do as a job was to teach high school. The only time I wasn't in school and had a full time job was teaching high school. :) While it was only for a year, I am so glad I had that experience and will always remember the students and the fun times we had.

-When I was younger I remember wanting twins. However, as I got older and became realistic, that little thought faded away. I have never been more surprised than I was when we saw those two little figures on the ultrasound screen. While overwhelmed and anxious, I am so glad I got that wonderful blessing and wouldn't trade our girls for anything in the world.

-A few months ago, our lives consisted of Adelyn and Avery and they were going to be the center of our lives for a couple years. They will still be the center of our lives, but they will need to share it with another sibling in February. Yep, another surprise. We are very excited to meet our little baby (yes, there is just one in there) in about five months!

Happy Birthday!

I can't believe my little babies will be a year old in just over an hour. It seems like just last month we brought them home from the hospital. They have been such sweet, easy, happy little angels and have brought us so much joy this past year. I thank Heavenly Father multiple times a day that I am lucky enough to be their mom. We had a little party for them tonight; here are a few pictures:

  

 

Kissing her new favorite doll

Much needed quiet toys for church from Grandma Cindy

Just after meeting our little angels. Can't believe it's been a whole year!