This little gem turned 3 years old last month! He is my best buddy, a true little angel. I love him from his head to his cute little toes. Happy Birthday, Chase!
Chase got his first bike, or 'mike' as he often says. He thinks he's one cool cat having a bike like his favorite person in the world...nope it's not his mommy...his daddy. They have the most perfect relationship. My boys have no idea how lucky they are!

Happy Easter! Chase was super lucky this year. Instead of a 'boring' (as Nate would say) basket, he got a wheelbarrow with his name in it! He loves pushing it around just like his Bop.

Reid

Drew

Dear makers of the Jumperoo....bless you!

These two little handsome devils are now 5 months old! I know everyone says it, but the time is flying by. I'm not going to lie, it's still really hard. Not sleeping is hard. I feel like I've tried every trick, read every book on getting your babies to sleep through the night, and I'm still failing. It's just not that easy when there are 2. But easy or not, it's so worth it. I have had A LOT of people say, 'I don't know how you do it' And I never really know what to say. The other day I heard the perfect response- 'I don't know how, I just know why'- I really don't know how I've gotten through any of the days, but when I look at these 3 little miracles, I just know why.

xo

Our littlest loves were blessed on March 6th. We had such a special and I'm sure you can imagine crazy day. We were so thankful to all of our friends and family who came and shared in our special day-especially my mom and dad who flew all the way from Utah! After the babies blessing my lucky little Chase got to fly home with my parents where he was completely spoiled for a week until we made the CRAZY trip out with the twins. 1/3 of my heart went with him, and it was sooo hard...but during our flight I was so grateful he was already in Utah! We were quite a sight, but not half as much as we were on the flight home with 3 little ones in tow. When we finally arrived back home at the Manchester airport at 11:05 pm, we were getting looks from everyone that were either saying...'oh you poor things', or 'you guys are crazy'-I agreed with all of them, we were crazy!
Seeing my Gumpa made the craziness of our trip worth it! He is my Grandpa, who I simply adore. He has changed a lot since I last saw him in July, he thought I was my sister, and he was very confused. He wasn't his normal smiley self...until I brought the twins to meet him. He lit right up, just how I remember him. I am so grateful he was able to meet them, and I have the memory of seeing him smile.
This beauty was the reason we made the trek across the country. Michelle is Nate's baby sister, and as far as I'm concerned my baby sister too. I love this lady! Her new hubby, Austin (sorry I don't have a pic of you) is one lucky fella.
Brrrr.....
handsome little man

three months

I don't know how it has happened so quickly, but these 2 little cuties are already 3 months old. What an adventure the last 3 months have been. I think it has gotten easier...although after last night I'm not so sure :)
They love to eat, be swaddled when they are sleepy, they like to snooze in their swings, they go to bed every night by 7, but we still get to party 2-3 times a night...hopefully that will change soon? They love lying next to each other, they love their big brother, and boy does he love them. They love it when there daddy is home. Nate has a hard time getting anything else done because he just sits and loves on his little ones. He is simply the best. The twins love a lot of things, but I have to say, I think they love their mommy the most :) and I am perfectly ok with it.
Having twins has been...well...hard! I would be lying if I said there weren't moments I wasn't sure if I can go on another minute with the demands of 2 newborns. But all the other minutes of the day I cannot imagine going a minute without them. I love you, my angels.

Drew is my little smiley boy. He has no idea how it melts my heart...or maybe he does! He has big blue eyes that are already so full of life. He is an easy, happy baby, but he still is a little firecracker-I just love that about him. He loves his bedtime, but he wakes up the most, and has a harder time going back to sleep. Every morning at 4am, like clockwork, he's up...and not happy about it. During the day he loves to kick and coo, and he loves to play peek-a-boo. When he gets sleepy he loves to be swaddled and snuggled.

Reid. How I love my little Reid. He is serious, and calm. He does have a little reflux which leads to a bit of fussiness, but nothing we can't handle. He has beautiful blue eyes that when you get to look into you feel like he's looking into your soul. He loves to be snuggled tight, especially in his mommies arms. He loves to sleep, look at the fan, listen to music, and he LOVES to kick his little leggies.

Thank you for letting us be your parents! We love you our little ones.

xo

Another month has passed, and I haven't found a minute to blog. Today is yet another snow day...boo...so I decided to just stay in our pj's (not that this doesn't happen often) and update our blog! We love our family! Steph and Andrew are not only our sister and brother-in-law, they are some of our very closest friends. They made the trek east to meet the babies! We weren't able to go out much with them, but we did go to the outlets! We made it there with everything we needed...except shoes for Chase. So our first stop was Nike. Thanks for all of the fun!
When they left...well...it was just really hard. It was the first time I was alone since September. That was a really long time ago. It took a couple of really rough days to adjust, and a lot of tears...from all of us. But we are making it! I still have a lot of days when I cry, others I am too tired to cry, and then those days where I just laugh at our crazy life!

These 2 little gems are growing...A LOT! They both weigh over 11 pounds! Drew is my little ham, I think he knows when I just need a smile to get by, like at 3am! I love it. Reid is much more serious. I love my grumpy little man. And boy does he love his mama. They have such different personalities, and they are both completely perfect.

This is why babies have mommies...

We have had so much snow this winter. We are all done with it, but apparently it's not done with us. We getting another foot today. sad. This sweet boy loves to help do everything we are doing. He helped Nate snowblow for 2 hours!

The one good thing February has to offer us here in this winter wonderland is the Dartmouth Winter Carnival. We were able to leave the babies with a baby-sitter and go out with just Chase. It was just what we all needed.

That would be my little one waaay up at the top of this long hill covered in ice...he flew down with a big grin every time. I couldn't get any pictures at the bottom because I had to stop him from slidding all the way across the pond.

Nate had a good idea to send the 3 kids down together....

it didn't go as planned, but they all came down laughing.

Then we got the stomach flu...all of us....yuck. I was 'lucky' enough to get it over night, so Nate was here to take care of the babies. But the following morning, he left for work and was on call. That day was one of those I was too tired/sick to cry days. But the amazing Kim saved the day yet again. She came and helped me the entire day. I cannot begin to praise Kim enough for all that she has done. I have amazing friends out here...you know who you are :) xo

They couldn't stop looking at the stripes on their crib set. This keeps them occupied for a long time...thank you stripes.

This little duo...love them

This was us, after church...we were really tired.

My boys! I still don't believe I have so many of them, but I am so thankful I do! xo

My oh my time flies when you are having 'fun'. It's a good thing these two are so stinking cute, because...wow! This is really hard! Twins are A LOT of work, I mean A LOT of work. I'd be lying if I said I'm loving every minute of this, I could really do without being up all night every night..for the last 8 weeks. But I am sure loving every minute of the daytime...for some reason sleep deprivation is a lot easier to handle when the sun is up. Why do I live in Vermont, where the sun never shines in the winter? These sweet little babes have yet to really figure out that night time means we sleep. I really, really miss sleep. Like, really.
Sleep or no sleep, we are so in love with these boys. They have managed to make my heart grow in ways I never thought possible. They are perfect. Completely perfect.

I have most definitely not been doing this alone. I was SO lucky to have my mom here for the first 4.5 weeks. And then my dad came for 2 of those weeks. Oh, and he drove 36 hours straight to get here with our new car we bought from them--I love my dad, he is so amazing. How I wish they could have stayed forever. Everything was just easier. They took such great care of me and my family as we all adjusted to these 2 little bundles. My parents really are the best. THE BEST.

Superwoman. She was my rock. She still is, even from across the country. I love you, mom.

the best...

Didn't want to leave this little lady out. Is it weird that I was not at all surprised to find my dog sleeping here?

This is me, after I found the magic make-up that covers the dark circles under my eyes!

Nate with his littlest buddies

Chase has really been the easiest part of this. He loves his babies...sometimes a little too much. He mimics everything we do with them, it is so sweet to watch him try to swaddle them and pat them when they are sad. He is still the best. I love you, Chase.

Christmas was obviously extra special for our family this year. We felt such a sweet spirit in our home.

My little man LOVES trains. I'm pretty sure it is all he thinks about. He was pretty excited to see Santa heard about how much he loves trains, he really delivered this year!

One thing most people don't know about Nate is that he loves to match/coordinate clothing with Chase. Whenever Nate is home these 2 are usually perfectly coordinated and look completely adorable. Chase has recently started to notice, he was so excited when he saw that he and daddy got matching jackets for Christmas.

All dressed and ready to go shovel with Bop.

My dad was a rockin' hockey player 'back in the day' :) and proved he still is! Go dad! And seriously...go Chase! He was hilarious...he eventually just laid down on the ice and nearly fell asleep.

Life is crazy, but good. Really good.