New Friends!

The boys now have a new girl friend! My good friend Andy came for a quick visit with her 14 month old daughter Lilly. It was the first time all the kids got to meet and they had a great time playing together. My boys are such flirts! I was worried about Lilly keeping up with Michael and Logan (who love to play rough) but as you can see by the last pictures I think she was the one who wore them out! We tried two different photo shoots (one before snack time and one after) and the last one didn't go so well for Logan and Michael. Logan was so tired he was just glad to be left in the chair by himself:):)

Brian and I leave next weekend for my big marathon day. The good news is that I made it through my 22 mile run and felt really good about it. The bad news is that since then my shin has been bothering me and I feel like I could be getting a stress fracture. I am going to start out attempting to run the full marathon but if my shin gets too bad I may have to drop down to the half. It's disappointing to get an injury this far into my training, but I don't want to hurt it any worse and not able to run now that the weather is finally so nice. No matter what it will be a fun weekend get away for Brian and I and the boys will get to spend the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Jent. At this point I am just ready to be done with the race and get back to my stroller runs with the boys:):)

Bookworms!

The boys LOVE books! Right now they think they are a lot of fun to play with and like to look at the pictures. As you can see, Logan couldn't decide which one he wanted to look at and Michael was taking the ones Logan didn't want:):)

Happy Easter!

I thought it would be fun to post some pictures from last Easter to show how Logan and Michael have grown. This is the boys in my old Easter basket from last year.
And this is the same Easter basket that they fit in last year...plus their new baskets. All their eggs were filled with cheerios of course!
Logan

Michael

20 down 26.2 to go.....

I am finally in the end stages of training for my marathon! I ran my first 20 mile run last Sunday and have one more to go before the race. Even though I am a lot slower than I was pre-babies, I think I enjoy it more now. It is really my only time away from the boys....and after a while you kind of forget that you are running:):)I've done probably 80 percent of my runs in the dark (5am) and now that it is warming up, I am ready to have some day light runs with the boys in their jogging stroller:):) I am posting a funny picture that was taken after they got a bath. They love to explore any cabinet or drawer....at least it keeps them occupied while I take turns getting them dressed! Hope everyone has a good Easter! I'm sure I will have lots of Easter pictures to post!

Happy First Birthday!

Logan and Michael celebrated their 1st birthday today. They woke up from their morning nap to find lots of balloons, presents, and a cake that had tons of icing! They were so excited to see everyone and had fun eating cake for the first time. Their new tricks of the week are waving hi and clapping. Logan also learned how to say Mama this week. They were a little cautious about the cake but seemed to like it once they got a taste. They completely wore themselves out after their sugar high and went right back down for their afternoon nap after playing with some of their new toys! Tonight Brian and I are going to let them have a little taste of pizza. What could be a better birthday...cake, pizza, presents, friends, and the final four basketball games!

As you can see, they were too busy talking to each other to smile for the camera!











These were their 1st b'day invites:):)


For their birthday, I also made a video of pictures taken throughout their first year. Below is the video that I made...it is about 9 minutes long so it takes a while to watch.

Fun in the sun!

This will be a long post!!! I have A LOT of new pictures from our Palm Springs trip. We had a great vacation and the boys had so much fun being outside all the time. They turned ONE this past Friday and will get to celebrate their birthday with everyone next weekend when we have their first birthday party. I was amazed at how good the boys did on the LONG plane ride. They were very content napping, eating cheerios, or watching a movie. This is a picture of them watching Baby Einstein on the plane.
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The boys were so happy to be outside. We took them shopping and out to lunch our first day there. They have discovered grilled cheese....so as long as they can eat that they are very happy being out in a restaurant.

They were so curious about everything outside...the grass, flowers, and especially the birds.


Aunt Kristy and I getting ready to take the boys out to dinner. They made excellent dinner dates:):)

This was part of the running path I did everyday....3.5 miles up the mountain and 3.5 miles down (my favorite part). Mom and Kristy took the boys for a 4 mile walk everyday so that I could go for a run.

Naptime by the pool. The boys loved swimming in the pool and I loved it because it really wore them out. They would take 2 hour naps while out at the pool!

Michael and Logan loved swimming with Mommy and Aunt Kristy. These floats were great for them. Kristy and I pushed them around and let them kick and splash. They laughed so much in the pool and liked to watch other kids swimming around them. I can't believe how observant they are!



On Logan and Michael's birthday we had a nice day at the pool and then Aunt Kristy and I took them out for a birthday dinner. They were very happy sitting outside and eating their crackers. Next weekend they will get to have their first piece of cake when we have their birthday party. They are very patient in waiting a whole week to celebrate their birthday with their family. We didn't get to spend much time with Grandpa on vacation because he was so busy working, but we wanted to thank him for letting us tag along with him on his trip:):)



Michael
Logan
The boys have changed a lot in the past few weeks. Michael is trying to stand on his own and Logan can "run" while pushing around his hippo walker. Michael said Mama for the first time yesterday and he has not stopped saying it! He crawls around after me saying mama mama mama. It's so cute:) They both can say Dada and Baba, and Logan loves to scream! He has figured out that a high pitched scream will get any one's attention. Logan likes to walk along anything...walls, furniture, toys.....Brian and I call him Spiderman:):) I think they both will be walking on their own in the next few months. I have not decided if that will make it easier or harder for me. They are getting pretty heavy to carry both of them around all the time. They are also really starting to look more alike. Sometimes I even get them mixed up! They both are out going and love to be around people. They smiled at everyone while on vacation. I can't tell who is going to be more aggressive...they both seem to take their turns. They are still pulling hair, biting, and shoving each other out of the way. Michael always has to be touching Logan....and sometimes Logan gets fed up with him. He can definitely fend for himself even though he is smaller. I can't believe they are one! I feel like they have grown up a lot in the past month. We are excited for summer, long walks outside, and lots of swimming time:):) Look for birthday party pictures in the next post! I can't wait to see them eat birthday cake:):)

We've come a long way baby!

So....I have been working on something neat for the boy's first birthday party and I have been digging through a lot of old video and pictures. I came across this video clip of us getting ready to leave the hospital. I had just gotten the boys dressed and the nurse was there to help us get everything to the car. The boys were so tiny...4 and 5 pounds. As you can see, they didn't quite fit their preemie clothes.

Good Morning!

This is how I am greeted by the boys in the morning. They always wake up so happy:):)

Double Trouble!

MichaelLogan

Michael and Logan turned 11 months old this past weekend! I can't believe they are almost a year old. They spent most of last week with both of their Grandmas while Brian and I were in Florida. I got to tag along on Brian's business trip and spent my days running, hanging out at the pool, and going out to dinner with Brian. We had a great time and also celebrated my 30th b'day while we were there. (A little better than the b'day last year when I was put on bedrest!!!) We went to Universal Studios for a day where Brian talked me into competing in "Fear Factor Live" with him. I only made it through the first challenge where we had to hang from a bar 40 feet in the air, but Brian almost made it to the end.

The boys are now trying to "walk" along the furniture. They can make it from toy to toy and then back to the couch. It's funny how they figure that stuff out together. At this point, I don't know who is going to be more trouble:):) Logan tends to be a little more adventurous while Michael is more serious, but they both can have their moments! They are pretty equal in skills right now and are doing all the same things...including getting lots of new teeth and using them to bite each other....a bad habit we are trying to break! They are still about 3 pounds different in weight. Logan is 19 pounds and Michael is 22 pounds. The pictures are of them in their Thing 1 and Thing 2 t-shirts that Brian and I got for them at Universal Studios. Just a few more weeks til their first b'day and big trip to Palm Springs. They hope Aunt Kristy is ready to play in the pool all day!
Thanks Grandmas for babysitting so we could go on our trip!