Family Pictures- Lots of Family Pictures!!

Baby boys are 7 months old!!

I know it sounds cliche but, really how are my babies 7 months old already?  I really cant believe it and it makes me so sad how fast its going.  I feel like I am to busy to really soak them up and enjoy them;  I hate it.  But, I am truly grateful that I have my four amazing kids.

The babies have had a rough month.  Brayden and I spent the night at Primary Childrens Hospital while he had a sleep study (he doesnt like to breath when he sleeps and their trying to figure out why).  And both babies had surgery.  Brayden just had tubes put in and Daxton had his annoids removed and tubes put in.  Daxton really struggle with the surgery.  He screamed and screamed in pain for about the first 6 hours.  Every time he would swallow he would scream this horrible scream.  It took a couple of weeks for the swelling to go down.  During that 2 weeks he didnt sleep at all because he really couldnt breathe.  But now, he is like a different baby.  He is so happy during the day.  It is so fun to see his personality.  He had 9 ear infections from the time he was 2months old to 6 months old.  He lived on antibiotics.  Now he has tubes and were antibiotic free he is doing sooooo much better.  He is even getting off the formula (nutramigen) that is made of gold and cost a arm and a leg!!

Big boys are doing great.   Can't believe how big they are getting either.  I cant believe what wonderful little people they are turning into.   I am so proud of them.  They are my little men and I love them so much it hurts.  They are the biggest helpers.  It melts my heart to see them play with their brothers.  They are the best big brothers.  Brayden and Daxton are very luck to have them. 

If we could just keep them all healthy we would be set.  Taylor is just getting over pneumonia, and Brayden is just starting it (I think, we go to the Dr tomorrow).  Never a dull moment!!

Sorry for the picture overload

 Brayden; ready for his sleep study.  He has 27 leads hooked up to him.   You cant really tell how many are stuck to his head and neck but there are a ton.  They stuck them on there with Crisco oil so the tape wouldnt rip his hair out.  I had to give him a bath in dish soap when I got home.

 He didnt sleep hardly at all so the sleep study was sort of a waste of time.

 My 4 handsome boys

 Daxton and mom

 Daxton loves to attack faces

 Brayden; ready for his surgery

 Daxton

 Babies in the bike trailer.  Me and the boys go on long bike rides (4-6 miles, which is way long for them) quite often.  The boys and the babies LOVE it.  Its a easy way to entertain all four kiddos.

 Life is about to get a lot crazier.  Daxton wants to move so bad.

 The 5 most important things in my life.  I am one lucky girl

 Cant believe their 7 months old.  Brayden is around 19lbs and Daxton is around 16lbs.  Brayden is about 2 inched taller than Daxton.  Its crazy.  Braydens on the left, Daxton on the right

 Daxton before surgery.  Poor little guy has no idea whats coming

Daxton after.  He was so sick after.  His surgery was at 11 in the morning.  They wouldnt let us leave the hospital until 10  that night.  Thank goodnes for my sister who was a lifesaver and took Brayden home so I only had one screaming baby.  Thanks Tara I owe you!!

San Diego

We did it!!  We took all 4 kids to San Diego.  My poor parents were so exhausted by the end of every day.  My kids are sort of exhausting.  Not that their naughty, I just have a lot of little kids.   We had so much fun.   Everyone thought we were crazy in going.  My sisters begged my up until the day we left to leave the babies.  Even my pediatrician tried to talk me out of it.  I figure our life is never going to be easy so why sit around waiting.  I want memories with my kids. 
It was freezing.  Who ever said California is warm is crazy.  The last two times we have been we have frozen.  But, still way fun.  We almost had to cancel, both babies got RSV 3 days before we left.  Luckily it was a very mild case and they bounced back pretty quick.  

 This ended up in a melt down from Josh.  The trainer gave Taylor a fish to feed the dolphin and every one else around us and not Josh.  They use to let you buy fish to feed them but they dont anymore.  We had been telling Josh he could feed them all along.  He fed the Sea Lions instead. 

 They LOVED finding "sea creatures"

 I tried really hard to not let them get swept away by the waves but I failed.  They both ended up soaked to the bone.  They didnt mind though.  They just kept playing

We went to the beach (yes, my boys loved it even in the chilliness), Sea World, and the Zoo.  The drive was a bit long but the babies were AMAZING in the car.  Pretty sure they did better than me. 
We had a way fun trip and I was soooo not ready to come home to the daily grind of life.  It was so fun to be doing something different and spending time as a family.  We are already planning our next trip!!  Disneyland here we come!!
Side note: I predicted that the orientals would take pictures of our family.  Yes they did.  Its quite unnerving to have people take a picture of your kids while your walking around Sea World.  Makes you wonder when they get home what they will do with the random pic of a random family. 

Randomness

After 3 very long months of straight sick kids (really its been 3 months), Im happy to say were mostly healthy (Taylor just got another cold two days ago).  The babies have had 3-4 ear infections a piece and the each have had RSV twice.  Brayden is still having his oxygen levels monitored when he sleeps because he was so bad and is still having issues keeping his levels up sleeping.  Its been a crazy few months and very stressful.  Hopefully we are through the worst and we can stay healthy for a bit. 
We are doing great if we can just stay healthy.  Having four kids is wonderful.  There are still days when I look at all 4 of them together and it looks like a ton of kids to me.  We are a huge spectatacle every time we go in public.  I am getting a small sense of what celebrities go through when they go in public.  EVERYONE stops us, asks us tons a questions, tell me there glad its me not them, and want to pull the car seat covers off to see the babies.  Their babies people, just because theres two of them, they still look like babies. We live in Utah, theres 5 babies every way you turn. And they ask me 2-3 times just to make sure they heard right that I have 2 sets of twins.  Its annoying, I know were rare, but Im am starting to not be nice.  I just keep walking or I try my hardest to pretend I dont hear them and walk faster.  I know it sounds bad but, really I get so sick of it.  The worst part of it is Josh and Taylor are always asking me, "Mom, why does everyone say its so bad to have twins, and they dont want them?"  Try explaining that to a 4 year old.
Lonnie is doing great.  He has somehow stayed healthy through all of this.  The rest of us have passed it to each othere 2-3 times each but he stays healthy.  What a blessing.  He just got a unreal job offer that we are so excited for.  I am so proud of him.  He officially starts the first of April. 
Here are a few pics of the past little bit.  Weve been stuck in the house a lot so we dont have to many photo ops.  Enjoy!!   

Sorry couldnt figure out how to rotate this one

Brayden- getting his breathing treatment. I couldnt believe how much time it took out of my day doing 2 babies breathing treatments every 3-4 hours

Brayden

Daxton

Josh

Our little outing to Orange Leaf (they have Diary free ice cream).  Its so fun to be able to take my boys to get ice cream.  Weve never been able to, because they cant have dairy, until this plays opened.  They love it. 

Taylor

Crazy but Wonderful

Thought I would post a few Pics of my darling baby boys.  Life is so so crazy.  I never could have imagine how crazy life could be.  But, at the same time we are so amazed that our Heavenly father Has entrusted us with these 4 perfect wonderful children.  Josh and Taylor are doing amazing with the babies.  Taylor is especially fond of his little babies.   Josh is the little helper and is ALWAYS asking what else he can do to help me or the babies.  They both get so upset if they ever arent with us.  I was so worried how it would be with Josh and Taylor when the babies got here.  But, watching them with their baby brothers just makes me more and more in love with them every day.  I am so so proud of the boys they are becoming.  The are such good little boys.  

  The past two months the babies have had RSV and 4 ear infections.  Its been real fun around here and lots of screaming can be heard coming from our house.   The babies will most likely have tubes by at least 6 months.  The doctors are hoping they can hold off on them until then.   For now they are just on antibiotics and have been for over 3 weeks. 

Nothing much is new around here.  We pretty much just survive every day.  But, the good thing is, we are surviving and thats all that matters. 

Brayden

Daxton- The other night lonnie was laying next to him in bed and Daxton latched onto his nose.  Lonnie did not appreciate me taking the photo opportunity but I told him it was a funny pic and to deal with it.

Daxton-  I love his two huge dimples

Daxton- He is smaller than Brayden by just a little bit but hes quite a bit shorter.  So, he looks a lot more chunky.  Hes all cheeks, just like Josh and Taylor were

Brayden-  He is our more quite one.  He definately cries loud but seems more calm than Daxton