TWINS

Jessicca and I went shopping on Black Friday. We got our two Keegan's the same pajama's. It kind of reminded me of when I was growing up and my mom would buy my sister and I the same thing, just in a different color. Her and Cherisse Monson would always get the the girls (Jamie, Alisha and I) all the same outfits so that we matched. Jessicca and I didn't call each other to coordinate the Keegan's wardrobe, it was fun to see them in matching clothes.


Mya and Aiden were feeling left out that they didn't have their pictures taken and they wanted to play with the camera. Mya took a picture of Aiden and Aiden took a picture of Mya

UPDATE

I haven't sat to post anything new for awhile. I can't even say that it is because I have been that busy. I guess that I have just been putting it on the back burner for awhile.
I am now watching the Callahan's boys three times a week instead of two. Her sister, who is watching the boys the other days of the week, has decided to go back to school and they needed someone to watch them on Monday's. It is really good for the kids to get out of the house and have someone to play with. It is really hard for me to get motivated to get up so early in the morning, but once I am there it is not so bad. I am just not a morning person.
Gerald does a lot of work with the missionaries in our ward. I was thinking that he was going to be called as a ward missionary leader, or somthing like it. He was called to be second counselor in the elder's Quarum when they reorganized it a week and a half ago. I am still a primary teacher and since January when we got a new class I have really enjoyed that calling. Mya moved from nursary into primary this year. Her first Sunday she was telling me that she wanted to go back to nursary. When we go and pick up Keegan from nursary at the end of the meetings she wants to talk to the teacher about what she did in primary while she plays with the toys.
Friday Janurary 11th was my 24th birthday. I watched the Callahan's boys as usual and when Jessicca came home she brought a mini cake and had the kids sing happy birthday to me. Mya blew out the candle before I had an oppertunity to. I asked her what she wished for and she said "presents mommy." I came home and got ready and Gerald and I left the kids with the Callahan's while we went out to Applebee's for dinner. It was a nice relaxing evening and the snow didn't ruin my birthday plans this year. I was reading through past journal entries from previous birthdays and a snow storm almost always threatend my birthday when we were back in Idaho. I am thankful for the mild winter that we are experiencing down here in Houston.

Overall we have been very blessed.

Playing at the Mall

It was a little bit chilly today and so a friend and I took the kids to a mall where they had an indoor playground for the kids to play. It always takes Mya a while to warm up to things like this. Aiden got her to be a little brave, by the end she was running around like crazy. It was nice to have someplace indoors for the kids to get some energy out.

MARRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a really good christmas. On Christmas Eve we invited the missionaries over for a nice dinner. We watched Mr Kroger's Christmas and had hot chocolate and cookies. It was a nice Christmas. We tried to keep our thoughts more focused on service and the Savior this year.

Mya talked about Christmas all day yesterday and what she wanted Santa to bring to her. I don't think that she was disappointed. Grandma Womack sent a big package full of toys for the kids. The package was bigger then our Christmas tree. Also, the Peterson's sent a package full of things for the kids as well. Gerald and I were more practical with the things that we got Mya and Keegan. Overall it was a good and enjoyable Christmas morning. We are going to spend the rest of the day being lazy.

We hope that you all enjoyed your Christmas as well.

GERALD, MEGAN, MYA, AND KEEGAN

DUCKS

I took the kids to that park today to let them feed the ducks. Keegan was fearless. He was holding the bread in his hand and waiting for the ducks to come and get it from his hand and then he would laugh. Mya was more interested in the ducks that were in the pond and I thought that she was going to fall in a couple of times. We went with some friends and had a good time.

snowball fight

So I saw this on Alisha's blog and the kids got a good laugh about it so I thought that you would too. The only way we are going to be able to have a snowball fight here in Houston is virtually. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

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HUGE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

Today we went to the park to play on the slides. The equipment was huge. I didn't think that Mya was going to climb to the top because she is cautious most of the time. She was brave today because we went with another little boy and he is a climber. She ended up having a fun time going down the large slides. I like this park a lot better because they don't have any swings. If there are swings at the park I end up pushing Mya the whole time. I have tried to teach her to use her legs but she just gets frustrated with it. We had a fun day. It was kind of a cooler day, but still reasonable to be outside in.

BATH TIME

I am sure that every mother of two or more has experienced this. I was running late for an appointment. I had just got Keegan out of the tub all dried and dressed. I went into our bathroom and finished getting ready when I heard a big slash in the bathroom that Mya was in. Keegan decided that he was not done with his bath and got back in with Mya. I was so frustrated, but thought that I would take a picture of the experience because I am told that this is something I will laugh about later.

Ward Christmas Party

We had the normal LDS christmas party this weekend. We had lots of food, sang christmas carols and then "Santa Clause" visited. Mya was excited and went up and told Santa what she wanted for Christmas, a step up from last year when she screamed everytime that she saw him. Keegan wouldn't go near him. I couldn't even get him to sit on his lap screaming to get a picture so we settled for a picture in front of the christmas tree. We had a good time.

Fall Chores

We don't have a back yard to do all the fun fall chores that other people have to do so my kids think that it is fun to rake the leaves at our friends backyard. It entertained them for quite awhile today when I was babysitting. I hope they are that enthusiastic when we get our own backyard.