visiting the twins

 My sweet little twin nieces (Adele and Clara) were blessed last weekend.  We drove over to Boise to celebrate with the family!

We left Saturday morning, and Saturday afternoon their was a super fun Luau celebration with a giant water slide.  Ummm yes please!

We tried to put TJ down for a nap, but he just screamed for about two hours straight.  I guess he didn't want to miss the party, so finally we gave up and brought him out.  He was pretty cheerful after that.

My sweet niece Eve

We had his swimsuit but it was wet and cold after he got in the hot tub (which was more like a luke-warm tub), so we just let him hang out in a swim diaper.  Because we are classy like that.

We found out that swim diapers don't hold pee when he peed on Tyler's head.  We put him in a regular diaper after that.

I loved holding Clara and Adele, and snatched them whenever I got the chance!  They got alot of loving from everyone.  

They were born at the end of April, so they are a little over two months old.  They are still so precious and tiny!  I'm loving how grown-up TJ is getting, but that newborn phase is so sweet.

 We went back to the hotel right after the party.  TJ needed an early bedtime since he skipped his nap.  Poor kid was really out of sorts, but he slept like a rock!

Before church the next morning, TJ and Tyler took a nap on the bed while I packed up.

It was so sweet I had to snap a couple of (fuzzy) pictures.

I missed the actual blessings, because (for the first time ever) TJ wanted to talk to everyone in the chapel.  I'm so glad he found his voice, but it was not very reverent, so we had to leave.

He spent all of sacrament meeting with either me or Tyler out in the hallway, talking to the walls and anyone who passed by.

He loved hanging out with all the cousins.  Watching them play and talking at them made him so happy!  He loves being around other kids.  It makes me glad we are moving closer to family, where he can play with my cousins who are little like him.

We had a quick lunch, but we had to head back.

Before we left, I snapped some quick pictures with the girls.

They are fraternal twins, so you can tell them apart by their faces.  They are so distinctive!  I thought Adele look much more like her brother, Thomas, while Clara looked like her brother Spencer.

This is Adele:

 This is Clara.  She likes being on her stomach because she has reflux.  Poor baby.

On the drive home, we had to make a diaper change stop!  I just rolled TJ up to the front passenger seat so dad could change him.  He thought it was hi-larious and he was so happy to be out of the car seat.

Unlike my trip to Utah, he was awake for most of the drive.  He was really good, but by the time we got to Idaho Falls (about 30 minutes away from home) he was super done.  In an attempt to keep him cheerful, I pulled out the camera and started taking pictures.  You can tell his face is red from crying.

 Poor little guy.  He was a champ, and the trip was so fun!  I wish we could have stayed longer.  I had so much fun with my sisters-in-law.  They are so funny and creative, I always love being around them.

I almost forgot a picture of Tyler driving!

 That would have been a tragedy. :)

How are your summer travels going?

-Mrs. Smith