Turning 30

I turned 30 two weeks ago, 30!! It's weird that I'm no longer in my twenties even though I still feel like I am. Man, my twenties just flew by. I feel like once you get married and even more so once you have kids, time seems to slip by fast. I tried my best to soak in the last year in my twenties, most of it I was pretty sleep deprived, but so happy. I sure made some good memories over the past ten years...so I'm going to try and post a highlight from 20-30 since I don't have most pictures before those years on my computer.

20.....Our wedding

21....Keith's graduation from Byu-Idaho.

22...my graduation from Byu-Idaho

23....Carson is born

24....Glacier National Park in Montana. Montana was our life. Even though we lived in Boise, 2012 was mostly spent in Montana for Keith's work. Carson and I got to pal around Montana with him and see a lot of beautiful places.

25.....Two of my brothers got married

26....My parents came home after an 18 month mission in Peru and Keith got a new job which took us to Casper, Wyoming.

27....We bought our first house.

28....On St. Patrick's day we got a double rainbow and found out we were expecting our rainbow babies. Guys, that day is still so special to me, it was so incredible finding out not only that I was pregnant, but that we were expecting twins. I'll never forget that feeling. Even the day after the ultrasound I woke up and it felt like a dream, I had to look at the ultrasound pictures again and again.

Carson also started kindergarten and excelled his first year in school.

29....After 3 years in Casper we decided to make the move to Star Valley, WY. Man, it sure was tough actually getting to Star Valley, with all the ER trips the week of the move and moving/packing with twins, but we made it! I also got to ring in my 30th birthday a little early with the best East Coast trip to Rhode Island, Boston, and Connecticut. New England is phenomenal! 

What a great memories I had in my twenties! Here's to making more in my 30s!

So besides my early birthday trip out East and our date in my last post, we also celebrated my birthday on the 9th with dinner and dessert in Jackson Hole. We walked around for a bit too, but it was a little cold. Of course we finished with cheesecake!

Twins turn ONE!

The twins first birthday was on the third. We started celebrations the day before by going bowling and out to eat for some pizza since Keith had the day off. On the third I surprised the twins with balloons in the crib. The three of us hung out all day till the boys got home then we had dinner and a #1 smash cake for the twins followed by presents.

Reflecting on this past year I'd say it's been wild but so rewarding and fun. I couldn't have done it without all of Keith's help and the help I had from friends in Casper. It's been so neat to watch the twins play together, babble back and forth and see who would crawl, sit up, roll over, get teeth etc., first (which by the way with all of those it's been Ayla, and she's closer to walking than Cole). For the most part the sleepless nights are over, these two (esp. Ayla) sleep pretty well at night now. Guys, it's so bittersweet to watch them grow up, they're so cute as little babies but now they're getting bigger and heading into the toddler years, which can be fun, but I know I will miss the baby stage for sure. I still can't believe it's been a year. I still remember writing my birth story post on here, that doesn't feel like a year ago. But here are some pics of their big day!

Crusin in their cars from Grandma Penrod

Well I'm at it I'll throw in some pictures from yesterday. I've been itching to do some fall activities, so we headed to Idaho Falls and spent some time at the pumpkin patch. Carson had a ball in the corn pit, on the train, straw maze, pedal tractors and going down the slides. Afterwards Keith and I got to go on a date/early birthday celebration for me-- we went to the movies and saw "The Mountain Between Us" and out to dinner at Famous Dave's.

Riding the train, it was a very windy day.

Pretty sure fall is the best/prettiest season!

yup.