This Weekend

Zac and I had a fun weekend.  We went to see the movie "Remember Me."  We both surprisingly liked it.  It got mixed reviews so we went into to it with low expectations.  Those are usually the movies we enjoy the most.  We realized on Friday night that our date nights with out kids or finding a babysitter are coming to an end soon.  We decided we better take advantage of the next few months and squeeze in as many movies as we can.  We also went to the temple and Cafe Rio and Bahama Bucks afterwards.  For those of you who aren't familiar with Bahama Bucks it's a really good shaved ice joint.  While we were there Max Hall, (former BYU quarterback) walked in.  Zac was pretty stoked.  He was too chicken to say anything to him though.

Here is just a random picture of Sunday dinner.  Nachos- I know, I should cook more often. Actually, this picture is for our friend Aaron.  I had to do it because he always makes fun of Zac for taking a bite of something in all his pictures.  I think he just feels more comfortable eating than smiling for the camera.

Here's Zac showing off his Yahtzee game card.  He doesn't beat me very often so when he does he likes to show it off.  

Here I am with my belly.  I am no question showing a lot now.  I am 23 weeks this thursday.  It seems like the last two weeks my stomach just exploded with babies.  They are both measuring about ten days ahead of schedule.  Hopefully they keep it up in case I deliver early, they can still be big and healthy.  I weighed 10.2 lbs. when I was born, and so far it looks like my babies will probably take after me.  

Hands down (no pun intended) , the best part of pregnancy is resting things on my belly.  I can just relax my arms and hold a huge big gulp with no hands.  I can also hold jars of peanut butter and bowls of popcorn.  I am really enjoying being pregnant now that I am not so sick.  I am having issues with maternity clothes though- I HATE THEM!!  The pants with the big band make me feel like I'm wearing a Spanx or a girdle, neither of which I wear when I am not pregnant so why would I want to start now?  My regular pants obviously don't fit me and the rubber band trick so does not work for me.  I am pretty much limited to sweat pants or elastic waste grandma pants.  Any suggestions expert maternity clothes wearers?  I need help.  I always wanted to be a super cute pregnant girl with an adorable wardrobe like everyone else I see, but I just can't make it happen I'm afraid.  Maybe next time I'll get it together a little better.

Anyways, the weekend was a fun one and I am already excited for next weekend.  Have a fabulous week!

A Friendly VIsit

My dear friend Sarah came to visit with her husband and new little baby daughter, Julia.  She is so cute.  I just want to eat her up.  There is no better feeling than having a baby asleep in your arms.  I can't wait!!  Zac and Paul, Sarah's hubby, finally got to meet.  They've been best friends for a while, just never had the chance to meet each other until this weekend.  Well Sarah and I believed they would be best friends and I think we were right.  Paul amused Zac by not only watching Bear Gryles with him, but acting amused as well.  He is a criminal defense attorney and entertained us one night with interesting/sad stories from his experiences.  We had a great time, there was only one problem though, they didn't stay long enough.  

Does he look like a natural?  We don't have much time to get Zac ready for newbornhood.  He will catch on fast I'm sure.  We just need to do some diaper training and crying tolerance and I think we're set.

What I have to look forward to in just a few short months.  Is this not the most precious moment ever?  Sarah was born to be a mother.  She is already a pro and her daughter is only two months.  She has that magical touch no one else has.  She's got a bounce that puts that baby to sleep in a wink of an eye.  I have a lot to live up to.

This was taken at our church just as they were getting ready to leave.  I really didn't want to have to hand Julia over, but they weren't going for my idea of leaving her behind with us.  

It was just as hard to say goodbye to Julia as it was to Sarah who've I've known for nearly a decade.  That's just how fast mine and Julia's connection happened.  

Thanks for coming and staying with us Mickelsens.  We can't wait for our trip to Vegas in April  We'll meet at the Rio buffet at 5:30.  Don't let us down now.  That is a joke unfortunately.  We just had to have some kind of plans made to ease the sadness of their departure.  A get away to Vegas was what we came up with.

Miscellaneous

Do you believe I'd put a picture of such poor quality on my blog?  Believe it.  I always forget my camera and so I end up resorting to my iphone.  A few weeks ago we went to the Melting Pot for dinner.  My dad gave us a gift certificate for it so we got to enjoy a nice night out with some yummy fondue.  We loved the whole experience.  We would both recommend it to anyone who has never gone to go.  We had our own private booth that had curtains we could close for even more privacy.  So romantic, I know.

That same weekend we went to this bakery that is privately owned called New York West Bakery to get this apple danish.  Zac had been dreaming it about ever since he had some at work and so we went to get our own.  It was pretty good.  I'm more of a chocolate lover personally though.

The other night we went to SouperSalad for dinner, yeah you read it right, SouperSalad.  We had coupons for it and on the advertisement we got in the mail said they were featuring a new Seafood Menu.  Well when we got there we learned that entailed their Clam Chowder soup, crab salad and tuna skroodle.  My bad.  Luckily our friends were good sports and were able to fill up on something.  Below Zac has created his very own nacho bar with macaroni and cheese, taco meat and tortilla chips,  How creative huh?

Our friend Aaron is enjoying the delicacies of goldfish crackers mixed with some potato salad. Mmmm, delicious.  I hope I'm not making anyone too hungry.  Anyways we had a good time and a few good laughs.  I'll never forget it and I'll probably never go back either.  Not recommended by the Freestones.  Sweet Tomatoes trumps this place easy.

Told you this was a miscellaneous post.  I just don't have anything monumental to record these days.

Happy Valentine's Day

Here we are at a ward party. no just kidding, but it looks like it could be huh?  Here we are at our annual friend Valentine Party, hosted by Cadi this year.  She loves to decorate as though it were a ward party and so Zac and I thought we'd take advantage and use it as a backdrop for our V-day pic together.  He even picked out this red shirt from the closet on his own without me even asking him to wear something Valentinezy.  I love matching with him, although he doesn't so much.

Here are all the girls smiling pretty for photographer Zac.
Here we are blowing kisses to our lover-bees.
Here we are making funny faces. 
This is as intimate as I could get of the guys.  They are always so awkward when it comes to taking group photos together.  A very funny and dynamic group this year made for a fun night full of laughter, embarrassment, and memories.  Thanks all for coming.

The past week

It's been a fun weekend.  On Friday night we had a girl's night.  We went to The Cheesecake Factory and saw the movie, When In Rome.  Here is a picture of one of the funnier clips from it.  I thought it was pretty cute, but I didn't walk out loving it.  It had some super random scenes.  A fun chick flick, maybe wait to rent it though.

On Saturday night we had some friends from school over for a bbq.  It was a lot of fun, especially since I haven't seen them all in forever.  Here the guys are eating with a lantern outside while the girls chatted in the warm house.  I am so sad because I forgot to get a picture of the girls.
I took this picture while driving.  Not safe- I know.  It took my breath away when I saw it, but my iphone and photo skills definitely don't do it justice.

Another one in my car in the parking lot of the movie theatre.

Last one, I promise.  A rainbow.  It rained for like two seconds, barely and then this appeared.  It was a full one and it was so clear.  Again, not in this picture though.  Lately I've been appreciating AZ more.  I think because it is so pretty and not freezing.

Another week down.  Don't worry- I won't post a picture of my growing belly every week.  My sisters just told me the picture I posted last week was lame.  They thought I was sticking my stomach out on purpose and then covering it with my hands.  Please forgive me-I haven't done this before.  I'm still learning.  This week I seemed to have really "grown" to put it nicely.  Glad the babies are getting big and strong though.

Boys or Girls?

We found out we are having...

one Boy and

one Girl!!

I got anxious and had an early ultrasound done to determine the sex of the babies.  We found out we are having one of each- one boy, one girl.  This is what I was secretly hoping for, but I didn't want to say it out loud in case it was something else.  I didn't want to seem ungrateful.  I would have been happy with any combo, but I am ecstatic about this duo.  Now I need to figure out how to make a unisex nursery really cute.  So far I'm liking Pottery Barn Kids selection.  Anyone out there who has any advice or ideas is more than welcome to share their wisdom with me.  I am so inexperienced in this category, well both categories actually- babies and decorating.  

Zac's 30 years old!

Isn't he cute?  My honey is 30.  

In some ways I can't believe it, and in other ways I can.

  

Some of the reasons he seems younger than 30:

1. He still is as easily amused as a five-year old.  

2. If you're ever feeling unfunny, come hang around my husband for a little while.  He'll be sure to laugh at whatever comes out of your mouth- funny or not.  

3. He is always happy and looking for new adventures.

4. He enjoys the same foods as kids, almost more than my cooking.  ie. TopRamen, cold cereal, frozen pizza, a quesadilla.  Like I said, he's easy to please.

5. Gets really giddy about opening presents and eating birthday cakes.

Some of the reasons he seems a bit older than 30: 

1. He is wiser than his years.

2. He is conservative and doesn't take risks that may jeopardize his future.

3. He communicates with others like the patience of a general authority would.

4. He wears loafers with tassels.

5. He is taking fish oil for his heart.

I love this man.  I love that he doesn't ever change to be someone he's not, no matter what age he is.  He is perfectly content with his strengths and weaknesses.  He's a breath of fresh air to me.  Happy Birthday babe!!

For his birthday we went here(below), Tandoori Times, with some friends.  It's a great Indian cuisine to those who enjoy that type of food.  We definitely do.

While we were waiting for our dinner, we had a little different appetizer than usual- a belly dancer.  She requested a dance with the birthday boy... actually his buddy did while we weren't watching.  He has a talent I never knew about.  Shake those hips baby.

Here we are enjoying our food.  I was the only one who respected the Indian culture and ate with my hands.  Totally recommend it.  It tastes so much better that way.  I'm converting now to eating all my meals with my hands.

We came back to our place after dinner for some cake and ice cream.  The guys were thoroughly enjoying watching Bear Gryles (sp).  For those of you not familiar with Zac's hero, Bear is a wilderness adventure man.  He travels the world relying on nothing but his skills to keep him alive.  I can never sit through a whole episode with Zac, so this was quite the birthday present for his friends to watch like 2 hours of it with him.  He was in heaven.  Thanks guys.

Here I am with my belly.  I am so grateful to finally have something else to blame the chronic bloating I live with day in and day out.  I am 15 1/2 weeks.  I am already showing.  I keep telling myself that's ok though, right, because I'm having twins.