Easter & Spring Break

Spring break is just about at its end.  This is what we've been up to:

- Camille's family came and spent a couple of days here.  We picniced at  Bridal Veil Falls and also went to the Provo Beach Resort where we played on the giant indoor playground and  Camille and Ian climbed through the ropes course.

- I attended a very nice bridal shower for Christina (my nephew Tim’s fiancée). She has such a nice family! 

- Went to a super surprise party for my mom's 69th birthday. We had a great meal, an Easter egg hunt, and took family pictures.  My mom was completely surprised (maybe because she was expecting to babysit while Rich and Veronica rushed Lili to the hospital with a broken leg!).

-Easter Sunday we attended church with my parents and later had a great dinner with John & Candis's family. We played one of our family favorite games, Canasta, which we haven't played for so long, it was so much fun.

-Easter night we had a terrible fright as my 2 1/2 year old neice Hazel had an extremely severe reaction to some easter candy (peanut allergy).  She started out with hives breaking out all over her body, about an hour later she was vomitting, then she became lethargic and deathly pale and blue around her mouth.  Two shots from some Epipens and a trip to the ER saved her life.  Sometimes I get a little lax about the kid's food allergies (Thomas to peanuts, the twins to eggs) however this was so scary that it taught us all that it is definitely not worth the risk.

- Monday we stopped by the new City Creek Center Mall in downtown SLC (beautiful). 

- Tuesdsay we worked in the yard, went on a bike ride and picniced and caught bugs (with the kids new net and bug vacuum) at the Lavender Farms. 

- Wednesday we took the kids out for bowling & pizza.  It was their first time bowling and they loved it. 

-Thursday Jared and I hired our first babysitter, went to the temple and out to eat at Café Habaneros.  

-Today Abigail & Amelia went to Dr. Peterson’s for their 3year well check.  They are getting taller (Abigail is actually at the 13^th percentile for height, Amelia is 2”shorter which puts her at the .71percentile, probably because of her CP), still skinny but consistent (21lbs Abi which is off the charts, and 21.6lbs Amelia which is the .02 percentile).  

We've Come a Long Way

It's hard to believe that these two girls are really three years old!  We celebrated their birthday yesterday with their Grandma and Grandpa Shupe.  Abigail was delighted to get her own set of legos (as was Thomas so that Abigail will no longer sneak into his bedroom and destroy his creations).  Amelia was excited to have a new very sturdy and stable stroller that she can walk with.

Three years ago we didn't even know if these girls were going to survive.  In wondering why our girls were having the challenges they faced so early in life, the scripture came to my mind from John 9:3 where Jesus answers the disciples' question as to why a man was born blind He says "that the works of God should be made manifest in him".   I believe strongly that we have seen the works of God in these beautiful girls and will continue to see His hand through them.

Amelia 2 lbs. 7 oz

Abigail 1 lb. 7 oz.