Whoo hoo!

Mack is officially potty trained!!! YES! Once I really tried- it was a snap. He practically did it all himself. He's so funny about it, because he already tells Len & I to get out of the bathroom when he's going & he shuts the door. He does EVERYTHING by himself, so I guess this isn't any different. He's even waking up dry every morning. :) 1 down, 1 to go! Unfortunetely, Sam yells "No Way" everytime we ask him if he wants to use the big boy potty, unless he hears Mack getting up after bedtime to go- then Sam wants to try too. We're getting there!

Weird weather

This is our backyard today after ANOTHER snowstorm. Yesterday, it was 80 degrees & we were all in shorts & t-shirts! This year we have had the craziest weather ever. Our poor little tulips are freezing & so am I! Noah is the only one I know that keeps praying for more snow...the rest of us are ready for a real spring! God must think Noah's prayers are as cute as I do & He can't resist giving in either!

Coming soon to the Ayers Family...

Baby #4, due October 23

Whoa! If you're surprised, it's nothing like the surprsise we felt when we discovered!!! It's a good surprise though :) We can't wait to meet this little determined baby that broke through our (supposed) infertility problems & birth control! This baby must be an awesome little spirit! Yes, all of our plans for next year have now changed & no, we don't have a single baby item left in our house, but we are postitive that everything will work out just fine!!! Noah is being darling about it. He asks me how I'm feeling & if the baby is kicking me yet! I am feeling fine, just extremely tired all the time. Noah REALLY wants it to be another boy & I told him the chances are in his favor! Sam & Mack are clueless- or at least not interested! It is so fun that I have 2 cousins due within a week of me too! Now I'm really determined to get Sam & Mack potty trained! I can't believe they're not yet, but it's mostly from lack of trying on my part. Not anymore!

Our big boy!

Happy 6th Birthday Noah!

March 30

It's really hard to believe that Noah's about to turn 6!!! I hope he grows up thinking it's fun to be the oldest child. We think it's awesome to have him as the oldest because he's such a fun boy & he's such a great example to his little brothers. Noah is always eager to please, loves to have fun & thinks he's super funny! His "knock, knock jokes" rarely make sense, but he is actually funny when he's not trying to be! He told us the other day that he's marrying a girl in his class when he gets older, but no dating until he's 16. For now, he's content with chasing her down at recess everyday- he even insists on wearing tennis shoes for this purpose! Noah also loves bike riding, playing with his friends (especially his buddy Peyvand, who's in the picture with him), snowboarding & pretty much whatever his hero, Daddy, loves! We love our Noah :)

Happy Birthday big boys!

Happy 3rd Birthday Sam & Mack
March 24

I can't believe my babies are getting so big now! I remember so well
the day they were born. We were so relieved that everything went so
perfectly & they were healthy. It has been an interesting & crazy experience raising twins so far! Sam & Mack are so fun in their own ways.

Everyday I'm thankful for Sam's sweet personality. Although I can tell "3"
is going to be his hard age, he's still so easy most of the time! Sam's very
inquisitive & mischievous in the funniest & cutest way possible! We're pretty sure, as long as we do our job as parents well, Sam will be an engineer, doctor or some other job that requires extreme patience and attention to detail!!! He already takes toys apart to see how they work!

Mack is the funniest kid we've ever met! He's a goofy, tough, athletic, cuddly comedian! We have learned the need for patience raising Mack! He's loud, impatient, stubborn & so sweet that he can literally make you want to eat him up! He is easily frustrated when he can't have every toy that other kids are having fun with or if he can't get his request through to you fast enough. He's constantly hugging & comforting the other kids when they are sad & asking for cuddles & kisses from Mom & Dad. He's also very social & says "Hi" to everyone he sees!

This year we had a combined birthday party with Noah at a fun place called "Kangaroo Zoo" with just a few friends. Everyone had a blast!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

The kids are getting their cards ready.

Our cute Sam just LOVES kisses,
especially from Grandma!

Mackie has the juiciest lips ever!
He's a great kisser!

Sweet Noah is just all over kissable
& very cuddly!

Tiger & Ashleigh are getting closer everyday,

but no kisses yet!

We love you all! XOXOXO

Snow!

This is our house this morning at about 6:30 a.m. We are running out of room for all the snow along side our walkways & driveway! This winter has been CRAZY! I can't believe how much snow has fallen this year. The forecast is clear for the entire weekend (for the first time in months), so everyone please pray it will stay that way & that the carwash will be super busy!

After walking this morning, I looked at our snow covered driveway & I thought of my sister in law, Peggy, saying that she thinks shoveling snow is therapeutic. I also thought it would be nice of me to shovel it for Len, so I grabbed the shovel & went to work. I usually have the attitude that I do enough manual labor inside the house, so I'm not touching the outside! But, it was kind of nice to be out there this morning in the dark, with a light snow falling to just think about things. My friend Jill's niece died Saturday at age 9 of stomach cancer & I was thinking about the amazing story of her passing that Jill had just told me on our walk. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to loose a child. I was also thinking about President Hinckley that just passed & about Thomas Monson becoming the prophet of the LDS church today. I'll never forget what an amazing friend he was to my Grandpa right to the end. He has been such a great example to our family of unconditional love. I'm excited for him. I have several friends that are pregnant or just had babies & it's such a joy to see the circle of life.

Anyway, I guess Peggy was right that shoveling this morning was therapeutic. Not that I'm planning on taking over that job- I have to make that statement loud & clear!!! haha! Luckily, Len & Noah do alot of great male bonding shoveling snow together, so I don't think I have to worry about that.