Peyton's First Crawl

This is the Peyty Monster's first crawl!

Official Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Trailer

YESSSSSSS! Im so excited for this movie... more excited than the Twilight movie!!! ENJOY!

Happy 8 months to my beautiful babies!!!!

Jordan and Peyton and 8 months old today, I just cant believe it! Time has REALLY gone way too fast!

1 day old

1 month old

2 months old

3 months old

4 months old

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6 months old
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8 months old!
I love you monsters more than anything!!! (except nathan of course, I love you babe!) Happy 8 months, I cant wait for another 8 months to pass... it so fun with you girls!!!! I LOVE MY MONSTERS!!!

Breaking Dawn and new pics. (IF YOU HAVENT READ BREAKING DAWN YET, DONT READ THE PINK PARAGRAPH, IT WILL RUIN THE BOOK FOR YOU!!!)

Well, I, like most girl in the world, finished Breaking Dawn yesterday and was pretty happy. I was kinda disappointed with some things like Bella getting pregnant and Jacob imprinting on their baby. But after a while I grew to love Renesmee just like everyone in the book.. there was just something about her that I loved. I think that it happened so fast (bella getting pregnant) was the reason why I was so disappointed at first.. I wanted to read about Edward and Bella and all the stuff that comes along with being newly married (basically I just wanted to read more about Edward (wink wink)) The "second" book from Jacobs perspective kinda drove me nuts, I havent been a big Jacob fan at all through this whole series so I was annoyed at the start but again... I grew to enjoy it. When Bellas perspective came back in "book" three thats when I REALLY started to like the book, I got really attached to the Cullen family and just being a vampire, really. I would LOVE to turn into a vampire, its sounds just perfect, painful but perfect! At the end when they were preparing for the war I got really emotional and I cried a lot when they were saying their good byes to each other... the hardest was bella from Renesmee... I think I just put myself in the situation with my girls and it just really hit me! I couldn't imagine saying good-bye to my daughters... ugh.. i dont even want to think about it!! Anyhoo.. I was VERY disappointed that there ended up being no war that they just walked away, I was ready for some action!!!! I wanted Demitri dead along with Caius (spelling) but all in all I enjoyed the book even though my feelings were changing so much throughout the WHOLE book, it was a good ending to the saga... I did wish that there was an epilogue at the end like 100 years later or something to see how Renesmee aged and how it worked out with Jacob and all that but... I cant be too picky!



Well enough about Breaking Dawn here are a couple pics of the girls. Just a quick recap... Peyton has her 2 bottom teeth and I love looking at them, so cute, and Jordan just has one of her bottom teeth through. Peyton is a CRAWLING machine!!! She is everywhere.. yesterday I was making some dinner (meatloaf to be exact) and I caught her eating Potters food!!! I didnt even think to look around because Im not use to her being everywhere and in anything but I better start getting use to it! Jordan is trying to crawl.. she will crawl maybe 3 strides and stop.. its like she doesn't want to get her knees dirty haha! My girls are changing so much! Its so bittersweet! I would post tons of new videos but for some reason youtube wont put them on my blog anymore! Kinda weird so I need to figure that out!

Peyton

Peyton

Jordan

They loved Uncle Booger!

Jordan

"come on mom, stop taking pictures"

Jordans shirt is stuck!

Look at Jordy's hair!!!

Peyton, Jordan

You Will love this!

and the URL is.....

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still... if you want to be able to add recipes to this blog please give me your email address so I can add you to the list!

New Recipe blog... when I have it completed I will give the URL

Hey everyone, so I decided to create a recipe blog. Anyone who wants to be able to post some of there favorite recipes let me know and give me your email addresses so I can put you on the list! You dont have to already have a blog or anything so ANYONE can be in on this (mom, lise, becky... etc! i can teach you how to use it) I think this will be lots of fun and a great way to learn new and easy recipes especially when you have kids running around and a certain time frame you have to get your dinner fix for the husband! SOOOO... I hope everyone one will want to take part in this so PLEASE let me know!! Love you all!

Tackle time

Peyton tries to take Jordans stuffed animal and Jordan tackles her because of it!! So funny! Sorry I got the hiccups

The girls playing tug-a-war

Oh I love them.. thats all!

Update and pictures

I thought I would just give everyone an update. Things in Vegas are going great. The heat sucks! Its horrible! Nathan and I just got our power bill yesterday and both of us we just amazed at the bill!! We dont understand how is could have gotten so high($200+) when we kept the AC at 78 for the past month!! Anyway, I dont want to get all hostile on you guys so I will change the subject... the girls are doing great!! I have turned off my monitor at night and I set my alarm for 7 am and get them then. They are probably still waking up at 5 but I will not anymore, its just way to early for me! But when I go in and get them at 7 they are fussy a little bit but they are soooo happy to see me! I love those girls so much! Peyton has a tooth coming in!! Its so funny and so cute! She hasn't acted like she has been in pain so hopefully teething wont be to bad for her. I think Jordan isn't too far behind, she is sooo needy and crying when Im not holding her and she is drolling like crazy and her gums are swollen...wow what a run on sentence! haha! Nate and I finally got our couch in yesterday and we love it!! Its soooo comfortable and pretty but its sooooooooooo huge!!! Here are some pics so you guys can see it!! Nathan is doing great with his job... he loves it, it keeps him busy but I can tell he just loves what he does! I miss him at home though!! I hate not seeing him all the time but I guess I gotta get used to it! Me, Im going to the gym everyday while either my sister watches the girls or I take them to the daycare at the gym, its so nice to have that there! Its nice to get out with the girls also, the love being in the shopping carts or their stroller! They are just 2 happy little girls! Well thats about all for now! Love you all!









Here are some more pictures that I haven't posted here on the blog but have on Facebook! Enjoy, they are just the cutest things alive!!!!

The girls eating and Peyton Pooping

This is SO funny! Its kinda long but the faces that peyton makes and when she tries to poop, its so funny! Stick with it till the end, you wont be upset!

Theres no place like home...

I am happy to announce that I will be coming (home) to visit Indiana August 21st-30th!! I am so dang excited! Its been way to long since I have been back home, back in my old house, back to see friends, family... my adorable nephews!! Oh I cant wait! One of my best friends Flo is getting married the 23rd so I cant wait to see her and be there to share this wonderful occasion with her!! I cant wait to see Ben and Cameron! I have only seen Cameron once and that was a year ago exactly at the Bar 10 ranch! There are so many reasons why I am so excited to go back... I am so glad that my old house hasn't sold yet so I can spend at least one more time there then hopefully my parents will be able to sell and move on! They know how hard it will be for me to hear that they sold it but I really do hope it happens for my dads sake! haha! Well, as you all can tell Im way excited! I do however dread the flight there and back with the girls, 4 hour flight... eeekkk! But I will have my sister to help the way there and my mom to help on the way back, but still, I dont know how well it will go but we shall see! Anyhoo.. just thought I would fill you guys in on my wonderful exciting news! Have a wonderful day!

Kill me now!

Look at them.. they really are the cutest things alive (I must say) but yet I want to rip my hair out. Somebody help! They are waking up at 5 am (sometimes earlier) every morning!!! It doesn't matter what time I put them to bed, right now they go down around 8, but they are always waking up at the time. (they do sleep through the night, which is a major plus but I have horrible problems falling asleep) It really wasn't bothering me the first couple of weeks but now... I am so tired and so annoyed that they wake up this early, its really getting to me. I don't know what to do.. my hands are in the air! Any advice would be greatly appreciated especially those of you who have gone through this or are going through this or just any advice would be wonderful!

Don't get me wrong, I love them more than anything!!! They are my little monsters!!

Tag I'm it

4 Movies I would watch more then once
1.) Toy Story
2.) National Treasure
3.) All Harry Potters
4.) Hairspray

4 Jobs I have had
1.) Paralegal
2.) Office Manager
3.) Target cashier (yuck)
4.) Youth leader

4 Places I have lived
1.) Orem, UT
2.) Columbus, IN
3.) Provo, UT
4.) Las Vegas, NV

4 Places I have been to/visited
1.) Coronado Island
2.) Hawaii
3.) Grand Canyon
4.) Yellowstone

4 Favorite Foods
1.) homemade mac and cheese
2.) corn on the cobb
3.) mashed potatoes and corn mixed together
4.) anything my mom makes

4 Places I would like to Visit
1.) Alaska
2.) Italy
3.) England
4.) Australia

4 Things I am looking Forward to
1.) Getting into awesome shape
2.) my husband coming home tonight!!!
3.) getting a tan
4.) going on a date tomorrow with nate while my mom watches the girls

4 Friends I am Tagging
1.) Maddy Egbert
2.) Brianne Witte
3.) Angela Rose
4.) Stephanie Haretuku

More pictures

So my parents were here this weekend (well my mom is here until Saturday but my dad left today) and it has been so great being all together!! I miss them so much sometimes!! We all got together (me, nate, the girls, mom, dad and kara) and we went to Green Valley Ranch Casino and ate at the buffet there and just had a good time all night! Here are some pics from the night and also some pictures from Fathers Day of the girls.

By the way, I am so sick... not fun especially with my mom here wanting to go out shopping for the house and what not.. its so frustrating! Jordan and Peyton woke up at 5 am this morning and I could barely get out of bed so my mom took care of them and let me sleep. I felt so bad but I needed the rest!

The house looks sooo good! My mom is amazing! We found a great couch at RC Willey but it wont be delivered till the first week of August which really sucks but its worth the wait! When we have it all done I will def. post pics!

The long awaited pictures!!

Well, we FINALLY got our internet working HOORAY!!!! So here are a bunch of pictures of my girls. Sorry I dont like slide shows so you will just have to deal with scrolling down!!

AHHHH

hey everyone!! Im sure most of you have stopped checking my blog because I havent posted anything in a year it feels like!! Sorry, we are finally moved into our new house and we LOVE it!!! The only problem is we cant get our internet hooked up for some reason and its really annoying, so here I am at my sisters house posting this blog because we cant get ours working!! Hopefully we can get a technician at our house soon to fix the problem! Anyhoo... the girls are doing so well!! Growing up so fast its sad, the just turned 6 months and they are sitting up all by themselves and they are talking like crazy, when I say talk its... da da da da da da da da... ma ma ma ma... thats it but its so cute!! I miss you all and please keep being patient!! I have a million pictures to post when we finally get it hooked up!! Till then!!

We are here!!

Hey everyone! Dont worry, I haven't died or anything we are just in the process of moving right now. We have made it to Vegas (finally) but we are living at my sisters house since we cant move into our house till June 1st! Its hard but its so nice of her to open up her house to nate and I!! Since we are staying here we dont have our computer hooked up so I cant post any pictures till we get into our house so sorry guys..
A lot has been happening though... Jordan and I got really really sick right when we got to Vegas.. Jordan had temperatures up to 104... It was so hard seeing her suffer... I would hold her and just pray that I could take this sickness from her.... low and behold I got really sick but Jordan stayed sick! So Nathan had to take care of us being sick and Peyton who was perfectly fine! It was a long and frustrating week but we are both better now and Im just getting my voice back, thank heavens!! I also am totally blonde now and I chopped my hair off to my shoulders... I love it!!! Again, when we get our computer hooked up I will post pictures! (Dont freak out mom... it looks good)
Today we are heading off to California and going to stay with his family for a couple days, I am so excited to go and see them so they can be with their grandbabies!! Also we are going to Disneyland so I am WAY WAY WAY excited for that!! AND This will be my first mothers day! Just the thought that I AM a mother is still weird to me but I LOVE every stinking minute of it! I love you all and again I will post pictures soon!!!

COME TO VEGAS AND VISIT PLEASE :)

Twilight!!

Here is a taste of what is coming 12-12-08!! I cant wait! I watched this on a friends blog and I had chills the entire time!! I cannot wait till this comes out! If you haven't read these books, you are totally TOTALLY missing out!! Get on it! (thanks maddy!!)

Rice Cereal!!

SO I know that to some of you this blog is totally boring but its so exciting to Nathan and I!! We just started rice cereal on Jordan and Peyton last night and to tell ya the truth, it kinda makes me sad! Just because that means that they are growing up so fast and I cant stop it!! Man does time fly.. but anyway.. at first they didn't know what was going on and Jordan didn't like it and gagged but after Peyton took the first taste she smiled.. it was so cute! Then they didn't want us to hold the spoons after a while and kept trying to grab them from us and wanted to suck and chew on them by themselves! All in all it was a success! They ate everything and slept really amazingly good last night too so Nathan and I were very excited about that... who knew that rice cereal would help them sleep 3 hours longer??

They are all ready for some rice cereal!!

Jordan about to gag!

Peyton not too sure what to think.

Peyton stealing the spoon from us!

Jordan too.. haha

Here is a video of their first tastes... so we are lame parents... I told you all my blogs are about my kids!

Day at Temple Square, the park and Ben and Chrissi time!!

So the Kowallis family had a pretty nice weekend! Friday we stayed in a watched a movie (We are Marshall) and our favorite people in the world came over, Ben and Chrissi, just for a little bit but we love their visits none the less! Saturday we went to Temple Square and saw the Joseph Smith movie! Nathan had never seen it so we had to go before we left for Vegas! What a beautiful day it was! I am a little angry at Nathan and myself for never taking advantage of all the wonderful stuff the Salt Lake has to offer! While we were up there I just kept pointing at different things that I wish I would have done or seen the 4 YEARS that I have lived here! So I was just a little angry that we are leaving in 2 weeks and we haven't ever gone to Thanksgiving point, the Aquarium, The Zoo, Gateway Mall (only once actually)...etc.. I'm so angry... anyhoo.. After temple square we went to a ward activity and had pizza, everyone just loved the girls! They couldn't get enough of them! Sunday was perfect... we went to church and then on a nice walk to a park it was so much fun with Jordan and Peyton, I loved taking pictures of them! After the park we went to Ben and Chrissi's for dinner (Roast) and man she makes a mean roast! Yummy!! Chrissi and I watched Nate and Ben hit some golf balls in the back yard (yippie haha) but we just love hanging out with them! So, all in all it was a wonderful weekend with wonderful weather! Today is a beautiful day also so I will definitely be taking the girls on a walk later today!

Chrissi lovin on Jordan (the headbands were gifts from Ben and Chrissi! so cute)
Ben trying to teach Peyton to golf!
Ben feeding Peyton!


The fam at temple square!


Nate and I (sorry I look huge!)

Jordy hanging out at the park!
Too cute for words (jordan, peyton)
Haha, love those faces!
Sisters!!
jordan is a big girl!
They are holding hands! I had to get a picture of that!

Recent pics

Sorry everyone! I am really bad at this blogging thing, I never know what to write and when I think of something to write I automatically think it is stupid and that everyone will laugh at me! ha! So you all are just stuck with pictures and videos of my kids! Here are some recent ones I have taken! They are just growing up way way to fast, I hate it!! Jordan is (i think, just from weighting her on the scale with me) over 12 pounds and Peyton (our little chunk) is 13 pounds! I cant believe it! We go in for their 4 month appointment on Thursday so we will find out how much they weigh! Till then!

Daddy and his girls!
My girls! I can't get enough of them! (Peyton wasnt very happy)
Daddy and Jordy taking a rest!
Sleeping Peyton!
Our little Jordy!! Too cute for words!
Our Sweetheart Peyton!! Love her!
They each have an instant best friend!
Jordan trying to hide from doing the laundry!!
Peyton just playing around!

And Peyton did too!!

Peyton showed us today that she wasn't far behind her sister. It was great that Nathan was there to see it too. They are growing up so fast!!

Jordan is rolling over!

Jordan just started rolling over tonight!! She has doneit like 15 times tonight! Im so sad that nathan isnt here to see her do this but hopefully she will when he gets home from class!! Im so proud of her!!!

My little Easter girls!

Yay! Easter was today and it was a a great one! I sent my husband out on an Easter egg treasure hunt this morning were he only had a poem and a picture of me around the next place where the egg was and it led him to his Easter basket! He had some much fun and I loved seeing him so happy!! Then we dressed the little girls in their new Easter dresses from Grandma Kleinhenz (thanks mom!!) They were so stinking cute its not even funny! They got so many compliments at church and I just drolled over them! Here are some pictures! Enjoy! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and that we all remember our Savior on this wonderful day and all that he did for us!! I love you all!

Peytons laughes!!

I got a video of Peyton laughing so hard while I blow on her belly right before her bath!! She was having so much fun until the hiccup monster came! Haha, I love her little laughes!