Birthday and Farewell Grad Party....

So I celebrated my birthday last weekend and it was a lot of fun. I LOVE birthdays because it's your day. Growing up my mom and dad always made special occasions, well....very special. They always made them fun and memorable. The little stuff was a BIG DEAL....and I love that.

So here's how I spent the day.....First off, some of the ladies took me to breakfast at the corner bakery...yum! Thanks girlies. It was DElish! Then my hubby took me to lunch with the boys. We had a nice time....sat outside and enjoyed the perfect cali weather. I opened some presents! Thank you all.....very thoughtful wonderful gifts! Then that night, we had a party for all the peps around here who are graduating. Fun Fun Par-tay!

Great day! Wouldn't have changed a thing!

What a Blessing....

The boys were blessed the last week in March. What a special day it was! Chris' parents and my parents ventured over from Arizona, and my brother and his family came up from San Diego. Thanks for coming guys....and we missed all others who live too far away....we were thinking of ya!

Chris gave the boys such sweet blessings. They were very specific to each of the boys, and then there was some twin/brother stuff in there too!

I feel so lucky to be these boys' mom. They are such sweet spirits, and I hope to be guided everyday as to how to raise them.

Love you Stetson and Reddek. Thanks for coming and joining our family!!!

Rub-a-dub-dub....

The boys LOVE their bath! It's part of our bed time routine....and when they are fussing and we step into the bathroom they settle down. It's like they know what's coming.....It's SO nice that this calms them. They are so cute when they are all suds up!!!!











This is kind of a family joke poem....so I carry on the tradition and say it to the boys while they get their bath:

There's too many kids in this tub! There's too many elbows to scrub! I just washed a behind that I'm sure isn't mine! There's too many kids in this tub!
-Shel Silverstein

3 months old! (but the post is a week late!)

I can't believe that these little guys are 3 months old already! Time flies WAY to fast!




Stetson:

* Weighed in at 12.2.

* He discovered his lips and tongue and makes this cute smacking noise.

* He stares at his fist when he's in his bouncy seat.

* He has this crooked little smile.

* When he laughs, he laughs so hard and takes in all this air and it sounds like he's choking.

* Stetson loves to takes baths. (And for some reason he is always positioned on the left in the tub and pees on his brother every time! ha!)

* He is very sweet natured. When he stares at you it's like he wants to really listen to what you have to say.

Reddek:

* Weighed in at 11.4.

* He is always happy. Smiley, smiley, smiley.

* When he sits in his bouncy seat, he props his arm up on the cushion...like he's chillin'.

* When you feed him his bottle, formula drips all down his face because he's smiling at you!

* He makes this cute face by tightening his lips together....it reminds me of a little bird.

* Reddek loves to take baths. He scooches to the bottom of his seat so that his whole body is in the water. :)

* He is very playful. When he stares out you it's like he wants to joke around.

Together:

* They are starting to stare at each other. I don't know what they are realizing, but it is always a very sweet moment.

* They are sleeping well. They are still a bit unpredictable, but their nighttime sleep hours are stretching.

* They both have started sucking on their fist. In fact, they put it so far in their mouth that they gag themselves. Silly guys!

* They are a lot of work, but so very worth it. Double the sweetness!

Beach Day!

Chris was on break last week and the weather was great.....so the beach was calling our names. Stetson and Reddek really enjoyed it. The boys hit the waves while the ladies enjoyed the sun. Good times!!!

Mr. Stetson

Mr. Reddek

Can't get enough....

I can't get enough of these two little guys!

ONE MONTH ALREADY

Stetson and Reddek turned one month old on Monday. I can't believe how fast time flies. It does not seem like it's been a month since I was in the hospital. No way. Can't believe it. We had a Dr's appointment the other day, so here are the stats:

Stetson

7 lbs. 2 oz.

19 3/4 inches long

Reddek

6 lbs. 10 oz.

19 inches long

The Boys!

wehadababyitstwoboys

First things first...the title of this post. There was a commercial a while back that had this proud father calling to tell his parents that their boy had been born but he had no cell phone and no money so he called collect and said, "We had a baby its a boy" but he said it as quickly as he could instead of his name. Any way, we did have a baby and its a boy, but then we had another!!!

The twins were born and are amazing. During these months of pregnancy the main topic of discussion has been names. One of our favorite activities to do was to go to COSTCO to see how many people would give us advice on baby names....un-solicited by us. These were complete strangers but they truly thought we would heed their advice. Jenny and I always got a kick out of it. Here is a list of some of the names we were considering along the way:

Pancho and Cisco

Burt and Ernie

Maverick and Goose

Tom and Jerry

Batman and Robin

Christopher Jr and Christopher III

But none of those seemed to stick, so in the end these were the names we gave them:

Stetson Boyd Olson was born at 8:10pm on January 31, 2011. He weighed 6 lbs 3 oz and was 19 inches long.
Reddek McDiarmid Olson was born at 8:11pm on January 31, 2011. He weighed 5 lbs 5 oz and was 18 inches long.

Needless to say...THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL! I'll let Jenny post and tell the whole story but I do at least want to say that I have a new appreciation for my amazing wife and more than that, I love her more than ever before. Yes I love our precious little boys but the whole experience changed how I see Jenny and how strongly I feel about her.

I'll stop the mushy stuff and get to the photos:

Jenny was smart and so we took some photos the day before she ended up having the babies and here are a few.

The next day the boys were born. Stetson was almost a whole pound bigger, so you can usually tell who is who because Stetsons face is a little more round.

The REAL Olson twins have arrived.

THANKSGIVING....

We weren't allowed to travel home for Thanksgiving due to the boys growing in the belly....so we stayed in Cali. A bunch of our friends decided to stay as well because the Thanksgiving break is just too short to travel all the way home for most of them. We all had dinner together.....it sure was wonderful to have great friends to share the holidays with. Thanks everyone for making the day so fun!












Full Bellies.....with food and babies!!

AMERICANA TREE LIGHTING....

A little over a week ago, we went to the tree lighting at the Americana....which is a really fun shopping area in Glendale. They had some performers, a band, and of course a huge christmas tree. It was perfectly finished off with a fireworks show. It took place before Thanksgiving though.....so I felt a little like it was Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's combined. Very fun!!!

Sorry Evans'...my picture of you two didn't turn out :(

BELLY UPDATE...

I have been meaning to update our blog for some time now. I finally got our pictures downloaded this morning, so hopefully there will be lots of updates this week!

For now, here is the belly progress:

 

ADORABLE....

Saw this picture and thought it was the cutest!

Cooling off at the beach....

Last weekend, we tried to escape the heat wave with a little beach time!

It's Official.....two Boys!!!

We couldn't be more excited!!! Now we can start getting everything ready :)

Bump Siting....

We have been taking pictures every month to track the progress of my growing belly!

Ken and Kathy Visit....

Two weeks ago, we had Chris' parents visit. We had a great weekend, but it went by way to fast.

We started off by hitting the Getty. We tried to go last time they were here, but it was a holiday weekend and the traffic was crazy. I am so glad we made it this time because the museum was amazing. The building itself was incredilbe....not to mention the artwork and gardens. I think it is a must see!!!



On Saturday we headed down to Dana Point to visit Kathy's cousin. They had the most incredible house right on the beach. The pictures don't do it justice.



Here's Ken and Kathy in the Garage!





This was a window that looked into the 12 foot deep swimming pool! We kept expecting a dolphin to swim by like at Sea World!



This was the view from there swimming pool in the backyard.



After our visit, we drove along the PCH and hit Huntington Beach. There was a surf competition going on, so we staying for just a bit. Here's a picture on the pier!



We had a great weekend. Miss you guys already. Come back soon!!!