....but they have the cutest little bums!

Some wanted an update on cloth diapers after I tried them. Umm... lets just say I learned that disposable diapers are the greatest invention ever made! Good thing I didnt buy a full supply, only a few to try out. Maybe it's cause I spend 5 hours trying to button them just right so they dont leak. Maybe it's cause I didnt put enough inserts in them..but I tried all different variations of inserts and they still leak out the legs area! Or maybe it was because when I bought them..I didnt imagine them pooping in them! "Wait, babies are supposed to poop in those cute little things?" Those liners that are supposed to block the poop so you can just toss the poop in the toilet dont work either..especially with messy newborn poop! POOP! I just thought I'd say it again. Steven wont let me live it down either..How I thought I was going to be some "hippie mom" I dont even know what that means. But, it's funny cause when I told my mom I was gonna do it and how "cloth diapers have come a long way" ...I'm sure she was laughing inside! (She had to do it with all of us) But she's great and lets me think all my ideas are good ones:) Anyways, there are lots of people out there who do this successfully.....but like most of you said on my last post about them...it's NOT for me! You know what?..this reminds me of a little story back when I thought being a lifeguard at sunsplash the summer after I graduated was a brilliant idea. I only wanted to be one because of the cute red outfits they get to wear! And I did LOVE the outfits..the hat and the red "birdie beach britches" shorts with the patch sewn on it that said "lifeguard"! By the way, lifeguards there are a JOKE..well most of them are. I'm sure there are a few good ones. But in the end I hated being a lifeguard. I came home with heat exhaustion and migraines almost every day, maybe if we werent in AZ. I'm just rambling now. But, like the lifeguard outfit, I really just wanted these cause they are SO CUTE on them! There are good things, I have diapers in case of some sort of emergency. And I got a really cute photo shoot out of it!

How Lucky am I?!!

I feel so blessed that these little guys chose me to be their mom and I get to keep them FOREVER!

"Yeah, I'm trying to lure these kids into my booth. But, uhh, kids are very weary of being lured, these days. Thank you Dateline."

Here ya go Camilly:

1-5 places I go over and over:

-my parent's/sisters, Walmart (It's the only good store out here), Walgreen's every week to fill Jasper's prescription! Why cant they give me a bigger supply?! ...I stay at home alot

2- 5 people who email me regularly:

-my sister Ana, my sister in law Britni, my mom ........they're all fwd's usually

3- 5 favorite places to eat:

-Rosa's, Nielsens grinders, Schlotskys deli, Cheesecake Factory, and Chipotle

4- 5 places I would rather be:

-In the morning I'm gonna wish I was in bed right now, Disneyland (I cant wait to take Bastien!) ....Hawaii...I dont know ...some fun vacation.

5- 5 T.V. shows

It always changes..whatever's on at the time. Steven and I are into DVR'ing all the funny reality stuff right now. -"Best week ever" (so funny!), Beauty and the Geek, So you think you can dance, THE OFFICE!, Biggest Loser. I'm not really into the drama's these days...Grey's is starting to bug and getting boring! And I am refusing to watch LOST until it's ALL over!

This is my cousin's cousin Ben Mataele singing "Sunday Morning" with a ukelele. This second video is my cousin Uai and Ben (from above) and some other kid. It's really good, though. Watch and listen...you'll like!

I HATE YOU baby weight!!!

This is just getting ridiculous! I lost 40 pounds in 2 weeks after having the twins (I had gained 60!) And I thought ..at that rate I would be back to my pre-twins weight in a month or 2 because I was trying to eat good. Well, that NEVER happened. I've been eating SOO bad ever since I had the babies! Luckily thanks to B-feeding I havent gained any back..but also thanks to breastfeeding I am HUNGRIER than ever! I am still wearing my pregnancy pants and I hate it cause I refuse to buy more clothes at this size. Anyways, I have to actually start trying! "Starting tommorrow" (I say this too much) I am going to do taebo or the treadmill everyday and not eat after 6pm...which is when I usually do all my bad eating. I used to not let a day go by without excercise...I want to be that person again. I have to do this everyday and I have to start NOW because the end of next month is my brother in law's wedding in Utah. And I dont know about you, but I HATE going on trips feeling disgusting and fat. I was going through pictures to scan the other day for that post I did about my ward friends and I almost had a heart attack when I ran across these pictures! Who was this 55 pound lighter person?! I dont even remember being her. It must've been nice. I've never been a toothpick..but I'd be perfectly happy being that size again. It's funny cause I do remember thinking I needed to lose 20 pounds back then! HA! So, I have 20 pounds to get to pre-twinners weight..and 35 pounds to get to pre-Bastien weight! That's alot. But I HAVE to do it before my 25th bday...I'm tired of feeling lazy and fat. Also, like that guy on the biggest loser said " I want to lose weight before my kids realize I'm fat!"

BOOO!!

Sunday morning...and afternoon

Before their baths...

..and after church

Embry's wearing his cute outfit gma bought him

...sorry Grumpy Jasper but you crapped all over yourself at church, so I couldnt take a picture of you in yours...

(I fed him and made him happy right after I took this)

...and I couldnt get Bastien to smile

Then, this is him after I told him I'd give him candy if he smiled for the camera...

He got pretty happy after that.

Bumbo

Back in the day

Monday night we had a get together at Julie's house with all of the old gang from HP ward. Some didnt come and some dont live in state anymore. Bekah was in town... and most were able to come! It was ALOT of fun catching up....we need to do it more instead of like, once a year! I didnt bring my camera, dangit! But It made me miss the old days of mutual, hanging out on the weekends, girls camp, dodgeball nights, New Years Eve's at the Weltons!, fish lake with Bekah's family, and SOO many other memories with you guys that I'll always remember!

Danny, Amber, Bekah, me, Jake, Julie, Curtis, Jesse...

and Robin, Sam and Starr.

Julie's 16th bday (Tasha and Kemra came!)

GIRLS CAMP:

3rd year

Julie-your hair! It's so golden, long and flowy!

4th year-remember that Bugle boy dance we practiced a little too much?

1st YCL year

This is when the Super Walmart on stapely first openend..and apparently we thought it was cool to hang out there..and take pictures.

Fish Lake and Utah trip.. summer 2000 with Bekah's family.

Halloween 2000

Going cloth

I'm definitely going to go cloth. The number of dirty diapers that come out of my house is ridiculous. I have my own little landfill in the garage. I've been looking at alot of websites that sell them..and they dont seem as difficult to clean as they used to be. They're supposedly way more comfortable for the baby, hold explosions better and even have flushable liners! Plus, they look SO cute on the babies bottoms!

My only problem is there are SO many to choose from. I wish I knew the best brand to go with. So far..I've looked at Baby Kangas , Fuzzi bunz and Thirsties. And there's still plenty of other brands out there to look at.

I like them all. The baby Kangas are cool cause they have a zip pouch that you put the inserts in. The Fuzzi bunz have so many cute colors. But, the Thirsties are cool cause it's an all in one system with no inserts. I dont know..it's so hard to decide when there are so many. Price wise they are around the same. It's gonna be pretty expensive all at once to get enough of these for 2 babies for a 1-2 day supply. But I figured it out and it matches up to about a 5-6 months amount we'd spend on disposables. And the size medium cloth ones will fit them from 12 pounds to 32 pounds! That's so worth it, right?! Now I have to plead my case to Steven...But if he sees the amount we'll save, I'm sure he'll go for it.

Dont let this cute little face fool you....

Bastien has always been a great sleeper. When he was a baby he'd go to sleep at 7pm and wake up at 8am! And as a toddler we started letting him stay up until 8:30 ish and he would wake up around 7..still good right! Well, the past month or so he's been waking up at 5!!! Yes, you heard me..5 o'clock in the DANG morning! He even pulls 4:45's alot. It doesnt make it easier that Jasper wakes up at 3 to eat(Embry wakes up at 6) and by the time I get back in bed I have less than an hour to try to fall back asleep!! It doesnt matter what time we put him to bed either. For example last night...we came home at 10:30pm from being at my parents. And he still woke up at 5! I try to get him to go back to sleep..which used to work when he was in his crib..but he's been in his bed for a couple months now and he just stands by the gate at the door and screams/cries if I tell him to go back to bed...and it wakes up all the babies! I would just let him out and keep sleeping but it's "Mommy milk.....Mommy watch Caillou....Mommy I eat food" I REALLY hope this is just a phase....cause these babies seem like they are going to be really good sleepers, too. And I am counting on them to wake up at 7 ish like Bastien did. It's funny how I used to think that was early! Gosh, what I wouldnt give to sleep until 7 at least ONE morning!!!!!

Actor of the day...part 2

RYAN GOSLING

-Remember the Titans *****

-Murder by numbers***

-The United States of Leland**

-The Notebook*****

-Stay***

-Fracture***

(Here's a little fun fact: My sister Mary served a mission with his older sister at Temple Square. He came to visit her there. And she told Mary he was working on a tv show he was in at the time called "Young Hercules"...so this was before he was a big movie star. I dont know if he's mormon or just his sister is.)