AHHHH potty training. I HATE it. I only hate it because I think it's a lame thing to have to do and I'd rather change diapers for years to come than have a couple kids i need to rush to the bathroom when out in public. Sigh. I'm sure it will be better than I thought. They're only showing a TINY bit of interest. I'm going pretty easy on them until probably next Thursday and then we'll switch from training pants (which they couldn't care less about) to underwear. Pray for my sanity. The boys sleep schedule has been just awful and they nap until late then when i put them down for nap they goof around FOREVER. I'd seperate them if we weren't about to change the other room into the baby's room. Maybe when we get a crib in there I will do it for just naps. I have, however started sitting in the room next to theirs while on my computer (I'm doing it now actually) and if I hear them move a muscle or make a peep I tell them to lay down and no talking. I've only done it a few days and it's been pretty successful so far. However, they're getting quite good at switching cribs and goofing around pretty silently and whispering so I can't here. Still going better than it was though. So here are some long overdue photos and a quick video from our ultrasound last month. This is a VERY short video clip but if you look closely you can see her lips sucking on her fingers. So cute! On a side note - we need a name! I like short cute names that are somewhat girly but not too girly. Preferrably no more than 4 or 5 letters but am open to considering whatever. I also want to like how it looks as well as how it sounds. I don't want it to be too common or too unusual. :) Jared likes names slightly longer than that (typically) that are definately girly. Oh, and they have to mean something good. HELP!!!!!! Even with our pickiness please suggest ANYTHING because you never know :)

Where to start

Yep, I've been a lazy blogger. So much so that I have no idea what I've written and what I haven't. I'll try to stick to what I haven't.
I'm hitting the 5 month mark and feeling pretty good. Pregnant but good. Everything looks good and we're having a GIRL. We're quite excited but don't have any idea what we'll name her so suggestions would be helpful!
My dad was here to help in April which was great and I know the boys had tons of fun.
We got a van! Never thought I'd be excited about THAT but I love it! We didn't go with a Honda like we wanted due to the cost but got a great deal on a high mile dodge caravan. It has worked out quite well and the price was great! We are very thankful.
Jared and I left the boys with Jared's parents for 5 days and took a trip to visit my Grandparents in Las Vegas and see the sites. We hadn't been away just the two of us since before the boys were born and it will be at least another year or so before we have another opportunity so it was a good time. We had alot of fun visiting with my Grandparents, seeing the sights, and seeing shows! No, we did not win any money. We did play $20 once while waiting for a show to begin. Now if we'd won a bunch of money we would have cashed out but the intent was to spend $20 entertaining ourselves - and that's what ended up happening. I also found it quite hillarious to see people walking around inside and out on the strip with bottles of beer and glasses of wine. HILLARIOUS. They even had these giant fake guitars FILLED with beer that you strapped around your neck with a straw reaching to your mouth. I don't know how much was in there but it was ALOT. I'm surprised I didn't see people falling down drunk. Probably though people were drunker than I realized :) What I did NOT find funny was all the smoking! Yuck! Living in Washington I've grown quite accustomed to not even seeing a cigarette for WEEKS at a time. What I also did not find funny was all the people handing out completely inappropriate material on some of the street corners. They really try to get you too. They stick there arms out in front of you right as you're walking by. It became my goal to give them no eye contact, as if I didn't even see them and walk as close to them as possible to see if they could pull their arm away fast enough before ran into them. They're pretty good. I didn't hit a single one. When they call it sin city - they're not joking. No they are not. BUT there are PLENTY of other things to do, the weather was gorgeous, they had great food, and we were able to see "Phantom of the Opera", "The Blue Man Group", "O" at the Bellagio and my grandparents took us to the Stratosphere (kinda like the space needle) for Jared's birthday dinner! We had a great time and it was such an added bonus to visit with my grandparents!
Easter was really great. The boys looked adorable in their outfits and we did Easter baskets after church. They were SO funny. They were excited and had a great time. I put things in the plastic eggs and it was funny to see them find them and open them up. They haven't had much chocolate so it was very exciting for them. I gave them peeps and they thought they were toys. I showed them that they were not, they were candy and bit the head off one. Jackson was COMPLETELY upset about that. He could not believe I did that. We did not bring out the peeps again. Here are some pictures.

Here are some pictures from my dad's visit....oh, and on a side note the boys now LOVE getting a bath. They seriously thought they would die in the bath until this point. It was too much for me so Jared would shower them. But that was getting difficult. We gave them a bath once when my mom was here and Jaden actually liked it but not Jackson. Now, they absolutely LOVE it. ....

And here are some pictures of our Las Vegas Trip...

And I owe you some pictures and video of our ultrasound - but I can't find the CD at the moment. Ok, so I haven't looked. But I will soon.
Ok, I feel better now, and more caught up :)