Our Family pictures

Here are a few of our pictures from our two photo shoots with Hannah Vickers (friend and fellow twin mom too) She is amazing with our girls and we are so thankful for her and what all she has done for us. I just wish we lived closer so I could use her more often…like for our two year old pictures! Chris who is a photographer too enjoys not taking pictures of the girls…they don’t do as well for him!

Here they are! (the ones of just the girls are in a previous post)

Hope you enjoyed! Happy Friday!

2 sets of tubes…

That is right…the Tarrant twins are going to be getting tubes…ARGH!

I don’t even know where to begin. For the past 9 or so months we have been very aware that Madelyn has had a significant speech delay. Not that she doesn’t speak at all she tends to drop the last part of the word when she talks…ex. Ba ( ball) wawa (water) She has been getting speech therapy once a month since we became aware of this problem. About that same time we kept having to go in for ear infections and at every well check the dr would say well she still has fluid in ears. We tried everything and nothing was helping. We decided that we would see a ENT (ear, nose, throat doctor) and an audiologist as well. The audiologist got us in first and unfortunately Madelyn failed the high end frequency part of her hearing test. Once we had those test results in seemed clear that she was needing tubes.

A week later the girls were cranky for a couple days and had a cold. I decided to take them to the pedi and figured Madelyn had yet another ear infection. The pedi actually looked in Madelyn’s ear and said…”gross, her poor ear” Poor Madelyn’s ear was pretty infected. Then she moved to Kinley and she had one too. So Amoxicillin for both girls and nasal spray as well for Madelyn. Two weeks later we head back for a ear check (before we headed up a mountain). Madelyn’s ear…NEVER LOOKED BETTER!!! We were all so happy! Knowing it didn’t really change us needing to see the ENT doctor but it was nice to know her ears weren’t gross!!! However Kinley not only still had the same ear infection but also had one in the other ear….we then (with the pedi) decided to make her an appointment with the ENT as well. We took the girls and they believe that our best option is to go ahead and put tubes in both of the girls ears. We kind of knew it was going to end in that for Madelyn but are a little surprised that Kinley is needing them now as well. Never a dull moment! So in the next two weeks we have a hearing test for Kinley, A pre op appointment, and surgery. Wish us luck! Hopefully this will help and will keep their ears clear!

Christmas Part 2

I am finally getting around to posting the rest of Christmas! Christmas Eve we had my parents, my little brother and Chris’s mom over to eat and just hang out. We also usually watch a Christmas Movie. The girls (mostly Kinley) were restless so Poppy decided to take them on a walk in the Wagon to look at Christmas lights, Which they normally LOVED to do this year.

All ready to go! See how happy Kinley is?! Ha.

They LOVE going on walks in their wagon.

Madelyn showing Poppy something

Kinley with Grandma, she was unhappy most of the evening. Maddie Moo!

YAY, she finally cheered up!

After everyone left and the girls were tucked into bed, Chris and I got to work. It is soo much harder being on this side of Christmas than I thought…Thanks Mom for all those years of perfect Christmas’s mornings!

After Santa came! yes Santa brought them Luggage!

The girls were actually scared of coming into the room at first. I don’t know why except maybe they were scared of all the new stuff in the room.

Kinley was the first to come in!

I think it was because she spotted the Dora doll. She is OBSESSED!

Madelyn finally decided to join in!

Getting into it.

Madelyn playing with her new “laptop” (notice Kinley is holding the Dora doll in every picture)

After Christmas at our house we headed over to Mimi and Poppy’s for Christmas with them. We have all our Christmas in one day…it makes for a CRAZY day but that is what we have always done!

Madelyn playing with her new Magna Doodle

Their Dollhouse from Mimi and Poppy….THEY LOVE PLAYING WITH THIS

Then we hurried back to our house for naps then lunch with my Mom’s side of the family!

Playing with Uncle Andrew

Madelyn sharing a moment with cousin David

Both wanting poppy to hold both of them.

Mimi and Aunt Cathy in the background

Then that evening we headed to My Aunt and Uncles for Christmas evening with my Dad’s family. We forgot our camera so this is the only picture we have there and the only one of all of us…That is my new year’s resolution to take more pictures of all of us together.

The girls were SOOO much fun this year during Christmas it made it so much fun to see Christmas through their eyes. Everytime they see a Santa they still say HOHOHO!

Christmas part 1 with Aunt Becca!

Every year I work for my dad for a week during the end of the year. This year my college roommate Aunt Becca came to visit and watch the girls while I went to work. It was so nice to be able to leave my girls and know they were in good hands, and I knew they would have a GREAT time with her! Even one morning I heard Madelyn start coughing in her room and went in to find that she was throwing up…Becca was great, along with my mom and they took care of everything so I could still go to work! I hated leaving but knew that they could handle it. She only threw up once but was super tired the rest of the day.

When no one was sick Becca and the girls had a great time!

Kinley having fun swinging with!

(it was so bright, her eyes are closed in every picture)

Madelyn!

Madelyn cheesing for the camera!

Kinley being shy as usual!

Chris was gone one evening so Becca and I decided to load the girls up and go look at Christmas lights.

All loaded and ready to go!

Madelyn looking at the lights

Kinley would get SO excited at the lights!

We started out strong but this is what happened pretty quickly!

Becca brought presents for the girls and like usual she spoils them!! The girls weren’t sure of what to do with presents at first. (this were the first presents of the season, they got the hang of it pretty fast)

Shirts she got the girls…they LOVE spending time with her! I think she might like spending time with them too!!! One last picture with Aunt Becca and their new dolls!! (this was the best we could get of them)

Thank you so much Becca for coming and loving my girls like they were your own! We love you so much and can’t wait to see you again.

Degrees at -22 to a sunny 50 degrees!

WHOA, we are home after a WONDERFUL fun filled week in Colorado! We saw the temps in the -22's and then drove home and it was in the 50's! I have never been so cold in my life!!!!! What a change! We have had a GREAT Christmas Vacation and are sad that it is over! I have TONS of blogging to do but wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR now that we are back!

Once I get ALL of our pictures in order, get ready for lots of blogs! I want to be a better blogger this year, my girls are growing up WAY to fast and I want to remember everything I can! They will be two in a little over a month!!! TEAR!!!