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2015-01-23T11:21:00.002-07:00

life has been crazy since they turned one. henry got a cough that he still has, my mom was here, we have had something every weekend! i wanted to blog more this year and yep i havent really. thought it was a time for a little update on our family!

daniel | working hard and supporting our family. loves legos and wishes i would let him buy more and more! building a blanket ladder for me and master of getting the babies to laugh so hard!

me | full time momma. newly obsessed with essential oils. dan still isnt a believer! trying to keep up with house work and all the diapers!

henry | trying so hard to crawl. he is SO close. new found love reading books. pulling him self up to his knees. pro at making us all laugh! loves his sister!

campbell | working on another tooth. pro crawler and stander with help. loves to get into things she isnt supposed to. loves giving her brother head butts!

if you want to stay update to date daily follow me on instagram @erykaann

happy friday!

h & c | first birthday party

2015-01-13T20:15:00.000-07:00

h&c's party was so fun! i always said huge parties for babies were dumb, well im guilty of throwing them a huge party. i couldn't help myself! it was so fun. we loved celebrating with our closest family and friends.

the twins were a little cranky but that was expected. the were overwhelmed and tired. their cake smash was a hit. they went to town on those cakes. henry ate 1/2 and campbell cried when we took it away. we had the best time with everyone celebrating our babies turning ONE! we still cannot believe they are ONE. love them to pieces!

thank you to everyone came to celebrate with us!

h & c | birthday morning

2015-01-13T19:49:00.000-07:00

henry & campbells birthday morning was so fun. i loved watching them open their gifts. they loved them. campbell got a cabbage patch doll and she is obessesed! henry got a musical turtle and he loves it!

after their morning nap i made them sprinkle pancakes and they devoured them. they kept saying "num num num". so funny. after relaxing at home we started getting ready for their party.....see the next post for the party details.

the twins {one year}

2015-01-13T19:36:00.000-07:00

stats:

19 lbs 3 oz

28 in

size 4 diapers

12 month clothes

likes:

curious george

eating

standing with help

mama

daddy

cousins

belly laughing

yelling

thomas and the train

his sister

trying to crawl

splashing in the bath

car rides

chatting all day long

throwing everything

legos

dislikes:

mama leaving the room

getting his diaper changed

when his bottle is empty

stats:

15 lbs 15 oz

27 in

size 4 diapers

size 9 month and 12 month clothes

likes:

crawling

standing

walking with help

food

her brother

daddy

laughing

screaming

getting into everything

baths

cousins

bananas

veggie straws

curious george

mama

grandpas

waving

clapping

dislikes:

staying still

getting outta the bath

not getting her way

being put in the baby gates

O N E - Y E A R! we did it. cannot even believe it. this year was so fast yet so slow. seems like yesterday they were tiny babies! they have grown so much and are SO busy. we are sure learning all the new things that come with have 2 ONE year olds!!

look how big they got!! ahh!

2014

2014-12-31T06:00:00.000-07:00

2 0 1 4

this year was this craziest year of our lives. we were given the greatest gift of becoming parents. henry and campbell joined our family at the perfect time. they turned our would upside down in a good way. i cannot believe it has been almost one whole year! above our some of my favorite photos from this past year. i cant believe this time last year i was HUGELY pregnant and so ready to be done. oh how things have changed!

i remember making my list of goals for 2014 and writing being a loving parent or something along those lines. it is crazy to think i am a parent now. i have two human beings who count me to care for them. i love them more than words can say!

2014 was full of laughs, tears, sleepless nights, diet coke, naps, poopy diapers, throw up on our clothes, bottles, love, and pure joy! i cannot wait to see what 2015 has in store for our little family, we feel beyond blessed for all we have!

happy new year!

clark twins first christmas

2014-12-30T21:17:00.002-07:00

christmas was magical this year. henry and campbell had no idea what was going on but, it was so fun. we woke up christmas morning to snow. i literally cried! i am was so excited! we packed our day with family and even got a nap in there somewhere.

i look forward to next year when we can teach them about the birth of our savior!

pinned it did it.

2014-12-22T07:59:00.001-07:00

youve all seen this image on pinterest. babies and twinkle lights. i mean, i had to right? of course there are many shots of them eating the lights! haha!

clark twins see temple square

2014-12-22T07:56:00.001-07:00

a few weeks ago we went to temple sqaure with dans family. its so crowded but, so beautiful. the spirit there is amazing! love this tradition!

the twins {eleven months}

2014-12-14T20:11:00.001-07:00

stats:

18 ish lbs

27 1/2 in

size 4 diapers

9 & 12 month clothes

likes:

eating

bottles

jumping

rolling

laughing

being tickled

trying to crawl

disney junior

thomas the train

daddy

mommy

cousins

family

christmas trees/lights

standing

bananas

meat

cherrios

puffs

cheese

anything mom and dad are eating

bath time with sister

sister

dislikes:

mom and dad leaving the room

getting out of the bath

his boots n bar

no more cherrios

napping

sister pulling his hair

stats:

16 ish lbs

26 in

size 4 diapers

9 & 12 month clothes

likes:

eating slowly

cherrios

chewing her fingers with her TOOTH

laughing

daddy

dancing

music

disney junior

sofia the first

rolling

standing and walking with help

crawling

jumping

water bottles

cheese

bananas

toast

peas

green beans

books

making messes

bugging henry

kisses

dislikes:

teething

getting out of the bath

waiting for something

eggs

h&c have grown so much in the last month. almost crawling, campbell has a tooth, henry is more vocal and putting certain sounds together to wear we can understand what he wants. they are so fun to watch. they love each other and play so well. of course they fight but, for the most part they are pretty good so far.

campbell is a book worm and will play with books for hours. henry loves jumping in the jumperoos. we have started planning their 1st birthday party! i cannot believe only one more post like this then we have survived the first year. i wont do these monthly after a year but, will do some throughout the next year. h&c are so fun and we love them so much!

henry is still in night wear in the braces and doing so well. dr is so pleased with his progress and said she cant even tell he had a clubfoot!

what us grow:

matching pants

2014-12-04T14:39:00.001-07:00

h&c are so fun these days. they love making each other laugh, and playing together. we are introducing the be soft idea. haha.

i love these two and love that they have a built in bff. how cute are these pants from old navy. i got them to go with their christmas shirts! why are baby clothes so freaking cute?

christmas family date

2014-12-03T08:31:00.001-07:00

last weekend we went to station park for dinner and to see all the chirstmas stuff. we ate the most amazing meal at parkstone and enjoyed being together!

next time we will take the twins to see santa. since thats what you do right?

our boys

2014-11-25T13:23:00.002-07:00

henry has always been a major mama's boy. like major. there quite a few times when he wants his dadda. i mean he does say "daddaaddaaddaaa" all day long. i love watching these two boys. they sure have a special place in my heart. i cant wait to watch dan teach henry manly things. campbell and i love our boys!

family of four | family photos

2014-11-24T09:12:00.001-07:00

we got our pictures taken a few weeks ago by a friend of ours. jessica fullmer photography. holy cow i am so in love with these. they are amazing! i had a hard time choosing which one for our christmas card!

i already have had some blown up and just need to get frames! thank you so much jessica, we love them and appreciate how well you captured our crazy little family!

xoxo

decked the halls

2014-11-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

can christmas stay up all year? i love it so much. our tree this year is my fave. i went with the burlap, gold, green, red and brown theme. & that wreath.....swoon! oh and my new felt garland!!

not pictured are some amazing pillows i got. i havent taken pics yet!

sunday morning

2014-11-16T22:35:00.005-07:00

a sheet and daddy. 10 minutes of fun!

the twins {ten months}

2014-11-12T11:44:00.001-07:00

stats:

16 1/2 lbs

26 1/2 in

size 4 diapers

9 month & some 12 month clothes

likes:

feeding himself

eating

bottles

thomas the train

curious george

being outside

giving kisses

rolling into sister

jumping

standing with help

snacks

skyping grandma cathy

smiling

daddy coming home

mom

dancing with mom or dad

being tickled

sitting in the bath like a big boy

dislikes:

getting our of the bath

his boots and bar

sister pulling his hair

when the food is gone

mom leaving the room

sharing toys

stats:

14 1/2 lbs

25 1/2 in

size 4 diaper

9 months & some 12 month clothes

likes:

empty water bottles

bath time

standing

curious george

seasme street

thomas the train

daddy coming home

sleeping

grandmas and grandpas

cousins

screaming

being tickled

bottles

feeding herself

phones

remotes

costco carts

lifting her tummy off the floor

{someone may be crawling soon!}

dislikes:

getting out of the tub

diaper changes

her high chair

being woken up by henry

when you take the water bottle away

socks

her boogers sucked out

these two are freaking 10 months old. what the what?! excuse me while i go cry in the corner. i cannot believe it. 2 more months and they will be 1. are you kidding me?

watch us grow:

cousin ry ry

2014-11-09T14:01:00.001-07:00

we love cousin ryley....she such a silly girl. the twins love when they get to play with her. before we know it they will be running around like nuts. i love watching these 3 grow up!

we love food!

2014-11-04T11:40:00.001-07:00

henry & campbell can feed themselves and let me tell you, they sure love eating. especially henry! that kid would eat all day if we let him. lately i have been feeling so un creative with what to give them. for memory purposes here is a list of some of their favorite foods at almost 10 months old!

carrots

peas

bananas

{#1 fave, we have to limit their intake thats for sure! ^^}

rice

pasta

peaches

cherrios

puffs

yougurt melt things

bread

toast

eggs

potatoes

sweet potatoes

cheese

{new favorite ^^}

chicken

ham

& of course their bottles. these kids freak out when they see us take them out of the fridge. like major freak outs. in a few weeks we are starting them on whole milk per pediatrician orders! can't wait. we will be saving so much money when we stop formula! haha.

what did you baby love at this stage? im starting to feed them whatever we eat. sure makes it easier for us. haha!

happy halloween

2014-10-31T07:30:00.000-06:00

the other day we had a little halloween shoot. i wanted to be sure i got some good pictures of them in their costumes since today may be busy. they are the cutest monster and mouse i have ever seen! don't you agree?

happy halloween, everyone! :)

just a bag of peanut m&ms

2014-10-30T21:00:00.001-06:00

my father in law loves peanut m&ms, so my mother in law came up with the cutest idea for their wards trunk or treat. we all went as his m&ms. so cute and everyone loved it! :)

a year ago...

2014-10-30T11:11:00.001-06:00

it was a normal day, i was 25 week pregnant. i had my gloucose test that afternoon. i drank my nasty drink and off we went to the appointment. we discussed what we should do for dinner after we were done. i was starving and was looking forward to going somewhere for dinner.

they took us back and did the usually weight, blood pressure and we waited for the doctor. she came in asked how i was doing and had me change. when she came back we got to see our babies on the ultrasound!

i knew something wasn't right the moment she placed the doppler on my tummy. she usually talks to us a lot and take a ton of photos for us. she didn't. she was quiet. i remember looking at dan with a worried face. she helped me sit up and told me "your cervix is half the size it should be." she said she wanted to check my cerivx. she did "it's about a 1 but could probably stretch to a 2". she had me change back into my clothes.

she came back in and said she would like to admit me upstairs. i cried. i was terrified. dan just squeezed my hand.

they got my upstairs to labor & delivery. hooked me up to monitors and started doing all sorts of things. the contractions started right away and were very uncomfortable. they were very close together and very frequent! we were scared and worried. we started calling parents. my in laws, my dad and stepmom (and little sister) arrived. dan, my dad and father in law gave me a blessing. i felt calm and understood no matter what happened everything would be ok. can i just say how grateful i am for the power of the preisthood. i have seen it work some amazing miracles even after the babies were born!

after awhile my doctor came back and said they were going to go ahead and transfer me to the U. they are better equipped to handle babies at this age. i lost it. i thought they were going to be born that night. i was terrified. after a while the life flight crew arrived and started doing their thing. someone called my mom and told her they were life flighting me she and my stepdad jumped in the car and drove all night from California.

after a quick ride in the helicopter we arrived and they got us set up in a room. that started a LONG LONG night of constant monitoring and zero sleep. my contractions were close together and painful. after several hours they finally slowed down after medicine and such.

the next morning we were transferred to another room where we stayed for a few days. i was then put on bed rest. they allowed us to go home and let me finish my bed rest at home. where i stayed for 10 weeks, they were born at 35 weeks! 10 weeks to the day since the scare! i remember being SO uncomfortable the whole time. my belly would get so hard and hurt. i literally go only lay in bed, shower, go to the bathroom and lay in bed. i do not miss that! i do however miss the sleeping all the time thing, hahaha!

it was a blur of a week. i just remember dan being so strong and my rock. he held it together for me. i cant even imagine what he was going through.

a year later we have 2 babies who are adorable and healthy. we feel so blessed to have these two babies in our lives and we wouldn't change anything!

our first halloween

2014-10-29T11:48:00.002-06:00

holidays ar e10x more fun with kids, i love having 2 babies to dress up and take cute pictures of! wait til you see what else we have going on this week! :)

whirlwind

2014-10-28T08:58:00.002-06:00

these last 9 1/2 months have flew by. ill admit those first 6-8 weeks did not fly by. everyday i as myself "how in the heck are they so big?" henry and campbell are literally growing everyday! just yesterday campbell pulled herself onto her knees. i was like "woah, sis!". i sort of love this stage right now. they can hold their own bottles, feed themselves {for the most part}, and play together! sure makes things easier for me.

lately i have been thinking about the first few weeks of our life with twins. it was a blur. i honestly can't remember much. sleep deprivation....nuff said. i do remember how i loved that we were a family of four.

right now at this current stage going places is becoming more of a challenge. they are becoming more active and opinionated {which i can only imagine will get worse!} we have been trying to do some things now though. when they were tiny we didnt leave the house for months! haha. im slowly learning to let things go and to remember things cant go the way i want them to at all times.

i love those twinsies. i cant remember life without them, and i may have started planning their 1st birthday!

before we know it, its going to be january. ahh! tonight we are going to the special care nursery {nicu} reuion at lds hospital. hopefully we will see some of campbell's nurses. we are so grateful for them and all the did for her, and our family!

twinsies at lagoon

2014-10-26T10:19:00.000-06:00

yesterday we went to lagoon to celebrate our niece baileys 8th birthday! she is getting baptized next weekend and we are so excited and proud of her! it was a crowded but, fun day with family. i rode 1 roller coaster and about barfed. haha. we took henry & campbell on the carousel for the first time. afterwards campbell puked on her and grandma! good thing cousin ryley had an extra onesie for her to wear. i forgot extra clothes. #momfail can we talk about how cute ryley is in that picture of her tounge out? i love that baby niece of ours.

i just love this time of year. dont you?

Yellowstone Family Trip {Haydens Valley}

2014-10-24T09:00:00.000-06:00

i think my favorite place was haydens valley. my dad was talking to someone and they told us they saw a heard of elk there the day before, so my dad said lets go! not more than 3 min into the drive we saw that handsome one up there!

my dad got so close and got an amazing shot. i love the valley there so beautiful!