Our New House!

Well, most of it at least! I haven't had an ounce of time to get this post done complete with pictures until now. Take a look at what we have so far and I promise I will post pics of the upstairs and bedrooms soon. Sorry about the wait but enjoy your tour!
The Front:


The Backyard (it sold us in an instant!):


Gas Firepit and Waterfall:
Our View:The Office:

The Family Room:

The Dining Room that will act as a Playroom:
The Kitchen-where we spend most of our time!:

We have had so much to unpack and get organized but we are just about done and I am thrilled to be done! This house is amazing and the neighborhood is fantastic. We have already met some great neighbors and there are so many kids, some even Roman and Capri's age. Tucker and I feel really happy to be here but we still miss all of you back home-Love you all!

In Their Easter Sunday Best-just a bit late!

I know I am way behind, but I promised more pictures of these two in their easter outfits and I now have finally delivered!

I'm Here!

It has been quite awhile since my last post because things have been a bit insane around here! Moving is never easy, especially when moving out of state, but we are so grateful for all of the help we have received from friends and family (isn't it nice to have both your immediate family and your in-laws in town!). I have to single out my family in particular, especially my mom. Not only did she host me and the kids for over a week, but she dove right into the packing each day while being sick to her stomach! I don't know how I will ever repay her but I do know that I must be the luckiest daughter in the world. She is the best! The guys moved everything into the trailer (with the help of Cheri who can't let a man's job go to the men alone) and now all we have to do is unpack everything once the trailer arrives here in San Diego tomorrow. Fun stuff.  ;)  So, that is what we will be doing for the next week or so while we deal with the ongoing stomach sickness that now my kids have. Now I am sounding like a negative nelly-just trying to vent. I really am so excited about this new home and neighborhood so I will keep my focus on that and will get pictures to you as soon as we move in!

Just a side-note, I have started a new blog for my scrapbook pages I created for Roman and Capri. I haven't had the time to upload all of my pages, but it is a start. Check it out if you have some time by clicking on the link to the right!

I am a family man

Well I am home alone. My beautiful wife and precious children are in Salt Lake packing up the rest of our belongings in preparation of our move this weekend. This has left me in an empty house and time to appreciate how I am the luckiest man on earth. My wife is without a doubt the most amazing, capable, wonderful person on the planet. She is the best mother I could ever hope for. Thanks to her, Roman and Capri are as smart as they are cute. When I get home from work Alysha has the twins fed, bathed, and dressed in their pajamas. My twins are so unbelievably cute! After a couple of hours of playing with them they are ready for bed. One would think that Alysha, after caring for a couple of 13 month old babies all day, would be frazzled and exhausted. She is always so beautiful and pleasant I am without a doubt the luckiest man on earth. These few days of being a bachelor has convinced me that I am forever a family man - I love you Sweetheart, and I love my Babies.

Easter Weekend

Hope you had a fabulous Easter! I am finally getting around to posting about our fabulous Easter weekend. My mom was here, along with my little brother Jonathan, my sister Cheri and her husband Cody. We had such a great time enjoying the amazing weather by going to Sea World, the beach and Roman and Capri's favorite new thing-the pool. I wish I had taken more pictures on Easter Sunday because the twins looked so darn cute, but like most Sundays, 9:00 church came way too early. More to come!

At Sea World:What did the kids love the most? The flamingos of course!This lasted up until the music started which freaked her out. No Shamu for us!Adults only please. We got a babysitter so we could have a great meal at Outback with no babies to entertain! Playing some intense Rock Band with uncle Richard.Eating at a new favorite place called Panikin.

Some exciting news...we are moving to a new place here in San Diego! We are eager to get into something a bit more spacious and within more of a neighborhood. Of course it will be hard not to be right on the beach, but we are ready for suburbia, families and kids (only old people around these parts).

One other update-Roman and Capri have more tricks we need to tell you about. They are getting really good at their sign language and can sign for bird, dog, more and all done. There isn't anything cuter than Capri's delicate fingers or Roman's fat hand doing these signs. They can stand really well too now and Capri does it all the time with her arms out, palms up like "oh, look at me!" The walking hasn't taken hold yet which they get from me-I wasn't walking until I was 15 months old-I know, kind of sad. I think the twins will definitely beat me, but we will see. Another thing they are mastering is going down the stairs (they have loved climbing up for some time). I was so nervous to let them learn, especially because it was hard for me to bring both up and down to practice by myself. Well, it took all but 15 minutes for them and they have it down ok. Roman can blow kisses but instead of putting his hands to his mouth, he squishes his face in-also cute to watch.

Lastly, a new word has been said-dog, or something like it. Let me try to explain how much my kids love dogs, or all animals for that matter. If they come in contact with anything fury or flying, Roman and Capri will start laughing, try to dive out of our arms, kick their legs, flail their arms, and try to say or sign dog and bird. And we never thought we were going to buy a dog...

Our Little Aviator and Ballerina

Need I say more?

Spring Is Here!

The past couple of weeks have been so nice and warm which means lots of time outside! Roman and Capri would be outside 24/7 if possible so I do my best by taking them out every day for a walk and some time out on the lawn. We have also hit the tennis courts and the pool to take full advantage of the great weather so take a look, we had lots of fun...

Out on the playground for the first time:

Roman absolutely loved the slide and wanted to go over and over again. Capri, on the other hand, was a bit more cautious and twice was enough for her!Roman on the lawn just being cute.

At the pool! Don't you just love how Roman goes straight for the water-I am worried about that boy!Out on our deck-such fun in discovering new places.I think we may have an intense tennis player here!And a really cute tennis player here!

Thanks for looking at all of the many pictures. :)