Another year, another screaming Santa pic...

We braved the insane crowd at Bass Pro Shop today because they truly have the coolest Santa setup and this is the picture we ended up with. Reagan talks about "Sanna Cause" all the time so I actually thought she may be into getting a picture taken with him. Umm.. yeah I was wrong. I'm not sure why Hunter was freaked out this year but they are both in the stage of doing and wanting exactly what the other does or wants. I'll just go with that:-) I think this picture needs to be sent into Ellen.

Not much of a change from last year.. except for Hunter.

Two Year Stats

Hunter and Reagan went for their two-year checkup yesterday. That means no more shots until their three-year appointment! Well, of course there is still the H1N1 boosters and next year's flu shot but those don't count:-)

Here are the stats:

Hunter
Height: 35 inches (50-75%)
Weight: 30lbs 8oz (75-90%)
Head: 49.6cm (75%)

Reagan
Height: 35 1/4 inches (75-90%)
Weight: 26lbs 6oz (25-50%)
Head: 48cm (50-75%)

2 Years Old on the Island of Sodor..

Oh.. how they wish! Wherever the Island of Sodor is...


We threw Hunter and Reagan their 2nd birthday party on Saturday. It was nice that their birthday didn't fall on black Friday this year. How depressing for your birthday to be called Black Friday anyways?? It really was alot of fun. Of course I stressed for two weeks beforehand but, it wouldn't be normal if I didn't do just that. It turned out just fine and I'm pretty sure everyone had a good time. The theme was "Thomas and Friends" because Reagan and Hunter are loco for Thomas. I dressed them as engineers which hopefully the pictures will show. I really think their favorite part of the party was the balloons. Meaning.. I really could have got away with a cheap and easy birthday had I just bought them some balloons to play with and didn't do anything else. The house was decorated ALL Thomas.. even ginormous Thomas and Percy balloons. Yeah, they probably think they have a pretty cool Mom. I mean, hello?? Giant Thomas and Percy?? Very cool...


A huge, huge thank you to Corrine for making the twins' birthday cakes. You will see JUST how awesome the cakes were. And.. I can honestly say that I have never tasted a cake so good in all my life. Also, thank you to all who attended: Mom, Dad, Brett, Jan, Ronda, Gary, Trevor, Tyler, Rob, Melissa, Cade, Jaime, Susan, Tanya, Gracie, Justin, Elena, Viviana, and Sabella. And thank you for all the sweet, thoughtful gifts. Rodney, Kirsten, Grayson, and Gavin.. thank you as well!! We wish you could have been here (still hoping for that Colorado relocation:-)

She loves balloons! She WOULD NOT nap this day. She is so much smarter than we give her credit for.. she totally knew something was up.

Ready for the gifts!
Trevor man with his juice. Love this little guy!!!

Make a wish!!

Ready for her party... 3 hours early. Yup.. like I said.. no nap.

Their new train table from Mommy and Daddy. No lie... this track lasted about 3 minutes. All of the tracks are now in the trundle drawer.

4 of the 8 kids at the twins table.

Hunter digging in to his Thomas goods. I have to say.. this gift was from us and was supposed to be a Christmas gift.. except that it would go off EVERY TIME we went into the basement so it made it's arrival early. It's motion activated and it was driving me crazy!!!

Justin and Elena: Our new backyard neighbors. Their daughter is Viviana and she is 2 1/2 and they just had a baby girl in October named Sabella.

Jaime and Susan: our next door neighbors. We are SO beating them in the Christmas light contest this year!!

Grandpa and Grammy gave the twins these awesome "retro" tricycles. Cade and Trevor need to get one so they can be their own "tricycle gang"!!!

Here are the cakes!!! Are they not the coolest cakes you've ever seen?!?! The twins got their very own train cake!!!

Tyler and Cade were VERY patiently waiting for the cake. Somehow... the oreo wheels kept spontaneously disappearing...

Mommy's message to my sweet 2 year olds

Here they are!!! Trevor, Reagan, Viviana, Tyler, Cade, Hunter, and Gracie. Sabella didn't want to be in the pic. Maybe only being 1 month old had something to do with it?

Thanksgiving at the Decker's

Thanksgiving was such a great time this year. Well, it is every year actually but, you know... This year we had Thanksgiving at Mom and Dad's (of course!) and Ronda and Gary's family was there along with Gary's brother Randy, his wife Marlo, and her kids Preston and Vivian. Rob, Melissa, and Cade joined us which made it even MORE fun! Dad smoked a turkey and Gary deep-fried a turkey. We also got a ham from the HoneyBaked store (Bless the Honeybaked store!!!) and had ALL the trimmings. Thanks to Rob and Melissa for the "to-die-for" gravy, stuffing, and cranberry chutney. I have to admit, I had to ask them what in the world chutney was. You all know just how classy a gal I am so I'm sure that doesn't surprise you much.

What I absolutely loved about our Thanksgiving is that it was so low-key and fun-filled. Who wants to waste time with fancy dinnerware when you can spend more time with family and friends because you can just throw the paper plates away?! HAHAHA!!! No, no.. it just happened to work out the best this time. I am all for the fancy shmancy stuff in certain occasions.. like when there's no more than 6 people at the dinner table. Any more than that equals too many freaking dishes to do if you ask me!!! After dinner we all attempted to watch a movie in Mom and Dad's theater. It lasted about 20 minutes but it still made for a great time!!! I absolutely love this time of year. No matter if it's fancy dishes or paper plates, this time of year means getting together with those most dearest to you. Of course, there are those that are far away that we miss so much. Maybe next year I'll throw a paper plate on the table for you guys and your family too (Kirsten and Susan :-). I sincerely hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!

After dinner... Reagan and Cade were POOPED!! Just to prove it.. Cade NEVER cuddles!! :-)

Two of my most favorite guys in the world. Only Hunter is missing.. Rob & Melissa. Why does Rob look so annoyed?? Reagan and "Auntie Ronna" (Ronda) Hunter. I think he's already wishing he had some chest hair. Yes.. he unzipped his zipper that low..

Miss Melissa & Hunter

Happy 2nd Birthday Hunter and Reagan!

Well.. it's here! The twins are TWO!!! The house is all decorated for their party today. It's Thomas and Friends and I know when they wake up from their nap they are going to be so happy! Well.. Reagan never really went to sleep. She's been up there for 2 hours now just talking to herself. At one point, I could hear her singing "Happy Birthday" to herself. I wish I would have recorded it!

To my sweet, sweet babies:

It's so hard to believe that it has been two years since you came into our lives and truly completed your Daddy and I. You have the sweetest personalities and truly make the world a happier place. I pray every day that you will always be kept safe and healthy and will always have happy and thankful souls. You both are the biggest blessing we will ever receive and we love you more than you will ever know.

I love you so much my sweet Hunter and Reagan!!

Almost 2...

Today is officially the last day I can use months to say my kiddos age. Today is also the last day I can tell people "they're almost 2". I'm not sure I like it. What I do like though is how insanely hilarious they are right now. They are totally different little people and it's so fun. Reagan counts to 10 all by herself and loves doing so. She learned that from walking the stairs up and down and us counting everytime. Hunter can count to 10 too but it's more like "ah, dee, doh, da, tee..." You get the point:-)

I will have a nice, longer post tomorrow that I'm sure will make me cry.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Who says Gnomes and Hippies aren't scary?!?!

Rob and Melissa hosted a Halloween Brunch yesterday morning. They went all out and it was amazing... and so much fun! I don't have a great picture of Rob but he was a vampire and even had the creepy contacts and everything! Hunter and Reagan were little garden gnomes. They were supposed to almost have matching costumes but evidently Hunter is a tad bigger than the 2T costume we got. He is a true 2T so I'm not sure what the costume was all about. So.. I had to buy him a Hansel bottom and keep the hat, beard, and booties from the gnome costume. I know for a fact he will want to do harm to me when he sees what I dressed him as for his 2nd Halloween. I don't have very long to dress them how I want so I am taking full advantage of it while I have the chance!

Melissa & ITrevor (Little Bo Peep's sheep!)Ronda the Rydell cheerleader and Tyler as Little Bo PeepShe was pooped!

This is pretty much where he hung out for the entire party. He loves his cars and trains!

Yummy!!!

Cade the Dinosaur!

After the party, we came home, the kids napped and then they went outside to play in the snow! The wonderful thing about Colorado weather is that it can be warm even though there is snow on the ground. They built a snowman and thankfully it was Halloween because it was a pretty scary looking snowman!

I told you it's warm with snow on the ground! I totally dig the shorts AND snowboots!

And... you can slide in the snow! Can you tell she's been waiting on Hunter awhile???

Finally, it was time to carve the pumpkins! Grandpa and Grammy came over to bring some Halloween gifts. They brought plenty of change for Hunter and Reagan to feed to their pigs too! The boy loves his suckers!

He loved this part!! Ick!!

Well.. it may not have been warm enough to not have any clothes on outside but we've been known to be a little white trash now and then...

Hunter is proud of his "jack"

We hope everyone had a very fun Halloween!