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Jokes Jokes....

So don't panic!  No twins over here.  Kyla thought she would be funny and post a joke on my blog since I posted on her facebook that she hadn't taken a shower for 8 days.....  She is going to get it!

Exciting News!!!!

Well, I have an exciting announcement to make!  I'm expecting twins!!!!  Our two boys Adair Filbert and Lionel Hamilton Sevinc will be here in October (we decided to go with Brittish names this time)!!!  We are so excited!  At first we were taken back by it, and overwhelmed, but since we're now in Utah we'll have a lot of help from my dad.  After all, look how great my brothers turned out!
(....yeah, I'll be hiring help.) 

1 year old pictures!

We took Emily for her 1 year old pictures since her birthday is this week.  She is hilarious.  She loves being the center of attention.  Her pictures all came out good which made it hard to pick. 

I can't believe she is turning one already.  Where does the time go! 

Blessings

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Rocky our favorite dog!  He is the big 4 tomorrow.   So I guess in dog years that makes him the same age as me.  There is a saying I heard when we first got Rocky, 3 years young dog, 3 years good dog, and 3 years old dog.  I would say so far that is about right. 

Rocky was a very happy puppy.  His first 3 years were filled with chewing, peeing, biting, and destroying.  But for the last year, since Emily's arrival he has been a pretty good dog.  I have to admit I have not had as much love for him as I did before Emily came.  Not thrilled about the hair and the messes with a baby around.  But he has been very good with Emily and lets her pull his hair and ride on his back. 

Sometimes he will just get up to go check on her to make sure she is still there.  Kind of sweet but then again I think he might just be waiting for her to leave so we can get back to normal... haha.. 

Rocky will be getting his usual peanut butter and oatmeal cookies for a treat tomorrow. 

Emily's Dress

So Emily got a new dress for church and it is just so cute that I had to share.  She didn't enjoy wearing it but I enjoyed it.... I am so turning into my mom.  Next stop big homemade bows in her hair!!!

Gettysburg

We took the drive up to see the historic sights of Gettysburg last saturday.  It was a beautiful drive through farms and countryside hills (they call them mountains but I refuse to).  The national park was a lot bigger then I expected.  I thought it would just be one big feild that they fought in.  We took the long driving tour through each battlefield and watched the movie and cyclorama.  Very disappointed with the cyclorama because for some reason I swear someone told me it would spin around us but it didn't.  But a very awesome painting. 

It is very sad and humbling to think of all the soldiers that died there.  Their fight and struggles were not in vain.  I see that as one of the biggest changing points in our countries history.  We would be in a whole different country if it wasn't for people standing up for what is right. 

Easter

We had a great Easter weekend.  Dusty and his kids came to visit us.  Sherrie refused to come for some reason.....had to do with a fight with a chair I hear!  haha....

We went to the mall and did the tourist stuff like the monument and saw the big-ol Lincoln.  I am going to have to go back for sure because there is just too many things that we missed.  Especially Dorthy's ruby slippers at the Smithsonian.  That is a must see, but the line was way to long.  Dusty was inspired by a woman posing for photos in the tulips at the mall.  This will teach him not to forward his silly photos to me!  haha...

Emily was so cute playing with the flowers.  She thought she had just been sat in a new play area...

We had a nice barbeque at our house.  It was nice to finally have visitors to fill up the house we are staying in.  Very sad that Sherrie couldn't come but luckily the easter bunny still found the kids!!

New Blog

Hello Blog friends...

I have a new blog in addition to our family blog.  It is a personal scripture study blog that I would love you to check out!  I need help figuring out what it all means.... 

http://asimpletonsscripturestudy.blogspot.com/

Weekend Stats

Happy Spring everyone....

Spring has sprung here in DC.  I have the allergies to prove it.  The weather has been great in between a few rain showers.  This weekend was fantastic.  I got a new cookbook at the library and found a surprising recipe that I HAD to try out.  It was for yogurt.  Yep folks that's right yogurt.  Now this was a mystery to me.  I had no clue what was in yogurt or how it was made.  But being married to a mediterranean we spend a lot of money on the (to me) disgusting curdled milk.  So I thought why not give it a go.  If I can make a big batch of yogurt for Adam at a low price why not.  So I began......  1/2 gallon of milk and 1/2 cup of store bought yogurt plus a few other ingredients.  Total time to make over 12 hours!!  Yes you read that right 12 HOURS!!!!  Not a lot of work except for every 4 hours adding heat or taking it off heat or draining.  So this morning I wake up hoping for a large batch of yogurt that my husband can swoon over and what did I get.....

less than 1 cup of disgusting milk that now looks like cottage cheese/cream cheese yogurt.  Why did I ever think that would work?  Oh well lesson learned...  Pay the money and save the time.   But to make up for it I made an awesome Garlic and Onion Roast for dinner tonight and it was DEEEElicious!! 

Other stats for this weekend... One hike for Emily and Adam, Three trips to 7-eleven to return a redbox, and Four wonderful Hallmark movies. 

Miles of Smiles....

Not much is new for us over here.  Emily and I went to North Carolina to see her cousin Jacob get baptized.  It was a fun weekend with the family.  I can't believe that Jake is eight already.   

Emma was a big helper with Emily.  We were having so much fun that I forgot to take more pictures....

Other then that we are just trying to make it day by day.  Emily has the best smile and loves to make her mommy laugh....  Here is her week in pictures:

Emily is still obsessed with her tongue.  I keep thinking we will move on from this phase but no...

The weather this week was awesome!  Emily finally got to go play outside.  Next stop... maybe a park?!?!

Ugh I am so jealous of her when I see this picture!  I wish I could just plop down and sleep during the day.   Oh to be a baby again!!

I mean come on!!  How much cuter can you get!  She has learned this week that she can clap her hands all by herself.  A few other things she is working on is waving bye bye, putting food in her mouth, pulling herself up to a stance, and she has learned to give five!!  Busy week.....

What is up for next week?  I think it is about time for those teeth to come through...  maybe not.

Pictures... Pictures.... Pictures....

As promised (Jeez LINA!!) here are some adorable pictures of Emily and our new house. Sorry for all you FBer's most have been posted there as well.

This is our new house...

And this is our backyard. Not so much a yard as a river. Our house is like a cabin in the middle of the city. It is great. Nice and quiet. Very different from the UWS in Manhattan!!

Here are some of Emily. She is growing so fast. Sometimes I think it is right before my eyes.

Like her mommy she LOVES sugar... mmmm.... cake!!

She enjoys reading her books. She has her favorite's already. Her most favorite right now is The Greedy Dog. Kind of fitting since she lives with one just like in the book.

Emily is the luckiest girl in the world. She is only 8 months old and has her very own pony!! AKA Rocky the giant dog. She laughs hysterically when her daddy chases around Rocky trying to get her on his back. I think she is laughing more at her dad then Rocky.

Emily is a funny girl. She loves to make us laugh. She is starting to learn if she can make us laugh then she gets to do pretty much what ever she wants. We are suckers for her big blue eyes!!

2010 so far....

Hello friends and family. It has been a long time since I have updated our blog. Big changes for us since the last post. We have moved from New York City to Washington, DC. So far it is going well. I have a new job at the British Embassy that I love. We are living in a big house with lots of room. Our luck has not been so good since we have moved. Our engine went kaput in our Jeep and is still being replaced. And as I am sure you have heard we have had a couple of inches of snow here over the past week. I think at our house we have about 50 inches. On the good side I got to spend two days snowed in at home being lazy watching TV all day... Best day ever!!

Emily is getting so big. She is 8 months old now and getting cuter every day. She is very smiley and happy. It is funny to see her personality come out more and more. I am getting a little worried about the terrible two's and teenage years because I am afraid the little girl has inherited her dad's temper. Right now I think it is hilarious when she gets really mad but probably won't think so in about a year. She is sitting up on her own now but hasn't made it to the crawling stage yet. I am trying to stop her from trying because I dread the day I can't just put her in a corner and walk away... I mean WHAT?!?! I would never do that.... haha...

Hope all is well with everyone and have a Happy Valentine's Day!!
(Sorry no photos my work has blocked me from downloading them here. Will try again later at home)