Well as most of you know we took off to Texas to spend a few days with Pat's family and attend the Arkansas vs Texas football game. Pat mentioned to me while we were still in Utah that there might be a hurricane headed towards Texas. I remember telling him "don't tell me something I can't do anything about....I don't need anything else to worry about". If I had been smart I would have started watching the news and weather and possibly calling the airline for a different trip.
But we headed off to Texas and the boys were great on the flight. They slept, ate and colored. We didn't even have to get out the DVD player which we carry for the final meltdown. We got to Texas Wed.night, picked up our rental car and headed to his sister's house where we were staying because she had kids close the boys' age so there would be toys to play with.
We then started hearing more and more about this hurricane. I got into stress mode and told Pat we HAVE to go buy food, water, gas etc. We headed out Thursday to Wal-Mart only to find the shelves of bread, water, batteries totally bare. We did manage to pick up some necessities and just hoped we wouldn't need a lot. 
(this is Pat's parent's house and the part of the tree we had to get down before it went into the house)Friday was a beautiful day in Texas. We had the kids out playing in the yard, driving the jeep and just burning as much energy as possible. It was the weirdest thing though that afternoon when the black clouds started rolling in. The bad weather hit us Friday night, we lost power that night as well. Saturday was a lot of rain and strong winds. Our family's 3 houses all held up well. There was part of a tree that was hanging over his mom's house that we had to deal with and his sister lost some shingles but all in all we just had a lot of leaves, limbs and trash to clean up. Pat had to get up into the tree about 30 feet and then pull up a chain saw from a neighbor to cut down the large part of the tree.
We did the best we could with no water, no power, no phones and in the Texas heat. The boys were a little out of whack and it was so hot they could not fall asleep so we would drive them around in the car each night until they fell asleep then take them back to bed.
We were not able to get a flight out on Monday as planned and the 1st two flights we were scheduled on for Tuesday were cancelled but we finally got home Tues. night. It was so good to be back home in our bed with a nice long shower. Though we hated leaving his parents without power and water. The good part is they got their power back this weekend.It was not the vacation we had planned but we know we were there for a reason. We did not get to attend the TX vs AR football game as it was rescheduled for the 27th so we do have two tickets for sale at a good price if you know anyone who might be interested.
The boys are back in school and we are gradually trying to catch up on all the sleep we lost.
Hope you are doing well and thank you for all the prayers while we were gone.
Colby was not so thrilled about his trip to the dentist. He did let them clean a few teeth and let the dentist do a very quick check up. They had the cutest monsters/animals with teeth and huge toothbrushes that the kids use to clean their teeth.
They both got a good report though we were told it's time to start flossing their teeth. I just kind of laughed because as adults we hear at every appointment "you need to floss more" so I guess it starts as early as two! I was concerned about their enamel since they were preemies sometimes that is an issue because it does not develop properly or at all. They said there is nothing for us to worry about.
What a way to start off our football season today. Sean's team is called the Woods Cross Gremlins which consist of 8 and 9 year olds and 10 year olds if you weigh 61lbs or less. Which is why Sean get to play on that team. He was 61 pounds exactly.
Our game started off at 9:00 sharp and ended at 11:30. Yes, you are reading that correctly. Our one hour game went into 4 overtimes. Those boys played their hearts out and it paid off in the long run. Sean scored one touchdown prior to overtime but the exciting part is he scored the winning touchdown in the 4th overtime!!!! I swear I was my mom made all over again yelling. I am now starting to understand the pride and support my parents use to give us and all the sacrifices they made so we could participate in sports. I guess some things you really don't appreciate until you walk in their shoes and Pat and I were beaming from ear to ear today.
We are so excited for him and so proud of the whole team. Sean played the entire game except for 3 plays. I have never seen him this exhausted. He gave it everything he had and wow---what an ending and an beginning to our season.
I am not sure I can handle many more games like that. I love the excitment but it makes me a nervous wreck.
Yes, I know Colby is not going to appreciate this picture being on the blog but it was just to cute.
Colby and Austin start their first official day of pre-school on Monday as well. They have technically been in the summer program all summer and now it's time for school. I am actually very glad we started them in July because it has let them adjust in a more relaxed and fun atmosphere. We got the parents' newsletter this week and in the letter it reminded parents about the uniform. I was shocked to find out they have to wear uniforms at the age of 2. Because actual school uniforms are too hard to find in their size they just have to wear clothes that are navy blue, white and tan and all solid colors with no designs, logos etc. First of all I would not dare to send two year olds in white to school....there is not enough bleach in Utah for that. I already send them in the darkest colors because everything is so dirty at the end of the day when they've had snacks, lunch and recess twice in the sand box. I actually did 3 of my volunteer hours at the school this week and I was constantly walking around with Kleenex and paper towels. They have a really great class though and both boys love their teacher.
Colby is doing great after his ear surgery. The actual procedure only lasted maybe 15-20 minutes then he was in recovery. That was a whole different story. I swear he was possessed. He tried to hit, pinch, kick anyone who tried to touch him, talk to him or even look at him. Normally they like for the kids to drink something before they let you go but for us they just said we could go. Once we got home he slept for 3 hrs and woke up asking for chicken nuggets and french fries. He was back to his sweet little self at that point. We'll go back for a check up in 4 weeks and do another hearing test at that time as well. Hopefully with better results than the last one he failed.
Let's see what's new with the boys. They are both singing their ABCs, Jesus Loves Me, Twinkle Twinkle, Wheels on the bus, Baby Bumble Bee and they can say their blessing and nightly prayers. They can count in English and Spanish to 10 and are learning the continents. They are pretty good with colors though both say purple a lot for some reason. 
They are both getting very curious about the "big boy potty" so I think we are headed down the path of potty training very soon, which means I need to get out my toddler parenting book or if anyone has any advice...I'll take it. I did let them both sit on the potty before getting into the bath tub and Colby actually peed. He was so proud of himself. The big reward is getting to flush....the small things that mean so much to a kid.
Sean had his first pre-season game on Saturday and he was awesome. He scored a touchdown and it was one he had to work for...meaning he had to out run the other guys which he did with ease. Pat is one of the coaches and he was gleaming from ear to ear. I was yelling in the end zone, for those of you that knew my Mom when we were in sports, well like Mother like Daugther. We start the season this Saturday and he'll play every Saturday at 9:00. 
