1. The toilet paper is always rolled out in your bathroom
2. You can't walk across your kitchen floor without having your feet stick to it.
3. You are smiling most of the day with all the new cute things that they are learning to say and do.
4. The word "No" is the most common word that you hear.
5. every door or cupboard that doesn't have a lock or latch will be all over the house and a total mess.
6. Changing dirty diapers is not as enjoyable.
7. When things are quiet you always need to worry.
8. Always keep a close eye on where you tooth brush has been.
9. There is a good possibility that a few items will be flushed down the toilet.
10. All the childrens books in the house will have at least one page ripped out.
11. They are at the height where they can reach the lights and buttons on the T.V. So the lights will flicker on and off often and it is almost impossible to watch anything without the channel getting changed a few times or having to adjust the volume.
12. Plan on a tantrum or two on about every trip to the store.
13. Watch out for the little body that will be learning how to climb out of the crib soon.
14. Cleaning up fingerpainted cribs and wall after nap time. And they will provide their own fingerpaint. ( my person favorite)
15. Messes in your house that are impossible to stay on top of.
16. Unless you know where every crayon, pencil and marker are you will have beautiful art work on walls and furniture.
17. It is hard to leave the house without hearing cries behind the door as you leave.
18. Don't plan on making through one Sacrament Meeting.
19. lots of juicy kisses.
20. You will find yourself giggling most the day.
21. The dishwasher will be running most of the day. It is all too easy to figure out how to turn it on.
22. Oxyclean is a must for every piece of laundry.
23. No matter how many toys you buy they will always want to play with the things you don't want them to.
24. You are very ready for bedtime each night.
25. You will have
Barney songs running through your head all day long.
Here are just a few I thought of off the top of my head. Are there any others you want to add??
We had no church today due to the temple dedication so I decided to take the girls on a walk up the canyon. They loved it!!
We had a lot of fun finding all sorts of different leaves and rocks that we took home and did some fun art projects with afterwards. 
Lexi also started pre-school this week. She has her cousin and best friend Parker in her class, and here is a picture with their fabulous teacher Miss Ann. We love her!!
I can hardly believe that I have a child old enough to be in 1st grade. It blows my mind!! I have been a little sad as the summer has come to an end knowing that Kali was going to be in school all day long. But at the same time she loves school and thrives on socializing and learning. This is a picture of her at back to school night where she got to meet her teacher Mrs. Clark for the first time .
This is her on her way out the door for her first day of first grade. 
This of course is the high light. Grandpa Downey built this amazing train out of his riding lawn mower and he attached to it these 50 gallon buckets. The kids have such a blast cruisin around the park in this little train. 
I feel so blessed to have married into such an amazing family. Thanks Downeys for being so fabulous!!!!
For those who did not know Lexi has been having some problems with bladder infections and kidney infections. Her pediatrician is a little nervous about what is causing the problem so we went to the hospital today to have a few tests run. The first one was an ultrasound of her kidney and bladder. Then they did a procedure called a BCUG which she needed to be sedated for. I hav known about this appointment for a few weeks and I have had a little anxiety over it. Lexi is absolutely terrified of the doctor, she almost has little panic attacks when she knows we are going. So I have really played up this day for her. I kept telling her that is was going to be her special day at the hospital and she was going to have a special mask and get to wear a special dress. It actually worked out perfect since she loves Curious George and there is an episode that we have where George has to have surgery and so he stays at the hosptial for a few days and has a fun experiece. So she was sort of looking forward to today as you can tell in the first few pictures that I took of her. The day all in all went really well. We wont get any test results back for a few days. 
This is Lexi feeling really special that she got to wear a fun hospital dress just like Curious George did when he had to go to the Doctor.
I told her before we went that she got to wear a mask and it would help her fall asleep and have good dreams about princesses and she just thought that was the great thing. She wanted me to make sure I got a picture of her with the special mask on. It is always a little scary to see your child sedated. I had quiet a few nerves during the whole thing.
She was a little sad about getting her IV taken out and so the nurse gave her a popcicle to help cheer her up.
She thought it was pretty neat to be able to take a ride in the wheel chair.
The twins are 2!!! I can hardly believe it.....I can honestly say that having these 2 darling boys come to our family has been the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. I have learned so much about myself. I have seen faults of mine come to a full head and I have had to really do everything I can do push through hard days that I thought that I could never make it through. I have seen how much joy that can come from being a "stay home mom." The past two years I have been stuck home most of the time. It is way too hard to take all 4 kids out and so instead we have found fun creative ways to enjoy life in our home. These boys are such a joy and have been such a great addition to our home and our family. I have just found that I can do hard things, and enjoy it!!! I love you little guys!! Thanks for making me a better person and adding so much sunshine to our days!!!
