Mom To Many

Silly Little Man

2012-02-02T08:19:00.001-08:00

Must have been very very sleepy.

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Writing her name

2012-01-27T03:05:00.001-08:00

My baby girl is writing her name at 3 and a half years old! She is on the second line of the paper and not the first.

They started doing this a couple works ago at school and her teachers just had her write "Emma" and she insisted that her name is Emma Grace and she wanted to write it all! So proud of my girl!

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Best Daddy Ever

2012-01-24T19:03:00.003-08:00

Man I love this man! I could not have ever asked for a better husband, best friend, or father of my children!

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Warm Weather Fun

2012-01-24T19:03:00.001-08:00

We have been taking full advantage of the warm weather here, and getting lots of outside play time in. Please do notice Emma Grace's new boots! She loves them and wears them everywhere. Thank you Aunt Jennifer!

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Twin Time

2012-01-24T19:02:00.001-08:00

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Brotherly Love

2012-01-24T18:58:00.001-08:00

Taylor is the best big brother my three longest children could ever have! I love that boy so much.

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Addison - 1 Week vs. 21 Weeks

2012-01-23T07:25:00.001-08:00

I can’t believe the difference that 20 weeks brings? Addison has grown from 5.3 pounds to about 13 pounds. Addison started to roll over yesterday and she is smiling and talking like a big baby girl! I think she will be a daddy’s girl because he gets all of her good conversations!

Just for reference – in the one week old picture Addison was in Preemie Diapers, and in the 21 weeks picture she is about to bust out of size 2 diapers.

Those are two different Vaseline brands, but the size of the container is the same. Some moms use stuffed animals to measure their child’s size and really cute props but Vaseline was all I could get mine hands on! Oh the joy of being a mom to 4!

Baby A and Baby B

2012-01-21T17:33:00.001-08:00

21 weeks old! Can't believe how big my babies are getting. Can’t believe Preston already has a Mustache! Love these babies.

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Bouncing Baby Boy

2012-01-19T14:27:00.001-08:00

This little man loves to bounce!

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Growth Spurt

2012-01-17T19:41:00.000-08:00

When I was young I could always remember my mom making comments "you just grow over night." I would think you are crazy that does not just happen. Well once again I have been proven wrong. Yesterday Ryan and I both noticed that Taylor's appetite was through the roof. Well this morning he woke up and started getting dressed for school and we quickly realized that his size 8 jeans did not fit him anymore, but they did last week. And as we were walking out the door he put his shoes on and started complaining that they were too tight. I felt them and his toe was about the pop out of the end of them.

Once again I guess my mom was right - they do just grow over night! Needless to say we had to go out and by new shoes tonight!

Taylor I love you so very much and wish you would stop growing up so quickly.

TREC Showcase Night

2012-01-17T19:36:00.001-08:00

I am so proud of my little boy! He is the smartest child I have ever met, and he is all mine. I still can't believe that I have a child that is as smart as he is!!! But I am afraid he is on the verge of passing everything that Ryan and I know.

Tonight was Taylor's Showcase at TREC. TREC is the Gifted and Talented program that Taylor is in. He got to show us around their facility, and all of the experiments they have been working on. It was really a lot of fun. Little sis had a really good time as well.

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First Full Family Vacation

2012-01-16T11:29:00.001-08:00

Well we did it. We took our first family vacation as a family of six!!! All I have to say is thank goodness Manna, G-Daddy, and Aunt Emily all met us there to have fun and lend a hand. 5 adults to 4 children is a pretty manageable ratio!!!! We actually had a blast and all of the kids did very well. We went down to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl!!! Woo Pig - thank goodness we won the game. We stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge - which was a blast. I can't wait to plan our next trip. The kids had fun and the adults had fun. There was so much to do and eat in the hotel we never had to leave.

Poor Emily had to ride in the back of the car between Emma Grace and Taylor!

Dallas

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20 Weeks Old

2012-01-16T05:33:00.001-08:00

Where in the world has time gone. I can't believe how quick time is passing by, and I can't believe how big my babies are getting.

4 Month Stats:
Date (12/29/11)

Addison:
Height - 24 3/4" (75th percentile)
Weight 12 pounds 11.4 oz (50th percentile)

Preston:
Height - 25 1/2" (75th percentile)

Weight 13 pounds 13 oz (50th percentile)

I think they are doing pretty good considering they were born 3 weeks early, and they are entirely breastfeed!!!

And he rolls

2012-01-11T14:15:00.001-08:00

At 19 weeks old Mr. Preston has started rolling as ac today! He is such a big boy and I am afraid he will be crawling soon.

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Lookin Like Twins

2012-01-08T15:42:00.001-08:00

I love to dress these babies alike.

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Sweet Boys

2012-01-02T09:08:00.003-08:00

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Cartoon Pals

2012-01-02T09:08:00.001-08:00

These two love to watch cartoons together. I am afraid Taylor is going to teach little brother his bad habits!

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New Year's Eve

2011-12-31T19:17:00.001-08:00

My date passed out at 9:05 pm. Thank goodness, now I can go to bed.

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More Christmas Cheer

2011-12-30T14:58:00.000-08:00

Christmas Craft

Happy Birthday Jesus Cake!

Love Bugs

2011-12-28T20:17:00.000-08:00

Twin's Christmas

2011-12-28T19:54:00.000-08:00

Oh how I love these babies. Look how sweet they are holding hands and touching each other. (I promise I will not always let Preston touch Addison’s breast.) They have an incredible bond – one that I am not sure I will ever fully understand.

Christmas 2011

2011-12-28T19:14:00.000-08:00

What a wonderful Christmas we had as a family of 6! Plus Aunt Emily came to stay with us, and Manna and G-Daddy came to visit. And we had the most wonderful Seafood dinner with Mary, Jonathan, and Lucy. I love Christmas and I love it even more with my extra-large family. The big kids each got Flying Turtles and really seemed to love them - they have been riding them for days.

Aunt Emily spent all of Christmas week with us! We are so glad she is home from college!

Emma Grace liked the babies toys more than her own.

Daddy and Addison had the best Christmas nap!

G-Daddy and Preston

Manna

So sweet touching each other:

3 Special Little Girls

2011-12-28T14:20:00.000-08:00

Emma, Lucy and Sadie having the time of their life.

Christmas Eve at Nene and Poppy's

2011-12-28T13:46:00.001-08:00

We had a wonderful time at Nene and Poppy's house on Christmas Eve. Well that is until we had to head to the ER to get Addison's ear infection diagnosed.

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2011 Christmas Ornaments

2011-12-28T13:42:00.001-08:00

I did not get around to getting everyone one but I did find these two ornaments for me and Ryan to help represent the twins birth!

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Emma Grace's 2011 Christmas Program

2011-12-28T13:08:00.000-08:00

Emma Grace did such a good job at her Christmas performance this year. She was so very excited to see all of her fans in the audience. She just waved and waved and smiled and smiled at us. I love this little girl so much!

Four Months Old

2011-12-27T20:04:00.001-08:00

Wow how the twins are growing so fast. I can’t believe they are already 4 months old (a third of a year old). The days are passing by so quickly! Both babies go for their four month check up tomorrow so I will have an exact weight for them. But they are roughly 13 pounds. Preston is about to roll over, and he like to do sit-ups in his swing. Addison is very continent when she is held. Both babies are smiling really big and laughing at mommy and daddy when they are entertained. They both still sleep a lot – probably about 19-20 hours a day. They are both still up in the middle of the night at least once! Preston loves to watch TV. Addison is just starting to get over her first ear infection. They are both still breastfed, and wearing cloth diapers on the weekend. I am looking forward to experimenting with homemade baby food in a couple months. Oh how we love these babies.

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2012 Year End Review

2011-12-27T20:02:00.000-08:00

WOW! What a year it has been. We can sum it all up by saying that “we are so thankful we all survived. And we are thankful to be moving into 2012 as a healthy happy family of 6 and starting a new chapter in our life.”

Highlights from 2012 include:
• Being blessed with a third pregnancy!
• A wonderful trip to Disney World
• Finding out we were having twins
• Moving to the Farm
• Selling our House
• Emma Grace becoming a Big Sister
• Taylor being accepted into the Gifted and Talented
* 6 months of maternity leave/medical leave
• 2,442 baths in the Coble House
• 1,400 little nails clipped
• 8,000+ diapers used ($1,500 spent on diapers)
• 2,520 time babies nursed
• 14 Ultrasounds
• At least 45 doctor appointments
• And 7 visits to the emergency room

I honestly did not know that we could fit so much into a year! And honestly I don’t know how we could have possibly been so blessed throughout this year. Beginning on January 6, 2011 and finding out we were expecting baby number three and thinking “oh Lord, how can we possibly handle this.” And then on March 1st finding out we were expecting twins, and the scariest news of our lives coming the first of May at our Week 20 ultrasound. And the fear of delivering our babies at 25 weeks gestation, and then again at 34 weeks gestation. And let’s not forget the 6 nights spent in the hospital with kidney stones, the ureter stint, and the 10 weeks of bed rest, and not being able to care for my family and having to become completely reliant on others.

Meanwhile Emma Grace was busy turning three, dealing with the anticipation of mom on bed rest/becoming a big sister, not napping anymore, and building an unbreakable bond with her daaaadaaaa (daddy). While Taylor was busy having corrective ear surgery, spending the summer with his Manna on many adventures, and starting the second grade. All the while Ryan was running the house and taking care of everyone’s every need.

But in the end we were blessed with two full term healthy babies!

Obviously the biggest happening of 2011 was the twin pregnancy, birth of the twins, and first 4 months of the twin’s lives. This has probably been the biggest challenge that we have been through as a family, but I am so pleased to be able to reflect back over the past year and see how we have grown as a family and in our relationship with God. This experience has only brought us closer to each other and has been worth the uphill battle.

Life is such a blur right now and it has been a tough year. People often ask “how we do it?” And the answer is simple “we just take it one day at a time.” We have had to cut back in a lot of ways. We spend a lot of time at home hanging out together, but this has truly caused us to become closer as a family and to enjoy the simpler things of life.

I often catch myself saying “Lord what have we done to be so very blessed?” We know that we owe it all to you, and we probably even owe you at this point, so lead us and we will follow and always be your faithful servants.

A special thank you goes out to everyone who helped us get through this year: Manna, Nene, Poppy, Mary, Emily, Jonathan, Pop Roy, Ms. Peggy, Sean, Aaron, Audrey, friends, and the list goes on and on. But most importantly I have to give recognition to my wonderful husband! I have never in all my life seen a man jump in and get as involved as Ryan did in 2011! He is truly the best husband and father a family could ever ask for.

We are looking forward to the adventures of 2012!

Plan B

2011-12-27T18:00:00.000-08:00

Not sure that I have blogged much over the past three weeks since being back at work. Time seems to have escaped me! Work is wonderful. My team seems to be excited that I am back, and I am so very thankful that they held my job for me for 6 months! My company is wonderful. I love what I do and the people I get to interact with on a daily basis. For the most part I am able to keep my milk supply up while away from the babies, and pumping four times a day (which I am so thankful for). My company has been very supportive of me and my desire to modify my schedule. I am working 7:30 – 2:00 so that I can pick Taylor up at school every day. I get him picked up and then we head to Wee Friends (daycare within our church) and pick up the three little kids.

Everything is almost picture perfect! With the exception of what it takes to get out of the house in the morning and the madness that is involved with our afternoon and nighttime routine. Every day we have to make sure that we have 10 bottles for the babies, and bags of milk, and diapers. I have to haul all three little kids in using a double stroller. And it takes just as much to get home. At home we have to get homework done, bottles watched, baths, dinner made, and at 10:00 when all children are in bed I try to log back into work and catch up on anything I may have missed or catch up on anything that needs to be completed.

It has been so unpleasant that Ryan and I have discussed becoming a one income household several different times. But we are not really sure that is our desire at this point in our life. So we are moving on to Plan B. Plan B = hire a nanny.

A friend of mine has just decided to become a stay at home mom, which I am very excited about for her and her family. So this opened up a position for her nanny, whom she had been using for almost three years with her twin daughters. (Twin is the key word here because it take a lot of work to work with twins day in and day out.) Ryan and I interview Brittany and then had her over to watch the babies while we observed and we loved her. Brittany starts next Monday and we are praying she is the answer to our prayers!!!

Sisterly Love

2011-12-23T19:57:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas from the Coble's

2011-12-23T19:37:00.000-08:00

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hoping that you can enjoy the true meaning of Christmas and celebrate in the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. What a wonderful gift for each and everyone of us. Love, The Coble's

Merry Christmas from the Coble's

2011-12-23T09:00:00.001-08:00

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My stach

2011-12-23T08:55:00.001-08:00

I am a dairy cow, so I thought I would post a picture of my milk stash because I know everyone is interested.

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Sensory Time

2011-12-23T08:50:00.001-08:00

These polymer water ball are great for sensory time! The big kids had so much fun playing in them.

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Taylor's class Christmas party

2011-12-23T08:49:00.001-08:00

We have been so blessed to have great teachers at Taylor's school!

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Merry Christmas from the Twins

2011-12-23T08:46:00.001-08:00

So stinkin' cute!

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Christmas Sunday School Party

2011-12-21T04:20:00.001-08:00

We had the best time hosting our Sunday school Christmas party last weekend. There is nothing better than fellowship with great friends.

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Taylor Spreading Christmas Cheer

2011-12-21T04:17:00.001-08:00

Taylor had the best time making cards for his classmates. He is the most thoughtful child, he tells me that all he wants for Christmas this year is to spend time with his Nene and Manna. Boy do I love him, and oh how proud I am of him and his many accomplishments in life.

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Boys

2011-12-21T04:16:00.001-08:00

Love these boys! Dont they look so much a like?

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Christmas with Pop Roy and Ms. Peggy

2011-12-21T04:14:00.001-08:00

We had the best time celebrating Christmas with the Coble family last weekend! We missed Lawson and Britain, but are excited about seeing them next weekend.

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A Day In The Life of The Coble Family

2011-12-15T19:00:00.000-08:00

A Day In The Life of The Coble Family

• 3:30-4:00 a.m. – rise and shine for mommy daddy and usually Preston! Feed and diaper Baby B and then on to Baby A.
• 4:30 – Ryan starts to get ready and makes coffee, and I pump
• 5:00 – I start to get ready
• 5:30 – enjoy 10 minutes of quite time with Ryan and coffee
• 5:45 – start making breakfast and lunches, pack: bottles, breast milk, diapers, pump, and computer.
• 6:00 – start getting big kids dressed and fed.
• 6:20 – mom and dad get work clothes on
• 6:45 – put twins in their car seats
• 6:50 – mom leaves with three little kids and heads to playschool, Ryan takes Taylor to school.
• 7:15 – mom and dad get to work
• 7:30 – Laura - pump and work
• 9:30 – pump and work
• 11:30 – pump and work
• 1:30 p.m. – pump and work (and yes I feel a lot like a dairy cow)
• 2:15 – leave work and go get in carpool line
• 2:30 – pick up Taylor and head over to daycare to pick up the three little kids
• 3:15 – get home, and get the car unloaded (pump, computer, purse, babies and car seats). Get the babies fed and settled (and then pump after feeding them). Then get the big kids started on an activity and homework for Taylor.
• 4:30 – get the big kids in the bath tub
• 5:00 – get dinner started, and feed babies
• 6:00 – Ryan gets home from work
• 6:15 – enjoy dinner together and pray the babies don’t wake up so we can eat and interact with the Taylor and Emma Grace.
• 7:00 – I usually feed the babies, and Ryan helps clean up from dinner, and after feeding the babies we try to get them to nap for a little while, while we get the big kids into bed.
• 7:30 – start getting the Taylor and Emma Grace to get their teeth brushed, and into the bed. Ryan usually does bedtime/reading time/and prayer type with the big kids.
• 8:30 – start the baby’s bath, and nurse them for the last time of the day. Then rock the babies to sleep.
• 9:45 – get babies in bed
• 10:00 – pump!!!! And log into work and finish up anything that did not get completed during the day.
• 10:30-11:00 – get into bed!
• 2:00 a.m. – Get up to feed Preston.
• 3:30 – 4:00 the next day – get up and start all over again!!!!!!!!

Deviation from Daily schedule:
• Tuesday – Taylor has Kids of the Kingdom at Church, and we eat dinner at church after that, and they by 6:30 Taylor and Daddy go to Cub Scouts.
• Saturday – big kids have swim lessons at 9:30
• Sunday – Church and lots of family time.

We are busy but we love our hectic schedule and our plethora of children.

Preston 12/13 weight update

2011-12-14T15:23:00.001-08:00

Yesterday Preston weighed in at 13.3 pounds. Which put him in the 50th percentile! He is getting so big.

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Dugger Encounter

2011-12-09T02:52:00.001-08:00

Last weekend I had the opportunity to meet the Dugger! I was so excited to see them that I graded my sister-in-law and we chased them down the road to get out picture! Great fun...

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Breakfast with Santa

2011-12-09T02:50:00.001-08:00

Last weekend we had breakfast with Santa, and the bentonville Christmas parade. It was a very fun day spent with family. I love to watch little Lila, Lucy and Emma Grace play together.

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First week of work

2011-12-09T02:40:00.001-08:00

The best thing about my babies being in playschool has been how sleepy they are when they get home! They sleep all afternoon and through the night. Last night they slept for 10 hours! They have never slept through the night before.

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Sister Friday

2011-12-02T11:07:00.001-08:00

The babies and I had the best time playing with Mary and Lucy today. We went to a warehouse sale in fayetteville and the tyson family store. We stopped in on Emily and had brunch with her. I am going to miss my sister time when I go back to work. Love you sis!

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My big Preston Baby!

2011-12-01T07:49:00.001-08:00

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Gingerbread Craft Time

2011-12-01T07:48:00.001-08:00

The big kids and I have really enjoyed our craft time and last night was not exception while we made and decorated gingerbread cookies.

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Twin Pictures of the Day 3 months old

2011-12-01T07:46:00.001-08:00

Can't believe my babies are already three months old! Love the babies.

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Future Ladies who Lunch

2011-12-01T07:45:00.001-08:00

Sadie, Lucy, and Emma Grace at out church Tuesday night dinner.

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Little Spot Dog

2011-11-28T11:40:00.001-08:00

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Dino Craft Time

2011-11-28T04:00:00.001-08:00

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My Christmas Babies

2011-11-28T03:59:00.001-08:00

Emma Grace Loves to be Addison's Twin! They are so sweet together.

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Christmas in Fayetteville

2011-11-28T03:56:00.001-08:00

I love Christmas in Fayetteville, and watching my kids faces light up at the Christmas joy!

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Thanksgiving Craft Time

2011-11-28T03:38:00.001-08:00

The kids had the best time making cinnamon Christmas ornaments on Thanksgiving! We don't get to get out of the house much so I try to always make sure we have crafts planned, and the kids love them!

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Thanksgiving Fun

2011-11-28T03:35:00.001-08:00

We had a wonderful thanksgiving spent with family this year. I looooooove getting to spend the day cooking with my sisters. Missed mom and dad but maybe next year.

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My Twins!

2011-11-28T03:29:00.001-08:00

Yes that is Preston with a bow on....

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My Twins!

2011-11-28T03:25:00.001-08:00

Yes that is Preston with a bow on....

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Land Pictures

2011-11-22T12:08:00.000-08:00

My blog readers can ignore these pictures – these are pictures of our land that I have posted for my architect. He works in Little Rock so this was the easiest place to upload the pictures to.

Bedrooms/Bathrooms

• Four Bedrooms
      o One Master
      o 3 Kids
           One bigger than other – girls will share after done with nursery
• 3 - 3.5 Bathrooms
     o Master Bathroom
     o Boy’s Bathroom
           Jack and Jill area (either in boys or girls)
     o Girl’s Bathroom
           Maybe two sinks

Study:
• If budget allows – would be appealing room beside the foyer
• Could potently turn into a bedroom
• Built in bookcases

Laundry Room:
• Either two laundry rooms or a spot for two washers and dryers
• Room for dirty clothes organizer
• Countertops
• Cabinet space
• Would like laundry room to lead to the backyard so we can have a dog door leading to fenced in yard for dogs.
• Ironing station cabinet built in wall
• Built in kennel
• Lots of space to store all kids cloths so they can get dressed in laundry room and I don’t have to run all over the house putting up clean cloths
• Maybe double as study with room for desk

Extra’s – Wish List:
• Pool – space to one day maybe put in a pool
• Security System – maybe, could be added when kids get older
• Basement and/or Attic – unfinished
• Porch – can we construct now so that we can enclose one day?
• Washable paint – not flat
• Non textured walls
• White ceilings
• Consider exterior wood burning stove for supplemental heat
Kitchen:
• Lots of cabinets
• Large drawers to store in
• Large Island to fit four bar stools
• Room for a kitchen table
• Needs to be close to garage/carport – for carrying in groceries
• Gas stove
• Place for china cabinet or a built in

Den:
• Would like for Den and kitchen to be one long conjoined room so that family can be in one space at one time.

House First Floor:
• Would like tall ceilings on first floor, and tall doors – maybe?

Front Porch:
• Would like to build so that one day we could enclose, and add square footage.

Look how they have grown

2011-11-21T18:45:00.001-08:00

Pictures in the boppy to show how we have grown. At 12 weeks old they almost don't fit in it together.

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Christmas Craft for the Big Kids

2011-11-20T15:40:00.001-08:00

The big kids and I had a blast decorating tiny Christmas trees yesterday.

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My Babies

2011-11-18T19:46:00.001-08:00

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Special Visitors

2011-11-18T19:44:00.001-08:00

Last weekend we had special visitors! Ryan's grandparents came to visit us. We had a nice time hanging out. And we also had lots of little hunters join us. We are so blessed!

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Craft time

2011-11-18T19:35:00.001-08:00

The big kids and I had the best time making homemade heart shape crayons. I love our craft time.

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Harvest Brunch

2011-11-18T19:34:00.001-08:00

Yesterday was the annual Harvest Brunch at Emma Grace's school so the babies and I packed up to join her. We had the best time! When it was time for Emma Grace to go back to class she decided she would rather come home with me and the babies! We had the best day. I really enjoy my special time with big girl.

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Smart Pants Coble

2011-11-16T13:45:00.001-08:00

Today Taylor came home from school and he insisted on writing a voluntary book report on Ancient Egypt, so we fired up the internet and got busy. I don't know who's kid this is......

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11 Weeks Old

2011-11-11T13:24:00.001-08:00

Can't believe my babies are 77 days old today on 11-11-11. They are officially older than the time I spent on bedrest. There was a time that I thought this day would never come. And as of today my skinny jeans fit! These are my pre pregnancy jeans!

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Play Time

2011-11-10T16:18:00.001-08:00

At 10 weeks old little Preston started to reach and grab for toys while playing on his play mat.

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Special Visitors

2011-11-07T03:42:00.001-08:00

Last week we had some special visitors: Papa Roy and Ms. Peggy came over and brought dinner and the babies new Stroller. We had a wonderful visit. Ee are so blessed to live by so much of our family.

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Fellowship at the Park

2011-11-07T03:39:00.001-08:00

A couple weeks ago we had out fall party and fellowship with our Sunday School class. The kids had a blast playing together and the adults indulged in the chilli cook off. We are so blessed to have such good friends.

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Dr. Coble

2011-11-07T03:33:00.001-08:00

I thought this picture was so cute!

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Friday Country Living Fun

2011-11-07T03:32:00.001-08:00

Friday after school the kids and I got home from picking Taylor up from school and found two burn piles that Mr. Johnny had started. So we packed up our smores kits and strolled to the flame to roast marshmellows! We love country living.

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Matching

2011-11-07T03:22:00.001-08:00

Love these matching outfits that Aunt Jennifer made the twins.

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My Other Twins

2011-11-07T03:14:00.001-08:00

Emma Grace got the biggest kick out of hers and Addison's matching outfits. They looked so cute for church yesterday!

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10 Weeks Old

2011-11-06T19:57:00.000-08:00

Special Emma Grace Day

2011-11-04T10:38:00.001-07:00

Today Emma Grace stayed home from playschool so we could have a special day together! We did our circle time flash cards. This child can identify her numbers 1 - 10 and she can identify 95% of the alphabet, and all of her colors. I am so very proud of her and everything she knows at three years old. Her and her teachers work very hard at playschool! Then we did some holiday painting, and bear sorting.

We cleaned out our piggy bank and worked on our coin recognition, so she could make a deposit in her 529 account, when mommy runs in the bank this afternoon. When asked what she is saving her money for - her reply is "for college so I can be a doctor."

We cooked eggs for breakfast - Emma Grace cracked all the eggs without getting to many shells in them! Then she helped me make black eyed peas for dinner. Emma Grace helped me hold the babies, and even fed her baby doll a bottle while I nursed the twins. Then we got dressed in Lucy's Razorback dress because that is what Emma Grace wanted to wear- sorry sister we will get it back to you. And then we had lunch together and sensory time with dried beans. Did I mention that we painted our nails together, and ate lots of Halloween candy!

It has been a great day and it is only 12:18! I love this little girl and I love being a mommy!

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Love Bugs

2011-11-02T19:37:00.000-07:00

Holding Hands!

2011-11-01T17:55:00.001-07:00

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Mommy's Work Party

2011-10-30T04:28:00.001-07:00

Thursday the kids and I packed up and dressed up and headed to my work for the annual Halloween party. It was so much much fun watching the kids play, and getting to catch up with some of my coworkers that I have not seen much of in the last 19 weeks. I work at the most amazing company and with even more amazing people! Taylor dressed up as a cub scout, Emma Grace dressed up as a fairy princess, and the twins dressed up as Twins! Emma Grace will be able to wear her outfit for the next 9 years because I bought a size 12 because that is all that they had left at the store 5 days before Halloween.

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Saturday Family Time

2011-10-30T04:22:00.001-07:00

We had a great time yesterday watching the Arkansas game with aunt Emily. The kids and o tried to stay out of the way so we carved our pumpkin. Emma Grace had a blast digging out the inside of the pumpkin and then rubbing oil on the seeds to cook. She is not obscured of anything, I think she will probably be my doctor!

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Tricker Treating At Daddy's Office

2011-10-28T19:25:00.001-07:00

The kids had a blast at ISD daddy's office this afternoon.

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Twins Two Months Old

2011-10-27T19:20:00.001-07:00

Yesterday (10/26) the twins turned two months old. Oh my goodness I can’t believe how fast they are growing up. Things are seriously going by too fast – Ryan and I agree that we both feel like we are living in a fog right now because we are so very busy, but we are trying to enjoy every single minute. Taylor and Emma Grace are doing very well with the new babies. Emma Grace love to help out and she is very good at helping with the babies. She is gentle, and she loves to help me put their passies in their mouth. Taylor states “that he helps by staying out of the way.” Funny little guy!

While the twins were getting their shots today, the sweetest thing happened. Preston went first, and when he started to scream bloody murder his sister immediately started to scream bloody murder. I think she felt his pain.

Twin’s stats:

Addison:

Length: 21 ½ inches (10^th percentile)

Weight: 9 pounds 4 ounces (10^th percentile)

Head Circumference: 15 inches (25^th percentile)

Preston:

Length: 22 ½ inches (10^th percentile)

Weight: 10 pounds 3 ounces (10^th percentile)

Head Circumference: 15 inches (10^th percentile)

Did you know that boys and girls have different growth curves? Both twins’ heads measured the same at 15”. I know that is hard to believe that Preston’s is not twice the size of Addison, but I made them measure twice. But Preston is in the 10% percentile and Addison is in the 25% percentile. Interesting isn’t it – I never would have know this if I had not had twins!!!! Makes it all worthwhile.

These two love each other! Even when they are mad they can calm each other down when they are side by side. I love the bond they have, and look forward to watching it grow more closely.

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Twin Bonds

2011-10-25T15:27:00.001-07:00

Theses guys really do love each other. They can be super fussy but when you put them together they relax and calm down. I love them so,much!

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8 Weeks Old

2011-10-22T20:25:00.001-07:00

Can't believe my little love bugs are already 8 weeks old. I love them so much, and could not imagine life without them.

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Cousin Time

2011-10-22T20:24:00.001-07:00

We had the best time today all day long hanging out with Lila and her parents, Lucy and family, and Aunt Emily. Emma Grace was in hog heaven with all of the friends at the house.

Uncle Aaron came over extra early to go hunting with Ryan and Taylor, and they got a deer. Which was Taylor's first. He was pretty excited.

We love family time!

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Pretty Princess

2011-10-20T09:56:00.001-07:00

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Baptism After Party

2011-10-20T09:22:00.000-07:00

After the twin's baptism we had everyone over for lunch and fellowship.

Aunt Audrey and Uncle Aaron:

Aunt Mary and Memaw. My memaw made the long 10 hour trip over from Alabama to see the twins - it was so good to see her and my Aunt, Uncle and Ms. Minny Pearl. I love family!
Memaw, Aunt Gwyn, and Preston. My Aunt Gwyn's daughter Laurie (my cousin) has twin girls. I guess you can say they run in the family!
Memaw and Addison:
I love these pictures - check out Emma Grace's precious little facial expressions:

She loves her daddy!
My handsome big boy!
And for every celebration we must have a Rick's Cake!
Little snake lovie!

Twin Baptism

2011-10-20T08:41:00.000-07:00

On October 9, 2011 the twins were baptized. It was such a beautiful service and Ryan and I felt so very blessed to be able to baptize two healthy babies at just six weeks old. We were reminded how blessed we were with these babies, and we had the opportunity to publicly thank our family, families, and church congregation for their on going prayers for our babies. Without these prayers and support Ryan and I fear where would we would be now. I am so moved by God’s plan for our babies. I don’t know why some of us are blessed in different ways. We tried to deliver our twins at 25 weeks, but luckily the doctors were able to stop my labor, and then the same thing happened at 34 weeks. Only by the grace of God were we able to carry the twins to 37 weeks! Thanks be to God!!!

Reverend Rex Dickey and Addison:

Susan and Rex showing the babies to the congregation:
Mommy and Daddy and Reverend Ben Hines. Special story - Rev. Hines has helped baptize all four of our children and he married me and Ryan. He is a very special man in our live and we are so blessed that he shared in this special day with us.
Baptizing Preston:
Baptizing Addison:
Proof that I do fix my hair, make-up, and wear dresses! It does not happen very often these days, but this was one of those special occasions!
Reverend Susan, Reverend Ben, Reverend Rex:

Love the little outfits that the babies wore, they had matching blankets, hats, and gowns.

Preston:
Addison:

G-Daddy, and the babies:

My Four Little Treasures

2011-10-20T08:18:00.000-07:00

I love these kids, and these pictures. Aren't these shirts the very best! My dear friend Candice made them for us - she is so very talented.

Taylor I love that smile.

I love Emma Grace's eyes in this picture - they make me melt every time I see them.
I would be pissed off to if someone put a bow on me this big!
These eyes also make me melt! And those chubby cheeks.

Love This Little Girl

2011-10-20T08:10:00.000-07:00

I love this little girl. I have no idea who dressed her this day, but I love her little boy short, her pj shirt, and her "bling bling" shoes that are on the wrong feet! She is so carefree, and I think this picture of her feet out in the air depict that well.

Back Yard Campout

2011-10-20T06:55:00.001-07:00

These pictures are very old (4 weeks old) – the twins were only four weeks when we did this, but I am just now cleaning off my camera. Ryan wanted to take the big kids camping to give them a fun adventure and out of the house and away from the boredom of the babies. Well after he got the camper out he was worried about the tires and did not know that he wanted to drag the camper out to the lake, so he parked it in the back yard and had a “Back Yard Campout.” We had the best time. Nene, Poppy and Aunt Emily spent some time with us roasting marshmallows, and then Ryan spent the night with Taylor and Emma Grace in the camper. Ryan said that “Emma Grace woke up with the biggest smile and declared she had fun, and it was well worth the trouble and the uncomfortable nights sleep!” My kids have the best daddy ever (well besides my dad)!

Pumpkin Patch with the Family

2011-10-18T18:12:00.001-07:00

We had the best time at the pumpkin patch with Uncle Sean and family this weekend. I love wearing a baby!

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Family Time

2011-10-18T17:31:00.001-07:00

We spend a lot of time at home together these days. Here are some fun pictures of the kids.

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2011-10-18T12:56:00.001-07:00

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Love bugs

2011-10-14T20:32:00.001-07:00

I love this picture - it looks like Preston is having a conversation with sister.

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Taylor's ER visit

2011-10-14T20:29:00.001-07:00

This week poor Taylor slammed his finger in the car door and we had to head to the ER to get it checked out. Luckily it was not broken but it did end up swelling to about three times its normal size. Thank you Nene and Poppy for your help.

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They found each other

2011-10-14T20:28:00.001-07:00

Tonight the twins found each other. They were so sweet looking at each other and touching each other. I pray the group up close.

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Little Kowen

2011-10-11T11:16:00.001-07:00

The babies and I went to see baby Kowen and his momma today after my doctors appointment. It was so nice to get out of the house and catch up with Sarah. I also enjoyed watching Kowen fall asleep while he was eating and sitting up in his high chair. Thanks for entertaining us Sarah!

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6-Week Follow Up

2011-10-11T11:11:00.001-07:00

Today was my six week follow up appointment and everything went great! I made my doctor stop and pose for a picture so I would have one for the twins baby book. I heart Dr. Seale - she took such great care of us. I am not sure why my hand is on my belly I'm not pregnant anymore.

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Matching Babies

2011-10-11T11:06:00.001-07:00

I love these matching gowns! So sweet.

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