Our Crazy Life

Wow! What a month. We have made it through the holidays, finals, a wedding, and talks in sacrament meeting. This month has been such a blur but we have enjoyed every minute of it. Dylan and Camryn are such good babies. They sleep well at night and I think we finally have somewhat of a schedule. Gavin and Madison love their brother and sister and are such good helpers. Every morning Gavin changes Dylan's diaper and gets him dressed for me. Gavin even wakes up during the night when they are crying to make sure I get up to feed them. He is going to make an excellent father some day! Madison likes to hold the babies but tends to treat them like she does her dolls. She is learning that babies like to be held still and not bounced all the time. Mark and I are adjusting to having four children and have realized that we each need an extra pair of hands. Life may seem a little crazy at times but we sure feel blessed for all that we have! Here are some pictures of our cute kids. For those of you who have seen Gavin and Madison as babies the resemblance to Dylan and Camryn is quite shocking!

Introducing

Dylan Thomas Hawk

Born: December 10, 2008 at 9:21 a.m.

5lbs. 10oz. and 17 1/2 inches long

Camryn Hawk

Born: December 10, 2008 at 9:27 a.m.

5lbs. 10 oz. and 19 inches long

Dylan and Camryn are such good babies and we are so happy they joined our family! I had a really good experience at the hospital. I went in at 2:00 in the morning and they were born at 9:21 and 9:27 a.m. I didn't have to have a C-section which has always been a possibility. I feel great and Dylan and Camryn are doing well!

Anderson Hospital puts all the babies footprints on the wall. So here is a picture of Dylan and Camryn's footprints. Gavin chose the spot on the wall. He has been such a big help and loves his new brother and sister.

Dylan and Camryn getting ready to go home. We were all glad to get discharged from the hospital and able to go home!

Update

Yes, I am still pregnant. I am 37 weeks but I measure about 49 weeks. I feel like I am 49 weeks too. I am getting really uncomfortable and I am definitely ready to have these babies. I have been frantically trying to get everything done for Christmas. I am finally ready and looking forward to the holidays! I have been so blessed this pregnancy. My first doctor's appointment was very discouraging. The doctor started off by telling me that twins are double trouble then proceded to tell me all the possible problems when having twins. We haven't come across any serious problems and my doctor said she would be ecstatic if I made it to 38 weeks. Only one more week to go until I get to that point. I have a great husband who is such a big help and I am trying to train my kids to do the same. We are really looking forward to the next couple of weeks to see when these babies come. Keep checking our blog for any updates!

October Highlights

We have had a busy October with all the fun Fall activities. Here are some pictures of all the things we have been doing. We sure had a lot of fun this month!

Halloween Parade

Class Parties

Trick or Treating

Trunk or Treat

Pumpkin Patch

Field Trip to the Zoo

Gavin had a field trip to the zoo yesterday. I had the opportunity to go with his class. There were four boys and three adults so it was pretty easy to keep an eye on everyone. I was very glad because I did not want to chase kids around all day. I think Gavin's teacher knew that too! The boys had a lot of fun and were able to get rid of a lot of energy. We visited all the animals that boys love to see. We spent a lot of time seeing the reptiles.

Ashton, Lawson, Evan and Gavin in the reptile building. They watched this snake for several minutes while it slithered up the glass and finally tipped over.

The boys spent a lot of time climbing on the statues and jumping off of benches. Boys will be boys!

The Circus

The circus was in town last weekend so we went with Mark's family. Gavin and Madison had so much fun! They loved all the performers and animals. They even had tigers this year. Gavin loved the tigers and acrobats. Madison loved all the silly tricks and the elephants. Mark enjoyed all of it and I really enjoyed the bleachers that we sat on. I was very uncomfortable but it makes it kind of worth it to see how much fun your kids have!


The circus just started and I was already a little uncomfortable. But Gavin and Madison were watching so intently that they wouldn't even look at the camera.

It's hard to see but these are the tigers. It is amazing the things the trainers get these animals to do.
The elephants were one of every ones favorite!

We couldn't leave until Madison got to ride the pony. She loves animals and one of her favorites is horses.

Wacky Hospital

Glen Carbon School had their annual Fall Festival last weekend. Gavin and Madison took a trip to the Wacky Hospital. They both look pretty beat up. Thank goodness they got stitches and bandages. It took a little convincing to get Madison to go in because she thought she had to see a real doctor. She was also very concerned about the red bandages and would stare at everyone that had one on. When I told her it was just red paint she was all for it, and they both were very happy with the results!