Last week with help

 Well, it was Candice's last week here so we got a lot of things done this week.  Monday I went shopping with Damon and Tyler to look at shoes and get school shopping done.  There was quite a list of things for 2nd grade and kindergarten.  But I am glad we got it done early.  Damon didn't really like the options available at Payless, so we didn't get any.  (We ended up finding some at JCPenny's on Wednesday.)  It was a long outing, we were gone from 10-2pm.  Candice was great to watch the girls and Chris that long. 

On Tuesdays we walk to the Library for story time in the morning and I then I usually go grocery shopping.  I bought a big box of chicken breasts since they were on a pretty good sale.  So in the afternoon I cut up a lot of chicken to have in the freezer. 

Wednesday Candice and I took the girls to JCPenny to get their blessing pictures taken.  We left at 9:00 and dropped off the boys.  We got to the store around 9:45 so we could feed them at 10:00 so they would be happy for their appointment at 10:40.  The funny thing is that the store didn't open until 10, but we followed a lady in an open door.  The store manager asked us if he could help us as we walked in and we said that we were there for pictures.  So he escorted us to the studio.  We browsed the baby clothes while we waited and found these cute outfits.  It is a bit challenging to find clothes for twins.  I like it when we can find something that is the same design but in different colors. 

 Usually I think the girls look so different, but in this shot they look more alike. 

 They are starting to smile now, Jenna more than Kaylee.

Jenna

Kaylee

Thursday my old visiting teacher put on a luncheon for me and a bunch of sisters in the ward.  She wanted to help me get to know more people.  So about 5 moms and their kids came over to our house.  I thought it was going to be crazy with all the kids, but some went outside, and and some played upstairs and some were under 1 and just played on the floor.  It was great to visit and have some time with other moms in the ward. 

Friday was playgroup but only one other mom came.  The boys still had a good time.  They like this park because it has some water jets that shoot up.  We had a picnic then went home in time to feed the girls. 

Saturday Doug and I were invited to a BlueGrass party.  They had a live band and some great food: smoked pork, baked beans, corn on the cob, cole slaw, pork rinds, and strawberries over biscuits.  It was a great last night to have a free baby-sitter.  Candice was so great for these past three weeks.  She would feed the girls and play with the boys and help clean and wash bottles.  I hope that I can handle things on my own.  I'm sure there will be lots more crying now, but we'll get through it. 

So now, we made it back from church with the whole family (this is the girls' third time at church).  It is hard carrying around their oxygen, we will be very excited when we are through with that.  We will test them again either this week or next and pray that they will pass. 

A busy week, but we were able to get a lot of good things done.  Now I think I will just enjoy being home and not doing too may errands.