Happy B-day to ME!!

Okay...here is what 26 looks like. Yikes, I am soooo OLD!! How in the heck am I seriously this old. My birthday has come and gone for another year. I get so into my B-day, I don't know how long I will continue to enjoy getting older but for now I still kinda like it. I like to celebrate ALL week long. Just ask Thiago, I drag it out as long as possible. Everything Thiago asks me to do I say "No, I can't its my B-day". I definitely milk it for all its worth, as that old saying goes.


Me and my cutest little birthday presents, my 2 boys!! Carson was so funny, appearantly he doesn't think older people get birthdays. He kept not believing me and saying things like "no its not your B-day". I would say yes it is, I am 26 and he would say "no, your 4." Hmmmm....


My day was very enjoyable, we didn't really plan a whole lot. That morning I slept in, well sort of. I guess as much as a certain little baby would let me, which was 8:00. Even that felt nice though, usually I am a 6:30 or 7:00 kinda girl. We kinda just hung around the house for a little while and then Thiago got home. He only worked half a day so he could come hang out with us. When he got home we just ran a few errands and that kind of thing. I just love being with my little family, just the four of us.


That night we got together with the rest of my family and met up at Maddox. Turkey steaks...and those rolls. Gotta love it. We decided Maddox since it is in Perry and so Jen and I could just meet in the middle. Plus we love it, so it worked out very nice.


How do babies know to start fussin it up the minute your food arrives....honestly!


Lucky for me, my mom took him so I could enjoy my birthday meal.


Blowing out the candles. If you look close you can see the 2 is broke. Carson did that, he just couldn't leave them alone. I swear the next birthday Carson has all I need to get him is a box of candles. He loves em...


What do you all think of my cake. Thiago would not stop making fun of it. It is a baskin robbins icecream cake, and it was delicious. I ordered it myself on Monday and sent Thiago to pick it up for me. The girl brought it out and the jerk wouldn't stop laughing. He says it looks like a little kids cake. I don't think so!


My mom let us go to her house for cake and icecream since she lives right across the street from Maddox. The kids love it there, she has her huge basement just full of toys. It is like a dream come true for them.


Poor little Lincoln....he didn't get a whole lot of sleep that day for some reason. I got him bathed as soon as we got to my moms and then gave him to Thiago while I hurried and bathed Carson. He should have been starving, but I came back out like 5 minutes later and the poor baby was sound asleep. My birthday just tuckered him out. Well thats that...until next year. I am officially closer to 30 now then 20. Not good.

My other half....happy B-day!

I turn the big 26 tomorrow, which of course means my twinner does too!! She already beat me to this post, the little stinker but I am still going to do one for her too. First off Jen, are we seriously this old. When do you start to feel old, cause I still feel the same way I did at 17, 19, 22...whatever I feel no different. Maybe not quite as cute and skinny but hey, having kids does that to ya. Anyways, as is tradition I wanted to name the top 5 reasons I love my twin so much.....

1. Her sense of humor. Okay she mentioned the exact same thing in her post, but it is true. Her and I have the most twisted sense of humor, well, and our dad. We think the strangest things are funny and we can go on and on laughing about it. If I ever say something funny or think about something that makes me laugh, Jen is the first person I call cause I know she will appreciate it too. We also enjoy talking about the same kinds of things, stupid things that most people would find incredibly boring. However her and I are on the exact same page, just last night we spent 45 minutes talking about the episode of "The Batchelor" we just watched. Thiago makes fun cause he says between the time I reviewed the 2 hour episode with both my sisters, I could have watched the entire thing over again. Thats okay...we enjoyed the conversation. Anyways, Jen this is for you...do some of these items bring a smile to your face. Skip me, Matthew Mconahunk, Meredith (Viera vs. Grey's Anatomy), I wash you, I dry you, and Brooks and Dunn. Just to name a few.

2. Her compassion. My sister has the softest heart in all the world. Their just isn't a mean bone in her entire body, she is seriously the kindest person I know. I can be a little snobbish sometimes, I admit it. In school people used to refer to Jen as the nice twin and me as the bratty twin. Which is probably kinda true. I like to think we are both kinda nice though. Anyways, like I said Jenny has so much compassion and love for other people. She is genuinely nice. She never gossips, is never two-faced, never makes fun, nothing. She sees the good in everyone and even if their is no good in them she still treats them as if they are the queen of the world. She is so incredibly kind, I wish I could be more like that.

3. Great listener. Whatever my problem is Jen is my go-to person. Ashley is as sweet as they come, but she just ends up crying with me and I have to comfort her instead of the other way around. My mom tells me to suck it up and we all have problems, so to stop self-pittying. And Thiago, all he does is think of these ridiculous ways to solve the problem. He says things like "well if I were you". I swear don't men know sometimes we just want someone to listen. Well Jen is my listener. She lets me cry it out, and then in her soft little motherly way she tells me what I need to hear. That all is not lost, and she gives me reason to hope and makes me see my problems in a postive light. She has pulled me through so many trials and dark times. Love her for that.

4. Her example to me. This girl is as good as gold. I can count on one hand the things she has done wrong in her life. She is a parents absolute dream. Me and Ashley were good girls too, but we defintely gave our parents some trouble. Nothing to serious, we just weren't the saints that Jenny was, well is. She is a constant reminder of what I need to be. I tell you what she does no wrong. I look up to her as a sister, friend, mother, daughter, just overall person. This world needs more Jenny's in it.

5. And last but not least, she is my other half. Need I say more. We are twins, that is a bond like no other. We are complete opposites, yet she understands me the way no one else does. She knows what I am thinking before I even say it. We have gone through everything in this life together, I do not know what my world would be like without my twin. I have a special love for her that I share with no one else. Love you little twin, you know this. Happy Birthday, so glad that after our 3 years apart (stupid law school) we are finally together again on our birthday. No one else I would rather share my day with. Love ya Dunn...or should I say Brooks. Ha-ha!!

Baby its cold outside!!

Been awhile since we had any snow, so the minute Carson saw that fluffy white stuff out the window he has been begging to go out. It was kinda sad cause originally me and Ash planned to get together today and let Carson and Brev play outside, but it just didn't happen. Our babies were on opposite schedules and both of us didn't want to leave the house since we had just gotten them to sleep. So poor little Carson had to go out alone. We waited til Thiago got home from work so I could stay inside with Lincoln and then they headed out. Carson kept insisting that they shovel, even though there really wasn't enough on the driveway to shovel. Thiago humored him and they shoveled anyways. We were laughing cause I am sure our neighbors thought we were insane. First of all, he is out there pretending to shovel and 2nd of all check out Thiago's outfit. He was headed to soccer practice so he is wearing quite the getup. And then you have me out there taking pictures of it all. Yeah, us Cano's are kinda nuts!!


Little man hard at work.


Boys will be boys...here is a picture of Carson getting snow thrown at him by his dear old dad. They both tried to throw some at me, I put a quick stop to that as I am sure you can all imagine.


Carson is major into Ninja turtles lately. Thiago was watching the new movie on TV the other night, and was telling Carson all about it. He put it on our DVR and Carson has watched it about 3 times a day for the past week. Fun...NOT!! Anyways here he is doing one of his Ninja moves.


Little close-up of the little fella. In case you are wondering what is up with the bandaid on his nose. Well, he fell down the stairs the other day and got a pretty nasty rug burn. He scratched it last night and made it bleed so he now insists on the bandaid. Got some weird looks while we were grocery shopping today. What do you do...



I just had to throw these pictures in cause I think they are funny. Do you all see the little cards dangling from Lincoln's bouncer. Well those are courtesy of Carson. We picked out his Valentines today at the grocery store and he just loves looking at them. He thought Lincoln might enjoy them too. I was putting the groceries away and Carson asks me for a piece of tape. I give it to him and go about my business. I walk into the family room and this is what I find. The cards taped to his bouncer. When I asked Carson about it he just said that he thinks Lincoln might want to see them. Oh, kids...make me laugh all day long.

Trip to the dentist!

Carson had his first official trip to the dentist today. Uh-oh, scary times!! He did so great though, I wondered if he would be okay cause it is kinda a challenge even getting him to brush his teeth. He has been much better at this since I got him a singing toothbrush that sings Hakuna Matata every time you start to brush, but still. However, there was no fear in him today...the only thing he demanded was that I go first. I sat up in the chair and they did the X-rays on me while he watched. Then Carson sat up on my lap while the hygeinist checked his teeth. He just opened wide and kinda kept laughing . Then the dentist came in and showed Carson the prize he was going to get when the dentist was all done. Worked like a charm he sat perfectly still and waited while the dentist counted his little teeth and checked each one.

When Carson was done, I got my cleaning. It was so cute cause every time the girl would clean my teeth, Carson would smile and pat my leg and tell me I was doing a good job. When I was all done, he asked the lady where his mommy's toy was. It was so funny!! We had a great check-up, both of us. And not one cavity to report. Yeah!!

Happy B-day Brev!!

Our little Brev turned 2 years old this last Monday!! Wow, seems like just yesterday I was going as fast as I could to the hospital, trying to make it there by the time this little guy was born. From my last post you all know how much I love this little guy. I have watched him at least one day a week (used to be 2) since he was born. I love him like he is my own and can't imagine our lives without him in it. Ash had a great B-day party Sunday night for him for all of our family and Souli's family. It was such a fun party and Ash did a great job planning it. On his actual birthday we all were together and just played all day and went to Applebees that night. Just wanted to tell my little buddy that his auntie loves him so much, and hope that he had a fabulous day. We are so grateful to have that sweet little face as part of our family. Love him!!


On a side note, Lincoln was 2 months old on the 17th. I took him in for his well-care checkup and the little guy looks great. He weighed 10 pounds 14 ounces which puts him in the 27th percentile and is 22.5 inches tall putting him in the 31st percentile. Only thing is he kinda lays on the right side of his head more than the left and it is starting to flatten a little on that side. Carson did the same thing, I just have to work with him a few times a day to get him to turn his head the other direction. Also, when he is sleeping or in his carseat I just roll up a little blanket and put it on the right side of his head, forcing it to move towards the left. No big deal...other than that he was absolutely perfect. He is changing so much every day and it is so much fun to see. He smiles all the time, is always cooing and talking to me, he can hold his little head up, he is starting to reach for toys in front of him. He has also discovered his hands and just sucks away all the time. So cute, they change so fast. Makes me sad, but oh so happy at the same time. Sure do love the little one!

Crazy Tuesdays

Oh boy...I just love Tuesdays!! They are my craziest day of the week, and recently they just got a whole lot crazier. Ashley works just one day a week (Tuesday) and I have always watched Brevin for her. Well, we knew when we had the babies that I would continue to do so, except for instead of 2 little boys, it would be two little boys and two newborns. Kinda nuts...although it seriously isn't to bad. This last Tuesday, they were all little angels. Thanks to Jill who helped me out for a few hours while I had a doctor appointment. (Last appointment for awhile at Circle of Life, it felt weird knowing I wouldn't be back for awhile. Kinda bittersweet.) Anyways, even though it can get kinda hectic, I just love that I get the chance to watch her kids. I have watched Brevin since he was a baby, and I love the relationship that I have with him as well as the relationship between him and Carson. He really is like my own little boy sometimes, and I am excited to feel that way for little Elle too.


Carson and Brev kinda just take care of each other. I love when Brevin is here cause he keeps Carson occupied. Instead of Carson following me around, he has someway to play with. These two boys are just like brothers. They love each other most of the time, but fight pretty dang good too.



As far as the babies go, there really wasn't a whole lot of this going on. They were so good for the most part. Things got kinda crazy when they both decided they were hungry at the same time. I was in the middle of feeding Lincoln and Elle started fussin it up. Had to put Lincoln down to fix Elle's bottle, and Lincoln does not appreciate being stopped in the middle of a feeding. Hence the picture.


They spent most of the day side by side in their little bouncers. I do not know what I would do without his bouncer. It is seriously his best friend. It is such a lifesaver for me...anyone having a baby, make sure you have a bouncer!


This picture just makes me laugh. This is actually the next day. I was in cleaning my bathroom and I could hear Lincoln crying out in my room. I knew he was getting hungry, but I really just wanted to get the bathroom finished. So I was putting him off for a few minutes. I then realized I hadn't heard him for a little while, so I went out to check on him. This is what I found. His little hood had fallen over his eyes and he was sound asleep. Me and Carson thought it was so funny, he slept that way for over an hour too. Guess he wasn't as hungry as I thought.

Lincoln's Blessing Day..

Before the actual blessing day, I took Lincoln to get his picture taken in his little blessing outfit. We borrowed Brev's outfit and I just love it. It is kinda funny though cause Brev wore the outfit at 3 months and Lincoln is not even 2 months yet and it is already getting kinda snug. My cute little chunk, getting to big, to fast.


Here he is on his big day. We ended up blessing him on the 11th instead of the 4th which was fast Sunday. Gus and Shalae were out of town that week and we wanted them to be there, so we asked the bishopric if we could do the week after. I was a little sad at first, cause I always like the chance to bear my testimony after my kids are blessed. I just decided to do it the week before though, I just feel so grateful to have my baby and I wanted the chance to express that. Anyways, I was so bugged as I was taking this picture. I purposely waited until right before we were ready to leave to put Lincoln in his outfit, cause I didn't want him to spit up. I get him dressed, leave his bib on, take it off real quick to snap his picture and what does he do. Spits up!! Aaahhh, makes me crazy. Luckily it wasn't alot and I caught most of it in his burp rag. Little turkey!


I had a heck of a time getting this picture. Carson is not exactly a morning person, and he was being such a grouch. This kid sleeps in everyday until at least 9:00, sometimes later. Waking him up for 9:00 church is never a fun experience. Finally after about 10 attempts, I got this kind of cute picture.


The actual blessing was so beautiful, Thiago did such a great job. I was so proud of him. I am so fortunate to have him as my husband and the father of my children. He is so incredible and loves his kids so much. Not alot can get my big, tough guy to cry except when it comes to his kids. He was so cute cause during the blessing his voice kept cracking and he was getting all choked up. He was embarrassed by it, but it just makes me love him all the more. And my sweet Lincoln, was so dang cute. When Thiago held him up for everyone to see, he had the sweetest, little expression on his face. It was just a perfect moment for me.


After the blessing we did the usual, which is head home and have a luncheon. My sweet mother-in-law, let me have the dinner at her house cause mine is just a little to small for all those people. We would have never fit. We had so many family and friends come and support us, and that just means so much to me. I am so grateful to everyone that came and so happy that you are all a part of our lives. Thank-you to everyone, we love you all so much! Here is my baby boy with one of his first smiles, he is starting to smile quite often now...but so far I haven't caught a whole lot on camera.



I wish I had got more pictures of everyone there...I was kinda running around talking to everyone and then I had to feed Lincoln. By the time I got around to taking pictures, people were starting to leave. Here is me and Lincon with my Grandma and Grandpa Williams.


Vovo and Vovo...


Tammy and baby Elle, Ash, Jen and Jill. Love these girls!


Grandma with her two little babes..


Lincoln all tuckered out after his big day, seriously all the little guy did the rest of the day was sleep. Must have really worn him out. Thanks again to all those that came and shared the day with us. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends and we truly love you. It was a great day!

My Rolly Polly!

Look at my little rolly polly...how big is he getting. I love it! Carson was the slowest weight gainer ever, he still is. He is 3 1/2 and weighs a whopping 26 pounds...and that is fully dressed. Not Lincoln though, he is just turning into a little chunk. I think it is so funny, every morning he just looks fuller and rounder to me. He started out so tiny and fragile looking, but there is nothing petite about him now. Another reason it makes me happy is cause with Carson my milk was never very strong, I had to supplement with formula to keep him full. I worried that would happen again this time, but so far he is doing great. It fills him up and he is most defintely gaining weight. Yeah!! Anyways, there is the update on my little chunk, don't ya just love those cheeks. I know I do!

Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam...

I can't believe my little boy is a sunbeam. He really is no longer a baby in anyway, he is such a big boy now. It was a bittersweet moment for me today, to send my little guy into primary. He has kinda been heaving a rough time in nursery lately, since our ward split. He finally got the hang of it though and was doing fine this last week. Well today he made another change...no longer with all the babies in nursery, he made his way in with the big kids in primary. I was so proud of him. We have been talking about it all week, trying to get him excited about it. I thought it worked, but when we got in the primary room with all those screaming kids...well he got very nervous. Poor little guy, he was trying so very hard to be brave but you could tell how scared he was. I walked him up to the front where the sunbeams sit, and showed him his teacher and all that. I then walked to the side of the room by the door, I told him I wouldn't leave until I made sure he was going to be okay. He sat so very brave in his little chair, he had his little finger up by his mouth which is what he does when he is nervous. He kept looking over to make sure I was there, I would smile and tell him it was okay. I sat and watched him look around, trying so hard to not cry. But then that little bottom lip started to quiver, he caught himself though and just looked at me again. He sat just like that for about 15 minutes. I finally caught his eye again and waved goodbye, he waved back but as I was leaving the room I could hear him starting to cry. Break my heart. I knew I just needed to go though, his teacher was great and was right next to him in seconds. I stood outside the door for a second, until I couldn't hear him anymore and then I peaked through the window. He was fine, sitting on his teachers lap watching the kids sing. Oh goodness, I cry typing it. How hard it is sending him out in this world. I know it is silly, its just sunbeams for heaven sakes, but oh the look on his face. I wish I could keep him little forever sometimes, right here safe in my arms. This age is so hard because they want the independence and are starting to break away from always needing our constant care, but it is so hard to let him go. He is my baby and I want to keep him within my protective grasp, but I know that I can't do that. He needs to experience life and everything they goes along with it. Which includes becoming a sunbeam. He made it all through class, and came out all smiles telling me about what they did and proudly showing me his little "I am a child of God" picture. Love this little boy, cannot imagine my life without him in it.

Welcome 2009!

Happy New Year everyone!! Wow, 2009....where in the heck did 2008 go. I can't believe it is January, time is moving way to quickly these days. We had a pretty quiet New Years, not to exciting. We usually get together with all the Brazilians, but I was a little partied out and didn't think that was a great idea for Lincoln. So we just went over to Thiago's parents house with them and his little sister. Ash and Souli decided to come over with us at the last minute. It was a very calm and relaxing night. I don't know about you guys but after all of the craziness of December, I am so ready for things to slow down.



Lincoln was as sweet as can be all night long. About a half hour of fussiness, and then he was an angel. He was sound asleep by 10:00, and slept straight through until 5:00 the next morning. I could not believe it, I kept making Thiago get out of bed and make sure he was breathing. Although, don't you worry, that was just a one night thing. The next night he was back to his normal little self, which means waking me up at least 3 times. Fun!



I think this picture is so funny...me and Ash both look kinda dead in it. We were both so tired and really just wanted to go home and go to bed. But we toughed it out, and stayed until midnight.



Thiago welcoming the New Year. Kinda scary, huh? He really gets into his celebrating, he scared Brev to death. Poor baby.


Our family at midnight, minus Lincoln. Okay, time to go home....


I didn't get hardly any pictures of New Years Day...cute one of my kiddos.


We got up early and went up to Tremonton to have breakfast with my dads family. Later that day we got brave and took all the kids to Tale of Despero. They were all so good in it. Even Lincoln, he just slept right through and never got out of his carseat. Later that night I left the kids home with Thiago and went with my mom and sisters to Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Sooo good, at least I thought so . I totally recommend it to everyone. It was a good day, and a great start for the New Year. I am kinda sad to see 2008 come to an end, it was a good year for our family and one I will look back on with some great memories. I am excited to see what the New Year will bring....hopefully more good!