Twins turn 3

I can't believe they are already 3 years old. Jaxon and Miles have been the most challenging and biggest blessing in our lives. Twins are hard but, the blessings and love are double!

A little bit about my boys.

Jaxon:
He is such a cute little quirky kid. He is constantly making faces. I've caught him looking at himself in the mirror practicing different facial expressions...adorable!! He can raise one eye brow and does it frequently. He has a very obvious lisp that is so endearing. He is constantly asking me to "muggle" (snuggle). He loves to be hugged, kissed and wrestled. He always give 2 hugs and 2 kisses when I leave him. He asks for it by holding up two fingers and when he says kiss with his lisp I just melt. He has lots of energy! He is super duper loud. Everything he says is in a yell. But, when I tell him to whisper he puts his finger to his lips and says, "sssshhhhh" (imagine the lisp).  Jaxon has this thing about being on his head. The nursery leaders say he's always over in the corner doing a head stand against the wall or he'll do summersaults as he enters a room. It's the same story at home. He'll watch cartoons on his head. Or he eat snacks flipped upside down on the couch. Makes me wonder if he'll be an Olympic gymnast or something. So quirky.I love it! Another funny thing about Jaxon is he loves to pretend to be a kitty. He'll often answer my questions with a meow. If he's ever in trouble he'll start meowing and cuddle up to me as if to say he's sorry.a  Jaxon is a dramatic kid. Whether he is excited, sad or hurt it seems to be either very loud and crazy or he will just find a corner and work it out by himself. His tantrums are hilarious. He'll be upset about something and instead of kicking and screaming he will just fall to the floor, stare off into the distant and completely ignore anyone who's trying to console him. It's slightly disturbing and often very very frustrating. His smile is the sweetest. You can finally see his teeth now when he smiles. Recently he makes the cutest face where he squishes up his nose and shows off his upper teeth...cracks me up! Anything can be made better with a kiss. Hurt knee, pinched finger...only requires a kiss. Somewhere along the way the twins have chosen favorites. I am Jaxon's favorite. If they ever need held, cuddled or have any reason to choose a parent, Jaxon chooses me.  Jaxon is all boy. Loud, fast and energetic! I'm so in love!

Miles:
Sweet sweet Miles. This kid instantly makes friends with just one little smile. People always looks at him and ahhh like he's a little furry kitten or something. It's so funny to me. He's has feathery light blonde hair that makes him even cuter. His smile makes you absolutely melt into his hands. His smile shows all of his teeth and lots of his gums too. Big smile, sweet tender heart. He's a bit more emotional then Jaxon. Miles has a very soft, high pitched voice that makes you want to say YES every time. He has a thing for Aunt Sharli and loves to call or facetime her just to get shy and run away. He has a cute little mousy face. His kiss pucker is so funny. Miles has a major obsession with his spiderman hat. He takes it everywhere! He even sleeps in it. I fear for the day it gets lost or stolen. Miles is also very attached to his blanket. He seems to be more fragile and usually gets sick more then Jaxon. Miles is totally a daddy's boy. He will always choose dad over me. Even with things like unbuckling his seat belt or changing his diaper. He prefers dad over me in a big way. Sometimes I get jealous, but I think it's great he has such a loving relationship with J.R. It's sweet. Both boys are super smart. Both know their ABC's and can recognize almost all the letters and numbers up to 10. They can count to about 14 then usually skip a few to 20. They go to a little preschool twice a week and love the interaction with other kids and the organized play and crafts. It's been so great for them to have that because we've been so busy this year getting our business rolling I feel like I've been neglecting them a little. They also go to a day care once a week in a little Spanish lady's house. Her name is Enna and they scream with excitement when I tell them they get to go spend the day with her. I work in J.R.'s office on Friday's doing cases or doing book work. It's nice to feel a part of the business and wonderful that the twins don't mind the day away either.

A quick shout out to Landon and Lydia too. We always add 2 extra candles to remember their older brother and sister. We love talking about them!

Happy Happy Birthday to both sets of twins!
LOVE YOU MORE THEN YOU'LL KNOW!!

Mazes and CORN

Even though we seem to go on adventures with out dad all the time...the adventure still needs to be experienced. (the joy of residency)

This was especially adventurous because just as we were in the middle of the maze Elliot decided he had to poop NOW. Then we headed back into the maze when Jaxon decided to poop. Changing a diaper in a port-a-potty is the worst! Then the boys got tired and we still had to make our way back out of the maze and to the car so 1 twin ended up on my shoulders and the other in my arms. I'm sure people watching thought I was absolutely insane. But, my pride and stubbornness kept me going. I wanted to experience the fall season so bad and J.R.'s awful schedule was keeping us from doing anything fun so I was very determined to do this expecting J.R. to get stuck at the hospital....and that's exactly what happened. But, I'm stronger for it and we made a few memories. Counting it as a win :)

 The boys are shooting a corn cannon.

Elliot didn't trust me in the corn maze. He really got nervous when we were still in there as it was getting dark. Apparently he doesn't think I can protect him from the bad guys or he knows just how bad I am at directions. ;)

Jaxon

There is something so darn cute about watching a sweet little boy wake up from a nap.

There is nothing cute about potty training....except that face. 

The iPotty!! 

Hours and Hours

Potty Training begins NOW

Heaven help me!!

Halloween begins

Carving pumpkins on the porch :)

My twins are iPhone/iPad junkies! 

Luv my Boys

Sometimes I find myself wishing this "terrible 2's" time away...but I try to remember that this is the time I'll probably miss the most.

Sweetest smiles. Sweetest spirits!

Bye Bye Baby Teeth

Big day in the Haynie home! Elliot has been working on this tooth for a couple weeks now. His adult tooth was already pushing through. He was so brave and pulled it out with floss all by himself. 

Such a fun kid! Such a fun age!!

Congrats Elliot! We love you!!

Miles & Jerry

To say these two are best buddies would be a HUGE understatement! They have the sweetest relationship. Jerry jokes that our kids are his grandkids (even though he's much too young for that to be true) but, my kids love him and Debbie just like they love their real grandparents. Hearing Miles little voice call out "Jerry!" is the cutest thing. He'd rather be on his lap then anyone else...including me and J.R. :)  I love the bottom picture...I'm pretty sure he wants to be part of their family. I feel like we are part of their family. 

Saying goodbye is going to be too hard to do. He have to plan a time to get back together or we're not going to be able to drive away. We are going to miss the Rushton family more then words. 

Thanks for being my kids role models, our families support group, our family away from family and the best friends we could EVER ask for!

Love you!

"True friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget." 

The Office Finale

BEST QUOTE EVER!!


“I just wish there was a way to know you're in the 'good old days' before you leave them behind" -- Andy Bernard

Sad day :(

M&M Jammies

Coolest M&M jammies from the M&M factory in Vegas!

Jeez...I sure love these crazy boys!

(Thanks grams! They love their PJ's)

Being Outside

Being outside is THE BEST! 

There's something about fresh air that makes everything so much more manageable.  

Good Bye WINTER (finally) Hello happy mommy!

Our Future is Decided

To say we have been on a roller coaster is a major understatement!! 

We've been searching for a place to call home since our first trip to San Antonio, Austin & Dallas Texas in April 2012. 

Since then we've visited...

Coos Bay, Eugene, & Portland Oregon

Seattle, Port Angeles, Sequim & Spokane Washington

Coeurd'alene, Idaho

Valencia & Palmdale California 

Las Vegas & Henderson Nevada 

Omaha Nebraska. 

Other places we've seriously considered by phone and email were...

Gainesville, FL

Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, CO

Lubbock, TX

Durham, NC

Oklahoma City, OK

Layton, UT

Brigham City, UT

Columbus, OH

Louisville, KY

Indianapolis, IN

I'm still trying to dissect this experience and find a way to make sense of everything but it's still too fresh. There is only one thing I know for sure. Heavenly Father knows us better then we or anyone else knows us. He knows our thought process and our level of comfort. He knows things we desire and things we hope for, even if we don't know how to express those desires. 

We have felt so humbled and overwhelmed with blessings as we've grown closer to our Heavenly Father through this search.  We have had so many wonderful conversations with people who have helped us recognized what we're looking for in a home and what we can expect in different places. I probably owe many of you money for the "therapy sessions" you've helped me though ;) We have the greatest friends and most supportive family! The most amazing part is of all those places listed above is we have friends who have lived or currently live in each of those places. Everyone had such great insight. Thank you for your honesty. Thank you for your time. Thank you for your support! We are so lucky!!

I could start to tell you how we came to our decision, but it would take me all day to type it and most of it is in my personal journal already.  There were so many sleepless nights, so many tears, so many frustrations, so many concerns. In between all that was raised hopes, false expectations, excitement & desires. Each location had so much going for it and we discovered one of the biggest draws for us in each place was having friends/family close. Texas, California, Oregon, Utah, Ohio, Indiana...you know who you are. :)

After a very intimate experience with the Spirit, a heart felt fast and lots of prayer we came to our decision.

We are moving to....

We are so excited! I feel like the smile on my face never stops!!
There is still so much to do before we actually get there and time is now moving very fast. Our plans for definite moving dates and business closing dates are still up in the air. But hopefully it will all be clear in the next couple of weeks.

A few details about the practice we are buying: The surgeon is a nice guy who was looking to eventually retire in the next year or so. To make it work for us financially we asked him to sell and retire this year. We're so lucky he agreed!  His staff all seem really nice. His office is beautiful and new.   It's on the top floor of a medical office building.  J.R....eh hem....Dr. Haynie will be doing all the usual Oral Surgery stuff like wisdom teeth and implants, and will also being rotating call with the hospital to get privileges there to do bigger jaw surgeries.

We plan to rent a home for a couple years till we can get our roots planted a little bit. The most exciting part about this is we will be living by Mike & Carly Larsen!!
*for those who don't know...Mike is my cousin, he married my good High School friend Carly. We haven't seen each other for probably 8 years while we've both been away for medical/dental school and residency. They start a new job in July just like us!! 
It's so fun having someone to go through this adventure with! Can't wait to be best friends again!!

The sun is shining again at the Haynie home. No more heavy shoulders. No more confusion and frustration. We are very happy!!

Thanks again for the love and prayers and support! Seriously, we're SO BLESSED!

Now its time for all of you to plan a trip to visit us! Great Skiing- a huge beautiful lake- hiking and biking trails- and for all you crazy people, they do an Iron Man at Lake Coeurd'alene every year! 30 minutes from Spokane where the temple and airport is located. This little town is totally a resort town so come explore and enjoy with us. We'll make sure to have an extra room ready!!

XOXO, Chelsea

Happy Easter!

 Easter seemed to come early this year. It was a beautiful day for a easter egg hunt with friends on Saturday and a fun day hunting again Sunday morning. Easter Sunday is such a nice relaxing holiday. I love everything about it. Minimal gifts, beautiful music in Sacrament meeting, a spirit of hope in our future. Welcome Spring!

 These 2 should have been the twins. Identical.