The City and a 10 dollar bill

This past weekend we went up to our old stomping grounds. Tyson had a residency seminar he had to speak at in Oakland. I was so excited, so we piled in the car and took off.

(Sorry for the lack of pictures, we forgot our camera)

It was a whirlwind of a trip, but highlights included:

 seeing old friends,

(We totally miss these guys!)

 going to our old ward, 

seeing Cameron,

visiting with the Larsens, Hiatts, Bohnes,

reuniting Merrick with his long lost love,

(for more info on their love life click here

 and Berkleigh with her BFFE (Kate),

 and these True Religion Jeans for $10 at my favorite consignment store.

They retail at $80 at Nordy's! I am totally reselling them when Berkleigh is done.

Dumpy!

Don't let this face fool you.

This morning I asked the kids what they wanted for breakfast. Merrick said, "Appa saw!" (Translation: Applesauce)

I asked Berkleigh if she wanted Applesauce and she gave me the biggest stink eye EVER. So I poured the applesauce and gave Merrick some. He opened his mouth wide, and said, "Day Doo" (translation: Thank you) after he swallowed.

I gave some to Berkleigh. She wouldn't open her mouth and gave me the stink eye again. So I said, "You are going to be hungry! You can't have any applesauce if you are going to be grumpy. Do you want some apple sauce or do you want to be a grump?"

She looked right at me with stink eye full force and said, "Dumpy!"

MTV Cribs: Doctor edition

MTV Cribs Presents:

CRIBS OF DOCTORS.

Kitchen:

Ok, let me give you a closer look at what picture looking at me while I try to eat my english muffin with homemade rasberry jam.

(Yuck!)

Master Bedroom:

Berkleigh using the stethoscope as a purse.

Game Room:

The show we watch.

Playroom:

Closet:

Our amazing first aid kit complete with a blood pressure cuff, lidocaine, sutures, and needles.

Living Room:

Merrick using the stethoscope on himself.

Master Bedroom:

Merrick using the stethoscope on his "monkeytree".

Our closet door:

Our dirty clothes hamper:

Office:

Every pen in our house is a drug rep pen.

(That is not even half of them.)

Junk Basket:

(pager, hospital codes, Medical Journals, hospital badges, pedometer)

I love being a doctor's wife, but I just wish I could eat breakfast without the interruption of nasty feet surgery pictures.

it is finished.

I love the twins! I love how curious they are! In our old house, I had all the pots and pans in the cabinets under the counter. It worked perfect. There was a happy compatible union between the twins and myself. I didn't care if they played with the pots, pans, bottles, or the tupperware, and they LOVED it.

Then the divide happened! We moved to Huntington Beach, and now all the glass goes below. This situation is a little harder to handle for a couple reason.

1. I love my children, and want them to have fun anywhere in the house.

2. I love all my nesting bowls and don't want to see them come to a sticky end.

The Dilemma: How do I keep myself, the twins, and my glassware happy?

Well it didn't take long for me to decide after seeing this little gem throw this beautiful tantrum, in the wax paper, that she pulled out of the drawer, that was not baby proofed!

I finally decided that I really need to baby proof the rest of the kitchen. Yea, it shouldn't have taken me this long... oh well.

Here I am, in a skirt, with my friend Kristy trying to figure out the little claspy cabinet things. (Thanks for your help!)

After the little kitchen claspy things were drilled and screwed to the cabinets.

The lock we put on the water heater door so the twins, oh who am I kidding, Merrick, doesn't burn himself up by going in there to "play".

His response.

You Say Good Bye and I Say Hello

My second favorite season has ended. 

And so I say Good Bye.

(Here are some favorite memories from the Summer.)

B on the O.

Sorensens in Newport Beach.

 Flying high with Dumbo.

Relaxing at the beach.

Disneyland

Lake Powell

Spending time with Brooke.

Tyson getting the whole week of for Lake Powell.

Spending time with friends.

Playing in the sand.

My all-time favorite season is here!

And so I say hello to...

Jackets

Halloween

Thanksgiving

(minus the wine)
candles

(pumpkin spice)

Christmas

Berkleigh

Boo

She is happy, adventurous, quirky, sweet, and cautious.

She loves to eat, stroll around with her dolly, get her hair down, the beach, rock on the rocking horse, and sing.

If she could she would watch Monsters Inc all day, read, color with crayons, take her blanket everywhere, and suck her thumb till the cows come home.

Her favorite toys are Mr. Potato Head, her cabbage patch doll (Ryan), her stoller, the laundry basket, and the trash can.

Her favorite books are Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Swimmy, Alice the Fairy, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Merrick

Mer Bear

He is happy, kind, funny, sweet, and tenderhearted.

He love to laugh, eat, sweep, scare people,  give kisses, and play guns.

If he could he would watch Monsters Inc all day, throw a ball all day, be outside no stop, touch every dog he sees, and, make elephant noises until the cows come home.

His favorite toys are the broom, Mr. Potato Head, Tonka truck, our kitchen cabinets, wax paper, and my yoga mat.

His favorite books are Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Goodnight Moon, Where the Wild Things Are, Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type.