Twins shower

Tonight was such a lovely evening! We had our baby shower to celebrate our twin girls. It was gorgeous, of course, because Miss Rachel and my Mom have been busy getting things ready all week. It was a breathtaking spread and tasted even better! I truly appreciate all of my friends who were able to take the time out of their busy lives to celebrate with us! I had friends from all walks of life that attended and that made it even more special! Everyone brought wonderful gifts of twins clothes and diapers. Plus, a group of family and friends got together and ordered the stroller that I have been wanting for the our expanding family of 4 kids! Check it out..They ordered the Scarlett colored one!
Oh my, it was such a beautiful night and I cannot say enough how pleased I am! Thank you so much for helping me to have a special night and celebrate these two little girls that are kicking me as we speak! Enjoy the pictures. I intended to take more, but it just didn't happen!

Gabi turns 3!!!!!!!

Gabi turned 3 yesterday!!! Wow, we cannot believe it...time certainly does fly! She had her check up today and she is 35 1/2 inches tall (20%) and 25 1/2 lbs (3%). She is still petite, but very muscular, so the doc has no worries! Dr. B did have a face to face talk with Gabi about getting rid of her pull-ups and that she needs to go in the potty like a big girl now! It was very sweet. What does this really mean?? That I have to get her trained, no more messing around!

The cutest part of the day was everyone calling her and singing the Birthday song....she would get so giggly and happy and just say "again"! She LOVED it! Then we went to her friend Isabelle's house and had cupcakes to celebrate. We sang to her and as soon as we finished the last line, Kennedy promptly blew out the candles before Gabi even got a chance to take a breath! It was hysterical, so we lit the candles again and let Gabi have her turn! She wasn't upset, she just looked at the cupcake like "what happened"?. I just love those moments when something adorable happens out of the blue!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY!!! My friend Shandon is a photographer and took this beautiful picture. Her work is gorgeous, please visit her website at www.lifeprintsbyshandon.com

Sans Conference in Orlando

We were home less than a week and packed up the family to go to Orlando for Hank to attend the Sans Conference. We stayed at the Disney Dolphin which has a great family atmosphere. While Hank was plugging away all day and into the evenings with the Sans people, the kids and i were enjoying all that Orlando has to offer. I took the kids to Sea World, one of their favorite places to go. Aunt Patti was able to join us several days after work and on the weekend to play with us! We tired her out going to the parks and the pool, and shopping!!! Cheli & Rick also joined us a bit which was great! We went to Epcot with them and played in the pool. Izzie and Lexi seemed to have a good time. One day Sandra & Christy made it over from Gainesville with their kids. I watched baby Ella and Kennedy and they took their girls and Gabi to Epcot. That evening Patti joined them at Magic Kingdom and Hank and I watched Ella & KK. I some pictures up now but more soon for you to enjoy.

Cruise 2008

March 29-April5th Hank and I took what could be our last cruise alone together for a while....well not completely alone, the twins were definitely with us....never giving my belly a break! Gabi and Kennedy stayed with my parents and had a blast not missing us until the 8th day.Thanks Mom, Dad, and Aunt Patti for keeping them entertained and taking such great care of them!
Our trip was just wonderful, we went to San Juan, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, Antigua, Tortola, and Nassau. The weather was almost perfect, we only had one partially rainy day. We went to small private beaches in St. Thomas and Antigua. We saw lots of sea life snorkeling and even met some huge iguanas up close. We walked the streets of San Juan and bought the girls matching outfits for their Christening from the famous Linen House. In Tortola, we took a tour of the country in an air conditioned F350(being big and pregnant they let Hank and I sit up front with the driver) and had the best time chatting up the driver. The views were spectacular!! in Nassau, we took a boat taxi to Atlantis and looked around then went to the famous straw market before returning to the ship.
As for the Cruise itself, what's not to love??? Great company, the ocean, the sun, food, shows, games... We ate breakfast with Mom and Rob and had dinner every night with the entire Fields group. Which consisted of Mom,Rob, Kyle, Jan, Kim, Benny, Christy, Jennifer, Lee, Justin, Josh, Connor, Grace, Joanie, Jennifer's Mom Judy, Jim, Robbie, Ray, Margaret, Cliff, Lisa, Alexis, Hank, and Myself. There were 24 of us total! Just think soon our family will fill up 6 spots wherever we go! I will post the pictures soon, we have some fabulous pictures!!

Double the Big News!!!!

Double the News because...we are having TWINS!!! Yes, that'll be 4 total in 3 years for the Sawyers! We are THRILLED!! Presently, we are 20 weeks along and just found out yesterday that the twins are going to be GIRLS....identical Girls!! They are both measuring exactly the same at 11 ounces. Gabi tells everyone "2 babies" and holds up two fingers....its adorable...too bad she doesn't realize what that really means when they come out!

As for the rest of our business, Gabi and Kennedy are both getting big. Gabi is definitely the big, sassy sister and often tells her brother exactly what to do and gets very annoyed when he doesn't get it. Kennedy is turning into a toddler in front of our eyes! Everyday it is something new. He has some words which he says very clearly, such as, blanket, ball, throw, no, mine, more please, outside, and Gabi! He now gets into everything he can and likes to throw things that we do not want him to throw. Gotta watch this little guy, he has quite an arm for such a little tot. Hank is tremendously busy with UF work, blogging for Dark Reading, tons of extra writing for Dark Reading and Network Computing, and being Daddy! He is so wonderful to help me when I am having a rough day with the pregnancy, as I am still not quite keeping things down. Despite the yuckiness that I feel most days, I have been keeping busy with the kids and helping out at the Church with Music and kid stuff.

Try to view the Ultrasound of the Twins by clicking here it may take a few mins to download or may be too big for your system, so no promises. It does require Quicktime which I'm sure most of you have. Also, there are some new pics that I will post shortly.

New Pics and BIG news!!!!

WE can't believe 2007 is almost gone!!!!
WE have lots of new pictures and big news to go with it! We are growing our family to 5 next summer. WE don't know our due date yet , but we will keep you posted! Check out our gallery for new pics!

Much love to you all!

Wrapping up the Summer! Check out our Collages(Click here)

How Hot can it get???

As Summer is trying to keep us so warm that we hradly want to be outside for 5 minutes, we have ben having a great time! Check out some of our great new Summer pics!

Summer is Flying by...

WOw,,, I can't believe how quickly time is flying. Everyone says with kids it goes by faster and they could not be more right! Gabi has now turned 2 and Kennedy has just turned 1.
Gabi is a little busy spirit, full of energy and creativity. SHe loves to color, draw, and role play with her toys.
Kennedy is a crawling machine! He is not walking yet, but that doesn't slow him down one bit. He loves to follow Gabi around, and push toy cars all around the house.
We have been traveling a ton. Visiting with the Grandparents and Aunts & Uncles. The kids are great travelers and enjoy the new environments.
Hope you are doing well. CHeck your mailbox soon, we are sending you something!
Tons of Love xoxox

April Update

We may have increased our family this past year, but it certainly hasn't slowed us down much.

Here's an update on the kids:
Gabi runs, jumps, climbs and talks in Gabi speak a good bit. Sometimes we even know what she says. Some of her favorite new words are, "Ready?", "I see you", "NEH"(that's what she calls her blankets), and of course, "baby brother". She calls every baby that she sees "baby brother" it is so cute.
Kennedy sat up from belly on the floor this week! It was very exciting and Hank was home to witness the big accomplishment. Kennedy is practicing the sitting up part so much that he has left the crawling to be discovered at a later date. Every time he looks like he is going to crawl he gets to his hands and knees and rocks right up into sitting position.

It feels like we are busier than ever. We have been traveling for Conferences, visiting family, and taking short family trips on weekends. We have many new pictures to post. I will be adding some of them now, but keep checking our gallery.

New Albums

Go to Our gallery on the right sidebar to see of new photos!!!

Gabi eats Cereal with a Spoon and Milk!

Check out this Great video clip of Gabi eating cereal! It is one minute long. We know you will enjoy it!

February Starts out Fun

The kids have been playing and having a blast at home and at friends houses! Check out some of the great Photos!

Here We Come, Regis & Kelly

We just submitted these two pictures of Gabi and Kennedy to Regis & Kelly's Beautiful Baby Contest! What do you think?

Back in Town

Well, Now that we are back in town, we spent the day playing with Sandra & Lena. And boy did we get some wonderful shots of the kids. Check them out. They will make you laugh and melt your heart!

January Update

Well this past week has been quite a whirlwind.....Hank joined his family in Park City Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. Where he not only watched 8 films and getting photos with lots of famous movie stars, but spent quite a bit of time snowboarding, Snowmobiling and snow tubing. He also made a new friend of a designer for the stars. He makes rock bands and got one for each of us! You will definitely enjoy some of these photos!

The kids and I joined my parents and Patti and flew to Colorado to visit with my Mom's family. It was a very low key visit, but pleasant. The snow and mountains were beautiful! I will post these pictures as soon as my mother gets them to me.

Stay Tuned for more fabulous news & Photos!

Brunch Playgroup

Today we hosted a Bunch playgroup! It was a huge success! We did miss some of our friends who could not make it, but we tried our best to have fun for them too! We got some great shots of the kids having a blast! Take a look!! Let us know which one is your favorite!

UNBELIEVABLE MOMENT!!!!!!!!!

Everyone says you will have unbelievable moments with your kids and I certainly had one today. I put Gabi down for a nap in her crib and I went to my room and took a nap with Kennedy. The next thing I know Gabi is standing at my bed calling me! I was a bit disoriented at first , then I realized "OH CRAP, she got out of her crib"! SO I got up to see what she got into.....Apparently I left the bathroom door open because she was in her crib and I didn't have to worry about her going in there......there was water all over the bathroom floor because she had been playing in the toilet and one of her arms was wet up to the shoulder!!!!!!!! Thank God Hank had just cleaned the bowl! Then I took her to her room and put her in her crib and she hiked up her leg and just let herself fall out of her crib. And she pranced around grinning so proud of herself the rest of the afternoon!!
UNBelievable!
Now I have to super cautious!!!!

Holidays were a Blast!!!

Wow! We had a thrilling Holiday Break! We visited My parents and Hank's parents! Gabi & Kennedy got lots of toys and other great stuff too! I just put up some of the pics so take a look at the Best of Christmas 2006.