1 year pictures

Swimming in Lava

I took the girls swimming in Lava last week with my sisters and their kids. We had a lot of fun, and the girls had a lot of fun. We wore them completely out, and Berklee ended up falling asleep while we were still in the pool. It was so cute. I can't beleive how fast summer is flying by. We are going to be celebrating Bailee & Berklee's 1st birthday next Wednesday. Where has the year gone?Having fun eating cheetos with the rest of the big kids for lunch


Bailee sporting her shades
Berklee sporting her shades and fohawkSide view of the fohawk
Berklee completely worn out. I know it looks like she's suffocating in the tube, but trust me she had plenty of room to breath

4th of July

This 4th of July was so fun, because it was Bailee & Berklee's 1st 4th of July. We had a family bbq on Sunday with all of the Mathews's then went to the fireworks in Lava that night. I thought the girls would be scared of the fireworks, but they mostly just sat their and stared at them in amazement. Then on Monday we went to the parade in Soda, I can't wait until next year when they will be able to catch candy. Then we went on a family picnic with all the Mathews, or it was supposed to be. It pretty much just ended up with us getting lost in the Mountains after driving for 2 hours, and then Bryant and I leaving and going to Idaho Falls instead to do a little shopping. It all worked out in the end, and we still had a lot of fun even though we spent most of the day in the car driving. I am so thankful this 4th of July for all that I have. My beautiful girls have brought me so much joy, and I have so much to be thankful for.

Mommy's Helpers

My girls are really starting to be big helpers. The love to help me unfold the laundry, unload the dishwasher, and unload and organize all of my drawers.

Lots of Firsts

First Cheetos


I'm pretty sure that Bailee is going to love chips as much as her dad does. She is the pickiest eater and everything I give her to eat she spits back out at me- that is except for Cheetos. I don't give them to her very often- but when I do she can eat 2 or more in the time it takes Berklee to eat 1. Should I be worried?

First time climbing the stairs
First Ear Peircing (and hopefully only)
Before

After


Before

After

I know it looks like we totally tortured our girls, but it really wasn't as bad as it looks. They only cried for like a minute, and then they were back to their happy selves. P.S. Don't mind the lovely pictures Bryant took of me, I couln't figure out how to crop myself out of them, or else I would of.


Here are a couple of pictures I got of their earings a couple days later. They aren't very good pictures, because I couldn't get the girls to hold still long enough to let me take their picture. This one of Berklee is also showing off her first ponytail. So cute!

First Sucker


I love this pictures, because Bailee looks like she just got caught doing something naughty, but is totally loving it.

Another fun experience we had last weekend was taking the girls swimming for their first time. Bailee absolutely loved it. She was like a little fish in water, Berklee on the other had didn't care for it too much. Unfortuanatly we didn't get any pictures of it, because we left our camera in the mall, but luckily found it later.

Skincerity

Ever since I had my girls I have been struggling with acne. I never miss washing my face at night, and have tried many different cleansers, lotions and potions without any results- UNTIL NOW. I recenly discovered this great product call Skincerity. It is great because all you have to do is roll it on right before bed, and it actually works. I have been using this product for about a month now and have seen a huge change in not only my acne, but also that fact the my face feels as soft as a baby's bum now. I also have been rolling it on a few scars that I have acquired, and they are slowly dissapearing too. Skincerity has also been proved to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, hydrate your skin, improve sun-damaged complexions, and reduce age spots. I love this product, and so I am now selling it. I would love to let anyone who is interested in it try a bottle out for a week, and if you don't like it, all you have to do is send it back to me. No strings attached. If anyone is interested, or has any questions, please feel free to leave me a comment and I would love to talk to you about it. You can check it out at www.mynucerity.com/jmathews

Happy Babies

Tubes

Berklee has had ear infection after ear infection these last couple months, and every time we put her on antibiotics it never helps. So we decided to get tubes put in her ears. We went down and spent the night in Logan with Lassie- Bryant's mom the night before the surgery because we had to be at the hospital at 6:30 in the morning. The procedure was pretty quick and easy, and now we have a much happier baby. I am so glad we did it. Here are a few pictures of the event. Berklee looked so cute in her little hospital gown
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Two

Brinlee,
Well another year has come and gone. I can’t believe you would be 2 years old today. I miss you so much everyday, and I wonder what you would be doing and what you would look like today. I wonder how I would juggle having you and your twin sisters right now who are 9 months old. You would probably be extremely helpful, or you would think you were being extremely helpful in taking care of your sisters. I wish you were here trying to help me change their diapers, feed them, or whatever else you thought you needed to do. I still don’t quite understand why I was chosen to lose you, when your daddy and I wanted nothing else but to love you and raise you now. I know that is an extremely selfish thought though, because I know that I was blessed to have an angel for a daughter who was so perfect in the pre-existence that you didn’t even need to prove yourself in this earthly life. How lucky am I to be your mother. I wonder if your sisters see you, and know who you are. I wonder what conversations you had with them before they were born. I just mostly want you to know that even though I get completely wrapped up in taking care of your sisters, that you are never very far off of my mind. I love you so so much, and as I watch your sisters grow and learn new things, it just makes me realize all that I missed out on with you. I wish I was running after a two year old and two 9 month olds, I know it sounds crazy, but I really do. I love you and your sisters more than anything, and I am so blessed to have them here to help me deal with the lose of you. You are such an example to me , Daddy, Bailee, & Berklee. I know that I sometimes fall short and need to be a stronger more valiant person. I am sorry if I have ever disappointed you, and I promise to try harder to be a better person. I love you Brinlee Jo, and I hope you are having a great birthday playing with your Grandpa Dean. I love, and miss you so much, and I pray for the day when I will get hold you in my arms and kiss those little cheeks again. Happy Birthday baby girl.
Love,
Mommy

1st Easter

Here are a few pictures of our first Easter as a family. Despite the colds my girls had, we still had a lot of fun. We spent the morning at home letting the girls sleep, and try to start feeling better. Then went to my parents and had Easter Dinner with them, my sisters, and their familes. Then we spent the night with Bryant's family just hanging out. The babies loved their new outfits, and stuffed animals they got, mostly because it was something new to stick in their mouths and suck on, but I guess that's all that matters.
We are loving this warm weather and have been enjoying getting out of the house and going on walks. Let's hope it's here to stay. The girls will be 9 months old in 2 days, I can't beleive how fast time flies. Berklee is trying to figure out the whole crawling thing, and I'm sure will have it mastered in the next couple of days. While Bailee on the other hand is just content to watch her sister struggle with it first, and then when she is good and ready she will do it without any problem. That seems to be the way she does everthing, by letting Berklee learn with trial and error and while just sitting back soaking it all in. She is no dummy.