Jenn holding Ben
Jenn feeding Ben
Little Ben, who was awake the whole time I was visiting.
Little Tristan slept the entire time I was visiting.
This was the scene when we walked in! :)Monday, September 29, 2008
Ben and Tristan Hinkhouse
Jenn and Brandon became the proud parents of two adorable twin boys last Tuesday, Ben and Tristan. I had the privilege of being at the hospital while they were being born and even holding Ben just a few minutes later. They were both almost 6lbs and for being 6 weeks early that's pretty big. They are both doing well and have been doing everything their little bodies are supposed to. They have big hopes to come home this weekend as long as they continue to be well and the hospital is allowing Jenn to stay with them free of charge. Today Giuliana came back to the hospital to see them and took some pictures. I can't wait to see them again!
Jenn holding Ben
Little Ben, who was awake the whole time I was visiting.
Little Tristan slept the entire time I was visiting.
This was the scene when we walked in! :)
Jenn holding Ben Little Ben, who was awake the whole time I was visiting. Little Tristan slept the entire time I was visiting. This was the scene when we walked in! :)
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
100 Things About Me
The Brighton Bloggers have been doing this post so I thought I would follow.
1. I don't have a middle name.
2. None of my sisters have middle names either.
3. I used to think not having a middle name made me more Italian...not sure why.
4. I married up.
5. I pretend I know what I am doing.
6. I honestly named my daughter Isabella because it was one of the few Italian names I liked that wasn't already taken in my family, not knowing how popular it was.
7. Though I like Brighton I wish we lived in Golden, somewhere closer to the mountains.
8. I hate seafood, absolutely all of it.
9. My Dad died of cancer almost 3 years ago when I was 20 weeks pregnant.
10. I think my Dad sent me Giuliana.
11. I love the phone and will talk for hours on it if someone would talk to me.
12. I am jealous of how close my sisters are to each other. They are 22 months apart and I am 6 an 8 years older.
13. I love my daughters more than I ever thought I could.
14. I didn't want daughters. My family was all girls and we were really mean to each other.
15. I want more kids.
16. I have been pregnant 5 times with 6 babies. 4 were boys.
17. I haven't been able to have a baby since Giuliana was born.
18.I love drawing and when I was younger I was great at it, I really want to do it again.
19. I have no idea how to decorate a house.
20. I love photography and wish I was better at it.
21. I love staying at home with my kids.
22. I don't want to work outside my house.
23. I am obsessed with the Internet/Email/Blogging.
24. I rarely sleep and am always tired.
25. In the past 5 years I have turned into a major flake.
26. I don't know how to be there for everyone anymore.
27. I am always hungry, big shock.
28. I used to be thin, sometimes I can't believe I am fat now.
29. I don't feel like a fat person.
30. I love my new house but miss my old one.
31. When we go to Las Vegas it feels like home.
32. I would never live in Las Vegas.
33. I love dogs.
34. I am obsessed with cleaning and cleaning products.
35. My house is a HUGE mess most of the time.
35. The TV is on in our house 18 hours a day, no one sits in front of it but it's noise.
36. I am OCD about mail, phone calls and email, I must get them, open everything and respond, Jake doesn't even bother looking at the phone anymore.
37. I hate hot weather and wish it could be 65 or under year round.
38. I despise summer.
39. I am a huge fan of Dr Phil.
40. I think my husband is the most caring and thoughtful man I have ever met.
41. I wish my husband was more romantic.
42. I hate making birthday and Christmas lists, I would rather no gift or just guessing.
43. I always wanted a brother.
44. I wish I was as beautiful as my sisters. I feel guilty when someone tells them we look alike.
45. I love reading but rarely do it.
46. I remember almost every dream I have.
47. I believe in past lives.
48. I put Isabella is soccer because I hope my Dad can see her and he would be proud of both of us.
49. Although I wish my Mom lived closer I don't want her to move out of the house we grew up in. She needs to.
50. I have Antiphospholipid Syndrome which my doctor believes may been the cause of 2 of our miscarriages.
51. Most of my friends are people I have known for 20 years or more.
52. I have never mowed a lawn
53. I don't know how to garden but I wish I did.
54. I love pjs, my kids and I have tons of pjs.
55. Halloween is my favorite holiday, hands down.
56. I love learning about politics but have no idea what's going on still.
57. I own all of the seasons of Home Improvement and watch them when I clean my house.
58. I love bad weather, the last blizzard we had was awesome and I wish it would happen again.
59. I hate scary movies but read about them because I want to know what happens.
60. I love the War song "Low Rider!"
61. I wish I could paint.
62. I am scared to paint walls in my house, I have only done it twice and both times it has turned out fine, I still hate doing it.
63. I would pay Carissa, DeAnna, Krista, Melanie, and Jenn to come paint and decorate my house.
64. I miss my Dad everyday.
65. I love salt and vinegar potato chips.
66. My Mom makes the best salad on the planet.
67. If we had to move I would live in San Francisco or Seattle.
68. I have decided organic foods will dominate my cooking.
69. Up until a year ago I didn't think I knew how to cook.
70. Even though I have cooked about 100 new meals for my family my girls tell everyone that I am only a good cook when I make Mac and Cheese.
71. Pepsi is my favorite drink ever.
72. I don't drink soda anymore.
73. I am ashamed of what a smart mouth I was when I was a kid.
74. Both of my daughters seem to be getting smart mouths and I don't know what to do to stop it.
75. I hate chicken on the bone.
76. I love chocolate milk and still drink it today.
77. I hate laundry.
78. I have recently become a horrible driver....not that I was that great to begin with.
79. I am really sleepy right now.
80. I can't spell.
81. I love watching the local news in different cities.
82. My husband works so much I feel like a single Mom sometimes.
83. I really wish I was done with this list.
84. There are not that many things for me to write about.
85. Did I mention I need help decorating my house??
86. My first real boyfriend turned out to be gay.
87. I love to organize but don't do it right because I never can find anything.
88. I never leave the house fully in one trip, I have to keep going back in for different items that I forgot.
89. I always lose my keys.
90. Jake and I dated 6 months before we started living together.
91. I wish we would have eloped.
92. I am scared of the amount of chemicals in our food and water.
93. I hate to sleep alone and when Jake goes on business trips I have Bella sleep with me.
94. I don't know who I am voting for in the election this year.
95. I wish I knew how to ride a horse.
96. My car is always a mess.
97. I wish Stay at Home Moms got paid.
98. I think this is going to end up being a good year for our family.
99. I cried when my Mom got rid of her land line and hate the thought of someone else having the phone number I had when I was growing up.
100. I have a really great long term memory.
Whew, glad that's over, it only took me 3 days. Hope it's not too boring.
1. I don't have a middle name.
2. None of my sisters have middle names either.
3. I used to think not having a middle name made me more Italian...not sure why.
4. I married up.
5. I pretend I know what I am doing.
6. I honestly named my daughter Isabella because it was one of the few Italian names I liked that wasn't already taken in my family, not knowing how popular it was.
7. Though I like Brighton I wish we lived in Golden, somewhere closer to the mountains.
8. I hate seafood, absolutely all of it.
9. My Dad died of cancer almost 3 years ago when I was 20 weeks pregnant.
10. I think my Dad sent me Giuliana.
11. I love the phone and will talk for hours on it if someone would talk to me.
12. I am jealous of how close my sisters are to each other. They are 22 months apart and I am 6 an 8 years older.
13. I love my daughters more than I ever thought I could.
14. I didn't want daughters. My family was all girls and we were really mean to each other.
15. I want more kids.
16. I have been pregnant 5 times with 6 babies. 4 were boys.
17. I haven't been able to have a baby since Giuliana was born.
18.I love drawing and when I was younger I was great at it, I really want to do it again.
19. I have no idea how to decorate a house.
20. I love photography and wish I was better at it.
21. I love staying at home with my kids.
22. I don't want to work outside my house.
23. I am obsessed with the Internet/Email/Blogging.
24. I rarely sleep and am always tired.
25. In the past 5 years I have turned into a major flake.
26. I don't know how to be there for everyone anymore.
27. I am always hungry, big shock.
28. I used to be thin, sometimes I can't believe I am fat now.
29. I don't feel like a fat person.
30. I love my new house but miss my old one.
31. When we go to Las Vegas it feels like home.
32. I would never live in Las Vegas.
33. I love dogs.
34. I am obsessed with cleaning and cleaning products.
35. My house is a HUGE mess most of the time.
35. The TV is on in our house 18 hours a day, no one sits in front of it but it's noise.
36. I am OCD about mail, phone calls and email, I must get them, open everything and respond, Jake doesn't even bother looking at the phone anymore.
37. I hate hot weather and wish it could be 65 or under year round.
38. I despise summer.
39. I am a huge fan of Dr Phil.
40. I think my husband is the most caring and thoughtful man I have ever met.
41. I wish my husband was more romantic.
42. I hate making birthday and Christmas lists, I would rather no gift or just guessing.
43. I always wanted a brother.
44. I wish I was as beautiful as my sisters. I feel guilty when someone tells them we look alike.
45. I love reading but rarely do it.
46. I remember almost every dream I have.
47. I believe in past lives.
48. I put Isabella is soccer because I hope my Dad can see her and he would be proud of both of us.
49. Although I wish my Mom lived closer I don't want her to move out of the house we grew up in. She needs to.
50. I have Antiphospholipid Syndrome which my doctor believes may been the cause of 2 of our miscarriages.
51. Most of my friends are people I have known for 20 years or more.
52. I have never mowed a lawn
53. I don't know how to garden but I wish I did.
54. I love pjs, my kids and I have tons of pjs.
55. Halloween is my favorite holiday, hands down.
56. I love learning about politics but have no idea what's going on still.
57. I own all of the seasons of Home Improvement and watch them when I clean my house.
58. I love bad weather, the last blizzard we had was awesome and I wish it would happen again.
59. I hate scary movies but read about them because I want to know what happens.
60. I love the War song "Low Rider!"
61. I wish I could paint.
62. I am scared to paint walls in my house, I have only done it twice and both times it has turned out fine, I still hate doing it.
63. I would pay Carissa, DeAnna, Krista, Melanie, and Jenn to come paint and decorate my house.
64. I miss my Dad everyday.
65. I love salt and vinegar potato chips.
66. My Mom makes the best salad on the planet.
67. If we had to move I would live in San Francisco or Seattle.
68. I have decided organic foods will dominate my cooking.
69. Up until a year ago I didn't think I knew how to cook.
70. Even though I have cooked about 100 new meals for my family my girls tell everyone that I am only a good cook when I make Mac and Cheese.
71. Pepsi is my favorite drink ever.
72. I don't drink soda anymore.
73. I am ashamed of what a smart mouth I was when I was a kid.
74. Both of my daughters seem to be getting smart mouths and I don't know what to do to stop it.
75. I hate chicken on the bone.
76. I love chocolate milk and still drink it today.
77. I hate laundry.
78. I have recently become a horrible driver....not that I was that great to begin with.
79. I am really sleepy right now.
80. I can't spell.
81. I love watching the local news in different cities.
82. My husband works so much I feel like a single Mom sometimes.
83. I really wish I was done with this list.
84. There are not that many things for me to write about.
85. Did I mention I need help decorating my house??
86. My first real boyfriend turned out to be gay.
87. I love to organize but don't do it right because I never can find anything.
88. I never leave the house fully in one trip, I have to keep going back in for different items that I forgot.
89. I always lose my keys.
90. Jake and I dated 6 months before we started living together.
91. I wish we would have eloped.
92. I am scared of the amount of chemicals in our food and water.
93. I hate to sleep alone and when Jake goes on business trips I have Bella sleep with me.
94. I don't know who I am voting for in the election this year.
95. I wish I knew how to ride a horse.
96. My car is always a mess.
97. I wish Stay at Home Moms got paid.
98. I think this is going to end up being a good year for our family.
99. I cried when my Mom got rid of her land line and hate the thought of someone else having the phone number I had when I was growing up.
100. I have a really great long term memory.
Whew, glad that's over, it only took me 3 days. Hope it's not too boring.
House Guest
This is Marley. He is staying with Jake and I while his parents are moving into their new house. He is about the most well behaved puppy on the planet, 9 weeks old and only one inside accident. To quote Jake "Man, too bad we don't need a dog right now, he's great!" I think he's going to be HUGE!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
My New Camera, Best Birthday Ever!
Aren't these awesome? Jake got some friends and family together to get me a new camera for my birthday. My Brother in Law actually gave me his EXTREMELY nice Canon that he no longer uses any more so now I take the money and buy new lenses and whatever else may come up. I love it!!!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Dan in Real Life
Last week Gianna brought her boyfriend Dan over so we could all meet. He was a really nice guy and both of the girls thought he was a blast to play with.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Getting Up Before Mommy
This morning she was up before Jake and I and wanted some help getting breakfast and her hair done...I wished I liked school as much as she does!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
And So it Begins.....
Today Isabella started Pre-Kindergarden. She goes everyday from 8:30-12:30, gets lunch, recess and time to be with other big girls and boys. I missed her so much and even though I am happy that she is in school my heart aches when I think of how fast 4 years went and how I feel they are going to go even faster now.
We stopped by Jake's office to tell Daddy about her day.
We stopped by Jake's office to tell Daddy about her day.
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