A "Shower" of Blessings!!

Presents....

Presents... and more presents! We are so blessed to have so many that love little Mattie and Hailey already!

Here is a picture of me and my mom- she gave the girls 2 beautiful "baby dedication" gowns made from her wedding dress. (I'll post up close pictures soon)

This was sucha sweet sweet gift. I will cherish these dresses always!

Aunt La La "smelling" her first dirty diaper! It was really candy bars that we had to guess what kind!

The Sutton girls!

Courtney, Max and I! I think Ralph Lauren will soon be calling for this baby to model!

Dena's house- set up for the party! It was so sweet of Dena, Rachel, and Grammy to throw this party for us! We had the best time.

Katy, my favorite Temple Texan- flew in for the shower. I will blog more on our weekend together soon. We had the best girl time! Such a treasure of a friend. :) Miss you!!

More pictures from the party soon- I'm waiting to have some emailed. :)

OH Baby!! x2

One of the food tables!!!

My sweet friend- Jana! I love my gold bag and goodies! :) :) :) You know me so well!

Here is a picture of how I felt- elated! Ken and I are very blessed to have so many people in our lives that love us and our girls! Lauren made sure every detail was perfect! I can't think of a time I felt more special! Thanks to everyone who came and Lauren for putting together such special day for me and the girls!
Here are a few pics of some of out LOOT!

Look at the cute booties!! So tiny!

Here I am getting ready- wearing my favorite Katy K. shoes!!! :)

Honey and I! :)

Here is a quilt that Grammy made
for Mattie! It is precious! Hailey has one just like it!! How thoughtful. :)

Bibs and diaper covers with their names on them!

3 diaper bags I have received- or maybe purses!! :) :) Everyone sure knows my love for animal print!!

Heelarious shoes- the girls first pair of high heels! SO SO SO precious!

Monkey mommy with twin girls- Honey got creative!! :)

Here is a picture of both our bouncers! Can't wait to see the babies in these! Thanks Sexton family!!

Here is a sweet outfit given to us by Grammy- see their names she monogrammed!

Look at the adorable outfits that the DES girls brought my babies! They took care of mom too with $$ for a mani/pedi! You must have known I can't reach my toes anymore!!

Upclose picture of the dresses Aunt Lauren made Mattie and Hailey! Precious!!!!

Hailey and Mattie's first "little black" dress.

Super cute outfits that Honey gave the girls!!

Precious newborn gowns that Carla gave us!!! I can't get over the preciousness!!!

We got our carriers from my Aunt Sarah and Uncle Sonny, the head protectors from the Riggan family, and the poodles from Lauren.

Past and Present Dexter Elementary crew! SO good to see you all! Thanks for making my day so special!!

Two of my favorite Dexter friends- Natalie and Melisa!

Here I am with my sister in law Rachel!

Lindsey T- due in 10 days, Carla Clack and I! It was SO good seeing you girls!

Amanda and I! Such a sweet friend!

Here I am with Dawntoya, Lara, and baby Zapporah! She is BEAUTIFUL- just like her mommy! It was so good seeing my Downline friends!!! :)

This is Lauren's house before the party- check out the precious pillowcase dresses that Aunt Lauren made, 2 carriers, and 2 bassinets!

This was the wreath that was on the door- now worries, you will see this again on our hospital room door!

A picture of me and the hostess! Look how skinny I make Lauren look!!! :)



Here is the strawberry cake that matches the invitaion! DELICIOUS!!!

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Baby, Baby!!!

Here is a picture of Mattie and Hailey's "coming home" outfit! Aren't they precious! My sweet sweet mother in law mongrammed them for me! I have always loved monogrammed things in my home, but now there is definitely a functional use too, since we will most likely have 2 babies that look very similar. That reminds me- I need to buy a label maker! The key to twins- ORGANIZATION!!! I am so excited about seeing them in these little outfits. This weekend is our first shower! I am so excited to see my Memphis friends and family! My twin sister Lauren is hosting the shower- so I know it will be perfect!!! :) :) :) We are really getting close to crunch time for preparations. Both bedding sets are in- I haven't seen them yet since I custom ordered them in Memphis- my mom says they are cute and look like me. I hope that is a good thing. HA! Nursery pictures will soon follow I am sure! Although we are unsure when they will definitely come, the doctor did tell me that he won't stop them after 34 weeks- that is mid/late February!!!!! I am still convinced they are pretty content where they are and will stay put until the doctor tells them otherwise. I look forward to seeing everyone this weekend! Thanks for all your love and support during this amazing time in Ken and I's lives. (Is that grammatically correct???)

2009- Here we go!!

In celebration of the "New Year" and all that is brings, I have tried to come up with a resolution/challenge I could actually keep- since I don't really know what to expect this year with twins, but I think I have found the thing! A sweet, sweet friend of mine Beth, sent out info on a scripture memory challenge through Beth Moore's blog. You will memorize a new verse on the 1st and the 15th. If you are interested in the challenge- check it out on http://livingproofministries.blogspot.com/ This week the verse is

Isaiah 33:6

And He shall be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the Lord is his treasure

I am so excited about this! By the end of 2009- you will have memorized 24 verses. Let's hide the word of the Lord in our hearts! :) :) :) I hope you and your family have a very blessed New Year!

Christmas with the Haynes'!

Here I am with my DOUBLE stroller! Thanks mom and dad!

Our little family- that will soon expand!

The original Sutton's!

The first set of TWINS!

Here we are with Lauren and Scott- we had tons of fun that night going on multiple scavenger hunts for our presents.

Ken found a special painting for him in my parent's bedroom...

Ken and I at Opryland Hotel before the Rockettes! I think the girls are aspiring ROCKETTES since they kicked the entire time!

Merry Christmas!!

What a year it has been! As I look back over 2008, I am in awe of everything God has blessed us with and tried us with. I can honestly say, both have been blessings. We have gone through alot this year and I truly admire how strong Ken is and his willingness to take on the world- like SUPERMAN! I can't wait to see what the Lord does in our lives in 2009! We are very blessed this year and hope you and yours are too!
Much love from the Haynes family!!!
Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest and on Earth, Peace among men.

Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW!

Memphis Belle is loving her 1st snow!

Hailey and Mattie's Nursery Part #2

Here is a little something I made to go in the girls room. These are hanging over the invisible changing table. :)

"Maybe Christmas," he thought "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas …. perhaps … means a little bit more!"

Here we are at "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" on ice! Everything was made out of ice... It was really neat to see. They even had a slide of ice that you could go down...
I personally like the special jackets we had to wear, but I sure was glad I had it once we got in there.