Bald Eagle - Court of Honor

This was a court of honor for one of our scouts. They brought in the bald eagle and this guy talked about why this bird is so awesome and related that to how awesome eagle scouts are. One thing I didn't know is that the bald eagle is unique to the US and that is one of the reasons why its our bird. Ben Franklin wanted the Turkey to be the national bird - Turkey Scout? Not one of his better ideas. Congrats to all the eagle scouts!

Matt's Engagement

Nate's brother Matt got engaged! Nate and I had the pleasure of filming the event and Nate put together this little clip. Check it out.
Congratulations Matt and Nicole we love you!

How did I get so lucky?

So when it rains it pours at the Pickett house and it has been raining for a long time. Not that I am complaining in this post. So, speaking of rain at our house, there is literally moisture coming from the ceiling into our down stairs bathroom and garage. Yikes! The signs have been there for almost a couple of weeks now and me being the crazy nut I am, just put 2 & 2 together last night. Plumbers came today and found the problem in our shower upstairs. Apparently it was a part that was guaranteed not to leak for life. Ha. At least the part was free.
So back to my point of posting. When one of the plumbers notices I have twins he says. "Twins huh? How did you get so lucky to have twins?"(It turned out he and his wife had twin boys first too.) In that moment something hit me, that for some reason through all my thankfulness, I still had not fully realized. How did I get so lucky? The words just seemed so powerful and it struck me that my Heavenly Father really loves me, is mindful of me, and gave me these two little boys not only as a trial of my faith and maybe to test my patience, but to bring me joy. And they have brought me more joy than I ever could have imagined. Heartache too, but we won't ruin the moment.

Jill

6 months old

Our handsome little men are growing up so fast. I was just talking with Nate about when we first found out we were pregnant. It seems impossible that time has passed so quickly since then. Especially since I thought bed rest would never end. Here we are with two little boys 6 months old. I can hardly believe it. We seem to keep so busy that we don't often stop to realize the awesomeness of it all. We are truly blessed.

Christmas Eve

The Tait Family tradition. The infamous Christmas Eve party! Here are a few snapshots of the night. This is something I look forward to every year. Thanks to everyone for a great night. Hope everyone had a VERY merry Christmas!!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE TAIT FAMILY PICTURE FROM THANKSGIVING

Get Insulated!

I want to share this info with anyone who may be interested in getting their insulation paid for (upto 100%) through rebates by the utility companies.

Send me an email - if your interested - and I'll send you the info to help you know if you qualify. Send to nathan.pickett@mascocs.com

CLICK HERE - Questar Gas Info
CLICK HERE - Questar Rebate Form

CLICK HERE - Rocky Mountain Power Info
CLICK HERE - Rocky Mountain Power Rebate Form

Some basement ceilings and walls will qualify for rebates also.

We finally meet!

We finally met my friend Denise, whom I became acquainted with through blogging, and her little family. We have been communicating through both of our pregnancies, and through these first few months of being twin mommies. We took their pics this last Saturday. It was fun to hang out with some fellow twin parents. Not only are they twin parents but they have twin boys just a couple months apart from ours. Her boys are so darling. Let's not forget little Gavin her soon to be 2 year old. I instantly fell in love with him. He is the cutest kid with the sweetest smile. Of course his mother has to deal with his little two year old attitude, so she may not completely agree, but as I said I instantly fell in love with him.