Payton and Hadley with cousin Kirsten

Payton and Hadley with there cousin Kirsten!! They are getting so big, they are 5 months old tomorrow! Time goes by so fast especially with two!!

Kelli, Brad and I took the kids to the Kids Fair last weekend. Brad had to wait in line to see Dora for almost an hour while Kelli and I took the kids through the other exhibits.

Hunter and Wyatt at the kids fair got their faces painted. Wyatt was Batman and Hunter was Spiderman. After the got done they immediately started play fighting. It was really cute, well worth the hour wait!

Kirstin decieded on a buterfly mask. Such a little diva, but how cute is she?

Brad and I went with Kelli and Kaysi and all the kids to the horse fair two weekends ago. The kids had a blast! It made Brad even more anxious to live on land and buy some of our own! This is Wyatt on the pony ride.

Feeding arena.

They had BULL RIDING!!! Oh my gosh, Wyatt was so excited! Although he didn't last as long as his cousin Kirstin, he had a really good time.

"Just like a real cowboy" he told me when he got off.

Wyatt 4 years old!

Payton 3 months

Hadley 3 months

Wyatt turned 4 years old on Jan. 17th, I can't believe I have a 4 year old! We celebrated with all our family and friends at chuck-e-cheese, it was a huge hit. I told him that we need to clean out the toy room to make room for his new toys, he replied back that he would find another room for his new toys if they wouldn't fit. Smart kid, I tell his father the same thing about shoe capacity in our closet. Go figure...

The girls at Wyatt's birthday party, just about two months old. Wow they are growing fast. We took them to the doctors office for a check up the other day they now weigh in at 10 pounds. I just can't believe it, when we brought them home from the hospital they were just barely over 4 pounds. I guess you can say they are getting enough to eat.

Here is a picture of Wyatt and the girls that my beautiful friend Cama took. You can see our entire session on her blog spot http://www.camacathrae.blogspot.com/ she takes the most amazing pictures!

The babies are finally here! After a long pregnancy the girls have arrived... They were born on November 11th at 8:06 (Hadley) and 8:07 (Payton) by cesarean. Hadley weighed 5.34 lbs and Payton weighed 5.45 lbs. The girls both had low blood sugar after they were delivered so the were admitted to the NICU. Once they prooved they could keep their tematures up and hold down the required amount of formula they were released to go home, 5 days later. This picture ws taken the day we brought them home and is one of my favorites so far. Payton is on the left and Hadley is on the right.

Wyatt holding Payton, he is such a proud big brother!

The day we took the babies home. After five days in the NICU this picture could still make me cry.

This picture says it all...

The girls side by side. We think Hadley (right) looks like Brad and Payton (left) looks like Jess.

Daddy holding Payton.

Mommy feeding Hadley.

Hadley with her iv. She had to have her iv in her head.

Payton the NICU with her little iv.

Hadley is at the top of the picture, Payton is at the bottom. They are only minutes old.

This is a picture of my girlfriend Randi and Myself at my baby shower. She delivered Shelbi four days later, I still have two months left to go in this picture... wow!

My most wonderful sister in law Kelli hosted a baby shower for me and the girls. She worked her little butt off putting everything together, she did an amazing job. Everyone came and showered me with gifts. When you are preparing for two every little bit helps. Thank you to all of my friends and family, thank you Kelli for the beautiful shower.

Wyatt started soccer this year. This is the whole team...2 boys and 3 girls, all three years old. At the first practice the coach warned us that this would be similar to herding cats. I said you mean sheep, right? He said no...sheep you can herd. It's one of the most entertaining things to watch.

Only three play at a time.

The boys at the hot springs pool. We all went up to McCall for a week to celebrate mom and dad's 30 year wedding anniversary. It was a great week!

Me and Dad! I can't believe i allowed myself to photographed pregnant, let alone in a bathing suit!

The dogs came too, of course they wouldn't miss it! Sadie on the right, Gunner on the left.

Wyatt and Brad on the 4 wheeler!

Wyatt's first hunting trip! Dad, Uncle Dusty and JR took him dove hunting. He was such a good boy, he sat there for two and a half hours...not bad for a three year old! He even got to shoot the shotgun!

5:00 in the morning, usually Wyatt is like his mom...not a morning person. But this morning he was bright eyed and bushy tailed!

Wyatt and Kirsten...Best Friends Forever! Out to lunch in Glenns Ferry.

Wyatt and Papa in Glenns Ferry camping.

Wyatt's lizard! He was so excited...but after about two hours in that container I started felling really bad for the poor lizard, so I decided we should let him go. But before we did Grammy suggested that we open the lid to let Wyatt "feel" the lizard. Well of course the lizard jumps out and runs around the camp site. Brad and Grammy both chased this lizard around trying to catch it...the funniest thing you have ever seen. So anyway...they corner this lizard between the tires of the camp trailer, Grammy goes to pick the lizard up by the tail and the tail comes off! The tail keeps wiggling in Grammy's hand and the lizard runs to safety (tail less). Now Wyatt refers to the camping trip as the time Grammy pulled his lizards tail off. Memories...

Wyatt and Brad looking for lizards in Glenns Ferry.

On Chaze and Brad's birthday (Aug.24th) we all got together at our house for a fish fry! This is all of the kids looking so clean and dry... that didn't last long as usual. Before no time our little angels put thier heads together and decided the funnest way to occupy their time would be a water fight!

Uncle Brian joined in on the water fight!

Wyatt with his fireman pack on, he would pump it up and spray Uncle Brian, then after he caught his breath from laughing so hard he would run and hide before Uncle Brian had time to retaliate.

Uncle Brian has an unfair avantage... how did he get ahold of the hose?

A very fun day comes to a close as the kids get cozy on the couch and setteled in to watch a movie.

Brad and his best friend Travis went to Alaska for a week to fish for Salmon and Halibut. This picture was taken on back woods lake you can only get to by float plane. They were fishing for Coho Salmon. Look to the left in this picture and you will see a grizzly also fishing, not even ten feet from the boat. Brad said the bears were as thick as the boats.

Here is a picture of a momma bear and her three cubs fishing on the lake not far from Brad and Travis's boat.

This is the float plane that the boys took to get to the lake. Brad and I flew on one of these planes when we were in Alaska two years ago...wow, I have never done anything as scary since!

Here it is! The first King Salmon Brad hooked! He landed this monster on the Kenai river, it weighed in at 45 pounds! The guy standing next to him is the fishing guide.