Here are pics from the boys' most important day of their lives!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
White Tanks Library & Nature Center--Grand Opening
We had a wonderful time at the opening of the new library and nature center at the White Tanks Regional Park! We got to see snakes, an owl, a kestrel, and the release of two hawks back into the wild. The boys had fun running all around, especially Matt who has decided dirt is the best thing ever. We checked out 3 Thomas the Tank Engine DVDs, and the boys can watch those for hours. It was super crowded--which was great to see. I'm so happy our community is supportive of libraries. It's a gorgeous place, with windows on the entire back of the library looking out into the desert with all the giant saguaros. Can't wait to visit again and check out all the other new books, music, and DVDs in the brand-new collection.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Halloween 2010
We dressed the boys up for the first time this year--they went as little San Diego Chargers. The Goodyear Ballpark had a big Halloween festival with rides, a pumpkin patch, and a kids costume contest. Chris and I and Alicia and Frank brought the guys and met Dave and Kate and Brayden there. It was a fun event. Matt discovered he really, really, really wants to go on a roller-coaster.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Phoenix Zoo!
Our friends Kate & Dave treated us to the zoo last weekend. They have a little boy who's 2, and all of our guys had a great time! They especially liked the lions and the baboons, and they enjoyed petting the goats.
Phoenix Public Library Dinner in the Stacks
Baker & Taylor sponsored a table at the Phoenix Public Library Foundation's annual gala, Dinner in the Stacks. We had a wonderful time! Chris, and I, and Chris's dad, Frank attended, as well as children's book illustrator Lynne Avril and her friend Connie, artist Craig Cheply, Brenda Brown from the Chandler Public Library, and her friend Lois, and Hana Kapic and Elsa Black from Phoenix Public Library.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
October Update
Hi Everyone!
Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I forgot to take any pictures of our big birthday party bash, and I've been paralyzed since then!! It's so disappointing to have had such a nice day with wonderful family, friends, kids, and cake and have no picture record of it!
It's October, my very favorite month. It's finally getting a little cooler so that we can spend time outside. A couple of Saturday's ago we went to a birthday party at a local park for our friends, Dave & Kate's little boy Brayden, which was really fun. Later that evening Alicia and Scott (picture of him wiped out on the chair!) and Gramps came over to babysit for us while Chris and I got to go out for a date night! It was really nice to enjoy a dinner out together. It was quite embarrassing, though, when after dinner we were too tired to do anything else and were home by 9!
Baby Christian is finally holding his own bottle. This is a nice step to free us up a little bit. For the longest time he preferred that someone else hold it. It seems to me the twins held their bottles much earlier--I think that was probably out of desperation! Christian is also very, very close to walking. He cruises all around and holds on to our hands and walks very well. It's just a matter of time before he's on his own.
We're looking forward to Christmas! Mom is coming out for 10 days. And, we're getting the boys all baptized on December 19!
Matt loves trains, and we watch Thomas the Tank Engine non-stop, day in and day out . . . Thomas love planes. Christian plays with whatever the twins will let him have, until they decide they want it back.
Thought I'd post the picture of our family room--it doesn't always look like that--this was just one particularly horrifying day!! Avert your eyes all you neat people out there!
Chris is enjoying his new job at the physical therapy clinic, and everything's going well at B&T. Looking forward to an evening out tonight at the Phoenix Public Library's Dinner in the Stacks Foundation fund-raiser.
I think that's all!
Love, j&c, m&t&c
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Our Summer Vacation 2010
We've just returned from Oregon, where we enjoyed a wonderful week of being with family and playing in the outdoors. The trip started with a long drive to Roseburg--24 hours. The boys did incredibly well, and there was very little crying or screaming from any of us!
We arrived on Sunday afternoon and got settled in to the barn/shop/apartment which was just perfect. The apartment had its own kitchen and bath, and we shoved two couches together to make the perfect bed with edges for the twins. Dad and Shari had a portable crib for Christian.
Mom came down from Salem and also spent the week with us. Michael and Jill and Olivia arrived on Monday. Troy and Crea and Theo and Mose were there, and we got to see Lee and Morgan a little bit, too. Carol came to see us one day; Betty and Joan and Allan visited one evening.
Dad has created a beautiful swimming lake, complete with island, dock, boats, lounge chairs, picnic table, umbrellas, toys, and a sandy beach. We spent time relaxing there. The boys mainly played on the dock and the beach. Chris did a lot of swimming and some boating. Chris also brought his bike along so he could ride--I was impressed with how he tackled all those crazy hills!
On Wednesday, Michael, Jill, Olivia, and the Herb-5 went to the Wildlife Safari. We drove through the park and saw all sorts of animals. Then we had lunch there, and after that we let the boys feed the goats at the petting zoo.
Dad has several "Mules" which are open-aired vehicles that everyone uses to tool around the ranch. This was Thomas's favorite thing--he liked riding in them, and was happy just sitting on one when it wasn't moving. Matthew enjoyed all the space to run around, though he really suffered from allergies. Christian had a good time, too--he liked the people holding him and the good food. On Thursday, we rode the mule to go blackberry picking, and the twins loved blackberries. Blackberry picking was over, however, when I got stung by a bee or hornet. Ouch!
Michael and Chris (and Jill, too) did a bunch of shooting at the gun range on the ranch. It was great for them to get practice and enjoy the challenge, too.
Finally, Friday was our day to make the long trek home. Another 24 hours--this time at least one baby, and often 2 or 3, were crying or screaming nearly the entire trip. It was quite miserable, and we were so happy when we finally arrived home yesterday at about 12:30. We did have one enjoyable stop--we picked up Taco Bell and enjoyed dinner in a park in Yreka. The boys played on the slides, and we thought we'd worn them out so that the would sleep for hours . . . unfortunately, it didn't work out that way. Matthew didn't get sick (normally the puker), but Thomas got sick from the winding hills.
Can't wait to go again next year!!
xo, j&c, m&t&c
We arrived on Sunday afternoon and got settled in to the barn/shop/apartment which was just perfect. The apartment had its own kitchen and bath, and we shoved two couches together to make the perfect bed with edges for the twins. Dad and Shari had a portable crib for Christian.
Mom came down from Salem and also spent the week with us. Michael and Jill and Olivia arrived on Monday. Troy and Crea and Theo and Mose were there, and we got to see Lee and Morgan a little bit, too. Carol came to see us one day; Betty and Joan and Allan visited one evening.
Dad has created a beautiful swimming lake, complete with island, dock, boats, lounge chairs, picnic table, umbrellas, toys, and a sandy beach. We spent time relaxing there. The boys mainly played on the dock and the beach. Chris did a lot of swimming and some boating. Chris also brought his bike along so he could ride--I was impressed with how he tackled all those crazy hills!
On Wednesday, Michael, Jill, Olivia, and the Herb-5 went to the Wildlife Safari. We drove through the park and saw all sorts of animals. Then we had lunch there, and after that we let the boys feed the goats at the petting zoo.
Dad has several "Mules" which are open-aired vehicles that everyone uses to tool around the ranch. This was Thomas's favorite thing--he liked riding in them, and was happy just sitting on one when it wasn't moving. Matthew enjoyed all the space to run around, though he really suffered from allergies. Christian had a good time, too--he liked the people holding him and the good food. On Thursday, we rode the mule to go blackberry picking, and the twins loved blackberries. Blackberry picking was over, however, when I got stung by a bee or hornet. Ouch!
Michael and Chris (and Jill, too) did a bunch of shooting at the gun range on the ranch. It was great for them to get practice and enjoy the challenge, too.
Finally, Friday was our day to make the long trek home. Another 24 hours--this time at least one baby, and often 2 or 3, were crying or screaming nearly the entire trip. It was quite miserable, and we were so happy when we finally arrived home yesterday at about 12:30. We did have one enjoyable stop--we picked up Taco Bell and enjoyed dinner in a park in Yreka. The boys played on the slides, and we thought we'd worn them out so that the would sleep for hours . . . unfortunately, it didn't work out that way. Matthew didn't get sick (normally the puker), but Thomas got sick from the winding hills.
Can't wait to go again next year!!
xo, j&c, m&t&c
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