First waterpark trip and randoms!

We finally took the babies to the waterpark at Troy's work. They weren't very thrilled when we sat them in the cold water at the toddler pool, they clung to us for dear life. So we settled in the warming pool and held them while they splashed their feet and legs, Kamryn really started to like it, but Rylan wasn't too sure of it. Here are a few pics of that day and a few other randoms of Rylan getting into things and becoming such a busy boy!!! They might enjoy that trip a little more when they are older!!! Good thing we can go anytime we want to!!






My sleepy little princess, and yes those cheeks are soo kissable!!



Rylan attacking his sister, a common occurance in this household!








My little mischevious boy! He loves to take out all the DVD's

Happy Halloween

The babies were so fun to dress up. We enjoyed it way more than they did. They couldn't quite understand what we were laughing at! They did good though! Here is my little skunk and my little flower!!!

Time for an update...

We got the twins 6 month pictures done which you will see a few of them below. They were so good and patient, but by hour 3 of pictures they were DONE and had enough!! Rylan is rolling all over the place, he makes rounds in the living room and hits each corner and he rolls on by. He gets in the crawling position and has moved his legs a couple times, he will be crawling soon, then I'm really in trouble!! Kamryn, on the other hand is quite content stay in place, she doesnt move around a whole lot which makes it easy for her brother to take toys away from her cause he knows she wont go after him to get it. They are both sitting up without help, a little wobbly at times, but for the most part they do very well. Like mentioned earlier, Rylan takes Kamryn's toys away from her and she just kicks her feet and flails her arms and gets really excited, she doesn't seem to get too mad at him, YET!!! He is a typical brother and loves to grab onto that beautiful, dark hair of hers and yank it, that makes her wrinkle up her face and nose then sobs, it is so sad!!! They think daddy is so funny, he can get them laughing so hard. Then when it comes to snuggles and cuddles, that is mommy's job!!! Here are just a few pictures taken, I will post more once I get the CD!!

Half a YEAR!!!

We are 6 months old already!!! It seems like yesterday we were bringing home our under 5 lb. babies!! They have now tripled their birth weight! At our 6 month appt. Kamryn finally passed her brother in weight by 1/2 an oz. She was 15.05 lbs and Rylan weighed 14.15 lbs. Ry is 26 inches long and Kamryn is 25 inches! They are getting so big and are full of energy, which makes mama very tired!

They are eating veggies and cereal and will soon start fruit. No teeth yet, but I think they are definatley in the making, with all the drooling and chewing on things. They are sleeping 8 hours a night, which is huge for us sleepy folks! They are both rolling all over the place and are very close to sitting up on their own. Rylan acts like he wants to crawl and gets in position, but just can't get those hands and feet to coordinate and move together!

We have been enjoying the beautiful sunny weather while we still have it, and go down by the lake often, the babies love being outdoors! Here are some recent photos of the babies!















This is poor Rylan after sissy puked all over his head!!!

Growing and Growing!!

The babies have reached so many new milestones, their learning ability and growth is endless and it never ceases to amaze me! Their personalities are HUGE and they are growing into their own people! They smile and laugh all the time, I hope they never grow out of that! Rylan is rolling from front to back and back to front, he is all over the place. When we place anything in front of him, his curiosity comes out and he has to discover his surroundings and he gets so excited. He giggles out loud and is extremely into his toes. He talks and babbles nonstop and squeals at the top of his lungs. Kamryn is hilarious, she is so funny to watch, with her facial expressions and her excitement that she gets when she sees mommy and daddy! She laughs outloud and likes to talk as well, she isnt as talkative as brother, which suprises me! She loves to cuddle and will quickly fall asleep in your arms as soon as you hold her! We have been experimenting with rice cereal, which it is taking awhile for them to get use to. We are enjoying every minute of these beautiful babies!!! Here are a few snap shots of the kiddos doing what they do best, making us laugh!

4 months

It has already been 4 months! The kids had their check-up yesterday. Everything is great. Rylan is tall and skinny (24.5" and about 12 lbs 8 oz). Kamryn appears to have more chunk but it is really because she's almost 2" shorter than her "little" bro. She was 23" and about 12 lbs 2 oz.

Rylan's big thing right now is mimicing all of his daddy's noises and faces. Kamryn's big thing right now is growling at and trying to eat her stuffed monkey. I don't think it is coincidence that the child who spent the first 6-8 weeks of her life looking eerily similar to a chimpanzee loves her pet monkey (even though the monkey is shown with Rylan below)! Also, I'm supposed to note that comment is from dad, not mom. :-)

They are both real close to laughing, and both have had random rolls from their tummy to back.

All is well and we are having a blast watching them discover something new every day.

Rylan with a tight grip on sissy's pet monkey.

ALASKA

A few weeks ago I took the trip of a lifetime up to Alaska. It was a week-long fishing trip that my brothers, Dan and Tyler, and friend, Kevin joined me on. We spent the week touring around and fishing on the Kenai peninsula. This was mine and my brothers' first time up there. The trip was really too incredible to try and describe here, so I'll just post some pics and call it good.

Day 1 - Leaving Anchorage

View from our hotel in Seward

Our boat for halibut fishing - Got Fish!

We all entered a derby where you could win $10K. We fell well short of that, but the daily prize for biggest fish was a free charter for next season. The daily winner the day we went out was 128 lbs. This fish was 120 lbs! Close, but no cigar.

That there is a freezer full of 'but -- about 300 lbs worth!

Exit Glacier just outside Seward - the picture just does not do it justice.

Day 3 - this is the first thing we saw when we pulled into our lodge in Soldotna. In fact, this picture was taken from my driver's seat before I even stepped out of the car when we pulled up.

This was our lodge in Soldotna - Jimmie Jack's Fishing. Awesome people and place. These guys were great.

This is Mt. Redoubt - an active volcano on the opposite shore of the Cook Inlet. This picture was taken from the private ocean front property at Jimmie Jack's -- about 30 yards from our lodge.

Russian River MADNESS!! We had to experience it once. Unbelievable how many people cram onto that river -- it was packed like this for miles in both directions.

This is what all the combat fishing is for -- Sockeye salmon. This was our take for the day.

A fantastic ending to an amazing trip!