Easter, swim and puppy!!

So I realize I am a little delayed on updates! So here it is!

Easter 2012- Easter was great, we didn't make it to any egg hunts this year, according to Troy it was more dissapointing for me then the kids, I'm sure he is right. They didn't know what they missed out on, but me as a mom wants to do every kind of holiday celebration. We dyed Easter eggs, which was much easier than last year, and went to church to celebrate the ressurection of our Savior! What a beautiful time of year and such a great reminder of how loved we are!

Swim- The twins are doing their first swimming lessons. They were so excited to start, the first thing the teacher did with them is took them under water, both kids came up screaming, pretty sure they didn't like that part. But they did wonderful after that , and have gone under a few more times since then!

Charlie- So we now have a new addition to the family, Charlie!! Kamryn actually came up with the name when we asked them what we should name the new puppy, I have no clue where she came up wtih Charlie but we love it! He has been a fun for us so far. He is a little rowdy for the kids at times, he loves to go for Kamryn;'s hair and try to pull her down, so when he gets too close to her she just screams, Im sure once he calms down a bit she will. really have fun with him. He has been sleeping great at night, thank God, but has peeing on my carpet so he has already earned a ticket to outside.


We are finally getting beautiful, warm spring weather and will be doing a lot of activities outside!

not so terrible 3's

So, we are glad to say we are out of the terrible two's!! The 3's are bringing a little more ease, not smooth sailing yet, but closer! There is a light at the end of the tunnel! The twins are becoming a little more independent in doing tasks by themselves. They CAN pretty much dress themselves, they just choose not to most times, and can definatley undress themselves(Kamryn practices this regularly, my nudist). We are working on getting Ry potty trained, we have a few accidents a day, but are making slow progress(mom's of boys understand this). He just is too busy to bother with potty training!

We had a great birthday party for the kids. It took place at the waterpark at silver mt. (our old stompin grounds). Nana and Papa Braga were here to celebrate with us, and our cousins and aunts and uncles from seattle joined us too! Most of the kiddos wonderful friends were there as well. We had a spiderman/princess theme party(tried to incorporate that together, it worked out ok). They had a blast swimming and playing with their friends, they were exhausted by the end of the day. They still ,to this day, think everyday is their birthday! We are definatley looking forward to spring weather and getting outside to play!

christmas 2011 cont.

sissy and mama


nana Karen!


Nana Roxy and Papa Jim!

Christmas 2011 come and gone!

We spent Christmas in Gooding with all of our familes, we had a great and almost relaxing time. I say almost, cause we aren't quite there with the twins yet for complete relaxation. We got to be home for a week which was nice not to have to make a quick trip home and turn around and come back. The kids are old enough now that they love being with their cousins and aunts/uncles and of course their nanas and papas. They have been talking about them since we left and can't wait to see some of them again for their birthday!

Kam and Ry are becoming the best of friends, even though they squabble here and there, they are really aware of each others feelings and speak for each other a lot of times. When Kam needs something Ry will make sure that we hear what she is needing by repeating it even louder. When Ry is just waking up from his nap, Kam will usually greet him with "Hi buddy, did you have a good sleep?" They are so funny to watch and listen too. They are both in their big kid beds and are doing rather amazing in them. Ry has fallen out at least 8 times, but it doesn't seem to interrupt his sleep too much. We are working to get Ry potty trained. He will go potty on the toilet at least once or twice a day but refuses to wear his pull ups or big boy underwear! Sis has done very well in this department. Who knew potty training would actually be easy? She pretty much did it herself, and has had one or two accidents. She does wear a pull-up at night and nap still but will be done with that very soon! I cannot believe how fast our soon to be 3 year olds are growing! It seems like yesterday that we were bringing our 4lb bundles home from the hospital. Time flies!

We love our cousins!!


hmmmm... can i have a bite of your ice-cream?

fishy kisses!! and naked as usual!!

puppy cuddles!

hay ride with the big horses

grinding corn in papas big teepee

sharing hot cocoa!

Kam caught off gaurd