A new standard has been set. Hayden 2 1/2 years old is water skiing. He did not even think twice to go, he cried while going but what do you expect. When he finished, the first thing he said was, "Bryce's turn." Bryce did not go and that is okay with me. When Hayden went I sat in the back of the boat with my life jacket on - reviewing child CPR in my head. He was so brave and held on.

Colson also took his first turn water skiing on the flex-a-board. He also cried but was so excited when he finished and wanted to go again. So he went again and cried harder and then grinned ear to ear when he finished.

Bear Lake

The boys loved the banana!! They would ride this thing for hours if we let them. Fun! Fun! Fun!

We would load the boat on the beach with the tractor. The tractor is as much fun as the boat.

I love wakeboarding.

Marcus is awasome - as usual

The Zoo

Fun Times at the ZOO!!

Klark, Lanse, Genna, Hayden, Grandma, Bryce, Genna, and Leah

We had such a fun trip to the zoo with Grandma Whiteley and ShaLisa and her kids. ShaLisa's family has moved to Idaho and it has been a hard adjustment for my kids to not have their cousins so close. It has been over a year since they moved and Colson still says in his nightly prayers "please help Klark and Lanse move to Idaho."

Thanks for such a fun trip!!!

Happy Birthday Colson!!!

Four - 4 - Four - 4 - Four

Colson had such a fun birthday. We played at Kangaroo Zoo - which is great way to wear your kids out. We had lots of fun with family, cake, ice cream, and presents.

Fun Facts about Colson
Favorite color: Yellow (dark yellow) and Orange
Favorite toys: Trains and Legos
Favorite movie: Chittty-Chitty Bang-Bang
Favorite book: Sesame Street and Dr Suess
Favorite letter: O

(When he tries to spell his name he always says “and there are two O’s”.)
Favorite foods: Honey Sandwich (He wants to plant a Honey Sandwich tree)
Favorite song: I am a child of God
Least favorite song: ABC’s (can sing it when bribed)
Size: 34 lbs (25%), 39 ¾ inches (75%), and BMI 15.1

Colson is always full of fun and smiles. He is a great son and big brother. He has his own special personality and never forgets. The other night he wanted to keep reading the scriptures - in a rush I told him we would read more when he was in bed. As usual things got busy and I forgot. I put the sweet boy to bed and he went to sleep. At three in the morning he came into my room crying, "we forgot to read more scriptures." So we read the scriptures at three in the morning and he stayed and slept with me (Marcus was in California for work). What a great kid!!!

One of the greatest things about having twins is they always have each other. They laugh together, cry together, eat together, play together, and work together (they even try to change eachothers diapers - not something I encourage). This video shows them feeding eachother - for some reason food always taste better when it is someone elses.

There is no BUDDY like a brother

Bribing time has come - although I would prefer to call it reinforcement time. Colson turns four this Sunday and still chooses not to sing the ABC's. We decided we would encourage him with a little truck. So we have been practicing day after day and song after song. I will warn you now that musical talent is not very prominent in our family.

ReaDY oR NoT - HeRe We CoMeWhen ever we play hide and seek

Bryce covers his eyes and

Hayden covers his mouth

while counting - FuN TiMeS!

Terrible or Terrific Two's???

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Well, the time has come - our sweet little twins are two. Their birthday was filled with family, presents, songs, cake, candles, and ring-around-the-rosies. What a fun and special day.

Today, the day after their birthday, they tested us to see if we were prepared for the Terrible or Terrific twos. The day started with the usual, throwing breakfast on the floor and begging for more routine. I buckled them in their high chairs - gave them their food - and dashed upstairs for a minute. The kitchen was silent, bad sign for my kids, so I go down stairs only to find they unbuckled themselves from their highchairs - climbed onto the kitchen counter - and found the knives. They found the big chopping knives and were walking ontop of the counter with them. Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!! The morining countinued with playing and fighting. At one point Hayden bit Bryce and broke his skin, needless to say he went to time out. Bryce decided to keep Hayden company (so forgiving) and started drawing pictures for him on our new couch, walls, and floor. Lucky for me it was only chalk. The kids had been up a total of two hours and I was plump worn out so I decided to pack the kids up and go to Home Depot for their paint sale (not really a break - just a different place). I stepped into the bathroom to get dressed and came out where the kids found Marcus's deoderant, toothpaste, and shaving cream. They dressed themselves in this oray of beauty products and wore it with dignity. I wish I had a camera for these eventful moments but I was busy trying to keep my cool and not send them to bed at 10:30 in the morining. The day wore on crazy as usual, plus a little to keep me on my toes.

Happy Birthday Bryce and Hayden. We love you!!!

I stepped out of the kitchen for a minute and the kids decided it was time to clean the pantry. What a helpful little cleaning crew.

Ho Ho Ho

For those of you who know the twins know they are not afraid of anything - with the exception of the Big Ho Ho. Despite our many efforts this is the closest the kids got to taking a picture with Santa.

Colson loves Thomas the Train and all his friends. He was thrilled to get Cranky the Crane and Salty from Santa. When we got home from the run around on Christmas Colson was ready to take down the Christmas tree, lights and all the decorations. Christmas was over.

Bryce and Hayden loved Christmas. They enjoy unwrapping the presents just as much, if not more than, playing with the presents. Another successful year with wrapping paper.