Let's Shake it!

Santa Trip

We went to the mall the other day to visit Santa. We forgot our stroller, so we decided to rent one of the fire engines because Riley and Ryker are getting too big to pack around everywhere. As soon as we put Rily in the Fire engine he immediately grabbed the steering wheel and started twisting it with a huge grin. We set Ryker in and the seat belt was broke. So Ryker grabbed onto Riley's seat and did these pelvis thrust things so he could look around Riley and see what was going on. As you can see, he also had a huge smile. They laughed and giggled all throughout the mall. Gage and Trei contributed to that. At the end of the trip Ryker was sleeping in the front seat. Ryker and Riley sat on Gage and Trei's lap when they went to see Santa. The twins didn't cry but they didn't know what to think of the big man in the red suit.

Daddy's crawling boys

Ryker and Riley love being around their daddy. About a month ago, you could ask Ryker where his dadda is and he would point at Tim and say dadda. It was so cute! It also made Tim feel really good. Now that Ryker and Riley are doing the army crawl through out the house, they follow their dadda everywhere. He can't even take a shower by himself. Ryker's favorite place is the dog dish. He loves spreading every piece of Pixie and Tinker Bell's food through out the kitchen. Riley followed him into the kitchen during one of his messes, and Riley ended up eating a piece of dog food. I figure it is a cheaper way to have them learn to feed themselves, just kidding. Riley is getting more and more curious and daring. We think he will be the first to actually crawl, because he gets up on his knees a lot more. Boy, oh boy, are we going to have our hands full when they are running full speed.

In love with Oreo's

Ryker loves Oreo's just like his mom. I normally don't have them all over my face when I am through. Ryker and Riley eat just about anything. Riley is a little pickier than Ryker, and Riley still gags on some textures. This picture on the left is Ryker trying to help his daddy feed him. Instead of helping his daddy he makes a huge mess because Ryker's hands are out of control, especially when a spooon is involved. Tim said that the food was all over Ryker, the counter, the chair, and the floor. Ryker was as happy as could be. Ryker and Riley still rely on us to feed them, but eventually they'll feed themselves.

Pumpkin Pictures

Ryker and Riley were very excited to get their pictures taken with all the pumkins. Actually I don't know if they were happy to see me or if they knew that grandma had some lemon cookies that she was going to sneak them. Grandma figured Ryker and Riley would like the lemon cookies because they enjoy sharing Grandma's lemon bundt cake. When Grandma tries and puts the cake away to save for later, Ryker and Riley start crying. When Grandma got out of the car and walked by Ryker's side, Grandma said Ryker got a sad look on his face and started screaming. Ryker knew that his sugar source was leaving. This made Grandma feel so bad that she had to call me on the way home and see how her little baby was.

Boo at the Zoo!

We went to Boo at the Zoo today with Ryker and Riley's older brothers, Gage and Trei. Starla and I took six kids to the Zoo. It was quite eventful! Ryker and Riley saw their girlfriend, Kyleigh. Kyleigh is 3 weeks younger and very infatuated with Riley in the pictures. Okay, it probably isn't Riley but maybe the cool toothbrush he is playing with. No candy for the little ones yet.

Splish Splash

Ryker and Riley love bath time. Riley hardly pays any attention to you because he is too busy splashing. Riley stares at the water, splashes, and does his scissor kicks. Riley get mad and cries when you lean him backwards to wash his hair and his body because he isn't done playing. You have to watch Ryker carefully because he flops himself backwards. Ryker doesn't care what position he is in.

Riley, the clown, loves hanging out with his older sister

Enjoying the Wild Flowers

We went up to Wyoming to spread Tim's grandpa's ashes. When we were done with the ceremony we decided to play in the wild flowers.

Riley's 1st haircut

Riley was born with a ton of hair. Everyone said he was going loose it all but it just kept growing and getting thicker. Some hair was longer than the other hair and he looked like he had a nappy comb over. It was time for a hair cut. Riley was almost five months when he got his first haircut in Generations Salon by Susan Ball. Riley did really good and he looked like a handsome little boy afterwards. He has had two other haircuts since that first one.

Ryker and Riley at 4 weeks!

The Big Day!

This picture was taken on December 20, 2007. Tim and I had to do the belly bump to see who was bigger. At the time I just didn't understand why everyone thought I was so big! Now I see why. After work on January 2, 2008, Tim and I decided to go to the hospital for a stress test. They ended up keeping me at the hospital because my contractions were getting stronger and I was dilating. At 9:40 pm, my doctor came in and told me they were taking me in for a c-section in 20 minutes. Both Tim and I became a little frantic, because even though we had been saying we were ready for the babies we weren't completely prepared. We called our family to tell them the news and within 20 minutes we had 16 family members in our room waiting anxiously for the doctor to take me away. I didn't end up going to the OR until 11:30 pm because my doctor had two c-sections scheduled before me. They pulled Baby 1 (Ryker) out at 11:59 pm and Baby 2 (Riley) out at 12:01 am. Ryker weighed 5 lbs. 15 oz and was 19 1/4 inches long. Riley weighed 4 lbs. 3 oz and was 18 inches long. The nurses kept saying that Ryker got all the groceries. Riley had to stay in the NICU for 6 days because he was having issues digesting food. There was six set of twins in the NICU when we were there. Everyone kept referring to us as the ones with the babies that have two different birthdates or the ones with a baby in the NICU and the other one in an open crib. It is amazing how the love you feel increases even more when you meet your babies for the first time. Ryker and Riley is one of the best things that happened to me. I know Tim feels the same about all of his boys.

Our Wedding

Tim and I had been dating for about 3 years before we got married on September 10, 2005. Tim has two wonderful children from a previous marriage. I met them when Trei was 3 and Gage was 5. We got married at Rose River Receptions (near Blackfoot). From the pictures our professional photographer took, you probably can't tell that we were freezing and the majority of the guests left early because of the bad weather. Our family had to unfortunately stick it out and dance the night away. This was our new beginning to an eventful life.