Swimming!

Well, April is much better than March! Our kids are finally healthy! How wonderful! We got home this afternoon from Rapid....Aric got Lasik! He is doing fantastic with great vision already. We were able to go swimming this morning too. Aric couldn't go in the pool due to his surgery so he was the camera man. When we got home we quickly dyed eggs just in time for the Easter Bunny! Here are some of my most recent favorites! Trying to get the dyed eggs
Will testing out the water with Mommy!

Hayden testing it out!

Hayden in her hula skirt from Grandma Kathy & Grandpa Mike!

Will & Hayden testing out the Harley with Daddy!

One Long Month!

We have had a very long month! The kids are finally healthy after over a month of being pretty sick! It is great to have our healthy, happy babies back. We are keeping up with our usual schedule these days. We are about to head into a busy few months. We are going to have lots of company, house projects and hopefully some nice weather to enjoy.

The kids are still growing fast and learning to eat new foods. Will is really enjoying eating new foods. Hayden looks as though she thinks we are trying to poison her. Silly Hayden!!! A little peas never hurt anyone. Anyway, Hayden is still a crazy little devil that rolls over like crazy. Will is just about to roll over and will probably learn so he can roll away from her. She constantly rolls over to Will and takes his toys. Must be payback for him taking up all the comfortable space in my tummy. Here are the latest pics of the kiddos! In their Hawaiian attire from Grandma Kathy. We will have more photos when they actually fit in the clothes....as well as adorable Mexican outfits from Grandma Christine and Grandpa Doug. We tried to limit pacifier time Will so he has discovered his thumb and fingers! Plan....failed!

A little early morning crib time

Happy Boy getting ready to eat!

All smiles....ready to dodge the spoon! :)

Baptism

We were able to baptize the twins while we were home. We had to change the time of the baptism because the kids were so sick but it was fabulous! We baptized them at Northridge Lutheran in Kalispell. My Grandparents did a great job arranging the whole thing....even the change of events! They introduced us all to Pastor Dan who did an amazing job. My Grandpa Al was able to perform the baptism with Pastor Dan, making it very special for us. Especially since Grandpa is a twin! Here are a couple pictures of the special day.

The God Parents: Scott & Stef with Hayden; Kirk with Will. Ann was with Jack so he would not get RSV from the twins. We will celebrate with her later. Grandma Christine with Hayden

Grandma Kathy & GG Helen showing the twins off

Great Grandpa Al celebrating with Grandpa Doug and the Harris Family

Great Grandpa Al saying hello to a very excited Will!

More Photos

Here are some more pictures with some family. We didn't get many pictures since the babies were so sick. Grandpa Mike also had a cold and stayed away from Will & Hayden most of the time. Grandma Christine took many of the pictures so she was behind, not in front of the camera. Next visit we will get many more pictures. Nana & Will
Popper, Will & Hayden

Grandma Kathy and Hayden

Grandpa Doug getting cuddle time with Hayden

Trip to Montana!

Well, we survived our first trip on a plane with twins! The babies were wonderful on all the flights! Our trip home was quite eventful with the babies but not the way we wanted it. We were in urgent care with Will within 2 hours of landing. Will was diagnosed with RSV. We were hoping that Hayden would escape without it but she ended up with it a few days later. We ended up staying in at Mom's house almost the whole trip. We hardly did anything and we didn't get to see everyone we wanted to. But, in the end, the babies are getting better and that is what matters most. We are now home and I took today off to make sure they were better before heading back to daycare. They have both been fever free for 36 hours and we are on the mend. Here are a few pics from our trip.Scott, Stef, Tyler, Hayden & Will

Brian (aka Dr. Meyer) stopped by for a visit
Tyler playing with Hayden

Our little princess

Will relaxing....this is a picture when he was pretty sick. He slept most of the trip.

5 Months and Counting

Our babies have passed 5 months old!!! I can't believe it! I was holding strong that we would wait and start them on rice cereal after our Montana trip but my kids changed my mind. They have made me believe that they are ready to try it. Last night Aric and I decided it was the night to start. It was hilarious!!! They both would open their mouths excited to try it and then have the most disgusted looks. They did eat a little bit but I don't think they like it very much!

We have also been waiting for Hayden to roll over. Will still has no interest in rolling over. He would prefer to reach out and grab things he needs and stay on his back. Hayden, on the other hand, thinks she needs to be on the go. Once she starts crawling and walking we are in trouble! Today I was off for Presidents' Day and I was enjoying a great day with the kids. Well, I put the kids down for a nap....on their backs of course. When I went to get them, Hayden was on her tummy! The stinker didn't even roll over the first time with anyone around. We are still very excited though!

We are enjoying every second of our lives with Will and Hayden! We are very excited to see you all in Montana in less than 2 weeks!!!! Yay! Will holding his teething ring with Daddy!
Cousin Jack shaking hands with Hayden. They were all very excited to play!

Hayden in her pretty head band from Emily (Robison) Good!

Will chewing on Hayden's hands....a usual occurrence

Hayden the Stinker.....

Hayden is quite the little stinker! She has begun to steal Will's toys! She did it the first time when Aunt Ann was watching her. Then, when we got home from Gering she did it again. We had them laying on the floor playing with new toys. Hayden would look at her pink elephant, look at Will's turquoise elephant, throw/drop her toy off to the side and take his. She did this a number of times. This is the best video I got. She also loves the camera so she just stares at it if she knows it is there. We sure are enjoying our little ones!