First Birthday Parties

The boys are now one year old. They are both 30in tall and in size18 month clothes already. Stevie weighs 21.6 lbs and Spence weighs 22.4. So we can still tell them apart by their weight difference. They had 2 birthday parties. One a little early at Paul's family reunion so the twins great grandma from Moscow, Idaho could be there and see the twins for the first time.

They got some fun toys their favorites being play phone, and anything that makes noise. Their other party was at my family cabin in Woodland. They had fun being cowboys and playing in the tall grass with Toby. It was fun to see the boys get into their cakes. At their first party Spencer loved the cake and made a huge mess . Steven didn't want to even touch it. The more we tried to have him taste it the more he got upset, when I tried to pick Steve up he stomped in the cake which he thought was more fun then playting with his hands. At their next party Stevie was the one who loved the cake and spence didn't want much to do with it. Though they both were not happy with their daddies help, when he put their faces in the cake.

Zoo adventures

So the twins had their first trip to the zoo and the animals loved them. I was amazed at how many animals came right up to the glass when we let the boys look in. Though the animals might have alos been more willing to come to the glass because it was a raining day and not alot of people go to the zoo in the rain.

I am so amazed at how different the boys personalities are. One more difference we learned at the zoo, when we went on the carousel, is that Spencer is more of the dare devil like his dad. While Steve is like his mom and doesn't like "scary rides".

Ithink that the boys enjoyed the zoo because they had their cousins Trinity and Ben to show them what to do, and what to get excited about.

So we have had a busy month, we have had are fist family vacation. Our first vaction was to Capitol Reef National Park for a family reunion. The drive down was alittle long for the twins to be thier car seats but they had a buddy. The boys had fun getting lots of attention from all the family, and swimming in the pool. The boys got to go sight seeing in their stroller






The boys favorite stop was the nature center they got to be rangers, and the was more stuffed animals then they had ever seen.

Paul has a new ship date

The twins are very much boys - they love to wrestle, bite, knock things (and each other) down, and make messes especially during dinner. We used to think that Spencer was the bigger bully, but Steve has begun to learn to just sit there while his brother takes his toys. Though no matter how mean they seem to each other, or how hurt they get 5 min later they end up laughing and jabbering to each other.

They remind me more and more of Paul each day. Though speaking of Paul his sprained ankle has finally healed and he finally has a new ship date August 10th. We are very excited for Paul to go. We are going to miss him, but he is going to be trained to do something amazing. We are very proud that Paul is a solider in the U.S. Army and are very excited to see him do something he loves. He joined the National Guard to provide for his family and have a career he can be proud of. The 6 months Paul will be gone will seem like nothing compared to the 18months that his sister Aubree will be Iraq. She leaves October 3.

2 new friends

The twins now have 2 new friends- A boy cousin named Ronan Ayers Pryor born on April 23 2009. They also have a girl cousin named Hazel Snow Christensen born May 1 2009.

The boys are getting big - the both have four teeth and Stevie has two more coming in. They are both about 20 lbs. They can both stand for about 10 seconds on their own. The most exciting part is that the are getting more hair!!!! The more hair they get the more you can tell how red it is. They are really good at opening unlocked cupboards and taking everything out, though they have yet to learn ho to put it back.

The boys also got to go swimming for the first time- they loved it. Spencer thinks that being splashed in the face is hilarious. Steven just loves being half naked.

This past weekend they got to hang out with their cousin Dallas they had tons of fun playing- throwing balls, making fun noises, and sharing bottles.

Hanging with daddy

Now that it is FINALLY spring Paul and I are loving playing with the boys outside and just letting them hang out with us as we spruce up the yard.

I swear the boys teleport from one spot to another, I turn my back and they are across the room (or up the stairs). They are getting better at moving along furniture and they have almost figured out how to push their trucks with out tipping them over.

Easter!!

The boys loved Easter. It was the first time we have let the boys explore on the grass. They loved the new exciting touch and TASTE of the grass. We tried to get a nice Easter pictuer of the boys together but they both wouldn't sit still long enough. I am amazed at how fast they can go, I turn around for a second and they are acrooss the room. What makes it more crazy is that the boys can now go up stairs, but they haven't quite mastered going down. So the only way I get anything down is to put gates everywhere. No matter how much I have the boys corralled in I find myself cleaning constantly.