Nov/Dec 2009 Update

Taking care of a 3 year old and twin boys has left me no time to keep up with this blog so here is a quick update on the past two months! Hope everyone is well and I will just put captions under each photo! Of course the way I loaded the photos it is backwards but I don't have the patience right now to put them in order so they go from newest to oldest as you would probably figure out on your own:)

Daniel and Clayton on Christmas day with their presents

Abby with all her presents, she was very excited to get a new kitchen.

The boys in their Christmas PJ's

On December 6th the boys and I got baptized and we became members of Christ Lutheran Church here in Fairbanks, AK

Daniel and Clayton sporting their " Alaska Boys got the berries!" shirts

Picture of the kids on Thanksgiving Day at my sister Dawn's house. My sister and brother In-Law had all of us over for Thanksgiving Dinner and made a delicious meal.

Sorry this is sideways, again my patience is worn thin so I have not flipped this photo around, I suggest you just turn your head sideways:) This is the boys first sled ride, we were headed up to our friends Bob and Jo's house for a little visit.

My dad always knocks on the window to make faces at Abby so this time we all got in the window to get our picture taken as my mom and dad were leaving that afternoon.

The weekend before Thanksgiving we have all our friends over for a big meal, I thought all the shoes were funny so I took a picture.

Picture of some of our guest.

Here is Jenny and Sawyer Brown, they live across the street and walked over for our Thanksgiving dinner. Look at the coats behind them piled to the ceiling almost!

Hope this finds everyone well, I can't promise anything but I will try my best to post sooner next time!

Halloween 2009

Halloween started for us on October 1st as Abby insisted on decorating our house as soon as she saw the Halloween stuff at the store. On October 16th we had our friends the Borlands and Carringtons over to carve pumpkins with the kids. On the 23rd she went to her friend Maya's house to carve pumpkins. Then on the 25th Abby and I went to a Carnival at Church that the Youth group put on. Then on the 3oth Abby's preschool took the kids trick or treating at different offices on campus (Abby's preschool is located on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus). The campus photographer took a picture of Abby that will be posted on the Cornerstone Newsletter that goes out to the offices on campus. So we think that is pretty neat. I will try to post the web address for the online newsletter so you all can see it. Finally on the 31st she bundled up with her cousins and headed out trick or treating at Grandma and Papa's house. Below are some pics from the last several weeks.

Cal holding Clayton. He doesn't look that much bigger than Clayton and he is 3! Cal is a little small and Clayton is a big boy.

Abby's pumpkin that I carved out for her, her job was digging out the pumpkin guts.

Bobby's pumpking, he picked out the hardest one for his mom to do:)

Here is Tara carving Bobby's pumpkin.

Caroline and Alison with their pumpkins

Abby and Caroline playing dress up.

Abby with our friend Luke and Baby Roslyn at out the church Halloween Carnival.

Abby in her costume.

Abby and her pumpkin that she carved at Maya's house.

My parents 3 youngest grandsons on Halloween. Clayton, Gabriel, and Daniel

Abby, Katie, Gabriel, and Michael all ready to head out trick or treating. I told Dawn no need to pass Gabriel's chicken costume down for the boys, Cam would never let me put them in it. I think he is very cute in it though:)

Abby with another pumpkin we carved.

The wicked witch (she isn't very wicked though) with her flying monkeys

Our Virginia Family Visits

Nana came and stayed with us for most of the month of July to help me out with Abby before the boys arrived and then Pap came to join us after the boys were born for a week. Poor Pap we just put him to work on fixing our hand rail, installing screen doors, and building the grandkids a sandbox. But most importantly they got to spend time with their grandkids. This week Tim, Kaye, and Dabb are here visiting us. We have had a great time with them and are sad that our time with them is coming to an end. I will post more pics later when I get a chance to download pics. Tuesday Abby will be starting preschool and Cam is headed back to work so I am going to have my hands full with the boys. Abby's preschool is part days so me and the boys will be going to get her at noon. Wish us luck! Here are some pics from our visit with our family.

Enjoying a nice evening outside!

Pap and Papa with their boys, Pap is holding Clayton and Papa is holding Daniel

Posing in Santa's chair at Santa Claus House

Taking pictures while we roasted marshmellows.

Uncle Tim (aka Bubba) taking a nap with Daniel

Tim and Dabb out on the river, enjoying a day of fishing.

Daniel and Clayton Arrival

Sorry this post has taken so long, needless to say we've been a little busy!!! So on July 21st the big day finally arrived! At 11:15 Clayton was born and 11:16 Daniel was pulled out by his feet!!!
Here are some pics for you all to enjoy.

Daniel on the left and Clayton on the right!

Clayton weighing in at 7lbs 15oz and red hair like his sisters!

Daniel weighing in at 5lbs14 oz

Daddy and Nana bringing the boys to the nursery

A Kodak moment!!! They will hate this picture some day!

July update so far

We had a great 4th of July here in Ester. We did what we have been doing for years, watch or be in the Ester Parade and join in the picnic at the Ester Community Park. It was a relaxing day and Abby had a blast hanging out with her little friend Emily. Most of these pics are from July 3rd, we had playgroup at the park and one of the ladies, Anne Jenkins, had a camera and took some pictures of Abby and I. So not much going on here until a week from tomorrow when I will have my c-section and our little boys enter our lives. It is going to be a big change for us but we look forward to it. We will post pics as soon as possible. I have a feeling I won't have time to be on the computer a lot once they arrive! Hope this finds everyone well.

My little Angel and I hanging out at the park.

My big ole belly at 36 weeks

Abby being cute as usual.

Our last 4th of July as a family of three!

30 more days - 34 weeks

So I have 30 more days until the scheduled C-section! I am pretty uncomfortable but I want them to grow big and strong so I'm not ready for them to arrive yet. We have a lot we need to get done before their arrival. I have pretty much grown out of all my maternity clothes but I refuse to buy any more. I have been wearing a lot of sweat pants and large shirts and a bella band to cover my belly if the pants don't stay up or if my shirt comes up:) So here is a picture of the big ol belly.

Fathers Day 2009

I think Cam really enjoyed his day out fishing with his little red headed cutie today. His friend Reed from work took them out fishing for the day. So not only did Abby get to go fishing with dad she got to hang out with two older girls, which is always exciting to her. When she got home she told me all about the fish they caught. Our friend Theresa went on the day long adventure and took a lot of pictures from what I'm told so when ever I get some copies from her I will post them. Wish I could have joined them but I didn't think it would be such a good idea being out on a boat being 8 months pregnant with twins.

Abby posing for a picture while eating her apple.

Headed out the door for their big day.

Another smiley picture