Little Red Riding Hood

 

 

Brayden tried out for a play that they put on at the school and he was chosen to be a Raccoon! He was so excited to be in the play. He was such a trooper, play practice every day after school and most of the day Saturday. But he loved it. The play was so cute. The Raccoons danced and sang songs and stole Red Riding Hood's basket! In the second picture Brayden is the 4th from the left on the top row.

Cara and Caylin 8 months old

From 2009-04 (Apr)

Brayden and Peyton put batman capes on the girls. They looked so cute! They are getting so big and they are starting to get into everything!!

Happy 50th

 

Today is my parents 50th wedding anniversary! What a great accomplishment,4 kids and 17 grandchildren. I am so lucky to have such great parents who have set a wonderful example to me and my family. They have shown us what a great marrige is. My mom and dad have always been there for us, no matter what. They are always willing to help and they give us all the support and love that we could ask for. Thank you so much for all that you have done for me and my family. We love you so much!!

Happy Easter!

 

We had a fun Easter morning at our house. The kids were so excited and had lots of fun finding the easter eggs that the Easter Bunny hid! The boys got a new Easter shirt and the grils got a new Easter dress. They all looked so cute. We had a fun Easter Egg hunt with Grandma and Grandpa Andrews and dinner with our great friends the Hewards.

Disneyland

Over spring break we headed off on a road trip to Disneyland! My wonderful sister in law and brother kept the girls for us. We had so much fun at Disneyland and California Adventure. The boys loved the rides, meeting all of the characters and watching the great shows. We were able to spend an afternoon on the beach and one day at Sea World. We had a great vacation. It was so nice to be the in warm sunshine and to pull out the shorts. I was ready to get home and see my babies but I sure do miss the warm weather!

Peyton's First Fish

 

Justin took the boys fishing today. The sun was shining but it was still on the chilly side today. I expected them back in just a few hours. They left at 9:30 this morning and didn't get home until 3:00. They had a blast. Peyton came home with his first fish. He got a big one. He was so happy with his catch. He loved catching the fish and he really wanted to eat it but he didn't want anything to do with touching it or cleaning it. We barley got this picture. As soon as we took the picture he said I need to wash my hands. That's my boy!

Wrestling

 

 

 

 

We started wrestling this year. Brayden was so excited to go. He is doing really well this year. It seems like everything he has learned the past few years is all clicking. We went to a wrestling meet in Evanston last Saturday. Peyton hasn't been wrestling. We decided to start him next year. Peyton decided he wanted to wrestle this year so we let him wrestle in the meet in Evanston. He loved it. They both did so well and had so much fun. They were both so proud of their 4th place medals!

Family Pictures

Last week we had our family pictures taken. They turned out so great!!!! Thanks to Rebecca White who took our pictures www.starvalleyportraits.com She does great work. Check out her website.

Brayden is 6

 

 

 

 

Yesterday was Brayden's 6th birthday. We celebrated on Sunday with family and had cake and ice cream. Then yesterday he invited a few friends over and played with them. Yesterday was the first day of wrestling too. He was so excited to go. He got new wrestling shoes for his birthday so he looked all spiffy in his singlet and new shoes. Overall I think he had a great birthday. I just can't believe that he is 6 years old already!

6 Months Old

 

 

I can't believe how fast the time goes. Cara and Caylin are now 6 months old. Cara is rolling from her back to front and Caylin rolls both ways. Caylin knows that she can get somewhere by rolling so she goes all over. They are eating rice cereal everynight and started drinking out of a sipppy cup. This last weekend we went to Idaho Falls and spent the night at a hotel. The girls got to go swimming for the first time. They loved it. The boys thought that was so much fun to have them swim with them. My girls are growing up!

Kids

 

 

 

Here are just some random pictures of the girls and Peyton that I thought were so cute!

Gardner Family

This is for everyone that is related to me on the Gardner side of the family. We are going to have a reunion this summer. I have created a blog just for the reunion so check it out and make your plans to come to Star Valley this summer!!!!

www.gardnerreunion.blogspot.com

How Twins Are Made

No these are not my kids but I thought it was so cute I had to post it!

5 Months Old!

 

 

 

Can you believe it. Caylin and Cara are 5 months old today! Where has the time gone? The girls are getting so big. Caylin rolled over the other day. Cara is trying. They ate rice cereal the other day for the first time too. They did ok with it, it is definatley not their favorite. They are getting such cute personalities. What fun they are to have in our family! Just for your information Caylin is the first picture, then Cara, Cara is on the right in the picture of them together. Don't they look a lot alike?

Merry Christmas

We had a great Christmas day. The kids were so much fun this year. Brayden was the first one up at 7:30am. We had to wake up Peyton. They boys opened their presents and then the girls finally woke up around 9am and opened their presents. The girls gave me the best Christmas present ever, they slept through the night!! I was so happy! Let's hope this continues! We had a great day. The kids were so excited with all of their presents and had fun playing with them all day. We were able to visit with our family too.

Santa

 

 

 

Tonight was the Christmas dinner for the Fire Department. We have a great dinner and then Santa comes to see the kids. Brayden and Peyton were so excited to see him. Brayden asked for a spiderman suit and Peyton wants a remote control car. Cara had just fallen asleep and she was out. I thought it made a cute picture. Santa had fun holding the babies!!

First Hair Cut

 

 

 

Here are a few pictures of the girls that I took today. My friend Dancie, who also cuts my hair, gave the girls a trim today. You can't tell much of a difference on Caylin but we trimmed off all of Cara's long hair on top. At their 4 month appointment Cara was 12 lbs 7 oz and Caylin was 12 lbs 6 oz. Both girls are 24 1/4 inches long. They are growing so fast!!!
Top picture Cara on the right, Caylin on the left. The next picture is of Cara then Caylin.

O Christmas Tree!!

Yesterday we were able to go get our christmas tree. The boys have been very anxoius to get the tree and get it decorated. We finally got it done. It was a fun day. MeriJane gave the girls an early Christmas present, a Christmas dress. We got them all dressed up today for chruch. Don't they look cute!!!!

Polar Expess

 

 

 

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. We were able to travel to Salt Lake to be with my family. It was so nice to be home and see everyone. On Friday we were able to take Brayden, Peyton and Abby to ride the Polar Express Train in Heber Utah. It was so much fun. The kids were so excited to go. We had cookes and hot chocolate, sang christmas carols and even saw Santa. We had such a good time. It is always fun to see the kids so excited and filled with the Christmas spirit!

Buck Blaze

 

 

We would like you all to meet the newest member of our family, Buck Blaze! We inherited a horse recently and Brayden decided to name him Buck Blaze. Brayden said, "I always wanted to name my horse Buck Blaze." The boys were both so excited to have a horse. He still needs a little work but Justin is working on that. He is a very nice and beautiful horse. I think Justin was just as excited as the boys to have a horse.