ONE YEAR OLD!

The twins are one year old! It has been an extremely rewarding year and a very exhausting one. Sleepless nights, feelings of being overwhelmed and intense pride have flooded the twins' parents this past year. Most importantly though, the twins continue to grow into healthy and strong toddlers.

Things they learned this month include: dribbling a soccer ball through the house, navigating up and down steps, playing with gravel in the driveway and singing along with simple tunes.

The twins were given some new Easter clothes from family and wore them on an Easter egg hunt in the backyard.

Wyoming has gotten several spring snowstorms this month. The twins did one last cross-country ski trip of the season up into the mountains east of Lander. It was sunny and they did a lot of playing in the heavy spring snow.

Grandma Judy visited this month and we hiked up Sinks Canyon. There is still several feet of snow, but the warm temps will be melting it away. Braeden tookadvantage of a break in the hiking to sample some mud from the Popo Agie
River.

Thanks for following along with the twins' development over this past year. We all look forward to their adventures over this next year. Stay tuned for additional updates and also some new video!

March '09 (11 months old)

The twins are 11 months old. They are playing outside more and love to eat grass and sand. It is springtime in Lander, Wyoming and we are enjoying warm temps in the 60's with the occasional snowstorm.

Kaia is taking careful cautious steps by herself now and Braeden is running circles around her. Bradley and the twins play 'chase' around the house and it is quite comical to watch with all of the squealing and laughter.

The twins play "pattycake" games and "Old MacDonald Had a Farm". They wave "bye bye" and love to watch for Bradley in the window when he comes home from work. Moser is doing well for a twelve year old lab. He still runs with us and chases deer out of the back yard.

February '09 (10 months old)

The twins are 10 months old and are learning every day. Braeden is walking around the house like its no big deal. Kaia side steps along as she holds onto furniture. She goes into commando crawl mode to get somewhere in a hurry.

They like to climb over Mo and yank on his collar. He is a good sport about it. Luckily, he is a Lab and very chill.

They watched their first Superbowl in February and dressed for the occasion.

They are eating more solid food now, including lots of protein. They love sausage, bananas, Cheerios and cell phones!

Jan '09 (nine months old)

The twins are 9 months old. They spent their first Christmas cross-country skiing at Togwotee Pass, just SE of Jackson, Wyoming. They spent the night in a small rustic cabin and enjoyed being pulled around by their parents through the fresh powder that fell relentlessly over the holidays.

The twins are becoming increasingly more mobile. Braeden is crawling everywhere, standing up on his own and is very near to taking some first steps. Kaia is all smiles and loves to eat new foods and pull on Mo's black lab fur.

December '08

Twins are 8 months old. Its their first Christmas and they like to grab danglers off the tree. Braeden has already devoured one wrapped present.

They went on a few hikes this month: up into the foothills of the Wind River Mountains to get a Christmas Tree and also up Sinks Canyon to have lunch at a frozen waterfall on the Popo Agie River.

Braeden is crawling for objects while Kaia is content to have parents get things for her. The twins love to eat bananas, applesauce and cookies.

November '08 (six months old)

Twins are 6 months old! Playing in the cardboard box is one of their favorite pastimes.

Kaia said her first word, "Dada." Braeden repeated the phrase a few days later and now it is their favorite thing to say.

Here are some pics of their first Halloween. Kaia was dressed as a pea pod and Braeden was a tiger.

October '08

In October the family made the move to Wyoming where Brad began working in-town for NOLS and Kristen is at home with the twins.

The Wind River Mountains just outside of town already have snow and the family has gotten out for a few day hikes. The twins miss the Pacific Northwest, but are adjusting to the altitude and dry air of Wyoming.