HO HO HO

We saw Santa on Saturday! Noah wasnt as afraid this year either.

Bring on the cocoa and music! woohoo

9/16/08 Twins stats

Gabriel

• 29.9" = 50%
• 21lbs 13oz = 30%

Nicholas

• 29.5" = 40%
• 21lbs 4oz = 25%

My big babies are so precious! Gabey can take 12 steps at a time now!

Happy first birthday Nicky and Gabey!

SEPT 11, 2008 ... It's the twin's 1st birthday! We had a quiet little celebration at home with lots of cake and auntie Nana as the only visitor. They both had a cupcake AND a small slice of cake. Lil' piggies!

Gabe took 5 steps for the first time on 9-11-08 too! Nick is still holding onto things to be able to walk, and Gabey is consistently taking 2 or 3 steps at a time. Nick has 6 teeth, Gabe still is a gummy mouth. Nick just started clapping, Gabe hasn't yet. They are both babbling, but no real words yet. They also graduated from formula to whole milk. Gabe nurses once every day or two, but Nick decided he was done about a month ago.

It's so funny to watch them. They follow eachother everywhere. If one goes down the hall, the other follows. If one has a toy, the other will suddenly be interested in the same toy. THey hand things back in forth, and actually tickle eachother too! Sooo cute

My gorgeous Baby Girl

Just took some photos of my girl who's growing WAY too fast. She will be driving soon! Can you believe it?

A couple are with lil' Noah.

Ethan's 7th birthday

My big boy turned 7 today. Wow! We had a lot of fun.

I made a spaghetti and meatballs cake this time! It worked out pretty well.

Ethan got some great gifts and had a wonderful time! He wanted a pinata, so he got one.

We were going to take him an his friends to the movies, but he chose to rent a movie, buy popcorn and soda, and watch it at home on the big screen with his friend Garett.

Lots more photos on the picasa album site. I think you just need to click on the picture.

Camping

This was Nicky and Gabey's first camping trip. It was a lot of fun, but a LOT of work! We went to Beaver Bay in Washington. This was a pretty cool campsite on a lake, with boat launch, fishing, and swimming. Kurt got to try out his new fishing gear for a little while. He was pretty busy with the boat during most of his free time though.

Noah had a blast. He was filthy the whole time too. He would spend a lot of time using the wash bucket to clean his hands and face, then 2 minutes later he would have dirt all over his face! I let him eat cherries and he decided to pick them apart to get the seed out, so cherry juice ran down his arms. He climbed huge moss covered boulders and if he wasn't fishing, he was begging to be! He was so cute!

Ethan was adorable as usual. He loved fishing. He even baited his own hooks, and cast his pole all by himself! We never caught any fish unfortunately, but he didnt give up. Now he wants his own tackle box.

Ash had fun too. She wished she could've brought a friend along, but there were so many kids as it was I couldn't imagine another one coming along. Maybe next time though. She was the only one who was able to get away on her own for awhile. She found her own little rock in the water that she sat and fished on.

Next time we plan on bring a Baby Wrangler along. I already talked to a couple possible people who could do it.

Mental note: next time bring a Sharpie and fitted sheets for the air mattresses.

Multnomah Falls and Bonneville Dam

Today we went with Kurt's parents, his brother Marc and his family to Multnomah Falls and then to the Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery. It was a lot of fun and we got some great photos. Nicky was on my back (with the football player looking bruise under his eye) and Gabe was on daddy's back. Short post today because we're packing to go camping in the morning! YAY!