It was such a beautiful day on Saturday that we had a little picnic out side. All the kids love being out doors. Zach usually will stay in one place as he isn't sure of the feel of the grass yet.

Samuel has been sick again this week but feels much better when he can lay on daddy's lap. Travis enjoys it too especially when he can get a cat nap in.

With the few nice days of sunshine we have been having we took advantage of it by taking walks. The twins enjoy the stroller and Sam has his bike with training wheels on it that he loves to ride.

Samuel and mommy on our way to church.

Mommy and all her kids.

Aria and Zachary love playing in this drawer. It is funny to watch them take stuff away from each other. At this point the other one just grabs a new thing to play with. I'm sure that will change with time.

Zach is now pulling himself up on things and walking around them. He hasn't learned how to get down yet so when he's ready to be down he yells for us. The boy has a good set of lungs on him.

I didn't get a picture of this but Aria had climbed so far up this toy that she fell into the seat of it. It was so funny.

This was Easter morning after the Easter bunny had arrived. Samuel had so much fun finding all the baskets and eggs for everyone. The twins enjoyed playing with what ever they could get their hands on. We are so grateful for this day to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He has given us so much through the atonement and in many more ways.
We love Him very much.

Lots of pictures....../Samuel said....

My friend watches Samuel for me on Monday's while I go to work. Sam loves it there and enjoys playing with her kids. (Kamree, Myles and Samuel)

I can just imagine the noise level right about now.

All the pictures below are the twins' 1 year old pictures. A lady at my church took the pictures and did a fabulous job. She was so easy to work with and the price was great. I had such a hard time picking which pictures to buy. Thank you Suzanne!

Yesterday I was sitting on the floor and Samuel said... "Mom, you look pregnant". Well of course my first reaction is to cry, because I am not pregnant (just in case anyone else was thinking the same thing my son was :) ) but then I asked why he thought that. He said...."we're getting another baby". Wow!!! He has been saying for a while that he wants another brother and sister. I know there is one more out there for us, but wasn't thinking right now, but if that's the Lord's plan then Hey, I'm not standing in the way. Kids are great and I'm grateful for the ones I have and the one/ones to come.

Cabin Fever

Zach can stand up if you put him up there. He is so strong but he out weighs Aria by 4 lbs so I think he isn't able to pull himself up yet.

Aren't kids precious when they are sleeping. (or course they are when they are awake also, it's just quieter when they are asleep) Sam is on the go every waking moment. I'm always telling him I need some peace and quiet so he needs to take a nap. Now he tells me he needs some peace and quiet too.

Miss Aria is able to pull herself up on anything and is now starting to move around things once she gets up. The other day I was unloading the dishwasher and she was trying so hard to get her leg up high enough to get on top of the lid of the dishwasher. Thank goodness her legs are a little bit to short for that right now. It was so funny she was clear up on her tip toes. She also is climbing up our stairs. Yikes!!

My pictures of Sam this time are when he is asleep for some reason. But this time I went to wake him up because if he sleeps too long he will not go to bed a night very easily. Anyway this is how I found him. Often he will sleeps with Speedy (his teddy bear given to him by Grandma Porter) in his P.J.'s or shirt. Lately he has been asking for another brother and sister and then asks if I can grow one in my belly. Maybe this is the reason Speedy is often found under his shirt. Who knows....

Mr. Zach's will often have a toy in his mouth carrying it around as he moves on to the next thing. Then he'll shake his head back and forth making me laugh. He also likes to go into the bedrooms and open and close the doors. When he sometimes closes the door all the way shut he loves it when one of us gets on the other sides and puts our hand under the door. (we have old doors so there is plenty of room to stick our hands under it) He would laugh at that all day.

Here is Aria showing off her cute boots and dress. (ok, it's really mom showing it off) We think Aria is a daddy's girl. Of course, that doesn't hurt daddy's feelings one bit.

The two boys have been sick this last week but are doing much better now. Anyway that is the excuse I'm giving for taking so long to update our blog. At the end of February the kids and I went and stayed with my sister Shea for a couple of days. That was a lot of fun and Sam and his cousin London played so well together. Infact, it actually gives me a break cause he's off playing leaving me to hang with my sister. The twins loved exploring their new surroundings. It was a lot of fun. I'm excited for spring and summer so that we can get out of the house. Sam loves it outside and I'm sure the twins will too.

Twins (1 years old!!!)

Aria and Zachary opening gifts.

They weren't as excited about the cupcakes as I thought they'd be. They played with them but never ate them. Even when we gave them a taste. Travis said we should have put it on the floor then they would have eaten them. They are always finding stuff to eat off the floor.

Birthday Boy!!!

Birthday Girl!!!

It is so hard to get a picture with both of them looking at the camera at the same time. So this is the best one with Grandpa and Grandma Porter.

Look how long Zach's hair is getting. What a cutie pie!

Sam's black eye is still showing here. Aria's hair is so long. I still don't know what I should do with it. Even with crazy hair she is adorable.

Mommy and her eldest. He is a great big brother and so sweet to his parents.

Wow!! I can't even believe it has been a year. Time is going by sooooo fast. The twins had two birthday parties. One with my famiy ( we celebrate all cousins birthdays for the month at one time, so there was total of 7 cousin's birthdays we celebrated) and it was a lot of fun. On their actual birthday we we invited G & G Porter, the twin's birth mom and her daughter over for cake and ice cream. It was a lot of fun and the twins enjoyed the bows and wrapping paper the most. :) This past year has been filled with many miracles and it was fun to celebrate with those who love and support us. We love you all!!! We look forward to another busy year.

Fun in the Snow!!

I couldn't get this picture to face right but I just wanted you to see the twins in their snow suits. Both of the suits were too big for them but at least they were warm.

Here is Sam getting ready to slide down the hill. He had a blast!!

Here is mommy, Aria and Sam getting ready to ride down the hill.

Here is daddy, Zachary and Sam. Just Zach and dad rode the sled this time.

It is so funny to watch these two interact. Aria is faster at getting places but Zach is close behind. Anyway, just as Zach catches up to Aria she is off to a new place. He'll just follow her around for a while until he gets tired of it and then he plays on his own. They both take each others toys away from each other but it doesn't upset them at this point. I'm sure that will change in a few months or weeks.

The above pictures were taken at Family Night yesterday. Travis found a big snow pile and shoveled out a path for the sled. Samuel was so excited he could hardly contain himself. He would have played all night. Aria and Zach even had a turn going down on the sled. It was fun and a great memory.

Good Night!!!!

Aria gets herself into fun places but gets mad when she can't get out. That's when big brother comes to the rescue.

Zach is starting to move around more and like his sister he can get him self into an area that he is unable to get out of. Again, it's big brother to the rescue.

You can't really tell but Sam got quite a black eye last week. The picture doesn't do it justice. He loves to answer the phone and door. My sister came to the door and Sam took off full throttle, tripped and hit his eye on the side of the couch. By the next morning it was swollen almost shut and black and blue. It hasn't bothered him one bit. Although he sat on dad's lap for quite awhile right after the accident until he felt better.

GOOD NIGHT!!!
I just have to share with you that I had the best night last night. I didn't get woke up once. I can't remember the last time I got to sleep through the night. Infact, I got 9 1/2 full hours of sleep. Sam was asleep by 9 pm and the twins were asleep by 8 am. I even got to sit in bed for a few minutes and play sudoku before I laid down. It was so nice to have a bit of peace and quite before bed. It makes for a calmer mom when you get a full night sleep. It was WONDERFUL!

Happy New Year 2010!

Today was Samuel's first day in Primary. I just had to take a picture because he was so handsome. I have to say I'm a little nervous on his ability to stay in his chair and be quite but he was excited to go. My little boy is growing up.

Daddy helped Sam build a tent. Of course, Sam wanted Aria and Zach to be in there with him. Aria had other things to do but did check in on them every once and awhile.

This was Christmas morning. Sam was more excited about getting the candy then the gifts. Infact, when we'd asked him what he wanted for Christmas he'd say, "just candy".

Zach is doing so good at sitting up. He likes playing with this toy. It was so funny the first few times he'd play with it he would pull to towards him and hit himself in the face. It took him a little bit to realize he was doing that to himself. He is rolling all over the place trying to keep up with Aria. He also scoots around in circles on his belly and backwards. He hasn't figured out the forward scooting yet. He will also claps when I count or sing Patty Cake. It is so cute.

Miss Aria doesn't have time to sit. She is on the move all the time. Her favorite spot in the house is at the cd's. She is so close to crawling. She does the army crawl now. She also will start moving her arms when a song comes on that she likes.

This is the twins with Great Grandpa and Grandma Spackman. It was so fun to see them at the Spackman Christmas party along with all the cousins and aunts and uncles.

Skyler and Zach at the Spackman Christmas party. Zach doesn't seem to mind having bows in his hair.

Cousin Kaylee and Aria at the Spackman Christmas party. We love having Kaylee around. She loves holding the twins and does a great job taking care of them. Wish you lived closer.

Christmas morning 2009. The best part about Christmas was sharing it with our kids. We had a year full of wonderful blessings. We look forward to this new year watching our kids grow. We so enjoyed all the cards and pictures this year. We love hearing from you.