Yeah, finally a new post!

Oh my, so much has been going on! The twins are trying to walk! How crazy is that! They each have six teeth. The four most recent ones are just through the skin so I will post pictures f those when you can see them better. Griffen has been very busy as well. He is definately getting stubborn and want st d EVERYTHING by himself. He is very into Jon & Kate plus 8. He loves watching "the kids"!

Here is Grandma Bene hanging out with her three little guys. She had to go out of town for some training for her new job and when she got back the kids just went crazy for her. They love her and so do we, she is such a huge help to us!

Here is Griffen taking a page out of Amuma's book, (Grandma Teresa). He was playing on Uncle Jesse's slot machine and loving every minute of it!

Here we are at what has become our annual Labor Day trip to Lake Cleveland. We had a good time but that day it was 32 degrees. It was SO COLD! The wind was also blowing a million miles an hour. It was fun to take the kids though and we always try to get a picture.

This was on the way down the mountain. Griffen hates to have the sun in his eyes so he wears Brad's hat to keep it out. He is so adorable.

Griffen loves to help Grandpa Gary feed the cows. He now gets to steer the wheel and he tells the cows to get "out the way" with a sweep of his arm. The babies are generally down for a nap at this time but once in a while they have to sit around and wait for Griffen to finish. We informed Grandpa that he has to upgrade the feed truck to tote around all three boys!

Storybook Park

We have been meaning to take the kids here all summer long. For those of you who do not know, storybook park is this big newer park in Burley. It is awesome. Griffen ran our butts off! He loved the big tube slides but he likes yelling into them more than he did going down them. Brad and I each got a chance to play with Griffen and the twins were also very good.

Here is Boady (left) and Cale (right) in the swing. The higher they went the happier they were. I didn't leave them in here too long because they are getting chunky monkey!

Here is Cale!

Here is Boady!



This was Griffen on the Merry Go Round. We met this sweet little girl named Victoria who kept pushing him around. She was nice. Good times. We enjoyed ourselves! We look forward to many more fun times at the park.

Learning makes me really tired!

Let's see, hmmmmm, in the last four days here are the events of the days: Griffen has learned about 5 - 10 words, (hi, bye, please, treats, etc), Cale and started army crawling and standing on the couch while being helped up, and Boady has gone from army crawling to real crawling and also stands really well! Wow, how am I ever going to keep up at this pace?????

Here is Griffen with his babysitter Andrea on her scooter! He loved it! He had SUCH a good time just tooling around! Andrea is a super sweet girl who lives just down the road and she comes over at least once a week to help me with the boys. She is truly a God send!

Here are the boys in their highchairs. I wasn't going to buy a second one but they are such wiggle worms! I cannot keep them in anything else in order to feed them. That, by the way, is a whole other full time job in itself! They are eating a lot of table food now also.

Here Cale has Griffen pinned. The boys all play SO well together! Griffen is usually on top though. I try to sit back and only intervene if someone starts getting upset. The boys can sure take a lot from Griffen. He just does what makes them laugh though. They love it when he wrestles them. I know that we are in for a whole lot of bumps and bruises but it will sure be a fun ride!

4th of July and Cale and Boady's 3 month check

Our boys are growing so fast! I just love them in blue also, that is why you will find so many pictures of them in these outfits. Our days have been going well, just extra fast!

The 4th was awesome. We went to the parade in the morning and that was fun. Griffen loved all of the cars, trucks, tractors, horses, etc. The little boys didn't really like the sirens but they did all right though.

Boady

Cale

The boys hung out on the ground and tried to fly away! They are actively trying to crawl. They are getting pretty close. Each boy has his two bottom teeth now. It is so hard for kids getting those darn teeth.

Here is Griffen burning sparklers with his cousins. He had such a wonderful time playing with Brad's family on the 4th. The kids are closer to his age and he just loves kids. We had a wonderful BBQ at our house and watched the fireworks from our porch! Ah, the good life. Boady and Cale had their 6 mo check up yesterday. Boady is weighing 18 lbs and is 26 1/4 in long. Cale is weighing 20 lbs and is 27 1/2 in long. It is so funny because Griffen loves to hold them and give them "horsey rides" (we hold the babies on his back while he crawls around) and they are almost as big as he is. He last weighed about 32 pounds just on our home scales. Boy, these guys are growing and I'll tell you why. They are eating us out of house and home! Oh well, that will be the story of my life for a while now!

Has it been that long already?

Sorry it has taken me so long to update. He have just been plugging along. We went to the Calderon Linn the other day. It was fun but NERVE RACKING! It is just a small falls near Murtaugh. We ket a death grip on Griffen's hand. It was nice to have a picture there. I am sure we will go again soon. Looking at the picture, Boady is on the left and Cale is on the right.

Then we have been doing some casterating. Here is a picture of Griffen on the horse with Aunt Lou. He had fun.

Then he managed to help Daddy mow the lawn the same day. I missed the picture but it was way cute when Griff and Daddy both had their hats and shades on. How cute.

Then Jerri and Dan stayed the night with us Sunday night and we took some pictures. Boady is on Jerri's lap and Cale is on mine.

We survived the wedding weekend...

... but it did take me four days to recuperate. It was an awesome weekend but was jam packed. Thursday night we had the rehersal dinner.

Griffen was smitten with the flower girl. She is such a cutie. I couldn't get any pictures of the two of them together but they were adorable. She was almost three and Griffen was in love. He kept getting right about an inch from her face and wouldn't let her move. Finally he loosened his grip on her. They were cute together.

Then Friday night we went to a bar-b-que at Kindig's house. That was fun. Good food. The babies got loved on by everyone and Griffen just ran around like a mad man. In the Picture Aunt Sally is holding Boady and Grandma Jackie is holding Cale.

We got to hang out with family from out of town. It was GREAT to see and visit with Uncle John and Aunt Sally. This of course is Jesse and Laura with Uncle John and Aunt Sally. The Kindigs hosted a wonderful weekend for all of us.

Now, I know this picture is blurry but I thought it was wonderful. The bridesmaids were feeding the babies while we were getting pictures done.

Dad kept trying to keep Griffen busy while we were waiting for pictures. I know this thing is so dark and blurry but both of these guys scatter when I pull out the camera. This is Dad with Griffen in a little room at the church.

The wedding was WONDERFUL. Laura looked amazing and Jesse looked as good as Jesse ever looks. Hahaha.

The kids were all OK at the wedding. They didn't win any awards for good behavior though. Thank goodness Sherry and Leland were there to take Griffen outside to play during the ceremony. It was all wonderful and we have lots of memories to share now!

The four amigos!

Don't think that I could manage a picture of all four of them though! What do you think I am a miracle worker?




Cale, Rance, Boady

That’s right. I am a glutton for punishment! I started watching Rance Henry Walter yesterday. It was the most amazing day!

All four kids were awesome. They set the bar REALLY high so I am worried about watching him again today. I am only watching him 2-3 times a week. It will be good for my kids. Griffen loves and hugs and kisses on him a lot. Rance seems to like him because he smiles at him all the time. Cale and Boady don’t really notice him much but they shared their Mama time really well though.

Summer time is here! Griffen is modeling his shades in the house! What a cutie!

Mama and Boady on Mama's birthday.

Just another day in paradise!

Too bad the weather doesn't match my cheery attitude! Well, there has been a ton and then again not too much going on. Cale and Boady are going like crazy. I started feeding them some vegetables now. They LOVE it. So far they have gotten squash and carrots. They eat a ton. They are definitely growing boys, that's for sure.



Cale Gary Baker



Boady Leland Baker


Then, we were at Mom and Dad's house the other day and Griffen was having a blast playing with the baby calves and looking at the horses. He really didn't want to touch any of them but when Uncle Jesse and Aunt Laura took him outside he was totally interested in the horses. He even got on Griz, the stupid roping horse that bucks all the time. Yeah, I know, we are crazy but he was really good with Griff on his back!





Then we are all getting ready for Jesse and Laura's wedding. I wanted to shave Griffen's hair so that it would be smoothed out by the time the wedding is here. He was such a good boy, just sitting like a good kid. I let him try a little with close supervision. He didn't actually shave any but it was picture perfect anyway.



Then we threw a bachelorette party for Laura. The cake was perfect. Brad's sister Carla made it for us.








Here is Laura on her special day with a couple of friends from school.





Here are Cale and Boady playing in the grass. Cale loves the grass, Boady is pretty much indifferent to it. They were good while I did a tiny bit of yard work. They are finally starting to get out of the house more and enjoy it. We go to church every week and we have also been going to more of Laura's rodeo's. We also go to WalMart and the mall once in a while just to practice getting out of the house. It has been going good. I need to get a picture of them in their jammin double stroller. I will work on it!

You know me!

Yeah, you know me, it’s all or none! I have just been so busy that I have not had too much time to update the blog lately. Well, Boady and Cale had their four month check up on 4/30. They are growing so fast! Cale now weighs just over 18 pounds and Boady weighs almost 15 pounds. Griffen was a bit of a stinker and wouldn’t get on the scales but I am figuring on him weighing about 32 pounds. They are all three growing up right before our eyes. There are so many cute pictures that I don’t know which ones to post. We took all three kids to the rodeo in Rupert a few weeks ago. It was Boady and Cale’s first real outdoor event. They were all really good. Cale was good in his car seat but Boady wanted out. They all had a lot of fun. Boady and Cale are growing so fast that I can hardly keep them in clothes. These striped outfits were very cute. They are size 3-6 months. So I just tried them on the other day and they are already this small. Things will fit Boady longer than they will Cale though. Then here is a picture of Griffen playing outside. He played in the water and got his pants wet so Brad took them off of him. It “cracks” me up how tiny his little butt is! Then there are Cale and Boady’s truck outfits. I think they are darling but Brad thinks they are a little too girly with the green. But they have trucks on them! Then today we all went outside and worked in the yard. Yeah, for about half an hour is all. We were doing well and then my Dad stopped by to visit. All hell broke loose. Griffen needed a drink, Boady spit up all over, Mama bonked Cale in the mouth so I made Dad help me and we all went back inside. I will get used to having them out and about soon enough I suppose. Sorry the pictures don't exactly match up. I was having a hard time today!

First family outting

Well, we went to the high school rodeo in Rupert this weekend. Aunt Laura was in the slack on Saturday afternoon so we were quite casual and just took the whole crew. Cale and Boady were wrapped up in their car seats and Griffen was comfortable in a long sleeve shirt and a sweatshirt. It was a pleasant day. The wind wasn't too bad but we were under the grand stand area anyway. We took my Mom along for company and help. She was a nervous wreck when Boady started fussing and I took him out of the car seat. Being the mother that she is, she was stressed that he would be too cold. I put a little sweatshirt with a hoodie on him and then bundled him up in the blanket and he was just fine. Cale woke up but he was content just to stay in the car seat. It was really nice to get out of the house. I will update with pictures but am having trouble with my camera this morning!