1 yr STATS

At 1 year here are their STATS.......



Kaylee________Renee

Wt- 17 lbs 9 oz (2%) _______Wt- 17 lbs 8 oz (2%)

Ht- 27.25 in (6%)__________Ht- 28 in (18%)

Head-18.25 in (84%)________Head- 18 in (70%)

Diapers size 2

1st to......................__________ 1st to....

walk, talk and get a tooth_____roll over, sit, crawl and stand



So far Kaylee is the only one with a tooth, and she only has one for that matter!! She was however our earliest teether at 12 1/2 months! They seem to do things with in a week or 2 of each other so Renee should have one sprouting soon.

Here are a few shots of their visit to the doctor...


Kaylee on the official weigh in!



Renee....take 2 on the photo op. She didn't quite like it the first time on the scale. Such a girl!





Help!!!!!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Is this your tickle button?


Really there aren't any teeth in there?!!




Oh, here is your tickle button!

Family Galore

This past weekend (Jan 25)we had a lot of visitors come in to town. So needless to say it was a really fun weekend. First we were visited by Uncle Andy and Aunt Megan...



Uncle Spamdrew is great for pollution free transportation....well maybe not always pollution free.


Andy: Now.....do they burp or poop after the bottle?
Karen: um.....sometimes both!


Kaylee: Wow, I didn' t know mom was pregnant again!
Renee: Kaylee! This is Uncle Spammy, not Mom!


Kaylee and Renee were so glad Aunt Megan was here


Do you notice anything different about them?
Maybe a certain glow about them?
Yep, you guessed it! They are expecting!!
They are soon to parents!! To read more about them click here

Next, we were blessed to enjoy a visit from some of Joe's aunts and his mom and sister. Even though it was a short weekend visit, it was great to have them all in town and we had great time visiting with them.

Joe's mom, Joyce is on the left, the Aunt Bevy (the one who makes the dressing!) then Uncle Joe (even though he could pass as an Aunt), then Aunt Kathy, and Aunt Patty.



Then we all jumped into the photo-op!



Since Uncle Joe had a pool, it took a small army to keep the girls from jumping in.


Recently, Brandon (Joe's cousin) had new baby....we think it looks a lot like Brandon.


Aunt Bethie giving Ryan a piggy back ride.


We need to get one of these at home.







It's moving so fast...Ryan can barely hold on!


Joe's getting them ready for the WNBA early.


Ryan eating his 20th piece of chocolate, even though we told him to stop after 3.


Ryan: Ahhhhhh....Arizona in January is to die for!
Kenzie: I'm never going back to Utah!


This kept them immobile, for a few minutes.


More family fun!






Aunt Bevy and Aunt Patty volunteered to change the girls into thier jammies before we left....we said "Um...let's see, two less diapers to change....OK!"





Then our dear friends, Adrian and Nicole, from California were in the area and invited us to go see them at thier hotel. It was great to see them, if only for a short time. The girls were facinated by thier 7 month old son, Niko!






And I'm not so sure Niko was so happy to see us!


Then our weekend ended with a ROCKBAND party with Joe's mom and sister and neice. It was a blast!


Go Kenzie! Go Kenzie! Go Kenzie!

Happy Birthday Kaylee and Renee!!!! (and Happy New Year!)

This year we celebrated the girls birthday on New Year's Day at Grandma Kathy's house.
It worked out great since the family was getting together anyways, mom was making food anyhow and she has all this great entertainment in her backyard for all the kids!
It was a Great idea, thanks for the offer again Grandma!

Here are some shots of their day:


Renee and Kaylee making a twin train down the cool spiral slide


The static electricity was giving Renee a funky hair-do!


They were loving all the slides they had to choose from!
This one was just their size!




They also love to play mini golf on her putting green.
More like chase the balls and dig them out of the holes....
but what ever you call it, they have a blast with it!


Renee preferred this as her birthday hat!


Ryan and buddy Spencer getting some air on Grandma's cool swing.


Ryan and Zoey in the fort at the top of the spiral slide






They couldn't wait for the song and candles before sampling it!


Happy Birthday to you!!!


See what I mean about being all set for a party!
Really all I had to do was bring the Birthday girls and a Cake!!
I think this might become our new tradition?! :)


Everyone enjoying cake;
Birthday girls, Ryan, Cousin Zoey and
Neighbors/friends Lauren and Spencer


REALLY enjoying cake!!


Our Presents!!!!!!


From Cousin Zoey....2 cool books :)















From Friends Spencer and Lauren...this cool hippo
It is a riding/push toy and they are having all kinds of fun with it!















"Hey this thing is so hard to push all of the sudden?!?!?!"


From Grandma....all these balls and a cool tent to put them in



It's fun for the whole family!!



Even Uncle Andy came to the party...oh wait, that is Ryan.




This is what mommy and daddy got us


Whew! We made it through the first year!!
Congratulations to us and
Happy Birthday Kaylee and Renee!!
We love you!!
We can't wait to see what this next year has in store!