Mommy's big helper

Whenever either of the twins is upset Hailey will always come tell me. She loves her little brother and sister and always wants to know were they are. She gets upset if some one she doesn't know is holding one of them and tells Aaron or myself to go get them. She is going to be a great mom some day!

3 months old

Chris and Maddie are now 3 months old. Sometimes I wonder where the time has gone. Other times I wonder has it only been 3 months? It is fun to see how they have changed in such a small amount of time.

Christopher Aaron

Madalynne Lily

The Walton Twins

This one was for my enjoyment. I think it is hilarious!

An afternoon at the park

Since Aaron had Monday off we took the kids to Kids Kingdom. Hailey had a blast being out of the house and playing with Daddy.

Aaron watches Hailey on the jumping bridge.

Chris enjoying the park!

This is how Maddie enjoyed the park!

Hailey having fun!

Daddy playing with Chris and Maddie before we left for the park!

Playing in the backyard

Since having the twins, Hailey and I aren't able (without help) to go out and do a lot of the things we use to, like go to the park, see friends or even to go the grocery store. Hailey is very much a people person and loves to be out and about. She usually gets bored of being in the house by the time she gets up from her nap, so since we have been having nice weather I send her outside and she plays on the back patio.

Now because I take pictures of Chris and Maddie, Hailey will slow down and ask for me to take a picture of her too. She usually does something like this, cute but a little dorky too.

If Jack doesn't follow her outside she will come in and get him. It's very cute to watch her try so hard to get him to come outside with her. Jack will look at her like, you want me to do what? Then he'll turn to me with his puppy dog eyes pleading to not have to go outside. I don't do or say anything and he almost always follows her outside, plowing her over as he does and she treats him like this. It's a love/hate relationship for both of them. She did however just discover his dog brush and will brush him for as long as he'll sit still. He loves it!!

I love both of these pictures!!

Getting in her workout!!

She really likes to play with the broom and will sweep off the

whole patio. She must me my daughter!

Poor girl, I don't know what we'll do if it starts to rain again.

Any ideas on how to keep a 2-year-old entertained

while Mommy is taking care of two babies?

Husband Post

My sister Christine tagged me a while ago, but I've been kind of ignoring it until I had more things crossed off my to do list. Well I have about half of my list done so let me tell you a little about my husband, Aaron.

5 Things he loves (not in any particular order):

1. Our Family
2. Watches (he has 8)
3. Shoes (especially Clarks and Adidas)
4. Knowing weird yet interesting facts
5. Chicago Bears and music

5 Things on his to do list:

1. Enjoy his 3 day weekend

2. Take his dad's watch to get fixed

3. Get us out of debt

4. Take Hailey to the park

5. Find some lunch

5 snacks he likes:

1. chips and salsa

2. pretzels

3. pork rines (yuck

4. combos (double yuck)

5. sour or cinnamon candy

5 facts you may not know:

1. He likes to clean

2. He hates spiders (I kill all of the spiders in our house)

3. He hates to wear t-shirts

4. He has seen every episode of Gilmore Girls

5. He wanted our first child to be a girl

5 places he's lived:

1. Redding, CA

2. Chico, CA

3. Anderson, CA

4. Red Bluff, CA

5. Various places in the state of Sonora, Mexico


5 quirky things about him:

1. He always knows at least 1 person no matter where we go
2. If dared he will do most anything
3. All animals and small children love him (seriously random children that we don't know will come up to him and talk to him or at church they will come sit on his lap)
4. He loves clothes and has more than I do
5. He likes to mess with people (ie: at stake or ward activities he will tell random kids, that he may or may not know, that their mom or dad is looking for them when they aren't. Or when he was in high school he and a friend broke into another friends house, while the family was on vacation and moved all the rooms around, ie: all of the furniture from the living room into the bedroom and all of the furniture from the bedroom into the kitchen)

5+ Wives I tag:

1. Kate

2. Erin

3. Robin

4. Wendy

5. Nicole

6. Elen

Attack of the big sister

Hailey loves her little brother and sister. She always wants to know where they are and loves to help mom with them. She also loves to give them kisses and talk to them. When either one gets upset she will go to them and try to give them their plug (pacifier). If that doesn't work, which is most of the time because she tends to put the plug in upside down, she'll talk to them trying to make them happy.

Chris watching Hailey, whose ready to strike!

Attack of the BIG SISTER!!!

Contrary to this picture Maddie is actually her favorite. Hailey specifically asks for Maddie to sit next to her in the car. And if you ask Hailey she which she likes better she will usually tell you Maddie. Must be a girl thing.

All three of your children. We had to hurry with this picture since Chris and Maddie were grabbing and pulling Hailey's hair.

The beginning of the end

He did it!!!! Chris rolled over on Tuesday! I'm excited and sad at the same time. Excited because he's growing up and sad because he's growing up. I'm also a little nervous because, like the title says, this is the beginning of the end. Pretty soon he'll be sitting up and then he'll be crawling and so on. What am I going to do once Chris and Maddie are mobile? As for Maddie, I don't think she'll roll over for a while. When I put her on her stomach for tummy time she just puts her arms out in front of her and puts her head down and screams. Very, very loud!!!!!

He use to just fall asleep during tummy time!! I swear he

can fall asleep anywhere as long as his belly is full.

Instead of Stockings

Instead of stockings every year my In-laws come up with something else to fill. For instance last year they bought and filled slippers for everyone. This year it was hats. Here are all of our kids in their Christmas hats! My father in-law says he already has an idea for this year. I guess we'll have to wait and see what will replace stockings this year.

My kids still know know all about stockings though. My mom made these beautiful stockings for Santa to fill. We'll have to see how this year goes before we'll know what he is going to fill them with.

Chris and Maddie's Blessing

This past Sunday (Dec. 28th) we took advantage of the fact that a lot of

family would be in town for the Holidays and blessed Christopher Aaron

and Madalynne Lily. It was a wonderful day and I am so happy

that almost all of our family could be there.

The Walton men! Don't they look hansom!!

Can you tell she is already a Daddy's girl?

Mommy and the twins

Twins, Daddy and both Papa's

Most of the men in the blessing circles
(Uncle Andrew snuck off before the pictures were taken)
Front row R to L: Papa Dave (my dad), Aaron, Papa DeVon
(Aaron's Dad)and Ryan (brother-in-law)
Back row R to L: Uncle Bradley (my dads brother), Jason
(brother-in-law) and Joe (brother-in-law)


Thank you to all of those who came to Chris and Maddie's
special day and to all of you that couldn't make it
we missed you.