4 Stars

Hailey has been potty trained since she was just over 2 years-old. However she sleeps very, very soundly at night and doesn't wake up to go to the bathroom, so she has been wearing pull-ups at night ever since. During the summer we made a deal with her that if she was dry 4 nights in a row we would by her a pair of Lelli Kelly shoes. Lelli Kelly shoes are very sparkly tennis shoes. She has wanted a pair of theses shoes ever since she saw a commercial for them a while ago. When she is dry in the morning we put a purple star on the calendar. This weekend she got her 4th star!!!
YEA HAILEY!!! GREAT JOB!!!

A Love /Hate Relationship

Christopher and Madalynne continue to tech me new things about twins everyday. Just when I think I've got them figured out they suprise me. They love to play together and hate it at the same time. If I put them in a room together they fight over toys, wrestle with each other and sometimes even brawl with each other. If I seperate them neither one knows what to do and they continualy ask for each other. Chris calls Maddie, Laly and recently he has started to say "Laly hitting" anytime he gets hurt or anything he doesn't like happens to him.

Also at home Chris is out numbered and is picked on the most. His sister gang up on him and he is left out sometimes. Luckly right now he doesn't notice or care. Maddie is a bully. She will run at you and tackle you or she will act sweet and pretend she is giving you a hug and not let go until she has drug you to the ground.

The other day I was talking to one of their nursery leaders and discovered that they switch rolls in nursery. Chris picks on everyone and steals their toys and Maddie is helpful and sweet. One of the leaders has a little boy that is around 15 months and Maddie holds his had and helps him walk around and play with toys.

Helping and playing

Aaron gave himself a haircut the other day and Hailey wanted to help. She did a pretty good job considering that the clippers vibrate a lot and were hard for her to hold. She was very proud that she got to help Daddy!

Our other munchkins hanging out!

Later on that day we took the kids to the park. They had a blast and used up a lot of energy (which Mom and Dad like!!!) It's really fun and a little hard to keep up with 3 active kids at the park. I can't wait until we are chasing 4 kids around and they are more independent.

The only picture of Hailey at the park. She's to busy for me to take her picture!

Maddie doesn't like to get her hands dirty.

Peek-a-boo!!


Cheesy boy!!


Good thing it was bath night!!!

Introducing Isabella Iris

We just had our 3rd little girl! Isabella Iris was born on Sunday, September 5th. She was 8lbs 5oz and 19inches long. She and I came home the next day!! She is sweet, quiet and a good sleeper. She is LOVED by her siblings!!!





There isn't really much to her delivery story, but for those of you that might be interested. I woke up with contractions around 3 in the morning. They were about 10 minutes apart. Not close enough to do anything, but close enough to not to be able to go back to sleep. So I got up and picked up the house and finished packing the twins to spend a couple of days with my mom (thanks a million for taking them mom!!!). At about 6:00 I woke up Aaron and he called his mom, so she could come over and be with the kids. Because I'd been moving around my contractions were now 4 to 5 minutes apart. We left for the hospital. Once I had been checked and was lying in bed my contraction began to be farther apart (of course). After a while I was back to having contractions every 4 to 5 minutes. I got an epideral and then turned to lay on my side to help the little one along. From there it was time to start pushing. About 4 pushes later, at 1:47 pm, Isabella was born.

Life is crazy!

Sorry, I know it's been a while but life around here is a little crazy and doesn't leave much time for Mom to do some of the things I want to do. Here is a little catch up of what has happened with the Walton's.

*Aaron is still in the same position at the same bank and loves it! He is now the President of the Chamber of Commerce. He is so well liked that he was nominated by a few people in the Chamber and everyone in the Chamber voted for him. He is amazing with the kids and they can't wait for daddy to get home everyday. He is also a huge help to me, since I am just now beginning to feel well enough to keep up with the kids and the house.

*I am still at home with all of my munchkins and as most of you know pregnant with #4. I am almost 13 weeks along, due on September 9th and doing alright. We are not going to find out the sex of the baby. We enjoy the surprise of finding out when the little one comes. We have names picked out for a boy and for a girl. Hailey is really hoping for a girl! Mom and Dad don't care either way.

*Hailey turned 3 at the beginning of February and thinks she knows everything. She does amaze us all of the time with how quickly she learns new things and with how much she wants to learn. She is so excited and desperate to go to school. She is VERY social!! She loves to talk to everyone and anyone that comes to our house she thinks is here for her entertainment only. She also recently got her own room (until the new baby arrives) since Uncle Andrew moved out. She loves it!!! We are still working on sharing with her brother and sister, but she is great at sharing with everyone else. Most people can't believe that she just barely turned 3. Sometimes I have trouble with it too.

*Chris and Maddie turned 1 on October 21st. They are walking and get into everything once my back is turned. They keep me very busy! If one doesn't think of something mischievous then the other one does and they both join in. Chris is very physical and likes to problem solve his way out of most things. Maddie is social as long as you are an arms length away and she is becoming much more vocal.

Now you are all caught up with us!!! Enjoy!

Happy Halloween!!

We had a lot of fun this Halloween!! On Friday we went to Grandma Susan's work to visit and then to Aaron's work to visit and trick-or-treat some of the businesses in Palo Cedro. Aaron dressed up for as Clark Kent/Superman for Halloween (pictures to come later). He took Hailey around to the participating businesses and I followed with Chris and Maddie. Hailey had a blast!! On Saturday we went to Trunk or Treat at our ward building. All of the kids loved being around all of the people and Hailey loved getting candy!

Maddie in her pre-trick or treat outfit!!

Chris in his pre-trick or treat outfit!!

Minne Mouse - It was very hard to get her so pose for any picture.

Thing 1 and Thing 2 - Maddie hated to wear her hair.

On the way home from trunk or treat.

Catching up

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. Life has been pretty busy! Here are some highlights of what has been going on with us. Some of the more fun stuff I'll post more about later.

First, we got a new vehicle!! We traded in my Camry for a '08 Dodge Grand Caravan. We love it!! We love the Camry too but with the kids getting bigger everyday it was getting a little cramped. White wouldn't of been our first choice, but it had most everything else we wanted.

It has stow and go seating which we love. I can have the seat down in the storage compartment, which gives me plenty of room to get Chris and Maddie in and out of the back seat. With the other seat up for Hailey to sit in I have lots of room to put stuff in the compartment it goes in.

This is one of my favorite things, with the push of a button I can open the doors. Since Chris and Maddie are not in their carrier seats any more I have my hands full. I just push the button and Hailey can get in the van instead of waiting in in the parking lot or wherever we might be she can get in the van and wait for me to buckle her in. So much safer!!!!

Next, we took a vacation!! Aaron took a week off of work and we first went to Vancouver, WA to see some amazing friends for 4 days. Thanks, Higham and Harris families!!!! The rest of the week we spent on the California coast. There are beautiful little cabins you can rent that are just south of the Oregon border. These cabins backyard is the beach. We've been here before and love it!!! (More about the vacation later. To much to tell about now).

Each family has a 2 year-old - Cater, Kylee and Hailey

All of our kids first time at the ocean

Next to last, Chris and Maddie turned 1 on October 21st!!

We now have 1 2yr-old and 2 1yr-olds! Life can be a little crazy but always entertaining.

Last, we had a birthday party for Chris and Maddie on the 24th. It was so much fun and they loved it even though they didn't really know what was going on.

(More about the party later)

Oh, and in there somewhere Aaron and I both had a birthday! He is now really old and I'm not!