Taren Turns ONE!

So I have been a blog slacker lately! I have promised pics of Taren turning one and here they are! What a fun day. We had such a fun time with family! I gave Taren his own big peice of cake and he REALLY enjoyed it. He got a few toys and some cute new outfits from Grandma K and Grandpa Pool, and some bath toys from Grandma and Grandpa Sorensen. Taren is starting to say more words...small simple ones, he really is a quick learner, wants to be doing everything Taegyn does. I think he will be walking soon. Taegyn on the other hand....Geez this kid is exploding with personality! He is talking in full sentences, he tells me what he likes, doesn't like, won't hardly eat...will climb out of his crib, will tell me what he wants to watch on TV, or if he wants to play outside and what he wants to do outside....we fight aliens that enter the house....act like monkeys and dance dance dance when its party time, he wants the light on low before he goes to bed to keep the bad guys out and well I could go on and on and on....we love our boys and feel lucky to have been blessed with such amazing spirits! Still waiting on grad school info and working lots until then, we are in a good spot, life is great! Enjoy the pics, Tae also went on his first Easter egg hunt.....got LOTS of candy needless to say, it was fun!

Shads new Bike.....

Well the white knight Harley.....got a face lift and now is the the Dark night black Harley......all chromed out....Shad's DREAM bike has finally arrived....I am so excited for him and he gets to share it with this little cutie in the photos! They have a blast together on the moto....For Shad's birthday we decided to paint his bike like he has been wanting to since he got it...and boy does it look different! Life is great for us...busy busy busy as usual...I am waiting to hear back if I got accepted into grad school this fall, I am sure I will find out this month sometime...and in general just working chipping away at getting in a great financial place so that when we decide on baby number 3, its not stressful and I don't have to work....work has been great! I am really LOVING my job, I miss the babies when I am gone...however I do like working....I like doing something I enjoy during the week and then playing with my boys all weekend! Life is great and as usual we are so blessed. Dem has come to live with us for awhile before she leaves to Hawaii, and it has been great having her here, I had a huge blowup the other day when I got out of the field, and both Shad and Dem were like WHOA! And.....it was nice to be able to weather that with people I care about....I feel like I am doing a lot right now and I know I feel blessed, and....doing all I am doing can be overwhelming at times...one day I would like to slow down a little....one thing that Shad and I are so excited about is that we are both going to Peru now...in July! So I moved the date in May by myself to one in July so we both can go! And the babies will hang out with Grandma K and Grandpa Pool! It will be so much fun to go with him, I have started to donate plasma so that I can pay for my trip that way! Its not that bad...after having babies, IV's and Epidurals....it actually is pretty easy! That way we can focus all of our other money on saving, and getting out of debt, which is our main plan! The babies are growing so fast....next week is Taren's 1st birthday is next week! he is so big, trying to talk, almost walking....his personality is totally coming out and he has the cutest growl laugh! Taegyn is a blast to be around as well! He talks so much, when he goes to time out he asks for hugs and kisses, when he goes to bed he asks for hugs and kisses, and all the time he says I love you too mommy, he is saying things I have no idea where he learned them, he is growing up so fast! He can get out of his crib now and get back in, but he will stay in until I get him and then show me he can get out! They are the joy of our lives! Life is great! more later...
Ps - the other 2 pics are of me in the field, the one with all the smoke and my hand up is me blowing flames on a bow drill set, its called busting, I did it under 2 min and won the competition that week in the field, so much fun, and the other is just hanging in the field.....