Hornet Invasion

A Huge hornet community decided to gathered on the floor of our covered trailer. We found this out by Devin getting ready to use it, walking in and seeing this extremely big hive. Needing the trailer fast, Devin ran to the store and bought some Hornet spray and began getting ready to enter the "danger zone". We sealed off any area that a hornet could enter with good old duct tape. Gotta love it! Devin was successful in gathering the hive in a bucket and taking it back into our wooded area without getting stung. Made for some fun pictures.

Blurry picture but wanted you to see the huge hive that developed in just 2 months since we used the trailer last.Devin after deciding to duct tape his face to avoid any hornets from stinging him.

Cabin Get Away

This weekend we were able to go to a Forest Service Cabin at Nancy Lake with our friends the Dunfords. It was so much fun! Between the two families we had five kids, three babies. It was an adventure for sure but well worth the work. Dylan and Lindsey absolutley loved being outdoors and at the cabin. Dylan pretty much had a smile on his face the entire time. He also slept better in the cabin than he usually does at home. I guess that is our hint that we need to go camping more. We roasted marshmallows, some fished, played games and just had fun. It is always nice to get away from the everyday life and enjoy the beautiful outdoors.

The trail to the cabin was probably less than 1/2 a mile and wide and smoothe enough for the stroller. Devin and I packed everything else on our backs.
The Dunford Family: Ramin, Kelly, Kira, Caden, Maraya

The three babies in their corner of the bunk with all the toys. Outside we had a tent that they played in. Maraya is three weeks older than the twins. They are all pretty good friends.

Happy little Lindsey.

The Twins snuggled up close to me and in about 4 layers of clothes and blankets.

This is right after the twins woke up in the morning. They were filled with smiles during the cabin adventure.

Caught Dylan on camera being silly.

~This is for you Mom~

Do you see his two bottom teeth? He is getting one more on the bottom as well!

Lindsey loves playing the piano. Hopefully she takes after Grandma Pehrson.

Dylan loved being in the tent. He was a little grumpy all day until he spent a few hours outside in tent that was pitched in the backyard.

So Fast

It is amazing how fast these babies are growing. It seems like last week the babies were content swinging in the swing, lying in the bouncer and nursing with mommy. Well this week things have changed...

Lindsey loves swinging and being in the bouncer only if she can sit up and look out at the world. Dylan has decided he likes to be independent and hold his own bottle to be fed better than nursing.It is fun to see all the ways they grow each day.

Grateful to be a Mom

I have been thinking lately at how much my life has change from a year ago. I have been pondering about my job at Consumer Direct and how much I miss the people that I worked with (consumers and co-workers). I miss socializing with my consumers. Many of them I had great relationships with and really cared about them. I wonder how they are all doing and hope that

things are going well for them. No matter how much I miss my previous career, I am so grateful everyday that I have the job I do now, which is being the mother of my twins. I really didn't know what I was getting myself into, having twins, or being a parent for that matter. It is the most challenging thing I have ever done. But it is also the most gratifying and fulfilling experience. I feel like I have truly grown as a person and am becoming more of the person I want to be because of Dylan and Lindsey. They make me smile and laugh. I can say I am truly happy being their mom and for the opportunity I get to stay home with them. How could I ever not be happy with these two?

A fun weekend

We had a great 4th of July Weekend. We tried to enjoy the beautiful weather and went on a nice walk, had BBQ with friends and enjoyed each others company.

Dylan having fun at Grandma Lucas' house

Lindsey and Daddy having a fun time hanging out together.

Lindsey sitting up on the grass by herself.

Dylan and I taking a break on our walk.

Posing for a picture... Lindsey couldn't stop looking at our dog Lexie.

Cute moment

Dylan and Lindsey looking so cute in their Sunday outfits.

Their first Piano lesson.

Getting out

We are finally healthy at our house! The past couple of weeks we have all been sick. Dylan had pnemonia, Lindsey had croup and Devin and I both had colds that have kept us cooped up in the house. So the day we all started to feel better we ventured outside.


Here we went on a nice walk around Matsu park. The babies got to experience some rough terraine in their stroller. We even had to lift them up over a couple downed trees. It was worth the work. We had a great time!

We also went up Hatcher's Pass and walked up a mile or so one of the trails there. It was nice to get out. Never get sick of exploring that area.

We also had a coupld of nice BBQ's on our new deck on the days that the sun decided to shine!

New Deck!

As part of his "honey-do" list Devin built a deck onto the back of our house. I am very impressed with how well it turned out! He did such a great job and worked hard to get it finished. I can't wait to have our first BBQ on it!

Here is a picture of Lindsey helping me with the laundry. Couldn't pass up the opportunity of posting this one!

Few Fun Moments

Here are a couple of videos of our cute twins. Dylan getting his first taste of "solid" food and Lindsey being silly.

Fun Weekend

Devin's sister Lillie has been visiting for the past few days. We have had some wonderful weather and have tried to take advantage of it. On Sunday we took a nice walk at the Ekulutna Lake. Today we went to the Eagle River Visitor Center. It has been so fun having her here. It makes us wish she lived closer!

Eagle River Nature Center

Ekulutna Lake