Great Grams Martha! OH BOY!

Well we had a great weekend with more family in town. This weekend the boys got to meet their Great Grandmother Martha and their Great Aunt Ann. We all had a lot of fun partaking in the local Basque culture cuisine, visiting the Boise Botanical Gardens, sweltering in the unseasonable heat, and playing with two new toys.

(1) The Chariot Cougar 2, one of the few accessories for the kids we have bought that seems well made (not in China) and looks like it will last a while. What is the Chariot Cougar 2? A all in one bike trailer, baby stroller, baby jogger, trail hiking buggy, and x-country skiing buggy. THANKS Grandma and Aunt Ann!

(2) The Flip Video camcoder. Not sure if I like it yet or not but it is easy to use. Check out the great video clips of Danielle and the jogger and the boys in their plastic bouncing, rotating, noise making, thrones of infant entertainment. For those of you worrying that Kessler is suffering from a serious bout of exersaucer envy, fear not, we rotate'm regularly from one to another. Don't want any complex formations this early on.

It's finally summer time in Boise, and we're so excited to get the boys outside! They are growing fast, and seem to do something new each day. We have so much fun with them. Thanks once again to our generous friends we have acquired two excersaucers. The boys love them, and they are becoming fairly coordinated. However, it's amazing how much room two excersaucers take up. And then when you factor in two bouncy seats, a swing and a multitude of toys, we appear to be living in Willy Wanka's Factory.
Caulder and Kessler have also discovered Bridger and Mocha (our dog and cat). They spend hours watching them and laughing hysterically, which is funny since Bridger and Mocha pay very little attention to them. Whenever they can, they grab their fur in passing. I can just imagine what they'll do when they can crawl.We attempted to take the boys on their first camping trip last weekend. Unfortunately, after hours of packing we got to our site only to discover we forgot one of the tent poles. Since the tent cannot stand with only one pole (we now have a two compartment monster tent) we had to head home. We did manage to get in a hike around Bruneau Dunes Lake.

Our biggest development is the addition of bananas to the babies diet. The first couple of attempts resulted in quizical looks and more bananas on the bibs than in their mouths. But after a week of bananas they have the hang of it and practically pounce on the spoon whenever it's near their mouths.

Four Months

Trying out our umbrella strollers at the Snake River Canyon

Strike a pose Kessler
Thanks for the Teddy Bears Grandma Small

We're four months old! We had our four month appointment two weeks ago and everything looked great. Even though the boys are still in the bottom 15%, they are growing well and weighed over 13lbs. We've all been awaiting the arrival of warmer weather to shed the hats and sweaters and go on extended adventures outside. The boys have started rolling over, and put everything in their mouths. We're looking forward to our second out of town excursion next weekend to McCall.

Family Support!!!

Well it has been a busy week. A week ago my Brother Eric came through town on his way to Texas to pick up our new car. At least it is new to us. My Dad and Rachel gave us the very generous gift of a new car. A 1999 Mazda Protege that gets 36 mpg on the freeway. And that is just what we need here in Boise with gas prices well above $3.00. So thanks to Eric my Dad and Rachel we'll be saving a little at the pump and puttin' a little less CO2 into the atmosphere. :) After Eric left for TX Danielle, me, Bridger, and the Boys spent the weekend in Sun Valley. We drove into SV Friday night in the midst of a Blizzard and woke up the next morning to 7 inches of new snow. It was a great weekend and the time spent in the hot tub at the base of Baldy Mountain is just what we needed. After SV we had more family visit as Chad and Eric's mom Carol, and her husband Mike stopped by on there way to what sounds like a great backpack trip in the Grand Canyon. They fixed us dinner and introduced themselves to the newest Weavers. We hope they are enjoying there trip. That's all for now enjoy the pic's of some of the relatives and the boys. We're not sure what Eric told Caulder while he was sitting in the swing but it sure cracked him up. A priceless photo for sure.

Back to work

Alls well on the home front. The Weaver family continues to be on a big adventure. I have returned to work after three short months of maternity leave. Leaving the boys and entering back into the adult world has taken a bit of adjustment. Luckily I have been able to jump back on the renovation of the Idaho State Capitol which I have been working on for most of the past seven years. We're leaving the boys in the care of their Grandmother (Mat's mom) which is going very well!
This site is a conglomeration of some of our favorite photos. Enjoy!

La Nina Where'd You Go?

Thanks to the "Little Girl" we had one heck of a wintry-snowy January and early February. Since then in has been a little dry and I even got out and caught my first rainbow of the year. Hopefully she's not gone for good as we'd like to get a little more skiing in before Spring rushes in. Anyway enjoy a few pictures of us enjoying the snow, the most we've seen since moving to Boise by a long ways.

We're 2!

We're 2! Two months old that is. However, our sleep deprived parents probably feel like it's been two years. We had our two month well baby appointment today, and everything looks great. Caulder weighed in at 9lbs 13oz, and Kessler weighed in at 10lbs 6oz. We had our first round of vaccinations, which probably scared mommy more than us.
We'd like to dedicate this blog to all the family who have helped out mommy and daddy. Both the Godfreys and the Weavers have made the trip to Boise, providing us with lots of love, and mommy and daddy lots of help around the house. Check out the photos of our grandparents, uncles and aunt. We had lots of fun, and can't wait to see everyone again!
Finally, we'd like to express our disappointment with our favorite team - The Patriots. We expected more out of our first Superbowl. Oh well, there's always next year. Aunt Denice will need to find us new outfits, though. We've just about outgrown the ones we have now:)