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Yeee Haa!!! Luke, our little cowboy!































Caleb rode the roller coaster all by himself!!!
He is such a big boy!
















Grandma with our "Alaska Giants!"

State Fair

Baby Eli first trip to the fair, he slept through it all!

















First family of five photo!

Baby Eli

Baby Eli arrived Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 5:02 pm.

He was 22 1/2 inches long and 10.13.

The boys are loving having a little brother. "The three musketeers" as Caleb puts it.

We're all home and busier than ever!

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!

Love and a bit of jaundice,

Here we go.... We're on our way!!

We'll keep you posted!

Baby Update

Everything is fine and according to Eli's due date he should be here today!!! But you know how that goes.

Anyways I had a sonogram yesterday (sorry, no cute 3D images, he was hiding) and my doctor will review the results today and decide if we should induce labor (both Caleb and Luke were induced). I am very large and the predicted weight of our little guy was 11.2#. BUT the results are skewed due to extra amniotic fluid and other factors. However it is still funny to say just for the shock factor.

We'll keep you updated.

Love and Big boys,

TWINS!!!!!!!

Can you believe we had twins???














Hee Hee... did I get you just a little?
Aren't these the cutes little moose? They have been hanging around the house a lot lately.

Luke's Wild Snooze

You can image my confusion when I went to check on Luke and his bed was empty......

Hmmm......

So I looked around the room.... No Luke....

Ahhh..... check the dark closet and what do I see...

One crazy kid snoozing on the floor. He hauled all his covers pushed the door off track and made himself a little nest!

Fun at the Lake

We rode our four wheelers into Eklunta, had a picnic and played at the lake. The boys had a blast. So am I a "real" Alaskan woman if I can do a 15 mile four wheeler ride at 37 weeks or just crazy?

Love and Glacier Lakes

Sneak Peek

Well I had a sonogram and we got a sneak peek at Eli Hatcher. So who do you think he looks like?

They estimated his weight at eight pounds... looks like he will follow in his brothers big footsteps! We still have three weeks to go!!

Love and big boys,

My Sweet Boys

Ant watched the boys while I went to a doctor's appointment and this is what I get emailed to me. We are so thankful she loves to take pictures. (and watch the boys!!)

Love and sweet photos,

Gold Miners

The boys were very excited to go gold mining. Caleb found lots of "gold."

Photographer or Song Leader???

Today Caleb led his first song at church. After much consideration he chose "Jesus Loves Me".

We practiced at home and it was a very entertaining process. Each time before he sang he would clear his voice, then he would change the number of the song, and sometimes he would just create his own version of the song. He even grabbed his guitar to spice things up. It is hard to harness such a creative performer :)

But I am glad to report that he did a great job. He felt like a big boy doing such an important job.

Caleb's First Picture

This is Caleb's first photo. Julie was recently visiting and said " Oh, I wish we could get a photo of the two of us......" So I thought Caleb can do it, we showed him how then posed. He took the picture and when I asked him if he got the two of us he said, "Yep!" So you can image the chuckle we got when we reviewed the picture. Yes, he did get us but only our bellies!!! So I guess everyone get to see the 8 month prego belly!

Love and new photographers,

Julie, it was a quick but fun visit!

It was great to see Julie, it has been about six years! We had a great visit and the boys loved her! We ran to Hatcher's Pass, then lunch at the Sourdough Mining Company, and stopped quickly at Saturday Market. We jammed as much as we could into our 15 hour visit!

Church BBQ

We went to a church BBQ, they had a beautiful yard, yummy food, and great fellowship! Ant was armed her camera so we got some fun shots. Have a great day!

The Range

The boys had a great time at the range. Caleb got to shot his BB gun and Luke got to wear cool ear muffs and have his diaper changed. (Isn't Jarrett a great dad) The boys love hanging out with their dad.

Memory Verse

Caleb received a prize from his teacher (Jake) for being the only kiddo to remember his memory verse in bible class. "For God made me." You can imagine my surprise, considering this super mom had no idea he even had a memory verse! With that being said... We are so proud of our little guy. Jake gave Caleb a little bag of candy and cars, when Luke saw his brother with candy he began to cry... he wanted a sucker... Caleb being the caring brother gave up his sucker to his brother... he said it was the nice thing to do.

So here is a picture of Caleb and his loot.. (Please note he had to wear his California shirt) And of course the camera can not be out without Luke wanting to get in on the action.

Love and memory verses,

Picnic at Cottonwood Lake

Isn't great to have friends who call at 6pm and say hey lets meet for a picnic in twenty minutes. I lub it and so do my boys! So party on!!!

Hatcher's Pass

My friend Casey and I went to Hatcher's pass to get the boys out for a while. It was beautiful and a good workout walking the trails. Luke was, as usual, loving getting his photo taken. Caleb was of exploring everything. Busy boys!

Colony Day Parade

We went to the Colony Day Parade, the boys had a good time and got a bit of candy. Caleb waved to everyone and Luke was in the comfort of Stacey's arms.