We had a fun day with our cousins!
Jeff and Burklee enjoying some one on one time!
When we lived in Provo a few years ago we discovered the Kangaroo Zoo. Now every time we go to Utah Ammon wants to meet up with my cousin Ashley and her kids. It's a win-win situation for everyone. Kids can go crazy...parents can go crazy! Parents can also sit back, relax and visit. What a great place!
OFF WE GO......
The Happy Couple!
Good thing we had 4 boys and 1 girl with no hair because it was a windy beast outside the Temple. I tell ya what my hair was a treat to behold in that wind. I think we did pretty good during this little photo shoot, considering we had 5 kids under the age of 5.
The twins waiting patiently while I got everything packed and ready to go to the wedding. They were watching a movie and holding hands, it was so cute. Sisser didn't seem to amused that I was taking pictures and interrupting the movie.
Farm Kids
Quick, take the pic.
Turtle Power!
Kellan & Grandma 'Great' Sorenson
Little Slugger
(Before)
(After)
(Before)
Speed Demon
Ammon having Jeff inspect his berry.
Me and Kellan taking a break.
Ammon's first time on ice skates
The two most popular people in Sun Valley! 
Especially at the pool
Ammon taking a few pointers from his dad.
36 miles later! Doing what we love and loving every mile of it, except for the last 6 miles! Lets just say I was lucky to make it back to the lodge. WOW! 
Nice photo on my part...but i guess Kurt deserves the glory for the nice show he put on. Notice the lone tree in the background. I just thought it made for a nice photo.
Jeff and Kurt thought it would be fun to play around on two skis. 
They were definitely having more fun on two than Kristy and I were.
The babies just relaxing on the beach.
Kris and Ammon playing in the water
Brandon hanging out with the twins
We got to spend some quality time in the mountains picking huckleberries one last time for the season. We ended up bringing home almost 10 quarts. The bad part about that.....
...washing and cleaning all of them.
Ammon and Carv
Lucky to get all three looking at the camera.
Kellan's shirt is over 30 years old. I love old school stuff!
Photo courtesy of Ammon. He is pretty good with a camera. I noticed I don't have any pics of him out in the boat but then I realized it's because he always has the camera.
So far so good! We have had the twins out in the boat about seven times and so far they have done pretty well. They spend most of the time sleeping so that makes it nice. I drive the boat, Jeff gets pulled behind and Ammon runs the flag. We have a pretty good system going.
Notice the seagull about to get splashed! Jeff said he planned that...I don't believe him.
Of course we had to start off the weekend with the annual FOAM PARTY!
AMMON'S FIRST RACE!!!
All three kids were fed up with the photo shoot. Ammon said "I can't hold them up anymore" so he fell back and this is how they all landed.
Ammon taking a break from the water to eat some dinner at Bear Lake.
On our way home from Bear Lake we could see a storm brewing out north. We were trying to beat the storm home but didn't quite make it. We ended up running in the house like a bunch of crazy fools. Once we got in, we all sat by the windows and watched the storm unfold. I love watching storms...I enjoyed the storm more than the fireworks show.
Always happy to be outside. I love it!
All the kids with Grandpa on his favorite toy.
We just returned from an amazing vacation. We drove to Boise and met up with Ben and Cadence and then headed up to Donnelly, Idaho. This is the cottage we stayed in at Tamarack Ski Resort. We thought we were going camping and then Cadence surprised us with this state of the art tent.
Little Buddies getting ready to go on a hike.
The babies first time wearing swim suits. I must say I had so much fun picking out a suit for Burklee. Kellan was able to wear an old suit of Ammon's. Both of them loved the hot tub.
Taking a break, and taking in the scenery. It was absolutely beautiful.
We went to McCall one afternoon to eat at the Pancake House...which by the way is amazing. After we ate we went to Payette Lake...which by the way is freezing.
The twins basking in the sun at the beach.
This year Jeff requested a white cake with white frosting for his birthday. I decided I didn't want to eat a white cake with white frosting so by darn I was going to make something I wanted. I made a chocolate roll, which is a Granny Brown special. It turned out great and I sliced up a piece and got ready to eat and everybody said aren't you going to serve the birthday boy first. So I felt like and idiot and put down my chocolate roll and began to serve him some cake and he said "I think I will have some chocolate roll." Are you kidding me....
After cake and presents we went bowling. Ammon's celebration dance provided us with much entertainment; and by the way he did this each time he bowled.
Aunt Cadence 
Uncle Ben
Aunt Kristy & Uncle Kurt
Aunt Becky
Aunt Kristy & Aunt Becky
Uncle Brandon & Uncle Tanner
Aunt Buzz
Aunt Kari
Uncle Taylor
. . . 9 years has flown by! We had a great Anniversary this year. We took the dirt bikes and went exploring. For part of the ride I was pretty sure Jeff was thinking nine years was long enough for him. He kept leading me up wicked steep trails. I am not going to lie, I had some scary moments. After our crazy ride we went and enjoyed a nice dinner where I ate too much, as usual. How hard is it to put the fork down. . . and why not top off the night with a giant piece of cheesecake!!! I still can't believe it's been 9 years. I think Jeff's the only guy in the world who could put up with my sassy attitude and still keep a smile on his face! He always says he loves me because I'm one scrappy, sassy girl. I am sure lucky I caught his eye in the weight room over 9 years ago. Thank goodness for bicep curls. I won him over when I put the 15's back and picked up some 20's! He was definitely impressed with my bulging biceps. All jokes aside I feel so blessed and fortunate to be married to my best friend! He allows me to be my crazy self...and most of the time he really enjoys it.
A few weeks ago Ammon had his final soccer. He played very well and improved each game. We had such a good time watching his games. If you ever need a good laugh and some great entertainment go watch 4-year-olds play soccer. He was sure proud of his trophy. 
A few weeks ago Ammon also graduated from preschool. I showed him this picture and asked him why he was making that face and he said " I just want to have a swim party with my friends." Ammon really did love school. He loves to learn and be with his friends. The other three in the picture are his buddies from our ward, so that made school extra fun.
So awhile back our friend, and Jeff's former teammate at Weber State, Nate Hill, talked Jeff into running a 50 mile relay. The race was set up to run in teams of three over the mountain terrain in Pocatello. Jeff agreed and began his training. Meanwhile I kept thinking about the horrible timing of this race. I knew the last month prior to the race that Jeff was not going to be getting much sleep due to the arrival of the twins. Of course I was right but Jeff hung in there and stuck to his training program. He would even drag himself out the door at 5:30 am to go on 14 milers. Jeff ended up running the 1st leg of the relay running 17 miles and climbing 5600 feet elevation through rugged terrain. He had a 1.5 mile long stretch strait up a mountain with no trail. That mile and a half took him 1 hour. He said it was the toughest thing he has ever done. 
Burklee is wearing my dress...29 years later it got to be in the spotlight again.
Girl twin holding girl twin.
We LOVE Our Grandma's!
Two Handsome Fellas!
Wow. . . it took us a while to get one decent picture.
One last game of basketball before Taylor headed to the MTC.
Three Handsome Fellas!
Tay lookin' good and ready to serve! 
Elder Tingey...We Love You!
Buzz took some pictures of the twins and then created this announcement for us. I think it turned out great! 
I love this picture of Burklee...she is so cute!
Granny Brown gave the twins these adorable outfits. There is a reason we call her classy granny. 
They look so cute in these outfits and they were having so much fun posing for the camera. My Mom's visiting teacher made these cute booties, and I absolutely love them.
Ammon and Bryson taking good care of the twins.
All three kiddos fell asleep during the movie
We started out the day by celebrating Ammon's Birthday
Later we surprised Ammon with his new brother and sister. They were able to leave the NICU and come home just in time for Ammon's birthday...what a great gift.
We are so excited to have them home!
I didn't know if they would like to be together after being apart for almost two weeks but given the chance to be together they rolled toward each other and rested their heads together.
They also like to hold hands or hold each others p.j.'s
Here is Grandma playing dress-up with her first granddaughter. 
Ammon has been a big help. While I was feeding Burklee, Kellan started screaming for food. Ammon was so concerned and got upset with me because Kellan was so hungry, so I decided to let Ammon try to feed him and it worked out great. 
Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and although you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom.
