Super Bowl Bound!

First just let me say "Go Steelers," we're not jumpin on the Cards bandwagon, gotta stay loyal.

We're blessing the babies on Superbowl Sunday and having a party afterward. There should be plenty of pictures of that. It seems like I'm always apologizing for not posting all the time. I've been working a ton lately and I just switched shifts to M-F 0600-1400. Right now it's killing me cause I like having the 3 days off. I got radar certified a couple of weeks ago. I will be going to an HGN (Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus) class in Feb. HGN is the test that you see where the cop holds up a pen and looks into your eyes and sees all your guilty sins and deepest darkest secrets. then in March, I will be attending a Spanish in Law Enforcement class, should be fun.

Amber has been doing great and looking hotter than ever! She's becoming quite the Betty Crocker (thanks to me not her mother). Now that she knows how to cook, I don't have to ;) Yes, honey, I'm just kidding. Amber has been doing weddings, she did one in Dec. she has one in Feb. and April I think. She has also learned how to feed all three babies at the same time!!! It's crazy but I took a picture for those non-believers.

She has to be a super hero in disguise!

Ammon and Thomas have been sick for the past couple of days. They have found some new friends a couple of houses down from us and I have become friends with their dad. We were watching a movie the other day and Thomas was saying the letters of the title. They are doing flips on the trampoline now and love it when Amber and I jump on there with them.

Faith, Hope and Charity are doing great. Hope has had a little cough with a little wheezing so we're taking her to the doctor. First time one of the girls will go to the Pediatrician for being sick. Hope's head is also looking a little big so we'll get that checked out. Hopefully she doesn't have Hydrocephalus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocephalus). We've been teaching the girls how to sit up. They've been kinda crawling, they just kinda scoot on their tummys. They also have been rolling over occasionally.

The house renovations will begin soon and we will post our extreme makeover pics.

As always...thank you to everyone for your support, thoughts and prayers. We are lucky to have good friends and family

Happy New Year!!

We have new weights for the babies, they were weighed on the 30th.
Faith - 9lbs 3oz
Hope - 10lbs 3oz
Charity - 9lbs 13oz

Here is another Christmas elf video we made..it's pretty funny, as was the last one.



Our Xbox 360 needed some repairs yesterday, and the guy that did it (he also does mods) was awesome and reasonably priced. If anyone wants his number just email me and I'll send it to you.

Amber's been busy with some weddings and has a couple coming up at the beginning of this year. She's really doing a good job and getting a lot of positive feedback. Every time I watch her newest video, I'm amazed. I have the best wife! The boys start school again on the 2nd, but then have the weekend off (kinda weird). I'm sure they're tired of hangin' around the house by now. They were jumping on the trampoline that Santa got for them and were yelling at the golfers teeing off. I also heard them yelling at some kids and inviting them over to jump on the tramp. They definitely keep life interesting.

For Family Home Evening last week we all played Halo 3 for our game. We all had fun!



"Our families need the peace of God in their lives, and if we can't or won't invite the Lord into our lives, then our families become a reflection of our own turmoil. Women are asked to be nurturers to their families, but we must also be firm; we must be the hard rock footings on which our homes can stand. Our families need us to speak peace to them, just as the Lord speaks peace to us. Our homes need to be places where our families and friends want to be, where all who enter our homes can draw strength and courage to face the challenges of living in an increasingly wicked world. Our children need to hear us 'talk of Christ, . . .rejoice in Christ, [and] preach of Christ' (2 Nephi 25:26) so that they may know to what source they can look for the peace that 'passeth all understanding' (Philippians 4:7)."


(Kathleen H. Hughes, "Remembering the Lord's Love," Ensign, Nov. 2006, 112)

Merry Christmas!!

Yeah I know it's been a month since I've posted something and I just want to say......Get over it!! This is a funny little clip of the kids. We made another one doing a Christmas Disco dance, we have them both on a dvd now so we can make copies. The quality isn't that good on the upload unfortunately.

Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and we appreciate everyone's support. We have new weights for the girls (but it's from the 5th hehe)

Faith 7lbs 15oz
Hope 8lbs 13oz
Charity 8lbs 11oz

The girls will get weighed again on the 30th so I will post 'em then.

The boys will go back to school on the 2nd of Jan. You know that Christmas song that says, sing it with me, "And mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again.." Yes, well I didn't learn to appreciate that line until the boys started school this year. As a kid I hated that line, as a parent....well you know how it is. The boys are awesome though, we couldn't ask for better boys. During the break they've been sharpening their skills at Halo 3 and counting their presents (since they know how to spell their names now).

The girls are staring to lift themselves up on their hands, roll over, and sleep through the night. HARK THE HEROLD ANGELS SING!!

Next entry will be on my birthday Dec. 26th



"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace' (Isa. 9:6)."

Happy Thanksgiving!!

What a beautiful rainy day, it smells great! Hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving, even though the Christmas celebration started the day after Halloween this year!! Here's a little something to commemorate this holiday.

Here's a couple of pics to calm the mob for a little bit:

Starting from top - Charity, Hope, Faith
The girls were weighed the other day and the weights are......drum roll please....
Faith - 7lbs 9oz
Hope - 8lbs 7oz
Charity - 8lbs 5oz
Yeah, I know, they're huge now!!


Here's our goofy boys.....I don't know where they get it from.

"As we study and ponder, we are entitled to the promptings of the Spirit, and as we grow more attentive to these promptings, we come to recognize each day the workings of the Lord in our lives. We will find Him, as Elder Neal A. Maxwell stated, 'in the details of our lives'
("Becoming a Disciple," Ensign, June 1996, 19). And when that recognition comes, we feel His peace and recognize that we are truly encircled in the arms of His love."

(Kathleen H. Hughes, "Remembering the Lord's Love," Ensign, Nov. 2006, 112)

Happy Halloween/New House

Here were the costumes for the family this year. Unfortunately my costume was packed up and Amber didn't dress up since she had just returned home from the hospital for the final time.

There are plenty of pics to post and we keep taking new pics and vids. It's never ending. We have tons of pics to sort through so it's takin' awhile to post 'em.

We moved into our new home on the 1st of November. It's on the border of Queen Creek and Florence. We love it out here. I will post pics of the house and the remodeling. So far We've met another Pinal County Deputy, Florence PD officer, the Sheriff's secretaty, 3 CCA officers and a Detention officer all who live either next door to us or a few houses down.

Everyone is doing great, the girls are feeding about every 5 hours in the night, every 4 during the day. Hopefully in 3 weeks or so, they will be sleeping through the night. Amber still refuses to take the girls out (with RSV season especially) until about February. Amber is now down to 140lbs, only 5 lbs away from her pre-twin birth weight. She is very excited now that she's fitting into regular clothes. I go back to work around the 30th. of Nov. (thank goodness!!)

The boys attend year-round school in Anthem and go to all day Kindergarden. They are loving it and are learning a ton. They are a little behind the other students, since they started in July, but they are learining well.

Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often!

Just A Taste

This is a 1:00am feeding of the girls. We messed with Charity a little bit. Hope had to put her 2 cents in as well. Anyway, we have lots of pics and I'm just trying to find the best way to post them. Everyone is doing fantastic and weights are as follows:
Charity - 7lbs. 9oz.
Hope - 7lbs. 9oz.
Faith - 6lbs 11oz.

More to come....

Coming Soon

Ladies and Gentlemen...

There are many experiences soon to come. Please be patient as we update the blog. Thanks

Amber - World Record Hospital Stay

Well, Amber should be coming home tomorrow if there's no hick-ups. The operation went well and they drained 2 liters of blood from her hematoma. The docs installed drains in each side to help release any excess. Now Amber's got 2 little "grenades" on her side. Thanks to all the thoughts, prayers and fasting for the operation. If Amber still had a fever after the operation, then they would've opened her up from "nose to toes." She found out that she has a blood clot in each arm, I think it's due to the millions of pokes she's had in the past 2 weeks. The girls are doing very well and hopefully should be coming home within a week. Hope and Charity are over 4lbs and Faith is just shy. They all are maintaining their own body temperatures and Charity and Hope are eating about half their feedings from bottles. We gave Faith a blessing the other night, (my father and I each put 2 lingers on her head..pretty funny) cause she was having a little trouble keeping food in. They decided not to feed her and give her tummy a break. She's doing a lot better. I know, everyone wants to see more pics, and there will be more pics as soon as I remember to get the SD card from the camera in Amber's hospital room. Thanks again to everyone for helping and caring!


"And see that ye have Faith, Hope, ad Charity, and then ye will always abound in good works."
- Alma 7:24

Amber is back in ICU

Amber will have surgery on Sunday for her........actually we don't know exactly and the doctors don't know why. All we know is that she has had a fever since Fri. night and it's not a good combination with the excess blood (about 3 liters) that is still inside her body. It's a good combination for infection, which is kinda what they think she has. If you say prayers....please include Amber. Thank you everyone for your support and thoughts!!

Amber Has Returned.....Home

Yes that's right, Amber came home yesterday and is doing great. She will have about a 2 month recovery and a lot of bruising. The girls are still in the hospital and will be for another week or so. They are doing great!! It's pretty amazing that babies can survive at that size. To add to the craziness, we will be moving within the month. Thanks again to everyone's thoughts and prayers....it's comforting to know that that we have great friends and family!!


"The Savior's invitation is clear and direct, and importantly for us, it is constant: 'Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden. . . . Take my yoke upon you, . . . for . . . my burden is light'
(Matthew 11:28-30). This is the Lord's promise to me and to you.

"My prayer for each of us is that we will remember when the Lord has spoken His peace to us and has encircled us in the arms of His love. And just as important, will you, if you haven't felt that love for a while, seek to see it and feel it as you go about the ordinary tasks of your life. As you do this, over the days and months and years of your life, the memories of those interactions with the Lord will become sweet gifts to open a second time--or many times--to bolster
you when life is difficult.

" 'Peace I give unto you,' the Lord promises, 'not as the world giveth, give I unto you' (John 14:27). Peace. Strength. It is what we long for and what is possible. We only need to turn toward His reaching arms."

(Kathleen H. Hughes, "Remembering the Lord's Love," Ensign, Nov. 2006, 112)