Camping in the Big Horns

This past weekend we went camping in the Big Horn Mountains with my dad and his side of the family. We had so much fun! My dad, Cara, Christian and Olivia flew up from Arizona, Heidi flew in from Utah, Grandma Black came from Montana, Aunt Sindy, Tony, and Austin drove the motor home from Seattle, and Lindsay and Wes drove up from Buffalo. We stayed at Bear Lodge Resort which was perfect for us. We figured the boys were too little to stay in a tent and I am sure glad we didn't because it got down to the 30's at night. Some of us stayed in the lodge, some stayed in the motor home, and some stayed in a tent. It was perfect because we had a little camp fire spot to sit around the fire at night and visit. We spent our days exploring the Big Horn Mountains in the suburban and on the four-wheelers. It is absolutely beautiful country up there! My dad grew up forty minutes from the Big Horns and is very familiar with the area. It was so much fun to spend time with everyone and spend some time outdoors. The boys did so awesome! I think we are going to make this an annual tradition...I will look forward to it every year!

Visit Home

We just returned from a two week visit home. Jase's great-grandma, Mary Romrell, turned 100 on July 23rd so we left Thursday after work and made the 7 hour drive to Jase's house. The boys did awesome and were little troopers. I was so surprised at how well they handled being in the car. I was a little worried since they are bigger that it was going to be rough, but they did great. Saturday we went to the open house they had for Grandma Romrell. It was fun to be able to spend time with the Romrell family and celebrate Grandma's huge milestone.

Us with Great-Grandma Romrell. What an amazing lady!

On Sunday, after church in Pegram, the boys and I left for Star Valley and Jase left for Wright. He had to come back and work for a week and I got to spend a week with my family. I had such a fun time. It was so nice to have so much extra help with the boys. It's always so relaxing when I am home. I was able to spend some time with some friends from High School, tan on the back porch, shop at Hastings, and walk up the canyon with my mom and Tally. It was just what I needed. Jase came to Star Valley on Friday night after work and Saturday we headed up to one of my favorite spots, Crystal Lake or "Crystal Pond" as Jase calls it. We had a cookout and walked up to look at the lake. So much fun! I miss living in the mountains.



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On Sunday we headed back to Pegram for the week. Jase enjoyed spending time on the ranch helping his dad and riding his dirt bike. He also had the chance to go golfing a few times with his brothers and had a blast! We went to Logan on Wednesday for Shonnee's endowments and spent the day in Logan with Jase's brother Kolby and his wife Diana, and his cousin Quinn and his wife Jessica. It was so much fun to be able to spend time with couples our age, that we have so much in common with. I don't have very many friends here and it was nice to spend time with Jess and Diana.

Shonnee's wedding was on Friday at the Bountiful Temple. Shonnee looked beautiful and it was a nice wedding. Friday and Saturday were the receptions, one in Idaho and one in Utah. Believe it or not I didn't take a single picture of the wedding or reception. We did however get some family pictures taken by Jessica (http://photochicphotography.blogspot.com/). She did so awesome! Here are a few of our favorites!

8 Months Old

My babies are turning into little boys. They have changed so much the last month or so. They both have two teeth, and with the teeth brand new attitudes. Everyone told me I would be in for it when they started teething and boy were they right! The sleeping thing has come to an abrupt halt, and they each take their turn of having a bad case of "mommy-itis!" Treydon is pulling himself up and trying to run, literally. I feel like it's just a matter of time before he is tearing the house apart! They are both crawling and extremely mobile. My mom and Tally came to visit for a week last week and we went to Buffalo to see my sister Lindsay while they were here. Linds gave Stedson baby his first hair cut. SO cute! He was sporting a mullet, and the hair cut was most definitely past due. It's so cute now with a little spike and he looks so grown up. They are seriously so much fun. The bigger they get the more fun I have with them. I can't imagine my life without them.

We moved into a new place and it has CARPET! Something we have most definitely missed! We also have an extra bathroom and just more space. It was a fast and furious moved, we looked at the place on Wed and signed the contract Thurs and were staying here on Sunday! We love it and it feels much more homier then our other place did.

I can't believe it's already July and before we know it it will be August. The boys and I are headed to Star Valley for a week the end of July and then Jase will join us for a week in August and his sister Shonnee's wedding. We are counting down the days!

I haven't been as good at taking pictures lately, but here are a few of the ones we have!

Jase Ray Romrell-The Best Daddy Around

With father's day being last Sunday, I have spent a lot of time thinking about Jase and what a TERRIFIC father he is. From the first time Jase put his hand on my belly and felt our boys moving inside of me, I knew that he was going to be a great dad. He has always been a great husband, patient, kind, and loving. He is always there for me and is honestly my best friend in the world. I have so much fun with him and he knows how to make me laugh. But watching Jase with Stedson and Treydon is really nothing less then phenomenal. I will never forget the way he reacted at their birth and the joy I felt looking at his face as he watched them being delivered. Jase helps out so much. I honestly, truly could not have survived bringing twins home if it wasn't for Jase. He gets up during the night just as much as I do, if not more. He helps out with everything! I mean everything! The second he gets home from work, when I know he would really like some "me" time, he starts helping with the boys. I will never forget him playing "bulls", or the way they light up when their daddy walks into the room, or the beautiful sight of him standing in front of a crib in the middle of the night rocking one of them back to sleep. He truly is the best daddy around and I am so thankful to have him in my life!

7 Months Old! Seriously????

Treydon & Stedson are a whopping seven months old today! This is such a fun stage. They are soo giggly and happy all the time. They are sitting up perfectly well on their own, which is adorable. The toy stealing and pushing each other over has begun, but it's still a little cute at this point....I am sure that will change soon.
They are loving baby food and table food and are starting to eat things like cheerios and baby puffs. I seriously can't believe that my babies are old enough to eat REAL food. I shed a tear every time I pack their clothes up, which seems to be every few weeks.


They are playing really well together and love each others company. They will randomly crack up at each other, which then sets the other one off as well. It's adorable.

We had a lot of fun last weekend...Grandma Romrell & Uncle Kayden came to visit! The boys LOVED having them here and laughed non-stop at Kayden. Grandma spoiled them rotten and they loved all the attention. Jase came and got Kayden for the last few hours of work on Friday and took him up in the bucket truck!



The boys are officially mobile...it scares me to death! Last week, I put them both on their little gym. They both started out on their stomachs. I watched them both roll over to their backs and then back over to their stomachs. I left the room for literally five minutes to change the laundry and came back to find this.

Stedson had made it over to the other side of the mat, and was resting. :) Treydon and scooted off the rug and was almost to the TV set. He was laughing and then would look up at me and whimper a little bit like "Come on Mom! Help me out!"

FINALLY! Time to break out the summer clothes!

Treydon showing off his new swim suit!

Visitors

We had some special visitors from Arizona/Montana this past weekend. My dad, step-mom Cara, and Grandma Pat came to visit us for the weekend. We were so excited to have them and had so much fun. It was so good to see my dad, and I know that they thoroughly enjoyed the boys and spending time with them. My Grandma hadn't seen the babies since they were in the hospital in Salt Lake and my dad last saw them in December so they have really changed since their last visit. It was so nice to spend time with them.

My dad rocking Treydon to sleep

Dad and Treydon


Grandma and Treydon


I LOVE this one of my dad talking to Treydon




Everyone says that Stedson and my dad look a lot alike. I think I agree. :)