Dubious Duo

Having boy twins we have mastered the art of disaster clean up. We haven't always been able to capture all the messes but here are a few so far.

23 months old, they love to empty cupboards and discover the treasures in side them. Koen is displaying here the "uh oh" and the "I didn't do it" pose while his brother has just been unknowingly caught on film for these criminal acts.
Not only do some of these things make great sounds when thrown around, they are also very fun to stack. This mess Kael takes all the credit. He loves to snack on cereal and apparently he didn't want to bother to ask us. This pic does not show the entire mess since he emptied 2 boxes of cereal. (20 Months) After he noticed us he realized he was in trouble and tried to use his puppy dog face to gain our approval. It wasn't till later that Andrea, Barry's sister, noted that Kael's shirt says "Wasn't Me" which makes the picture even more priceless.
Kael loves emptying this particular cupboard and hanging out in it. It does create minimal mess since there's just boxes in there. Except for that one time he emptied out a box of Krustez blueberry pancake mix on the floor.
This pic was taken at Grandpa White's house. Grandpa just got back recently from visiting Costco. He had left a large package of paper towels out in the hall. The twins saw this and decided that it would make a great stepping stool. They pushed it over to the counter, climbed on top and started to empty the contents on the counter within their reach.

22 Months

Kollage of Koen

Even though Koen is the younger out of a set of identical twins(by 1 minute) this doesn't stop him from having his unique personality, behaviors and interests. Koen, so far, has proven to be left brain. Always thinking of strategies and ways to achieve the things that he wants. He is very resourceful and loves his big brother Kael very much! If Koen is awake while Kael is sleeping he will go and wake Kael up so they can continue with their projects of fun, creativity and yes, destruction.

In this pic Koen is 15 months and we are staying at Grandpa White's house. The boys like to push Hannah's baby strollers around to help them learn how to walk and balance which apparantly works because in 4 we capture on tape his first steps.
Koen is very facinated with his surroundings. He studies his surroundings and even his toys. In this pic Koen is 14 months and I left the light on in the oven while dinner was cooking inside and Koen was very curious in the cooking process. He loves to help me cook and he even loves to push the buttons and close the door on the microwave. It's his way of helping out around the house. This was taken a little later the same day. I just love capturing everything they do, it's amazing. They love to play with cars, love the movie cars, loves to play in mom and dad's vehicles, they pretty much love anything with 4 wheels.
Koen loves to help whenever he can. Whenever Barry or I mow the lawn he goes and finds his mower and also travels back and forth down the yard. He is 2 in this pic, actually this pic was taken on his 2nd birthday.

In this pic Koen is 21 months. We took the boys for a walk just outside our condo on the Colorado River. Just off the river was a small pond of which Kael just sat on the bank and threw rocks in, because that's what we all love to do around bodies of water. But Koen just kept trying to walk straight in. After numerous attempts of Koen not seeming to notice the change from earth to water Barry and I wondered if he would walk in or stop at the edge and play. We let him go and watched him walk right into the water without stopping and got all muddy. He became at the feeling the water and dirt left him with. At least he answered some of the questions brewing in that little noggin of his. I am so blessed to have 2 beautiful, mellow, happy and loving boys. They are very low maintenance and easy going and love to smile and interact with each other and their family.
Koen is 8 months here and just simply enjoying some relaxation time in his bouncy chair. Koen is 8 months, just came out of the tub, smelling fresh and lookin' good!
Koen is 16 months here, just woke up from a nap and hugging his bear. Koen and Kael each have one which they absolutely love to snuggle with and give hugs.
This lovely mess was Koen's first attempt at feeding himself. He is 10 months old and the item on the menu was plums. I even bought bowls that suction cup to the tray so they can't throw their bowl on the floor. My plan semi worked. It failed as soon as I saw them both figure out how to release the bowl from it's grip on the tray. I succeded because of my choice of a sweet food as opposed to what I think w0uld be a gross food that they would rather see on the floor than in their mouths. They were able to empty nearly all the contents of the bowls by way of spoon, hands and tongue before the bowls hit the floor. Nearly no mess.

Koen 21 months old, enjoying a backpacking ride through the Windham home in Aspen, CO we were taking care of.
Also, 21 months old. I absolutely love this pic of Koen. It shows his soft, gentle, curious side of him observing the world from inside his bedroom window.
Koens Discovery (19 months) Climbing into one of the toy bins is the best way to reach a toy that's on the bottom.
22 Months. Koen loves to snuggle in blankets and pillows which there just happened to be a huge pile accumulating in the living room from packing to move back to Utah in a few days. 6 months old. Koen loves to play with his uncle Bubba, especially when he makes him run really fast and jump.

7 months old.
"Mom, I really do hear voices in my head!" 1year old. Koen reaches over the side of the bassinet to get a better view of his brand new cousin "Munchy." He was very soft and gentle with her.
1 year. Koen hanging out with Grandma Michaelson at the Nield reunion at Bear Lake.
20 months. Just discovered the purpose of the rocking horse.
8 months. Taking a bath and liking it?

1 year old and just as giggly as can be.
19 months old and quite a healthy appetite. These 2 eat more than all their older siblings.
7 months and feeling pretty proud learning to sit up on his own.
22 Months and trying to get over his fear of slides. He climbs to the top numerous times and sits there, than climbs on down. He repeats this many times, looking like he's going to slide anytime, but not this time.

Kollage of Kael *need to finish post*

Kael is the older of the two (by 1 minute) and definately takes the big brother role. He looks out for Koen and always shares with him. Whenever Koen is sleeping Kael does his best to accomodate him and make him comfortable and keep quiet. In August '08 they had both gone down for a nap and they both climbed out of their cribs and played for a little bit in their room. Koen ended up falling asleep on the floor. Kael had found every available pillow and blanket in the room along with the surrounding toys and had layed them on top of the sleeping Koen. When Barry had walked in to check on them he found a pile of blankets and toys with Koen underneith and Kael quietly sitting by his side, keeping him company. He's our little sweetheart.
(9 months old)
14 months and training those legs to walk. Right now he works out his muscles and starts walking on his own a month later.
20 months. Just swinging for a bit and loving every minute of it.
21 months. Taking care of the Windham House in Aspen. 28 million dollars, 15,000 square feet. Every square foot is custom made and the only thing that Kael is interested in...........................
.......is the mud puddles outside.
Visiting Grandpa White's, Kael falls asleep for his nap sitting up with a blanket on his head.

22 Months. Kael loves to go and put on his shoes. Sometimes their not always matching or on the right foot.....or even his own shoes......but at least these are on the right foot.
8 months old and Kael loves to stick his tongue out all the time. It was the tongue phase.
Playing with Grandpa White making another tongue smile.
Peeking through the crib bars (16 months)
Family trip to Bear Lake, just hanging out on the beach with Dad. (1 yr)

Visiting Grandma Nield's and Kael keeps crawling around after Willie, trying to take his toy.
This goes on for a little while. Of which he almost succeeds many times, but Willie's too quick.
Kael 1 yr. One of my favorite shots of Kael standing by the tub waiting to take a bath.

Carpooling

Kael and Koen love to ride their bikes and car. When they both want to play on the same toy they usually find a way to share. If they want to ride the same bike, one of them will sit on the back while the other one pedals and steers.
Their getting too big to sit side by side so the only other way is to sit on laps!

HUGS!

Unrolling a roll of Toilet paper, 75 cents. Emptying a box of cereal, $1.89. Hugging your brother after pushing him, Priceless!!
Koen had pushed Kael and after we told him to "be nice," he goes up to his brother and gave him a hug....and another....and another. So cute! Since the beginning these two have been the best of friends and always look out for each other.