A few moments with Munchy

For all those who are lucky enough to see this post, I would like to introduce you to my beautiful and only niece Haileigh (Munchy). She is one of the most amazing little girls I've met. Not only does she have such a cute personality, she looks so much like my mom which is another reason to instantly just love her to pieces!

Here is a photo of my mom. There is another photo that these two nearly look identical.
David (Uncle Buba) with Munch at Reed's wedding.
Payback pic. Since David pulled the rabbit ear maneuver with Heather on one of their wedding pics she took this opportunity for payback!
Munch watching petals falling from the sky....
Taking time to pose for the camera.
Munchy playing with a huge wad of balloons on her first birthday party.
Heather and Munch hanging out at our house taking a dip in the pool with the twins.

Obviously these pics are not in order. Back at Reed's wedding, Munchy getting bombarded by kisses from mom and dad.

AWE!!!!!!! You gotta love those dimples!

Identical Moments

Posing for a father's day pic which would later be put on a t-shirt for grandpa. 11 months.
Lounging, talkin 'bout the good 'ol days. 8 months old.
So fresh and so clean. 11 months old.
Baby bouncers have bounded their way to bedtime. 10 months old.
Emptying cupboards full of cereal, cans and Tupperware so many times can lead to kitchen restrictions. 14 months.
Chillin' on mom and dad's bed 5 months old.

5 months old

Snuggle sleeping, the best way. 4 months old. Mesmerized by Curious George. 9 months.
Soaking in some H2O, sporting some wicked bubble mohawks. 10 months old.

Out Cruisin'

Hannah is giving Koen a ride after seeing how they both wanted to ride the red bike. Both driver and passenger enjoy the ride. Good idea Hannah!
Dallin took a pit stop to give us the "thumbs up" sign.
Kael is driving the single engine car today. Apparently the gas prices are effecting him as well.

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.