Six Month Photo Shoot

BYU's College of Life Sciences Magazine

Our family has been spotlighted in the Fall 2008 edition of the Life Sciences College Magazine.

Also, congratulations to Janis for acing her first semester of classes at George Washington University, where she is furthering her education by becoming a Nurse Practitioner.

November to Mid-December

The babies have acquired some new skills:

Pulling themselves up to a standing position

Sitting

Eating prunes, bananas, carrots, applesauce, barley and more

A little bit of modest swimming

and Problem solving

We've enjoyed visits from grandparents and an uncle.

Nancy and Ty in front of one of the many Trolls on Trollway

Ty and the twins sporting the Maxin' Relaxin' pose

Grandma Clarene visited after her diabetes conference in Chicago.

We had church at home on Sunday after services were canceled due to global climate change.

Merry Christmas!

Belated Congratulations to President-Elect Obama

Belated Halloween Photos

The boys were Ewoks from Endor and they love pumpkins.

Next Adventure - Mount Horeb, WI

We are moving to Mount Horeb, Troll Capital of the World!

I'll be working for a large healthcare software company.






My title is technical services engineer. My duties include supporting hospital staff as they call in with questions and/or problems, helping build and configure systems, and programming change order requests for the software

NINDS Exceptional Summer Student Award

More info: here and there.

BYU Homecoming Parade

Gavin and Gabriel were invited to to participate in the Homecoming Parade with the College of Life Science's float.  The theme of the parade was “Go the Distance,” and the Life Sciences college entry was a homemade 40’ long DNA strand.  The banner read, “Go the Distance:  Discovering the Human Genome Project.”  The student council/volunteers were wearing lab coats and carried the DNA “dragon” and passed out candy.  We walked in front under a banner that read:  “Medical Research Went the Distance and Saved Our Twins.”  Of the 75 entries the Life Sciences was awarded the "Grand Marshal's Award", meaning the best overall entry.  The judging was done by Janet Lee Chamberlain, widow of former BYU President Rex E. Lee. 

Trip to Georgia

In Georgia shirts are optional.

The king sitting on his throne.

Three Handsome Hansen's.

Gavin, Gabriel, Anya, Ryker, Pachycephlasaurus

Reenactment of Joe and the Volcano.

GA is home to the world's largest aquarium.

The boys like to Rassle'.

Consequence of not sharing Dino Nuggets.

Last few weeks in D.C.

Necks are getting stronger.

Legs are getting stronger.

Abs are getting stronger.

Time to stop babying them.

July 29th - August 5th 2008

12 pound 9 oz baby on the left, 14 pound 4 oz baby on the right.
Which diaper did Christopher change?

Super big Thanks to Marin Maryn for being a live in nanny for a week.

Us with Code Pink making the V for victory sign.

Fisher, Leo, Gavin, and Gabriel

Our babies are cooler than us.

Videos

Photos from 4th of July weekend

Showing off their six packs in our favorite outfit of theirs.


It's hard to get a photo of both of them smiling at the same time.


Their eyes are a combination of deep baby blue, and fiery red.


Grandma Clarene was an active particpant in every one of Gavin and Gabriel's feedings. (and Janis and Chris's, too!)


After navigating through the massive crowds and rain for several hours to see the fireworks, we decided we are probably safe to start taking the babies to church.


Gavster's and Gaby Babe's first 4D theater experience.


Us in front of the Capitol building, not the Capital.

United in Dance

Enjoy this visual of humanity joining together throughout the world. Sounds cheesy, but leaves us smiling and wanting to dance. We recommend clicking over and watching this in high quality.

One Year Anniversary

Janis and I have completed the most eventful year of our lives. We have moved four times, our family has doubled, finished a segment of school, and Janis spent a third of the year lying down. It's been the best year of our lives.



Our family of four celebrated at Maggiano's little Italy.

A glimpse of the past, and a peek into the future.

Happy father's day!