Welcome to our family blog! We've decided to "go green" this year and wrap up the year with our blog and lots of pictures along the way! We will do a "2011 in Review." Follow along as I explain month by month...
January--
In January, they were 8 months old.
They stayed busy with plenty of floor time and various small toys they could play with. They were eating solids and already starting to play together to keep one another entertained. Any car trip was a good hour to hour and half in preparation! Let's just say we didn't go very many places the first year...
February--
The boys were doing army crawl at this point and very slow with their movements. It was a nice time as we didn't have to worry about them going too far and cute to watch. Little did we know that the fun was just about to start....
March--
Erika, Kris's sister, had been our nanny for 6 months and left us to pursue her dream of mission work. She was chosen to work in Thailand for 18 months. We hired a new nanny, Cheri, who was been wonderful with the boys. As you can see above, this was the boys' first attempt at pudding painting with her!!
April---
We moved in April from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin to Madison. We quickly realized our beautiful condo was a little tight for the 4 of us! So, across town we went. The change in seasons also allowed us to get some time at the local parks playing on swings and getting some fresh air!
May--
May was a very busy month for us. First up, was the boys' birthday celebration! Their 1 year birthday was celebrated in Ephraim, Wisconsin a.k.a. Door County. They enjoyed eating cupcakes and icecream--what a treat! The Hagmans have more than 150 years in Door County and it was great to have 4 generations of Hagman males there!.
Kris and I ran in the Door County 1/2 Marathon and Nicollet Bay 5k race(well, I did the 1/2 and Kris did the 5k). I placed in the top 15 female finishers; Kris was happy to finish...
We got the boys a bike trailer so they could tag along with us on bike rides around the Madison lakes and trails. They really enjoyed the speed of the bike trailer and people watching!
June/July/August--
This summer the boys enjoyed playing in their swing, outdoors in the grass, tasting, playing, throwing rocks, and enjoyed the water! We were able to bring them to Great-Grandpa Possin (Amanda's Grandpa's) cottage for several weekends away from home.
Kris participated in the Tough Mudder which is a 10 mile obstacle course in Merimac, Wisconsin with a good friend of his. Proceeds are donated to the Wounded Warrior Project for military members that have been injured or disabled from service.
September--
We were blessed with warm weather for such a long time this year we took advantage of every last day we were given. The boys loved to push their trucks in the driveway and swap trucks when they were bored with theirs. They enjoyed an "everything truck" show in Madison in which they got to hear the sounds and explore different trucks with other young children.
Kris presently serves with the Army Reserves in Beaver Dam as Company Commander. He was featured in the Freedom Day Parade this month honoring those in the military in remembrance of 9/11 for the unit. The boys were able to watch him go by in the parade and hang out with him afterwards.
I ran the Run for Snow 8k trail race in which I placed first for my age group and 3rd overall in the women's category. I hope to train for the Madison Marathon this next year.
October--
We went to a pumpkin patch and played on the various playground equipment and saw the animals. We visited Great-Grandpa Possin on his farm and enjoyed exploring the outdoors, farm equipment, and cats that would come by!
November/December--
The boys are now 19 months and growing!! Nathan enjoys crawling or climbing into or onto anything he can get his hands on. Give him a box and he's happy. He loves jumping in his crib and is quite fearless! Nathan is great with his sign language. Ryan is somewhat cautious watching his brother pursue all of the known "no no's." He enjoys cuddling, reading, and being sociable. We also call him the "milk monster" as he will drink his and if Nathan isn't watching, Nathan's milk. They both are able to do sign language for their basic needs as they speak very few words yet. This has helped with their language development as twins have their "twin talk,"-- secret babble language, which can delay speech for them. So, I'm sure next year at this time we will have an even noisier home!
Kris continues to work in sales with Lyco Manufacturing. He's always on the go travelling here or there as his sales territory is rather large. He is also in graduate school pursuing his Masters in Project Management and balances the Army Reserves with home life.
Amanda remains with the Deparment of Veterans Affairs as a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care, but has accepted a position with the University of Wisconsin Hospital, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics starting January, 2012. I continue to stay involved with the Madisons Moms of Multiples club attending meetings, events, and volunteering with their 2x yearly resales held at the Middleton Keva Sports Center.
We are looking to buy a home and settle in the Sun Prairie area early this next year. Add another thing to our list of things to do, right?
We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year! We welcome you to become a follower of our family blog and stay in touch with us! I do my best to update it twice a month. If you haven't already--go back and review some of the old posts!
Love, Kristofer, Amanda, Ryan & Nathan
Kristofer: kkdh25@gmail.com
Amanda: aadeni25@gmail.com
