Happy 4th Birthday Mia and Madison

Mia and Madison turned 4 on May 26th. I can not believe they are already four. It seems just like yesterday that we had them. They have brought so much joy into our family.

Mia is very outgoing and likes to be loud. You know if she is in the room or not. She is very dramatic. She loves baby dolls and coloring. She is so much fun. She is a girly girl. She loves to have her hair and nails done. She is our pink girl. She loves everything pink. When they were babies, Mia always wore pink and Madison always wore purple and to this day they still wear the same colors. Don't try and put purple on Mia she will not be very happy. Mia was the bigger twin, she weighed 5lbs and 11 oz. Today she weighs 30lbs.

Madison is very quiet and shy. She is so quiet we have to ask her to speak up so we can hear her. She is very loving and likes to cuddle. She tells me a least 100 times a day that she loves me. It is really cute. She like babies and her whoobie. She takes it everywhere with her. She likes to put it on her head. It is really cute. Madison weighed 4lbs when she was born but lost weight in the nicu and went down to 3lbs 11oz. She was a really fussy baby, she had colic and cried all the time. She now weighs 30lbs.

They are two very cute girls and we love them.


We are also in the process of moving. We are moving 10 min south of us. So we have been really busy. I will post pictures of their party when we have it. They both got princess 3 wheelers for their birthday.

Kids Are So Darn Cute!!!!!!!!!!!

I love being a parent. Kids just brighten your day all the time. We were playing the Wii the other night and we taught Madison and Mia how to bowl. It was so funny. They really enjoyed it. That is all that they want to play now. Tyler became a cub scout and has really enjoyed it. He just loves to go to scouts and get dressed in his uniform. He wanted me to post a new picture of him. He finally received all the things to complete it. Thanks Grandma Hansen. The last picture is of Mia, if any of you know her she is very loud and makes her presence known. The other night after dinner I was trying to find her to come finish her dinner. She is our challenge when it comes to eating, she just does not like much food. Anyway we could not find her anywhere. Madison finally found her under the kitchen table asleep. She was so cute and being so quiet such a change for her. I grabbed my camera before she was woken up. The girls do not like to be apart. If one is sick and can't go to school the other one does not want to go. I hope this does not last long. They are the best of friends and I love it. They brighten my day. I am glad that I can be home with them and get to see all their new phases in life.

Random Things

Since Tyler turned 8 he got to join the cub scouts in our ward. He loves it. I can't believe how grown up he is. So I am posting a picture of him in his new cub scount uniform.

We live right by Buckley Airforce Base so when ever the president comes to town he lands there. We were able to go see him land this last week. We were so close to the plane. The kids loved it. So I am posting some pictures of that too.

Not much going on right now in our lives. Just work, school and play. We love it here in Colorado and hope to stay here for a while. We love and miss you all. Enjoy the pictures.

Eight is Great!!!!!!!!!

Eight years ago I had my first child. It was such a wonderful time. It took 12 hours of labor three hours of pushing and then rushed to the OR for an emergency c-section. Tyler was 8lbs 2oz and had a very large head, luckily the cap covered it. He was so cute even with the big head. I was so happy, I had my whole family there to support me. I was so scared. I did not want to have surgery but Tyler was stuck in my pelvic bone and needed to get out. I had a great doctor(who all my sister see thanks to me). He was so understanding and talked to me the whole time. The one thing I remember most is when the pain doctor came in to give me more pain meds and he got talking to my family and when he pulled the needle back there was blood in the needle. I had passed out the medicine had gone in my blood system. My family told me he said oh crap dropped the syringe and left the room. When he returned he turned on the light and needed to redue my epidural. When I was out and say the light come on I thought I was dying they say you see a bright light. A few minutes later I was better and back with my family. The doctor said he had done this kind of work for 27 years and that had never happened before. It was pretty scary. Tyler was such a good baby. He just did not like formula, it had to be my milk and it had to be the right temp. I went back to work at 6 weeks and my mom took care of him, he would only take the bottle if it was my milk and warm. He was so happy all the time. He was such a cute baby. I was really spoiled to have such a good baby being my first and all. I can't believe my baby is eight. Tyler crawled at 9 months and walked at age 1. He is such a good kid and a great student. He loves school. I don't remember loving school like he does. I know he will grow up to be a great friend, husband and father and an even great missionary.

Well on January 31, 2010 Tyler Rusty Griffin was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. It was also a very happy day for me. Rusty's family and part of my family came to witness this event. My lovely husband was able to baptize and confirm him. I am so happy for his decision. It was a very special day. He will always remember when he was baptized because it was on his birthday. I love you Tyler and I am so happy that heavenly father trusted me enough to let me raise you.

Tyler and Basketball

Tyler started playing basketball and is getting really good. He is one of the bigger kids on his team. He is growing like a weed. We can't keep him clothed. Just kidding. He is just getting so big. He turns 8 on January 31st. He will be getting baptized on his birthday. More to come on that. So I thought I would post some pictures of him playing basketball. I am so proud of him. I am also added some cute pictures of the girls. Life here in Colorado is good. Hope all is well. Enjoy the pictures and video.

Christmas 2009 and the New Year

For Christmas we went to Tennessee to see Rusty's parents and grandma. The kids were so excited to go. Grandma and Grandpa just moved into a new house and they were excited to see it. They built a gorgeous home in Lakeland Tennessee. It was right by a lake and they had a really great time. They said the favorite part of the whole house was the elevator, Yes an elevator. They put it in so that great grandma could go upstairs without using the stairs. It was really nice to have when we had to take all the presents up to our rooms and when we had to haul all of our luggage up and down the stairs. Rusty was really smart this year we shipped all of our luggage and presents and they were already there when we got there and we did not have to mess with luggage at the airport. We love that Rusty is in the shipping business.

Anyway we had a great Christmas this year. Tyler got an ipod touch and a pocket razor. The girls got new princess dolls and a doll house. Rusty got some golf clubs and I got a new knife set and a food processor/blender. I was really excited. We spent 10 days in Tennessee and rang in the new year with his parents. We did not acturally stay up late we were lazy and went to bed. Billy(rusty's dad) had back surgery while we were there so we helped with putting the house together and nursing him back to health. Mia was his favorite nurse, she even rubbed his feet. She was really cute about the whole thing.
We also had a family night just the 5 of us. We took the kids to see Alvin and the Chipmunks. They loved it.

It is now 2010 I can't believe it. A new year new goals and things that we want to do.

My list of things that I would consider a goal is:

Loose 30 pounds
Become more Healthier eating and exercising
Go to the temple more
Spend lots of time with family
Read scriptures more
Try to overcome some problems in my life
Maybe have another baby(I have to talk Rusty into it first)

Now that it is 2010 I hope this year is better than last year and I can accomplish the goals that I have.


We are so excited for Tyler he turns 8 on the 31st and will be baptized on his birthday. We have lots of family coming for the event and can't wait to see them.

The picture of Mia with the raccoon eyes is a funny story, she got into some make-up that was given to her and decided to use it all on her eyes, Tyler took the picture. She had glitter all over the place. 3 year olds!!!!!!!!!

One day all the girls went and had pedicures. We took Mia and Madison to Sweet and Sassy and they had their hair done and a mani-pedi. It was so cute. They had so much fun. They then went with us and sat on ours laps while we had a pedicure. It was a great girl day.

ALl our Love

The Griffin's

11 years and Counting

11 years ago. Rusty and I were sealed together for eternity in the Salt Lake Temple. It was one of the best days of my life. It was a very cold December day. I was freezing while taking pictures. I love Rusty more now than I ever can imagine. We have had 11 great years and hope to have even more. We now have three kids. Tyler is almost 8 and going to be baptized in January. Mia and Madison yes twins can you believe it are 3 1/2 and keep us very busy. We love our little family. I am so glad that we were married in the temple for all eternity. Sorry Rusty you are now stuck with me. HEHEHEHE. Anyways, I am posting a picture of us 11 years ago and a newer picture of us.