Welcome to the family Bronco George Olsen!!!!!

My sister Lori had her baby 4 weeks early. We were in town and he just wanted us to be able to see him. Lori says we jinked her. He is so cute. He was born July 26,2010 he was 5lbs 10oz. He the cutest thing ever. We are so happy for you Lori and Kevin. We wish we could be there to spend more time with you.

Griffin Family Reunion 2010

Rusty's family had a Griffin Family Reunion over the 24th of July in Lund Nevada. Lund is a very small farming town in Nevada. We thought we were going to be bored and have nothing to do. Well we ended up having the best time ever. My kids keep asking me when we are going to go back. We got to rider horses, shoot guns, be in a parade, had fun on the slip and slide and enjoyed the company of so many family members that we have never even met. Billy(rusty's dad) has a sister and two brothers. His sister and brother live in Lund, Billy lives in Tennesse and his brother lives in South Carolina. We have family come from Washinton state, Colorado, Utah, Tennesse and Soutn Carolina. We had so much fun hanging out with the family. It was nice to be able to put names with faces. I had never even met his uncle from South Carolina or his cousins that came. We were able to be in the parade and go to the rodeo and then ride on the fire truck to go watch fireworks. We had really long days. The kids did not get to bed before 10:30 most nights. We are hoping to do another family reunion in 5 years. Here are some pictures of the trip. Enjoy.

Trip to Utah!!!!!

The kids and I are in Utah visiting family. We are having a lot of fun. They have spent almost everyday with their cousins. We are also enjoying the snow shack that is right down the street. We get one almost everyday. They are so good, and for some reason Colorado does not have them. We have had so much fun but are leaving tomorrow to head back home. We still have a lot of unpacking to do. I will post pictures of our new house soon. I want the house all put together first. We hope all is well with everyone.

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.