The twins have arrived!! A bit earlier than we were expecting, but doing great!
Both twins will be in the NICU at Scottsdale Shea hospital for a while so they can grow a bit before we take them home, but we've been able to snuggle them a bit and look forward to bringing them home!
Here are some pics and some stats:
Tesla Avery
Born @ 4am on 1/24/2013
2lbs 3oz (990 grams)
14.5 inches
Prana Claire
Born @ 8am on 1/24/2013
2lbs 8oz (1130 grams)
15 inches
Rohan learning about his new sisters:
Rohan meeting his new sisters:
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Twin Peaks
A couple weekends back Mara and Rohan set off on a pretty epic quest...to hike 2 of the valley's mountain peaks. The first one they hiked was Piestewa Peak in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. It's 1.2mi long and an elevation gain of almost 1,200 feet! I know several adults who can't do that, let alone a 4yr old! They were originally going to climb Camelback mountain where I was climbing with friends (Shannon & Jeremy), but the parking is atrocious there so they opted for an equivalent hike with a better parking lot. We all met up for pizza afterwards and regaled each other with our climbing & hiking stories
The second day/second peak Mara and Rohan were able to hike was on the same mountain I was climbing, Lookout Mountain. I took some first timers out to climb outdoors, and Lookout is a great in town, short mountain to practice on. The trail is much shorter, but still a 0.6mi trek and 500+ feet of elevation is solid, especially considering they took a couple rough scramble trails to get to our climbing area as well
Rohan also has been enjoying soccer and it's fun to watch all the kids just swarm the ball...frustrating at times too...:)
Rohan climbing like a beast and highballin':
The second day/second peak Mara and Rohan were able to hike was on the same mountain I was climbing, Lookout Mountain. I took some first timers out to climb outdoors, and Lookout is a great in town, short mountain to practice on. The trail is much shorter, but still a 0.6mi trek and 500+ feet of elevation is solid, especially considering they took a couple rough scramble trails to get to our climbing area as well
Rohan also has been enjoying soccer and it's fun to watch all the kids just swarm the ball...frustrating at times too...:)
Rohan climbing like a beast and highballin':
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Happy New Year!
It has been a whirlwind holiday season! Mara was working A LOT to cover people on vacation and leave so we have a somewhat unorthodox xmas. Rohan had lots of stocking stuffers leading up to xmas day and since Mara had to work we ended up doing a gift opening xmas eve. Rohan LOVED all his gifts! Seriously, there wasn't a single one he didn't like. By far his favorites were the Legos and sports equipment from everyone.
We took time to head up to Flagstaff and sled with friends we met through TBall/Daycare. Rohan had a blast going down and was a trooper climbing up the hill every time. We even went on the “big kid” hill which Rohan wanted to go down more and more. Mara did have some time off with some luck and schedule switching. She had 6 days off in the middle of the week! Unheard of! Luckily I had some vacation time left to burn so we took a lot of the week of Rohan’s birthday off together.
Besides a fun New Years with our neighbors and friend’s parties, we took a trip to the Tucson Air Museum. They had TONS of planes in hangers and hundreds on their grounds. It was a gorgeous day to wander and let Rohan explore this kid wonderland. My favorite (and therefor Rohan’s favorite) was the SR-71 Blackbird. An absolutely gorgeous plane and modern engineering feat. I’ve been wanting to see one since I was Rohan’s age! Couple that with seeing the Space Shuttle a month ago and my inner 5yr old is ecstatic!
For Rohan’s birthday day we went to a trampoline place with his friend Owen for a couple hours, then to a park for TBall and Soccer. They were worn out (Owen more than Rohan though…:P)
The day after his birthday we had a picnic at the train park in Scottsdale…one of Rohan’s favorites. We had a good turnout of friends…it’s funny what Rohan’s parites look like. There were a couple friends his age, but also a lot of single people we climb with who adore him…
All in all a great holiday season. We hope everyone had a great one as well, and wish you a Happy New year!
Rohan Manning The Control Tower:
Rohan Jumping Into The Snow:
We took time to head up to Flagstaff and sled with friends we met through TBall/Daycare. Rohan had a blast going down and was a trooper climbing up the hill every time. We even went on the “big kid” hill which Rohan wanted to go down more and more. Mara did have some time off with some luck and schedule switching. She had 6 days off in the middle of the week! Unheard of! Luckily I had some vacation time left to burn so we took a lot of the week of Rohan’s birthday off together.
Besides a fun New Years with our neighbors and friend’s parties, we took a trip to the Tucson Air Museum. They had TONS of planes in hangers and hundreds on their grounds. It was a gorgeous day to wander and let Rohan explore this kid wonderland. My favorite (and therefor Rohan’s favorite) was the SR-71 Blackbird. An absolutely gorgeous plane and modern engineering feat. I’ve been wanting to see one since I was Rohan’s age! Couple that with seeing the Space Shuttle a month ago and my inner 5yr old is ecstatic!
For Rohan’s birthday day we went to a trampoline place with his friend Owen for a couple hours, then to a park for TBall and Soccer. They were worn out (Owen more than Rohan though…:P)
The day after his birthday we had a picnic at the train park in Scottsdale…one of Rohan’s favorites. We had a good turnout of friends…it’s funny what Rohan’s parites look like. There were a couple friends his age, but also a lot of single people we climb with who adore him…
All in all a great holiday season. We hope everyone had a great one as well, and wish you a Happy New year!
Rohan Manning The Control Tower:
Rohan Jumping Into The Snow:
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