GET TO MEET THEM FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, AND WE’RE THRILLED
TO ANNOUNCE THEY FINALLY HAVE
NAMES, AT LEAST FOR NOW.
>> YOU MADE IT.
>> IT’S A MIRACLE.
>> FOR BODE AND MORGAN MILLER,
THIS JOURNEY WITH SIX KIDS IN
TOW IS IN MANY WAYS A NEW
BEGINNING.
BEGINNING. >> IT’S THE TWINS FIRST TIME OUT
OF THE HOUSE.
IT’S A LITTLE BIT STRESSFUL.
IT’S ONE F THOSE CROSS OUR
FINGERS AND HOPE IT CAN GO WELL.
I DON’T THINK IT COULD HAVE GONE
ANY BETTER.
ANY BETTER. >> THIS CHRISTMAS WILL BE THE
FIRST WITH THE NEWEST ADDITIONS
TO THEIR FAMILY, 6 WEEK OLD
IDENTICAL TWIN BOYS WHO UNTIL
NOW WERE KNOWN AS BABY A AND
BABY B.
BABY B. >> THEY HAVE NAMES NOW.
IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE MOST
PART IT’S OFFICIAL BECAUSE THEY
HAVE STOCKINGS WITH THEIR NAMES
ON IT.
ON IT. WE STILL GO BACK AND FORTH.
BUT WE HAVE DECIDED ON ASHER AND
AKSEL.
AKSEL. >> YOU’RE GOOD WITH THE NAMES?
>> THEY’RE GREAT NAMES.
>> DO YOU GET A SENSE OF
PERSONALITIES YET?
PERSONALITIES YET? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND THEY’RE VERY DIFFERENT.
ASHER IS MUCH MORE NEEDY.
HE LOVES THE ATTENTION.
HE LOVES BEING SNUGGLED.
WHERE AS AKSEL IS MUCH MORE LIKE
I’M OKAY IF YOU’RE OKAY AND EVEN
IF YOU’RE NOT OKAY, I’M STILL
OKAY.
OKAY. HE’S JUST MUCH MORE MELLOW.
>> SEEING THEM TOGETHER IS ONE
OF THE CRAZIEST THINGS WHERE YOU
SEE LIKE THEY HOLD HANDS AND
THEY LIKE INTERLOCK ARMS.
THEY LIKE BEING RIGHT NEXT TO
HER.
HER. OBVIOUSLY THAT’S BEEN MOST OF
THEIR LIVES SO FAR.
>> TWO NEW LIVES BRINGING JOY TO
THE FAMILY.
THE FAMILY. JUST A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER
LOSING THEIR 19-MONTH-OLD
DAUGHTER EMMY IN A TRAGIC
DROWNING ACCIDENT.
DROWNING ACCIDENT. >> I IMAGINE HOLIDAYS ARE
MAGICAL.
MAGICAL. THEY’RE ALSO HARD AFTER LOSING A
CHILD.
CHILD. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I FEEL LIKE MOVING FORWARD IT’S
ALWAYS BITTERSWEET BECAUSE YOU
HAVE ALL THESE AMAZING MEMORIES
AND HOLIDAYS ARE MAGICAL AND
WONDERFUL, AND YOU CREATE ALL
THESE INCREDIBLE MEMORIES BUT
YOU HAVE THOSE MOMENTS WHERE
YOU’RE SITTING THERE AND YOU’RE
WATCHING THE KIDS DO EVERYTHING
AND -- I HATE THAT I ALWAYS CRY
WHEN WE DO THESE.
>> THERE’S NO GETTING AROUND IT.
>> NO.
>> NO. >> EVERY DAY, HONESTLY, YOU DEAL
WITH IT EVERY DAY.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP GOING, AND THE
KIDS, YOU KNOW, ARE AMAZING.
WE’RE SUPER LUCKY, AND FEEL
LUCKY, BUT IT’S LIKE THERE’S
ALWAYS THIS UNDERCURRENT, THAT’S
ALWAYS SORT OF REFLECTING ON THE
NEW NORMAL.
NEW NORMAL. THERE’S THIS UNDERCURRENT OF
SORT OF LOSS THAT’S JUST NEVER
GOING TO GO AWAY.
>> THE MILLERS FOUND REFUGE IN
THE SPANISH PEAKS OF BIG SKY,
MONTANA.
MONTANA. A WINTER HOME AWAY FROM HOME
WITH A CONNECTION TO THEIR
LITTLE GIRL.
LITTLE GIRL. >> WE SPENT SO MUCH TIME WITH
HER UP HERE.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF AMAZING
MEMORIES WITH HER IN THIS AREA,
AND HER FIRST TIME SKIING AND
JUST HOLIDAYS UP HERE WITH HER,
AND SO IT STILL FEELS LIKE WE
CAN GO THROUGH THIS SPACE AND
SEE HER AND FEEL HER.
AND THERE ARE DAYS WHERE IT
FEELS LIKE SHE’S NOT GONE, AND
THEN THERE ARE DAYS WHERE IT
DOES FEEL LIKE SHE’S GONE BUT
HAVING ALL OF THEM, YEAH.
>> SHE’S STILL SO MUCH A PART OF
YOUR LIVES.
YOUR LIVES. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> I MEAN, EVERY DAY.
AND YOU HOLD ON TO EVERY MEMORY,
EVEN HER STOCKING IS FRONT AND
CENTER ON THE MANTEL.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. SHE’S ALWAYS KIND OF BE FRONT
AND CENTER.
AND CENTER. >> YOU NEED SHOES.
>> KEEPING HER MEMORY ALIVE,
BODE AND MORGAN CONTINUE TO
SHARE THEIR PAINFUL BUT
CAUTIONARY STORY.
CAUTIONARY STORY. >> PEOPLE WILL ASK US HOW MANY
KIDS DO YOU HAVE.
SOMETIMES HE’LL SAY SIX, AND I
WILL SAY NO, WE HAVE SEVEN.
AND THEN THAT OBVIOUSLY COMES
WITH THE QUESTION OF, WELL,
WHERE IS YOUR OTHER CHILD, AND
ANSWERING THAT QUESTION THAT
SHE’S NOT HERE ANYMORE, AND THEN
THEY ASK HOW DID SHE PASS.
AND YOU WILL RESPOND WITH SHE
DROWNED AND IT’S HARD NOT TO
FEEL LIKE GOD I’M A BAD PARENT.
AND ANSWERING THAT QUESTION IS
REALLY HARD.
REALLY HARD. YOU KNOW, IT’S A DOUBLE EDGED
SWORD.
SWORD. IT’S SO PAINFUL TO GO THROUGH
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
I CRY EVERY SINGLE TIME.
BUT WE GET THAT MESSAGE OUT.
>> AND WE’RE ALL HUMAN.
THE THING IS JUST PART OF
NATURE, WE MAKE MISTAKES LIKE
THAT.
THAT. WHEN YOU HAVE A SUPER HARSH
CONSEQUENCE, IT’S REMARKABLE HOW
IMPACTFUL THAT IS INTERNALLY AND
PSYCHOLOGICALLY, FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVEN’T HAD THAT, IT’S EASY TO
THINK THEY’RE ABOVE IT, AND IT’S
JUST A MATTER OF LUCK AT THAT
POINT.
POINT. I CAN’T THINK OF A PARENT OR A
PERSON WHO HASN’T DONE HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS OF THINGS THAT
COULD HAVE TURNED OUT HORRIBLE.
IT JUST DIDN’T.
>> HEALING IS A DAY BY DAY
PROCESS, I IMAGINE, AND IT’S NOT
LIKE IT EVER REPLACES OR GOES
AWAY, THE PAIN, RIGHT.
>> NO, IT’S NEVER, IT’S NOT EVER
ANYTHING THAT WILL COMPLETELY GO
AWAY, AND THAT PAIN WILL ALWAYS
BE THERE, HOWEVER, THERE ARE
PARTS THAT YOU DON’T REALIZE
THAT NEED TO BE HEALED.
YOU DO DISCOVER THROUGH SPENDING
TIME WITH YOUR KIDS, AND
TRAVELING AND DOING ALL THESE
AMAZING THINGS, DO GET HEALED,
YOU JUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO LIVE
WITH IT AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
>> ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR
POLES.
POLES. >> ON THE SLOPES, THE KIDS ARE
FOLLOWING IN BODE’S TRACKS.
>> TAKE IT NICE AND SLOW, GUYS,
FIRST DAY.
FIRST DAY. >> FROM DOWNHILL DAREDEVIL TO
SUPPORTIVE DAD, HE’S TEACHING
THEM LIFE LESSONS THEY CAN USE
ON AND OFF THE MOUNTAIN.
>> LESS SWEATING MORE SKIING.
>> THEY’RE JUST SUCH INCREDIBLE
KIDS, AND I THINK THAT’S PART OF
THE REASON WHY, LIKE, WE WOULD
CONSIDER AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
MORE.
MORE. >> EVEN IF WE HAVE SOME LAME
ONES, WE’LL STILL DO THE SAME
THING.
THING. WE’RE VERY LUCKY.
>> DO YOU ALL HAVE LIKE A
CHRISTMAS WISH.
CHRISTMAS WISH. >> AN UNREALISTIC ONE, ANOTHER
LITTLE GIRL.
LITTLE GIRL. HONESTLY, NO.
HONESTLY, NO. JUST TO BE TOGETHER I THINK IS
REALLY SPECIAL, AND TO BE HERE
WITH EVERYONE AND HAVE EVERYONE
HAPPY AND HEALTHY, WHEN YOU GO
THROUGH TRAGEDY, AND YOU
REALIZE, LIKE, HOW PRECIOUS
THOSE THINGS ARE, YOU CAN’T
REALLY ASK FOR TOO MUCH MORE.
LIKE WE’RE IN A BEAUTIFUL PLACE
IN A BEAUTIFUL HOME, SURROUNDED
BY SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE.
OUR KIDS ARE HAPPY.
OUR KIDS ARE HEALTHY.
WE STILL LOVE EACH OTHER.
YOU CAN’T ASK FOR MORE.
>> YOU SAID IT ON CAMERA.
I HAVE IT RECORDED.
FACTS.
FACTS. >> WELL, EVEN WITH THEIR FULL
HOUSE AND FULL PLATES, BODE AND
MORGAN SAY THEY WILL NOT STOP
USING THEIR VOICES TO ADVOCATE
FOR WATER SAFETY.
THEIR TWINS ARE ALREADY SIGNED
UP FOR AN ISR PROGRAM WHICH THEY
WILL TAKE WHEN THEY TURN SIX
MONTHS OLD, AND THEIR
14-MONTH-OLD BROTHER EASTON WILL
BE JOINING THEM FOR A REFRESHER.
HE GOT REALLY GOOD IN THE POOL,
AS YOU REMEMBER.
BODE HAS PLANS TO OPEN A SKI