Christmas 2010

Christmas 2011 was so fun; our boys are getting older and they understand things much more this year than they did last Christmas. For Christmas Eve this year we went to my parent’s home and had a fabulous meal which included yams with marshmallows, vegetables on a cloud, homemade rolls, and honey baked ham. Let’s just say "yummy"! My grandparents came from California and it was so fun to have them here this year.

We woke up Christmas morning and had our own family time opening presents and making a wonderful hot breakfast. Kaden requested homemade muffins, which were Lemon Poppy seed, eggs, and juice. It was so funny when Kaden realized that he gets to have Christmas every year, until he is as big as daddy! He was so excited he couldn't believe it.

This year I was so excited to give my family and Eric a special gift. I gave “Hand Impressions” of our boys holding each others hand; it was so special to see how everyone loved them. I had three very different pieces done and the boys did so good; since they did so well afterwards we got a In-N-Out shake. The picture doesn't really do justice, but they turned out amazing.

Christmas afternoon we went to Eric's parents where we exchanged gifts and the boys got a Geo Trax. It's our first with Geo Trax, and so far it's been a big hit. They also received Toy Story 3; Kaden was so excited. After a couple of hours of good company and some yummy food, we headed over to my parents for a gift exchange. This year my parents gave us a Vintage Popcorn maker which sits on wheels. So we’ll definitely been having some parties!

For Christmas dinner we headed over to my Aunt Becky's house for a delicious dinner and good conversation. After a long day and lots of treats our boys about had it; we headed home in order to get to bed at a descent hour.

It was a great Christmas this year. We loved every minute of it. Thanks to the amazing food, I think we gained about 10 extra pounds last week.

Our Snow Angels

Last week when we had a lot of snow; we only had a couple days with sun shine so the boys got all geared up and ready to play in the backyard. They loved playing in the snow and Kaden was so proud that he could make snow angels. Tige would follow Kaden wherever he went around the yard, just trying to keep up. We LOVE our boys.

Christmas Eve 2010

This year on Christmas Eve Eric and I thought it would be a brilliant idea to go snowmobiling and sledding. We were so excited! Santa Clause even dropped offer an early present while he was flying around checking things out on the 23rd. The boys found their first sled on the front porch. We headed up American Fork Canyon with the family my Dad and brother Riley. My Dad brought his snowmobiles and we brought the hot chocolate. We had a blast! The boys loved riding on the snowmobiles and sledding down the big hills. We decided to make it a Tradition and plan on heading out again next Christmas Eve. There must have been three or four feet of show in the canyon.

Tige turned 2!

On the 15th of this month Tige turned 2 yrs old! We celebrated and had family over and ate pizza which happens to be his favorite. Afterwards we ate chocolate Mickey Mouse cake. Thanks to my sister Brooke for making the cake. We then ended with presents. Tige LOVED all the attention and all eyes on him. We LOVE you Tige and are so blessed you're in our family. May this year bring much joy and happiness to you. We Love you.

Dear Santa...

Kaden's List 2010

1. 4 Reindeer
2. Santa Costume
3. Gun with a holster from Cabela's
4. Woody and Buzz suitcase
5. One more Reindeer
6. A new short sleeve Buzz Light year shirt
7. Pink collar and blue leash
8. Black collar and black leash
9. Santa would you bring me balloons and cookies for Christmas?
10. One more buzz suitcase and Mickey ball
11. White rubber gloves
12. Blue rubber gloves
13. A BIG Santa blue rope
14. My own reindeer not Santa's reindeer. Also a sleigh not Santa's sleigh
15. A red Santa rope

Mail Man would you take this up to North Pole? I have been a very good boy...

Love, Kaden

Fire Station

Kaden's Pre-school had a Field Trip today to the Fire Station. They learned about what they should do when the fire alarm beeps and were you should go when there's a fire. They learned about 911 and how Firemen are so nice and not scary. They got to watch a short movie on how fire alarms work. Afterwards we went out into the BIG garage to see the the clothes they wear. While we were there the firefighters got called out, it was fun for all the kids to see them rush away. Oh and the best part was we got FREE firemen hats!

Bathing in clothing

A couple of days ago while Kaden was at Pre-school I thought I would try and get some cleaning done around the house. While I was cleaning the bathrooms, Tige felt like getting into the bath. I looked over and he had pulled up his sweats and was rubbing soap on his legs. Then came his hair. I then stripped him down and gave him a real bath to get all the soap off. What a funny boy, and always so happy.