MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Christmas Eve we had some families over to our house to celebrate. We had ate lots of food and then did a Christmas program. The kids dressed up and we all had a wonderful time talking about the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

After everyone left Christmas Eve the boys got to each open a present. They each got a pair of spiderman pj's and some spiderman slippers.

Christmas morning Cade woke up at about 5:50am and we went and woke up Jake. Cade was explaining to Jake that Santa came and that we needed to hurry up and go downstairs to see what he had brought them. Jake wasn't quite sure what to think with us waking him up so early, but once we got downstairs and he saw what Santa brought them he was really excited. Cade was bouncing off the walls. He understood the whole Santa thing this year and just loved it. Santa brought Cade and Jake a playhut, which they both love. They both got lots of fun toys from their grandparents and cousins, which we really appreciate. We had a great day.

All in all we had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed playing inside with all our toys and outside in the snow. We are so grateful for our Savior, Jesus Christ and for his sacrifice for us. Merry Christmas!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

We took the boys to go see Santa at the mall. Cade was really excited about telling Santa what he wanted for Christmas, a playhut (Cade calls it a tent/tunnel thing). This is the first year Cade hasn't cried when seeing Santa. Jake we thought would cry this year, but he was just mezmerised(sp) by Santa. We have enjoyed this Christmas season so far and are looking forward to Christmas day.

Thanksgiving!

We had such a wonderful thanksgiving this year. We got to go to Wyoming to my parent’s cabin and it was a blast. We left our house Monday night at about 6:00pm and Cade fell asleep an hour into the drive and Jake fell asleep 2 1/2 hours into the drive but then they both slept the rest of the way there. We got there at about 11:30pm and I was able to give Jake some milk and he went right back to bed. Cade on the other hand thought he had a great nap in the car and it was time to play with Grandma and Papa. He stayed awake until about 1:30am and then finally went to sleep.

Tuesday we hung out and rode 4-wheelers around and waited for Brad, Katie and Jordyn to arrive. Thank you Brad, Katie and Jordyn for playing with my kids so much, they love you guys so much.

Wednesday my Uncle Kerby and my cousin Brienne and her family came out. It was so good to see them. Brienne's little boy Copper and Cade had so much fun playing with each other.

Thursday we had a wonderful Thanksgiving, thanks to my mom and making the turkey, potatoes, corn, gravy, stuffing, jello salad, pies and much more. Everything was wonderful. We enjoyed hanging out with the whole family.

I am so grateful for this season to help us all remember the things that we are and should be thankful for. I am so grateful for my family. For my wonderful husband and father that works so hard to support me and the kids and always being there for us. I am also grateful for my kids. They bring so much joy to my life. I am grateful for my parents, sisters, brother and their families. I am blessed to be a part of Drew's wonderful family. I am grateful for all the blessings I have been given in my life.

Here are some pictures of our Thanksgiving adventures.

I've Been Tagged!!!

8 Shows I Watch:
1. 24
2. Food Network
3. Dora the Explorer w/Cade
4. Diego w/Cade
5. Friends
6. Life
7. Anything Cade likes to watch
8. Anything Jake likes to watch


8 Restaurants That I Like to Eat At:
1. P.F. Changs
2. Applebees
3. Cheesecake Factory
4. Chilis
5. Melting Pot (can only go there maybe once a year, way to expensive)
6. Olive Garden
7. Peter Piper Pizza
8. Texas Road House


8 Things I Did Today
1. Put up Christmas Lights outside
2. Went to Lowes for some extention cords
3. Played wii(boxing) with Cade
4. Played wii(bowling) with Cade
5. Washed the car
6. Unpacked from our vacation
7. Blogged
8. Played with my kids


8 Things I Am Looking Forward To:
1. Christmas
2. Christmas
3. and more Christmas
4. Going to the Stock Show and Rodeo w/Drew's family in January
5. Going down to El Paso in a few weeks and seeing Devon, her kids, my parents and Jordyn
6. Going to California with my whole family in June
7. The look on my kids faces Christmas morning
8. Fun adventures with my kids


8 Things On My Wish List:
1. My kids to have a happy life
2. Have more patience
3. For my kids to act like perfect angels all the time (then I wouldn't need more patience)
4. To teach my kids the true meaning of Christmas
5. I have to agree with my sister, to know where my dad was hiding that day (NOT on a cloud)
6. When I do put Jake into a bed from a crib that it will be an easy transition
7. My kids will grow up to be best friends with eachother
8. To enjoy life to its fullest


8 People I Tag:
Who ever wants to!

I am a child of God

Cade is getting to be such a big boy. He is now three and for our church he is in a class called moonbeams. It is the class before sunbeams, which he will be in starting January. The sunbeam class is for 3 year olds. He is loving moonbeams and loves going to primary with the big kids for singing time. He is doing really well learning the songs and he likes to practice them at home. Here he is singing I am a Child of God.

Happy Halloween

Halloween night was great. Cade dressed up as "Woody" and Jake was "Buzz Light Year" from the movie "Toy Story". Jake didn't get the whole trick or treating thing, but enjoyed the candy. Cade had a blast going from house to house trick or treating and filling his bucket full of candy. Drew even dressed up on Halloween as "Mr. Incredible" for work; he looked great, like a real super hero.

October Fun

Well this last month we had a wonderful time celebrating Halloween. We enjoyed going to a corn maze which had lots of fun activities for the boys to do. They had a big jumping pillow, a hayride to the pumpkin patch, train rides, corn to play in and slides. Cade had fun picking his own pumpkin that we brought home and painted. We carved the big one for family night and the kids had fun. Cade didn't like cleaning out the pumpkin; he thought that it was too dirty. Jake had fun watching and playing outside while Drew carved. I have a video of Cade cleaning out the pumpkin and not really enjoying it. It won't go through right now, so I will try again and post it later if I can get it to work.

Finally!

Well I am finally getting my blog started. The reason that I am doing it, is first of all I am bad at taking pictures of my kids and documenting when things happen. Secondly, I want my kids to be able to have something to look back at and remember the wonderful memories we had as a family. Hopefully having this blog will help.