Santa Visit

This is the first time Jakob has actually wanted to sit on Santa's lap. We are still working on Kaeden.

Christmas preparation recap

Well I haven't been that good on keeping up on the blogging as I should be. Well to recap some of the things we have been up to. We got our Christmas tree on the 1st of December and we decorated it if you notice all the decorations on the lower half of the tree are non-existant. Thanks to Kaeden and his love of pulling them off the tree and throwing them. Some day I will have a fully decorated tree again.



And this year Jakob made it a point that he wanted to be the one to put the star on.



We also got a very big storm last week. And Jakob was so excited. James wasn't as thrilled to be shoveling snow again after having two years off.



Jakob wanted to build a snowman so James and Jakob created a masterpiece snowman.



And the rest of this week has been Shopping



And more shopping............

Snow is here

First snow of the season.

Educational show's

Jakob and Kaeden love this show and I'm happy that it's something educational. The idea of this show was sure creative. I've even found myself enjoying it every now and then.

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!!!!!!!!

~Some Of My Favorite Things~

*Favorite Color: Blue

*Favorite Flower: Gerbara Daisies

*Favorite Smell: A newborn baby after a bath

*Favorite Candy: Now and Laters

*Favorite Hobby: Scrapbooking

*Favorite Restaurant: Chilis (I would say Chick-Fil-A but they don't have very many here.)

*Favorite Outdoor Activity: I love real camping. (Not Cabins but tents)

*Favorite Animal: Dogs (I love Labs and Great Danes)

*Favorite Comedian: Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Foxworthy

*Favorite Food: Anything Italian

*Favorite Fruit: Pineapple

*Favorite Season: Fall

*Favorite Game: Loaded Questions

*Favorite Vegetable: Avocados

*Favorite Holiday: Halloween

*Favorite Time Of Day: 8:00pm after the boys are asleep

*Favorite Song: Jesus wants me for a sunbeam

The Big Night

I love Halloween!!!! I have always enjoyed Halloween night. I think a lot of why I loved it so much was that as a kid I got to stay up late on a school night. Plus free candy.... We had such a fun night. Jakob has never really been that interested in going around and getting candy but something changed this year. The minute we got to the trunk or treat we couldn't stop him. He even asked us if he could go around the neighborhood and trick or treat. James and I thought he would last for maybe 15 minutes. But 2 hours later we were still going. James and I decided that he had enough candy. But he didn't agree we literally had to pick him up and carry him home screaming "Just one more house" So we had a successful night and a lot of fun.

Be-lated Halloween Update

My younger sister Kelsey invited us to her wards Trunk or Treat on Tuesday. So we got to go trick or treating a day early the boys had so much fun.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween.

Halloween Party

The boys had so much fun at our ward Halloween party on saturday. Jakob chose to be a knight this year so automatically Kaeden was made a dragon.

Spending time fishing

James has been taking Jakob fishing. Jakob loves it he comes home so excited. They ended up catching 3 fish this time.

Best Halloween book

I got this book for Jakob last year. I read it to him every Halloween. I think I found it funnier than he did. It is such a reminder for me of what I remember about Halloween as a kid. If you haven't read it yet you need to get it.

All about James

What is his name? James

How long have you been together? Married for 6 years

How long did you date? 1 year

How old is he? 31 he is two years older than me

Who eats more? I snack through out the day but he eats more at meals.

Who said I love you first? Me

Who is taller? He is 5'10 and I'm 5'8

Who sings better? We both sing well.

Who is smarter? I like to think that we are pretty equal.

Whose temper is worse? Depends on the topic.

Who does the laundry? I do the laundry.

Who does the dishes? I do the dishes more but James is very good at helping out.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I always sleep closest to the door. I have always done that since we have had the kids.

Who pays the bills? I do.

Who mows the lawn? We don't have to mow any lawns yet. But James would.

Who cooks dinner? We usually do it together.

Who drives when you are together? James always drives.

Who is more stubborn? Again it depends on the topic.

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? I am.

Whose parents do you see the most? We see my parents more. We live 15 minutes away. James' parents live about 4 1/2 hours away.

Who kissed who first? James did. But I kissed him right back.

Who asked who out? I did. We went mountain biking.

Who proposed? James did. I knew I was getting the ring.

Who is more sensitive? I am. I've seen him get teary eyed once. When we got married.

Who has more friends? I have more friends. But James still hangs out with childhood friends.

Who has more siblings? I do. I have 6 siblings. I have 3 sisters and three brothers.
James has 4 siblings. 4 sisters.

Back in the groove of things

I have been so busy these past two weeks. We finally found a place to call our own. And I have been trying to get my life back in some kind of order. So now that all the boxes are unloaded and things all have their place. I can begin to get back to the normal routine around here. Well the other day we attended a fundraiser for the YWCA which helps women of domestic abuse. They held it at the Hollywood Connection as you can see the boys had a lot of fun. This was the boys first time roller skating.

Fall is here

Some of my favorite things about fall approaching
-The cold weather
-The warm clothes
-The holidays approaching
-The smell of the crisp air
-The trees changing colors
Most people don't enjoy the cold weather or the rainy days during fall, but there is nothing better than being able to get in your pajamas curl up on the couch with a blanket wrapped around and watching movies and drinking hot chocolate.

I LOVE FALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

State Fair

Jakob and Kaeden excited to go to the state fair.

Captain Jakob pointing the direction that we should go to get into the State Fair.

Jakob found one of his ship mates enjoying the fair.

Kaeden hangin out.

Our family.

Must Read

If you haven't read this book you need to. I just finished reading it and I loved it.
It had me laughing 99.9% of the time. I love how honest and truthful this book is about motherhood.

Doing so much, so little time

Well we have been up to a lot of stuff. I've been so busy. James is really enjoying his job he works for VCBO Architeture Co. He is in charge of their Marketing Department. We have been doing a lot with family. We just recently went to the Greek Festival and it was so much fun. We have never been and thought we should check it out. I think the boys enjoyed the greek dancers the best.

BBQ with Friends

We got invited out to a BBQ that Audrey's mom was having. We had really good food and it was nice to catch up with my best friend Audrey and her family. I really miss Audrey. But we plan on seeing each other every six months. Also a big thank you to Verna and Jose for having us over.

Together again

We were so excited when we found out that Audrey, Tony, A.J. and logan were coming to U*. We had to see them. We went with them to the Natural History Museum. As you can tell they enjoyed spending time with each other.

Fun, Fun, and more Fun

Me and my sisters decided to take our kids to the park. We went to a bird show, then we went on some amusement rides that were at the park.


































And what would be a day at the park without being able to play in the water and get wet.

Numero Uno

1. Where is your mobile phone? Backpack
2. Relationship? Wonderful
3. Your hair? Brown
4. Work? Rewarding
5. Your sister(s)? Unpredictable
6. Your favorite thing? Family
7. Your dream last night? Weird
8. Your favorite drink? Dr.Pepper
9. Your dream car? Odyssey
10. The room you're in? Dining
11. Your shoes? Worn
12. Your fears? Few
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? Content
14. Who did you hang out with last weekend? James
15. What are you not good at? Punctuation
16. Muffin? Blueberry
17. Wish list item? Camera
18. Where you grew up? Utah
19. The last thing you did? Ate
20. What are you wearing? Pajamas
21. What are you not wearing? Shoes
22. Your pet? None
23. Your computer? HP
24. Your life? Simple
25. Your mood? Happy
26. Missing? Playgroup
27. What are you thinking about? Sleep
28. Your car? Dependable
29. Your kitchen? Clean
30. Your summer? Adventurous
31. Your favorite color? Blue
32. Last time you laughed? Earlier
33. Last time you cried? Awhile
34. School? Over
35. Love? Eternal

Snail Races

If your ever bored on a rainy day. You could always have a snail race. My Mom and Jakob were outside and it started to rain and all the snails came out. So they decided to have a race. Jakob named his speedy and my Mom called hers Porky. Jakob's climbed to the top of the stairs first. So Speedy won.


Jakob watching the race in action.

The proud winner.