A Special Message

Cayden got a special message from Santa yesterday. Kid about went nuts when he watched it. It's pretty cute so I thought I'd share. :) Too bad we didn't get a video of him watching it. He was so enthralled and couldn't get over the fact that Santa was talking to him.

Christmas Shenanigans

Here is a peek at some of the holiday fun we've been having!

SO excited to see Santa and tell him what he wanted for Christmas!

These kids crack me up! Laura may not have been too excited, but at least she didn't scream. :) As we were walking away from visiting Santa, Cayden stopped mid step and almost started crying. When I asked him what was wrong he told me that he had asked Santa for a Talking Thomas, but that Santa hadn't given it to him. Cute kid thought Santa was going to give it to him right then and there. We had to explain that he had to wait for Christmas to get what he had asked for from Santa.

We decorated a gingerbread train this year. You can totally tell that a 3-year-old decorated it. Not quite the picture perfect train I was anticipating.

This is what Laura does with the presents nearly every day.

And this is what the end result frequently looks like. Too bad I didn't get a picture of the present after it was mangled and before it was 'fixed' with duct tape. Who cares if it screams 'white trash'... it works! :)

We braved the rainy/slushy/snowy weather this past weekend and went to see the lights at Temple Square. Even though it was pretty cold and drippy we had a great time. As we drove around looking for a parking spot, Cayden was in the backseat squealing with excitement. He loved seeing the lights, but especially loved the temple.

 

Love this little family of mine!

All bundled up and snuggling with Daddy to stay warm... and laughing at something silly that Daddy was doing.

My Little Sidekick

Last Sunday I substituted in nursery (I so don't miss that calling) and Laura got to be my little sidekick. I thought Laura might be a little bit overwhelmed and hate it. Oh, how wrong I was! This little girl loved every minute of it and can't wait to be in there full time! (Only nine months to go. Let's hope we make it.)

Check out that tongue!

Rawr!

Love those big, beautiful eyes!

"Way to go, Idaho!" ...or Blogger

About a month ago I sat down to do a blog post only to have Blogger tell me that I had filled up all my storage space and couldn't upload any photos. Say what?! Refusing to pay for more storage I was left with the daunting task of starting a new blog. Not really wanting to do that I put off posting, and put off posting, and put off posting. Then yesterday I decided to just try and upload some photos to see what would happen. What happened? I uploaded photos and did a blog post. Way to go Blogger! You're kinda screwy!

So without further ado, here are all the pictures I should have posted ages ago but didn't because Blogger pulls really lame practical jokes. Most of these pictures (all except for the first two) are from our trip to Colorado for Thanksgiving.

Cayden helping daddy mow the lawn for the very last time (at least until next year). This is a huge improvement for Cayden who usually runs away from all loud things - the vacuum, lawn mower, leaf blowers, hair dryers... you get the picture.

Laura's favorite new face. This is from like a month ago and it still is her favorite face. Goofy girl.

Sporting glasses and chewing on a wipe.

Helping with the laundry at Grandma's house. Too bad I didn't get the picture of Laura picking up Aunt Colleen's underwear. :)

First bubble bath!

Cute girl after her bath. So happy!

Wearing daddy's hat...

...and trying to take it off!

Family Pictures 2012

We got our family pictures taken a few months ago by Chad's cousin, Emmalie. We love her and think she did a great job! Thanks again, Emmalie! Here are a few of my favorites, and seriously, this is just a few. :)

 

Love my family!

Shoes! For some reason I love shoe shots.

Giggles.

Me and my sweet, sweet kids.

Probably one of my favorite pictures ever. Love that Emmalie caught this!

So precious.

These kids sure love their daddy.

These two love each other to pieces! They may be almost three years apart, but love playing together and usually all I hear is giggles from them. :)

 Throwing leaves.

GQ - what a handsome little guy!

This girl's tongue is seriously out of control! But I love it anyway.

So sweet.