A couple of pictures that make me laugh...

We made a quick stop at the children's museum the other night. Asher really liked this little machine thing he found in the ball area. He played with it the whole time we were there.
Caleb had fun with all the balls also, but what I want to know is when did my baby turn into a little boy?!

This one just makes me laugh.

I love that my best friends are 1 and 2 years old.

We were driving the other day and it was really sunny. Asher asked to use my sunglasses while he ate his apple. He usually just puts his blanket over his head when the sun is too bright.

i love my lubs...

Caleb aka "Lubs" woke up very happy this morning. It's always nice when that happens.

Asher took this picture of me snuggling on Caleb.

He has some pretty great moves when he gets going!

Would you, could you in a box? Would you, Could you with a fox?

We had some good old fashioned cardboard fun today.

Christmas bells are ringing...

...Good Will toward Men!

Happy Holidays everyone!

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

(Oh, boy, did they ever make me laugh this morning! As soon as I told them that I wanted a picture of Peace/Caleb on Earth/Asher, Caleb suddenly thought it was payback time for all the times that Asher has sat on top of him. Even after the camera was back in the bag he was still trying to jump on Asher's back. Thankfully Asher thought it was funny.)

Happy Anniversary: 6th edition

We pretty much can't believe that it's already been 6 years. It goes so fast. We had a lovely vacation weekend. A huge thanks to Honey and Papa (and Zay, Liv, and Gretchen) for playing with the boys for 3 days. We spent some time on Temple Square, went to a Christmas concert, saw a movie, and tried to get used to the feeling of not having to rush home to the boys. It was great to just hang out with each other. At one restaurant we even wondered if people thought we were newlyweds as we snuggled in the same side of the booth and ate off each others'

plates ;)

Justin, I love you. I'm so thankful for our life together. Even though some days it feels like we've been doing the same thing for six years (because we have been...) we've really accomplished a lot. I'm so proud of you. Bring on the future!

Do you have your ticket?

Justin taught him this the other day. It's pretty hilarious to us.

The magic of snow...

So, after naps we bundled up in our ridiculous assortment of winter clothes and headed out with the boys to toddle around in the snow for awhile. Justin and I were ready to come in way before the boys were!

They loved the big hills.

Even for someone who doesn't love snow (me)... it was pretty magical.

So, we ended the evening with frozen fingers, snot covered faces, and smiles ear-to-ear. Just another day in paradise.

Happy Birthday SK!

Well, Justin just turned 28... so now you get to read 28 things that I LOVE about him.

1. His friendly face. Isn't that the friendliest face?!

2. That he hated, then didn't mind, and now likes that I call him SK. (it stands for School Kid, I started calling him that his first semester of college at BYU while we were still dating).

3. That he likes to trick me.

4. When he tries to surprise me. (he's gotten much better over the years actually).

5. When he stands in front of the tv with his arms crossed and watches the news.

6. That he's a family man.

7. That he falls asleep in his church clothes almost every Sunday afternoon.

8. That our boys make him laugh really hard.

9. That he can always make our boys (and me) laugh really hard.

10. That he lets me put my cold feet on him to warm up even though I don't let him put his on me.

11. That he is so loyal, and thoughtful, and good.

12. That he loves the Primary song "I'm trying to be like Jesus".

13. That he has wonderful goals (health, career, financial, and otherwise) and is always trying to be better.

14. That he likes to take cool pictures with my camera like this one of the moon through the leaves.
15. That he likes to read with me.

16. That he loves what he is going into for a profession.

17. That he is so good at getting us to go on family outings (zoo, museum, park...)

18. That he doesn't over stress about things, and he can always calm me down.

19. That when we are at museums or monuments or random places with plaques he has to read EVERY word on the sign.

20. That he supports me in everything I do.

21. That he likes going on road trips with me.

22. That we're best friends and have been for a long time.

23. That he spoils me.

24. That he dreams big.

25. That he's so handsome and makes my heart skip a beat when he looks into my eyes.

26. That he makes our lives better everyday.

27. That he knows it's the little things that matter.

28. That he is such a wonderful father.

just to name a few!

Family time...

We colored some Christmas pictures and hung them up on the wall tonight. The boys did a great job. It's wonderful to have activities that we can all do together. It was really fun. That's all there is to it.

"The Christmas lights on the Temple"

We got to hang out with my brother last weekend for a little bit. It was so fun. Asher and Caleb love to be with him! We had a yummy dinner and went to see the lights at Temple Square. Asher wanted to bring him home with us at the end of the night! Thanks for coming with us, Isaiah. We really had fun.

Happy Birthday Adam!

I can't believe our little friend is getting so old. Thanks for letting us come to your birthday party!

Asher is thoroughly enjoying his Thomas the Train cake. He loved going to the birthday party and talked about the Pinata all the way home.

In case anyone was wondering...

...the boys love a good Christmas time chocolate orange.

Problem solved...

We found a new way to keep the hair out of Asher's eyes while he gets his hair cut. It worked out quite well. What a patient little kid.

Just like Daddy...

This morning the boys were fighting over who got to wear daddy's hat. I was having them take turns, but then remembered he has lots of them in his closet. I showed the boys daddy's secret stash of hats and they each picked out their favorite one. They even picked one out for me.

Worn out with love...

Asher's beloved blanket got a little rip in the center yesterday. When he woke up this morning it was ripped almost in half. Asher was quite happy about it because he could jump through the middle of bah bah. He thought it was great. He has no idea that it means someday bah bah will waste away to nothing at all. So sad.

(As I looked through the recent pictures of Asher I noticed that as we said "hello" to underpants we also said "goodbye" to pants. Sorry about all the pants-less pictures lately.)

This is where the bond between Asher and Bah Bah all began 2 1/2 years ago.

"Jeremy, I gotta show you something in my room!"

It's been so fun to have my brother come visit every once in a while when he's in Salt Lake. The boys love it when he is here. They like to show him all their tricks and everything in their room.

Thanks for hanging out with us Jeremy, and thanks for thinking my kids are funny!

snow.

I told the boys to look out the window for a surprise this morning. They did and then we talked about snow for a while. What color it is, is it cold or hot, where it comes from, what it's covering, and if it's fun to stomp in when we have our boots on. After all that Asher said "But Mom, it looks really messy. Will you go clean it up please?" I wish I could!

All snuggly and ready to go...

The boys before our walk. We really enjoyed the unusually warm November days. (Oh, how I'll miss you!)

Lovely sunset the other night...

Just amazing.