Miracle on Buell St.

Ok so if any of you know our "devil" cat, this is a miracle.

Here is Luna who usually hisses and growls, sitting in my fathers lap. Which he crawled up on his own and then sat and enjoyed the attention. Here's the video proving that he wasn't just there for 2 sec but actually about 15 minutes.

Santa!!!

So we went to visit Santa. Chad was really excited and I think Santa was a little surprised with Mr. Chad. He got on his lap and when Santa asked what do you want for Christmas he said Transformers, toypedo, play dough, etc. etc. Santa said oh the robots that turn into cars and robots again, Chad said yes and began to explain about Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron in detail. Then he asked Santa which was his favorite, Santa laughed and said the same one as you. Good save Santa!

Then it was Brian's turn I didn't know if he would even sit with Santa but he happily did and when Santa asked him what he wanted for Christmas he said "That" as he pointed in his bag of goodies for his prize. Easy enough, we love Santa!

The Big Debate

So we had a debate whether we should put up the Christmas tree or not. You see we have a stupid cat that not only thinks he fits in the tree (tips it over every time) but likes to eat the tree and barf everywhere. So we were thinking this year to make a paper tree and tape it to the wall. Well kids won and we have a "real" fake tree, that changes daily, smelling like orange spray to ward of the cat.

Brian calls the reindeer his "doggy's", he will carry them around but puts them back before bed.

So this year we actually got lights up outside. Mainly because Chad said we needed them. Trent and the boys bundled up and got to work, they are so excited for Christmas.

Anniversary

So December 5th was our Anniversary. We can't believe it's been 7 years, time does fly when your having fun. Well this is the first time we actually did something other then just go out to dinner. Trent planned it all, he got Grandma Rawson to take the kids for 3 days and then whisked me away to Salt Lake ( thank you SO MUCH mom). As you can see it was snowing and really cold, but we had TONS of fun.

Ah finally a warm spot.

This was a huge fire it was nice and warm and fun just to sit around.

The lights at temple square are beautiful.

My handsome!

What a nice getaway.

They set up the usual Nativity story by the visitors center, but there is also another Nativity set up around and on the mirror pool.

If you haven't made it down this year, try to plan to, it's worth the trip.

Our Baby

So we are having a baby. I know this is the first time some of you are hearing this, but we did have some misfortune before this one finally stuck. So we didn't want to say anything till we knew for sure. Here is baby, for some reason this little one loves to be in the backwards somersault position.

A closer look at it's cute little face!

And yes...... IT'S A GIRL!!! This is the proof. Trent is SOOOOOO excited to finally have another girl in the family. When the nurse told him it was a girl he did a baby dance right then and there, it was so funny. She is all there 2 legs, 2 arms, and looks to be healthy, although the nurse kept saying how stubborn she was. Which isn't to much of a surprise, she's got to be stubborn with 2 older brothers!

We are so blessed to be able to have another child in our family, her brothers already love her so much. When I got home and told Chad it was a baby girl he said "mommy I'm so happy, because that's what I asked Jesus for!". I think those are daddy's words too...lol. She is due April 19th 2010.

Mail

So this was one of the best days Chad has had. He got mail from his cousin, it made his day. He was so excited, and had to make her something too.

Night Light Parade

Well the same night the Christmas Night Light Parade was Brian got sick, so daddy still took Chad to see it. He found one of his little buddy's, so they hung out and got lots of candy.

Chad told me I needed to put the school bus on, he is so excited to go to school one day.

I guess there were a lot of dogs, which was Chad's favorite part.

Don't forget FROSTY the snowman!.....

and the man himself SANTA!

New Jammies

So the boys got new Jammie's which they REALLY love. We let them stay in them most of the day. It took some bribery to get them in real clothes.

Oh so cute!

Not hard to get PJ's on now.

Just some background on this, we just left Great Grandma's house because Brian was acting like he was dying. I guess he takes "home is where your heart is" literal, or there is something magical about being home because he was a grump at Grandma's but bouncing off the walls at home.

Behind The Scenes

So family pictures are always fun to do, NOT! So here are SOME of the bloopers (believe me there are more of these then good ones, with two wiggly boys).
This slide thing was daddy's idea, but that slide was way to slick, when I finally stopped us, daddy couldn't, squish, no one happy anymore.

Just down the slide one more time?

I DON"T WANT TO!!!

Eyes where are the eyes, and why the yuck face Brian?

So hopefully your family pictures go better then ours, it shouldn't be to hard...lol.

Thanksgiving 2009

Every thing's almost ready. The last preparations.

Waiting, and using our Spanish words.

Everyone ready? Let's eat.

I just wanted to say how much I love my parents for all they do for me and my family. I'm so grateful for my extremely knowledgeable mother that I look up to so much. She seems to know everything about homemaking, and has the love and time to listen and teach me. And my humble father who works so hard to make sure all his girls and their families are happy and healthy. He is my example for patience, kindness, strong faith, priesthood power, and the best hugs and listening ear a daughter could ask for.

I am especially grateful to my strong husband who has the patience and love to protect and guide our family. He has made me feel like a queen in a castle, when I feel like the maid. He helps me see my strengths and encourages me to continue to grow. Not only is he the best husband but also the best father. His boys look up to him, and imitate his willingness to serve those around him. I just can not say enough, I love you! and all my family! Happy Thanksgiving!

That's how we do it

So if you don't already know Mr. Brian LOVES suckers.

Well he usually eats them one right after another.

But not today, he wanted them both at the same time.

Silly boy.

Early Christmas

So my wonderful husband got me an early Christmas present. I have wanted one for a while but never convinced myself I NEEDED it. So here the boys are putting it together for us. Chad got the instructions and started like he new what he was doing, giving commands to Brian who happily followed.

Daddy supervised, making sure no sword fights broke out.

Chad putting our new, built, coat hanger in it's new destination.

He did it, good thing he knows his A,B,C's because that's what the instruction used.

Hanging his coat on first.

I have a great bunch of guys that look out for me and love me so much! Thank you handsome for the great present!!!

Snow

This wasn't the first snow fall, but Chad was so excited because we bought a shovel "his size".

My hard worker. Then he decided once our sidewalk was done that the neighbors needed theirs done so he shovelled their walk. The WHOLE thing all by HIMSELF. He makes me so proud.

AHHH

OK well that's why I don't post, I just posted everything we did on Veteran's Day on http://yougottatastethis.blogspot.com/ so go see it there...lol. So if any of you know if I can put it back in the right place let me know.

Halloween 2009

So Chad has wanted to wear his costume everyday since we got it, and now he got to, he was so happy.

Who else but Optimus Prime!

Brian on the other hand did not want anything to do with his costume he did not want to put it on at all.

I finally took him down and forced it on him, not a happy boy.

Why is he crying here...well.....

mommy was cutting his pumpkin. He was telling me to "stop it" and to "be nice to pumpkin".

Brian told me he wanted a silly face, and daddy got the hard job of doing the autobot (good guys)transformer pumpkin that Chad wanted.

We went to IF to have Halloween with cousin Garrett. Katie always does cute things for Halloween. This time she made pizza and put spiders on it, it was all very delicious.

Then off we went to the mall to see what goodies they had for the kids. Everyone was dressed up. Trent was a whoopie cushion, my mom the Chiquita banana lady, Garrett was R2D2 and Jared C3PO and me and Katie were the paparazzo.

After scoring the candy the kids had to play on the toys.

Brian now realized his costume gave him candy so he wasn't trying to pull it off the whole time.

Then we went down candy lane, where the boys got to do the real thing of door to door Trick-or-Treating.

Then Brian was "scared" so he wouldn't walk anymore. Dad did half the way and mom did the other half, all the kids got really good at say trick-or-treat and thank you. It was super fun! Hope everyone had a great Halloween!

I'm now caught up! Don't expect to see a post for a month, hahaha. Because there is so much, remember to push the "older posts" button at the end of the page or the each one on the entry list to see them all.