Deklan and Raidon

This is my dancing boy. Anytime there is a noise he is trying to dance to it. I could watch this video all day. He has the best dance moves of any 1 year old out there!

This is a name from a book we read called "Tikki Tikki Tembo." I just thought it was funny that he memorized the name perfectly. As you might notice we were just sitting down eating lunch when he started chanting the name. 

Deklan is my gardening buddy. He checks on our plants everyday to see if they have grown. He is always discouraged to find that we don't have any blueberries yet.

Mini-me?

He thinks he is funny.

 Do you think he looks like me with his big belly? Yes, I know he is in desperate need of a haircut. Please help me convince Randy of this.

 Baby Genius?

Apparently he wanted the rainbow colors to go this way. It was so interesting watching him put the rings on and then take them off because it just wasn't right to him. I didn't help him at all. We'll see if he is a smarty pants like Tripp.

Looks like....

We are still building our all boy basketball team. Just need 1 more to complete! Too many boys in this house for my taste. Let the wild craziness continue!

Merry Christmas!

 I have the most goofy boys ever. It is almost impossible to take a picture without at least one of them making a face. A lady in our  ward made the matching ties and headband. We won it at the YW/YM auction.

2013 was good for our family. Randy still works at MYCO and has done really good this year in sales.  He was released from scouts in the fall which made me happy but made Randy sad. I enjoy having him home more often. Now he teaches once a month in Elders Quorum. We also moved into a new house in October which released Randy from the maintenance job at the apartments. So the boys and I have even more time with him.
I am still the resident manager at the apartments which can be a hassle at times. I am still the Secretary in Primary and I love it!  I enjoy working with the kids on Sunday.

 Raidon just turned one and is my little ball of energy. He is always smiling and getting into everything he is not supposed to.  He especially loves the toilet and I am pretty sure Deko gave him his first swirly the other day. He is also my lightweight. At his doctor appointment we found out he isn't even on the charts. He is 16 pounds so the doctor gave us suggestions on how to fatten him up.

 Tripp (5) loves going to Kindergarten and learning. The teachers love him at school and tell me he is a great leader and example to the other kids. He has developed into an amazing reader. Tripp is an awesome big brother who helps out all the time. He still loves all things involving superheroes or ninjas. He is also gaining an interest in magic and can perform an awesome disappearing coin trick.

Deklan (3) loves to help mommy in the kitchen. He is great at cleaning up with me even when it wasn't his mess. He also says the funniest things that make me laugh every day.  He loves to play tag and zombies with daddy. He loves the Incredibles and could watch that movie every day if I let him. He is my little cuddle bug who tells me that he will be my baby forever.

We will have a new addition to our family in May. We find out in a few weeks if baby will be a brother or a sister.  Deklan thinks I ate the baby and tells me not to eat anymore or it will hurt my tummy.

We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a rocking new year!

December happenings

 We went to a community dinner yesterday at the High School. The boys got to sit on Santa's lap and get a present.

 We made graham cracker houses at the library.

 We went to a birthday party at a bowling alley and Santa showed up. Raidon wasn't sure about this guy.

Raidon's new favorite hobby.
We still don't have internet and probably won't until the end of January.  It is rough! Hard to do my job without it. Other than that we are doing well.  My boys come down the stairs every morning saying, "I hope Santa came." Needless to say,  they are way excited for Christmas.

We are still alive

It feels like we have fallen off the face of the earth. We moved into a new house in October yea! We have now joined the home owners club. But we have not been able to get internet due to issues with the cables in the ground. I feel so disconnected from the world. Oh and if you're wondering Batman and the cat face won the pumpkin contest. It's just not as fun updating a blog on my phone. I need a computer with internet ugh. they say it might still take a few more weeks before we have internet access. so rest assured we are still alive and kicking just without connection to the world.

Pumpkin Contest

We had our pumpkin carving contest again this year at the apartment complex. Here is the adult category:

#1 Freestyle

#2 Venom

#3 Batman

#4 Totoro and Friend

#5 Jack Skellington

#6 Totoro (Sorry, I took a blurry pic)

#7 Pumpkin Witch

#8 Ghostbuster Symbol (please ignore mold)

Here is the Child Category:

#1 Cat face

 #2 Bat and Moon

 #3 Standing Cat

 #4 Frankenstein

Please vote for your favorite in each category. The adult prize is a $100 rent credit and the child prize is a bucket full of prizes. Leave a comment or send me an email with your picks. I need all the votes in by October 30th. Thanks for your help!

#9 Frankenstein

(Adult category)