Belated Christmas

These are our some of our photos from Christmas. This year Jackson got really sick with influenza and a really bad case of strep throat so their aren't very many of Christmas Day but I wanted to get the ones up that I have.





Alex and his gingerbread house. Every year we make these with Jackson family. It is always a fun time and the kids love it!

Jackson and Ben with Ben's gingerbread house. This one was mostly done by Me.

Mine and Jackson's house.

My Mom and Alex at Temple Square seeing the lights.

Alex and Me at Temple Square.

My boys in their Christmas pajamas from Grandma and Grandpa Lund. Aren't they cute?

Ben with his new wagon of blocks. He totally love it.

Alex with this new Poke'mon WII game. It has been a huge hit with the whole family and has really helped Alex with his reading.

Alex and Me and Gardner Village. It was really, really cold but I had to have a few pictures of their cute decorations.


It was a really crazy Christmas with all of Jackson's sickness (we were in the ER most of Christmas afternoon) but the boys really seemed to enjoy it. Hopefully next year we will all be healthy and able to enjoy it even more.

Very Late Halloween!!

Here are some pictures from Halloween last year. I know they are really late but I figure better late than never.


Here is Ben in his Elmo costume. This was Alex's costume when he was about 2 and I love that I could use again. He looked so adorable in it!

Alex wanted to be Ash Ketchum from Poke'mon so this is what we came up with . I think he looks pretty dang close to the real thing and he thought it was great!

Jackson and Ben at the Syracuse Pumpkin Walk.

Me and the boys at the Syracuse Pumpkin Walk. It was our first year going to it and we totally loved it! It's free and so much fun to see how creative people can be with their pumpkins. We will definitely go again next year.

Just another cute one of Ben in his costume. He was really hard to get a good a picture in it. He is in the stroller at Alex's school in this one.

Jackson and I going to a Harry Potter party at Jake and Michelle's house. For those of you who don't know Harry Potter, Jackson is Professor Snape from the books.

Alex going trick-or-treating with his friend Zack. It was really cold and rainy but they toughed it out with the Dads and got lots of candy.

Welcome Fall

I am so glad that the weather is starting to turn cooler. I just love the fall season! It has always been my favorite. The colors are all so vibrant and the air crisp. You get to wear your favorite pair of jeans again and a cozy sweater. It probably doesn't hurt that my birthday is also in the fall. We also have all of these fun holidays to look forward to. From now until the end of the year, there is so much excitement. What a great time to take your family for a walk and enjoy the new season.

Catching Up

My sisters and me. Just having fun with the kids.

We went to Lagoon and Alex loved it!! This is him on Puff the Magic Dragon.

This is his cousin Avery, my oldest sisters boy. My sister lives in Kentucky so we don't get to see her very much. Alex totally attached himself to Avery. Everywhere he went Alex had to follow. The best part was that Avery loves him too!!! They are great friend even though there is a big age difference. Their birthday's are only 1 day apart. I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

We planted our first garden this year. It's really hard to see in this picture. I will have to take another picture of what it has grown into now. It is doing awesome!!

Me and my boys at Jackson's birthday party. We had a cookout in the mountains.

This a girl in Alex's preschool class that he totally loved. He had a major crush on her for most of the year. Aren't they cute?

This is Alex and his preschool teacher Miss Amber. She was awesome! Alex totally thrived in her class. How cute is he in his cape? His graduation was adorable!!! Now on to Kindergarten.

Ben's favorite thing to do is taking a bath. I just had to take a picture. He usually is splashing all over the place.

Jackson and I on the 4-wheelers.

This is Alex and Dad going 4-wheeling at the cabin. Alex totally loved it!

Alex just being funny. He is trying to look all cool in his sunglasses.

Ben first trip up to the cabin. I don't think he really cared where he was as long as Daddy was with him. He is such a Daddy's boy.

These pictures are in no particular order. I just wanted to get them on my blog before I forgot what we where doing. What a great time we are having watching these sweet boys grow up. They are such a delight to have around!

Ben's 1st Birthday

It's hard to believe that it's been a year since Ben was born. What a delightful little baby he has been. We had a whole weekend of birthday fun just for him, celebrating with all of the families. Most of it involved eating lots of delicious food which is perfect for him because that's his favorite thing to do. Here are just a few of the pictures from his special day.

This is Ben enjoying his cupcake with green frosting. I know it doesn't look like it but he really does like it. He is just intense when he eats.

This is us reading his new story about belly buttons. He LOVES it. He giggles every time I read it to him. I think is's so cute. I love that Alex came over to listen to it too.

My sweet little guy. Isn't he adorable?!

This is him in his birthday shirt and crown playing with his new toys.

What a happy and cheerful baby he is. We feel so blessed to have him in our family. We hope that he always stay just as sweet as he is right now. Happy Birthday Ben!!! We love you.

All About the Pokemon

For those of you who don't know Alex loves his Pokemon. This is a picture of his favorite Pokemon friend Gangar that he got for Christmas. He sleeps with it every night along with one of the other stuffed Pokemon friends that he has (I will take pictures of the others another time. There are quite a few). It's amazing to me that this obsession he has with Pokemon has lasted so long. He has been into it since he was about 2 or so and it has never ended. He likes other things too but those things seem to come and go after a period of time but not Pokemon. I guess this one is here to stay which I think his Dad is just as happy about. Truthfully, I think his Dad enjoys the cartoons almost as much as Alex does. They have a lot of fun watching them together. It's pretty cute watching them on the couch together on Saturday mornings. I think that's why every kid needs a Dad because most Moms wouldn't indulge their little obsessions like Jackson does with Alex's Pokemon. Alex is very lucky that his Dad understands him and loves him like he does.

Growing More Everyday

I can't believe how big Ben is getting! I was looking at pictures of him the other day and it totally surprised me how fast he is growing. This last year seems like such a blur to me. It is totally unbelievable to me that he is going to be a year old at the end of this month. He has been such a delight for all of us. I can see that his personality is changing now that he learning to move around and he has definitely learned how to get our attention. The other day at dinner he didn't like that daddy and mommy were talking to each other instead of to him, so he started yelling at the top of him lungs. Not the right way to get attention if you ask me, but I guess you have to try. He also has learned that crawling towards the stairs makes us all a bit nervous (a habit we all have to break). He absolutely adores his big brother Alex too. Anything he is doing he laughs at. It is really cute!! It's amazing to see what he is learning everyday. He is such a great baby but a guess I can't really call him that any more. He's not much of a baby anymore. Oh well, he's still my baby!