Life Since January

The first weekend in March, we were able to head up to my dad's cabin for a weekend. There was the perfect amount of snow, as in no shoveling snow and it was not too cold to play, no ice, etc. But still enough to build stuff and have snowball fights ;) We don't get any cell phone service up there, so it really is a weekend away from everything. I do start to go stir crazy after two days up there with two kids to entertain, but it is still relaxing. 

Isaac loved playing in the snow again, and Luke did not like playing in the snow again :) 

We went on lots of walks, because it was beautiful outside.

Every spring, so far, Nate has traveled to Phoenix for work for a few weeks, and we usually come with him since our kids are not in school yet, and we get to visit with friends and family. These next few pictures are from a Suns game that we went to with our friends the Wests' - Isaac ate too much cotton candy (So did I) and kept saying "Go Wildcats!" We've got him trained well.

Nate's new ride!! Just kidding. But it was fun to look at. (It was parked outside the Suns game)

The boys were actually sick for a lot of the time in Phoenix, so we spent a lot of time in the hotel room. We didn't get to visit everyone that we wanted to because they kept getting sick! But when Isaac would wake up from his nap and Luke was still sleeping, since the hotel room was one big room, I would turn on a show for Isaac, and I just love this picture of him hanging out watching a show with headphones. 

I love this picture of them at the zoo - it looks like they are up to something. Our zoo pass is about to expire and I don't think we'll be getting another one since we're having a baby in a couple months! Once the baby arrives, I'm not sure if I will be crazy at home and want to get out to the zoo, or just want to stay at home for a while and get a zoo pass later, we'll see. 

And lastly, Happy Easter!! We had fun doing egg hunts and eating way too much candy today. 

Nate's Birthday

Is it weird that I feel old even on Nate's birthday? I guess I am just always blown away at how fast time flies. He loves cookies and anything chocolate, so his "cake" is made up of a huge, thick, round chocolate chip cookie on the bottom, cookie dough ice cream, and crumbled cookies and chocolate on top. It was a little too much 'cookie' for me, but he liked it! 

Isaac's Birthday Party

Isaac had some of his friends over for a train party when he turned 3! He actually had a blast and loved all the attention, and he had been looking forward to it for a while beforehand. We used black tape for a railroad track on the floor, and got all of Isaac's trains out for the kids to play with. The kids also decorated their little cardboard "train" to use on the railroad tracks and to take home. For lunch we had pizza - Isaac's favorite. I sometimes feel bad since his birthday is on Christmas, but when it actually rolls around, he pretty much gets a week long celebration because everyone tries to overcompensate! So the poor kid is not so poor after all :)

Merry Christmas

I don't have a ton of pictures from Christmas.. Somehow I forget to take pictures in

 the midst of all the excitement. Therefore, here are some from around Christmas time.

Family Pictures

I love getting family pictures done! I take that back actually.. I love getting the pictures afterwards, the actual taking of pictures is not super fun. I just love seeing great pictures of our boys that we can keep forever. My awesome friend took these for us, so if you need a photographer, I know a good one :)

Football, Halloween, and a Cruise

Our first attempt at a U of A football game together. They did well until half time, then it was time to go, but it was pretty fun. They mostly just liked the fireworks at the beginning of the game. 

Isaac said he wanted to be a dinosaur for Halloween, so I made him and Luke costumes. I figured they could play in the costumes for years, so putting in the time and effort to make them was worth it! So I made them each a tail, which they loved, and a jacket to go with their tails. The tails are perfect for them, they are filled with stuffing so they can ram into things without hurting anyone or breaking anything! Plus, they actually still where them about once a week, so like I said - well worth it! Luke would not wear his costume on Halloween though, so he went trick or treating without a costume. Of course, a month later, he loves wearing it!

We also went on a cruise for our 5th anniversary! Which is November 2nd. It was my first time away from the boys, and I did miss them, but it was so nice to just enjoy each other's company and relax.

And recently, one of the malls near by brought in 32 tons of snow to play in - so of course us Tucsonans had to be there for snow! Isaac actually loved it. Luke got hit in the face with a snowball, so - I think he is afraid of snow :) Hopefully he'll forget all about it the next time we get a chance to play in the snow.

Picture Post

First of all, I am so excited to be getting a temple!! I always knew the day would come, but I still couldn't believe it when I heard it. 

In other news, we went to visit some friends recently, and went apple picking - which was fun!.. but a little bit hot at the time. I guess I should stop complaining about how hot it is, I live in Arizona. Apple trees are really pretty and obviously useful, I would love to have one someday. Luke is terrible when we try to take his picture, that's why there are more of Isaac (in my defense).

While we collect apples, they collect rocks, yum!