Cousin Fun!

Sorry for the long/late post. This was our New Years Eve. My brother Jeff, his wife Sandra, their kids Izabella, Adam and Gid along with my Mom came for a visit. We had a blast. Here is a few of the highlights:

Kids enjoying the sun on the back deck.

Aunt Sandra took the kids for a hike. They hiked to the top of the mountain next to our house.

Caleb's first time holding sparklers.


Drew.Doing fireworks with the kids on New Year's Eve.

The kids eating pizza at Fiesta Fun. We took the kids there for lunch and playing around.

Caleb waiting for us to clean up so we could go play.

Gid and Caleb waiting to ride on something. They were too little to ride on the kiddie karts, but that didn't stop them from trying. They both fit their little bodies through the fence and sat on the carts.
Drew playing putt putt golf. He had fun.

Jared trying for a hole in one.

The gang: Drew, Iza, Jared, and Adam.

Drew, Jared and Adam excited to ride the kiddie carts(before they found out how fast they went.)

I laughed so hard. They were going so slow. They wanted to get off.

After they found out that they could walk faster then the kiddie carts go.


Getting each other wet.

Caleb LOVES the bumper boats. This was Drew's first time driving Caleb.

The kids on the bumper boats.

Drew and Iza on the go-carts. They boys were too short to drive but tall enough to ride and they were OK with that.

Jared and Iza riding the go carts. They all had a ball, we wish we lived closer.

HaPpY bIrThDaY CALEB!

Happy Birthday Caleb. I can't believe my baby boy is three years old today. He has brought so much joy in our family.

He started out little, is still little(about 29 pounds), but has a BIG personality.

Caleb with Grandma meeting his brothers.

Going home from the hospital. Little did he know what he was getting himself into. He brings his spunk to the family and his brothers will do anything to make him laugh.

He Loves BYU. He is so smart, that anytime he sees BYU logo he says: "There's BYU" . My favorite thing he does now is anytime we are watching a game on TV he will ask "What color
eHe loves to play with other people's things. Even though sometimes they may not like it.

Caleb LOVE, LOVE, LOVES his brothers.

He is always quick with a smile,

but more quick with a silly face. Caleb we LOVE you.

Here is some of his favorites:

color: yellow
food: eggs
thing to do with his brothers: play
breakfast food: Cereal
TV show: Blues Clues
Movie: I Ba Know(aka I don't know)
Toy: guitar
Primary Song: I am a Child of God
outside activity: ride bike and play with brothers
thing to do with family: Watch shows
what want to be when grow up: a mommy or a daddy, no a singer
hero: DAD
place to go visit: Grandma's House
number: 1
shape:Circle

Golfing on Christmas. Lucky Us.

Every year we try to go golfing on Christmas. It is FREE! When Darrin and I were first married we started this tradition. When we first started doing it, no one was on the golf course. Over the years more and more have come and now there are a lot more. We went to Red Hills first because it is less then one mile from our home. The parking lot was pretty full so we left.(Darrin is VERY big on golf etiquette and we didn't want to slow anyone down with our kids). So we went to Southgate which is about 5 miles from home, less crowded but not much. We decided to play the last three holes because no one was there. The kids did great walking the course carrying their clubs. We were so lucky with the weather. It was so nice and sunny we had to take our jackets off.

This is my favorite picture. I love my boys.

Caleb waiting his turn. The boys were so good at waiting their turns and falling ALL the MANY rules.

Jared hitting the ball of the tee. He got new clubs for his birthday.


Drew with his "Happy Gilmore" pose.

Caleb with his own golf clubs. Owning our own store the boys have always had their own clubs. They have so much fun golfing.

Darrin showing the boys how to golf.

Drew loved playing. He is a child that has to do good when he first does it. If he can't get it right then he gets upset. He started out struggling but by the end he picked it up.

Caleb putting the ball in the hole. He had a ball.

Caleb after golfing, he loves to sing and walk. He would not let anyone touch his ball or golf club.

Drew got his YELLOW Belt

Drew is such a good kid. Since he thinks he is 9 like Jared he picks up on thing quickly. So we thought we would ask Jared's karate teacher if Drew could take karate. He doesn't take kids until they are 7, but he said let him come and see if he could handle it. He went and has been doing it for six months.

If I haven't told you yet, we LOVE karate at our house. The teacher lives at the end of our street and teaches out of his home. So the boys get themselves to and from. He is a VERY strict teacher and expects them to do their best. To test for a belt, his tests are hard and he expects you to know it all. A lot of teachers will let you pass and give you a new belt to make you feel better, not this one. You don't earn it, you don't get it. He teaches them to eat healthy and he applies a lot of gospel to karate. He teaches you that karate is not to be used unless absolutely needed.

Anyway Drew earned his belt in 5 months, but it took us a month to test because of weddings, being out of town, etc. He is very proud, and so are we.

Christmas Time Finally!

Christmas time with kids is the best they bring all the happiness. It makes all the stress worth it. Anyway this is the kids in their new PJs they got to open for Christmas eve. We let them open this gift and the gifts they give to each other. It has been great for us, by opening the gifts from their brothers makes it more special, and not just another gift they got on Christmas.(Plus we don't have to hear the nagging of opening up a gift.

Caleb being Caleb.

Waiting to go look under the tree. I like to be the first one down so I can get their picture. They weren't too happy about that.

Jared and his new bike.

Drew and his wiggle car.

Caleb and his wiggle car. The boys loved them.

At our house we take turns opening a gift one at a time. The boys are very good at it, but sometimes they get too excited and so this year we sat in the TV room and had one gift brought in at a time. We LOVED it. It wasn't so rushed and the kids really enjoyed each gift. We will for sure do that next year.

Caleb choosing a gift for his brother.

Caleb with his favorite gifts, his wiggle car and guitar.

Loved getting a new pillow.

Jared and Drew got down comforters. Now I can have mine back. They were taking turns using it.

Jared being Jared.

Teamwork on opening gifts.


Drew was so sad. For Christmas I got a BYU snuggie and they boys got one to share. He wanted his own. He was so tired by this time. In all we had a great day.