Shelby's Wedding

Let me tell you about some special friends of mine. We met my Junior year of high school when these babes were just Freshmen. I briefly met one years before when we were really young, but fate brought us back together in our teenage years.  They had joined the swim team that year. Somehow they thought I was cool and we became peculiar friends. I even bossed them around here or there. "Hey you, grab my towel" or something like that. They called me Desi Lou and the nickname stuck ever since. I made many friends during my swim years, but these two were special. They didn't care that I was Mormon. They liked me for me, and I think for that reason we stayed friends even after high school. It wasn't long before I married and then soon after had sweet little babies. They loved those babies and were my supporters. Most of my friends from high school at this point I had lost touch with, because who wants to still hang out with our weird married friend? Yet, somehow these friends stuck. Even with New York and Flagstaff and distance between us, we always found the time  to meet at our "spot" for breakfast and catch up on everything in life, while they spawned over my cute babies. It amazes me how much of a special place they've held onto in my life for so long and I am truly grateful to have them as my friends.

 

Flash forward years later when one of those special friends met her special someone and fell in love. Luckily even with the distance, timing was on our side and I was able to attend her wedding. She was one of the most beautiful brides I had ever seen.

 

 

 

 

Swim girls reunite!

 

 

So happy I was able to attend your special day Shelby! I love you and Natalie so!

Firehouse Fieldtrip

One of our joyschool field trips this year was to the fire station. The tour included a video about fire safety, a firemen putting on his suit to show the kids they aren't scary, and a tour of the house and truck 

 

I didn't have Gavin with me that day since Jameson wasn't working so I was "volunteered" to put on the suit to see how heavy it is. Which it was!

I could not even walk in it. All the kiddos thought it was funny seeing me, especially Easton

 

Showing the different equipment on the truck 

 

 

 Our preschool group (both older class and younger class)

 

Daddy's birthday

Daddy had a birthday at the end of January. He turned 29 which means next year will be his 30th birthday and his golden birthday. We celebrated one night with dinner with friends and Chuck E Cheese during the day with the boys.

 

 

He may not admit it, but he loves Chuck E Cheese just as much as they did...

 

Winter Fun and Random Happenings

Most of our winter this year was spent inside snuggled up on the couch watching movies and playing hide n go seek.

 

 

 

 

Every now and then we would venture outside to the mall or the indoor play place

 

 

This boy also went through a phase where any time he pooped he had to take of all his clothes. So silly!

 

 

 Easton also gave his first talk in primary in January. He loved being the center of attention and saying all his lines with daddy's help

 

 

I hosted our preschool class a few times during the winter weather. One week we did a Snowman theme and another we did shapes. Here they are all showing me their shaped snacks.

 

 

One morning I took the boys on a run to Kohls with me to return some stuff. It turned out to be pretty eventful when I locked the boys inside the car with my keys. I was putting Gavin in his seat when he grabbed the keys out of my mouth and started playing with them. After I buckled him in I went to put Easton in and set the keys on the driver seat. After I buckled Easton I shut the door and went to open mine when I realized I was locked out. Not a good moment. I frantically called 911 who sent the fire department to save me. The boys thought that seeing the fire truck was pretty cool and getting plastic fireman hats from the nice fire fighters.

 

 

 

We also had one heck of a cold night this year. No snow, but just lots and lots of ice and being stuck inside until it all melted off the roads. Snow would have been way more fun...

 

 

 

Christmas 2014

It has taken me so long to update this blog for many reasons. One being school and another being that our lap top was broken. So get ready for a whole lot of updates starting all the way back to Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. It was fun that both boys were into it for the first time. There is something really magical about seeing their faces light up when they come downstairs on Christmas morning.

However, I feel this year I just could not get myself into the true Christmas Spirit. I was overly stressed with school and other things (mom life) that I don't feel like I enjoyed the true meaning of Christmas as  much as I should have. We did small little things here or there to try and give to others around us. Baked cookies. Gave cookies to friends. Left treats in the mailbox for the mail lady. Gave spare change many times to the bell ringers outside the store (Easton's favorite). Still somehow, when I look back on it, I think my Christmas spirit was stolen and I felt more like a Grinch all season...  Good thing school is over (as of yesterday!!) **insert happy dance**

 Anywho, I enjoyed Christmas and I enjoyed spending time together as a family, but next year I am determined to make Christmas feel more like it should!

 

This year we had Christmas Eve dinner with Uncle TJ and Aunt Chelsea while we exchanged gifts.

Easton even convinced them all to play Mario with him. He was in heaven!

 

 

 

We left milk and cookies for Santa and carrots for the reindeer

 

Then we put on our Christmas jammies, read some Christmas stories, and happily got into bed waiting for morning

 

 

Easton's favorite thing from Santa was sitting on his stocking. All he kept asking us to tell Santa to get was a "baby Bowser"

 

 

 

 

 

Gavin's favorite thing from Santa this year was a box of goldfish. Also in his stocking. He has it with him in almost every picture after this and would not put them down!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was Easton's big present. It is a lion castle we found at Target. We took out the knights and told Easton it was Bowsers castle. He loved it!