Happy Birthday Lukey!

Well, I'm a little slow at posting, but Luke just had his 3rd birthday. I can't believe he's already 3 years old, it just goes by so fast. Well, for Luke's B-day we ended up having his cake the Sunday before, because my family was up that weekend. It was nice to be able to celebrate a part of his birthday with them. I love making their cakes for them (even though they aren't the best), but I feel like it's more special that way, and that I'm giving them something just for them. Anyways, I let Luke pick out what he wanted on his cake, and he wanted red spiderman. My friend told me you can make fondant(?) out of marshmallows, so I decided to try it. I thought it turned out pretty good considering I've never tried it before. It was fun to make, but not the tastiest thing I've ever had. Luke loved it though, and that's what really matters. He got some pretty fun stuff for his birthday including a recorder (aka flute), a harmonica, and of course some cars. He was such a cutie, and got super shy whenever we sang "happy birthday" to him. He also does his "happy eyes" when ever I tell him to smile. I love it!

Luke is quite the helper lately too. He loves to help with the dishes, and can often be found wiping things off with diaper wipes. He loves to play with his brothers (when they're not fighting), and loves anything that has to do with Disney's Cars, Spiderman, and Batman. He still climbs on EVERYTHING, and nothing is too high for Luke. We sure love our little guy!

Everyone else is doing great! Seth is loving pre-school, and Ethan is getting big. He is also a climber. Ethan loves his baths, and thinks it's the funniest thing ever to hide in the shower curtain. Oh the cuteness!

Christmas 2010

For those of you in warmer places, I'm super jealous! We have pretty much been freezing (or below freezing) here lately. It's been so cold that we stay inside until we can't stand it anymore. We finally ventured outside this last week, and boy was it cold! It hurts just to breathe in such cold air. Here are the boys sporting their new winter atire in the frigid temperatures.

Well, this holiday season was full of fun and a little sickness. Brad and I both came down with strep-throat the Tuesday before Christmas. We pretty much felt like dying. I was afraid that we weren't going to be ready for Christmas, but we ended up pulling it together. Christmas ended up being super fun! (as usual) We had a great time visiting family and opening all our presents. The boys are at such a fun age for all the holidays. I loved seeing their faces on Christmas morning. They were so excited! They are still a little young, because we had to talk them into going into the living room, and that Santa had really come, but once they saw it they were in awe. I only got a few pics that don't really show all the excitement of the morning, but that's OK.

We also had a super fun New years eve party with a couple of our friends. I just had to post this super cute pic of Ethan with our friends baby because they both had on the same jammies. It was just too cute!

Birthdays, Holidays, and Homecomings

I guess I'll start with what came first. Ethan turned one last month! I can't believe he is already a year old! For his birthday we did cupcakes with hot dogs on them. ( the hot dogs were made of circus peanuts and caramels...not real hot dogs.) They turned out really fun. Ethan is such a sweet boy. He's toddling around the house now, and never wants to stop. Now that he can walk, he thinks he has to do it all the time! He loves to play with the boys and climb on everything. We are so glad he is in our family.

Thanksgiving also came and went. We made turkeys out of apples and marshmallows, the boys loved them. They also loved to eat them. We got to go to My mom's family for Thanksgiving day. It was a long trip down to Provo, but it was so nice. We also were able to go to our friends Eric and Leah's baby blessing while we were down. It was so nice to visit with them and see sweet baby Dane.

Last but not least my sweet little brother Adam just got home from his mission to Hawaii on Friday. It was so great to see him! My favorite part was that all the missionaries from Hawaii came home with a ton of lais? around their necks, and as he gave each of us a hug he gave us each a lai. It was so sweet! I love it when they first come home because of the sweet spirits they bring with them.

Christmas is just around the corner, so hopefully another post will follow soon.

Halloween 2010

We were Mr. Incredible, Elasti-girl, Dash, Jack Jack, and Syndrome. Mine and Brad's masks were kind of Doofy, but it was still fun.

Just had to post really fast about Halloween. It was super fun! We were the Incredibles, and Seth was Syndrome. We did our Trunk or Treat and then went trick or treating around our neighborhood. The boys have worn their costumes for a week straight. It was a fun night all around. We even got Brad to dress up with us.

Summer vacations 2010

Well, we finally got a little vacation time this summer, and boy was it fun. We didn't go too far, but it was far enough. First we went to my Grandma's cabin up by Sundance. The five hour drive was pretty long for all of us. When we were about to Salt Lake, Seth said the funniest thing, Seth:"Mom, it's killing me!" Me: "What's killing you?" ( I thought he was talking about his legs or something that was hurting him) Seth: "The driving, it's killing me!" Even though the drive was long, I think the boys had a nice time. I loved going to the cabin as a kid, so it was super fun to have the boys do some of the things I used to do. We hiked to the falls, played in the water, and just had a nice visit with cousins and family. Here are some pics of the hike.
Ethan all ready for his first hike.
The boys taking a little rest.

At Stewart Falls trying to touch the water
Getting our feet wet, isn't that water fall beautiful?!

I had to add this last picture because quite a few people say that Ethan looks like a cupie(?) doll, and we found one at the cabin and had to take a picture of it. I guess they kinda do look alike. :)

Last weekend was Rodeo Weekend in Preston, so of course we came down for at least on of the days. It was a pretty rainy day, but it was still fun. The boys loved getting the candy from the parade, and afterwards we went to the carnival. The boys loved the rides, in fact Seth loved them so much, he keeps asking to go back. Luckily it's only in town for 3 days or I'd be broke. Here are the boys on a couple of rides.


Here's what Ethan got to do during the carnival, not very fun, but he was a good sport.

I also finally go all the boys' pictures done and back, and I love them! They all turned out so cute! I was surprised since they always seem ornery on picture day.

Last, but certainly not least, I had to post this picture of Brad. Since we've been married his crazy antics have certainly slowed down almost to a halt, but this last weekend he was dared $75 to run, jump and dive off a bridge by his brother Todd. If any of you know Brad you know he will take just about any dare. So, he packed us all in the car and we drove up to Ashton to watch him dive off this (20 foot or so) bridge. I had the boys and the camera, and we all watched him let out his war cry and jump into the freezing water. What a man! The boys thought this was so awesome that when he got out of the water they wanted him to do it again. It was starting to rain, so he didn't, but the boys were so impressed. (So was I) Here he is just about to hit the water!

Calling all superheroes!

Happy 4th Birthday Seth! I can't believe he's four years old! Time flies by when you have kids! We are so grateful for our little Sethers! A few of his favorite things are transformers, the spray park, swimming, and playing with friends. He is my biggest helper around the house. He'll make his bed, clean up his toys, and he really likes to hold and feed Ethan. He is such a great big brother! My favorite thing is when he says "look at Ethan, he is such a cutie!"

For Seth's birthday this year, we decided to do a Super hero party. It turned out SUPER cute! It was kind of like super hero training, so they had to earn all their super hero gear by defeating the super villains (our cousin Brock and his friend), and completing their training. They had to detonate the bombs (pop the balloons) that the villains spilled, complete a training course, and remove the Kryptonite( green glittered rocks) without touching it. They each got a shirt with their super power on it, their power wrist bands, a mask, and a cape.The boys were all so cute! I made all their costumes, so it didn't even end up costing very much. Seth loved it! They each had their own super hero name and power, along with the letter of their name on their cape. I also made a volcano cake for him because that is what he wanted. It turned out pretty good, that's the good thing about volcanos, they're supposed to look messy! :)

We had a super fun 4th of July too! We partied all weekend! Brad and I decided that we're glad the 4th will only be one day next year. On Saturday we spent the afternoon with our good friends Eric and Leah. Their family rented a bouncy house for the whole day, and the boys took full advantage. Even after hours of playing we still had to pull them off when it was getting deflated. Thanx Eric and Leah for a kicking 4th of July party! You guys are so awesome! One of our other favorite days was going to Bear Lake. The boys had an absolute blast playing in the water and sand. It was a little chilly and windy, but isn't it always there? Anyways, we went to the fire works Friday, Saturday, and Monday nights. It was fun, but by Monday we were glad to be done. Here are the boys at Bear Lake. We have just been loving up summer! The kids eat popcicles all day, and we play out side as much as we can. ( because we never know how long summer will last around Idaho) Even Ethan loves the popcicles. I love his little scrunchie face! Here are a few pics of Ethan, just because I love this little boy!