What the...???

Can somebody tell me how I have a 4 year-old??? When did this happen??? More importantly, when did he get so BIG???

He is so hilarious, he keeps us laughing (sometimes not "ha ha funny", more of the "ha ha you are in so much trouble")...the other day he was being pretty crazy and so daddy threatened him with a spanking. Thinking super quick and with hands raised to the defense told dad "Let's just get one thing straight!!! I DO NOT LIKE SPANKINGS!" Josh was laughing so hard that he obviously didn't recieve said spanking. (c:

He is totally obsessed with trains, too (I mean, what kid isn't???)...that is pretty much how we keep both of the little crazies busy most of the time. And while of course they don't get along all the time, he is a pretty great big brother and enjoys torturing...er, I mean *playing* with his little sister, even when she destroys EVERYTHING he ever builds. (c:

We can't help but be a little (okay, maybe a lot) proud of him and we LOVE that he is part of our family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CADEN!!!

Confession time

So my embarrassing lack of blogging may or may not be due to the fact that I cannot for the life of me figure out how to download my pictures off my camera to this computer. I can do it from our laptop, but not this computer. It's just pathetic. I know.

However, I am very good at stealing photos off facebook and so that is what I did. Mwah ha ha. I know, it's totally ridiculous that I don't just figure it out. (c:

So without further ado, I give you my stolen Christmas pictures. Thanks Auntie Moriah and Papa Pat!

Everytime we ask her to smile, we get this:

My hansome and getting way too big boy

Skylar with her Uncle Eli


This was hilarious...Caden found a shield at the house and is *CONVINCED* that Grandpa Ron uses it to fight dragons. And of course, Grandpa Ron is doing his best to make sure that he stays convinced...(c:

This is as good as it gets for a family picture this year. So close, and yet, so far...

The kids are absolutely *LOVING* the time with Daddy home...can't you tell?

I guess Daddy is enjoying it a little, too.

Hope you all had a great Christmas, too! Happy New Year!!!

My little superhero...

Or eighty-year old granny...

But according to her, she is a " 'Credible"...She really likes The Incredibles. (c:

Amazing display...

We went to the Mesa Temple lights/concert tonight and spent quite a while wandering around and listing to the beautiful music...I was shocked when we went to leave and Caden said "I don't want to go, I want to keep listening to the beautiful music!" I know, right? Totally shocking. (c:

No, we don't have a problem with violence in our family...

This is how Auntie Cherish likes to play with her niece and nephew....

Our sweet little girl...where does she learn this stuff?!?

Halloween Time!!!

I really wish we had been more creative for Halloween this year, but between school, work, kids, and well, life in general, I felt a little unmotivated! I mean, we didn't even take the kids real trick-or-treating (it was sunday and we figured they won't remember anyway, right?)...I know...we are busy scarring our kids for life. But they had a blast at the trunk or treat at church and Caden was busy telling us that "everyone thought I was AWESOME" because of his motocross costume and his 4 wheeler that he got to ride to the church. Skylar was less than impressed with her costume, she was telling Daddy "NO PRETTY!! NO PRETTY!!" when he tried to put it on because we told her it was a pretty costume and apparently she also wanted a motocross costume. *sigh* So much for my little princess, huh? (c:

My little monsters...




Our Halloween dinner this year didn't turn out near as cool as when Debbie (my MIL) does it, she always does something really cool and creative (and I love that she does it and I don't have to! Love ya Mom!)...but we tried to make it special because it was doubling as Skylar's birthday party. It was actually a lot of fun and the kids were going crazy on a sugar high by the end...a success, right? Right.

The "new" temple

Since the kids are used to the Albuquerque temple, we thought we would introduce them to the "new" temple in Mesa...turns out we aren't that creative for our FHE ideas...don't judge. (c: