Christmas 2010

We had such a good Christmas. I can't believe it has come and gone already. We spent Christmas Eve in Snowflake and went up to my Mom's Christmas afternoon. I am so grateful both our families live close enough for us to spend time with both of them. The boys got way too much stuff. Like they do every year. Deagan got the new Leapster Explorer from Santa and he loves it. I was worried it might be too hard for him, but he has had no problems. He also got a ton of trucks, and a bow from Dev. I didn't get a picture of him with it but as soon as I do I will post it. It is so stinkin' cute... I mean cool.

Playin' his Leapster... such a cutie



Treyden got a 4-wheeler from Santa... it took him a while to get on and ride it but once he did he loved it, a ton of trucks... the most important being his very own Chuck... Deagan got one for Christmas last year and they fight over it all the time so I was very happy to see that he has one of his very own now.



The boys with their "Chuck" trucks

And they both got a trampoline from their Nanny. They will have a blast with it once it warms up. Thanks Mom :)

Now onto me! I got super spoiled by Dev... he surprised me with this...


(thanks Sarah and Kate for helping him pick it out :))

I LOVE it! It takes the best pictures. I have had so much fun with it. I was so shocked when I opened it. I had no idea. He is so good about surprising me and he spoils me too much. Everyone does. I loved every one of my gifts.


Dev shopped for himself this year which made it easy... I didn't have to worry about getting him anything and he got exactly what he wanted... a new bow. So he was very happy about that. He did all the shopping for all the men of the family. Am I the only one who thinks they are incredibly difficult to shop for??

We all had such a good Christmas and are so blessed. It was so nice to spend time with family and we got to talk to Josh which was so exciting, we have missed him so much. He sounded so happy and is doing such a good job. We are so proud of him.

The rest of these pictures are just random ones I took playing with my camera. Hopefully now that I have it I will be better about updating my blog... hopefully :)


Me and the boys with my beautiful mother :)





Me and my "little" brother.

Dressed up warm.

Playin catch with Dude.

Deagan with his Ford just like Poads.

Stinky the garbage truck. Thanks Grammy and Dude :)

Most of Deagan's time in Snowflake was spent on Ol' Yeller, his 4 wheeler. The mud puddles were pretty much dry after he was done with them.

Doesn't the look on his face say everything? He is the happiest kid in the world on that thing. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas too!

Halloween

Deciding on what the boys were going to be for Halloween this year wasn't hard. Deagan wanted to be the same thing he was last year, and Treyden didn't get a choice. Haha. I already had his, one that Deagan refused to wear. I was thinking maybe Deagan would be all for it this year since he wore his costume alomost everyday the week of Halloween, but when it came down to it he was NOT having it. It took A LOT of convincing to get him in it, but he finally gave in as long as he didnt have to wear the helmet.... Treyden on the other hand had no problem at all. He loved his. He probably would have wore it to bed. Once they were both ready we headed next door to Grandpa Spud's and Deag wouldn't get out of the car... he didn't want anyone to see him. So he trick or treated the rest of the night without his costume on. Dang kid. Oh well, guess we will try again next year! The chicken was a big hit though!


The one and only pic Deag would let us take...


Cutest Chicken EVER



I love making these fun memories with my boys, even with the meltdowns. They are growing up fast. They are so fun and I love them so much.

Out of Africa

Saturday we went to Out of Africa. It was so much fun. The weather was perfect. We have been waiting for it to cool down, and it finally has. We definitely picked a good day to go. This was Deagan's 3rd time and Treyden's first. Treyden loves animals, so it was so fun to see him get so excited about them all. We were there for 4 hours, but they would have stayed all day.

Waiting for the safari ride


Treyden's expression every time we saw an animal, so pretty much the entire time. It was so funny.


Ready to feed Keebo!

KEEBO!

Mama and baby zebra. So sweet.

Humphrey

Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!

Feeding the deer.

Boom Boom the Rhino

We also saw a crocodile, a HUGE snake, and watched the Tiger Splash. It was a fun, and full day. They were exhausted.

Camping

The weekend before last we went camping. It was nice to escape the heat for a few days and let the boys run wild... and they did. It was pouring rain the day we got there so there were some big mud puddles around camp to get them nice and dirty. They went through A LOT of clothes while we were there. But it was fine, they had so much fun and they were exhausted by the time we left so it was worth it :)

This was our home away from home... my in-laws were nice enough to let us sleep in it. I love camping as long as I have a trailer to sleep in. There really is no other way. We had 4 adults, 3 kids and 2 dogs in there. It was pretty cozy, but it kept us dry!

Treyden pushed this dump-truck around pretty much the entire time.

Deagan and Vance, best buddies

The camp cook :)

Riley and Treyden

Chillin' with Dad

Colby, Dane and Dev. Practicing shooting their bows.

The 3 amigos

There was a pond by our camp with frogs in it. The boys LOVED it.

Grandma and Grandad came out and joined us for dinner on the last night.

It was a fun weekend. We definitely need to do it more often!