Brody and Taylor are TWO!!!

Brody and Taylor are TWO!! This past year seems to have gone by so quickly. It has been an eventful year with these boys! 

 These were supposed to be cupcakes. Don't worry I laughed at them too. Dennis even called them Mushrooms. I think next year I will trade Jaime some of my mad computer skills for some of her awesome baking skills. Lets be honest these do not even look like a cupcake....

 Taylor you are a sweet and loving boy. Right now you love to watch Mickey Mouse and Blues Clues. You love to play blocks with mom and dad. Wresting is your favorite thing in the whole world right now. You are thoughtful and caring of others. Happy Birthday little man! We love you so much!

 Brody you are the cutest stinker I know. You love to get into things you are not supposed too. You love to run around in just your diaper, You can get into trouble one minute and the next minute you are snuggling with your mommy! You LOVE dogs, waffles, and getting into Daddy's scripture case which is full of candy. Happy Birthday Brody! We Love you so much

 Brody loves anything musical. He will sing along to songs in the car. Dennis and I saw this guitar and knew you would love it. The look on your face makes me believe we were right!

 I love how the boys are starting to play together. It is really neat seeing you to become best of friends.

 Daddy teaching Halle how to play the guitar. I love these two so much!

 I wonder what Audrey is thinking here..... 

Happy Birthday Brody and Taylor. We love you too so much! I have learned so many things from you two this last year and even gone a little crazy! 

ROAR

Taylor Roars really quietly and it is the funniest thing ever! He does it in a whisper voice. I have tried to get in on video a few times. I have not been ver successful but this is something that I do not want to forget.

Tuesday and Thursdays

Audrey is taking Gymnastics and Swimming lessons at the YMCA right now. This means that Mom has to keep Brody, Taylor, and Halle busy for an hour and a half each Tuesday and Thursday. This time has actually been fun with the kiddos. We drop Audrey off at Gymnastics and then I take the little ones to the Youth Gym. We bring some balls and rents some basketballs and play hoop and run around crazy for an hour. Taylor had learned how to dribble (hit the ball over and over). Brody will stop and lay down on the gym floor if some teenagers come in to play. He is mesmerized by their size and skill. Meanwhile Halle crawls all over the gym getting in everyones way throwing her little tiny ball all over the place. 

All of these pictures are taken in a Racquet ball court. This was before I discovered the youth Gym was empty!

 I wish this picture was not blurry. This kid will have some mad skills one day! 

Keepers Tour

Dennis and I were able to go on the Keepers Tour at NW Trek a few weeks ago. It was amazing. They usually do these tours with 10-12 people however we got a private tour. Dennis did some work for NW Trek and Point Defiance Zoo and aquarium so we were given the special treatment! We also have free tickets to the Zip line at NW trek that we will do in the spring. The Keepers Tour was one of the coolest things I have done. Sadly I am afraid Dennis and I will not appreciate the tram anymore. We got to get so close to the animals. I could have reached out and touched the moose and a few other animals however touching animals was frowned upon. Our tour guide has been working at NW trek for over 30 years! I loved everything about the tour (except not being able to feel my hands because it was SO cold). A few days before our tour it had been dumping down rain. Luckily when we went it was sunny.  Enjoy the pics. Seriously if you live in Washington you should do the keepers Tour you wont regret it!

 This would be a really cool picture to edit.... if I had time :)

 The elk SLOWLY made his way over to the truck to get his food. 

 It was really neat being able to get so close to this Ram I never realized how many ridges are in the horns??? I think that is what they are called anyways. 

 One day I just might get a normal picture of him.... doubt it though. 

 I was telling Dennis how it looked like a family with the Mom and Dad in the background and the kids upfront. He just looked at me and said you do realize that only the males have the horns right...... HAHAHAHA I am so smart sometimes... This is what happens when you have not slept through the night in over three years!

 Our Keeper tour guide

Halloween 2012

I wish I was better at writing. I read my friends and families blogs and how they are so beautifully written and it makes me not want to blog even more. I am sure that last sentence is full of grammatical errors! However, One day I will look back at my blog posts and not care that I did not spell something right or put a period where a comma should have gone.....


On to Halloween....

 The first time I saw this picture I wanted to cry... I can't believe how big Audrey is getting. Time goes so fast. This year Audrey was a fairy and/or a butterfly.... she could not decide (poor kid can not make a decision like her mother) Taylor was Batman, Brody was Spiderman, and Halle was the cutest little elephant!

 I just  love this baby so so much. There is something about a baby that I just can not get enough of. Halle is so sweet and happy. She makes me want a few more.... No I am not crazy well maybe I am but after having so many kids and my house is always loud whats one more....  p.s. No I am not pregnant and don't plan to have another. It is just hard to know that is little angel is my last baby....

 Taylor was Batman this year. I really wanted to make the boys Buzz and Woody or something matching but I figured I would save that when they are old enough to like Buzz and Woody.  Taylor loves playing with balls. We went to our Ward Carnival on Halloween. The Young Single Adults put the carnival on. I felt bad for the girls trying to run the ball station when all the little kids kept coming up and taking the balls just to throw everywhere. But hey, the kiddos had fun!

 Taylor makes the funniest faces right now. His favorite thing in the whole world is to wrestle with his daddy. Dennis will look at him and he will come running to wrestle. I love it when he hold dinosaurs and says "ROAR" it is priceless. I need to get it on video.....

 We call this the Rhino face. You can see the face everyday sometimes more than once. He will look at people like this at church. This kid is hilarious. Brody definitely gives me a run for my money. He has 0 interest in toys or tv. He loves to get into everything and anything that he is not suppose to be in. He has the sweetest face and loves to snuggle.

 Dear Audrey, can you please stop growing up so fast.... please.... Audrey is my lifesaver she is such a good sister to her three brothers and sisters that are all under one right now.  I just love her so so much!



On to pumpkin Carving

 See I told you he makes funny faces.

 Halle was in on the action for a few minutes before bed.

 I love that my husband gets in on the action even though I am pretty sure he loathes carving pumpkins. I am sure this will be better once all  of the kids can carve pumpkins rather than paint....

 Audrey hates getting the "guts" out of her pumpkin. It was so funny to watch. Sometimes she can be such a tomboy picking up whatever bug she can find outside and sometimes she can be such a girly girl!

 This face is priceless!

 Taylor helping mom clean out her pumpkin

 Team work!

 I am pretty sure there was more paint on the kiddos, table and chairs than their was on the pumpkins....

Happy Halloween!!