OPTIMUS PRIME VS. BUMBLEBEE.....

SANTA CLAUS CAME TO TOWN!

And he brought a bag full of toys for two little boys.





Tate and his "Trucck"




Dylan and his favorite things......




And mommy and daddy's favorite things...
Our two little men sharing a hug!

We hope all of you had a great Christmas and we wish you a Happy New Year!

CHRISTMAS CARD.........

Make a Smilebox greeting

It has been a busy Season for our family this year and we did not get our annual Christmas cards out in time. We hope you enjoy this and next year we have a goal to get to the mail before the 20th of December. We hope you all have a happy and safe Holiday season.

THE MANY STAGES OF MAKING A GINGERBREAD HOUSE......

• First you have to eat all the icing (this would be Tate)


• Then, you have to eat more gum balls and candy canes (Tate again )



• You have to be precise where you place the gum drops (Dylan)




• and then you have to be proud of what you created (Dylan and Tate).....which would be

THE BEST GINGERBREAD HOUSE EVER MADE! (and the most candy ever eaten by Dylan and Tate).

What happens in Vegas......

It has been a while since I up-dated my blog. My camera broke and so I haven't taken many pictures lately. I was able to sneak away for a few days and spend some great time with my best friends in Vegas. We had such a great time and we decided we will be better about getting away every year for a girls trip. We did not get much sleep because we were playing a lot, but is was very relaxing. We were able to go the PBR finals and to the Beatles show at the Mirage. It was an awesome show. We also squeezed in some shopping and almost missed our flight home. I am grateful for wonderful friends who remind me that life is to be enjoyed, not just endured. We took some great pictures and then my camera broke. I guess I will be asking Santa for a new camera this year. My friend will be e-mailing me some of her photos and I will post them in the future.

"Trik or Tree"


Halloween has always been one of our favorite holidays. Dylan came up with the idea for Batman and Robin and the boys were a great pair.
We had our annual dinner of homemade chicken noodle soup and rolls and then the kids collected tons of candy. We had our friends over for dinner followed by chasing the kiddos from house to house.
It is always fun in our neighborhood. Tate was adorable and was on a mission to collect the good stuff. He ran from house to house saying "Trik or Tree," and then would say, "Thank you, your welcome," after the candy was given to him. They also had fun carving, "punkins."

Thank you Mr. Wandtke...

We have some awesome neighbors. Mr. Wandtke, a.k.a Gerno, took the boys on his amazing go-cart. He is a very talented gentleman and he built this go-cart. According to his eight year old daughter, "he started building the g0-cart when my mom was a little bit pregnant with me." There you have the story behind this amazing machine. Lucky for us, he has a throttle to adjust the speed and he uses a rope to somewhat keep control of the machine. He told Mike and I to beware of Dylan because he knows how to operate the machine really well and if the throttle was not adjusted Dylan would have been at the District rather quickly (16...please don't come to soon).


Tate is along for the ride.....that is until he has to get out and then a tantrum tends to occur.
Tate also likes to drive the "goo-karrt."

Our little Nascar team.

Dylan in his element.

Now guess what the boys(including daddy) want for Christmas? And Daddy wants to built the machine. I'm afraid the garage is quickly going to change and mommy's car will be finding a new parking spot. Anyone out there want to donate their garage for a time?