Happy Birthday Ethan and Drew!!!

I can't believe Ethan is 8!!! He is such a big boy. He had a good birthday. He got a new bike from us, he rides it every day. He is very excited to be baptized. He's such a big boy!!!
Happy Birthday to Drew! He is such a big boy now. 4 years old! Hard to believe!

Peyton's First Haircut---well real haircut

So, I've been hacking at Peyton's hair for the last 21 months and Natali finally had enough. She took all the boys to Cookie Cutter's to correct the unfortunate hair do Peyton has been forced to wear for the last couple months. He sure does look good now!!!

Disney On Ice

So we were missing Disneyland and Disneyworld and I saw a coupon for $8 off each ticket to Disney on Ice. So we all went. I was prepared for the worst, but it turned out to be really awesome. The boys loved it, Natali and I loved it. It was very fun. However, we were very shocked by the prices of the merchandise. We thought oh sure, it will be expensive, but $20 for a snow cone? Any way enjoy the pics.

What a Week!

This has been quite the week at our house. On Friday, Alex started having a hard time breathing again. Another trip to the doctor to find out that Alex had a double ear infection and was going to be admitted to the hospital if we couldn't get his saturation rate up. After breathing treatments every 2 hours, steroids which means roid rage, and antibiotics, I'm happy to report that by Monday Alex was doing 100% better. In the mean time, Peyton had a very rough weekend and was just not himself. Back to the doctor to find out that Peyton had a double ear infection. Meanwhile, as we were leaving Target Monday afternoon from picking up Peyton's anitbiotics, Drew tripped and fell in the parking lot. By the time we got home he was complaining that his left hand hurt a lot. His left hand was swollen and he just had that look in his eyes. After watching him for a couple of hours, we decided he needed to get his hand checked. Off to the ER... to find out that Drew had broken his 3rd metacarpal and would need to wear a splint. When it rains it pours!!!!
Just an update: Everyone is healing and feeling much better!!!! :)

Happy Birthday Alex!

Alex is 6 years old today! What a cute 6 year old he is! He decided to have a pirate party complete with a treasure chest pinata and a number 6 sparkler on his cake. He was so cute opening gifts and loved everything everyone gave him. Thanks for all the birthday calls and gifts. Wish everyone could have been here!

Supermen!

The most handsome Supermen ever!! I just love these boys!! Even when they're sick they're thinking of others. Alex has been having a hard time breathing. He's such a trooper though and hardly complains which in this situation makes things hard. We went in and not only was he VERY wheezy, but he also has two ear infections. What a tough kid. Almost too tough! He only mentioned once that his ear hurt over the weekend. The doctor said the one ear looked so bad it would make anyone cry. Now he's on antibiotics and steroids to hopefully prevent a hospital stay. And despite all this, he's still drawing me pictures.

Ms. Pac Man

Natali and I have been having fun playing Ms. Pac Man and Galaga on XBox 360. We thought we would share with everyone the fun. Follow this link to lots of good games: CLICK HERE!!! It should work on any computer. Have fun!!!

What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas

Peyton loves Las Vegas. It brings out his wild side. The first picture is when he was only 9 months old. The second picture is from this weekend - 18 months old. I think Peyton will only be visiting Las Vegas under parental supervision!

Merry Christmas

Here are a few Christmas pictures that I couldn't get to post earlier. We had a very merry Christmas!

Fun in the Sun!

We had a very fun trip to Arizona over the weekend. The boys were great during the long car ride. They loved spending the night at the Venetian in Las Vegas. We ate at the Wynn's brunch Saturday morning. Delicious!!!!! The boys were thrilled to be able to choose whatever they wanted to eat. We ate everything from Kung Pao Chicken to prime rib to pancakes to pizza to strawberries and cream for breakfast. The trip to Ryan and Anne's was a blast. It was great being able to see everyone. Great company and wonderful food!! Plus baby Andrew is an absolute doll. We barely saw the boys. They were too busy playing with their cousins! Just wish it could have been a little longer and a little warmer :). The highlight of the drive home was stopping at the Hoover Dam. As you can see Alex decided to wear pajamas all day. He wanted to be comfortable in the car. Good idea!

Finally!

Wow! One picture actually posted. I tryed posting some more, but no luck. We had a great trip to Disneyworld. The weather was beautiful and being together as a family was great. The boys were so surprised by their early Christmas present!!!
Okay, Aaron is a genius. He figured out how to upload the rest of the photos. Enjoy....two months later.

E and Aaron decided to go back to the Magic Kingdom for extra magic hours once the rest of us were in bed. They left at 10:00 pm and didn't get back until 1:00 am. They had a blast!! Peyton loves Winnie the Pooh! He spotted him and from then on every time we saw a character he'd yell "Pooh!"

Okay, I have been trying to post for the last week. For some reason the pictures will not post. So I guess no pictures. A quick update.... Things here are going well. We had a wonderful Christmas. Christmas is so magical with kids. Drew was very distraught when we took down all our Christmas decorations. He kept saying, "You're taking away Christmas." We didn't want to crush him, so we left the evergreen wreath on the front door which makes him very happy everytime he sees it. "Mom it's still Christmas!" Peyton is talking like crazy. He absolutely loves cookies! Aaron made cookies yesterday. Peyton walked into the kitchen and saw Aaron take the cookies out of the oven. He ran up to Aaron and gave him a huge hug around his leg and yelled, "COOKIES!!!!!!!" Ethan is busy planning what he wants for his birthday -which is in 2 1/2 months. Don't be surprised if he contacts some of you and assigns you a gift :). He is very serious about his 8th birthday. Alex was thrilled to finally have the weather nice enough today to go outside and ride his scooter. He is such a sweetheart.

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We added a few things to the office today. A cool clock and a nice, soft rug. The boys were so cute. Right when they walked in they yelled cool rug and proceeded to dance, run, and play various games involving the rug. Peyton thought it was so soft he kept laying down on it. He would then yell, "Cheese," so that we'd take a picture.