Funny Cole

I tried to take some cute pictures of the boys before church, cause I thought they looked so handsome. I first told them to make a funny face and this is what I got. Jakeb of course was serious, but Cole was hamming up the funny faces. He is my funny one, he keeps me laughing all day, that is when he is not making me pull my hair out!!!!!

I then told them ok it is time to say cheese and smile, and they did do that, except for Jakeb does not like to look at the camera. He has never been a good picture taker, so I take what I get, and hope to get some pretty good blackmail pictures for when he is older.

Halloween

We went to St. George for Halloween this year, and it was so much fun!!!! Jakeb & Cole absolutely loved playing with their cousins. The weather was perfect for trick or treating and my brother's new neighborhood was perfect for the going door to door.

For those who cannot tell, Cole is a monkey and of course you can tell Jakeb is a pirate. For a whole month before Halloween he kept telling me that he wanted to be a pirate ship. I kept telling him, Jakey you cannot be a pirate ship, but you can be a pirate. He was very insistant on being a pirate ship, but when I brought home the pirate costume he was happy just being a pirate.

If you look close on his upper forehead you can see a huge scab, and it is not make up. The day before halloween he fell out of the car and onto the driveway, which left a huge mark and then scab. His preschool teacher had to do a double take cause she thought it was make up at first. He is ok, he has a tough head.

Fun with my Cousins!!!!

We went to St. George, Utah for Halloween weekend to visit my brother Jon and his family. We had an absolute blast!!! We were able to go to my niece Haleigh's school halloween parade; she was a devil girl. Jakeb and Cole absolutely loved it. They had a blast, especially Jake who would comment on each person walking by. Cole especially loved the pirates. When it was time to leave, Cole kept waving to one of the pirates sitting down, and did not want to go. As we walked away he kept turning around to see the pirate and wave.


As you can tell, the boys had a blast with their cousins Haleigh, Lauren, and Collin. My mom was in heaven being able to be with her grandchildren. They love to sit with grandma and have her read them stories. Jake tried to get up on the chair, but there was no room.

One of the highlights of the weekend was Aunt April's famous graveyard dessert. Cole loved it so much, that he tried to lick the cup clean. I loved it so much I had thirds, you know what they say eating for two, haha.

Jakeb's First Fieldtrip

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go with Jake on his very first preschool fieldtrip; we went to the pumpkin patch in Orem, Ut. We had a blast. It is very fun to listen to the conversations of four three and four olds in the car while driving. The main thing they talked about was which type of trucks we were passing on the freeway a dump truck, a diesel truck, and a cement truck were the most popular.

We went through a corn maze, a spook house,a little animal area, and a big ol' playground. Jakeb kept asking the whole time, "Mom, when am I gonna get my pumpkin?" Then when he finally was able to get his pumpkin he was tired and cranky and didn't want to hold it because it was wet, so he had a grumpy look on his face for the picture. All in all it was a blast, aside from the kid who peed his pants that just happened to be driving in my car!!!!

Colorado Springs - Auntie Baba's House

We went to Colorado Springs last weekend and had a blast!!! We went to visit James' twin sister Christina(Auntie Baba - this is what James called Christina when she was little and couldn't say her name yet), her husband Travis, their kids, Kodi, and Kylie. We went to the zoo, we visited James' Grandma Val, and we even were in a parade. The time went by to quickly. I wish I had more pictures, but my battery died the second day. I took lots of video and thanks heavens I still have my memory. As you can see our boys wanted to spend all their time in the garage; four wheelers, need I say more. Uncle Travis was very nice and took the boys for a ride, and of course they did not want to get off. I am very grateful that I have boys that would rather be outside then inside. Thank you Anutie Baba, Travis, Kodi, and Kylie for a wonderful and unforgettable time.

Cole absolutely loved playing with his big cousins!! There was a dog, Kiera, who the boys loved. Each night they would go after her to hug and kiss her goodnight. Kodi would find anyway to entertain the boys and they would laugh with him all the time.

Kylie would love to read to Jakeb and Jakeb would just sit there forever and listen to his cousin read to her. I walked in several times throughout our visit and this is what I would see, Kylie reading to her little cousin.

Fluffy

Before James Left for Iraq he took both his boys to the Build a Bear Workshop, so that they can pick out any animal that they want. This was James' birthday present for them before he left. Jakeb is very fond of his dog, "Fluffy". He says that Fluffy protects him and keeps him safe.

Each night before Jakeb goes to bed he has to have Fluffy sleep with him, and if he doesn't have him we have to search the whole house for him. He is also a comforter. Whenever Jake is sad he says he wants his doggy, and then he is happy.

Jake's 3rd Birthday

On September 30th, we celebrated with Jake his third birthday. He was so excited and very happy that it was finally his birthday and not Cole's. Every present Cole opened on his birthday Jake would want. As you can see even Cole was able to play with some of Jake's presents. He even got a special crown from preschool to let everypne know that it was his birthday. He was so proud!!!

He fianlly got his tool chest. When we moved from Washington and James was taking things apart to pack up, Jake wanted a tool chest so he could help daddy. Like Cole, his favorite toys were the Hot Wheels brand race cars.

Jakeb has been really into pirates lately, so when I asked him what kind of cake he wanted, he quickly told me, "A pirate boat cake, mommy". So I did my best, and remember I am not in any way shape or form close to any kind of cake decorater. I followed the directions, and from a far it looks ok, just don't get to close!