A few randoms....

I have some seriously cute, fun boys that fill my days with hugs, kisses, (frustration), and laughter. I love how my boys are starting to interact with each other: Jack can make Zander laugh and laugh, Zander loves to stare at and watch Jack play, Zander likes to follow Jack around in his walker, and when Zander babbles or makes sounds Jack says, "Zander is telling us a silly story!" Here are some pics of of my boys:

I love this one!

Sweet Zander sleeping....with the bottle still in his mouth.

Don't they look cute in their twinner shirts! :)

Seriously so cute! ;)

Jack being a doctor! (He thought it was so cool to dress up like his friend, Eli, who was a doctor for Halloween!)

Just thought this pic was funny. Jack eating pizza, in his bed tent, cheesing for the camera, and wearing one of Zander's bibs!

The proud potty goer by his potty chart! (It worked for him. I never said I was creative...!)

At one of daddy's bball games...

Zander is seriously cruising around like a mad man in his walker! So fun!

Jack with his friends Dwayne and Brynn at the Christmas parade.

Zander all bundsled at the parade.

My boys and me!

Jack and Zander with the stuffed animals they got handed at the parade!

Jack being a goof wearing my vest around like a sash!

Zander!

We will post some pictures of our Christmas decorations soon! Then later this week the boys and I are off to Kansas to spend time with Dustin's parents and sister and her family! Then we will be back around home for Christmas! :)

Thanksgiving Break!!

The Sunday before Thanksgiving, Dustin left with the basketball team to a tournament in Cancun. (Yeah. Pretty rough, I know.) Of course that night we had a HUGE snowstorm (as it always happens when Dustin goes somewhere warm). I shoveled once at night and once in the morning to make sure we weren't trapped. Monday morning I loaded the car and the boys, and at 11:00 we hopped on I-80 only to be directed to take the next exit because the interstate was closed. I went home very annoyed and very anxious to get on the road while it was daylight and the sun was still out. Finally, at 2:00 the interstate was opened and we could get on the road. 10 hours later, (it is only supposed to take 6 hours) we arrived in Logan! It was a LONG day, but the boys were pretty good.

Anyway, we were able to spend a week and half in Utah with family and friends. I was able to get my hair cut and colored, eat my mom's delicious home cooked meals, hang out with my mom, dad, Lisa, and Lily, help out with and let Jack participate in his 1st ever Grandma's Party, eat at The OG and The Coppermill, and get ALL of my Christmas shopping DONE!

The good times started with Thanksgiving dinner at my Aunt and Uncle's house with the Belnap side. We had yummy food, great company, and a fun Thanksgiving trivia quiz.

Here is Jack enjoying hanging out with Wesley and the olives. (This was taken minutes before Jack took those olives and crumbled them up all over the stairs! Stinker!)

The sis and me!

My amazing grandparents and my brave cousin, Kolby, home for Thanksgiving weekend before heading off to Afghanistan. So proud of him for serving our country!

Me and Kolby - I love this kid! He spent a lot of time at our house growing up, so I have some great memories of him! :) (I can't believe how big he has gotten!)

Me with my beautiful Mom and Grandma Belnap!

Jack and Lily in one of their favorite spots - Grandpa's lap!

Zander eating his Thanksgiving dinner - sweet potatoes!

Night 1 of the Grandma party - The kids played my game of "Just Dance," ate sloppy joes, and watched "The Grinch." Then we tried to get them all to settle down for their sleepover. Several meltdowns, multiple stories, and pretty dang late, everyone was finally asleep.

The next morning we headed down to my mom's school to decorate graham cracker houses.

Jack showing me his finished work. I let him do it all by himself!

All the kids with their finished houses! They were all pretty creative and the houses turned out great!

Then we came home and Lisa and I took the kiddos sledding! Here is Lisa and Lily!

Jack and me! Jack LOVES sledding!

Jack and Mylee hiking back up the hill!

Me and my boy! (Z stayed home with Grandma and took a nap.)

All the kiddos at the snow hill!

Lisa and me

Jack and Mylee

Side note: My mother is wonder-woman! Not only did she do an amazing Grandma party for 11 crazy grandkids, but she also is an amazing wife to my dad, works, and helps my sister with Lily! She really is amazing!

Here I was trying to get pictures of my handsome boys in their church clothes. This one looks like Jack is doing some crazy silly dance.

This one Zander attacked Jack...

And this one Z is super straight faced and Jack is doing a really fake smile because I had probably threatened him with something if he didn't smile.....Guess I can't always get cute pics!

So here is some attempts with Zander....Isn't he handsome?

Lovin his big grin!

Seriously couldn't resist including this picture of my cute, no-bummed, long, lanky boys in the bath!

My wonderful mom reading Jack, "Santa Mouse." She read him quite a lot of stories while we were there!

One night I took my boys to The Pickleville Plahouse show "Santa's Elves: A North Pole Musical." This is Jack on Santa's lap before the show started. All Jack keeps telling Santa he wants is a plane and a car....

Zander and Santa

Both boys with Santa again after the show.

My boys by a Christmas tree.

We had fun hanging out at the house....here is Jack and Lily "helping" Grandma cook.

We had a wonderful visit! We are sad that we won't be able to spend Christmas with my family this year, but we are excited to spend Christmas with Dustin's family for the the first time since 2007!

The Boys!

The day after Jack's birthday, both boys had their Well Check-ups at the doctor. Jack had his 3 year check up. He is doing awesome, super healthy, "muscular," (as the doc said) and smart. He was a great patient. Here are his stats:

*38 inches (3'2" tall!) which is around 70th percentile

*weighst 31.5 pounds, which is 50th percentile

Here is a little about Jack right now - He pretty much never stops talking. He likes to paint, color, draw, and play with stickers. He is still our big blue eyed, handsome boy!

He LOVES to play with cars, trucks, dinosaurs, tools, stuffed animals, and Legos. He likes to sword fight, wrestle, and watch TV.

His toys are constantly all over the house, often where they don't belong or in random places. (I found a toy lion in one of the wipe containers the other day!) He has an amazing imagination! Just listening to him play makes us laugh and smile!

He wants to do whatever I am doing a lot of the time and likes to follow me around the house. Here he is trying on one of my sweaters.

He is ever so helpful with his brother. He likes to get into bed with him, help him roll over, give him only certain toys, feed him, and push him in his Johnny Jumper.

He loves to visit Daddy at work and "help" wrap and tape people up. He even wraps himself up!

Our big boy went to the dentist for the first time and was a perfect patient. His teeth were healthy, and he had no cavities. Phew!

And wahoo! Our big boy is potty trained! Thankfully can say he was potty trained before age 3, even if it was just a week! He has done so well. All it took was for me to stop being a lazy mommy and to buckle down and focus on it all day one day and be very attentive for a week! He really is doing amazing!

Zander man also had his 6 month appointment. He had to get some shots and wasn't too happy about it. He let me know too for a few days after. Here are his stats:

*He is 28 inches long which is the 90th percentile.

*He weighed in at 14'1" which was barely 5th percentile. Surprise, surprise. He is tall and skinny, kinda like his parents were as babies!

Here is a little bit about Z - He loves to be in his Johnny Jumper, though he hasn't quite got the jumping down yet. He absolutely loves his walker and cruises around the downstairs. He also likes being in his exercauser.

He has to sleep on his tummy or his side. He pretty much refuses to sleep any other way. And boy is he a crappy sleeper. He still gets up at least twice a night!

He sure loves his Daddy! And Chewie.

His brother likes to help him do things. Like wear cowboy hats for example. (Love this pic of him!)

He doesn't really like foods yet, but he at least is taking a bottle.

He is kinda a mama's boy. Especially in the middle of the night.

He is so curious. He wants to grab anything and everything he can get his hands on. He smiles a ton, has a cute belly laugh, and is getting more and more vocal.

Both boys LOVE bath time, so I thought I would end with some bath time fun pictures!

Zander now likes to lay on his tummy in the bath and "swim."

This kid always wants to stay in the bath for at least an hour, playing pretend with his toys.

Smiley boy!

I sure love my boys and they are growing so fast! Both are tall and skinny, but personality wise, they are so different. It is obvisous that they love each other a bunch! I sure do love spending my days with them!