To Win or Not to Win:)

Mike is trying to win a guitar cabinet so if you use facebook go to this link and click on the "like" button under his video. Thanks!

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1276313342568&oid=59005199333

Look what we did!

This is what we did while Aunt Rinda babysits;)

Fun with the Family

Last night I went to Zumba-only 2 other ladies were there but we had a blast! I have to admit though that it was quite fun having a smaller class. Let's just say it made for perfection and a really good workout. I got home and my sweet husband suggested we go look at Christmas lights (we do this every year and has become a family favorite during the holidays)We ventured up to Tacoma to find a house that we had seen on the news a few days previous. We hadn't brought the address with us or anything but with my husbands superb navigation skills and my awesome memory:) we found it without getting lost or making any wrong turns. It was crazy how we drove straight to it. It was sooo awesome though. By the time we got there Cody and Elijah were sawing logs in the back seat but Dallas, Brandon, Mike and myself were able to see it. I wish we could have been able to get out and actually walk through their back yard- it was all decked out with lights and blow ups and decorations-a lot of work. Afterwards we just started driving back home and took some crazy roads that we had never been on. We ended up going by a marina and a metal scrapyard. They were really cool and we told Dallas that this is where the real men go to work;) Sometimes it's fun to get lost for a while and not have to worry about getting anywhere on time-especially in the dark. I had a blast. Aftewards it was all ice cream cones at McDonalds. I love the holidays:)

Yippee!!

It's official. Cody is growing up! He lost his first tooth last night and was so excited to find a pack of gum and some quarters under his pillow this morning.

Hello?

The boys all got phone calls from Santa Claus today. They could hardly believe it. The look on their faces were priceless. I love the magical looks on the boys faces at Christmas with all the surprises and wonderment:) It's so precious!

So far so good...

I know I have been a terrible blogger lately...I've had a lot going on lately but hopefully I can get back to keeping up on our family updates. I know some of these pictures are way past due but better late than never. We love Christmas and the fun of the holidays. We have been busy getting used to my different meetings that I have to go to and trying to get over colds and things...I am looking forward to spending a fun Christmas with the boys and enjoying the time off of school for the boys and myself:)

Make a Smilebox slideshow

HB T!

Happy Birthday Tam! I hope you have a wonderful day. WE all love you soooo much! Can't wait to party tonight!!

I'm Thankful....

I know it is not thanksgiving yet but wanted to express my gratitude for all that I have now. I love my family-my husband and 4 wonderful boys. I couldn't ask for sweeter kids. I'm thankful for all the blessings in my life-you all know who you are-I'm thankful for the chance to go to Oregon and spend this fun holiday with my parents and get the kids some fun grandpa/grandma time. We always look forward to times when we get to get out of town and just spend time together as a family. We are so blessed to live in a country where we have the freedoms that we enjoy-especially when we get to worship how we wish. My heart is full of gratitude and I hope that each and everyone of you has a most wonderful holiday!

My sweet husband

Mike had a gig on Saturday in Seattle and didn't get home till around midnight that night. He came and woke me up to give me some pretty fall flowers he had bought me there. He's the sweetest.

Disney On Ice

Elijah enjoying his snowcone in his Tinkerbell cup

Our friends at Pixie Hollow




Ahh...the circle of life

Timon and Pumba in the Lion King

All the props were so cool-Ursula was so neat in the Little Mermaid


I think our favorite was actually the cars part. The mouths were even moving-awesome!

Cant' take our eyes off the ice

Mickey and Minnie Mouse starting the show;)

The boys waiting for the show to start

Last night we went to the much anticipated Disney on Ice: Worlds of Fantasy in Kent. There was a lot of people there...lots of little girls in their princess dresses-Elijah even wore his buzz lightyear costume. We found our seats with only about 5 minutes to spare. The boys were so excited when they started the program and Mickey and Minnie came out driving their car. There were fireworks, smoke, bubbbles, all the fun stuff that kept the boys attention the whole time. Brandon even did really well considering his age. When Tinkerbell came out Elijah was so excited and was clapping his hands. We enjoyed all the different shows and are really glad that we were able to enjoy this together as a family.

Happy Veteran's Day

Thank you for all you do and for all you've done. Veteran's are lifesavers and peace keepers. All they do everyday and all they've done in the past. Thank you for all you do for us and continue to do everyday! We are forever grateful.

We did it!

I just wanted to say thank you to all who voted for our little buzz lightyear. We actually won a pair of tickets to Disney on Ice so looks like Elijah will be seeing Tinkerbell after all. We are excited for our date!

Happy Halloween

Showing our costumes to grandpa and grandma

Elijah decided to be an alligator this time around

We are having fun

Getting ready to trick or treat

Last night we took the kids trick or treating at this really cool neighborhood in Lake Tapps. All the houses were decorated so neat and the people were so nice to the kids. It started raining lightly when we first started out but quite about 5 houses in so it wasn't bad at all. After we were done with that we went out to Graham to show Grandpa and Grandma Stone and Aunt Tammy our costumes and have some dinner. It was a very happy halloween!

Trunk R Treat:)

What a good looking family;)

Aren't my boys handsome?





Elijah at the fishing pond -this was his favorite

The boys "pre party"

The kids having fun playing a game

The Queen of the Nile and Ramses

Tonight was our ward halloween party as well...I felt like I was running around all day. I made some cornbread for the party and had 3 peoples make up to get on - not to mention getting everyone dressed before we were able to leave our house. Anyways though...my friend Maribel was so gracious to volunteer to do my Cleopatra make up and eyelashes (great job as usual!) I think we all looked pretty darn good and had a real fun time. Cody and Brandon enjoyed the jump house when we first got there and Dallas and Cody had fun going to all the different games around the cultural hall. It was fun hanging out with Kingston, Juliet, and Aaron. The boys are excited to go out again tomorrow night-heck...might as well dress up again too!

Field Trip

I was lucky enough to help out at Cody's first field trip today to the pumpkin patch. It was so much fun and our tour guide "Miss Judy" was hysterical. The kids all had a good time, the weather cooperated and Cody even got a cool pumpkin as a souvenior:)

Zumba

Well as many of you know our Zumba instructor was hit by a drunk driver going home from Zumba last Friday. Well yesterday I was asked if I would help fill in for her while she is recovering. I actually said yes! So tonight was my first night of co-teaching Zumba. I was so nervous all day and was running the routines through my mind over and over. I even had a crazy dream last night about going to teach it and the music not working- anyways...I survived and there were actually a few faithful Zumbaites that had faith in us and let us have fun with them:) It was still a good workout though and hey- maybe next time I won't be so nervous.

Boo- tiful Pumpkins!

We got our pumpkins carved-even Brandon's little tiny pumpkin and just wanted to show off our scary faces!

Pumpkin Patch

After I was able to drag Michael away from his football game...we took the boys to the Scholz Farm Pumpkin Patch. The boys had lots of fun and we were able to do some fun things while there. We went through a corn maze, played pumpkin putt putt, saw some new baby lambs and other animals, and of course, lots of pumpkins!! We let all the boys pick their own pumpkin-now to get them carved.

Make a Smilebox slideshow