Grandma Lola turns 85!

My Grandma turned 85 this week on May 13th. She and Judy came up to celebrate and Nick and I made this video for her birthday. It was made in the wee hours of the morning and we might have thought we were funnier than we really are. Enjoy. We had a good time making it. Grandma Lola is one of the fiestiest chicks you will ever meet. Tough as nails and sweet as can be! When I grow up I want to be just like her!!! She rocks!!! We love Grandma Lola tons!!!!
To watch click on the red play button, it will turn green click the green one and at the bottom click full screen.

The bear has been replaced...by a ball

So sad, the bear was tossed aside for a ball. He has been playing balls tons lately with Paca, my dad. My parents gave him tons of balls for his birthday and this is how I found him sleeping. Then in the morning he usually grabs for his bear, this morning it was the ball.

Carter and his bear

This kid LOVES his bear! This is how we usually find him sleeping. All cuddled up with his bear. My mom made this bear for him and it has his name on it. He loves bears!

The Yard After

So for the last two weeks I have been LIVING in my backyard working like crazy to get it all fixed up.
I finished filling in the dirt for the tramp, got some sod and filled it in around the tramp. I Stained the shed and painted it. We had a guy cut our a ton of the really bad grass and replace it. I put in a fire pit and had cement laid around it. I am very excited for this. Our flowers and plants are thriving and I am committed to having a nice yard this year and for years to come.

The yard before pictures

I was trying to find pictures of before, but I can't find many so here a few shots.

Cole's bike riding

So on Friday, May 15th Cole decided to teach himself how to ride a bike. Nick and I didn't once run behind him. The day before Grandpa Brent rode his bike over and he ran behind Cole for a bit and then the next day he just kept trying and he got it! That day he rode, seriously from noon until night. I put Carter in the seat on my bike and we rode over to my mom and dad's so Cole could show my parents. When we got home he was laying in his bed and said, "Mom, my legs are really hurting." That's what you get for riding your bike all day long.

Carter Turned 2!

So have we officially entered the terrible two's? Officially yes, but unofficially he entered about 6 months ago. His birthday was on Saturday and we had a good time. We had a BBQ and played around. He was really tired by the end of the night as were his parents.

Gm'a Bunny gave him a picture that she made with Carter's head on Superman. Carter wasn't too sure about this one. He loved it and said, "Super Power" with some serious conviction. But I think he was baffled by how his head ended up on superman's body. He had to show everyone.

My sister gave him a bunch of board books, which he loves and his cousin, Jude loved it as well. A captive audience with Carter.

Carter getting help from Lucy.

Carter's bear cake. When will I learn that simplicity is best? I think never. Oh well as my brother says,"That a girl, Tina"

Sleepy boys

Carter didn't have a nap this day! One second awake...

the next second asleep.

So how bad am I? Cole was taking a bath in the guest bathroom, right off the family room where Nick and I were, he was playing with his toys and having a good time, then it got really quiet. I called out to him and no response so I went in to check on him and I found a sleeping Cole. So of course I had to take a picture. He is doing well and no drowning.

Snow Fun!!!

Cole can't get enough of the snow. He thinks that if one snowflake drops he has to be out playing in it. Kind of makes me wish I was a kid again. No cares and the biggest worry is can I get enough play time in.

Nothing is better than muddy snow angels right? Couldn't we wait for a little bit more snow to fall?

Santa and the train

My kids are terrified of Santa. I don't know why but they are. Cole wouldn't go near santa until I went and sat by him.

The polar express at Nick's boss's parents house. We have done this for about 3 years and it is such a fun and wonderful experience to see santa, watch a movie and ride around on a train but mostly to see all the pictures about Christ's life and to see the real meaning of christmas.

Kids will be kids

I was working in my office and I could hear Lucy and Carter playing and then the playing sound turned to "Hep, Hep". I walked out in the family room and they had gotten themselves stuck behind the chair and couldn't get out. Loved it!

Carter trying to take after his brother and be a climbing spiderman. Not a mother's fondest wish but boys will be boys.

Cole's idea of cleaning the playroom.

My idea of a nice car ride! :) We had been Christmas shopping and the boys were wiped out!

Nick's birthday

The first time Cole ever had whip cream sprayed into his way by his uncle Ben. The funniest thing ever. Jude, Cole's cousin, loved having whip cream sprayed into his mouth and Cole wanted it sprayed into his mouth. Well he must not have been excepting the texture or whatever but he started gagging like crazy and we had to rush him outside and he spit it out and for about a year after that he wouldn't have anything to do with whip cream. Totally funny. Carter loves Ruby, not as much as me but he is a close second. Ruby is Brandon and Darcy's dog. The sweetest dog in the world!!!

Seemingly Innocent little boys? NOT!

So I have to post this because anyone who has had boys will appreciate this. Cole has a group of three other friends that he hangs with. They have play dates every week and go to school and are all in the same ward also. Last week at play date they went to Jackson's next door neighbor, who is our 2nd counselor in our ward and they knocked on the door and asked him if he would kidnap them. Bro. Sorensen was quite confused by this and didn't know if they were trying to tell him that someone was trying to kidnap them or if they wanted him to kidnap them. A bit confusing. They finally told him that they were just pretending and they wanted him to kidnap them. I guess if someone is going to kidnap your kids it would be good for a member of the bishopric to do it. So then today Nick and Cole were at my house playing and they are into this disappearing thing where they won't tell anyone where they are going. So I was finishing up some work and went to check on them and they weren't in the backyard, playroom, Cole's room so I went outside in the front (Where they are not allowed to play) and they were down the cul-de-sac carrying some papers. I whistled at them and they came running over and turns out that they were collecting everyone's mail and taking it to them. Why my kid? One of my neighbors gave them some fruit snacks for being so helpful. So I guess I have a future mailman in the works. Currently they are cleaning up all their previous messes. Do girls ever do stuff like this?

Halloween

Three years running for spiderman. When he was 2 it was red spidey, 3 was black spidey, and 4 is back to red spidey. Carter was a bear, his favorite thing. He loves to growl.

I love this picture of Blake as Dexter!!!!

Ben scaring Chris and Kai. Chris held his composure well.