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?