Category: Holiday Fun
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Gamma’s Bird Bath
We made Gamma a bird bath for mother’s day. The boys had a ton of fun and it turned out pretty cute.
Pouring the paint 
Rainbow swirl 
Finished product 
Handprints -
Zoo Lights – 2012
Zoo lights are so much fun with 4 year olds. They really love the experience. The night we had picked to go it was supposed to rain. I decided that meant it was the perfect night because it would be less crowded. It worked out great, hardly any crowd and it didn’t start to rain until we were leaving at 8:45! It was the most fun we have had at zoo lights yet. The boys were able to run around, dance, try to jump on the lights shining on the walkways, and the talked to the talking Giraffe forever.
Papa and Ez 
Noah and his favorite color. RED! 
The zoo turned 50 this year. 
So happy 
another happy boy 
Talking to the Giraffe, the boys loved him and he really talked to them. We went back at the end of our night and he remembered them. 
Riding a kamodo dragon 
Thumbs up 
Papa and the boys 
Papa and Ez petting the ‘floppy things’ (stingrays) 
mom and Noah 
pic of a stingray 
Checking out the lights 
Ez taking pics 
say cheese 
Noah and the umbrella 
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Christmas Day 2012
We had a lovely Christmas with Gamma, Papa, Uncle Jason, Auntie Michelle, and Abby! This age is so much fun at Christmas.
We opened gifts, then had a yummy Christmas lunch, and then played! Gamma had gotten all the kids and dads nerf guns. There was quite the nerf gun war with lots of giggles and screams. It was all fun and games until someone was shot in the eye. We now make them wear safety goggles at least until reflexes and aim improve.
The boys crashed on the way home and then went straight to bed!
I love how excited Ezra is for his brother 
Happy boy got a fire truck with actual sirens 
Ezra got one too! 
So much joy 
Opening 
More fire gear 
Yea he’s that happy about underwear. 
Yep him too. Apparently underwear is a big deal. 
Sometimes you need to get away from all the craziness and play. 
Fire trucks 
Yep a riding one too 
Ezra LOVED Abby’s horse. 
Silly Abby. 
Fell asleep on the way home. 
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Christmas Morning 2012
Christmas morning with littles is so much fun. The boys were full of so much joy and truly enjoyed every moment. It took forever to open gifts. They played and played with their new toys.
The boys slept in that day, mommy and daddy’s gift I guess. We opened gifts, played, talked to Nana, Papa, and Aunt Julie, ate, and then got ready for Gamma and Papa’s.
Their favorite by far was the rescue heroes. The LOVE rescue heroes.
Ezra on a mission 
Rescue heroes! 
Playing, playing, playing 
Happy Boy 
A ukulele! 
A baseball bat! 
Trying out the new whoopee cushion. 
More whoopee fun 
Fun with waffles. 
Eating time 
Time to get everything out 
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Christmas Eve 2012
We had a nice quiet Christmas Eve. In the morning Matt went mountain biking with a friend, while the boys and I stayed home and worked on a sticker craft they had received as a gift. In the afternoon Ezra fell asleep! Then we packed them both up and headed down to Maricopa to go to a candlelight church service and have dinner with Gamma and Papa. There was more napping in the car. 🙂 Church was great. Then we had a yummy dinner and a quiet evening watching a movie.
Sitting in front of the watermelon. 
Lighting the watermelon tree. 
Ezra crashed from all the excitement. 
He stayed asleep when we moved him to the car. 
Noah finally decided a nap was a good idea too! 
Noah at candlelight service. Oh and the watermelon… Our tree was dead and super dry by the 23rd. So after we put the boys to bed that night Matt and I took it down. We wanted the boys to have something funny to wake up to, so we set up a watermelon.
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Light Parade
Last Saturday we went to the boys’ first light parade. They had so much fun and were so excited the entire time. Everyone around was giggling at their excitement and also well aware of their LOVE of firetrucks.
One of the horses did his business right in front of where we were and for some reason that didn’t have a scooper following them. Can you imagine all the little boys’ delight at getting to yell, “watch out for the poop!” to everyone that followed?
Playing with glow sticks waiting for the parade. 
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Oh Christmas Tree
The most beautiful tree ever. The boys LOVE Christmas. We LOVE their enthusiasm. Therefore they now have their very own tree for their playroom. They can decorate it however they want. They love it. We put it up last night and they insisted it needed a star, so daddy made them one. They thought their daddy was the BEST.
Decorating the tree 
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Halloween 2012
Too cool for pictures
I made Jonah and the Whale hold hands to cross the parking lot. For preschool the boys needed to be Bible characters. I decided on Jonah and the Whale since that is their favorite story in their picture Bible. Thanks to fabric glue and the thrift store it was easy and frugal. Which is good because they stripped them off as soon as they got in the classroom.
For Halloween night they were… wait for it you’re going to be shocked… firefighters! Okay actually if you just know us via the blog you might be shocked but for everyone else you know they are obsessed. We had friends come over to join us in trick or treating and had a lot of fun.
Noah getting his beard on.
Ezra getting his beard on
Almost ready
Watching for Sydni
Sydni the hot dog.
Ezra
Noah
Sydni and Jude
Silly boy
Fire safety discussion?
Ezra and Sydni
We were trying to get them to squeeze together so we said stand with your shoulders touching.
Smiley Ez
Silly
Ready for action
Trick or Treat!
Waiting patiently (sorta)
Nothing like refreshing swamp juice after trick or treating. -
Pumpkins and Butterflies – 2012
Yay I got all three kinda looking at the camera. Last week we went to the pumpkin patch at the botanical gardens. The weather was much nicer this year (80s, last year it was 100!). We had a lot of fun. Bonus this year they had a firetruck to look at!
Hay maze fun 
Rule breakers!
Ezra showing me how strong he is
Petting a pig
Abby loved this miniature horse
Abby and Ez
Ezra refused to put down his drink
These boys and firetrucks, it is true love.
No smile, but I got all three.
They could have checked it out all day.
Abby showing off how strong she is.
Water! Funny story Noah accidentally sat on the pokey plants in the corner and then Abby started calling him Cactus butt.
Learning how to tell boy monarchs from girl monarchs.
Brothers 🙂
Cousins 🙂
Love his excitement
My attempt at getting a picture with them -
4th of July
We spent the 4th of July up at my parents’ cabin and went to the firework show in Payson. It was nice and cool (okay cold for us)! It was a rainy cloudy day, but the rain stopped by nighttime and the boys enjoyed their first firework show. They absolutely loved it and can’t wait for more.
All packed up and ready to go home. 
Just chilling 
Ezra attacks from behind! 
Cuddling with Papa 
First root beer 
Love this one of Noah, no idea why he’s covering his eyes, he wasn’t scared. 
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Eggs, eggs, eggs
Today the boys went to the church’s Easter eggstravaganza and tonight we dyed eggs then went on a glowing egg hunt. A lot of fun was had and way too much sugar was consumed.
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Egg! 
So serious! 
Noah was quite talented at this! 
Busy boys in lovely bright outfits. 
Hop, hop, hop. 
Piggie 
Ezra was in love with the baby chicks 
The Easter Bunny (the boys like her, I think it is the sun they don’t like) 
Water gun fun (really shocking because Noah hates getting wet) 
Watch out gamma 
Smily Ez 
Going to get Papa 
He’s gonna get the cameraman 
Uh Oh Papa is helping him 
Egg dying 
Noah really concentrating 
Papa and the boys 
Happy boy 
Look Noah listening to someone! 
Noah’s hands 
Ezra’s monster hands 
Egg hunt 
Get it before Rexi does! 
Glowing egg. 
Noah’s basket 
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Valentine’s Day
The boys adore Valentine’s. They love all the hearts and I’m assuming Noah really loves it because of all the RED. For some reason they call Valentine’s hearts “clementines.” I have no idea why, but it is seriously cute. 🙂 To celebrate their love of the holiday we made goodies to give out. We visited Gamma and Papa at work (and played on the firetrucks) and took a giant dinosaur to Abby. They had a lot of fun. (I know because Ezra told me, I love that they can tell me.) Arizona also celebrated its Centennial that day so we had Arizona cookies.
yumyum. 
Centennial cookie. 
Rexy and balloons. 
Firefighter Noah, he won’t get in the big trucks, but the old 40s one is cool. 
Firefighter Ez 
Getting ready to share some love. 
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Ringing in the New Year
Our New Year did not start the way we wanted. 🙁 New years eve started with Noah getting sick, just mommy and Ez getting to go to Abby’s party, then mommy ringing in the new year in Noah’s bed because he was feverish and just couldn’t stay comfy. Meanwhile daddy was starting to have fevers all on his own. By Monday all three boys were really sick and getting worse by Tuesday, so we finally went to the doctor. They all had strep throat, poor guys. Mommy only ended up with a mild case of bronchitis. Everyone was given antibiotics and we are finally on our way to enjoying the new year. It was one rough week to start it off though!
Mommy and Ez having fun at Abby’s party 
Uh-oh, not a good sign 
Poor Noah needed lots of snuggles. 
Isn’t he cute when he sleeps? I know need to work on the finger sucking.
