These are my Crazy Kids

Casen recently learned how to say "Cheese." :)


The kids loved watching Ryan put together our new jogging stroller, they just had to hang out in it afterwards. I guess it is a pretty good place for taking breathing treatments and watching movies.


Somehow Brinley got a hold of my razor and cut her ear. It actually isn't as bad as it looks, so hopefully she learned to stay away from razors with out getting hurt to much... she didn't even know she was cut until I freaked out when I saw the blood!


Brinley decided she wanted to share her soup with me, so sweet. My bowl is the one in her hands :)


Brinley went to her first unaccompanied birthday party last month. It was a Princess party and she loved it! Doesn't she make a cute Sleeping Beauty?




Still loving the cupboard. And I don't really mind the pots and pans that end up all over the floor, because at least this is keeping them entertained!




Didn't we just have a picture like this? Only this time it was powdered sugar, definitely better than flour. Any ideas how to prevent a kid from getting into the pantry, with out making it difficult for you to get in? Did that make sense?

Magical Forest!

All military got to go to the Magical Forest for free on the 16th of November, so we were excited to take our kiddos. We went with our good friends the Browns.


As we were walking in, so was Santa! Brinley was SO excited... and a little confused :) Casen, Brinley, Koda, Maddi,Tia


Brinley got to go on a giant slide and loved it!


Casen was pretty uspet he didn't get to go. After seeing his tears and a little persuading, they let us take Casen on the slide too. He was so happy!





We got to see Santa again, but Brinley was nervous this time, hence Mommy and Daddy being in the picture. She asked Santa for a "toy."






Russ & Mandi are on the left. We has a great time with them!

Zions National Park, Foto Frenzie #2

We took a trip to St. George last week. Before heading back to Vegas, we made a short trip to Zions National Park. I am so glad we went, it was beautiful!




This is a picture from the back side of Weaping Rock.


The view from Weaping Rock was so pretty! Zions is amazing in the fall!



Casen was very excited to get out and climb around on his own!


The Boys


This is my Case


The Girls


Brinley was very excited to walk across this log, even the 10th time.


After a break we got ready for another hike.... forgot the name of it already!



Brinley decided she needed to stretch before hike #2. This is one of the MANY stretches she did.



Wow! Once I got a chance to look at this picture I realized we really were on the edge of a cliff! It was well worth it though, cause the view was beautiful!



Brinley insisted on "super jumping" the whole way down. Yeah, I would say she is a pretty good "super jumper." Is there an olympic category for that?




On our way home we stopped to the some ostriches. Brinley announced "These are the biggest birds in the world. Too big to even fly." And she was right :)

My little helper!

Brinley insisted on peeling the potatoes "all my by self." She did pretty good, one whole potato peeled in just ten minutes :)




Brinley loves helping me in the kitchen. I hope this continues for a long time!

Taming the Twosome

Brinley and Casen both LOVE to play with their Daddy. They love wrestling, playing hide and seek, and piggy back rides. And ofcourse they love to be tickled.


One of the few times I could get them to sit still, it didn't last very long.


Brinley and Casen have started a new game... Brinley likes to call it "There's a monkey on my back." Casen holds on for dear life to Brinley's shirt, while she tries to whip him off. This is the before picture.


This is the after :)


Brinley and Casen love to hide anywhere they can. I often find them in one of our cupboards or toy box. This time they are in an entertainment center.


Grandma Q brought Brinley and Casen Christmas presents, they were both very excited to open them. Thanks for the cute nativity, ornament, and music box!


Last week while I was getting ready for church, I could hear laughter coming from below me in the toy room. I finally decided to go check it out, and THIS is what I found. I couldn't help but let them finish off the carton :)


These two little ones have a lot of fun together. It is fun to see them play together now that Case is a little bigger.