Santa! Oh no

I think it went well...... Better than I thought it would. I even gave him a candy cane! I felt bad but I was laughing the whole time. My friend Jamie's little boy is about the same age, you should have seen his photo, pretty much the same thing. I mean its the first santa photo it's supposed to look like this. Thanks Jamie for inviting us to go. 

My New Couch!

I haven't gone anywhere in days. Well ok today I left but since I got this its very easy to stay in. 
I love laying down and snuggling with my boys. Its so nice to finally have a place for visitors to sit! The couch is so soft too. 

Little movies of Gavin's awesome moves

I just wanted to tell Kaden thanks for growing out of your total awesome "Chucky Cheese" shirt and thanks to Jessica for hating it enough to bring it all the way to utah. He loves the way he feels in it. 

Our Tree

Here is our tree it is so pretty I love it. My uncle Larry let us cut it down at his "property" hehe. It was really fun to go see him and his family. He has the cutest wife and kids. My Dad also came down just so we could go get this. Thanks so much Dad and Uncle Larry! this is the nicest tree we have had. If you notice I didn't take a picture of the whole tree. For some reason I was unable to decorate about the first two feet. Some one wanted to chew on the lights.

"Show me the face"

Gavin does this face every time you ask to see the face. 
He has recently added puckered up lips to the furrowed brow. It is so funny to see. I laugh everytime. I think he really likes doing this. Look at how dirty his shirt is!

You can never have enough Gel!

Gavin insisted on doing his own hair. Notice it's only done on the right side.
He just got out of the bath and with all this gel in his hair I had to put him right back in. 
Everyday now since this happened he has, has, has to have gel in his hair. Oh and hair spray. 
What ever keeps them happy, busy and off your leg. 
Aww it's so much gel. 

One of the Boys

Gavin loves hanging out late with the guys and playing games. This is our friends from right to left. Chris and James.

I think Gavin can really relate to them. I think he thinks they are really big babies because of the bald thing. 
You wouldn't think by looking at them but they are really good babysitters. Gavin loves them. 

Christmas Lights

I think Gavin is going threw a Daddy stage. I Love the way he looks in this hat. 
It was really cold! Last year we waited to long and It snowed all winter. We usually do it after Thanksgiving but we didn't want to chance it. 
Gavin is getting really good at posing. I will post pictures of the actual lights after the 27th. Our skin was so numb. I kept trying to have Gavin take a nap and of coarse not on the day we were doing lights, too much fun. This is also the day he ate all the dirt. 

Gavin Eating Dirt in a Hole

 

I bought a tree, tried to plant the tree. Gavin decided to help me dig the hole by eating all the dirt he could find. He really liked the hole I dug and wouldn't get out of it. Why does he like dirt so much? Yuk! I just couldn't help my self I had to get the video camera. At least germs can't live in mud. 

Ninja Turtle

Gavin looked so cute. I found this cute turtle shell and sewed it onto these long johns. I then Had to dye them and paint the chest. I was a little work but it turned out really cute.
He didn't want to wear the bandana so I just painted on on his head. It worked good until he itched his head.
T.J. was a dad for Halloween. 

Picking Pumpkins

He loved the wheel barrel ride. 
He kept trying to pick up really big ones. He thinks he is so big and strong.
This is my John McCain pumpkin sorry it's blurry. 

Halloween! late post I know.

Lisa's ward had a halloween party for the primary kids. T.J. was really excited about coming.
This was the one game he won!
You can see he really like the face painting part. 
We didn't know you were supposed to dress up so I thought he would look better with a pumpkin on his face.

What can you buy with a half a Billion Dollars?

Congratulations Senator Obama. 

I have anxiety, lots of anxiety! Ok Calm down. Breath........ Here is a list of positives (I can't deal with the negative anymore). 

1. Some people will get a $1000.00 tax credit until the year 2010 plus we will have the bush tax cuts at $2100.00 until 2010. (Obama is going to let that expire by the way)

2. He has promised to add a new category for bankruptcy caused by medical bills. 

3. He is not Hillary (we may be rethinking her)

4. He is not Jimmy Carter (Hopefully)

5. America has elected the first black person to the highest post in the U.S. and I was here to witness it. 

6. He will be a shining example and inspiration to the black community. As a two parent home this will be good support for out of wedlock births that have plagued black america since the 80's. Hopefully encouraging more self respect and holding father hood at a higher standard for them.

7. The media will have to learn how to eat one of its own "The Messiah" 

8. Democrats are now 100% accountable and we will get to hold them accountable. They will no longer get to hide behind republicans. (A.K.A. fanny and freddie I recently watched a youtube video of a 2004 meeting to investigate the illegal bookkeeping of these two, the majority of democrats saw "no cause for concern". This was a C-span video in there own words. Republicans however were very worried and asked for more reform.)

 

9. Sarah Palin gets a chance to bolster her record in Alaska before running in 2012. As Thatcher saved Great Britain from socialism, so too will Palin save us from socialism.

10. America is resilient.

The far greater tragedy of this whole election and nomination is the "Freedom to Choose Act" this will inevitably be signed by President Obama, as soon as he takes office. This will overturn the ban on partial birth abortion that now exists. The lives lost to this horrific, barbaric and selfish practice could never be compared to all the taxation and socialism in the world. If only life were as important to Obama as he makes it appear on his commercials and Infomercial. I guess for Liberals you get Free health care, affordable education, Peace from war, Clean air, Social Security, Free prescription drugs, "Tolerance for others", and respect for all living things (trees, animals, fish). The catch is you have to make it out alive and wanted. It used to be alive.

The Help

 He's getting to the stage were he wants to help with everything. He did a really good job helping me clean the stainless steel. If you click on this picture you can see the close up. He has a big scratch on his left eye where he fell down a few stairs, and on his cheek he has a bruise from when he did a super man in to the railing. He has a matching bruise on the other side. 

This is an ad he did for American Eagle. HeHe. I just love the open shirt.

98 degrees in October!

When ever I have taken Gavin to the petting zoo or to see other animals he is usually fearless but for some reason he was so afraid at this petting zoo in Arizona. 
This crazy goat was possessed (hopefully that is correct spelling, I am sure I will hear if it isn't) I think Kaden made friends with it.
Us and the Giant Cow!
This is My Aunt Jessica and her kids (right to left) Jaxon, Sophia and Kaden. 
Wow! This was a very hot day! We went to a really cute local farm in Arizona. I don't remember the name though. So there wasn't any shade, no breeze and a lot of little school kids clogging up the lines to the rides. We stayed for 2 hours. It felt a lot longer. 

Playing with Sophia

Nothing like the hose to keep kids happy.
Sophia loves to spray herself as well as others. Gavin didn't seem to mind though.
So CUTE!
The continued battle for the stroller.
I enjoy long walks, rocks, eating dirt and getting wet at the most inconvenient times.

The Good Life

He's very comfortable with the fact that it's a pink chair. This is a great picture.

He really lives it up when Sophia is having a nap. He really doesn't mind just backing it up and sitting on her. Poor Sophia she's too nice to do anything.
This is a rare occasion when he wasn't crying or whining for me. He was fussy for about the first 3 days. Oh I am so glad the rash is finally gone! All it took was A&D ointment.
This reminds me of T.J. when he was little. He's so skinny! He has spent most of his days on the stairs. Up and Down! He's getting to be such a little pro. Jessica luckily has the stairs that are split.

We found these glasses at the park and now Sophia is a movie star. She loves them. I can't believe how big she's!