*Sugar plums dancing in their heads*

My babies sleeping waiting for Santa to come in the morning, love them and love this time of year!!!

*Handsome Boy*

First Christmas and dressed in his finest for church!!!

*Eli's First Haircut*

My wonderfully talented sister gave my sweet little man his first haircut!! It was majorly overdue, but my sister has to give my kids the first cut so therefore I had to wait for her to come visit. He looks so handsome and so glad it's done for the holidays.

*Finally Crawling*

My little bubba Eli is finally crawling!!! He has been on the brink of it for about a month now, so finally got the strength to do it!!!

*Thanksgiving/Dunes 2013*

Thanksgiving of course was at the sand dunes this year, and we had so much fun! We also got to camp in our very own toy hauler/trailer that we bought a few months ago so that was pretty exciting as well (it's a major fixer upper and we are redoing everything so pictures to come on that). I being the dork that I am forgot my camera for this trip, so had to use my phone camera (luckily the pictures turned out okay still). 

This was also Eli's very FIRST dune trip (10 months old) and I think it's safe to say he is definitely a dune boy!! He didn't really like all the loud noises of the quads or Rhino when they were all being started up, but once he was riding around he did great. Jaden is also getting so big and rode around on his own quad too! I have to say it brought tears to my eyes seeing him ride by himself for the first time, because that just means he is getting older and becoming more and more not my baby anymore. Thanksgiving Day was awesome, we ate lots of yummy turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, stuffing and much more. More pictures to come but I have to get them off Josh's phone.

*Ten Months Old*

We are now in the double digits...really? Time please slow down, I'm not ready to give up my baby!! So here are some stats on my little Eli:

Weight: 16 lbs (still my small boy)

Clothes: 9-12 months 

Nursing: YES!! But he has become the most distracted eater ever, so we have been doing bottles a lot more.

Crawling: Nope not yet. He is almost there and scoots around backwards all over the floor. My kids are super late crawlers haha, but I don't mind at all!!

Solids: Loves any food we are eating, not loving baby food so much anymore. I just use my hand blender now and just blend together anything we eat for him.

Teeth: SIX teeth (four on top, and two on bottom)

Sleep: Good sleeper for the most part!

So that is the ten month update on my little man. I can't believe we are almost to a year!!

*Happy Halloween 2013*

Yes, Jaden was a pirate again this year, and it is a little lame that he was the same thing two years in a row. However, why waste a costume that still fits him perfectly and that he only wore once? I promise next year he will for sure be something different, but there are benefits to having a child that is skinny and that is they fit into there clothes and costumes for a long time hahah total money saver!

Anyways, this Halloween was a lot of fun because Jaden was able to go trick or treating with his best friend Matt and those two together are so cute. Eli of course is too little to get it and was sick (double ear infection) so he stayed home with my mom (not a very good 1st Halloween for my little man) but I'm sure next year will be better for him. I really want to coordinate Jaden and Eli's costume next year since they will go out trick or treating together awww I can't wait to take pictures of that!! My pictures are not very good because I had to use my phone since my camera battery was dead.

*Welcome Home Elder Bracken*

My brother in-law Logan is FINALLY home from his mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was my first time welcoming home a missionary, and wow what a awesome, emotional, and exciting experience it was. The anticipation of waiting for him to come through to the airport waiting area is crazy high, and also very surreal. He looks way taller, and very grown up since I last saw him. It really is crazy how much changes in two years, Logan came home to his new nephew Eli, and Jaden being a crazy 3 year old, his niece Brityn (who he will see very soon) and lots more.

To me the two years went by super fast and I can't believe it's already over. When I ask my mother in-law if it went by fast for her she said "no way" and it was one of the hardest things you have do as a mother and member of the Church. I seriously don't even know how I'm going to handle letting Jaden and Eli go on missions, I told Josh he will have to drag me out of the airport crying when those days come to let them go. Anyways, it is so awesome to have him home and I feel that our whole family is complete again!

*Nine Months Old*

Eli is nine months old! Here are the stats:

Weight: 16 lbs 4oz (3rd percentile, so still a little thing)

Height: 28.75 inches

Still nursing, but I'm kind of over it. Really want to loose weight already but oh well.

Sleeping good, wakes up some times but for the most part he will just take the binki and go back to sleep.

Eli has his two bottom teeth and FOUR front top teeth coming through. I feel so bad for him,  because I know it probably hurts like crazy and he has been a trooper!

Still not crawling yet (my fault, I don't make him do tummy time enough) but I really don't care if he crawls yet, just as long as he does eventually!

He babbles all the time and says babababa, I am trying to get him to say MAMA hahah. He laughs and smiles all the time, very happy little guy.

Eats anything and everything. Loves to drink water/milk from daddy's glass, it's super cute and so big of him.

LOVES to take baths, especially since he can sit up and splash now.

So that's the nine month update on my little man. Hopefully we will have some crawling news for the next one.

*Jaden's 3rd Birthday*

Happy 3rd Birthday to my sweet Jaden!! Can't believe it has been three years already since I gave birth to him in good old Rexburg, Idaho. This year both Josh and my family were out of town for his birthday so we are having three different parties, spoiled spoiled haha. Some stats on Jaden at three years old:

Weight: 25 lbs

Height: 35 inches

Potty Trained: YES!

Likes: Trains, CARS, riding his bike, iPad, helping me clean, riding in the rhino, going to the park, playing with his best friend Matt, church (nursery), books, learning and anything outdoors.

Dislikes: Dislikes belts haha not sure why, the doctor (although he has gotten better) and brushing his hair, putting in hair gel and getting his hands dirty while eating.

Speech: Jaden talks very well and is super smart so no concerns in this department!

Sleeping: Good, but sneaks into bed with mom and dad every once in awhile.

Eating: Awesome! This kid can put it away now, and a good thing too cause the kid needs to gain some weight.

BIRTHDAY PARTY #1

First party was the day before Jaden's actual birthday and we celebrated with Josh's family with a little get together at my house. Good food, cupcakes, and one awesome present from his Grandma and Papa....a MINI TRAMPOLINE! He loves his new trampoline and it came at the perfect time because the weather is nice now so he can enjoy being outside.

BIRTHDAY PARTY #2

Second party was on his actual birthday and it was with all of Jaden's friends! This was the all out party and I think this one tops all of them. As he gets older his parties get funner because now he has friends to come, and he actually gets the whole birthday concept now. This birthday's theme was CARS (Lightning McQueen and Mater) and I have to say I did a pretty awesome job at decorating this year! Now that Jaden is potty trained he often is only in his underwear or naked (he can't put his own shorts back on by himself), hence the reason most pictures are of him with no shorts hahah!

BIRTHDAY PARTY #3

My parent's are still in London since my sister had her baby so party #3 will be next weekend when they get back so stay tuned!