Christmas

This Christmas we spent in Utah and my family came to visit. It was pretty nice not to have to drive anywhere. We did miss seeing the Ricks family. This is even with my dad's birthday so we had my brothers and my sister and parents come over for dinner. We had three of my brothers and their families my sister and her family and me and my family so there were five siblings. It has been a long time since that many of us have gotten together for Christmas. We had a great time and the boys loved having all the family come to our house. I didn't get a lot of pictures but I got a few.

We made cinnamon rolls.

And chex mix

And carmels

Happy birthday Grandpa! 

There is my family. :)

My nephew Kaleb

Them all cuddling on the couch. 

Grandma and Grandpa

Tasia and the Uncles

Nephews and Jodi trying to get out of the picture.

The boys playing on the new toys they got. The new road map that uncle Danny got them.

Orin playing on it. 

Just hanging out after. 

Santa came :)

There is my husband wearing his new gift. Lol

This cute boy Christmas morning

Gavin loving his new bike. 

Orin loves it too.

Orin wasn't so sure about his own bike so Gavin showed him how to use it. 

There is my big boy.

Gavin playing at the new table.

Just relaxing Christmas Day.

Playing in the ball tent from their cousins.

Gavin loves it!!!

Cute boy.

We had a great Christmas! 

Cute Kids

The boys are so cute and so much fun. Orin can make Gavin laugh and smile. It is so adorable! So today I decided to video it. It didn't go too well. I thought I was recording it and it was hilarious. But when I stopped the recorder it turned on and started recording. This is not the first time I have done this. It's annoying! So no video of it sorry. I hope I get it next time.  Here are some pictures of the cute kids.

Gavin loving his saucer. :) 

Orin hiding in the blanket right before our 5K

Orin playing in the box. 

Gavin happy cuz just rolled over. 

Cute brothers watching Sesame Street. 

They are holding hands :)

Our picnic on the deck

Gavin in his new hat that he hates but Orin loves. 

Gavin trying to touch his feet but can't quite reach them. It reminds me of Joel trying to touch his toes. Lol :)

Orin such a fun kid 

Dad and Orin in canoe at the aquarium

Happy Gavin. 

Orin and his buddy Aiden. They were jumping on the bed and then into the pile of blankets. 

Here they are at the zoo sharing the wagon. It was cute like a little Joel and Ernie. We had so much fun when they visited. 

Gavin laughing at me at the zoo.

Orin moving the wet marble ball at the zoo. He loved that thing mostly because he loves to play in water.

Our 2 year old

Orin turned 2 years old this last week. He is a fun kid. He is so happy. We asked him what he wanted for his birthday and his answer was car. We took him to toysrus and let him pick it out. He loved it! He picked a fire truck. Here are some recent pictures of our 2 yr old. 

He picked out his cake and frosting with sprinkles. He wouldn't let go of the frosting. He loves sprinkles! 

He is playing with his fire truck. 

The birthday cake. 

He was so excited for the cake and getting to blow out the candles. 

He is eating the cake with lots sprinkles.  

Opening presents loved that too. 

Orin at the zoo with his new hat. 

We love to shop at smiths because they have little carts for Orin to push. He loves it! It's nice I push Gavin and he pushes the groceries. 

Pushing the cart again. 

Orin loves his little brother so much. He can always make Gavin smile and laugh. 

Orin has been wanting to drive the car a lot lately. 

I took Orin for his wellness check up. He is growing so much! 

Weight. 30 lbs. 75%

Height. 38" 98%

Head 50% 

Something interesting the doctor checked to see where Orin would be height compared to 3 year olds he is above average. This explains why every time we are at the store someone thinks he is 3 or 4 years old. 

He is talking more and more. He is learning his colors and knows lots of animals. He loves to copy us. It is pretty funny. He is definitely entertaining.  We love our 2 year old and can't believe how fast the time has gone by.  

Growth Spurt

Orin got a growth spurt this past week a couple weeks ago he could only turn off the lights because he wasn't tall enough. This week he can turn them on. We haven't measured him but his next appointment is on next Friday. It's crazy to think my boy is going to be two years old already. He sure does act like a two-year-old. 

 

Our little super hero

Just relaxing. 

Playing in the big gym at the park 

Gavin's Blessing

We blessed Gavin on May 5.  Here is the picture of our little family. 

We had a lot of friends and family come visit and share this special experience with us. Here is a picture of Gavin and me. He is so cute with his little suit and he is such a happy baby. 

While everyone was at our house after church Gavin slept the whole time. This picture is after everyone had left. 

Here is another of the cute little guy. I wish I could have got a picture of Orin with his new tie. He looked so adorable! 

Thanks family and friends for coming and supporting us! It was great to see all of you. We enjoyed the cinco de mayo party!