Rebecca's 1st Laugh

Jason has managed to be the first person to make each of our kids laugh despite my best efforts! He does this weird hiccup and giggle and they find it so funny. This is a video of Rebecca laughing at Jason. She was laughing more before I got the camera out (isn't that what always happens?). Of course you can hear the boys laughing and talking in this video as well. First laughs are just as fun as making them laugh every day as they grow but a little sweeter! ;-)

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

The kids and I went with Ryan's preschool class to Sutherland Farms in Aztec today. We all had so much fun! Everyone was so worn out from all the running, exploring, and playing we did that we all took good long naps when we got home! Now we can't wait to take the whole family out to Sutherland Farms this weekend!! Check out this smilebox to see all the fun pictures we took!!

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The Great Pumpkin Patch Express

What a fun day we just had! We went on the Great Peanut Pumpkin Express! We left Durango and road the train for about 30 minutes then it let us off at a "pumpkin patch" where we had a day full of fun activities. The kids got to enjoy a "bobbing" for apples and ducks game, a bean bag toss, tattoos, pictures with Peanuts Gang (including Snooby, Charlie Brown, & Lucy), got some balloon animals, went through a hay maze, got a pumpkin, played on a bounce train, took a tractor hay ride, and ate lunch! Then we road the train back to the depot. At the station they found the Great Pumpkin which was the perfect end to our wonderful day!

We can't wait to go again next year! Maybe we'll make it a family tradition!

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Catching Up....

Sorry everyone I got a little behind on blogging...I have spent the night catching up! I'll try to begin posting something once a week just to help keep you all updated on our busy lives! =) I hope you have fun reading what we've been up to lately and looking at all the fun pictures!

Becca: 2 Months Old

While we were in White Sands, NM Rebecca turned 2 months old so when we returned home we took her for her 2 month check up. She now weighs 10lbs and is 22inches long! I can't believe how much she has already grown just in this very short two months. She still doesn't compare to the boys' sizes at this age. ;-)

She has begun to coo at us plus she is very interested in looking and studying the world around her. She also smiles at us now!! She is a wonderful baby...sleeps 5 to 6 hours at a time during the night and 3 to 4 during the day. Only cries when she is hungry, needs her diaper changed, or the on the occasional time she gets to much love from her brothers. She makes a million different faces and waves her hands around when she is "talking" to us, just like me. We all call her "Becca" which is what is easiest for Dylan to say.

I have had several people say how much she resembles me so I pulled a picture of myself as a baby and was pleasantly surprised at how much she really does resemble me. Both boys look a lot like Jason and only have a couple of my characteristics. Here is a picture of me, you be the judge....

Quick Vacation!

Jason had a weeks paid vacation that we had to use before the end of the year so we decided to have him take the week off that both my brother and sister would be in town for my brothers wedding. On Thursday we drove down to White Sands with Liana to visit her and Jeremy for the remainder of Jason's vacation. We took the kids to a movie, the park, and to a little amusement park while we were there. It was a great trip that we hope to do every couple of months!!

Here are some pictures that I took at the amusement park!

This is what Rebecca did while we were there at the park.

Liana and Jeremy

The boys driving a boat!

This is Liana and Jeremy's dog, Roxy, she took a short ride with us and decided the best place to sit would be in the extra booster seat! It was too cute!!

Larry & Natasha's Wedding

While Larry was visiting he and Natasha had their wedding. It was a great wedding that lasted late into the night! We all had fun, even with Ryan feeling under the weather from a cold he caught just a couple days before.


My parents with their grandkids.

Rebecca with her Yaya and Papa.

Larry, my parents, and our kids.

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Welcome Home Larry!

I am excited to say that Larry is back from his term in Afganistan! He came to visit us in New Mexico a couple weeks after his return to the states. He was in town for a week.

These pictures are the boys hugging Larry...they hadn't seen him in seven months and were thrilled he was here to visit!


This is a picture of Larry holding Rebecca for the first time!