Gingerbread House

Most people know that I don't have the most patience in the world, so when the kids
wouldn't stop asking for a gingerbread house, I told them to wait until dad got home
and he would do it with them. They were so excited about that. So, I bought the ginger-
bread house and told Doug that he was going to have so much fun doing it! Ya right!
Needless to say, Doug didn't have much fun, but the kids did! Once it was done it was
all we could do to prevent them from destroying it and eating it. We made them wait a few days and this is the result.

Fun times

Jayden gets to take Grover home from preschool
periodically and he takes him everywhere! I LOVE
this picture of him. He is so sweet I could eat him
up! I love him so much.

Duck duck goose, gotta love it!

Halloween 2009

Jayden was good ol' Darth Vader this year
and loved it. Of course, by the end of the
night he wasn't wearing his mask or
carrying his light saber, but he still looked
the part! He actually said he had enough
candy towards the end and wanted to go
home! Obviously his mother didn't teach
him that you can NEVER have enough
candy!

Kyla was Gabriella from HSM. She
looked so stinkin' pretty. She did get
to wear makeup and she was ecstatic!
She has the longest eyelashes ever!
Unlike her brother, she didn't think she
had enough candy at the end of the
night! Thank goodness!

Randomness

Kyla looking way too grown up, but she does
look so pretty. She is such a girl, I love it!

Jayden being a goof, what else is new?

Jayden's preschool went to the firestation
and had a lot of fun. The firemen were
really great with the huge amount of
kids there!

1st lost tooth!!

Kyla lost her 1st tooth on August 29th! She was so excited.

I realize she looks scared in this picture, but this was her smile
when I asked her to smile for her picture! The tooth fairy
came that night and was extra generous for her 1st tooth!
We made sure she realized that she wouldn't be as lucky with
the rest of her teeth!

Family pics

We finally had family pics done while in Utah.
We had a blast and it was great to have every-
one together.

I love this picture of the kids. So cute.

I loved this red wall in the ghetto of Ogden.
Kellie Hales did a fabulous job on the pics!

So cute together!

First day of school!

My two very cute kids! I can't believe
Kyla started 1st grade and Jayden is in
his last year of preschool! Where did the
time go?

We finally let Kyla ride the bus to
school this year and she was super
excited! She loves the bus. We'll have
to see long the excitement lasts!

This is Jayden walking up to his
preschool! He loves Mrs. Amber and
we love her. Jayden is loving preschool
so far!

We have fish!

Their names are Kyla and Jayden! Kyla can

hold her breath for so long! She really loves the

water. Jayden likes it, but not nearly as much

as Kyla!

Hanging out with Grandma & Grandpa

Kyla and Jayden decided to look for scorpions
with their cool head lamps. Thankfully they didn't
find any!

Jayden and Kyla love Grandpa's tractor! They
are always begging to ride on it!

The cutest kids ever! They certainly
love to hang out at Grandma & Grandpa's house!

Sedona trip cont...

This hiking trip was short. We didn't want the
kids to get too tired and then have to carry
them. They did really good. They really liked
climbing all of the rock stairs.

This is Doug and Jayden holding this rock
apart. Aren't they strong?!

This was in Red Rock Canyon. Isn't it pretty?
This was our last "hike" on this trip. We really
went there so we could play in the water. Let's
just say it was a little bit chilly in the water!

We had a lot of fun here. This is the tail end of
slide rock. The kids loved walking in the water.
They were pretty wet by the end. I guess we
should have worn our bathing suits!

Sedona trip

The whole family was able to go to Sedona this
week and we had a great time! The kids have never
been there, so it was time to take them. They
were so excited to go.

They weren't excited about hiking or throwing
rocks in the river. They were super excited about
getting to sleep in a hotel room and go swimming!

As you can see, we all had a great time. It was
wonderful to get away from Tucson and go
somewhere that was green and had water!

Jayden decided to scamper up this large rock

after Doug and he was very proud of himself.

He wouldn't look at the camera (really pretty

typical for him!)

Father/Son Campout

Doug and Jayden went on the Father/Son campout
this past friday and had a blast! Jayden was so excited
that no girls were going to be there, that it was only
him and his dad!

I love how happy they look! Both of them getting
dirty and no mom there to pester them to wipe off
their faces!

Poor little Cinderella

This is our poor little Cinderella, Kyla! She was helping her dad wash his car by cleaning out the cup holder (that had who knows what in it) when Doug heard her say "I have to clean just like Cinderella does!" Oh, the drama!