2012 in Review

I'm now seeing that the more kids I have the faster time flies.  It's really not fair...

But I have to say 2012 was a good year.  A year of major growth for our family, myself personally, and obviously these boys!

January

-We took a trip with Daddy to Albuquerque, NM.  It was freezing cold, but we had a fun time.

-Jett was very accident prone & cute.

-Brody is a Sunbeam and is learning to sit still and be quiet in Primary.

-We merged our company with another paving company.

February

-Jett turned one!!!

-Lance turned 27 and I turned 24

-Went shooting with the Wolfinton's, and Brody got to shoot the gun.

March

-We had a freak snow storm.

-Started clearing the land for our house!

-Daddy is a workaholic, Brody is silly, and Jett is a Monkey!

April

-Spent a fun day in Thatcher for Easter.  The boys had a blast with their cousins & looking for Easter Eggs.

May

-May was our "sick" month

-Brody & I got a cold, Jett had an ear infection, and Lance got to go to the ER with bronchitis.

-They started building our house!!!  The forms are up to pour the cement.

-The Clawson reunion was held in Safford at Grandma Olive's house & we stayed at the Whetten's Ranch House.

June

-Craig & Kristen were sealed!!!

- Base & Framing is done on the house.

July

-The 4th of July was fun.  It rained most the time, but it was nice enough to clear out minutes before the fireworks started.

-Jett learns to say "UH-OH"

-They loaded our roof & finished the lathing on the house.

-Duchess the dog died.

August

-Couples trip to Roosevelt Lake.

-The ward boundaries were realigned and we "moved" into Hereford ward.

-Lance was called as the Young Men President & I as the Relief Society Secretary.

-Took a day trip to the Tucson Zoo.

-The house is going up FAST!

September

-Brody turns 4.

-Our rental house flooded & it wasn't an easy time for us. 

-We took a trip to the Cabin with the rest of the cousins.  Grandpa took them on the boat & the boys loved it!

October

-Took a trip to Apple Annie's, and I think it may be the last...

-Moved into our house, while Lance went on his deer hunt.

-Halloween was interesting.

November

-November is a blur...

-Went to Disneyland with my family.

-Had Thanksgiving with Lance's family.

-Jett had a hard time sleeping at the new house, so we decided to convert his crib into a toddler bed.

December

-Went to the Christmas Parade.

-Had a blast doing Christmas as a family.

-We loved Christmas Eve this year! and loved waking up in our own home.

-Closed on our house the last day of the year & it was a definite growing time for Lance & I.

I love our little family & I especially love my husband.  This last year has brought us even closer together & I'm so glad he is my best friend.  We have so much fun together and I wouldn't want to spend life with anyone else.  Our boys...are boys.  They are growing so much & even though they are hard right now, it won't always be that way & I am figuring out how to enjoy--even when it's hard.  We are so grateful for all of our blessings & I know the Lord looks over us & knows each of us & what we need.  Here's to a New Year...I'm excited for what it will bring!!!

2013

Christmas 2012

Christmas began right after Thanksgiving. We immediately put up the tree and watched Christmas movies.  The first day in December we went to the Sierra Vista Light Parade.  It was so fun and we got awesome seats.  It seemed like Halloween again with the amount of candy Brody collected! Jett was not a fan of the parade and sat in the truck most of the time.

The next week we had our Ward Christmas Party.  Lance & the Young Men were in charge of the food and did pit BBQ Pork.  It's incredibly delicious.  The decorations were amazing and Brody had a special role in the Nativity as a wise man.  He took his part very serious, they were to wait quietly in the hall until it was their turn.  Brody didn't move a muscle, holding his "present."  He was very reverent as he walked in & knelt by the baby Jesus.  I was very impressed & was happy to give him positive praise!

Christmas Eve was a blast!  Aunt Kimber put together the evening.  We acted out the Nativity and Jett was the most active baby Jesus I've ever seen.  Brody was once again a wise man.  We ate delicious Mexican food & had yummy desserts and snacks.  We got home pretty late, but the boys still had lots of energy!  Brody was very serious about getting to bed and was concerned that Jett was going to ruin Santa coming because he wasn't going to bed.

Christmas was magical!  I loved every minute of being at our home.  I woke up 6:30am wondering when Brody would come get us....by 6:50am I couldn't wait any longer.  I woke Lance up & he went to wake the boys while I recorded them coming out.  They were SO excited.  We went through our stockings & then opened gifts.  We didn't do a ton of gifts this year (since we just bought a house...)  but I think it made each gift that much more special. 

Disneyland!!!

I love Disneyland! We were able to go back in November with most of my family.  Unfortunately the week before we went Jett caught a yucky cold & was still getting over it, and he also was sleeping awful.  So next time, I won't be taking any kids under the age of 4.  Lesson learned!

 Brody on the other hand, was a blast!  He was able to go on most of the big rides, which he loved.  His favorite ended up being space mountain, and his least favorite was tower of terror. 

 The best, and only family picture we got.  It's harder than I thought, with a stroller, jackets, camera, snacks...

 The best $20 bucks we spent. Thank you Granny! He played with it the whole 2nd day!

The first day we spent at Disneyland & the next we went to California Adventure & rode Cars land 3 times in a row! Fast passes & stroller passes rock!

Halloween 2012

Halloween was kinda thrown together, since we had moved into our house the week before.  I was really glad that I convinced Brody to be a cowboy again.  And Jett could have  cared less about Halloween...so he was Brody's Horse/Cow.  We first went to the ward Trunk or Treat.  It's fun to see all the costumes, but I like going house to house so much more! 



Fall is Here

What a day we had yesterday.  Lance asked us the day before if we wanted to drive with him to Thatcher where he needed to bid and look at a couple jobs and then on the way home stop in Wilcox at Apple Annie's.  I don't love getting up early, but I love to see how excited the boys get when we wake them up before the sun comes up and hop in the car to go somewhere.  We first stopped by the yard to get some of the employees off working, then stopped at the gas station to get some treats!   We got to Thatcher and stopped by Jac & Cal's to see cousins!  I love stopping by there house and the boys love Mac & Tessie.   After that we went to see Laine.  What a miracle that guy is! He is now completely released from the hospital & you would never know he was in a serious accident & in a coma.  He's awesome and are so grateful he is still here with us!  We stopped by the 2 jobs and then by Grandma Olives to say hi.  FINALLY, we were off to Apple Annie's!  It was pretty warm by the time we got there, so it didn't really feel like Autumn. 

 These next 2 pictures crack me up.  Jett is throwing a major tantrum, why?  Oh I don't know because all he does is grunt, point, or shakes his head no.  He ended up running a little further, so I walked the opposite way and he realized he didn't want to be left alone.  So he let me come after him, hug him, and pick him up. 

 And last night we carved the pumpkins!  Lance did the scary face and I carved "Wicked" into mine!
And now we have tons of roasted pumpkin seeds!

Here is another sneak peek at our new house!

We are hoping to be in by next week!

They're finishing the stain on the floor today.  Carpet tomorrow.  Baseboard Friday.  I'm cleaning it Saturday, along with Lance putting in the appliances.  And the painters & drywall will have a punch list to fix.  Finish up the loan & we are IN! Yay!

PS. I have no idea why the walls look so 2 toned.  The actual color is the grey-ish beige color under the bar.

Bath Time

I just love all of these pictures I captured during bath time last night.  I'm excited for our new house, but so sad to leave all our memories here.

Is It Pumpkin Time already?

Fall is passing by way too fast! Brody has been begging to carve pumpkins.  Grandma was nice enough to give us one of hers.  Brody worked ALL day yesterday...cleaning out the seeds, poking and coloring his pumpkin.  When Daddy got home, he helped Brody carve a face and light it up...with birthday candles, since everything else is packed.

Nice face Brody.

    Jett has recently started smiling when he's getting his picture taken.  He sometimes even says something that sounds like "cheeeeez."

 Jett got his foot stepped on, so he is not so happy in this picture.  But I still love it.