{The Mr & The Mrs @ Halloween 2009}

So Here are the close ups of The Mr and I at the end of the night.....I really couldn't choose which one I liked better!  lol  I liked the first picture better, but not the background lol I think is really what it came down to.  And then the second one was my other choice with a better background.  lol  Overall I think that our costumes turned out really great.  :-D  It was a fun night and we had a great time.  :-D 

{Halloween 2009}

This year we went to the trunk or treat at the church.....and then we took the boys around our neighborhood for a bit.  Then we took them to my parents' house.  I still do love living this close to our family.  :-)  I am slowly making myself more involved with things.....it's a slow process as I'm getting back on track and on the path that I want to be on.  :-)  I did get pictures of the boys by themselves-but I totally forgot to get them together and get a picture.....silly mommy!  So here they are in their costumes!  :-D

Mr E was a Doctor                                                 Mr A was Kangaroo Jack

Mr T was Batman                                   Little Mr was Bob the Builder

Also this year The Mr and I were asked to go to an adult costume party.....so we actually dropped the kids off at my parents' house for the night.  :-)  Here is The Mr's costume.

Of course I forgot to get a picture of mine!  And I also forgot to get a full picture of us together.....but we did take a couple pictures of us together at the end of the night......thankfully I remembered to do that!  lol  But I couldn't decide which one I liked best!  lol So I'll ask The Mr when he gets home lol  And I'll post it soon.  lol

Luvs!

{Coloring Easter Eggs}

{Valentine's Weekend}

The Mr had to work this weekend....he had to work our anniversary too....and call me a sap, but I like to be with my husband on holidays....I mean come on especially if he's actually in the country it would be nice to spend them together. lol So Josh and Cathy came over for the weekend to visit. I'm really glad that we got to spend some time with them, and I really wanted to see Cathy all prego. :-) She looked amazing! :-) We really just hung out...played RockBand, ate some food, watched some movies....lol...the norm around here really. I truly am a homebody. lol I would so much rather curl up on the couch with a bag of popcorn and watch a movie than go...anywhere really...lol :-) So it was a great relaxing weekend for all of us. :-)

Uncle Josh & Mr T :-)

{Valentine's Day}

Potted Red Tulips.....This is what The Mr brought home Saturday....He worked this weekend, so it was nice when he walked in the door with flowers. :-D He told me that he got the potted ones so that I can keep them....but I truely don't have any where near a green thumb....so fingers crossed & we'll see. lol I am a lucky woman! :-D

I like to make pancakes for breakfast, especially on the weekends. I totally cheat and use pancake mix....but they are completely made with love. :-) I have these metal heart shapes with handles on them-I honestly don't know what they are actually for....but I thought it would be way cute to make heart shaped pancakes with them for Valentine's Day breakfast....I also used them to make heart shaped eggs for The Mr's breakfast. :-) They took a little longer, cuz I could only make two at a time lol but definately worth it. :-)

{New Years Eve 2008}

Normally we don't do anything for New Years.....granted I've been alone for most of them. But I usually send the kids to bed like normal, and if I stay up I stay up....I don't try to or anything....just another night in my home.
This year The Mr also got to spend New Years Eve with us. :-) So we had a couple friends over....Kacy & Billy, and of course Amanda was here with us. Mr E and Mr A also ended up making it to midnight. And we really just had a great time hanging out with great people. :-)

{Merry Christmas 2008!}

This our boys Christmas Morning before we opened gifts. :-)

Okay, Okay, I know I haven't updated since before Christmas.....& I was doing so good too! I've really been out of sorts lately.....so just bare with me, and I'll let ya'll know how things have been going. :-)

Christmas was not what we were planning.....a little disappointed about that. I really wanted to see my family in California...and meet our newest member of our family...our niece Elizabeth. Oh well....can't change the way things turned out.
We did get to spend it with our family here though.....and we live so close this year! :-) That has been really nice. We went over to my parent's house for Christmas Eve. We had a wonderful dinner, and then opened presents. We came home to stay the night here and opened presents with the boys in the morning. Then we went over to my parent's house for brunch on Christmas Day and my Oma, and Tante Amalia joined us...and of course presents for them too. Then we spent the rest of the day at home just enjoying being together as a family this year. Not only are we living close to some of our family this year.....The Mr is also home with us this year, and THAT is something that I am very thankful for.

{Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer}

Today was SO cute.....Mr E had told me about a project he was doing at school. I'm sure if you've ever talked to kids, you kinda get part of the story or half of it.....in any event it's usually hard to figure out exactly what they are trying to get across. At least that's what it's like with our boys.....they will tell a story and then an adult will tell it.....and I'll be like "OH! THAT'S what they meant!" lol They are so cute! Anyways.....so Mr E......he brought home this beautiful wall hanging! And THANK YOU to the mom's that put in the time to do these for the kids!!! :-) I don't know if he drew the picture (he does love to draw and he's pretty good at it) It looks like the reindeer was traced, and then I can tell he did the background stuff. I do know he colored it in though. :-) And they transfered it to material, and then made a material frame for it. I think he even got to it the material for it.....which are angels....because I like them. :-) He is just TOO SWEET!!! :-) It was supposed to be a Christmas present he said, but he couldn't wait to give it to me. :-)

Thank you Mr E! I love it! :-)

{Christmas Light Walk}

Monday night for our Family Home Evening we went for a walk to look at all the Christmas lights in our neighborhood. Our friends Tiffany, Wyatt, and Ethan joined us for our cold adventure. We bundled up the kids, got the babies in the strollers, and walked around. It was so nice. I love having family time.....& it didn't even cost anything! hehe Mr E walked around with the camera so he took most of our pictures.....just like Mommy....lol
These are some of my favorites pictures that were taken that night. I love looking at Christmas lights! :-)

{Thanksgiving 2008}

L to R - Mr T, Mr E, Little Mr, & Mr A

Let me tell you-I love to cook for those that I love. So to be able to have Thanksgiving at our home WITH our family too was such a blessing to me. I love having family near to be with. Not only on Thanksgiving or any of the holidays....but on a daily regular basis. I love it. I am so greatful to be back home in Washington. To have our families so close to us, and to be able to let our children know them and have relationships with them. This was a hard year...I'm not going to go into details....but those of you that know me well enough know that I've had a hard time. I was especially thankfull that my Oma was here with us. I am very very thankful for the relationship that I have with her and that she has with our children...that my children get to know and enjoy her. That means a lot to me....that is one of the main reasons that we wanted to come home. I have a lot to be thankful this year. :-) And I'm glad that I'm able to enjoy that. :-) Hope ya'll had a great Thanksgiving too.
We had a very nice full house.....although the boys were disapointed that there weren't any other kids to play with. They did great though and were very helpful. We had Oma-ma, Tante Amalia, Opa & Oma, Uncle Michael & Auntie Messa, and then all of us. It was great. :-)

{Costumes}

Little Mr ~ Jedi Knight
Mr A ~ Mummy
Mr T ~ Kangaroo
Mr E ~ Karate Kid

{Halloween 2008}

From Left to Right: Mr E, Mr T, Little Mr, & Mr A

This year we walked around about half of our neighborhood....since the houses are so close together we felt that this would yield enough candy for them......BOY were we right. :-) We didn't even have Little Mr do his own trick-or-treating which we've have usually done in the past(let the younger one get candy too) The Mr is home this year, so it was especially nice for me to have him here getting the kids ready to go out and keeping an eye on them while they were trick-or-treating. We drove over to Oma & Opa's to let the kids trick-or-treat at their house, and then we also drove over to Oma-ma's to show her the boys. It is so nice being home and this close to family to be able to do that. Although I have to say that I am still not used to the WA weather again yet. I forgot how cold and dark it is here for halloween....hopefully we'll be here next year, and I'll remember then. :-)