10 Years Together

Scott and I celebrated our 10th Anniversary of our first date a couple weeks ago.  We went out to dinner at the cheesecake factory!  Yum!  I can't believe we've been together this long.  Time flies when you're having fun I guess.  We've had 7 moves (including across the country and back), finished 3 degrees, had 4 adorable boys, bought a house, and had 2 "real" jobs while we've been together.  It's been a busy decade!  Can't wait for another one, and another one, and another one!  Love you Handsome!

Scott and I enjoyed a nice date at the Polynesian Cultural Center where we went to a luau and watched their awesome night show (polynesian dance, song and fire throwing).

We went to an amazing beach known for it's snorkling and rock jumping. We snorkled and saw three squid, a turtle and tons of fish and other creatures. Then we went to jump off the rocks.



This one was SO high. I got to the top and I wasn't so sure about it anymore. Scott fixed that by totally pulling me off with him. I was a little shocked.

Tristan's blessing

It's been a busy week at our house. Scott's mom came to visit and spend a week here with us. We had such a good time with her. We took her to some parks and the children's museum but the boys had the most fun just reading, doing puzzles and playing games with her. Meanwhile, we had more family and friends join us for Tristan's baby blessing. It was so nice to be able to share his blessing with so many friends and family. Thanks to all who joined us.

The Night Before Christmas

We had a wonderful evening together. We made cookies for Santa, watched "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and read "The Night Before Christmas". Connor even sprinkled some food outside for the reindeer. The boys are super excited about Santa coming tonight. Oddly enough they were wired and wouldn't take naps today but at bedtime Connor was insistent that they needed to fall asleep as fast as they could so Santa could come. No fighting them there. I love to hear Haydn say, "Santa Claus coming!" It is just so cute. I can't wait to see their faces in the morning. Also, here are some pictures of the lights and trees (yes, trees! one real, one fake) we have decorating our house. Of course, more pics will follow.

Law School Graduation!

Scott graduated on Sunday May 18th, 2008! It was the perfect morning! Graduation was awesome. The boys were well-behaved. My Dad and Mom got to come too. As the ceremony started I got this overwhelming feeling and almost started crying. I can't believe law school is over. Scott has worked so hard and we have grown so much over the last 3 years. I am so proud of him. Scott was all smiles too, giddy almost! Connor was so excited to see his Daddy graduate (although the actual thing was a little boring to him). Haydn couldn't get enough of Scott's tassel as you can see in the photos. Congratulations honey! YOU AMAZE ME! The boys and I are so lucky to have you!

Imagine Nation

We had such a blast Saturday when we visited a children's museum called Imagine Nation! There were so many fun activities to do! Here are some pics of the boys exploring...

FHE...Nighttime Snow Play

We had a fun family home evening (FHE) tonight. We took the boys out in our backyard in the dark to play in the snow. We turned on the porch light and Scott and Connor wore flashlights on their heads. We had tons of fun playing in the fresh fallen snow. We made snow angels, built a snowman and had an intense snowball fight. Here are some pics...

Boston Children's Museum

We took a trip to the Boston Children's Museum, as Scott mentioned before, last Saturday. It is such an awesome place. Here are some pics of the adventures we had there.

Saturday Fun!

We had such a fun day Saturday. We started with a ward breakfast with Santa. Scott sang a fun version Jingle Bells with a small group of men. It sounded awesome honey! Connor got to meet Santa. The first thing he told him was all about the hat that Santa left at our house (see previous post)! He's so funny! Then we went sledding with some friends. Connor did amazing! He loved it and even went down the hill all by himself! Haydn, on the other hand, hated it from the very first minute I put that snow suit on him! I think he hated being bundled up so much and not being able to move. He screamed for the first 10 min or so and then calmed down but was still highly irritated by the whole thing. He stopped crying when I took him down the hill. I only got one quick smile out of him the whole time we were there. Poor guy. We had a blast sledding and can't wait to do it again.

Starting Christmas!

First let me say sorry! It's been so long since I've blogged. It's been a little crazy! We found out we were going to be able to move as we were headed out of town for Thanksgiving. Then we actually moved the next weekend after that. We are now in a really cute little house of our own. Well, not our own, we are renting but isn't an apt. it's a house. We love having our own space and a lot more of it! It has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a yard. We are in heaven. Anyways, so that's been keeping us busy. We were packing, moving, unpacking and now we are finally setting up for Christmas!

We really wanted to start by cutting down our own tree this year. This is a first for us as a married couple and we have missed it from our childhoods. Anyway, here are some pics of our adventure (warning, there are a lot!)...

First we took a hayride to the trees. We were a little silly on the way. What funny faces!

Once there we had fun choosing the perfect one. Connor insisted that we follow him and he would lead us to our tree.Here's Scott thinking he's being funny!Now my big, strong man cuts down the real tree and hauls it away!

We had fun letting Connor help us decorate! He did a great job putting everything in one concentrated spot. That spot looked GREAT! We helped him reach a little higher. Haydn just stood by enjoying the seen.
Whaalllaaaa! I love my little family! Here's a really cute side story. Connor is really understanding Christmas this year and is becoming a little materialistic for the first time in his life. He keeps making a list of all the things he's going to ask Santa for...
1. New sunglasses (he lost his)
2. A new squirt gun (he broke it)
3. A sister (He was looking at this book where the story is about a brother and sister, he turns to me and says, "Mommy, we are missing a sister in our family. I want one. I'm going to ask Santa for a sister!")

Another story...so Scott served his mission in Holland. There they have a day on Dec. 5th where Santa (different name though) comes and leaves presents in the children's shoes. We decided to add this to our traditions. Santa brought Connor sunglasses already by the way (He was thrilled!). Later that day Connor found a Santa hat laying on the floor and asked what's this. I seized the moment and very worriedly said,"Oh no, Santa must have forgotten it here!" Connor picked up on it wonderfully and got just as concerned. It was SO funny! I calmed him down and said we could leave it for him with the milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. This will now be another tradition!

FHE- Fire Dept. Open House

For Family Home Evening tonight we took the boys to the a fire station where they were having an open house. It was great and Connor really learned a lot. They taught him all about fire alarms, how to crawl under the smoke, how to dial 911, and what to do when your clothes catch fire. He even got to sit inside a fire truck and try on real fire man clothes. They let me put out a real fire with a fire extinguisher too. We took Connor home and quizzed him about what he learned and he remembered everything!

Fruit Picking

So we've been having such a busy month. Full of fun and exciting things. We have found a new love in fruit picking. Scott and I are already making a list of all the things that we will have growing in our backyard. These pics are of our blueberry and apple picking adventures. Connor loves it too. We went blueberry and raspberry picking one day and he would carry the pints around, drop a few in, eat a bunch off the bushes and then eat what was in his pint. Silly boy! He loves berries. We've been making all kinds of things with them too--pancakes, syrup, muffins, cobbler, jams, etc. And more to come, I still have about 7 lbs of blueberries in the fridge.
We also went apple picking with our playgroup. We picked half a bushel. I can't wait to smell the pies that will come out of my kitchen. I'm going to have to be giving them out right and left with this many apples! Blueberries and apples are like our new candy! Have you ever had blueberries in vanilla ice cream--DIVINE!!!

Playing Catch-up

More family at the beach!All about Haydn...What a cute little swimmer!
After a hard swim, Haydn decided to take a nap right in the water in Daddy's arms! What a sweetheart!