We are so Thankful!

Here is another post for November...too many fun things!

I wanted to do a collage of the many smiles and funny faces the boys showed this month. As you can see in one of the pictures, Traeson loves to climb in the drawers and make them his own. It is so sweet! Another one of Traeson's favorite things is to have Thayden and Trevin pull him around on the wood floor with the blanket. He could do it for hours. The other day he almost fell asleep. Thankfully, Thayden and Trevin love to do it! What great big brothers!

Trevin had his annual trip to the fire station with his pre-school class. Traeson and I joined in on the fun. Like many boys, Trevin loves everything that has to do with fire fighters. "They are real super heros!" Trevin will say.

Thanksgiving....we were looking forward to the holiday. The boys and I love to be home together and to not have to worry about school. It was a great weekend full of food and fun. We spent Thanksgiving with Aaron's family. A tradition in Aaron's family is that they have a big family football game before dinner. Grandma Karen added a nerf gun tournament for the kids that they are still talking about. The festivities were great along with the amazing food!

The Saturday after Thanksgiving we went to my Mom's to celebrate the holiday. It is always great to be together and enjoy each other's company. We recently found out that Uncle Jason and Aunt April are expecting a little girl this May. We are so excited for the new addition to the family. They will be wonderful parents. The boys can't wait for a cousin on my side of the family. We are so thankful for all we have been blessed with!!

November Moments

I wanted to post a few of our most memorable moments of November!

Boys + Leaves= Lots of laughs

Trevin finished his first semester of gymnastics. He had so much fun! His teacher was super sweet with endless creativity. It was amazing to see his improvement of motor skills and his self- reassurance. Another plus to gymnastics was being with his best buddy Koda!

Great Job Trevin!

Thayden started his first year of basketball. Like soccer, he loves the constant action basketball brings. We were proud of his will to never give up and patience of working as a team. He starts again at the end of January so it will be fun to see his improvement. What a champ!

In our family we use the sayings "it is what it is" and "live and learn"....

Well, with three very active little boys we are going to have to add some more maybe like "accidents are bound to happen". In the month of November we had a few accidents...Trevin decided to count his piggy bank with some help from Traeson. Of course the pennies looked like dinner to Traeson. He started gagging and couldn't get anything up. After that he was fine but I decided to take him to the after hours to make sure it had made it to his tummy. It hadn't. The doctor sent us up to Primary Children's for some assistance. So Traeson and Mom were at Primary Children's until three in the morning trying to get the penny out of his throat. It was a success and one very expensive penny to say the least. I love his face in the picture at the hospital acting so innocent. Boy Oh Boy!

Once again another accident happened to Trevin. He was at his cousin Matthew's playing on his bike and fell. I was in SLC when Aaron called saying Trevin had broke his nose. By the time I got home he didn't complain about it or even say it hurt. He just hated the attention it brought to him. But with a hurt nose and all we couldn't cancel Trevin's fish's birthday party he planned for the next day. He made his fish a cake which included bread, a cracker, and some candy sprinkles. We sang happy birthday to Roxy the Rock Star and gave him presents. Great Fun!

Halloween 2008

What a fun time of year! We love Halloween! The kids couldn't wait to wear their costumes and carve pumpkins. With Traeson's birthday the weekend before Halloween, our ward party, and parties at school... it felt like we had celebrate Halloween for a week. We went trick-or-treating with our Staiger family. The kids loved going with their cousins around Grandma Karen's house. It was fun to see all of them running to the door together excited to get a treat. They didn't want to stop. After getting tons of candy Grandma Karen had a Halloween sleepover party for the kids with fun games. They had a blast! We had a great Halloween with lots of fun memories!

The family-Shantell as a cat, Traeson as little Frankenstein, Aaron as a Pirate,

Thayden as a Power Ranger, and Trevin as Optimus Prime.
Traeson and Mom

Trevin with his pumpkin smile. Happy Halloween!

Optimus Prime out Trick-or-Treating

Power Ranger Thayden

Trevin and Matthew constant companions!

Grandma Karen's Halloween Party!!

Trick-or-Treat

A few days before Halloween we got together with our Staiger family and carved pumpkins. Thayden was so proud of himself because he did his pumpkin all by himself. No help from parents. Trevin drew what face he wanted very detailed for Dad to cut out. Thanks to Aunt Anna, Grandma Karen, and Daddy Bill for all the fun!

Great Fun!

The grandkids with their pumpkins!

Traeson loved his pumpkin...he loved to give it kisses! So sweet!

Thayden coming up with his creation

Trevin getting the job done

The family busy at work

We had a Ward Halloween Party the Tuesday before Halloween. It was great. The boys loved the cake walk and the fish pond. And of course the trunk-or-treat. They couldn't have masks so we painted their faces.

Trevin at the cake walk with his number 4!

Thayden doing his favorite thing...fishing

It's Fun to Be ONE!!

Happy 1st Birthday Traeson!! We had a great weekend celebrating Traeson's birthday. You would have thought it was Thayden and Trevin's birthday because of how excited they were for the big day. We did a carnival theme which included a trip to the pumpkin patch and carving, cake walk, decorating goodies, and pin the smile on the pumpkin. The highlight for Traeson was his cake. He couldn't get enough and didn't care how messy that might be. It was pretty entertaining for us. Needless to say he loved it. Traeson had a big month due to a huge milestone accomplishment...walking. With his endless curiousity he can now go where he wants which means where his mom doesn't want him. He is on the move! Traeson now has seven teeth. Many more than his brothers had at his age. The kid loves to eat so the teeth have come in handy. He has added to his vocabulary with the addition of Don for Thayden, Baba for his sippy cup, and Ah O for when something hasn't gone the way he wanted. Most of the time he just goes off with his own little language to express himself. He was in the 75th percentile for his height and the 50th for his weight at his one year check-up. Traeson's favorite friends are his thumb and his Daddy. Both are always there to comfort him. Traeson favorite thing to do is put himself in things i.e. boxes, drawers, toys, and hiding spots. He loves to dance and wear things on his head. Traeson loves to be with his brothers and do what ever they do. He wants to be one of the big kids already. Seeing the three of them play is the best! Thayden and Trevin take such good care of their little brother. I don't know what I would do without their help. We are looking forward to this next year with many more accomplishments for Traeson. We want to wish our littlest buddy and sweetheart Happy 1st Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Traeson!

Pre-cake smile! Nice and clean...

It's fun to be ONE!

Dig in!

Oh, heaven!

Licking the plate

It's all gone?

He's content with the box

Presents

Our pumpkins

Traeson at the pumpkin patch

Decorating some yummy treats

Mom and her birthday boy!

September Highlights!

In an attempt to get caught up with our blog I decided to do a highlight post. Life hasn't seemed to stop since school started. I wanted to post some fun things we did in September. Warning! Photo overload. :) One of our favorite activities we do with the boys is to go hiking. We hiked five different canyons this summer. The boys love to explore and find all kinds of treasures along the way. This weekend in September we took our sweetheart T.T., my sister Sheri, on the adventure up to Sundance. We rode ski tram up to the top then hiked to Stewart Falls from there. We made a day of it and enjoyed lunch half way there. It was so beautiful!


Traeson was such a little trooper. He even enjoyed his afternoon nap in his carrier. What a little cutie! Stewart Falls

Daddy with Traeson...Aaron and Sheri decided to cool off by standing under the falls. Crazy!

Enjoying lunch!

Aaron and I went on a great date night with our wonderful friends Abbey and Wayne Marshall. We spent the evening up at Park City. Aaron and I love Park City. The four of us went on an extreme zip line ride at Olympic Park. None of us had ever gone…it was a blast!! We always have so much fun with the Marshall family. They are amazing friends. Thanks guys! Here are a few pictures from the evening.

Aaron and I

Abbey and Wayne

Another weekend in September my mom, sheri and I took the boys to Lagoon. Not my favorite place in the world but Trevin and Thayden LOVED it! I really can't say what their favorite part was...probably Rattlesnake Rapids for Thayden and the merry-g0-round for Trevin. They couldn't get enough. We stayed until 9:30 much later then I thought we would. Luckily I have the best little baby that just went with the flow of things. Him and grandma Suzie were little pals all day. It was a fun day!! Thanks grandma Suzie and Aunt T.T.!

The sweetest highlight of September for Thayden was Grandparent's Day at school. He invited Big Grandma, Grandma Suzie, and Grandma Karen for the event. The first graders put on a program for their special guests, had cookies and milk, and then got to show them their classes. My heart melted at how proud Thayden was to have his grandparents there. He couldn't stop smiling and waving. It was especially sweet to have my grandma come, Thayden's great-grandma. He took her hand and led her to his class. It was a special day that I know the ladies in Thayden's life will remember always!

Thayden with his sweethearts! You can't see the words but in his picture he wrote, "I love my grandparents because they take me fishing." Fishing is a hobby my mom, grandpa fish, and big grandma

love to do with my boys!

Showing off his talents!

Soccer was a huge part of our lives during September. Twice a week we would go watch Thayden play. This is his second season playing and he just loves it. He loves the constant action it brings! Always on the move...just like him.

Showing his silly personality and muscles.

Thayden's favorite position to play...goalie!

I love this picture! Trevin showing his love for

Thayden and gave him a back scratch.

Thayden in action!

My boys have a wonderful relationship with their Big Grandma and Grandpa Fish. Trevin always wants to call them and tell Big Grandma about his day. Thayden loves to hear Grandpa Fish's fishing stories. I am so thankful that they are such a big part of my children's life. Every minute we are with them I just cherish. I can't think of better example for my boys then their grandparents!

We took a visit to Grandma Big's house


Anna, Aaron's sister, celebrated her birthday during September. We were able to have some much wanted cousin time. Trevin loves his cousin Matthew. He is one of Trevin's favorite people. Luckily the feelings are mutual. It is always fun to see the two of them together loving every minute they spend together. How innocent they hold hands where ever they go. I hope they will always be the best of friends.

Trevin with his best friend, cousin Matthew.

Trevin and Thayden with cousin Matthew and Jessica