Christmas Vacation

We left to Park City in the afternoon on Christmas day to join Jesse's family for a ski vacation. Jake took this picture when we went for a walk around town. It was taken just before the 30 minute fit Josh threw, he's full swing terrible two's now that is for sure!

Park City had a great holiday atmosphere. Jesse went snowboarding with his brothers, dad, & sister-in-law. Jake had his first skiing lesson and loved the whole experience.

Josh & I had some great one-on-one time and also spent time at the pool playing with his cousins (Sydney & Samantha, & little Kaitlyn). They didn't tease or harass him
like his big brother. All of the kids had a riot together!

The highlight of the trip for the kids was hide & seek with uncle Phil.

He's a rather tall & handsome fellow (& is single by the way) and had to be strategic in his hiding. He wrapped a white blanket around himself and hid in the the shower. He
totally stumped all of the kids, they were looking everywhere for him.

Thank you Paul & Kathy for a wonderful time!

Home for the Holidays

This year we had Christmas at home and we were so excited when mom & dad decided to spend the morning with us! We had a wonderful time with them and the boys had a blast opening presents this year. Tonight when I put Jake to bed he said, "halloween was cool mom, and I loved Christmas, what's next?" This Christmas will be hard to top!

All dressed up!

The boys sure looked handsome in their little suits on Christmas Eve day at church. We went to my cousin Kristen's ward in Centerville to listen to her and her husband Blake give talks. They did such an incredible job & really helped to remind us of the
real reason we celebrate Christmas.

The boys turned heads as they walked into the chapel, my Aunt Bev told me "you sure make having boys look like so much fun!" Her comment put a smile on my face and
I must say I truly enjoyed my boys that day.

Christmas, Christmas time is here...

It's crunch time!!! Can it really be just a few nights away. My house is a disaster, dirty laundry has consumed half of the floor space in my house, I have a hundred presents in the closet downstairs to wrap, and I know I am forgetting at least a dozen things....

I tried to trim my boys hair last night which put me behind today when I had to take them to a salon to get professional help. Poor little Josh looked like he'd done it himself. His bangs looked like Mr. Bean's and he had steps like Vanilla Ice...

I promise every hair dresser in my life that I will never, ever do that again.

I am looking forward to Chistmas Eve at the Harris',

Mom & Dad staying with us to watch the boys Christmas morning,

the Webb Park City Christmas vacation, lots of good food & great company.

Hope you are all enjoying the holidays!

Sweet Action!

Today we went sledding! Jesse forgot

he is quickly approaching geezerhood

and jumped head first on his sled which halted,

and then plummeted down the hill. OUCH!

The boys mulled around in the snow more than they actually sled in it,

but we had a great time.

Merry Christmas to all!

More cute pictures. . .

Precious Baby

Sweet little Korbyn is now home from the hospital.

Bryan & Tasha are quickly adjusting to parenthood and surviving on minimal amounts of sleep, but she is worth it!

She has been long awaited and

is loved so much already.

Iceskating with Toddlers. . .

Lezlie & her cute little Rayce who was trying

to figure out what in the heck we were doing.

Notice the smile on Santa's face. Josh was too scared to climb on Santa's lap so Jake gave him his gift request and then preceded to tell him Josh's wish list as well.
Two minutes on the ice was enough for Josh!
Jake did great and used the stroller for extra support. My cute neighbor Jane came along with us as well to help out with the boys. Fun times!!!

This was a Christmas party put on by Jake's dentist's office. Lezlie was kind enough to brave it with me, it sounded like fun and looking back on it I think it was a successful trip.

The boys experienced iceskating for the first time,

it took longer to suit up than we spent on the ice,

but the doughnuts and hot chocolate were a hit!

Memories in Memory Grove

Cousins & Cold Turkey went hand in hand on Thanksgiving day!

Jessica, Kristen, Blake, Jesse, Bryan & I ran a 6K at Memory Grove in Salt Lake.

We had an absolute riot and want to thank Eric for starting the tradition,

even though he wasn't able to run it himself.

This is Kristen & Blake getting phsyced up for the big run,

dancing to our theme song by Josh Groban "You are loved...you are loved!!!"

We had a great show of support, thanks to all who came and thanks for the memories!

Cute little family...

Congratulations!!!

Bryan continued to call the baby "it" (still hoping for a little boy) up until the very end. However, the moment he saw little Korbyn he was smitten with her.

Bryan & Tasha officially welcomed Korbyn Melanie Crane...

a beautiful little girl, into the world early this morning.

Tasha is doing well, just exhausted from a long night and

the baby is currently in the NICU. They are hoping to take her home in the

next week or so. She was born at 34 weeks and still has some growing to do.

Happy Halloween

I had to backtrack because these pictures turned out so cute! This is the 3rd annual Taylor-Webb pumpkin carving event. These little guys just look like trouble together, don't they?
They were so proud of their scary and mean pumkins. We had quite the patch this year
This is Heather & Lucy supervising the carving, it can be dangerous, Jesse almost lost a finger last year. Heather & Lucy are also great running parnters, they decided to spend Thanksgiving on the beach in California instead of running in any events this year. Hmmm...hard decision, eh?
Here are all of the boys! They are quite the handful, but so much fun. No wonder Heather & I are always exhausted.

5K Turkey Trot

Debbie & I ran a race tonight, she is a great running partner and I appreciate her pushing me. I had a little hick-up when I tried to take off my hoodie and my shirt came off with it, inside out. But luckily it was getting dark and nobody could tell what in heck I was doing. This could only happen to me, it still makes me laugh hysterically 4 hours later. It was fun race and I got to bring a turky home with me, happy cooking! Jesse forgot about the camera, I will have to get a picture of Debbie to post. Like the flaming green shirt?

Girls weekend in Boise!!!

Here is Jessica & cute Daisy who was so excited to have some company.

Gina took me shopping to some fabulously expensive boutiques, I had to buy something so she wouldn't think I was a whoos, but I must admit it was a very satisfying shopping experience.

Jessica got her first ticket....ever...she was going 52 in a 35--ouch! We were rushing to our hair appointments, Gina also got a parking ticket, the day was a little crazy for both of them. I really appreciate them making time for me and for the funfilled day, it was wonderful!

Okay, when Jessica & I get together, we have the same sense of humor---it's in our jeans, or maybe genes? So we found the phrase "Dismount Zone" on the corners of Downtown Boise to be hysterical. Then we enjoyed an eventful dinner with great company at the Melting Pot. We had a new bus boy who showered Jessica with 3 giant icewaters (he was so embarrassed and she was so sweet & patient-I would have demaned a free salad or something). The food was amazing, it was quite the dining experience (Thank you Gina & Eric!).

Thank you to my Jesse & Mom for taking care of the crew so I could journey on my own. And a special thank you to Jessica & Gina for making the trip unforgettable.

Just for fun

Boys are busy, but they sure are fun.

Hanging Out

Jesse and the boys doing what they do best.












Just a few pictures to get this blog started. We have had a fun fall.