Christmas Morning! 2010

This year we had Christmas in Tropic!(without snow) Averie has been very skeptical of Santa Clause, I think we have seen him too many times. Why did Santa cut his beard? I thought it was long;(

 We went to Tuachan with my family to see the nativity and lights!

 At the fire station waiting for Santa Clause

 OH LOOK they showed up in a fire truck! Only in Tropic...I love it:)

 Christmas Morning!!!

 It was all about Barbies this year

 Easton got some puzzles and animal toys

 Why wouldn't this huge kid EAT his presents!

Halloween 2011

 Averie will NOT let me pick out her Halloween costumes:( This Princess costume was way too fabulous to pass up at Costco! But Easton I had a little say in this year, he has been into roaring like a dinosaur the past few months so I had to get him the adorable dinosaur costume!(The tail is my favorite)

 Ryan and Averie

 At my moms we did a Halloween party for the family and Easton thought that the doughnut eating contest was the BEST!  

 Krischelle and Brynlee

It was so cute to see Brynlee wearing Averie's ballerina costume that 

she wore when she was the same age!

 Our Yummy dinner!

 Aunt Mallorie helping Easton Trick-or-Treat

 Averie also had a Halloween party at school!

Family Pictures....finally:)

We have been needing to get new family pictures for so long but have been so busy! Every time I looked at our pictures on the wall I laughed at how the kids(especially Easton) had changed so much. I begged Chelci into taking them for me because I knew she would do such a cute job, and I am so glad I did because I love them. When I was showing somebody the pictures they made a comment saying that they couldn't really tell which kid was older! I got asked the other day if they were twins and then when I told her they were almost 3 years apart she just looked at them and asked well which one is older? I love this stage of the kids and am so sad Averie is going to be going to school everyday now, Easton and I will miss her! I love the pictures of the kids by themselves and together, when I look at them I see their beautiful personalities. Easton has the look of adventure...he's thinking....it would be so awesome to jump off this bench, or I bet I could run so fast from these people and they could never catch me:) Averie has this love of the attention she is getting....I hope they just keep looking at me ALL day....They think I'm so cute:) Together they have this love hate thing down...one minute they will be playing so cute and nice and then the next they are wrestling like crazy animals(at least the fight is almost perfectly FAIR:) Thank you Chelci for saving these memories of my family, I want to always remember this time in our lives. Averie and Easton will keep changing but I will keep looking at these photos and remembering the two of them and their explosive personalities at this age!
July 2012
Averie 5
Easton 2

We are so Blessed!

 Averie is trying to make Easton smile!

 Dad tickling Averie

Dentist

 Averie's first time to the dentist was traumatic, she pretty much was fighting for her life against the dentist and anyone who got in her way. But 2 years later and look at us now! They both did so good, Averie let them do everything and Easton just did what Averie did!

She thinks she is so grown up:)

 I was expecting this to be one of my many embarrassing moments....and it was one of the cutest

Easton's 2nd Birthday!

How time flies, I feel like it was yesterday that I was pregnant with Easton. He finally goes to nursery and I think the only reason is bubbles:) so for his birthday we got him a bubble machine! It's so fun at the park. He loves motorcycles...Grandma Ott got him this one!

Story time

Easton wanted to bring....a doll to the library today! Why not? I've got bigger battles to be had:) Averie had Easton sit by her! They are so cute together. Averie is so sweet to him when he is nervous.

July 2012

Family Pictures

I love to look at these pictures and all of the family pictures that we have had taken before. I feel like the kids are changing so quickly! I don't know how we got the most beautiful kids I've ever seen:) Easton LOVES the camera...all eyes on him is just how he likes it, Averie is a little different. Don't get me wrong she LOVES attention but it takes her a little while to warm up to people these days. She has to have a little while to decide she wants to be your friend so the pictures of her she hasn't quite gotten WARMED up...but I love them!