Fossil Rim: Halfway Mark

Thank goodness for the half way mark! Everyone wanted to get out and stretch their legs, go to the restroom, and get a snack. It was such a cute little place I had to snap a few pics. Here are my cutie pies. Cole was really enjoying his gummy fish treat.

These gummy fish

are soooo gooood. 

My little thinker. Working out his next great scheme in that bright little mind. 

My boys. 

I know I know, every mom says it...

but aren't they just adorable? At least for this split second in time. 

Now it's time to get back in the car and see some more animals. Animals that I should, without a doubt, be able to identify, and probably won't be able too... 

Fossil Rim: Part Three, the Final Frontier.

Our goal at this point is to get rid of all the food we had purchased. I think the animals at this part of the park are familiar with this plan as well. I don't think we were the first family to have this plan. Well hello there handsome Buck. Oh, are you hungry?

Oh deer, you are hungry too? Wait, you look familiar.... 

Look kids! A zebra! And you can pet him. 

or her... 

awww!!!! How sweet is that? 

and naturally by this point we had thrown all the food out. But in our defense, they seemed pretty well fed. It was a fun afternoon with the boys! Now... back to the Fort.

Family Reunion

For years I have been threatening to go to our family reunion, but we never made it... Until this year. It's at my awesome cousin Ellen's lake house, and I mean it is AWESOME. The boys had their first boat ride, and I think I saw pictures of it posted on Facebook, I will look because I jumped on the boat last second {they were pulling off and I was all, HEY! Can I come?!} so I didn't have my camera, which was a total bummer. And we were chasing these two from the second we arrived. At the wrong house. But that's a different story. Thank goodness cousin Cathy was driving by in the golf cart and recognized us changing Cole's diaper in some poor strangers yard... But yes, due to the chasing, there was very little picture taking. Very little. Here is Cole running away  from me.

and this picture... this is pure awesomeness. 

9 cousins pictured, 8 boys, 1 girl. And sweet Carrye is pregnant again. Boy number three. Two cousins  were not here... both boys. I love it. Love it. We had so much fun and will definitely be back next year. Thank you so much for hosting Ellen and Preston! 

Luke's BFF.

Monkey... 

You mean so much to Luke. You are his very best friend. When he is scared he wants you. When it's time for bed, he wants you. When he cries he wants you. When he is happy, he wants you to celebrate with him. You have been his best friends since day one, and we love you. This is a picture of you that Luke took, and then came to show me the picture he took of his best friend. It makes my heart smile to see the two of you together. Luke bathes you, feeds you, and makes sure you are tucked in at night. We love you to the moon and back Monkey! 

Luke is 4!

My baby is 4! I am sure that will be my post every year, i.e. my baby is 18! My baby is 21! My baby is 30! But you get it. I know this. Here is my big four year old at his favorite spot, Pump it Up!

Happy Birthday King Luke!

*I would just like to note that this child that looks exactly like me, cannot possibly be mine. The child doesn't like cake. At all. Or pizza. He does love presents... so he probably is mine. His favorite thing to eat at his party? Goldfish. GOLDFISH!

Rock and Roll is kinda like that...

Your last night as a three year old. You bring us joy that in my wildest dreams I could have never imagined. Thank you for being you Luke. You will forever be my three-year-old rockstar.

Christmas Morning

I'd like to think the reason I have one picture from Christmas morning was all the joy and merry-ment I was experiencing. Not the sheer exhaustion, and oh my goodness is it over? feeling that I am pretty sure was going on... Here are Luke and Cole in their awesome Christmas P.J's from Queenie and Boompa, and in their awesome car from Grandma and Grandpa.

Luke is obsessed with super heros, and as you can tell, Spiderman, so this is how Christmas evening was spent. Lining them all up and playing with them. Pretty darn cute. 

Merry Christmas everyone!