Luke, Lindsay, Lincoln and Ledger

Christmas 2011

2012-01-22T16:34:00.000-08:00

The week of Christmas was a hectic one...as it usually is. We started the week off with Linc's preschool Christmas Program. He was the cutest reindeer....but HATED shaking his tail at the end...:)

A the day before Christmas Eve the Searle Gang went to Mountain River Ranch for dinner and the show. The boys LOVED the horse ride...even though it was only 10 degrees. We had a blast and has my vote for being a Christmas tradition!!;)

Christmas morning at our house..Santa actually came a day early to our house. With church, and going back and forth from parents house this was the easiest way. It turned out to be a fun relaxing Christmas day...haven't had that in years!!

These are the only pics I got from Christmas morning....I'm a horrible mom.

Getting ready to go to Grandma Shirley's for Christmas Eve dinner.

Linc was testing out his skills on taking pics..not too shabby.

Christmas morning at my parents house...the boys got spoiled at both grandparents this year...as always!!

Hope everyone had the best Christmas ever!! We know we did!!

Happy Birthday Linc and Ledger!!

2012-01-09T08:43:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago we had the boys' party. We did their party together again this year....(I tend to go a little over-board when it comes to parties so this way I can to whatever I want guilt-free;)) They both LOVE superheros so everyone was happy.

I made batman masks for the kids...they all looked so cute.

I also made superman capes for all the kids.. they loved it.

Hadlie and Zoey

Ledger

Zoey

Our group of kiddos...

Their superman poses..

Ledger's turn...

The kids were so cute cheering each other on..

Linc's turn...

d their cake.
Blowing out their candles...they loved their cake.

And totally got spoiled with all their presents...

Thank you to everyone that came and made it such a fun party!!

BOYS and Superheros....

2012-01-03T09:13:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago Zoey and Linc got all dressed up in Spiderman outfits. It totally cracked me up. They were practicing for the party that I'll post soon. Gotta love the poses...

AND, we found out we are having another BOY!! Heaven help us our house is gonna be crazy but we can't wait!! We did a little reveal at my parents house with balloons and my awesome dad serenaded us with the accordion...

Gotta love it...

More posts to come!!

West Yellowstone 2011

2011-12-01T08:22:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago we spent the weekend at a condo in West. It was super fun. Our whole family was there (except for Kaden and Addy) almost all the Finchs and Grandma and Grandpa from Arizona. It was a great time!!

We swam almost the WHOLE weekend. There was a kiddy pool which was perfect. The kids had a blast.

Ledger

We also played Just Dance 3 for hours. The kids..(and the adults) loved it! Not to mention showed my lil' bro who was boss...

We also had ThanksGiving dinner a few weeks early since my Grandma was here from Arizona.

The kids table...

The kids found a super fun toy...but it didn't last for long...

But don't worry, they found another one..

Linc would not leave my brother and Corrie alone all weekend. He's such a fun uncle.

Thanks everyone for such a fun weekend! Can't wait till next time!!

Halloween and a HIDDEN message

2011-11-05T13:10:00.000-07:00

This year Halloween lasted about a week at out house...It was a great week but I was glad when Monday came and we only had to put the costumes on one more time.

Linc's preschool Halloween parade. It's kinda hard to see Linc.

Linc the "Wolverine"

Saturday night we had a Halloween for my side of the family. It was such a fun night. Everyone dressed up. Here is the boys and Grandma Shirley...

The crazy kids...Hadlie, Linc, Ledger and Paisley

Then, Sunday night we had a Halloween Party at Luke's parents house. We played the mummy game...

Danced like Monsters to "Monster Mash"...

And got lots of candy..

After the party we went to Papa's work where he made a Hunted Potato House for us to walk through. The kids loved it and it was pretty spooky!

Halloween Night...

The boys couldn't wait..it's the first year we took them out trick or treating...

And now for our Family Costume...we wore it to both of our family parties...look for the hidden message...

Love this boy

And if you STILL can't figure it out...

WE ARE

We are so excited and can hardly wait for April!!

Fall Fun!!

2011-11-05T12:52:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago we went to the Pumpkin Patch with the Cornishs. It was our first time to this Patch and it was so fun!! It'll for sure be a Searle Fall tradition. The boys LOVED the hay stacks, the train and all the pumpkins..

Linc and Carson

Ledger and Kenz

We let the kids paint their pumpkin and Luke and I carved ours...I totally forgot to get a before and after picture..but I'm sure you can imagine. The kids had a blast!!

Playing Catch-Up!!

2011-10-31T15:51:00.000-07:00

Time is going by so fast and it seems like we always have something going on...I just wish I had time to blog about it all....so here's a small taste of what we have been up to lately. Hopefully sometime this week I will get all caught up...not making any promises though!!;)

Linc's first day of Preschool..

Ledger got spoiled and got some one-on-one time with Papa and Mimi at the cabin. He even got a pedicure.

Dreaming of when he can take this car out for a spin...give it a couple years Linc. Papa promised you could drive it the day you turn 16...

We went to a friends baby blessing in Logan and spent some time at the temple. (Pretend these pics are right side up...I couldn't figure out how to turn them;)

A few weeks ago we took the kids out to the barn at my parents house. They had a hay day..literally.

We also have been cheering on our favorite Bengals. Linc is FINALLY comfortable with the Bengal mascot...but now he won't leave the poor guy alone. The Bengal now has a 4 year old companion wherever he goes...

Boys Trip to Canada

2011-08-27T22:01:00.000-07:00

The Searle/Searle in -Laws, Grandpa Searle and Uncle Greg went to Canada this month for a boys trip. They had a great time. I am mostly posting this so I can have it in my blog book that I print at the end of each year...but also to show you guys just how big these fish really are! Words can't express it!!

They each caught about 150 fish EACH DAY!! Thats the only way to fish!

Gotta love it!!

Hebgen Lake Part 2...

2011-08-17T20:24:00.000-07:00

We love going from cabin to cabin all summer...this was our second trip to the Hall Cabin and we had an absolute blast...

Linc begged Luke to take him fishing..

Our stylin kiddos..

Story Time!

We talked Linc into surfing this summer...and it only took three toys to get him to do it. Ha ha

He was pretty nervous...

Its a good thing he had such an awesome partner!

Yeah!!

He was so proud of himself

Then it was Luke's turn..

Zoey, Gogo and Ledger

Body surfing...

Seriously the guys is crazy..

Sadly the summer has to come to an end...we'll miss you Hebgen Lake!

Papa and Mimi's Cabin!

2011-08-16T14:10:00.000-07:00

Last week we went up to my parents cabin..we had a blast like always but this time was especially fun. My parents got a little four wheeler for the grandkids and Linc LOVED it. He was a bit nervous at first and made Luke go on with him but as soon as he tried it alone he wouldn't let anyone come on with him.

And he loved the HELMET!!

Papa and Linc

Linc trying to give Ledger a ride...

Ledger teasing Mimi with the kite..

Such a cheeseball...

Thanks Papa and Mimi for the best weekend! We had a blast!

Hebgan Lake Part 1...

2011-08-13T21:32:00.000-07:00

We have hopped from cabin to cabin a couple times in the past 2 weeks...so heres part one. This was about 3 weeks ago. We spent a couple days at the Hall cabin. The boys had so much fun just playing on the beach the whole time. . .

Such a cheeseball...

Linc and Grandpa and Grandma Hall

**Stay tuned for more cabin adventures!!

Splash Park Extravaganza

2011-08-05T12:42:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago we went to the Rexburg Splash park with some of out favorite people...

Seriously best buds...

Our Festive 4th of July

2011-07-10T20:00:00.000-07:00

We had such a crazy, but fun 4th of July. It all started with Zoey's fun birthday party. The Boys love being with that little girl...

Then, we headed over to Driggs where they had all kinds of things going on. The kids loved the jumpy toys and of course the food....

Weirdest.kid.ever

My dad and Grandpa Jim

Jammin on the table..

This kid loves his corn on the cob..LOL

Love this face

Enjoying the BMX riding

After Driggs we hopped on over to my parents cabin to stay the rest of the weekend... the kids love it there.

Lovin the morning sun

Practicing his riding...

Paisley's first hair cut...sorry Josh.

On the 4th of July, we went home and met up with Luke's family for breakfast and then went up to the house for a water fight, minute to win it and balloon launching. We were too busy for me to get any pics but we had a blast.

We headed over to my parents later that day for a BBQ and more water fun. The kids had a blast.

Hadlie

Carson and Linc...like how the dads are "helping" them down the slip n slide??

Sweet Paisley

Gotta love it!!

Best Buds

The Boys "Exploring"

Of course we had to go to the fire works...

Paisley, Mimi, Ledger and Papa

Linc and Me

Linc and Carson

The next day we went to a Chucker game...Linc finally wasn't scared of the Chucker guy...

Ledger, Linc and Zoey ready for the game to start.

Some of our favorite cousins came from Cali...every year we go to the Drive-In. They love it.

Zach and Ledger

Little Luke, Adam, Linc and Isaac squished in the back of the burb.

We had such a great 4th of July...doing what we love most..spending time with our friends and family. I am so grateful for this wonderful country we live in and all those that fight for it. Hope you all had as great of a weekend as we did!!

Summa Time Fun

2011-07-03T21:08:00.001-07:00

This summer Linc played on a T-Ball team. He absolutely loved it. He watched Sandlot everyday to get ready for it. His first game he did so great...he was on second base running to third and mid-way realized that short stop was dressed like a skeleton and had his sweatshirt zipped up past his face...well-he took one look at that and ran right past third base and into my arms screaming. It took his coach to come and get him and walk him the home base. Needless to say, the Coach had to ran all the bases with him if Skeleton boy was in the field. Gotta love it.

Ledg and Zo

Loving the summer fun!

Cornish Clan and Searle Boys...Love them!!

We have spent many days at the park already this summer. Our cousins came from Texas and we loved playing with them!!

Racin down the slide...

Makin some Birthday cupcakes for daddy

Yum . . . lemons!!

Ledger, Zo and Linc

Love, Love, Love these boys!!

Lincoln's Graduation

2011-05-30T10:37:00.000-07:00

Lincoln had his Preschool graduation last week. The kids were so cute and Linc loves singing all the songs...He also loves his little buddy Carson..I will let the pics do the talking....

This kids will never give me a normal smile..

Bestest cousin...Zoey and Linc

We had a couple nice days here and took the kids to the park. Linc just loves playing with Hadlie. . . that is, when she doesn't make him play house;)

Linc and Ledge had been begging Daddy to shoot off the rocket they got for Christmas from Uncle Gearld. . We had to make Linc go out there though cause it scared him to death!!

Love these boys!!

Our Extravagant Easter

2011-04-26T12:47:00.000-07:00

We had an outrageously crazy Easter weekend. It all began with dance recital Friday and Saturday night. This is Linc and sweet baby Ellie playing on-stage..

Linc and Zozo

Playing back stage...

Before recital on Saturday, we celebrated Easter with the Searle side. I am so lame and didn't get any pics of it. Papa Kevin hid 110 eggs so needless to say we spent most the morning hunting down eggs!!

Sunday afternoon we had a delicious Easter lunch at my parents house with most of our cousins. We were so lucky to have a beautiful day. The kids had an awesome egg hunt out back and they loved it!

Paisley, Bella, Jace, Ledger and Linc

Papa and Linc

The Easter Bunny had to visit our house a few days early because of all the craziness. We had to hid eggs inside the house because it was still a bit chilly Friday morning. The Easter Bunny hid their baskets in the closet and they had to try and find it...it took awhile but they finally got it!!

We also got a new cousin Sunday morning!! Sorry no pics again, but we sure do love our new little Oakley Mae!! The boys just adore her! Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

Yellowstone Madness

2011-04-20T14:11:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we went up to Yellowstone and stayed in a condo with my side of the family. We had such a great weekend and it just flew by way too fast for us. The kids got to do whatever they wanted. They...

Colored (and Paisley ate the markers)

Played drums with all the pots and pans (my favorite!!)

Went swimming atleast 4 times

Driven around the hotel by a hot chauffeur

played in the trunk...

And Ledger ate LOTS of fries (whats new?!!) Lincoln also informed all of us adults at dinner that we are,"Exhausting people" Seriously where does this kid get it from??

We all had so much fun and didn't want to come home. Thanks mom and dad for such a fun weekend!!

On a completely different note, these boys are obsessed with spider-man and bat-man!! When will it stop?!

Disney On Ice

2011-03-17T09:59:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to take Linc out and spend some one-on-one time with him so when my sister found Disney on Ice tickets I thought it would be the perfect thing for him. We decided to make a weekend of it and my mom and grandma joined us. It was so fun with all of us together. Linc and Hadlie got along so well. Kinda sad that I didn't get a pic of all of us together!!:(

Can't wait to go swimming!

Seriously these two "talked" to each other the whole time we were in the room.

Finally it was time for the show...the kids were so excited!!

Linc's favorite guys...Buzz, Woody and Jessie

Of course we did a little shopping. The kids were great sports though(we only had to threatened with Chuck E Cheese a few times)

Then came Chuck E Cheese. This is definitely a place I don't mind returning to. The kids loved it but craziness+gross food+weird people=not my cup of tea!!!

Playing Linc in a little gun game...

We had such a fun weekend. I love hanging out with this little dude. He is just cracking me up all the time. We'll for sure have to do this more often!!

Snowmobiling Mania!

2011-02-28T12:10:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we went up to my parent's cabin and spent the weekend snowmobiling. It was so much fun and the kids loved it. The boys love being with their cousins and we all laughed the entire weekend...

Mimi, Hadlie and Linc

Daddy and Ledger

Ledger

The babies watchin the kids outside..

Luke attempted to make a snow fort for the kids... But I kinda ruined that idea...don't ask ;)

Luke ganging up on the kids...

We played some serious Wii this weekend too. The kids just loved it.

The kids loves wearing the helmets...

On a side note-Ledger is really hitting the Terrible Twos hard lately...lucky for me we can have a sense of humor about it sometimes. This is seriously his pouting face...

We LoVe our CoUsInS!!!

2011-02-23T11:45:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we all went to Boise to see Shawn and Chels and the girls. We always have such a great time. We spent Saturday morning at PoJo's...

Luke's face seriously cracks me up in this pic...he'll do anything to get the kids to smile!!

We did some shopping...

Saturday night we enjoyed dinner at a great Hibachi Grill...the chef was so entertaining!!

Troublemakers...

Linc wanted to wear a pair of Zoey's pjs....

Check out this baby girl... she is just the sweetest and is always smiling...LOVE HER!

Cabin Fever

2011-02-09T18:33:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we went up to our friends cabin...we had such a good time. The boys just love Nick and Kels and keep asking when we are going back. Our days were packed with eating, laughing, hot tubin, movie watchin and stayin up till dawn playing Just Dance 2 and Guitar Hero.

Linc wanted to go sledding so Nick found an awesome hill...Nick took a video of it so as soon as he emails it to me I'll post it...it's a crack-up!!

Luke and Nick went clay pidgoen shooting and Linc wanted to go so bad. I was not too crazy about the idea but Linc was determined to go... He loved it.

Thank you Highams for such a fun weekend!! Lets do it again soon!

Fun times with the Searle's!!

2011-01-31T20:43:00.000-08:00

Ledger turned 2 on January 18. I can't believe he's already two. It's just gone by so fast. On the night of his birthday we had my grandpa's viewing, so my parents took us out to dinner to one of Ledger's favorite places...Five Guys. He loved it and of course ate so much. Thank you Mimi and Papa for such a fun dinner and his awesome birthday present...it looks awesome in his room! When we got home from the viewing we gave him his present...thus the reason why they are in their pjs!! I think he loved the box as much as his present!

The boys on the day of Grandpa's funeral..

The Sunday after Ledger's birthday Papa and Gogo made a special dinner for our little Ledger. He ate lots and LOVED his present...(I think the present was bought with his daddy's interest in mind:)

Some of our favorite things about our little Ledgy...

*He is talking so much now!! It's crazy how far he's come in the past month. He always walks up to me and says,"You ok momma?"

*He will NOT say "I Love you"...he always just says BYE...so weird. Seriously the ONLY word he won't say.

*He does everything that Lincoln does...such a copycat.

*He calls Lincoln "Gincon"...he doesn't quite have his L's down.

* He calls Ledger "Dedger"...so funny.

*He loves being in his big boy bed. He transitioned so well. I was actually pretty surprised.

Ledger is such a fun little boy. His facial expressions make me smile everyday. I love how much he loves his brother.

This last weekend my parents took us to Lava Hot Springs. We had such a fun time. The boys LOVE to swim so it was one of the best days for them...

Waiting in the car to go...can't wait!

Seriously..the kid is so weird. I can never get a normal pic of him.

Waiting for our pizza...another one of my boys favorite things!!

**Thank you Mimi and Papa for such a fun day. We had a BLAST!

Grandpa

2011-01-31T20:39:00.000-08:00

We will miss you always Grandpa.

We love you.

New Years weekend!!

2011-01-10T11:34:00.000-08:00

New Years weekend we went up to my parents cabin. We had so much fun hanging out,playing games, and watching football. The boys love going up there.

Oh the many faces of Lincoln. I couldn't get one serious smiling face from him the whole weekend...you'll see what I mean....

Makin some cookies...

A little indoor marshmellow action...

These two loves playing out in the snow.

As for Ledger...not so much.

On a side note...we had some of our favorite friends over and I caught this sweet pic...

Christmas!!

2010-12-29T21:18:00.000-08:00

This is what our house looked like Christmas morning. I didn't get a "before" picture because Linc went crazy on the presents. It was such a fun year and both the boys loved every minute of it. Santa really spoiled us this year!!

Kinda sad that this was his favorite present...

A couple days after Christmas we had two of our favorite people over!! Yeah!!

Check out how this chica sleeps!!

We hope you all had one of the best Christmas' ever!! We know we did!!

Family Pictures

2010-12-29T20:41:00.000-08:00

We had our family pictures taken last month by Luke's cousin Krista. She did such a great job and we were so glad we could bribe her into doing it!! After all...my boys aren't the easiest when it comes to taking pics!!..and boy were they a handful that day!

**Thanks again Krista! You are the best!

Lincoln's Birthday!!

2010-12-29T20:07:00.000-08:00

So, Linc's birthday is just 5 days before Christmas..I know..not fun at all. I didn't do the usual huge party this year..It was nice but not near as fun ;) Linc LOVES going to McDonald's playland so thats where we held it. He had all of his closest friends there. I was horrible at taking pictures and didn't get near as many as I wanted...

Since I use my blog as a journal I'll post some of my favorite things about Linc..

~He LOVES babies...he is just like Luke in that way. He calls baby girls "hon" and "sweetie" Last week we were driving in the car and had this conversation,

Linc-"Mom, I want you to go the the hospital"

Me-"Why buddy?"

Linc-"Because I want you to pick up a baby sister!!"

Me-"Oh really Linc...what would you name her?"

Linc-"Umm..Zoey..no actually Mia...mom I really want a baby sister."

This kid loves being a big brother.

~He is a worry wart(not that from his daddy too!)Even in the car he reminds me to drive careful so that I don't run into another car.

~He is so observant. He even notices when I get a new purse or earrings. He loves to shop and go to the mall.

~One day while pulling out of the driveway he says,"Wait mom!! You forgot to do my hair!!" I love it!

~Last week Linc says,"Mom...I kinda wish Ledger was a puppy."...so random!!

~The kids eats a ton and is still super skinny!! Last week at McDonalds he ate 2 hamburgers and a small fry...I don't know where he puts it!!

Lincoln adds so much spunk to our home and we love him so much.

Another Boise Weekend...

2010-11-23T13:31:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago my parents got Boise State football tickets and invited us to go. We had such a blast. Our first night we went to dinner at Joe's Crab shack. The dinner was great and the boys loved playing outside while we waited...

On Saturday, everyone went to the football game. They were short one ticket so I was more than happy to spend the day at the mall. The boys and I had lots of fun. We were there for about 5 hours. This is mostly why they were so good....

Ledger slept like this for over 2 hours. It was great. I got so much shopping done!

Linc sat in this window in Forever 21 for like a 30 mins just watching people walk by...

We couldn't go to Boise without seeing Shawn and Chels and the girls so we met up with them after the game. The boys missed lil Zo-Zo.

I love this picture...cracks me up every time I see it. If you can't tell, Linc is feeding Zo an apple. I love it.

Luke and Ellie

And this is Linc on the way home..the drive got a little boring;)

Trick or Treat....

2010-11-03T19:35:00.000-07:00

Halloween week was fun but very eventful. It was the first year that Linc really got into it so he wanted to do lots of things. Lincoln went as a fireman and Ledger went as a Dalmatian. Ledger HATED his costume but was forced to get used to it. :)

We started out the week with Lincoln's school Halloween party. Lincoln does not like masks and gets easily scared..he was even scared of some of the boys costumes at school..but got over it fast.

Linc and Carson

We also went to Boo at the Zoo with some friends. We had never been and I thought it was awesome. There were so many cute costumes there and it was a perfect weather. It was pretty crowded but we didn't mind.

Susie, Oliva, Lincoln and Ledger

Doing what they do best...eating patties.

Delish...

On Halloween night we went trick or treating to Grandma Shirleys, G & G Searle, Papa and Mimi's and Papa and Gogo's. Needless to say the boys have enough candy to last us a year...

Bella, Linc and Ledger at Papa and Mimi's

At Papa and Gogo's....

How cute is the vintage fire truck???

And this is Linc trying to scare the camera..its actually kinda working...

These are just some pics I took tonight...probably the last nice night we are going to get in awhile...

Just "workin". Linc's favorite thing to do.

My kids have clothes I promise...they just rarely wear them Ha Ha.

Crazy Boise Times...

2010-10-21T17:06:00.000-07:00

So a couple weeks ago we went over to Boise to meet our new baby cousin Ellie. She is the cutest little baby ever...she has Lincoln wrapped around her little finger. He loves her so much. He even asked a few times when he could have a baby at his house...I told him not for awhile:) Anyway-here's a few pictures of the fun weekend.

Zo Dawg..

We went to the farmers market and walked around and had lunch. Then Linc found this cool fountain. Luke dared him to run through..(not really thinking he would do it) and he totally did. It was pretty funny and he was so proud of himself.

Ledger wanted to do it so bad but just couldn't get up the courage...

We love you Boyle's..thanks for the fun weekend. Can't wait to see ya again in a few weeks!!

All Aboard!!

2010-09-28T12:56:00.000-07:00

This weekend my parents took the family to Salt Lake where we did tons of fun things. The weekend was none stop starting with a fiasco getting there...but we made it ok and arrived a little late. The kids were exhasted.

The next day we boarded a train in Heber City. Lincoln loves trains so it was a special treat for him.

It was about a 3 hour trip and thankfully Ledger fell asleep...He loves his Mimi.

And of course we couldn't drive past the outlets in Park City without stopping, so we shopped for a few hours and got some great deals!!

That night(after a huge Buffet dinner;) we decided to take a swim. My boys LOVE the water and try to see who can dunk their heads the most. It's fun for them..but not for me!!

The next day we ate yet another buffet for breakfast (sigh...) and headed off to the Hogle Zoo. I hadn't been there since I was a kid so it was pretty new for me too. It was so much fun and they have the best animals there.

I loved the elephant and was in awe by the 13 month old that was already 900 pounds!! Amazing...

This is what i call a bad hair day...

Thanks mom and dad for such a fun weekend. The boys keep saying they want to go back. We love you!!!

Going back in time...

2010-09-14T14:40:00.000-07:00

Summer is now over but I am finding all these pictures that I haven't put on my blog, and since I use my blog as a journal and print it every year, I thought I better backtrack a little and get them posted.

Here are some cabin pictures from my family reunion we had in July. My dad has some awesome pictures of us floating the Hoback, but I didn't get them in time to post them. They are some pretty awesome pics though. The kids spent most of their time trying how to figure out how to hook the trailer to the 4 wheeler...

They finally got it!!

Playing Minute to Win It....

They also found an awesome climbing tree and spent almost a whole day playing on it. We hope to build a fort for them next summer!!

It rained every night around dinner time so the kids got stuck inside....

Boating, boating and more boating!! We love it!!

Linc loves his Papa...

We also went to Jackson and even hit their county fair...it was pretty lame but the boys got in a few rides....

My parents took all the grandkids to Ross park a few weeks ago. I didn't get very many but I the ones I did get I absoultely love....

Here are just a few of my favorite random pics of the summer....

Hope that wasn't too much of a picture overload!! I'll try to stay on track better in the future!!

Loving life...

2010-09-06T20:00:00.000-07:00

Things have been a little crazy at our house(like always) so I haven't been great at blogging but I'll get better once summer is over and everything settles down.
Luke started school last week. He was accepted into ISU's Speech Pathology Graduate Program. We are so proud of him. He's really nervous but I know he'll do great. Linc also started preschool last week. He's loving it as am I:)

This weekend we enjoyed a relaxing time in Boise visting Shawn and Chelsie. We had so much fun and wished we lived closer to them. The Boyles had tons of fun things planned and of course I forgot my camera....so here's a few pics taken with my phone..

We....

Went to the zoo...

Had a picnic..

Went swimming..

Had a jumping party on the mattress..

Took a nap in the car..

~We did tons of other things..including a bumper bash with a curb(don't ask) and ate some awesome and not so awesome food. We loved our trip there and Linc is already asking when we could go back. The ride there was a bit hairy....everything Linc said on the way was totally dramatic..."Mom this is tooo far" "Mom I have to pee sooo bad" "Mom I'm sooo hungry"But I would do it all again.

On a side note-I don't think Ledger is EVER going to get rid of his pacifier...

Summer Days

2010-08-06T08:40:00.000-07:00

Life has been pretty crazy at the Searle house. It seems like all I do is pack and unpack bags. I guess that's what summers are all about though right?? I'm kinda ready for it all to start slowing done though. We have gone to the Splash Park a few times this summer and every time we go the boys absolutely love it.

Linc and Carson

They also found a tree they just fell in love with..they spent half the day climbing that tree.

My Favorite pic of the day...

They also wanted to try out the carousel..and of course loved it too!

Last weekend we had a girls weekend with Luke's family. It was so nice to be able to shop without 2 kids. Thank you mom and Luke for letting me be able to get away for a few days. You guys are the best a girl could ask for!!

We shopped till we dropped!!

Another favorite picture. ..he's such a ham.

Cabins, cabins and more cabins...

2010-07-16T10:46:00.000-07:00

It has been yet another crazy summer, bumping from one cabin to the other.... it has really been alot of fun. I haven't had anytime to blog so this will be another photo overload so bear with me!!!

Last week I went up to my parents cabin and we went boating. It was a little too cold for skiing and wake boarding but the kids still wanted to get in the water. We found a nice little beach and the kids loved it!!

I found a piece of driftwood to take home...

Oops!!

A few days later we headed up to Salmon for a farewell and I got a couple cute pics of the boys...they hate their hats but i threaten their lives if they take them off ha ha...

After the farewell we drove over to Hebgen Lake..it was a long drive but we finally got there!! We went to the playmill, did some shopping and boated most of the days..when it wasn't too cold that is....

We even tried out the new surf board...it was awesome!!

We all got matching sweatshirts while we were shopping... so cute!

We had wore out this little guy so much that we fell asleep on the floor in the family room with the TV blasting...he slept 12 hours that night. Poor guy.

Luke had to get in his daily workout..J/K!

Linc was practicing his surfing skills so he could try it on the boat..

Isn't my "baby" getting big?... So sad.

A week in Paradise..

2010-06-08T14:41:00.000-07:00

Bahamas: Gorgeous, Deliciously humid, Heaven on earth.

Friday we headed off for the Bahamas...getting there was all part of the adventure.

Our little pilot Lincoln

Nice play dough face babe...

The first flight was to Atlanta. It was only suppose to be a 4 hour flight but we got stuck in weather and it turned out being a 5 1/2 hour flight. Not fun with a 3 year old and 18 month old. This poor kid couldn't keep his eyes open..so exhausted.

Since our flight took so long we missed our connecting flight to Nassau. We had to spend the night in Atlanta.. Big time bummer. No luggage either.
Figuring out a game plan....

Thank you Delta for the very stylish and hip t-shirts...go Sky Team!!!

Yay!! We finally made it!!

Luke was so excited to finally be there that he jumped into the pool with his clothes on!!

See anything wrong with this picture?? Ha ha!

Our house for the week...

Sunday everyone(But me..had to stay at home with sleeping Ledger baby) went to church. I was so sad that I had to miss it. Everyone said it was so awesome and they have very strong members.

At Goldies eating Conch Fritters and cracked Conch...Yummy!

Awww...the beach. We were the only whites seen on the beach but we didn't care much.

This baby girl would not stop eating the sand...sooo funny!!

Bring on the sun!!

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href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA8IBsG_GmI/AAAAAAAABTY/dCd7rAtPcwE/s1600/DSCF4156.JPG"></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA8IAzbD1MI/AAAAAAAABTQ/IwpuGTATpbs/s1600/DSCF4151.JPG"></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA8IACweVyI/AAAAAAAABTI/Gz8Z9LmfBpc/s1600/DSCF4147.JPG"></a>                 Bahamas: Gorgeous, Deliciously humid, Heaven on earth.  Friday we headed off for the Bahamas...getting there was all part of the adventure.  <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA70fWRaXOI/AAAAAAAABRQ/_iGWhpQZ5NY/s1600/DSCF4109.JPG"></a>  <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA70gmuemxI/AAAAAAAABRg/OEn04ePozeM/s1600/DSCF4115.JPG"></a>  <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA70h-xo5HI/AAAAAAAABRw/nxizDprgP3A/s1600/DSCF4118.JPG"></a>  <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA70hBM2rBI/AAAAAAAABRo/ofzUIuXo6vs/s1600/DSCF4117.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA785sZbpkI/AAAAAAAABTA/ShSqBz-Q77k/s1600/DSCF4144.JPG"></a>  <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA7312A81YI/AAAAAAAABR4/aYIhu9k46to/s1600/DSCF4121.JPG"></a>   <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA733eQLVBI/AAAAAAAABSI/h_FWy7x6PbA/s1600/DSCF4127.JPG"></a>  Our little pilot Lincoln  <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA70gFhdFAI/AAAAAAAABRY/rOCDNmQZ0Jg/s1600/DSCF4111.JPG"></a>  Nice play dough face babe... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA732VWLKuI/AAAAAAAABSA/NMH_c_MmTf4/s1600/DSCF4125.JPG"></a> The first flight was to Atlanta. It was only suppose to be a 4 hour flight but we got stuck in weather and it turned out being a 5 1/2 hour flight. Not fun with a 3year old and 18 month old.  This poor kid couldn't keep his eyes open..so exhausted. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA7331JygDI/AAAAAAAABSQ/dI46NIPhrLA/s1600/DSCF4137.JPG"></a>  Since our flight took so long we missed our connecting flight to Nassau. Big time bummer. No luggage either. Figuring out a game plan.... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA7825Kjz-I/AAAAAAAABSg/fuG8wUd2-c0/s1600/DSCF4138.JPG"></a>  <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA783kJhyCI/AAAAAAAABSo/kgRdsccDq7g/s1600/DSCF4139.JPG"></a>  <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA784ZKOUXI/AAAAAAAABSw/GnNqlTMD5nM/s1600/DSCF4141.JPG"></a>  Thank you Delta for the very stylish and hip t-shirts...go Sky Team!!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA785GKbEaI/AAAAAAAABS4/oICaQ0BjApA/s1600/DSCF4143.JPG"></a>  Yay!! We finally made it!! Luke was so excited to finally be there that he jumped into the pool with his clothes on!!           Our house for the week...  <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA6-dYpYrTI/AAAAAAAABQI/JO77Lue4AKw/s1600/30251_10150200406785315_520715314_12943451_2754098_n.jpg"></a>  Sunday everyone(But me..had to stay at home with sleeping Ledger baby) went to church. I was so sad that I had to miss it. Everyone said it was so awesome and they have very strong members.  At Goldies eating Conch Fritters and cracked Conch...Yummy!        Awww...the beach.  We were the only whites seen on the beach but we didn't care much.  <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kLYjzN-owP0/TA6-d5rXadI/AAAAAAAABQQ/fe80Wg-9IBE/s1600/30251_10150200411505315_520715314_12943636_3319161_n.jpg"></a>     Bring on the sun!!   Tuesday the boys went Deep sea fishing.  Poor little Linc was sea sick half of the time but he was still determined to catch a huge fish...and that he did!!  They brought us home a ton of Mahi Mahi to have for dinner.  It was the yummiest fish I have ever eaten.   and of course the girls had to do some SHOPPING! You aren't a Searle if you don't do some kind of shopping while on vaca. We have some pretty funny memories of the straw market...      Just chilling at home..      And oh how we loved our pool at the house...       See anything wrong with this picture??      Eating at the Poop Deck...      The Pirates Museum...Linc loved it..when he wasn't scared that is...      Oh Cabbage beach...how we love you ! We could have lived there!      Ledg was just content on sitting in the stroller all day.  The only crazy part was that he wanted his blanket on him the whole time...it was like 90 degrees!!  That kid LOVES his blanket.   Seriously..take me back now!!       Thursday we went to Atlantis. It was AMAZING!!  We went to a water park that is 141 acres!!  Other than the bum bruising it gave me, it was the best water park I have ever been to.    My favorite boys in the world.     They had the worlds largest aquarium too. So cool!      Friday we went to the zoo and saw some trained flamingos. It was so crazy!  They really had some awesome animals. Linc loved it all.     We were so sad to come home but so grateful that we were able to go on this awesome trip. Oh Bahamas...we will always keep you in our heart!!

Just chilling at home..

And oh how we loved our pool at the house...

Tuesday the boys went Deep sea fishing. Poor little Linc was sea sick half of the time but he was still determined to catch a huge fish...and that he did!! They brought us home a ton of Mahi Mahi to have for dinner. It was the yummiest fish I have ever eaten.

Of course the girls had to do some SHOPPING! You aren't a Searle if you don't do some kind of shopping while on vaca. We have some pretty funny memories of the straw market...

Oh Cabbage beach...how we love you ! We could have lived there!

Ledg was just content on sitting in the stroller all day. The only crazy part was that he wanted his blanket on him the whole time...it was like 90 degrees!! That kid LOVES his blanket.

Seriously..take me back now!!

Luke doing the Baywatch run...

Eating at the Poop Deck...

How adorable is this??

The Pirates Museum...Linc loved it..when he wasn't scared that is...

Thursday we went to Atlantis. It was AMAZING!! We went to a water park that was on 141 acres!! Other than the bum bruising it gave me, it was the best water park I have ever been to.

My favorite boys in the world.

There was a slide that was a 60ft vertical drop that then went into a tube slide and sharks were swimming around you...this is the sharks tank...and yes I did go on the slide! ;)

Linc's best bud Riley...

They had the worlds largest aquarium too. So cool!

Check out the size of this fish!!

Friday we went to the zoo. It was so crazy! They really had some awesome animals. Linc loved it all.

Luke took a pic of this plant to show my mom Ha ha!

They even got to feed to the parrots

They even had a flamingo walk. All the flamingos were trained. It was so cool!

We were so sad to come home but so grateful that we were able to go on this awesome trip. Oh Bahamas...we will always keep you in our heart!!

Linc's Preschool Graduation

2010-06-08T14:36:00.000-07:00

Wow!! May seriously flew by and here we are in June. We had so much going on in May that I'm going to back track a bit. Linc had his preschool graduation and it was super cute. Even though he will be in preschool another 2 years he got to participate. It really made me realize how fast he's growing up.

He made so many new friends in school and always talks about them. I think this cute little chick Kaylie is his favorite....

Singing his favorite song, 5 Little Monkeys....

Our little guy is growing up.

***Stay tuned for our Bahama trip blog coming soon!

Our Eggcellent Easter...

2010-04-15T09:17:00.000-07:00

Easter this year was a fun one...as it always is but it was especially fun having Ledger old enough to enjoy it all. We started it off a few weeks before Easter when Shawn and Chels and Zoey were here.

Such a HAM!

We tried to snap a perfect shot of the kids and this is what we came up with....

No, Not quite perfect....

Definitely NOT perfect...

I guess we'll have to settle on this one for now..at least till I get out my photoshop!!

The day before Easter we did our own family festivities. We were disappointed that we had to have the Egg hunt in the basement cause it was too cold outside but it worked out ok.

Decorating Eggs..

We finished off the holiday at my parents house. Linc and Ledger loved all the Easter stuff they got from them...

Linc and Kaden playing football

Linc and Hadlie just Love playing house.

The 4 munchkins...

We are also FINALLY enjoying some warm weather!! It's about time!!

We sure enjoy our Christmas present from Papa and Mimi. So glad we can finally play on it!! Yahoo!!

These are just some random bath pics. Am I the meanest mom for posting them?? I think they are way too cute not to though....

Chauffer anyone??

2010-03-09T08:01:00.000-08:00

This weekend we took a little trip down to Utah with my family. The trip of course started out at Tai Pan and then on down to Gateway mall. We took the kids to the Discovery Center for the first time. It was so fun and exciting....but exhausting. There was so many things to do and we

were going about a mile a minute. Beware of picture overload!!

These two have such a love/hate relationship....

Having so much fun they could barely contain themselves.....

One of Linc's favorite places to play...the kitchen.

Another one of Linc's favorites-the gas station. He is constantly "filling" his trucks with gas at home.

Paisley

Ledger was just loving it too...just look at those eyes!!

The Helicopter..Linc kept asking if he was going to fly into the sky. My little worrier.

After the discovery center we checked into Little America and then rode the train to the Energy Solutions Arena for the Jazz game. Lincoln LOVED the Jazz game. Luke even got him a jersey to wear for the game(Despite his feelings for the Jazz!) We even got some autographs on his jersey to complete the experience.

Linc kept yelling "Go Jazz!" the whole night. He was so content just sitting by Papa , his hands on his chin, staring down at the players. It was so nice watching the game from the sky box so the kids could eat a nice dinner and run/crawl around.

Heading back to the Hotel...

The next day we shopped all day...Ikea was awesome!! It was my first time there and WOW. Luke and I got lost. Then we had to hit the mall of course...we were all so tired though. We just dragged each other store to store. The kids we were loving it of course and there wasn't a sign of

tiredness in them!!

***This face just about sums up our weekend. We had a BLAST! Thanks mom and dad!

Booyah Boise!!

2010-02-26T18:35:00.000-08:00

This weekend was yet another fun get-away. We drove over to Boise to watch Luke's sister play in the State Basketball Tornament. It was so fun to be able to spend time with Luke's family and see Chels, Shawn and sweet baby Zoey. My boys just love staying in hotels...

Of course we has to start the weekend off with some swimming at the hotel.

Linc and Savannah

Best Friends!! The three little Rascals in the bath after their swim.

Oh how Linc loves this little girl.

We attended a couple games and Ledger was so sick. I felt so bad. He seriously just sat in his car seat the whole time staring into space.

Until I got him out and gave him to the Bee. Not too excited.

So then I decided to hold him for a bit. He was so out of it that he began blowing spit bubbles. We tried to catch the moment but you may not be able to see it. Pretty funny though.

Still not happy...poor guy had a rough weekend.

All of us in the car going to the championship game. . . WAHOO!!

Linc in all of his Bee's gear. He loves his Bee's!!

3 Late nights(up past 11:00) + No naps= One TIRED boy!

Ky's team took an amazing second. What a great accomplishment. Good job Ky. You rock.

Linc HAD to have one more swim before we left...He's such a fish.

Yikes! Catch me dad!!

On our way home...Boo. It looks to me that Ledger is pretty excited though. One of the few times he smiled all weekend. This kid is crazy.

Cabin Fever

2010-02-17T11:04:00.000-08:00

With Luke working and in school we decided we were in great need of a get away...so, we packed up our bags (and brought Cornishs along with us) and headed to my parents cabin. We were so surprised when we got up there and realized how much snow there was!! Crazy...so, we loaded up the sleds and made the trek to the cabin. Thankfully my parents got there before us and had the cabin all warm and toasty and had dinner on the table. Thanks mom and dad! We had such a relaxing evening talking and watching movies.

We woke up Sunday morning and decided to go up to Jackson for the day. I had the idea of going to the Elk Refuge. Luke thought the idea sounded B-O-R-I-N-G but I knew the boys would love it. So we decided just to drive through it ourselves instead of taking the sled ride in...big mistake. The beginning was great and Linc loved it. Luke had seen enough and wanted to leave but I persuaded him to drive a little further. That's when it happened... we were driving around a parked car and started sliding to the side of the road. The lip of the road kept pulling us in. We were stuck. Thankfully a few men helped us and had shovels but after 45 mins of digging and spinning wheels Kass decided to take action and call the sheriff. Once the sheriff got there we hooked up and thought it would be no problem...well it was no problem after having her drag us in 2 feet of snow for 30 yards. I was seriously surprised when we finally got out...we almost took her in with us!! Well one of the ladies that was helping us came and got my camera from us and told me she needed to take some pictures cause we would have a funny story when we got home...so, thanks to her, here are some pictures. Glad that's over.

The rest of the weekend was so fun and relaxing and it was really good to have our daddy away from his homework for a few days. I'm not looking forward to him making up for lost time though....

Thanks mom and dad for the wonderful weekend! We will definitely do it again...but next time we will pay the $19 a person to take the sled ride into the Elk Refuge. Ha ha.

Here's the boys "Helping pack and get ready for the cabin."I sure love my boys!

Snow Day

2010-02-07T21:58:00.000-08:00

Ok so I'm looking through me blog and realized that I totally forgot to post about our fun New Years Day. My brother was home from boot camp and we all spent the afternoon at my parents house playing outside in the snow all day. It was the first time Linc got to experience a "snow day." We had so much fun sledding, 4-wheeling, and having snowball fights.

My dad loves having a snowman in the yard during the winter and always goes out and builds one himself so we thought we would build one for him...it turned out great... and huge. 5 weeks later the middle and bottom ones are still standing...the head fell off and is laying on the ground. Ha ha. Poor snowman....sometimes I feel like my head falls off and I have to figure out where I put it.

And this picture???

I call this Blackmail...Ha ha. I think it's adorable. He's playing house with Hadlie. If Luke knew this picture existed he would burn it. I guess thats what mothers are for.

The Carnival is in Town!!

2010-01-13T18:53:00.000-08:00

Last week we celebrated both of the boys' birthdays. There birthdays land about 3 weeks apart and I felt bad only doing one but Luke promised me that one big party would be funner than two...so we tried it. It actually worked out lots better and much easier...I only had to come up with one cake, one menu and one theme. We decided on a carnival theme and Luke's mom was nice enough to let us have it at her dance studio. The party was complete with hot dogs, nachos, popcorn and cotton candy.

We had tons of games for the kids that include....

A pinata

A magic show that Kevin and Savannah put on...

Linc and Carson were waiting for their turn to shoot the basketball...

I could have just skipped all the games and let the kids run up and down the dance floor!

After the games, the kids get to exchange the tickets they got for prizes.

Then, it was cake time....

Make a wish Linc!

Ledger enjoyed his cake!!

The kids were waiting patiently as Linc and Ledger opened their presents...they got SpOiLeD!

Ledger, Aunt Chelsie, Zoey and Lincoln

Things I love about sweet Ledger~

~His sweet side smile.

~How much he loves his red and plaid blanket Mimi amde him.

~How he loves food even more than his blankie...and thats ALOT!

~He loves to just sit on my lap and watch TV.

~His chubby thighs.

~How much he loves Lincoln and copies everything he does.

~ He loves to dance whenever music is on.

~He loves dogs, especially Smudge...so funny to see him play with Smudge.

~He loves just to hang out in his car seat.

~He gets stir crazy in the house and loves to get out.

Ledger brings so much joy to our home and we are so lucky to have him. I love him so much.

Things I love about my little Lincoln~

~He can sing Boom Boom Pow the whole way through.

~He can count to 10 in Spanish

~Whenever I ask him if he has to go potty he says, "No Thank you mommy."

~He loves to say prayers, even when he's just going down for a nap.

~He is daddy little buddy when it comes to football...you can find them both on the couch with a bag of chips yelling for their team.

~He can pick out the Raiders logo, Micheal Jordan Logo, Wendy's, and Walmart anywhere.

~He carries my purse around the house saying,"I love to shop, I'm a shopper."

~He loves the mall and begs us to take him shopping...that's my boy!

~He asks to watch Ellen, Oprah and American Idol on a daily basis.

~He always knows when I have a headache and rubs my back.

~He is so tender-hearted just like his daddy.

Lincoln is the sweetest little boy and brightens my day. I love him so much.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE SWEETEST BOYS IN THE WORLD. WE LOVE YOU!!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

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What a wonderful time of the year it has been. Things have been so crazy this year especially but it wouldn't be Christmas without it. This year has been filled with lots of family, friends and tons of PaRtIeS!! Every year we have a "Grandma Joann's Christmas Night" party in remembrance of our crazy Grandma that always used to buy us DI Christmas presents. SO, Everyone has to bring a $5 D.I. present. This year, we decided to have an ugly sweater contest as well....check out this UGLY dressed group!

Now, that is H-O-T-T Hot!

Ok, So now I'll skip all the way to Christmas morning...I didn't take any still pictures of Christmas morning at our house since I was recording all morning, but needless to say, Linc got spoiled. Although, after opening one gift he didn't want to open any more. Hmmm... maybe I'll just get him one present next year. ;) So, after presents at our house, we go up to Searle's. Christmas Eve and Day are always planned out to the hour of where we are...good thing it only comes once a year. Linc got spoiled, yet again. He won't take off his Raiders helmet..ever. He wants to sleep in it. Ha. Ha.

What a happy boy!!

Ledger and Zoey just enjoying the wrapping paper...

Now, on to my parents house....We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Dinner along with family and presents. We had a special treat having my brother home from boot camp. Linc missed his cousins and uncle so much. We are glad to have him home even though it's only for a short time.

Linc of, course got spoiled here too... he just can't wait to put up his trampoline Papa and Mimi got him...now we just need the snow to go away:)

Linc, Hadlie, Kaden and Addy

Baby Paisley

Kaden and Linc Beating up on Papa

My Aunt Karen made all of these adorable aprons for us for Christmas..I love them!!

This is the picnic table we gave to my parents and also to Luke's parents..way cute. Shawn made them and he did such a great job.

Every year we always go bowling a few days after Christmas with Luke's family... Linc really loves bowling... check out the concentration...

Nan and Ledger

We hope this season finds all of our loved ones happy, healthy and safe. Happy New Year!!

P.S. I got photoshop for my birthday...does anyone have any tips?? I was on it for 4 hours yesterday and got NOWHERE...I can't figure it out. I'm about ready to throw it out the window..please help!!

Thanksgiving craziness!!

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It has been a crazy few weeks at our house...fun but crazy. Two weeks ago I threw a surprise 50th birthday party for my mom....I didn't take one picture. I was too busy running around getting everthing ready. I was so disappointed...the party turned out great though. It was such a great party for such a wonderful Mother, Wife, Mimi and friend. We love you mom. Last week my sister had a sweet new baby girl, Paisley. She is adorable and looks just like her big sister. We are so excited to have a new baby girl in our family. She's so precious. Whenever someone in our family has a baby it's a huge occasion..everyone comes and it's such a fun day...here's some pics of the exciting day..

Thanksgiving day was awesome. Filled with lots of family and tons of food. Each holiday we spent time with each of our families...which leads to TONS and TONS of food. I didn't get as many pictures as I would like..(probably cause I was too busy eating!) but the ones I got are super cute of the boys..

The day after Thanksgiving we went to TRS with Luke's family. Shawn and Chels and Zo came down from Moscow for the week and it was so fun to see them and sweet Zoey. We miss you guys alreday!!