Jake's Birthday

I love the boys' birthdays. They are so clear on what they want. I asked Jake what kind of cake he wanted--BATMAN! And of course, when he saw it his birthday morning he said, "BATMAN! But it's not blue!" He turned four this year but told everyone that he was two.

Catch up time!

Let's just face it . . . all my posts are going to be a little bit behind the calendar. Thanksgiving is upon us and I'm posting Halloween. They're still cute though! Josh was a dirt bike rider and Jake was Batman (again). We went to the church trunk or treat where they "got the most candy EVER!" (according to Josh--about 1/2 a bucket full).

Primary Temple Trip

Saturday we attended the Primary temple day up in Denver. The tour was running 30 minutes late, so I took the boys into the waiting area to look at the statue of the Christus. I was talking to Jake and pointing out the nail marks in his feet and hands. I said, "But Jesus still looks happy, right?" Jake said, "No, he looks mad." Better luck next time.

My son Rich

I found three pennies in the car today and handed them to Jake. I said, "Look! You're rich!" He got that frustrated look and said, "Me not Rich! Me Jake!"

Josh's Birthday

I'm a little out of order here (with school Halloween pictures before Josh's birthday), but here they are! Josh turned 7 a few weeks ago and is soooo happy! For three days, he told EVERYONE he knew that he was finally seven. He had a Star Wars party and broke the Darth Vader pinata with one hit. Bummer for the other kids, but he was pretty proud of himself.

Happy Core Fictional Character Day!

Whatever happened to regular holidays? No Halloween at school--no, they had to make it "educational." Pbbbtttt. Josh had to dress up as a character from a book in the school's curriculum and tell the story to parents and other visitors. He chose Puss 'n Boots. At least it was a do-able costume (unlike Jim Henson from last year--I'm waaay too embarrassed to post those pictures). THANKS to Mom for speed shipping the cat accessories. And thanks to Carol Lee and Kathy for being in the dance festival twenty years ago. And thanks again to Mom for saving them for twenty years. And thanks to Ashley for sewing the boots. (Did I actually do anything to create this for my child besides ask everyone for favors?!) He looked awesome and had a fun day. Jake was a frog for his preschool Core Fictional Character Day (if they're going to make it educational, can't they at least come up with a better name for it?). We had many, many "discussions" about why he had to be a frog instead of Batman. When it came down to it, he played nice though. I have good kids.

Photo Ops

I tried to take a few pictures of the boys for this year's Christmas card (Photoworks was having a sale) and these are some of the best outtakes. Jake was adamant about wearing two different shoes, one on the wrong foot, and his winter gloves. Josh carried his toy rifle with him and was quite upset when I didn't want it in every picture. Despite all that, the final result was passable. Too bad you have to wait until December to see it!