A Whole Lot of LIving Left to Do...

Highlight what you've done... it's fun!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis...no, but I've held a tarantula.
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill...love you BRI!!!
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice...it was raining the day we were there, so we didn't. bummer!
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument
102. Bottle fed a calf
103. Attended the Calgary Stampede

Santa Claus is Coming to TOWN!

Or we should probably say CAME to town because he stopped by our house a little early this year. Since we are traveling to Texas to spend Christmas with Ben's family, we decided to simplify the packing by having our own little Christmas in Maricopa before we leave. It was just what we needed, some good fun family together time, and a chance to start some of our own Christmas traditions. Kaleb is just the perfect age right now to really understand and get into the whole thing. He and Dad wrote a cute letter to Santa, we made Christmas cookies to leave by the tree along with a carrot for Rudolph of course, and he went straight to bed w/ no stalling (a small miracle) since he knew Santa would come while he was asleep. To see the reactions of both the boys was just priceless!

BEFORE

'twas the night before Christmas
DURING

Kaleb got a special present from Daddy...the movie they saw in the theater together.

Both boys loved each other's toys as much as their own.
Here's Kaleb riding Dylan's present from Santa.

Both boys stopped and played with each of their toys before moving on to the next one.
Here's Dylan figuring out his new Sesame Street driving toy from Kaleb.

Here's D loving the stocking stuffer as much/more than his big presents. Typical, but cute!

AFTER
Cute boy Dylan showing off and saying CHEESE! Just this week he started saying cheese when we're taking pictures. I don't think he even knows it's a food yet!

Kaleb with his new Handy Manny tools in pocket.

A Christmas performance...enjoy! Pretty sure he learned his moves from dad and his uncles. You'll have to turn off the music on the side playlist to hear him sing & maybe turn up the volume a little.

WHAT THE CRAP?!?

Dylan is one stinky dude...we've known this from birth, but love him anyways. That was until last night! D was letting them fly, so I changed him...nothing more than a wet diaper. A few minutes go by and it really reeks again. Ayden & Randy were over so Randy checked Ayden, nothing, and he says he thinks it might be Dylan. Well D is tooting as usual, but I had just changed him, so I don't think much of it. Then he wanders over & he really does smell like Stinky Stinkerton, so I decide to check his diap, like I've done a million times. I go in to pull the diaper away from his bum so I can look, and OH THE HORROR, SPINACH GREEN POOP IS ON MY FINGER!!! It was green, mushy, all the way up his back and so disgusting! I screamed like a little girl, ran in circles not knowing what to do, and not wanting it in my kitchen sink, and then quickly, quickly cleaned us all up. Dylan went straight to the tub where he immediately started peeing in his bubble bath. Nice. Normally this stuff doesn't bother me...it's my own kid, it's part of life, yaddah, yaddah, yaddah, but as Sid the Sloth would say, "HUMANS ARE DISGUSTING!"

Silly Dilly

Visiting Daddy at work.

First haircut.

Saying goodbye to Gramma Gramma.

A hair raising experience!

Our little Dylan is already 15 months... I can hardly believe it! It seems like he grew up overnight. He's already eating with a fork & spoon, tackling his brother, practically running, and his fun personality fills our days with laughter. When Dylan wakes up he gives the sweetest hugs and he leans his little head into the crook of my neck and shoulder and it just melts my heart. He also runs to the door when Daddy comes home and gives him the same sweet hugs. D has all his baby teeth, except his canines in, and has the cutest little toothy grin. Reminds me of Sunny Baudelair a bit, especially when he goes in for a kiss! He loves to "talk" on my phone, read books especially if it's about Sesame Street, animals or cars. He's also saying a few more words: mama, dada, car, go, ball, hi, bye, la, la, la, la (elmo) & monkey, dog, duck & car noises. It's pretty cute! He loves to do whatever Kaleb is doing, and it's so much fun seeing them chase each other around the house and go down our slide together. Dylan is famous for blowing raspberries on us all at any given time or place, and also knows he's done something funny when he lets one fly. Such a boy! Other favorite past times are dancing to any music in the car or on tv and running with his little arms behind him like he's taking off. He loves Patty Cake, 10 Little Indians, This Little Piggy, waving and blowing kisses, airplane rides on mommy's knees & is very ticklish! Silly Dilly we love, love, love you!