Holiday Break!

Since Brandon had a few days off for the holidays we did alot house projects. We built shelves in the nursery, build closet organizers in the master bedroom, painted the fort under the stairs and a lot of little odd and end projects.Along with projects we also rode bikes alot and went to the community center and swam since we had a free pass from an old YW activity :) The boys loved it and we had a lot of fun
It was pretty layed back but we enjoyed the time as a family!

Christmas Photo Shoot!

Since it was Christmas morning, and sunday we all had to get dressed so we figured it would be a good time for some family pictures even though we had no one to take them. Well so say the least.. they didnt turn out so good but here are our attempts ;)

There were alot more but those were the only ones that were not completely embarrassing ;) We also took a pregnancy picture since i have not taken hardly any this whole pregnancy!Here i am 29 weeks and 1 day :)

Christmas Morning!

As much as i look forward to christmas morning, Brandon is still not ok with waking up at 5am like my family use to! This year since we would be attending church at 11am i figured this would not be the year to push to be up early so we got up when the boys did at 7:15am. We have santa leave the boys a little letter explaining why he thought that they deserved presents so before they went to see what they got Brandon read him Santas letter...
(video does not want to download, sorry!)
Once they understood why he brought them toys out they ran to see what they were...
They were so excited to see that Santa had brought them both a Toy Story 3 tent. Coleton got a Tidmouth Sheds. Hayden got a bubble Tidmouth Sheds (a bigger version for younger children). Brandon got a Garmin Watch and I got a medela nursing pump! Santa also left coloring books, new sippy cups, mini toy story figuines Coleton and more big trains for Hayden and everyone got snacks.Everyone had one other present that he left under the tree.. I got new maternity garments (thank goodness!)Brandon got some new running clothes..And the boys got a tinkerbell movie (Coleton has been asking for it for months and Brandon was a little nervous to get him a fairy movie but we figured with a girl on the way we would be fine ;) and Sir topham Hat. Though we didnt have tons of new toys for them they were so excited to have what they got. After we opened presents we had cinnamon rolls, biscuits, and fruit for breakfast and then we got ready for church! The morning was wonderful and we feel so blessed to have each other. Merry Christmas Everyone!

Christmas Eve!

We spent Christmas Eve with just our little family. We had a calm day and then got ready for Santa to visit us! Like every year, we had our giant sandwich for dinner which turned out really well!The boys are not huge into sandwiches (we had chicken salad, chicken bacon ranch, meatball, and spring chicken salad) so they enjoyed olives, pickles, yogurt, and Bacon (coletons favorite!)They thought it was a pretty special meal, which is funny to me! After dinner, we cleaned up since santa only leaves presents at clean houses and then we opened presents from Grandma and Grandpa Cheney!The boys both got to open there presents and were so excited to find...New Blankets! Hayden is really big into carrying all of his blankets around so they are pretty worn so we were excited for new ones!Then they opened there second to find....New Thomas Pajamas!!!They were so excited that we quickly got on pajamas for bedtime!

After we got pajamas on for bed we put some cookies in the oven for Santa... We made his favorite.... white chocolate Macadamia Nut! We got them on a plate for him....gave Heber Hugs good bye since santa would be taking him home!Then went and read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" The boys were pretty exausted since we didnt give them naps so they were out pretty quick which made it nice for santa ;) The day was grate and we were all excited to see what santa would be bringing for us!!

Welcome Back, Heber!

Its that time of year again when we get a little visit from Santa! He made a surprise visit to drop off Heber the Elf to our house a week ago! We were getting ready for bed when Santa rang our door bell. By the time we reached the door Santa had already gone but the boys were alittle shocked to see Heber sitting in his sleigh! Coleton quickly picked him up and brought him inside.We sat down and ready the letter that Santa had written to us and Coleton was so excited!Coleton then had to explain to Hayden that they were not suppose to touch him. They went to bed that night so excited that Santa had come and that Heber was now at house until Santa would come and leave them gifts! During the next few days Heber moved through the house he was in the pantry, in the laundry, on the fridge, by the navitity, on the kitchen shelf, in the Christmas tree, and Coletons favorite on his bed reading a book ;)
There was a few days that for some strange reason Heber was not moving and Coleton made sure to tell Heber that he was not being a good elf because he was not playing hide-and-seek but since Coleton has talked to Heber about he seems to be doing much better and Coleton is loving that Heber is around. We are excited to see where Heber will be hiding next :0)

An Update on the Boys!

Thought i would just give a little update on what the boys have been up to lately.... With the baby getting bigger, i find myself sitting alot more and watching as the boys play. Coleton and Hayden are definately becoming best friends and like best friends they like the same things which can cause some difficulties! We have been blessed so much to have neighbors who are more then willing to give us there hand-me-down toys like a very worn cozy coup. Both boys love it but they really only play with it when the other one wants it, same thing with toy story toys, the bikes, and trains. They have gotten the art of trading down pretty good though Coleton doesnt understand what makes a good trade so i have to help.The other day Hayden was playing with a pretend phone which at the point Coleton wanted so Coleton decided to trade him for it. Upon deciding that, he grabbed a play banana and pretend it was a phone and tried to trade Hayden for the better one. Of Course Hayden caught on that it really wasnt that cool and said "no!" (which drives Coleton crazy when Hayden says no. They will have fights yelling no at each other, it gets a little rediculous) to it but after a little help from me, Hayden was willing to give it up for another play phone. Though Coleton sometimes doesnt understood how it worked, he has been able to use trading to his benefit like when his sippy cup is out of milk and Haydens is full he will trade his milk for Haydens milk to which both boys seem to be content?? good job Coleon!
Coleton is going to be moving up to sunbeams in about a month and they have been taking him the last 20 minutes in to primary to get him use to the transition and he has come to love primary and singing time! For a while, no one was aloud to sing in the house without him yelling "no more song mommy!!" but now that he realizes that its pretty cool to sing, we find him singing quite often though he never seems to know the words and constantly repeats the same line over and over but we are loving the change!Hayden is becoming a little boy and starting to talk like crazy. Coleton was always a good little talker so when Hayden started earlier it took us off guard! He says banana, milk, daddy, apple, spider, bob, more, ruff ruff, no, Buzz, woody, Thank-you, mine, mine turn, and many others. What is different from Coleton is Hayden has his own words for things... his blanket is Benny?? and bike is but? (so when he says he wants a bike for christmas he says he wants "a but!" which sure makes everyone giggle) and there are alot of times where i find myself translating what he is saying which i find funny. Hayden loves to vaccum (with the real vaccum and it has to actually be on!) and would do it for hours if i let him. To bad he is short enough that when he pushes it around he has to tilt it back so far it doesnt pick anything up ;(
They both love to get out of the house and we try to get out and go to storytime or have a playdate with someone the boys age because they are not home bodies like me!
The boys have definately been daddys boys lately which makes me feel so much better with the baby coming soon. They love when he comes home for lunch and are heart broken when they wake up to find that dad has already left for work. Coleton for quite a while was not in to hugs and definately not in to giving anyone a kiss but recently he cries when Brandon leaves without giving him a couple of each! When Brandon is home they wrestle, jump, dance, play games, and the boys look forward to him coming home everyday. With Brandon running so much recently Coleton thinks its pretty cool to take a little run with him and after Brandons Half-maraton race where he got a medal Coleton wanted to run so he could get one also so after a run one night Brandon made him his own little medal which he wears quite often!
Coleton is pretty facinated by the fact that i have a baby in my tummy and often wants to lay his head on my stomach to listen to her. Its pretty fun to see his face when she kicks him and how he will quickly say "baby, that is not nice to kick!" Hayden still has no clue other then the fact that he knows to say baby when he points to my stomach! Thought i would keep record of what they were up to because i would regret it later if i didnt!

Everyone Loves Elmo!

About two years ago, we were at DI and found a tickle-me-Elmo that still looked and worked great! With Coleton at the time very interested in Elmo we got it. He loved Elmo and often did things like this ....(pictures from December 2009)With Elmos mouth wide open, Coleton couldnt help but fill it with things. We thought that it was pretty cute but never expected it from another child two years later.... Hayden is also very obsessed with Elmo and as i was cleaning up the kitchen the other morning i watched as Elmos month was once again being filled with a variety of things. After a few minutes he vanished and as i went looking for him this is where i found him...

After many things had been loaded into Elmos month, by both children now, Hayden realized it was time to brush Elmos Teeth? ok maybe gums! He placed him in the sink, got his tooth brush with of course tooth paste, and went to work telling elmo every few seconds "ahhh" so elmo would keep his month open. Then of course after Elmo it was Haydens turn! :0) The two boys are so very different in so many ways but there are days like these were they dont seem so different after all!

Snow Canyon Half- Marathon!!

The day that Brandon has been training for finally came!! He started with the desire to run a half-marathon and did so great preparing. Him and his friend Nate Jensen trained for months running down Zions Canyon and taking runs at nights when the weather cooled off to get ready and then this past weekend they ran there first big race. The big day came and though we live in a pretty warm area the day of the race was freezing, literally! He had trained in 100 all the way down to 50 degree weather but boy we were not expecting to to be in the 30s! The morning of the race was raining and really windy and off the boys went to run 13.2 miles! They bundled up at 8am and started their run! Nate and Brandon ran together for the first few miles then Nate got a burst of energy and ran a head while Brandon stayed on pace. The boys and i headed over a few hours later to meet up with him at the finish line. It was so cold and the boys hated being out in the wind though by then it had stopped raining!
There were about 3 thousand runners so it was really hard to find Brandon since he was not in his normal running gear (he had gotten his running jacket the night before so i could bearly remember what he was wearing which doesnt help when you have two cold, crying children when you are trying to take pictures of him running past!) But i noticed him right it time! He made it to the end, honestly it looked like it was a miserable run but he was so proud of himself for finishing under his estimated time. He was really wanting to make it under 2 hours and make it in 1 hour 58 minutes!!!! He got a pretty fancy metal for running the race and they had a lot of cool snacks for them afterwards!We are just so proud of Brandon for sticking with running. There have been quite a few injuries that he has had to deal with blisters, foot strains, knee problem, back problems, and quite a bit more but he has kept running through all of them to keep himself healthy for the boys and me. He has lost quite a bit of weight (though i have been gaining it with the pregnancy) and he is looking and feeling great! Keep up the good work, Honey!!