The Holidays

Winter is here and so is the new year. Another year come and gone. The holiday bustle is finally over. I thought I would share a glimpse into our holidays and more importantly, pictures. Let's be real, that's what you really want to see, right?



HALLOWEEN

Growing up, I use to LOVE Halloween. The spookiness, grimness and dressing up. But, as I've gotten older and have kids of my own, I love and hate it at the same time. It's fun to see the boys dress (and I still do dress up). But I hate the candy aspect. I want to throw that part out the window. Why? Just why? What justifies getting a ton of free candy and eating until we are sick? I don't understand and I'd rather find a new tradition.



















THANKSGIVING

We had Kathy (Adam's mother) and Natalie (my sister) over for Thanksgiving dinner. I cooked the turkey, which was really moist and delicious. But, I don't want to go through all that work anymore. From now on, I'm just going to buy turkey breasts and call that good. Then, the rest of my family came over and brought pies. My favorite part of the Thanksgiving season though, was the Thankful Tree we did this year. I made a chain for each of us. Each day, we took off a chain, wrote something we were grateful for, cut it into a leaf and taped it on our tree. We all loved it. It was kind of a shame to take it down. A tradition to keep going for sure.








CHRISTMAS

We spent Christmas morning at our house. Plus, we started a new tradition. Adam and I went into the boys room, and before we even went out for gifts, we knelt down in prayer. We prayed for the gratitude of the birth of our Savior and that we may be grateful for all that we were about to receive. It really set the mood and it was one of my favorite parts of the day. We later went to my parents house and opened some gifts there. It was then a very relaxed day and just hanging out. Then we decided to go see the new Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse. Which was awesome. We all loved it. I love Christmas. I love my family.







NEW YEAR

Did we stay up until midnight? Of course... not. It is extremely rare for us to do late nights. But, we did buy pizza, breadsticks and cookie dough from Papa Murphy's and watch a movie with the boys. Which was fun and they enjoyed eating on the floor. They still went to bed on time and so did we. And guess what? The new year still came. We are perfectly content with not staying up late and upsetting our bodies and minds just to ring in the new year.

There you go. Our Holidays. 

Corbin: 5 Years Old

I’m so late in putting this up. Corbin turned 5 on January 8th. 

Our baby boy is five years old. Wow... Wow! A lot has happened in his short life time. He has already lived in 4 different states. Indiana, Florida, Utah (for a few months), Idaho and back to Utah.

I've wanted to write blogs for both our boys each birthday since they were born. I know I haven't been great at it, but I hope to change that from here on out.

Corbin is our little Irish red head. We get asked a lot if they are brothers. Really? For one, that's not even your business. But, yes they are, thank you. And yes, they even have the same Dad. Yes, I have been asked that before. People are entertaining.

Corbin has a strong mind. When he wants something, he is pretty determined to get it someway. Usually, he tries negotiation. Yeah, he is his Dads son alright. Adam and Corbin are very similar in personality. They both love fun. If it's not fun, they don't really want to do it. But when something does peak their interest, they want to jump in head first. They both love people and love to interact with them. However, they are selective with whom they interact with and how they spend that energy.

Corbin is also sensitive. In his own way. He can usually tell when I'm feeling really sad. He will hug me and tell "Mom, I'm going to take care of you." Which usually means giving me a blanket and stuffed animal to hug. He will kiss my cheek and stroke my face.

He loves to get you to laugh. He makes lots of funny faces and has a very contagious laugh. A smile that brightens your day.

Corbin can also be pretty impatient at times. When he cries, it tends to be pretty vocal and loud. He can be bossy. But, that's all fine. He is full of ideas and knows what he wants. Perhaps a leader in the making.

Some of the things I'm most proud of though, is his willingness to pray. When its prayer time, he almost always wants to say it. His growing love for Jesus makes my heart burst. The questions he asks during scripture reading. Saying "I love you" a dozen times a day.

Corbin is exhausting. But, we love him so much and are proud of this little boy he is growing into.

FAVORITES:

Color: Orange

Food: Macaroni & Cheese

Animal: Giraffe

Toy: Scooter

Book: Spooky Seek and Find

Movie: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Family Activity: Going to the Park (Dinosaur Park)

Holiday: Christmas

Song: Pancake Manor

Outside Activity: Hiking