Cousins and Quilts

My mom babysits Koen and Sadie during the week so we were able to have some playtime with them. It was so fun to watch Nash interact with his cousins. He did not hold back at all and it seemed his confidence grew when he was with them.

Nash found a dinosaur! ...imagine that. :)

He also became more independent and brave, he learned to climb the jungle gym without being connected to my hip! ...yeah!!!

Of course he did his regular running in circles around the playground.

Such fun memories with cousins!

My mom is a huge quilter! While we were playing at the park my mom had me go into the visitor center to take a picture of her quilt that the had on display. Isn't she incredible!

Finger Puppets...

I was going through a chest in my old room and found a bunch of finger puppets I had purchased on my mission in Uruguay.

Koen, Sadie and Nash had fun listening to the stories and then retelling them in their own way.

Somehow in Koen's story people ended up kissing.

Or riding/getting run over by the train...very theatrical!

I am so glad I found these. They have been so great to have during church. A very quiet toy that Nash enjoys. :)

Sickos....

Nash came down with a double ear infection and I picked up a cold. Not fun when you are on vacation. Nash decided not to sleep and so mommy didn't get much rest either. We didn't go out much as we both were pretty tired. It was nice just lounging around and having my mom take care of us. :)

My dad had to work quite a bit, but when he was home Nash enjoyed his company. :)

Nash also figured out how to turn on the DVD player and lets just say we watched Toy Story 3 more times then we ALL wanted to! Every minute of the day he would say "watch, Woody, mommy, watch Woody!"

Some things never change. This is our Lindy girl on guard. Just like she always was in California.

I wish I was able to play the piano more times then once a year when we make our way back to Utah. It is true if you do not use a talent...you lose it. :(

Notice the running shirt I am wearing. Darin and I ran the Turkey Trot 4 mile race in Orem. It was SO COLD, 5 degrees when we started and maybe 10 when we ended. We were pretty miserable, besides being so cold we couldn't breathe in the different altitude. I wanted to quit so bad! I probably should have with the time I got!!! ...sad, sad story.

Koen and Sadie being silly with Granny's ribbon and their dad's glasses.

My brother Kedrick has made some big changes in his life the past couple of weeks. It was so fun seeing the changes and being around the happier Ked. We are pretty proud of him and love his family very much!

Blanding Thanksgiving

Nash and I were able to travel to Blanding to spend a week with my family. Darin sadly had to go back to PA for work. My family was scattered on Thanksgiving so we decided to give thanks on Sunday instead when we were all together. My mom makes the yummiest Thanksgiving!!!

My Grandma and Grandpa Cosby were able to join us.

Sadie and Nash played pretty well as long as one of them got to be the boss. Here they are duking it out with the swords.

While everyone else was playing with my guns.

Kedrick was doing his best to convince me that I needed to hand over all my guns to him, because I don't need them. That may be so but MAYBE one of my children will be into hunting...you never know. :)

Yes we are that type of family that just gives large guns to small children and let them run rampant through the house....kidding.

I am glad that my grandparents came over for dinner. This is the result of trying to get a picture with them. Somehow we never are able to do this with them. :)

So remember our first born Lindy? Well she no longer loves us and is my father's child. Notice the annoying look Lindy is giving me like...ya right you abandoned me! She is very happy at my parents house, my dad feeds her jerky on demand and she is free to roam where she likes. I just wish she would stop peeing on everything! ...the dog has issues!

Trip to Cabela's

We thought about going to see the lights on temple square but then decided to avoid the crowds and go to Cabela's. Which I think was a great decision because it was FREEZING and Nash LOVES animals!

All ready to go!

Ya notice the BYU hat, I think Darin is trying to brain wash our child early. ;)

This was the toy of choice as the kids couldn't get enough of these little guns. Notice Zachary trying tell Nash how to use it.

The three crazy amigos on the BIGGEST camping chair I have ever seen!

Goin' Fishin' w/ Grandma

The Wild Willardson House

We were so blessed this year to spend Thanksgiving in Utah with family. Darin could only come for one week so we spent Thanksgiving week with the Willardson's. Troy and his family joined us and the house was fully of boys and wrestling!

Darin has 4 brothers and they love to be together, so of course we had to skype with Trevor so he could be a part of the festivities.

Nash loved every minute of the rough housing and running around with cousins. We had never seen him interact like this before. He really came out of his shell. Makes us want to live closer to family someday.

Grandpa was a little worn out after all the craziness.

Notice all the adds on the floor. Darin and Troy were busy planning their Black Friday shopping.

This is one of the Black Friday buys for Grandpa. He loves toy flying things, the grand kids love it just as much!

....until Darin broke it. :)