Christmas Morning!

This was the best shot we got of all of us! The kids were too excited to sit still long enough to get a decent picture !

Both boys were so sweet and had a lot of fun opening presents!


My parents got Noah a little "radio flyer" rider thing! He opened it and sat on it IMMEDIATELY and proceeded to rock and "ride" on it, while it was still in the box! Super cute! I wish I'd had my video camera out! Thanks Mom and Dad!


Noah kept going around to all the presents and sitting on them. Silly kid!




We made the mistake of letting Mason open the Monsters vs. Aliens movie first! He didn't really want to open anything else after that! He just wanted to watch the Monsters movie!

Here is a short video clip of the boys opening presents, or in Noah's case, just sitting on the presents.

Christmas Eve

Tradition! In my family on Christmas Eve we always have a Christmas party with dinner, some gift exchanges and a nativity re-enacting! I love it! However, because Mason was sick only Noah and I made the Faler family party.

Noah as one of the shephard's.

Noah with Aunt Maryann and Uncle Nate. (Which by the way he looked in the mirror and said An-na for the first time! I love it!)
"Baby Jesus!" on the loose! (My 9 month old niece Ella was Baby Jesus this year and... she did pretty good considering! :)

Noah's not in this picture because he was a "wandering shepherd" most of the time!

Noah kept doing this during the program! Funny but NOT very reverent.

Are you sleepy?

How tired is this? I LOVE it!

Sorry about the shaky camera work! I was trying REALLY hard not to laugh!!!

All I want for Christmas!

I guess this is what happens when you brag that your child never gets sick! Poor Mason!

He isn't too sick (yet?!?!) But has had a low fever for the past 24hrs. He points at his throat and says "My neck hurts!" It's kinda cute but I feel bad for him. Sometimes it's nice to have a lethargic child but... I prefer and miss my happy, full-of-energy, and lots of fun Mason.

(I'm so not complaining, I know it could be 100 times worse but it's CHRISTMAS!)

All I want for Christmas is healthy boys!

Noah's Dance Moves

Noah absoluetly LOVES music! Whether we are in the store with background music playing or in the car, he is always doing his own little dance!

With this song he's trying to do the motions "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes..." He gets as far as the head and that's good enough for him!

Mason "flipping" out!

Ok so... I guess I went a little too far this time. For the record I don't let Mason do this anymore! He's just so fun to play with. But... I guess I need to think about his safety. I don't want him to break his neck. Bummer! Maybe we'll try again on the trampoline in a couple years! :) BAD mommy!

Noah's a Goof!

Noah has started saying the word "AGAIN!!" It doesn't really sound like the word again, but it's funny to listen to! Sorry, I'm not sure that this video clip demonstrates it very well.

He also has this funny quirk where he has to give a high five and then give "BONES" (knuckles). If you try to do either action 2 times in a row he'll correct you! It's hilarious!

My baby is turning into a little boy! I love and hate it at the same time!

My Dress-up "Doll"

Ok... So I watch one of my best friends kids on Thursdays (Lindsey). She has 2 kids, Colter (3 yrs. old) and Sydney (3 months). I love it when they come over. Our kids play so well together (Mason and Colter are inseperable best friends), plus I get to watch a new baby girl. I think I have a little too much fun. Today I painted Sydney's toes and mine to match! (Yes I know I am totally cheezy!) But how cute is this!

I was talking to my sister Maryann about my day and she laughed at me and said, "Don't you just love having a doll that you can dress up!?" And yes I really do!

Sydney is such a good baby! Very happy ALL the time!

Doesn't her dress look so cute?!?! Apparently I put it on backwards. Oops! Ha! Ha!

I guess you can tell I'm a mom of ONLY BOYS!Here she is giving us a show!
I couldn't get a picture of all the boys and Sydney but... I did manage to get this really cute video clip of Noah reading to Sydney.

Football game with a 3 Year-old = an ADVENTURE!

Ron took Mason to the ASU football game this past weekend. I know Ron was a little nervous taking a 3 year-old to a college football game. But I think Mason did pretty good?!?!?

Mason just idolizes his Dad, so of course he was excited to hang out with Daddy at a football game!

These pics where taken on Ron's phone, sorry if they are blurry!

It was kinda hot (and of course we forgot sunblock for Mason!) So... Ron improvised with the ASU game program! I guess Mason actually kept the program on his head for quite a while!
After the first quarter was over Mason got antsy so they walked around the stadium for a while. That's when Mason got the face art done. I'm shocked he held still long enough for them to finish!
Ron said that Mason was really funny at the game. When people around him would yell or cheer Mason would then yell or cheer! He caught on quick and copied the crowd's reactions to the game.
On the drive home, Mason fell asleep. (Exhausted from all the fun!). I got a couple pictures of him asleep on Ron's shoulder (so cute!) but I can't seem to find them?!?! Oh-well!

Happy Halloween

I LOVE Halloween! I think it's my favorite Holiday!

Thanks to my sister Maddy I had an adorable Dragon costume for Noah (that BARELY fit!) So of course I had to make Mason a Knight (I have to enjoy picking out my kids costumes while I still can!)

It was really hard to find a Knight costume so... I improvised, made his costume myself and accessorized it with dollar store items! Whoo-hoo!

Our ward's Trunk or Treat was a lot of fun!
Mason and Aubrey!
What a beautiful Mermaid!
The costume parade!

(Mason by his buddy's Zane and Bryson!)

The Phoenix Zoo

Thanks to my sister Lisa and my good friend Sunny we were able to go the Zoo 2 times this past week. My boys LOVED every min. of it.

This is pretty much how Mason was the whole time. (Trying to climb into each exhibit! Seriously!)

Noah just LOVED looking at all the animals!

Mason and his cousins!

Mason and Bryson! Totally posing!
Mason "HUGGING," more like wrestling the goat down to the ground. All while the goat is trying to take care of business. (If you know what I mean.)
Jo Ann will definately appreciate this pic! :)

Mason just followed ALL the goats around like they needed a guide or something!

Yes! I totally set my 1 yr. old next to a goat for a video clip! Baaaaad mommy. He just absolutely loved it!

Mason a little too close to the squirel monkey! This was one of the exhibits that Mason escaped into. (Imagine that! He got past their high tech rope system!)
These monkeys are sooooooo cute!

Thanks again Sunny and Lisa! We had a blast!

The REAL Cake Crawl!

Ok so we RE-DID the cake crawl on Noah's actual Birthday! This time he was ready for action!!

Noah loved his b-day present. We hid it under a blanket and made the horse noise-sound effects go off. He went crazy and got all excited!

But when we tried to have him ride it... well... he liked to just pet it and dance with it more than actually hoping on it and rocking! Oh-well! :)

Mason on the other hand... no problem at all jumping right on!

Noah's Dog Impression

Noah started making this noise after meeting our friends dog named Dixie. Now he does it all the time!

(Ron says I need to stop encouraging it, it's not Noah's "prettiest" facial expression! :)

Mason's Birthday!

Mason turned 3 yesterday! CRAZY! When I asked him what kind of cake he wanted he replied: "A SCHOOL BUS CAKE!" He loves school buses. When we are driving around in the car he is constantly yelling, "Mom! Look a School bus!". It's so cute!

So I made him a school bus cake. Don't look too close it's a little lopsided (The School bus looks like it got into a fender-bender!)
I couldn't get him to look at the camera, he just kept counting the windows and turning the bus. (In the bus windows I put pictures of family and friends.)

We decided to do a small family and Friends party at the park to celebrate Mason and Noah's Birthday's (Noah's b-day is on the 14th).

Mason LOVES the Happy Birthday song. (He's had some practice since Ron's B-day was just 5 days ago.) I love how he sings to himself!


YUM!
This is the one and only present he opened at the party! He wouldn't open his presents he just wanted to play on the playground THE WHOLE TIME!

Seriously, he had to open the rest of his presents at home!


Ok. So, making Pinata's is VERY time consuming! I feel bad for Mason's friends and cousins. He is good at taking "turns"... but "his turns" were a lot longer and more frequent then everyone elses turn. He kept saying "Ok! My turn!". What a goof!

Ron did a great job manning the Pinata!

In my family we have a tradition were the baby gets to crawl into their birthday cake on their 1st Birthday. Noah's cake crawl was very surprising, especially considering the kid is ALWAYS hungry, NEVER turns down food, and usually not shy!

Scouting for Elk

Ron got drawn this year for Elk hunting! He's so excited. Anyways, we went camping this weekend to check out the area and do a little scouting.

Mason almost took off on his own (that's why the video clip ends abruptly)! Seriously. At one point during the trip he was riding with Grandma and she made the mistake of taking her hands off the handle bars while fixing her hair. Mason grabbed the bars and hit the GAS! It was really funny to watch from behind! Joyce (my mother-in-law) just about flew off the back of the quad! She should have known better! :)

I love that our whole family fits on one quad! We had so much fun riding around and "scouting". Our boys were so funny, they could totally fall asleep on the quads. I think the vibration was soothing!

We visited a Fish Hatchery nearby. Mason LOVED it!
(This pic reminds me of that really old movie "The Incredible Mr. Limpet"?!) ha! Sorry if you've never heard of it!

Noah at the fish hatchery! :)

There were soooooooooo many fish, this pic doesn't do it justice!

Mason and Grandma watching the fish jump at them!

At night our boys had tons of fun climbing around and playing in Grandpa's trailer!

No this isn't our Elk...(we saw this one on the drive home) This is however a "5 pointer"! Ron says he'd be happy to get a "5 pointer" in November when he goes hunting?!?!? That means his antlers has 5 points! Just some useless information for ya!