Road trip to Albuquerque...

How in the world do you keep 3 boys entertained on a 10 hour road trip?  

The boys did pretty well on our long trip.  Sometimes we were pulling our hair out, but overall everyone did very well. 

If I just couldn't entertain Porter anymore....licorice sure worked!

On the way there we stopped at a hotel with an indoor pool!

We haven't been to ABQ since Miles was 18 months old.  My dad and step mom are so good about coming to see us, but we decided to make the trek this year and we are so glad we did.  The boys had so much fun.  They didn't want to come home!

We went to see an outside light display.  The dinosaur was our favorite!

Our camera man Miles taking pictures with his new REAL digital camera!

The boys finally had their first sopapillas!  They loved them!  Quincy had an issue with a painting hanging in the restaurant...he wouldn't look at the camera because he was "watching" the picture.  (the painting is in the background of the second pic) 

Miles even licked his plate clean..."Look mom, now they don't have to wash it."

We walked around Old Town.  The Native Americans sell their jewelry along the sidewalk and there are lots of fun shops.  We got to spend time with my brother, Uncle J too.  

Porter loved being with Grandpa and Grandma Hansen...and playing with the magazines....and the russian eggs...

The boys LOVED (okay so did I) the big jacuzzi bathtub that Grandpa and Grandma have.

And of course, no trip to ABQ would be complete without MANY trips to Dion's to eat!  

Thanks Allen for putting up with the MANY meals you were forced to eat there!

We had such a great trip!  Thank you Dad and Rog for making the trip so wonderful!  Grandpa took the boys on 2 hour walks almost every day.  They played basketball in the backyard a lot too.  We can't wait to see you all again......but maybe at our house next time okay? 

oh yeah....and bring me some Dion's!!!

Christmas morning!!

Merry Christmas everyone!  We had a lot of fun Christmas morning....we all took a turn of having a flu bug the week before but by Christmas morning only Allen was feeling icky.  The boys loved it and I always love watching them get so excited!  

The famous "shooter guns" that I dreaded getting...but the boys have had tons of fun with them and it's turned out better than expected!

Porter had no idea what was going on and was content to just mess with all of the wrapping paper....and the new kitchen!  All of the boys are really enjoying that gift.  They are my little chefs.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Our weekend in review!

First of all, Porter is trying to learn that he cannot bite us or rip the glasses off our faces.  When we use a stern voice with him, this is what we get...

yeah....we finally got our first real snow storm of the year.  Allen found Miles his very own kid size snow shovel.  Our worker bee Miles was in heaven.  He didn't want to come in.  When I insisted he come in to warm up he said, "I just want to finish Bethany's driveway"

 (our neighbor)!

I didn't get any shots of Quincy playing outside, but I got one of him after he came in to warm up.  His hands were freezing, so I wrapped him up like a burrito.  This is his "my hands are freezing" look. Pretty cold!

Quincy also complained of a tummy ache.  So when I explained to him that a bandaid only helps stratches etc....and wouldn't help a hurting tummy...of course he still wanted the bandaid to help it feel better.  Silly mom left out the package of bandaids and soon his tummy was covered.

Look alike contest anyone?

Does anyone know of a look alike contest coming up?  I think I know a dad and son that should enter!!!

I was worried about Porter and the tree this year, but so far, he has done very well.  Here he is holding an ornament and playing with it....hope the whole season goes as well! He looks so big!  Sniff sniff!

Spider Jordan?

Ever heard of him???

Temple Square Concert

Every year the Orem Institute Choirs perform in the Joseph Smith Memorial building and in the Assembly Hall.  We drove up this year to listen and see the beautiful lights on Temple Square.  

The venue is just gorgeous.  The choir stands on the Mezz level and the people walking around below can hear the music as they walk by or they can sit on the couches and listen.  Allen just did an arrangement of "For the Beauty of the Earth" and the choir performed it. It's amazing.  I love it every time I hear it. It's really powerful!  He should really submit it to MoTab.  It sounds like something they would perform.  We are so proud of you hubby!

I can never resist these shots.  Dad and son hand in hand.  Ahhhhh!

Lord Licorice

Porter loves licorice!  How do we know...I mean, he is only 9 months...how in the world did he get it?  I had a tub of it in the bottom of the pantry....and Porter found it.  After that, whenever the pantry door was left open, he would hurry to it and dig in....I had to let him do it a couple of more times so I could video it.

Happy Porter with his find...

Sad Porter when mom took it away!

Here he is in action....