The long wait is over....

We are thrilled to announce that we will be having a GIRL !!!!!! We all couldn't be more excited as you can see by Ben and Landon's faces :) Yep we are already buying PINK and it is so fun!! I was so ecstatic that I begged Fernando to let me go shopping right after we found out :) You can't see the adorable clothes (he limited me to 2 outfits and then yesterday we found the adorable pink and brown checkered jacket outfit that was an incredible deal and we just couldn't resist buying it...) that I got with this picture (the boys weren't the most cooperative holding pink...and we took it on the camera phone so it isn't the best picture but...... Ya just can't help but smile when you look at this picture. :) I will post ultra sound pictures soon.

I'm no longer MIA...AND come with exciting NEWS!!!

I know it has been forever since my last post but life has been totally crazy around here.... My health has been crazy and also the boys and I spent 6 wks in Utah where I didn't have internet.... We had a great time with family however my camera got left in Cali and so I don't even have any pictures to post, yah I know what your thinking total slacker.... The boys got to go on their first boating and camping trip, 2 demolition derby's (which they absolutely loved), went to the Oquirr Temple Open House, saw my youngest brother Spencer get married and so much more. The great news is my health has improved 100% I will be driving again in no time and.... We are expecting our 3rd in January!! We found out yesterday what we are having and we are having a....................................................................................................................

Chuck E Cheese

For Ben's b-day party we celebrated at Chuck E Cheese with some of his friends. He had such a blast!  Here is a picture that we took at a little machine that cost 1 token.  It would have been better had it caught the boys smiling but I love it because it depicts exactly how much I love my boys and LOVE being a mom! oh fyi Ben wanted his brother to match him for his party.  I love how close they have become.

Before we left for Chuck E Cheese I was trying to get a picture of Ben... but he wanted to be the photographer instead. Not bad for a 4 year old egh!? Ha ha I love Landon's look like 'do I HAVE to take this picture...'

Landon of course got to the cake BEFORE I could cut it... he stuck his WHOLE arm in it...
The birthday cake that Ben choose out... would you expect anything different more perfect for him! :) The best part is that the cars were real and so he and Landon got a new car too!
blowing out the candle
pointing at the cars
such precious little guys!

Can I tell you how much I love the age 4! Happy Birthday Ben!!

Yesterday Ben turned 4!  This little guy has brought so much joy into our lives. I love being mom!  He is at such a fun age. He has turned into my best helper and loves to please me and be a big brother.  Here are a few pictures of how our little guy has changed through out the last 4 years. I love to sit and talk with him and hear his stories.  Happy Birthday we sure do love you!!!

Unfortunately all of my baby pictures are in another hard drive so the youngest I have is him in AZ when he was 4 1/2 months old

7 months
1 year
2 years
3 years
the dimples that are sure to break many hearts...
Ben on his 4th b-day! Not the best picture but couldn't get him to cooperate with the camera.. he wanted to be TAKING  the pictures...
Here are some of our favorite ' Ben'isms'

'how cool is that!'

'that just plain silly mommy'

'I'm big to do that'

' I need privacy but with the door open' in the bathroom

'I'm gonna take you down'

'but we'll talk about that later k mommy'

'I need tight hugs and tight kisses'

'Im so SO BIG!'

'Once upon a time' he loves to tell stories...

'That was very heartfelt huh mommy' when he finishes his prayers

'Mommy your my bestest buddy'

My Baby is 2! Happy Birthday Landon we sure do love you!

In honor of our little guys birthday I thought I would share some of my favorite photos.  Landon is full of mischief and wants to do/and say everything brother does and says.  He loves to sing and can sing the whole abc's, twinkle twinkle little star, wheels on the bus, I love to see the temple and, I'm so glad when daddy comes home.  He LOVEs to jump anywhere anytime.  He is full of life and character and is so happy and funny all the time. WE love you little guy Happy Birthday!!!

one day old

2 months old
1 st b-day
7 months
8 months
9 months
10 months
18 months
cutest yoda ever 20 mo
21 month chillin in the cockpit w/ the pilot
his favorite look these days... I have to fight to get him dressed.... He is so proud he potty trained himself that he feels that justifies him hanging out in his underwear half the day...
has to do/or at least try...everything brother does
Day before turning 2 early celebration with daddy w/ free Cold stone ice cream!

When the cats away the mice WILL play

The boys were eating lunch watching word world so I ran upstairs for just a bit...when I went to go check on them (because it seemed a little too quite...) this is what I found.  These 5 valentine sprinklers were up in a box up in the cupboard.  He climbed up and got them and then got a plastic knife to open them all.  I decided I could either get mad or get the camera since they had the biggest smiles on their faces... my little characters. I am sure Ben was the instigator but Landon had no quams about joining in.  They still had pink fingers and mouths even AFTER their bath! :)  Never a dull moment around here.

look mommy
This is how I found them
what mommy its yummy...

I love to go to Grandpa's house

A couple weeks ago (right after we got back from our 3 wk Utah trip)we were driving in the car and out of the blue Ben started singing.  This is quite a familiar scene, however the more I listened the more I realized he was making up his own song AND he was rhyming it.  I was a little taken back and had to start laughing. The more we listened we realized he was not only rhyming but he was also making sense!  I had to call up my dad and have him sing it to him.  He hasn't  sung it in a while so he had forgotten it a little when we recorded it today, and of course he felt it would be more entertaining if he acted silly. :)

Here are the original words in case you couldn't understand (with Landon in the back ground expressing his obsession with cars crashing... it is a little hard to hear..)

I love to go to grandpa's house cause grandpa always reads to me

before he reads he knows he needs his glasses on so he can see

where ever may my glasses be grandpa always reads to me

we look in drawers, behind closed doors, we look in closets shelves and floors cause grandpa always reads to me

The part that totally cracks me up is that it is true grandpa Jake has to go get his reading glasses to read Ben stories :)  Thanks dad for the inspiration behind Ben's first composition.  Our boys just adore you!

Ok in my defense I tried for more than an hour to get the video (that is suppose to go with this entry) to upload.... still working on it sorry so for now a picture of Ben with Grandpa. If any one that has a mac knows how to upload a picture to blogger I would love to know the trick...:)

New Hair cut

So I know this is not the best pictures but here ya go Erika like I promised... I will try to get you a better picture soon...

A small glimpse of the last 3 months...

I know it has been forever since I last updated our blog...We have had so many fun adventures in the past 3 months!  In October we went to Oceanside, San Diego, Disneyland, Sea World, and of course the beach!  We had a great time with my cousin Lisa (who lives near San Diego) and her husband Darcy and little girl Parker. Ben and Parker got along like best buds!  They saw the star wars show at Disneyland and Ben insisted on needing a light saver and ended up as a Jedi knight (obi won) for Halloween.  Landon was Yoda.  Landon has been talking a TON these day and he quickly picked up on how to say 'twik o tweet' :) November the boys and I headed to Utah for a couple week and then in December we all went out to Utah for Christmas for 3 weeks!  The cold and snow wasn't so great but it was great seeing family and friends. We are happy to be back in Cali enjoying the nice weather!

Meagan and the boys get along so perfect! They absolutely adore each other!

Ben was picking his nose right before and as soon as I told him to stop picking his nose OF COURSE Landon had to be just like brother. He has such a personality :)
does this look like a face of someone having fun in the snow???
it appears little California boy has taken after his mom...It tooks us over  1/2 hr to get ready and we were outside for maybe 10 min. The wind started blowing and it was SO COLD! 

Landon decided to start his own fashion trend... He insists and wearing underwear like brother (of course they have to been McQueen) and so half the time he makes me put them on over his diaper under his pants, however this day was the exception....funny kid :) Look at him thinking he is just the man

All Ben wanted from Santa was 'crashing cars' and he thought that is what Landon wanted as well. They absolutely loved their cars because they do crash and then you hit a button and they are fixed like magic.  They have started getting a long like best buds these days. I love it!
Grandpa Jake played horsie while the boys rode him and had a great time wrestling with the boys.  Ben's newest phrase during this time some how became 'i'm gonna take you down' as he would tackle me over.  Poor gramps isn't acting in this picture Ben really DID pull his ears. Sorry dad...
riding grandpa the horse
on the way back from Utah in November the pilot had the boys come into his cock pit and 'fly the plane.  Their leather jackets get them all kinds of in's.  The stuart also had him come back and make his own drink of sprite!  It helped that we were in the very last seat on the plane...
obi won focusing on his 'attack'
cutest little yoda ever!  
these dimples... 
already taking after mom..
Ben and Parker playing in the waves. They could have stayed there all day. They had such a blast!

caught in action
my little cheezer! Landon LOVE to say 'cheese' to the camera
his first reaction to the cold water... his face totally makes me laugh
at Sea World
Disneyland