Halloween 2012

Yup, I'm a little late! I figure before the year ends I may as well get caught up. I tell ya, I have no idea where the time goes but its flying by. Some days I'm very grateful for that!

Anywhoo ... I am one of those Moms that wants my kids to get to have fun with their pumpkins yet I cant stand the mess of carving them. My compromise: painting. I am perfectly happy to provide the necessary supplies to let them paint to their hearts content. Each kid has their own way of doing it and their own personality.

Aliya, well, she's our poser. She'd rather get creative with her many facial expressions than focus on painting. She did a good job but once she was done, she was D.O.N.E. She gets that from me!

  Blakers likes to use he body as his canvas. He got on the most important parts then turned to a little self expressionism.

 Kai went with the "cover it all" approach. I was pretty impressed!

 And Taeya, she's our perfectionist. She sat there for quite a bit longer adding detail and pizazz to her pumpkin (check out her big ole feet. At 9 she's in a women's 6.5. Sure my kids have a cousin that is 10 and in a women's 10 but this is my Taeya ... she's not allowed to grow!)

Halloween! I love my crazy little kids. With the exception of Kai they each picked out their costumes. Aliya insisted on being a bride, Blakers was a fireman (only because we couldn't find a garbage man costume), Taeya was a geek with her BFF Kaylee and Kai got to be Aliya's groom (Blake kept calling him a broom ... I guess there are some similarities)!

 Sure enough this picture is when Kai is smiling the cutest!

 Ahhhh, look at the happy couple!

Biker Boy

One afternoon Blake asked if Tony would take off his training wheels. I wasn't sure he was ready ... he was only 3 1/2 but he said he was. Tony did great. He held his shirt for about 10 feet then Blakers took off. I guess he was more than ready!

 Wahoo!

 Yup, he's doing it!

 Just a little bit proud ... he is one of those kids that you know exactly how he's feeling. When he's happy he's all smiles, when he's down, he's all frowns/tears and dirty looks!

 Oh Kai! He loves that ratty dog ... and the pink/purple bike. It was Blakers favorite and now Kai's. Luckily  my boys don't care they are on a girlie bike.

 Later that week, Tony built a ramp for the kiddos. Again I wasn't too sure ...

 ... and again, Blake proved me wrong!

Kai Kai and Tony were content to watch from the sidelines. Love my men (and my little women)!

Dear Santa:

Daddy's Massage

Tony LOVES massages. He's not picky about who does it, or even if its good, just as long as he gets one. Luckily we have four kids who don't mind "massaging" Daddy's back! I have no idea how this can be relaxing but he loves it ... and evidently so do they!

Happy Birthday!

How could I forget these pictures? What a cutie our Kai is. He LOVED being sang to on his Birthday. Since then he walks around singing Happy Birthday all the time.

 Old Blue Eyes we love you so much and are so thankful you are in our family. You bring so much happiness to us and anyone who meets you. Your eyes melts hearts and your smile makes others happy! We love you Kai!

Big Boy

Slacker Mom that I am forgot to post Kai's big transition from his crib to a big boy bed. I love seeing their tiny little bodies in a big bed. Crazy how he looked so big in the crib yet so small in a twin. He's definitely growing up too, too fast!

WWF

My boys LOVE to wrestle. It is constant! Years ago, before we had kids, we went on a cruise with Tony's Dad and Brothers. Bruce pointed out that the boys couldn't go longer than 10 seconds with out touching, hitting, teasing, pinching, tripping or bothering one another. I didn't really believe it until I started to count. He was spot on. My boys are rapidly turning into this. Thank heavens I only have two!

Their wrestling always starts out fun but after about three minutes, it turns mean. 

 Don't feel too bad for Kai, he gives punishment as well as he receives. He is the lead instigator in most of these matches. He has figured out what buttons to push to tick his brother off!!!

I love you little men. Please forgive me for taking pictures instead of coming to your rescue ... I need a little humor in my day!

What the ????

It was a while ago that I took these pictures. As I uploaded them, I immediately thought "What the @*%^ is he doing"? I had no idea what this was a picture of.

 Then I remembered: THE LIZARD! One Sunday morning, I found a teeny-tiny little 2 inch lizard. It was darling. The boys loved it. They had a ton of fun torturing I mean playing with it until ... he got lost. Blake somehow thought it got lost in his underwear.

 Aliya and Kai were more than willing to help ... from a distance. It was pretty cute to see them so concerned about the missing lizard. We finally decided he was dropped somewhere in the grass, not in Blakey's underwear! Phew!

Arts and Crafts

 I've had to accept the fact that I've got creative kids ... well, creative girls. The boys, they are creative but its more in destructive forms. We'll see what they are like in another couple years. They all like to paint so every once in a while I forget how bad the last experience was and break out the paints. It keeps the boys occupied for about 5 minutes then they start finger painting and its OVER from there!

 I think Kai may have a little bit of his Grandpas creativity in him. Both of their Grandpa's are very artistic ... they definitely did not get it from Tony or me! They also have a couple ridiculously talented Uncles (unfortunately not from my side)!

 Tae got this oil set for Christmas last year and LOVES it. One of her favorite things to do when we visit family in Utah is paint with her Grandpa Thompson. I rarely let her get it out so when she does, it keeps her entertained for hours!

 Tae's BFF Kaylee was over and got to join in on the action!

I fear Blake takes after his parents. This picture was taken moments before he slapped his hand in the paint and started painting his arms. I swear, that boy can never leave a potential mess not messy! He is the ultimate mess tazmanian devil. Give him a 2 minute head start and he can have a room torn apart in moments (as is evident by this). Love him to pieces though!

Kai Kai is 2!

I cant believe it, my baby is two! These past two years have seemed to fly by (well, in hind sight they flew by. Most individual days seemed to last a LONG time ... I love my boys but they are a little too close in age for my taste)! 

 This is the first present he opened: a dump truck from Grandma & Grandpa Thompson. He loved it and wouldn't have a thing to do  with anything else! His brother routinely takes it away saying "Lets share Kai" which means "its mine now, find something else to play with"!

 This picture makes me laugh. Kai is totally content with his dump truck while Blake is drooling over the idea of what could be in the big box. Blake was more than happy to open the rest of Kai's gifts!

 Yep, everyone else got in on the action!

 I love this guy! He is so much fun and brings such joy to our family. I love his smile, he's always got a smile that he'll share with anyone. I love that he pretends to be shy when he is around other people. He gives the BEST snuggles! I love that he is pretty mellow when we take him places. I love how much he adores his big brother and sisters. While they are gone at school he often will ask where they are. I absolutely love his eyes. They are gorgeous! I love his raspy little voice. My favorite thing to hear is "I yove ew Daddy" when he says good bye to Tony in the mornings. I love you little monkey!