Christmas

Grandma Martinsen came through again with some awesome pjs. I think Ryan was secretly disappointed that his were so boring this year, but there's always next year!

 



It was an exciting morning. The boys all got Cardinals shirts and footballs that I had my cousin (Todd Heap) sign. They got plenty of Nerf weapons, games, scooters, Lego kits, a BMX bike and clothes for Caleb, snow boots for me and a  dutch oven for Ryan. Margo found the dutch oven in her garage, so it fit Ryan's gift giving criteria perfectly! Nolan's favorite was the pooping reindeer he got in his stocking.

Christmas Eve

We decided to hit Mesa on Christmas Eve this year, so that we could stay home on Christmas Day. We stopped by Grandma & Grandpa Greats' house. The boys love to see Grandma's Christmas Village! Caleb showed off his piano skills and we opened gifts (books for the boys).





Next stop, the Scoresby's. Baby Jake was just born a few days prior. Still smelled that sweet new baby smell. The boys LOVE little babies. It's sweet to see them be so gentle with a baby.


Next up, the Payne's house. We caroled to their grandpa







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Home Depot Sat.

Kids get to make a free craft the first Sat.of every month at Home Depot. Every now and then we go. The kids get their own Depot apron with a pin for every project they complete. This month they made turkey napkin holders for Thanksgiving.

the artieest

Cus loves to surprise people with his awesome drawings. Pretty good handwriting for a 4 year old!

Punkin Time

Miss Shelley is Cus' preschool teacher at Anthem El. She is awesome! I finally figured out that he learned to say, "Get outta town!" from Miss Shelley.


With his buddy Josh.






One Halloween night, the fire fighters drove around passing out candy.

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Eli Plays Flag Football

Eli had a great coach and a great team. I'm pretty sure they won every game, although sometimes I didn't pay close attention as I was preoccupied chasing this little man around.

McDonald Ranch

Found a Groupon for McDonald Ranch in Scottsdale. Took Nolan, Marcus and his friend, McKay. The boys had such a fun time petting animals, going on a hayride and riding a horse. It was fun, but definitely not worth full price. Glad I had the coupon.