.Little.Big.Man.

I've been meaning to get some cute pics of Eli for a long time and even though these weren't exactly what I had in mind....I so love them! The light was just perfect and when I mentioned taking some pics I didn't hear any complaints so out we went as quick as I could grab my camera! Eli did pretty well, you can tell at the end he wasn't so happy with me but bribes of chocolate will do wonders for this little kiddo :) I can't believe how much he's grown and I just love him to bits. I took a few of Tan and Mya that night as well but will have to share them later...I'm ready to hit the pillow! Much love, ~Jen

.Powertools and Playsets.

We now have a playset in our yard!! I've been waiting a long time to have a big enough yard that we could actually have one for Eli and I think he's pretty happy! I had no idea just how much it took to put together one of these things and Taner earned major brownie points on this one, hee hee!! Love ya Tan! A big thanks goes out to Taner's dad, grandparents and to Toni (Eli's new best friend) for all their help... Tan and I would've still been putting it together and probably not speaking to one another :) Eli was a big help too, he would hold the measuring tape for us, use the electric drill (without any bits of course) and help read the HUGE book of directions. Here's to a job well done guys, it looks great and Eli loves his new playset! Thanks so much:)

{St. Patty's Day, and turning 50}

Yesterday my beautiful mom turned 50 and my sister and I had so much fun "kidnapping" her, going to lunch and having a great girls day together (of course I had the kids) but we had a great time!! My sister was the kidnapper, ski mask, water guns and all....and then we had a fabulous lunch at a new little bistro in Twin. We then headed back to Hagerman where my mom was then paraded around town to her friends' houses, local businesses, etc. in an "old Lady" costume complete with a wig, cane, nylons around the ankles, funky glasses, clip-on earring...you get the picture followed by a delicious meal held by her dear friend. We had a great time and I hope mom did too...you are the best mom.. we love you so much!!

On a whole separate note, St. Patrick's day is here and I though I'd make one of these if I had some extra time...so stinkin' cute! I found it here and loved all the fun ideas!! It's my new favorite blog as of right now and has some great tips, recipes etc. You should go check it out!! I'm going to try some of her tutorials, they look so easy and fun. Hope you all have a wonderful St. Patty's day!!

.keepin' it real.

These silly pics were all found on my little point and shoot camera so that's why they're not the greatest quality but I just had to share! Laurie, the one in the robe is for you...we got him to wear it! :) These are an example of what we do with our time around these parts, pretty important stuff as you can tell! Eli's been "fixing" everything around the house lately.

He also went to a transformer birthday party awhile back and he had such a blast! He was hi-fiving the guy through the whole party and was making all kinds of transformer "moves" for the ladies, ha ha, so cute! We'll have to do something like that next year for his birthday.

Anyways, sorry for the picture quality but these were too funny.

{Rain, Rain..Go away!}

Not really, I actually LOVE the rain but when you have two little kiddos who are sick as well, sometimes keeping everyone happy and entertained is a whole different story! Eli loves playing out in the rain so when it broke for a minute we ran out super fast and let him run wild and free!! I see you lookin' at his crazy hair, we've decided doing your hair around here is optional, ha! His fashion choice wasn't exactly gap kids either but I'm loving it anyways. Aside from all that, Taner is now back to work....I'll admit I was a little scared to be manning the fort all on my own but I'm doing okay so far....check back at the end of the week! Oh, and is anyone else eagerly anticipating the last season of LOST to finally be here? Taner and I watched all the episodes back to back on Netflix since we weren't getting much sleep and we're totally hooked!! I hope it hurries up, I really need my fix!! Take care, much love, Jen

.Eli's 2nd Birthday.

For Eli's 2nd Birthday we took him bowling for the first time and he had a blast!! I wish I had taken a pic of when Tan had to chase after Eli down the bowling lane........Eli was so worried that his ball wouldn't come back that he went chasing after it and Taner followed after. Needless to say it was VERY slippery and both fell right on their backs!! They were totally fine but it was hilarious! Eli only did it one more time after that and poor Grandma was the victim then and I hope she has recovered from the experience. We had so much fun and I have more of his actual party but for now here's the ones from our super-duper fun bowling night!

{Fiesta Bowl 2010}

Go Broncos!!! Tan had the chance to go the Fiesta Bowl game with his dad and brother and they had such a great time. Way to go Boise State! Here's a few pics of their adventure, they even got to see quite a few friends they knew during the game. I think next time the girls get to go, what do you think? I'm thinkin' trip to the spa!!!

Love the Potato Hat Tyler!!! ha!