It's a .........

Today I had a doctor appointment and the official call is It's a Boy!!! If anyone has some good boy names for us please share. We struggle coming up with boy names that we both like. We usually don't know until right before the baby's born and I really hate waiting that long.

Stockings

Every year I want to make stockings for our family but I can never decide what I want them to look like. I always thought I wanted all the stockings to match (like they were growing up) so I was just going to wait until we were done having our family to make stockings. When I was talking to my mom about it this year, she told me just to make them all different so I could just make them as the family comes. I think they turned out pretty cute (they look a lot better in person than in the picture). Shawn really loves his stocking even though it's my least favorite. His favorite color is green and he calls the pattern on the cream part treasures. I got a little carried away and actually have two more partially made. My mom won't finish the baby's in case we change the name. Thanks mom for all the help and mainly making them for me. I really love them and I'm so happy to finally have stockings!

Here's a picture of Nate and Shawn before they went out to play in the snow yesterday. Shawn lost his glove while playing and came to the door to have me help put it back on. Out of the blue he said "Mom, you're the bestest mom in the whole wide world." It made my day especially since I hadn't been feeling that well. It also meant a lot because anyone that knows Shawn knows that he is a big daddy's boy and doesn't care as much for me. I love my boys!!!

Breakfast with the Burtons

Jeannie, Bridger, Dede, Daron, Kjersten, Kate, David, Jen, Trisha, Nate, Shawn(sleeping), Dave
The Burtons were all in town for Thanksgiving so we met up at Grannie Annie's for some Breakfast. It was so good to see the Burtons again.

Let it Snow!!!

Nate and Shawn
This was one of the first snowstorms of the year. The boys loved having their dad pull them around in the sled.

Nate's Spook-tacular Birthday Bash!

Nate blowing out the candles on his pumpkin cake. (Thanks Jana for the cake.) For Nate's birthday we decorated gingerbread Haunted Houses: Koy, Sherrie, Kandelyn, Kate, Christopher, Daron and Kjersten Shawn decorating his Haunted House Trisha, Nate, Nick and Shawn in our Halloween costumes.Nate loved opening presents. All the other kids enjoyed "helping" him too.

Here's Nate showing off some of his birthday stuff! And, yes, he insisted on wearing his hat backwards. Nate with his presents. Thanks everyone, Nate loves them all!

Elk Hunt

Josh, Brandon, Charlie, Heather, and Trisha in our sleeping quarters for the Elk Hunt. Brandon and Nick found these antlers. Now we'll have a beautiful decoration in our garage!
Heather, Nate and Lorie. Nate fell in love with horses this trip to Richfield.
Shawn and Nick

Quick Family Update

I, Trisha, stay busy keeping up with my boys and normal mom/wife things.

Nick has been busy going out-of-town for SES this summer and finishing our basement. He is looking forward to taking me Elk Hunting soon.

Shawn just turned four in August. He loves horses and going to preschool. He enjoys being with and working along side his dad.

Nate will be two in October and is obsessed with phones. When the phone rings he goes running and throws a fit if he can't talk on the phone.