Couldn't resist!

I know I just posted but I just couldn't resist. This first picture is of Gabe with his ALL TIME FAVORITE TOY EVER!!!! of all the things he got for Christmas (including a kid friendly digital camera, huge tonka front loader, etc, etc) this is what Gabe cannot live without a silly Ikea hammering toy...he will not leave the house without it and plays with it for hours - literally:) Best part is it cost $5!
This is our handsome little man who is now in nursery (merry Christmas to me:) in his ADORABLE outfit he got from his cousin Erica...what a cutie!

Christmas fun!

Sorry, these are totally out of order....here are the boys opening presents with grandma and grandpa on Christmas eve...the boys and I went up there for Christmas eve dinner (Adam was at work).
Making Christmas reindeer with grandma on Christmas eve

Adam reading the Christmas story to the boys - Gabe was so excited to paint a 'Jesus star' -- unfortunately Kent got a hold of it just after picture and tried to eat it:)

FHE at Fantasy at the Bay (a drive through light festival at Willard bay)

Christmas eve making cookies for Santa - sorry about no shirts but I told the boys they could be as messy as they wanted:)

This is from our trip up to Idaho - we were able to spend a couple of days with Adam's family the week before Christmas...we had a great time but while up there Kent got pink eye and an ear infection and I got laryngitis - here is a pic of Kent feeling kinda icky
Here is a picture of Gabe with his cousins at Nana's birthday party

Adam has a fun tradition of building a gingerbread house with the boys - here is there finished product - I think it turned out SO cute!

Grandma and Grandpa Bartholomew took the boys to story time at SLC library and they read the gingerbread boy story then all the kids got to decorate cookies...This is Gabe decorating his!

Grandpa helped Kent decorate his

This is our tree Christmas eve with all the gifts Santa left for the boys

We have been playing musical beds lately so on Christmas eve somehow Gabe ended up on our bed, Adam in Gabe's, and Kent and I ended up on the couch - this is the boys waking up daddy Christmas morning

HOLY COW we got a lot of presents and had a FABULOUS Christmas!

Can we build it???? Yes Gabe can!!!!

Gabe and I went to Lowe's 'build and grow' activity on Saturday and Gabe made a cute little gingerbread house that opens and closes - I was a little leery to wrangle both hammer wielding boys alone so Kent stayed home with daddy and Lowe's let us take a gingerbread set home for him too!
Gabe was so awesome at hammering - he had so much fun...after Lowe's we actually went to Home Depot and did their 'Kid's Workshop' and Gabe built an awesome flag holder....a carpenter in the making:)

Clean teeth and Christmas trees:)

Okay - my mom and dad got me this CD for Christmas and I am totally addicted and I highly recommended it to everyone...my boys and I listen to it pretty much all day long! Thanks mom and dad!

The boys had their 6 month check up and GREAT news - no cavities, no broken teeth and no extra teeth (all of which we have experienced in the past with Gabe!)

Closed eyes but a beautiful tree and beautiful boys - the boys had so much fun taking off all the ornaments as soon as I turned my back...little stinkers:)

Helping decorate the tree (last week).....we are all SOOOOOO excited for Christmas this year...Gabe was asking for Santa to bring him a pumpkin for the longest time (last year all he would ask for was socks) but now he wants a helicopter, truck, and airplane. Kent I think would prefer playing in the Tupperware drawer to anything in the whole world...so who knows Santa might bring him a big box of Tupperware:)

The best Thanksgiving EVER!

So...This has been my favorite Thanksgiving EVER, hands down! The first pic is of our second annual Thanksgiving eve tradition - Since we have been married Adam has never had a Thanksgiving off so we have started to celebrate it the night before with Adam. I made an entire Thanksgiving meal (not even close to as good as my parents but it is only my second attempt:) and we invited over our neighbors...we had a great time and Adam got a real homecooked Thanksgiving (he got jail food on thanksgiving - poor guy!)

For Thanksgiving the boys and I went to my parents house and had a delicious meal with all my siblings and their families, my grandparents, my parents, and my uncle Mike and aunt Penny. We had such a great time eating and playing some fun games my mom planned. Here are the boys with Grandma and Grandpa and their cousins Katie and Erica (whose family surprised everyone and drove up from Colorado just in time) - This is the first year all the Bartholomew kids have had Thanksgiving together for like 8 years! What a great GREAT surprise.

Kent eating candy:)

This is Gabe with his Best friend and cousin Nina - they just happened to have matching jammies (we didn't plan it) and they were super excited! Me and my sis camie spent the night at my mom and dad's with our kids and got up at 3:15 in the morning to hit the sales with our mom (My mom is the ultimate deal finder!)- SOOOO fun, I am now done Christmas shopping except a few odds and ends!



Me, my sisters, Erica, and mom dipping chocolates - we used to do this every year growing up and it was so fun to do together again!

My SORRY Attempts at being crafty:)

So...lately I have been feeling super guilty because when Kent takes a nap - I tell Gabe it is quiet time (which basically means watch cartoons and leave me alone for a minute). So I have decided to make Kent's nap time a time when Gabe and I can do something that Kent would try to eat or otherwise destroy with his curiosity if he were awake:) So here is our first attempt yesterday...this is super easy just crush up leaves (the ones we used weren't all the way crispy so I actually microwaved them for 30 sec) and draw a design on paper with glue and then sprinkle leaves and tada! I found the idea at http://www.makeandtakes.com/weekend-make-and-takes-leaves

Here is Gabe sprinkling the leaves

This is my EXTREMELY sorry attempt at a sweater purse....it is super easy but my skills are a bit lacking (sorry pics are sideways - I am not smart enough to figure out how to flip). This is were I found directions http://perchedonawhim.com/?p=81

Okay this is just ridiculous but since I made the purse I had some scraps left over and thought 'lets make snakes for our nap craft' - Gabe had fun but he is a sweetie....they turned out a bit ...oh how should I put it - weird! Oh well Gabe had fun stuffing them and then when Kent woke up they had fun chasing and hitting each other with them:)

Notice the fine craftsmanship of the snakes (ie the huge white stitch marks from where I accidentally cut through the snake while cutting some threads)....I think my crafting day are over - Gabe will probably be relieved he can just watch cartoons and not have to put up with his mother's amazing crafting skills!

wheeler farm and snow

Gabe and I built a mini snowman today - Kent had to stay in with daddy because he has another ear infection - poor kid! Notice Gabe's bright orange snow pants I made the mistake of letting him choose which ones he wanted:)

Gabe and Kent feeding the goats leaves at Wheeler Farm - hours of entertainment:)

Adam and the boys with a HUGH hog - Adam is such a great daddy and husband and just happened to turn 33 today-HAPPY BIRTHDAY! He is officially an old man - but we love him!

This is at the little corn maze at wheeler farm and I just loved this picture of Gabe! I tried to take pictures of Kent but he really doesn't hold still so they were all blurry:)