More Family Pictures!!!

You know the ONLY problem with having a fantastic photographer is that its hard to pick ONLY a few pictures to hang up. They are all so BEAUTIFUL!! Thanks to Nikaela! It's so fun to go out to different spots and just have fun together while she does all the work. Check her site out here. LOVE THEM!!! Which one do you like best? See what I mean...it's a toughy:) Luckily this is just the thing you want a lot of choices with...good shots of the family.

FUN Thanksgiving pictures

So I just got some fun Thanksgiving pictures from Justin that I HAVE to share.

Daddy and Mason racing to finish their feast!!
(Mason was totally pigging out and daddy came over and joined him)

Porter and Brayden found the REAL party out on the trampoline with their cool buddies
Lindsey, Dallin, Tyler and Slade

Brent and I just.....

This was HILARIOUS!! Mason found two forks to use but couldn't quite figure them out so he just started digging in with his face, he did not, however, let go of those forks. He just might need them after all. He got quite the crowd but didn't even notice, he was way to busy chowing down.

Twilight Date

Camille and Justin joined us for our date to see 'Twilight' FINALLY! I have been so excited. It was a good movie too! I was trying to compare it to the book the whole time so I want to go see it again, but I think it was pretty good. Brent even liked it. It was fun to have him there and after asking questions about everything. When I read the book I kept him up on what was going on, but obviously didn't give him every detail so he had some questions. It was fun! We then went to eat at In and Out (the diner scene made us all kinda want Hamburgers) and then Christmas shopping. What a FUN NIGHT!! I LOVE DATE NIGHT!!!

Parade of Lights

Ok so I'm so mad that my XD card, we used in the camera, this night broke right after we got some GREAT pictures. A friend told us about a 'Parade of Lights' held in Casa Grande that started at 5pm on Sat. So we took the boys, grabed some Taco Bell and hurried on down. This year has been so much fun with Porter somewhat understanding Christmas! He loves the lights, the trees and especially the Christmas Music! In fact shopping is a whole different experience, he's so occupied looking at all the cool christmas stuff that he doesn't even bother being a pain ;) . Anyway back to the parade... So it was quite the picture. We decided to use both stollers and got there just as it had started. Of course the steets were totally full already so we walked a few blocks to get a somwhat open spot. Brent had the bigger stroller that was capable of off roading in the rocks and I ended up carrying Porter and the stroller though half of it. We found an OK spot and Mason ate dinner in the stroller while Porter was totally enjoying the show! It was so fun! Everything was lite up with Christmas lights. There was music and all sorts of creative floats. Quite a few Fire trucks drove by all lite up and there were ever fire fighters covered with lights. Porter thought it was all pretty cool. It was SO MUCH FUN!! It was a little chilly, but we had our coats when we needed them and really enjoyed that family night! It will definitly be on our list for next year.

Big helper!

Porter is a BIG help these days! He has just about always cleaned out his tub toys and he has helped me here and there sweeping , picking up toys, but tonight he was a real help. He helped clear the table and loaded almost the whole dishwasher and I must say it was prettier than whenever I do it. Take a look at the silverware and utensils all lined up so perfectly! What a great job! Uh oh here comes the Mason monster to take it all out of the dishwasher as always.

Our Thanksgiving Weekend

the Puppeteers

Every year we have quite the weekend over thanksgiving! I love all the business and crazy schedule with family and loved ones. It all starts out Thursday morning for a breakfast Turkey trot with bagels cream cheese and Grandma Wades famous fruit salad, It's all delicious and then we play some sport with all the cousins, usually ultimate frisbee, and then we get our bikes or rollerblades and ride around the church in a big parade. Mason spent the whold time napping and Porter played with Gideon the whold time, they had so much fun. Next usually comes the Curtis traditional lunch, but since Nana passed away this last year it was canceled. Instead we joined the Wades for a delicious lunch. It was a fun haning out with cousins esp for our boys to hang with their cousins. Brent invited two of his class mates from ASU to join us for their first Thanksgiving dinner ever (they are Chinese). We played some games with them and had a blast. Mason was really cracking us up during lunch. He would hold a fork in each hand and then dive in with his face, it was hilarious. The wades also have a dance that night but we went over to Mom's (Olsen) house, met up with her and Eric, put the boys down to bed and ended the day with hotdogs and some good quality time. That night my sickness had gotten the worst of me and I didn't sleep most of the night with a super sore throat. Therefore decided not to do our normal Black Friday shopping early that morning. I did get out for a couple hours with Camille, but was too sick to do anything else that morning. I had planned on being at our all day puppet show, then hang out with the Flake family, then go see Twilight, but Migraines and sore throats didn't allow it. The next day, however, Porter and I headed over to puppet practice and were joined by Brent and Mason a couple hours before the show. We had a great time doing the 2 shows. One was at 4 and the other at 7. Porter was in quite a few numbers and did a really good job!! He still needed some guidence but was so cute and really stole the show in my eyes! I loved doing the show too, it's such a special tradition. Brent was even a part of the show as one of the quilt quartets and Mason, of course made an appearance. We got home about 10: 30 that night. It was quite a weekend!

Dinner Break in between shows

Practice

WOW! Great job boys!!

Pictures to come!......

Happy Birthday Mason

Today is our little Mason's first birthday!! Although we are celebrating it on Tuesday I wanted to wish him happy birthday and share with you 5 reasons why we are glad he is a part of our family on this earth!

1) Mason has always been so happy and smiles all the time! It's quite contagious, he has brought so much joy and laughs to us! It's so easy to get a smile or a laugh out of him.


2) He is energetic, playful and loves being with his brother. Between the two of them they are entertained for hours on end. He is Porter's best friend and We love that! It's so fun to watch him learn and grow!


3) Mason has been a great sleeper! He goes to sleep quickly with out crying giving us nights full of sleep, thankfully! Of course we love that!


4) He is a mommas boy yet loves his daddy. It's nice to feel so loved and needed. He warms up to just about anyone given a little time but will always come back to us.


5) He loves to cuddle! Who doesn't need a hug or several everyday? We all get our servings of love from Mason. When I put him to bed I give him a pacifier, put his blankey on my shoulder at which he immediately lays his head on it and pats my back, as I pat his, singing primary songs to him.

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