Say "Cheese!"

Since we added a third little man to our pack, it was time to get new pictures again.  Thanks to my very talented sister-in-law, Jenna, for taking these adorable pictures of the boys.  I love how she captured each of their little personalities so well!

 

 

 

 

 

Isaac
6 years old

 

 

Trevor
4.5 years old

 

 

Carter
2.5 months old

Such handsome little guys.  :)

Zoo Lights

We took our boys to see the Zoo Lights at the Phoenix Zoo.  It was a really fun night, especially because we were able to meet up with Scott and Jenna and their cute kids.

All bundled up and ready to see some lights!

Sweet cousins :)

 

Love the face that my handsome brother is making here!  Ha ha!

Uncle Scott and the kids hanging out with the "talking giraffe"

It's so fun to make memories like these with our cute cousins.

Christmas Concert

Isaac had his first ever school concert in December.  He was very excited about it and it was so fun to watch him perform!  They sang a couple of Christmas songs, including "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth."  It was pretty adorable.  :)

Waiting for the show to start

Look how excited he looks!  :)

 

 

 

Great job, Isaac!
You're our little superstar.  :) 

Little Buddies

My sister, Corinne, and I have had each of our babies within months of each other.  It's been fun for our boys to have cousins so close to their ages.  Our older boys are best friends with each other and they are so excited that Carter has a "best buddy" too!  :) 

Here are a couple pictures that she took of the newest little boys:

Ryan-8 months
Carter-3.5 months 

Sweet Ryan giving Carter "loves!"  :)

Ten Years

On November 8th, Derek and I celebrated 10 wonderful years together!  Our anniversary this year was pretty low-key (due to the new baby), but it was still nice to stop and reflect a little bit on the last ten years.  I am so grateful to be married to such an incredible man.  He is a great husband and an amazing dad.  I'm a lucky lady.  :)

Here's a little look at some of our best times together:
 

I love, love, love this man.
Happy Anniversary, Babe!  :)

Halloween Fun

We had a really fun time celebrating Halloween with our kids.  I've never really been into Halloween, but everything is fun with these boys!

We invited some friends over for some pumpkin-carving.

Here are my cute little preschoolers at our Halloween party.

Trevor and his buddies  :)

Isaac got these crazy glasses from his school Halloween party
and the boys got a kick out of trying them on everyone...
starting with poor Baby Carter!  :)

Trevor with the crazy glasses, witch hat, and spooky teeth!
What a look, huh?! 

 

 

My superheroes
Trevor-Thor
Isaac-Batman 

 

And here's the cutest little skeleton ever!

 

Ready for some Trick-or-Treating!

This little skeleton slept through his 1st Trick-or-Treating!

These boys are so much fun!

Little Moments

One of the very best things I've experienced as a mom is to see my kids enjoying each other.

 

 

 

 

 

Love these three boys!

Carter's Blessing Day

Our sweet Carter was given a name and blessing from his dad on Sunday, October 14th.
It was such a neat experience to watch my baby in the arms of the worthy priesthood holders that I love most.  Derek gave him a wonderful blessing and then we celebrated our little man at a brunch afterward with our friends and family.

Here are a few pictures I took of my boy on his big day:
 

 

 

 

Isaac wanted to get in on the picture taking!  :)

 

Love these sweet brothers.

Our little family

We were grateful to have Grandma and Grandpa Allen with us.

 

Proud mama  :)

All tuckered out after his big day

I am grateful for this special moment in the life of our sweet boy.

We are grateful everyday that he is part of our family.