Orange Orange Everywhere!

Bryson had his 3rd birthday party on December 11th. We had a Orange themed party. Orange is his favorite color. Every time he has to choose a color it is always orange.

We sent out invitations that looked like oranges. All the kids at the party took home packages with orange slinky's, orange fruit snacks, goldfish and orange pixie sticks.

They decorated oranges with candy, making them look like people. Bryson had so much fun at his party.

I made cupcakes for the party. They were a vanilla cupcake with orange flavored frosting. Then garnished with an orange slice on top. They looked and tasted so good.

He got alot of presents including fire trucks, pj's, and a nerf gun (which has been his favorite). Bryson just played and played and then after the party he got really sick. It was like he waited until his party was over. He got a really high fever and cried and cried. Poor baby.

Fire Station Turkey Day

Robyn and Mike
Jen and Oscar

Rob and Meisha Bret had to work on Thankgiving Day so we had dinner at the fire station. It was awesome. No cooking and No cleaning. The guys cooked and then they refused to let any of the wives clean up. The crew is like one big family it was nice to be together for Thanksgiving.

Ethan and Oscars daughter Riley played together the whole time. We have already arranged their marriage.

The boys always have fun at the station. Bryson especially loves to go there. He loves getting in the fire trucks. My vote is Thanksgiving at the fire station every year.

Crazy Boys!

The boys are so crazy. Ethan found out that he is the lead in his Christmas play at school. He is super excited. We have been practicing his lines with him. I think he will do great.

Gavin is so super smart. He reads so good. And we think that he is already better in Math then Ethan.

And I wonder why my walls are always dirty. They love to climb the walls.

Bryson can't really climb the wall but he tries. Bryson is so crazy about fire trucks. He has a bunch of little fire trucks that he carries everywhere. A few days ago we went to the station and rode in the new heavy rescue engine. The boys loved it. Bryson was in the back saying "EI EI EI." I guess that is what the siren says.

Ethan is like a monkey man. He can climb almost all the way to the top.

"I haven't wore this in a long time"

I just had to blog about Gavin. Every time we ask him to get dressed he picks out the same outfit. Basketball shorts and his fire t-shirt. No matter what the weather is like he wants to wear it.

So the other day I asked him to get dressed. He comes out saying "I haven't wore this in a long time." We were both just cracking up. So I had to take a picture of him in this outfit so we can remember.

Buzz Buzz!

All the boys got a haircut. They all got a buzz. I love it because I don't have to do a single thing to it. They all look so much alike now.

It was definitely an adjustment having all of Brysons hair gone. Grandma Lamb said that he even acts different. She loved his hair. I just think he looks older.

Halloween Again?

Halloween is always crazy. I feel like we already have done way to much by the time we even get to Halloween day.

We started out with Gavin and Bryson's Halloween program at school. Gavin was dressed up like Wolverine and Bryson was dressed up like a shark. They both sang so good. It was really fun to see Bryson especially because this is his first year in preschool.
Then on Friday Ethan had his party at school. Ethan was dressed up like Dracula. I painted his hair black and made up his face. He looked quite scary.

On Halloween our day started at 8am with the boys wrestling match. They did awesome. Then Grandma and Grandpa Omer took the boys to get wrestling shoes and donuts. They are spoiled.

Later on that day we went to our ward Halloween carnival and trunk or treat. It was really fun and a big success. There were cars all the way around the park. Bret decorated the back of the suburban with spider webs and orange lights. The boys had a blast going to each car. Ethan was getting mad because people were calling him a vampire instead of Dracula. Right after he said something about it we saw Shirley Stone walking at the park and she came up and said what a good dracula he was. He smiled after that.

After leaving the park we went to see Grandma and Grandpa Morley. The boys were so amped up on sugar already and Ethan wasn't feeling good.
We left there and went to G&G Omers. At that point Ethan was just really exhausted and sick. We met up with Sondra there and Gavin and Bryson went trick or treating with her. Ethan laid down.

Bryson had so much fun going to the houses. Sondra was dressed up like a hot dog. And Bryson kept yelling "I'm riding on a hot dog." Gavin found out that if he told people that his brother was sick at home they would give him more candy.

All in all it was a crazy day. We do it for the kids. Hopefully they liked it. Bryson did get in the car later on that night and yelled,"I love trick or treating." We were reminded of when Ethan was Brysons age he loved Halloween so much that every night before he went to bed he would say a prayer. He would say,"and bless us that we can go trick or treating." Every night for 6 months after Halloween.

Time Flies When Your Having Fun?

So I haven't blogged since May and it's November now. I have been just so incredibly busy with life. I think I didn't want to blog because I would have to go back and update it all. But I just decided I will just start over again. So here goes another shot at blogging. Kids say the funniest things sometimes so I thought I should share what Bryson said to me a couple of days ago. He woke up and I could hear him in his room saying "I have to go pee." So I went in to get him and he said, "Mom my peepee is going crazy, it has rocks in it." I could not stop laughing. I had to blog this so we can tell him about it later.