El Paso

The week before Halloween, my mom and I took the kids to visit James and Karin in El Paso. James was out in the field for the week so we didn't see much of him. We had a lot of fun hanging out with Karin and Sami. Since it was so cold we had to find indoor activities. We went to the mall one day and the kids played on the toys there. I tried to get some cute pixs of all the kids but this is what I got.

Happy Halloween!

On Halloween, my mom and I and the kids drove home from El Paso. We got home and rested then got the kids in their costumes. Corey took the kids trick or treating and I was outside passing out candy. When the kids joined me they had fun playing on the carport and passing out candy (and eating their candy!) Jacob said he wanted to be Ben 10 (which is a cartoon on the Cartoon Network). Evelyn was a fairy and Analia was Minnie Mouse. Corey dressed up as Chuck Norris and I was a witch.

My handsome boys

For Jacob's birthday he got some new church clothes. He looked so handsome in them.

Analia is a Year!

I can't believe my little baby is a year old. She has been such a fun addition to our family. For the most part she is a very happy girl. She is now standing on her own and takes 4-5 steps. She loves playing and flirting.

Happy Birthday Jacob and Analia!

Jacob turned 4 on the 1st and Analia turned 1 on the 15th. To celebrate we had a joint party for them.


Analia liked her cake.

Jacob wanted a train cake for his birthday. So I googled "train cakes" and there is a video on how to make this train cake. All the kids loved it.


Jacob stuffing an oreo into his mouth.

Evelyn and her cousin Alyssa after eating their cake.

Evelyn and her cousin Kloey eating their cake.

Cousins Alyssa, Aaron and Kamryn

Cousin Braiden- waiting to get his cake.


Cousins Sophie and Nathan

Cousin Royce

The Phoenix Zoo

My mother in law called up and said her sister Jill had some extra tickets to the zoo and wanted to see if the kids and I wanted to go with her. Of course we did. We all had a great time. Jacob especially loved having his own map.

Backyard Beach

It was a hot day and so I let the kids play outside with the hose. They got these buckets and had a lot of fun playing in them. While playing Jacob starts singing a song from a Disney show Phineas and Ferb called "Backyard Beach". In the show the boys make a beach out of their backyard. So to Jacob we had made a beach also.