The Long days of Winter!

We went to the Zoo yesterday, and it was a much needed outdoor excursion. Porter loved, loved the gorillas and my brother DJ would be glad to know that they were silverback gorillas...Uncle DJ sometimes refers to Porter as the Silverback Gorilla because he is so tough. Porter also loved the giraffes and we got to get up close and personal to them while they were getting their snack for the day. Porter was so close he could almost touch them. I think Cole had a good time too, seeing how he was smiling in his picture.
My beautiful babes! Hopefully they will always like each other this much!




We went to Discovery Gateway a week ago and Porter had a great time running around with all the kids, letting balls get sucked into the air, dressing up with Kate, and pretending to be a cowboy. I think being a kid must be pretty fun.

Coleman was sick all during his fifth month, and when we took him in for his sixth month checkup the doctor said he was way too skinny! Just look at the little man, he is practically skin and bones. I haven't taken his sixth month picture yet because I am trying to fatten him up a little first. He is such a joy to have in our family, and he is such a happy baby. Porter is always commenting, "Cole happy".





We have a small play group in my neighborhood that meets twice a week (I am skipping today because I am too lazy to go) and it has been a lot of fun over the winter. It gets us out of the house and lets all of us socialize a little. A couple of weeks ago we went to the fire station and all of the kids loved it.

Snowmobile weekend

Heather's family has a cabin in Oakley and we had such a blast going up there the middle of January to have fun in the snow. Justin had a blast riding the snowmobiles, and so did Porter! and oh what fun it is to sleep with a cabin full of kids when your toddler is the first to wake up...

Hello Hawaii.

The day after Christmas we went to Hawaii with Justin's family. We had such a great time, but it sure is exhausting having that much fun. Here were some of our highlights. Snorkeling, dinner at Roy's and all of the other fabulous restaurants we went to, the Polynesian Cultural Center (where I ran into my cousin that lives in SLC), my massage, Justin's fishing trip, hiking, and just playing on the warm beach in the middle of winter.

Porter's birthday #2, Pirate style.

Porter is now 2 years old. We had a PIRATE PARTY in the middle of December to try to help with the commotion of the month. We had so much fun. Porter had lots of cousins come, and they all acted crazy and had fun. We went on a treasure hunt, had sword fights, and dressed up, and we got to eat pizza with "X mark the spot" cupcakes. We even got to open presents. Porter got a Lightening McQueen remote control car from his Nana ( the perfect gift), and a real roller coaster from his dad. He really scored this year for his birthday. We love you.

December 2010

The month of December was a really busy month. If you can believe it we didn't even have snow stuck to the ground in the beginning of December, you can see Porter playing with Lola. Lola has gotten so fast and when we play fetch she is like lightening fast.
Porter is a great older brother to Coleman, and he has become such a great helper. He loves to entertain Coleman, and make sure the keep the Binky in his mouth. Porter will also roll Coleman's bumbo around to make sure he always has a seat.
For Christmas my mom gave Porter a canvas map for cars and a sack full of toys cars ready. Porter is obsessed with cars, so it was nearly a perfect gift.
Porter had his first emergency room visit in early December, he was pushed off of a bench and smacked his head pretty hard on some tile. Later that night he couldn't walk straight and he kept on throwing up. I took him to the ER and he had a CAT scan. Porter was so brave, he did have a concussion but he is doing great now.
Christmas morning with the Babes.

For thanksgiving we went to my mom's house to have one of her good old fashioned thanksgiving dinners. Man, is my family getting big. A house full of toddlers is a lot of work. For one of the activities we got all the kids together and made turkeys out of oreos. Porter had no interest in making the turkey's, but he did have a high level of interest in eating the cookies. Porter loves cookie monster( he doesn't even watch sesame street but he definitely knows who cookie monster is) probably because he loves cookies so much.