Hanging Out in Arizona!

 Lego Time!

 Jackson is the best boy cousin ever.  He spent hours playing with the boys all week and making them feel special.  Then to top it off he  helped Spencer build his Lego dinosaur.

 We love you cousin Jackson!

 We had fun watching Ellison play soccer while we were there!

 Ellison is a super star.  She's a great little soccer player!

 The boys swimming in the pool.

 Grandpa braving the cold water with the grand-kids.

 Jackson, Landon, Caroline, Spencer and Grandpa pool side.

 Thanks to awesome cousin Caroline the boys spent the afternoon exploring the back yard!

Spencer being ever so brave! 

Spring Soccer

 Spencer started soccer again this fall.  He is loving it and seems to get into the game more this year than last season. 

 Landon cheering on his brother!

 Jen and Cooper staying warm!

 Spencer takes the lead :o) 

 Spencer showing more of his competitive side...

 Not afraid to get into the mix of things this year!

Nick and Smiles (Mr. Cooper) 

Pizza Party!

The boys had a great time making their own pizzas.  

 Landon was very careful to decide exactly where to put each topping and just the right amount.

 Spencer getting his dough ready...

 Landon

 Careful with the cheese :o)

 The boys 'Super Chefs' 

 Spencer super pleased with his pizza!

 The boys having fun searching for treats with only their light up shoes to shine the way.

 Playing games.  The boys liked guessing what was on their head.  Landon had a hard time not telling people what they were. 

 For dessert... fruit pizza of course... They had to spin to see which fruit they could add next to their pizza! 

 Yum!

It was a fun and enjoyable pizza night! 

Having a Good Time

 Nick and the Boys creating a Lego castle/zoo.  Very interesting!

 Celebrating President's Day!

The boys learned all about Honest Abe and Pres. George Washington 

 Painting Snakes... Landon and Nick

 Spencer very proud of his painting job...

 Landon thrilled just because we trusted him with his own brush and paint :o) 

 Cooper - starting to get playful. 

 He is such a happy and sweet guy!

 Playing with Dad!

Big smiles! This is our little Cooper - always happy!

Stepping up Friday Nights as a Family

 

We decided to get creative and have some themed family 'date nights'

This was called Fish Night!  We started of with a dinner of Fish sticks, fries, blue jello full of swimming fish and blue cool-aid.

The boys thought it was delicious.  

Then we painted fish pictures with finger paint.

 We did slip-n-slid in our front hallway.  (No, we didn't hook the hose up - we did squirt each other with little plastic fish as we slid by thought) 

 Nick's turn... 

 Spencer's turn...

 My turn, those little fish squirt a lot more water than I thought...

 Landon's turn...

 Spencer filling his fish with water!

 Then we went fishing for treat and small prizes.

We finished with a game of Go Fish and fish crackers.  We rented a fish movie to watch, but decided to watch it the next night instead.  It was a great "Gone Fishing" night!

New Year's Eve

 We invited our cousins the Hymas' over for New Year's Eve. We played games, ate delicious food and visited until the little kids were ready to head out for bed.  It was great fun. 

Jen and Nick 

Kara and Kevin

Aunt Stephanie and Cousin Stacie

Spencer and Mylee - pretending to be a sleep among their mess. Kids are so funny.