I've got to say, as fun as our cruise was, and as nice as it was to get a long break-  I could hardly wait to get home to see my little dudes!  I mean, who wouldn't be with faces like that...

Cruisin'

For Spring Break Taylor and I went with my parents and a bunch of friends on a Mexican Riviera Cruise.  It was so nice to get away for a week!  The weather was great- Mexico is Mexico, but I was just glad to be on that ship (I love cruises!)
We went scuba diving in Cabo.  I have never seen so many colorful fish in my life- it was beautiful!  As was Taylor while he sported his wetsuit!!
This is me and my bro Daniel hanging out in the dining room- isn't he handsome!
In Puerto Vallarte we did the zip line.  Every cruise we have been on before this one I've been prego, so this was the first time I actually got to do it-  and it was by far the funnest thing we did all week!  (But don't look too close at Taylor, it's a little graphic:))
Here we are  just hanging out at the beach in Mazatlan. 

Talmage turns 4

I can't believe my little Talmage turned 4!  It just doesn't seem possible!  Well, my little 4 year old is obsessed with Monster Trucks- thanks in part to his best friend/cousin Lincoln.  So for his birthday we took him to the Monster Truck Jam.  We first took him to the pit party and we got to walk around and see all the trucks up close.  Talmage HAD to touch each one!  He was loving that two of his favorites were there:  TMNT and Blue Thunder.  
I don't know why we bothered with any presents beforehand because all he has played with since is the TMNT pillow we purchased for him at the show!
He was very serious during the races.  Unfortunately neither of his favorites won!  But the show was awesome, Talmage loved every minute!

For My Husband

I know that everyone is biased and thinks this about their own husband, but I have the best hubby in the world.  He works so hard and does everything he can to make me and the kids happy.  He just graduated from the Carey program at ASU and I am so proud of him.  It took him six years because he worked full time while he went to school full time, so that I didn't have to work.  He always thinks of himself last.  We just celebrated our sixth anniversary.  We always try to keep our anniversary low-key because it is a bittersweet day for us, especially him.  Not only is it the anniversary of our marriage, it is also the anniversary of his mother's death.  But this year he suprised me with an overnight stay at a Scottsdale resort.  He arranged everything, from the dinner reservations, to the babysitter.  And on top of that, he had the diamond in my ring replaced with a much nicer one!!!!  I have just been thinking about Taylor lately, and I am so grateful to have him, not only as my husband, but my best friend.  I wouldn't be who I am today without him.  Taylor, you are the greatest and I LOVE YOU!

Our Internet is Back

So, our internet has been down for about six weeks now, and this is why.....  we started construction on our "project", and during the construction something was cut (a wire or something) I'm not too educated on this kind of stuff, but today it is back working!!  The project is connecting the main house with the "barn".
This picture is the original house
This is what we like to call "the barn".  The people that built the original house added this a few years later.  It was a separate garage, office, and apartment.  Because it was very strange the way they had it set up, we are converting the inside of the barn into a game room and a theatre, and adding another 4-car garage to connect to the main house, and to make it all one functional house!  It has been a little crazy, but I think it will be worth it!

Christmas

We had a fabulous Christmas this year.  Talmage was so cute and was so excited to get his "computer"- the only thing he asked for.  Barrett didn't quite know what was going on, he was just thrilled to eat candy for breakfast.  Taylor and I had decided not to get each other gifts because of the trip to Disneyworld, but Taylor is such a sweetie and got me a wii and wii fit anyways!  I was also in charge of the gift for my parents this year (all of my siblings pool our money to get them one nice big thing) so I decided to have Randy Walker (the guy that did our wedding video) put all of their old home videos onto a DVD and put to music with about an hours worth of clips .  It was so much work and extremely stressful, but my parents both loved it-of course they cried watching it.  I love the Christmas Season, being together with our families, and remembering how much we have been blessed.
I made the boys these horses, but instead of turning out cute, the ended up being a little creepy...

Trip to Disneyworld

We took the boys and Taylor's parents to Florida to go to Disneyworld.  Taylor's parents hadn't been in almost 20 years, and it was Barrett's first time.  We had a lot of fun, and it was great for the boys to get so much one on one time with their grandparents!

Talmage loved the "pirate"
One of the days we drove over to Cocoa Beach, but of course it was FREEZING, so we didn't stay long!