Christmas Festivities!

After Thanksgiving, the boys got a new cousin, little Zoey Lucille. Link is a little cautious around her, but Corgin adores her. He always asks if he can hold her and when he does, he has so many kisses for her. Its so sweet.

Anyway, to prepare for Christmas and get into the season, we decorated a gingerbread house one night. Corgin had so much fun.
Here is the finished product.

Then, since Clint's parents were going to be out of town during Christmas we opened their presents a little early. Corgin got a new bathrobe.

Linkoln got a puppy and blanket.

And they both got books with matching toys. They were very excited to get the new toys. Clint and I were excited about our gifts too. Thanks Brent and Kristi!

Christmas morning came. Santa left exactly what Corgin asked for, a trainset and more Legos.

Each boy got their own train.

And it's made of Legos, so even more fun because they can destroy it and build it again however they want.

Stocking time! Corgin was excited to see what was left in his stocking.

Linkoln had a little help from Dad with his stocking.

Linkoln loves his new remote control car.

The boys enjoying their Christmas presents. (The big boys had fun too building a rollor coaster train track.)

We love all our gifts. Thanks to everyone! But most of all we love the time to spend with family. We had a great Christmas and are looking forward to a new year.

Linkoln

Linkoln is my little comedian. If he knows he can get a laugh, he keeps doing whatever he is doing and will add to or exaggerate it. Like, we ask him to show us where his mouth is and he started by just pointing in his mouth and moving his finger back and forth a little bit. He got a laugh out of it, so now if we ask him where his mouth is, he shakes his head back and forth and his finger goes side to side almost across his whole body, instead of just inside his mouth. We all laugh and he keeps doing it. More and more I find him doing silly things for a laugh.

He is also fascinated with lights. Lights in the house, lights in the stores, lights everywhere. He goes crazy now that there are Christmas lights up, every time we pass a house with lights up, he hollers, "LIGHTS, LIGHTS, LIGHTS!!!" He does that in the house too. The other day my Dad put him up on a stool by a set of light switches and he sat there for about half an hour just playing with the lights. Silly kid.

He's starting to tell me he's stinky before he even goes to the bathroom, so I thought I could maybe put him on a toilet and let him go. Nope. Add toilets to the list of things he is afraid of. I even put on the little kiddie seat, but he still screamed. Funny that he doesn't seem afraid of it when Corgin goes potty.

Linkoln can't say "daddy", so we taught him to call Clint "Poppy". He always raises his hands in the air and says it in such a happy voice. It's pretty cute. Then he calls everyone "mommy". Once he started saying "mommy" he never quit. He goes around the house singing, "mom me me, mom me me, mom me me" or "pop pee pee, pop pee pee." Usually "mom me me". He also smacks when he gives kisses now. I just love his age (except for the getting into everything and anything he can get his little fingers on).

And that, is a little bit about my Linkers.

Corgin

I wanted to share some of the things that Corgin does. I've shared some of these things on facebook, but since this is my journal and I will soon be making it into another book, I wanted to put it somewhere more permanent.

Corgin always asks questions. When I ask him why he always has to talk and ask so many questions he tells me, "because I want to know everything." It's so true. And after I answer his questions he remembers it all. Also, my kid is the one that during the Primary Sacrament Program hollers hi to his grandma in the middle of it. He speaks like he is three going on thirty sometimes, like the other night when he told me he had a tummy ache after running around (I'm sure it was a sideache) and when I asked him where it hurt, he rubbed his stomach and said "in this general area." At Luke's wedding reception (Yay! Luke and Brianne got married!!!) he started break dancing, if you can really call it that, in the middle of the floor near the line. We asked him where he learned that and he said he just knew how to do it. We also think it was a mix of sugar, an audience, and not knowing what to do with himself since he was tired and it was past his bedtime. He likes to make up songs too. The other day some of his lyrics were, "Dinosaurs like to eat moldy jalepenos." So funny!

Corgin tends to see the good in things, even those things that seem bad. For example, the other day I was driving and got a chip in my windsheild. I said said something about it and had to explain what it was and after I did he says, "It's good it wasn't the whole window." Then a little bit later he bit his cheek and says, "It's good it's not bleeding." I notice that he starts a lot of sentances with "It's good . . ." I hope he keeps that trait and can always find the good in life.

He also has the biggest heart. He is always concerned about others, even cartoon characters. We were watching Bolt the other night. There was a place when the cat is sad and he says, "sometimes when movies are sad it makes my eyes water like I'm going to cry." Then at the end when the dog and little girl were stuck in the fire he broke out into all out sobs. The kind where it's hard to catch your breath. He was breaking my heart. We had to tell him to calm down and take deep breaths and that the dog and little girl were okay and happy. He was still a little sad when he went to bed after that. And to brag a little, Corgin can recite 1-4 of the Articles of Faith. We are working on the others, he learns them so fast.

And that is just a little bit about my Corgin. Stay tuned to learn more about Linkoln next post.

Halloween, Sleep Over, and Camera Dump

HALLOWEEN

We started our Halloween celebrations by carving pumpkins. Grandpa Brent and Grandma Kristi joined us.

Corgin chose the white pumpkin and with the aide of Grandma got to work.


He was a little hesitant to pull out the insides at first, but eventually decided it wasn't so bad.

Grandpa Brent started a pumpkin for Linkoln, then Linkers followed his brother's example and dug right in.

And then he decided to taste his pumpkin.

He had to try Corgin's too.

Corgin drew the picture he wanted and then Grandma Kristi cut it for him.

He was the first one done. Here he is with his lit jack-o-lantern.

Clint took over Linkoln's pumpkin (that's right, he had to pull out the power tool) and I carved one for us. Link ate the pumpkin guts and Corgin was happy to watch.

Look at that cute kid! And I know, I really shouldn't be using a knife with my eyes closed.

The finished products.

We got to celebrate a couple times, the first being at the Robertson family Halloween party. I didn't get any pictures, but we had a blast.

Then, on Halloween we went trunk or treating. Corgin really wanted to be a "pumpkin head" but Clint talked him into being Spiderman. He was happy and loved getting all the candy.

Linkers was our little monkey. He was happy to follow Corgin and get candy and he loved his glow stick.

Here they are afterward with their candy. They made out pretty good.

SLEEP OVER

Corgin's and Link's cousin, Tytan, came to stay with us for a couple days. The boys were excited to have a little sleepover.

Clint and I wanted to check out Brooklyn's Playground, the new all access playground that was built here in Poky, so we decided to take the boys.

Linkers loved driving.

Tytan and Linkoln on the swing.

They loved this swing. Corgin did too, he just laid back and shut his eyes and kept telling us how relaxing it was.

The park wore them out and they took good naps for us, however, they had lots of energy later. Check them out when we were trying to get them ready for bed.

In the morning they watched cartoons while trying to wake up.

Later they watched "How to Train Your Dragon."

And it's not a sleepover without playing in the fort.

So, they played in the fort.

These two are best buddies.

MORE SUMMER FUN

Another boating excursion.

Link loved to be outside.

Corgin enjoyed the water.

Linkers napped.

Corgin went swimming with Dad.

"Hi guys!"

Corgin spent hours playing in the sand.

And sitting in the sand while drinking his chocolate milk too.

We played in the park.

Earlier this summer, Corgin wanted to learn how to ride his bike without his training wheels. This was the first attempt. Here is Daddy taking off the training wheels with two little helpers. I wonder what Corgin is thinking.

There he goes.
Corgin wouldn't let his dad let go. He eventually figured it out, just not this time.

Played outside the house a lot this summer too.
Give them shovels and they are content.
Link followed Corgin everywhere.

Corgin loved playing soccer with Dad.

Linkers watched and probably wished he was bigger so he could play too.

JUST SOME RANDOMS

One Sunday afternoon, the boys found a box. Corgin would give Link rides and they were happy little boys.

Linkoln doesn't quite know how to wear a belt.

Link is the happiest boy on earth if he gets the TV remote.

Notice who is driving that fourwheeler. It's Corgin!!!

Corgin's Grandpa Dewey has a camoflauge coat and hat similar to these. When Corgster saw them in the store he put them on and called himself "John Deere Grandpa Dewey".

Don't ask, and we won't tell.

The other night when the boys were in the bath, they were using their bubbles to make "bubble beards". Silly kids. Now they are even more creative and make "bubble gloves, bubble boots, and bubble snow clothes".

The boys were getting haircuts at my mom's house. Linkoln loved drawing with the chalk, but he also got some on his little nose.

Linkers likes to tackle Corgin and wrestle with him.

Corgin is happy to let him (most of the time).

These two little rascals keep me busy and keep me laughing. Corgin says the most grown up things sometimes. The other day after I had gotten after him for not cleaning up his toys he said, "That's just part of having a kid." I laughed and now he says it a lot. Also, the other day Clint was mowing the lawn and he says to me, "I'm impressed he hasn't had to dump the grass." What three year old says "I'm impressed"? He had his very sweet moments too. The other night he told me that he would keep me forever. I love that. Linkers is growing up fast too. He had a well check the other day and he weighed 23 lbs (I weighed Corgin that same day and he was only 26 lbs) and is in the tenth percentile for weight. He's in the 75th percentile for height at 33 inches long. He is starting to talk. Some of my favorites and "Here you go" which comes out as "he-ya go" and "bye bye" which he says "bye bee". I also love to hear that little voice saying Mommy, even when he calls it early in the morning when I am trying to sleep. I'm so blessed to have such a great family and I love them so much!