Happy Birthday Michael!!!

Happy Birthday to my hubby! Yesterday was Mike's birthday. We had a great day! We drove to Mesa to go to lunch at Costa Vida (super delicious)! Then we went home and played in the backyard with the kids. That evening Jesse, Jaymie and Henslee came over and we ate barbeque ribs fresh off the grill and some delicious cake! It was a good day.


Mike got a new shaver and some new shirts. Dillon gave him a couple cars so they could play together.


Dillon was convinced that his daddy wanted a monster truck cake for his birthday. He got to help put the trucks on and sprinkle the "dirt".

Michael is a wonderful husband. I love him so much. We have been through a lot together and he has always been right by my side making everything okay. He is so funny and is always making me laugh. He knows how to look at things in a positive way and bring out the best in a situation. He is such a hard worker. When he puts his mind to something he will get it no matter how difficult it is. He is a wonderful support to me and I admire him for his dedication to work hard for our family.
Michael is a wonderful father. Dillon and Taya love him so much. He is always playing with them and making them laugh. He is so much fun to be around and he is always making us smile. We are so thankful and happy to have him in our lives and we love him so much!

Happy Birthday Michael/Daddy!!!

Trip to Utah!

After Christmas we took a little trip up to Utah to spend some time with our families. We had so much fun and it was great to see everyone!


Taya and Dillon with some presents.

We went to lunch with Grandpa Randy and Brittany and Kaylee. It was super delicious and it was good to see him even though it was a quick visit.

Super cute girl cousins with matching PJ's
(Alexia, Miley, Kaylee, Taya and Mackenzie)


Dillon with his super cool shades and a Lightning McQueen fishing pole!



Taya and Dillon with some presents!

Taya feeding her baby (oh that is so precious!)

Taya and her cousins Kylee and Ellie.

Dillon and his cousin Hallie.

We tried so hard to get a picture of all the cousins. It didn't go so well but at least they are all in the picture! (Ellie, Taya, Dillon, Kylee, Hallie, and Kaylee) They are all so dang cute!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

SNOW!!!!

Dillon was so excited to play in the snow! He got to go out with his cousins and build a snowman!

Mike was brave and went out to shovel!

Dillon had so much fun driving some little cars in the snow! (Taya and Mommy were perfectly content to stay inside where it was warm)

We got to head up to Utah for a week right after Christmas and spend some time with our families! We had a lot of fun! It was great to see everyone and get a small taste of the snow and winter weather!

Christmas Morning!

Dillon was super excited to see what Santa brought for him!


He was also very meticulous at opening his presents.

Taya and her baby.

She got a baby swing for our swingset she loves to swing!

Dillon got this train set and play table he loves it! Daddy had so much fun putting it together!

Christmas Eve!

We started a Christmas Eve tradition. We made Christmas Trains!
Dillon had lots of fun and was very proud of his train!


Michael was also very proud of his creation which is some sort of monster creature mobile!



Taya had fun watching and eating whatever scraps she could get her hands on!

The kids got to open 2 gifts one was their sibling gift. Taya got Dillon some cars and Dillon got Taya some little people figures. They also got to open the traditional Christmas PJ's from mommy and daddy!

We then went to Jesse and Jaymie's for a little party so we got a picture with Henslee, Dillon and Taya in their Christmas PJ's! So much fun!

Mesa Temple Lights

We went to the Mesa Temple to see the Christmas Lights (this was back before christmas). It was so beautiful! It's a little bit different here trying to get into the spirit of Christmas without the snow and the cold, but coming to see the lights was awesome to get into the spirit. Dillon loves Christmas lights so he loved it!

Taya wanted to show off her cheesy grin!

The palm trees looked so cool!