Such a stinker, but still o so sweet!

Drake has been a BIG stinker lately. He just thinks he knows best and doesn't want to listen to ANYTHING I have to say. So, it has been a bit of a struggle around here lately. But just when I am about to lose it he reminds me of what a sweet boy he really is. Here is the conversation he had with Sonja this morning:

Oh, and Drake is talking in this high pitched voice that he always uses with Sonja.

D - Oh, you woke up!
S - smiles
D - good morning! How was your sleep?
S - smiles bigger
D - you are getting so big! What do you want to do today missy moo?
S - smiles even bigger
D - Ohhhhhhhhh sweet pea, I just love you! Gives her a big hug and kiss
S - giggles a little bit (or she is just grunting hoping he will let go of her soon)
D - wanna play with Mater little miss? he giver he Mater then takes his lightening McQueen and drives it over her belly while making a REALLY loud car noise right in her face.
S - gets a big frowny face and starts to cry.

Okay, so he was sweet for a minute. But lately that is all I get, just little glimpses of the Drakey I know. I sure hope this little power struggle doesn't last too much longer!

Missy Moo Babbling

I just have to say that babbling is just the cutest thing ever! I absolutely love hearing her talk and make her sweet little noises. So I just had to post a video of it so family and friends back in Utah can hear it too. Enjoy!

We know how to PARTY!

We definitely know how to have fun in this family! We had a great New Years Eve today. We started it out by taking the kiddos to the children's museum here in Milwaukee. And we ended the day by having a dance party and banging some pots and pans. Drake definitely thought it was pretty awesome that we got to hit mom's cooking stuff like drums! Oh, and we brought in the New Year at 7:00, Drake would definitely not have lasted till midnight. I would not change a thing about how we are bringing in the New Year. I just love my little family and have had some much fun with them this year. I can't wait to see what 2012 has to bring for us. I hope you all had a great New Years Eve as well.

Christmas!

Well, we definitely had a great Christmas! It was definitely a little different since we were out here all alone. But it was kind of nice to just stay home and let Drake play all day! I have to say I am so lucky to have such a fun little family. But we definitely missed everyone back in Utah! Drake had a blast though! It was so fun to watch him open every present because he was just so excited! He definitely got a little overwhelmed at times though. Drake also helped Sonja open her presents and would show her the toys and stuff that she got. This was definitely a memorable Christmas for us, just hanging out with our little family.

Drake was very interested to see if Santa, the reindeer and Canta (our elf) ate all their food.

Sonja's Santa stuff.

And Drake's Santa stuff.

Here is Drake being silly in one of the costumes he got for Christmas.

Look at all that stuff. Our kids were definitely spoiled! Our families gave them some super fun things. We are definitely lucky and very grateful!
Thank You!

Christmas Eve

We had a fun Christmas Eve this year. It was kind of weird not being in Utah with our families but we made the most of it. I have to say it was kind of relaxing, but kind of lonely also. We decided to go to church on Christmas Eve so that on Christmas we could just stay home and play with all our new stuff. Here are some pics of the kiddos being oh so cute!

After church we went to the Wheatley's for dinner. We also decided to do a small ugly sweater party so that was kind of fun.

Sonja was kind of sad when we were doing these pics and this was the only way she would calm down so sorry that all you can see is the back of her head.