Happy birthday buddy......

This is Rohan's birthday Cinnamon bun. We did his at breakfast because i wasn't sure what we were doing for dinner, but i was pretty sure it wouldn't have cake. So this way he got to make a wish on his actual birthday.

My Lil outlaws

Could you not just die at Ro's face?? So CUTE!!

And the ones that they learned it from.......

I had one for Bria and i done as well.............

Rohan turns 3......

New years day has taken on a whole new meaning for us since 2008. Rohan joined us 01-01-08 at 1:46 pm. He has been our light ever since. This morning we celebrated his day with a birthday cinnamon bun complete with candles to blow out. He got a couple small gifts from us. And G-dean came over with some new cool dinosaur fridge magnets (we used to have a bunch, but Tabby chewed them all) so this gift was perfect for the boys. As T-Bria and I enjoyed some coffee, the topic of Casa Bonits came up, she has been BEGGING to take them, and i have been against it, remembering it to be bad food, and a bad experience, but she was able to convince me, and we decided we would take Rohan for his 3rd birthday.

NOW........for anyone that lives in or has ever lived in Colorado, you know this place. It's been around forever!! (since 1974 as a matter of fact) so most people that live here have been there, and pretty much any one that visits wants to go there. Casa Bonita is every bit as you remember, only smaller. As a child, it all seems so amazing, the cliff divers, the shoot out, black bart's cave, the winding crazy never know where you'll come out caves. The magic is still there, don't get me wrong. From the familiar smell, to the fact they haven't changed anything in the last 14 years, the magic of a memory comes back to you. We took the boys tonight, and even in the chaos that is that restaurant, i had a great time watching the boys, they had fun, and enjoyed the action. The food was actually good, which we were worried about (Casa Bonita is NOT known for the food). The decor is still the same, the acts are still the same. It was fun to see the boys see something as i did as a child. Everything around us is so quick to move on to the bigger better things, it was nice to see they have stayed the same. It was a great day and evening out.

So Happy Birthday Baby bug. I hope we helped make some memories tonight that you can share with your kids. We love you with all our hearts.

She can be taught!!

I learned today how to set the automatic timer on my camera.

The happiness of a child........

Is always worth it!!

Christmas......

Eric and i agreed that this year we would make a cake for Jesus, after all it is his birthday (as disputed as this may be, we do observe his birthday on Dec. 25th) the boys get birthdays, they understand that they are important and mean something. So we made Jesus a birthday cake. The boys walked around calling it "Jesus Cake" all day. It was spice cake with cream cheese frosting, and it was awesome!! Before we enjoyed "Jesus Cake" we opened our gifts, because we also believe that as kids, they should get the enjoyment of Santa too. After all your only a kid once, and in my opinion, Santa is a big part of being a kid. This year, instead of falling victim to the retail nightmare, Eric and i set a gift amount limit for the boys. They each got the same amount to open. The best gifts "from Santa" were Epic Mickey The video game for Aragorn (which he had been asking for, for weeks) and play dough for Roahn. From Grandpa Spillman Aragorn got a camera and Rohan got a batman castle (which has been a HUGE hit) they also got a marshmallow gun. I was not as thrilled with this gift as the boys were (it shoots little marshmallows) but i see the joy in a cool no harm toy gun. G-Dean got the boys 250 balls, they are the ones you find in ball pits (or used to) all over. She got a stern look from me, and asked "Where and i going to put those?" she smiled as only a grandmother can and said "Not my problem" Eric got some new PJ bottoms, and some books, i got a new cross and a bunch of crosses for my new collection. T-Bri joined us this year too, and from her i got the most AWESOME softest blanket you could ever imagine (seriously if they made clothes out of this material, you'd never wear anything else) after Presents we had some wonderful breakfast burritos and then Jesus cake. It was a really good day, we played marbles, the boys played with their new toys. I am starting to like Christmas more and more as i get older, and now that i have kids of my own.