FEBRUARY 2011
February was a fun month! I have enjoyed so much being at home with Travis and Tyler! They are so cute and do the funniest things. Here are some fun things we have done!
February 5th--Visiting Downtown Brea!
The boys loved checking out the fountain! They would've gotten inside if we would have let them!
February 6th--Sunday morning! Making brownies for ward choir practice and getting our treats ready for the Super Bowl!
February 8th--Mailing our valentines to our cousins and grandparents!
Feeding the ducks at Tri-City Park and enjoying the beautiful sun!
Travis with Uncle John....he loved every minute!
We didn't have to worry about the ducks swarming around us cause Uncle John was there!
Tyler chasing the ducks!
February 12th--Shopping at the Block in Orange! We even bought some yummy Krispy Kreme Donuts!
February 14th--Our Valentines Day lunch! Surprisingly enough dad had the day off and got to enjoy the Valentines Day lunch with us.

Happy Valentines Day!February 15th--Travis and Tyler watching cartoons in their PJs!
February 19th--Getting ready for Travis' basketball game!
Having fun in the bath!
February 21st--The Santa Anita Horse Races! So this particular Monday was a holiday and Clayton and Hailey invited us to go with them and John to the horse races. We had alot of fun and the boys had a blast watching all the horses race! Should I mention that John even placed a few bets? Not good John!

Beautiful huh?

Hanging with cousin Anna at the races!

Thanks Clayton and Hailey! And by the way...we still owe Hailey ice-cream for winning our own little bets!
February 26th--Our new favorite place to eat...Bruxie! They make different sandwiches on a waffle. Delicious! We have got to go back for dessert waffles! Thanks John and Brian for going!
Februray 26th--Tyler trying to stay busy at Travis' basketball game!
Travis enjoying his LAST game!
Travis and his coach....Coach Eric!
Travis getting his award and trophy!
Travis with Grandma and Grandpa Murdock!

Congratulations Travis! We love you!

Sound asleep after a hard day of basketball...sleeping with his trophy and all!

February 27th--The boys trying on my old nylons for fun! They thought it was so great! Tyler had watched me put these on for weeks before going to church. He would always try and touch my legs...trying to figure out what the heck I had on! Well he finally got to try them on and was thrilled. If Tyler did it, Travis had to as well. Silly boys!

January 2011

January always seems like such a long month to me, but this year it came and went like that! Travis started playing on a basketball team through Brea Community Center. He has loved every minute of it! He has looked forward to playing for the last month and a half. He is a good little player for only being 3 (the bracket was for age 4-6)! So needless to say, we have been spending our Saturdays at the gym. It's been fun and Tyler has also loved it. In fact, one of his favorite words to say is "Baaball." It is darling! I am sure he'll be playing one day too!

Travis' coach is at the top right....his name is coach Eric. Travis is a good little shooter (thanks to his dad for all of the practice) and he has learned some good defense!

Here is another little future star! Isn't he so stinkin' cute?

January 15th--Crazy huh? Swimming in January! Well it really was a beautiful day.... in the 80's. Clayton and Hailey came down for a visit and wanted to test out the pool. So of coarse, that meant Travis and Tyler trying it too. The water was so cold but the minute you got out of the water, it was instantly warm! I was still to chicken to go in though!

Tyler loved exploring outside!
Travis actually jumped in and swam from one side of the pool to the other.

John and Clayton jumping into the fridgid water......if you could do it, you were inducted to the polar bear club!

January 17th--Grandma Murdock heard about this fun place for kids in Irvine called Pretend City! We took the boys and had so much fun! They had a pretend police and fire station, post office, beach, grocery store, library, farm, Italian restaurant, houses and the best part of ALL? THE CURIOUS GEORGE EXHIBIT! The kids could run around and pretty much play and touch anything. It was great! They had lots of fun. Thanks Grandma Murdock!

The Pretend City...Travis working as a construction worker!

Visiting the farm and the Curious George exhibit. The boys loved it!

Playing and shopping at the Ralph's grocery store. They had a little ATM machine where the kids could go get play money to buy things. It was so cute!
January 24th--This is Tyler's favorite thing to do! He loves to throw out the DVD's as fast as he can!
January 28th--Scott's last day of student teaching! We have finally made it! Scott and I have waited so long for this day. I am so proud of him and am grateful for all of his hard work. We so appreciated his master teachers who helped him so much!
January 30th--Watching cartoons with Dad!

My little boys!
January 31st--Travis and Mom playing games!

Travis is the winner!

DECEMBER 2010
What a fun month! I love December....cold weather, family, Christmas, and New Year's party! It's always a very busy month but full of FUN! Here are some highlights of our month!

Hailey got free tickets to Huntington Gardens and invited us to come. Grandpa Clark came too and it was so fun! It is located in San Marino, CA. and it is one of the most beautiful places. There were fun things for the kids to do also and they had a blast!

Travis pointing at a cocoa plant!
Having fun in the strollers!
The fog room......the boys loved it!

We love you Grandpa!
This little thing shot up water and Tyler and Anna had so much fun! We kinda got in trouble for letting them take off their shoes........but we didn't care!
The Japanese gardens.....beautiful huh?
Thanks so much Hailey! We had tons of fun and we'll have to do it again soon!

December 4th--The LA Temple Christmas lights! I just love the LA Temple...especially at Christmas time. The entire visitor center has been re-done and it is absolutely amazing. We had a great time!
Uncle John came with us!

December 6th--Playing around the apartment. Tyler loves this little walker!
Hanging out by the tree.....Hmmm I wonder which decoration will be taken off next??
Sweet Little Tyler after his bath!

December 11th--Brea 3rd Ward Christmas Party! The kids lining up to see Santa!

Visiting Santa! Tyler was very unsure about Santa but he didn't cry. Travis was so thrilled about the little treat Santa gave him!
December 12th--Travis hiding in a diaper box!

December 18th--Christmas party at Grandma and Grandpa Murdocks! We ate a delicious dinner and then exchanged gits! Travis' favorite gifts were the remote controlled car and the Toy Story 3 race track! Tyler's favorite gift was a spinning race car set. They both were so thrilled to open presents!

We had so much fun visiting and opening gifts. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Murdock and Aunt Lacey!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
December 20th--Hanging out by the Christmas tree. Thanks Aunt Lacey for our new matching shirts!
December 21st--Making a gingerbread house!
December 22nd--The gingerbread house is finished!
December 24th--Getting ready for our Christmas eve program...Travis and Nora
Reenacting the Nativity!
Alissa's family skit
Our family skit--We sang a little Christmas song and Travis sang his little solo....Picture a Christmas. He had learned this for the primary program and he sang it sooo cute!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Having fun!

The cousin gift exchange and having fun with Grandpa!
Uncle John reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
December 25th--Christmas morning!
Santa made his visit!
Mom and Dad on Christmas morning!Waking up...The boys are ready to GO!

Opening presents! Travis got the Walking Ironman, Stinky the Garbage Truck and Criss-Cross-Crash. Tyler got Mr. Potato head, a Zu-Zu pet, and a ball that lights up!
Our family on Christmas morning!
Tyler searching for presents!
Tyler is now an official walker!

Having fun Christmas morning!

December 28th--Fun in the snow! Scott had to head back home after Christmas to coach his high school basketball team. The boys and I stayed in Cedar City a little longer to hang out with the cousins. It snowed one night and Travis was thrilled! Tyler's first time in the snow!

Making a snow angel!

Grandma and Tyler!
Anna and Tyler taking a wagon ride in the snow! Tyler is the one in the pink hat crying!
Travis sledding down the street with Uncle Clayton and Uncle John!

December 31st--New Year's Eve
Ever since I can remember, we have always celebrated New Year's Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Rosell's house. It is seriously such a fun party! Lots of food, treats, visiting with the cousins, party hats and favors, dancing to ENJOY YOURSELF (everybody crammed into the living room) and throwing confetti and streamers everywhere! When we were younger we would let "the old" year out the back door and "the new" year in the front door. We would then run outside banging pots and pans shouting "Happy New Year." We are still carrying on the tradition....Grandma and Grandpa have created such a fun tradition!

New Year's Eve pictures with Cara, John-Stephen, Grandma Rosell, Aunt Bronwyn and Mom!

How could I forget the Egg Nog Fizzy challenges (bottom right)? What a fun New Year's Eve!