This weekend we packed up the trailer and went camping down to Yuba!

I know, we missed the good weather, but it was still fun. We hung out in the trailer and played games, and when the sun decided to shine a little, went outside. In those rare moments that it did, we started a fire(had to roast the marshmallows) even though it was really windy, and the next day did a little fishing off the dock(which I'm sure your not supposed to). Then they ended up throwing rocks in the water, much funner. Even though we were there just 1 day and night, I got lots of cute pictures. Sorry there's so many.

Eli said he wanted a fishy pancake. Then Kaden said he wanted a rainbow trout(whatever that looks like.) I think I did a pretty good job.

Easter Egg Hunt at the Wilson's

Sam is such a great help. We went to a Scentsy Party, and she

watched our kids. Of course the best part is bathing Trevin. Thanks Sam for letting us be kid free for awhile.

Kaden loves April Fools Day! He was planning a trick he heard on Nick, and was excited to play it on Eli. But it didn't work out and was really sad. I worked that whole day, and I thought when I got home I wanted to play a trick on him. So I got those M&M's with the flip top, dumped them out, and when I got home, filled them with gravel. They were already in bed so I went upstairs and told them I got them a treat and could have a little before going to sleep. Of course they were so excited. They opened them, Eli pops one in his mouth, then spits it out, Kaden of course gets all mad. He likes to play the trick not be tricked himself. I wish I had my camera for their expression.

We finally took on the big job of tiling our house. First we had to rip out the linoleum, and scrape up all the paper backing, and glue. We used this wall paper steamer(in the picture below) to help soften the glue. It worked okay, but we still had trouble getting it all up. That was almost more work than the tiling. It was fun at first but then after the 2nd day I was ready for it to be done. The actual tiling took us about 3 days. Then the grout and the cleaning, and then finally, NEW CARPET. I think that was the best part.

The shop vac was on most of the time, and Eli stayed up late. He finally fell asleep on the couch with his hands covering his ears.

This is my brother Jackie. He came over the first day to help us get started. And to also let us use all of his equipment. This closet was such a pain in the butt. I'm sure glad he took on the task. Thanks so much brother, for your time and expertise.

Trevin sure liked to sit by us and watch.

Trevin just chillin', drinkin' his bottle.

So most of the time my sisters had my kids, I was so glad for that. There is no way we could have gotten anything done with kids. Thanks a bunch Collene and Chris.

They like the new floor!!!!!!!!

This is me doing my part. I was to slow for Manny, so while he was cutting a piece we needed, I would lay out some mud. Then he usually came back in and finished. I did lay quite a few tile. But I was mostly there for the support.

This is the last piece to be laid. And about 1:30 a.m. Talk about excited!!!

Manny doing the grout. I was pretty much useless with this. I tried, but was to slow. So I went behind Manny, to start cleaning the grout, and floor.

After cleaning the floor 4 times, it finally was clean. And then about a 4 days later we got the carpet. Then I could put my house back together.

This is Kaden's 2nd year doing the karate tournament. He did really good this year. He took 2nd place in forms, 1st place in sparring, and 2nd place in chimbara(don't know how to spell that). I'm glad he's enjoying it. All my time spent in the car. Worth It! The video clip is a little long, I tried only getting the best parts. Sorry it's not the best, all I had was my camera.

Kaden's Karate 2009

Bath Time

This is Eli's cousin, Shelby. She came to hang with us one night, and they where goofin' around.

Eatin' candy of course, and spinnin' around in the chair till they where sick and dizzy.

Trevin, taking his turn!

"ELI" In a not so better moment

This is Eli's usual when he wakes up from a nap. And yes, this is in the middle of the day. With Eli still in his jammies. Manny got this video on his cell phone (sorry about the quality). I was at work and he sent it to me. I was laughing so hard.

Sometimes you wish your kids hadn't learned to read!

So there we are, eating cereal Saturday morning. Kaden with his Reese's Puffs, Manny with his coffee, and me with my Special K. Manny looks at me and says "how come your so beautiful?" which he sometimes says. And my usual answer is "because you love me." So he turns to Kaden and says "isn't mommy beautiful?" Kaden replys"in 2 more weeks she will be." Me and Manny look at each other thinking WHAT? Then it dons on us, the cereal box. We started laughing so hard. I didn't realize Kaden had read the box about loosing POUNDS in 2 weeks. After we stopped laughing, and Kaden thought he was so clever. I asked "so,do I need to loose weight to look beautiful?" Of course his answer is yes!

WARNING!!!!!!! Naked Boy Ahead

I know the next couple of posts are all

about Trevin, but he's the cutest thing to take pictures of.

Trevin's Giggles

Trevin just turned 6 mo. and I thought it would be cool to see all the boys at that age. It's amazing how different, but also the same they look. For me, it's hard to tell who they look most alike. I just think they're adorable.

Tubbin'

ADDICTED TO THE WII

Since Kaden has gotten the Wii for Christmas this is what he plays non stop(if I let him). He had his cousins over one night, and they loved to play the Guitar Hero. Who knows, maybe one day they'll start a band. Lol

Look at their faces. It's like their in a trance.Except for Eli, he's pouting as usual. Gavin loved it so much he came back the next night to. I was surprised because Kaden can be such a hog.

This is my niece, she is such a cutie! We went up to Manny's sister's house to exchange x-mas gifts, and her husband Ramon made the best dinner(well part of it). He works at Stien Eriksen in Deer Valley as a chef, and sometimes comes up with the best things. Thanks so much Elsa and Ramon for having us up.

Dorani Tarango

Ramon holding Trevin

Elsa

Christmas morning

For the last 3 years this has been are Family Tradition.

We go out to eat at a restaurant, then on to Festival of

lights, and then drive around to look at neighborhood

Christmas lights. This year we also went to Thanksgiving

Point. My Favorite is finding neighborhoods who have gone

all out on putting up lights. And the different things people do.

After that on our way home, we stop by the sports park (if it has

snowed). And do a few doughnuts in the parking lot. This is Manny

and the kids favorite part. This year I decided to record some

of it. Its the post below. WARNING: May cause dizziness.

Christmas Eve Family Tradition