lights & family

We went to Temple Square last night with Taylor's family and had a fun/chilly time.
Look at that face...Bentley looks completely miserable. He was so bundled up he couldn't even move. He was like a prisoner in his own body. Better safe than sorry, it was soooo cold.

I love this picture. This is Bentley's cousin Savi who lives in Japan. He totally loves her and we were all so excited to see her and her family!

This is cute Jordyn...we were fur coat buddies last night.

This is Bentley with some of his cutie girl cousins. They are all so good to him and love him so much. The feeling is totally mutual with him!

We had a really fun time up there and enjoyed the beautiful Christmas lights and Christmas spirit. I love this time of year and wish it could last forever.

Merry Christmas!!!

Daddy...

I love you and can't wait for your school to be over so I can play with you more.

You're my best friend!!!

Let it Snow.

We had our first "real" snow fall this weekend and it is awesome. I love this time of year for a lot of reasons, but freshly fallen snow is one of my favorite things...and come to find out Bentley's too.
We got him all decked out in his new snow suit and let him have at it. He loves to eat the snow by the handfulls, just like his daddy.

I love this picture. Taylor is trying to teach Bentley how to make a snow ball.

We stopped to pose for pics in the snow and it was freezing!

Brrrr...chilly!

Thankful...

As the holiday season nears, I am mindful of the many things that I am so grateful and thankful for...

A Savior and best friend, who lives and loves me...no matter what.

This handsome guy who is the most amazing man I have ever known.

This little guy that brings so much happiness into everyone's lives.

Loving parents that love me and each other.

Sweet grandparents that lead by example.

Fun with family...

Like these cute cousins.

Righteous men that lead our church.

Freedoms that we are able to enjoy.

Eternal love that keeps us happy and able to endure.

Beautiful things that dot the earth and remind us how wonderful and special our time here is.

Happy Thanksgiving!

California Adventure...

We have been looking forward to our week long vacation to California for almost a year now. The time finally came for us to go and we had such a blast and made lots of great memories. This is the beautiful Surfside Inn that we stayed at. It was gorgeous and the most beautiful place we have ever stayed. We loved. it!

This was the view from our balcony. The first morning we got there we woke up to dolphins jumping in and out of the water. It was breathtaking.

We spent most of our time on the beach. We bought a kite so the boys could fly it on the beach. Bentley loved it and was so good at helping daddy.

I convinced Taylor to take us up to Hollywood one day. It was lots of fun, but an adventure to say the least.

There are a lot of intersting people on Hollywood Blvd. After I took this picture, this little guy would not let us go...he wanted mula. I thought it was like taking pictures of characters at Disneyland. Boy was I wrong.

We walked down the walk of fame and I made Taylor stop and snap a picture by his icon, Donald Trump.

I stopped and got a picture by my icon, Britney Spears. haha, jk.

Here we are at one of the crazy, awesome shops just chillin' in our shades.

Guess who we ran into? Snoop and...

The "Snakes on a Plane" dude. I don't remember his name.

Totally joking. They are just wax sculptures. :)

This was the very best part of our trip. We got to take our little boy to the happiest place on earth...Disneyland!

I have been looking forward to this day for such a long time. It was magical and Bentley thought so too. He did so great and loved everything about Disneyland.

Except for Goofy of course.

Bentley loves piano's lately. We found one that was his size and he just thought that was the coolest thing in the world. We could not get him away from this thing.

Taylor and I got to experience a whole different side to Disneyland. We were able to take Bentley on all the fun little kiddie rides. It was so fun being able to see Disneyland through our son's eyes.

What would a trip to Disneyland be without one of these delicious, famous churros?

This picture is dedicated to my mom. We have this thing with posing in all the funny hats and glasses at Disneyland. Don't worry mom, we got a bunch of really funny ones for you!

We made sure to get lots of pictures with all the fun characters. These ones are a whole bunch nicer than the crazies in Hollywood.

Bentley loved Pooh! He was fascinated by his nose and even gave him a big kiss. It was so cute.

Here is sweet little Bentley all pooped out after a long and fun day at Disneyland. Priceless.

We walked down a beautiful pier at San Clemente and watched the surfers.

I looked over at my two buddies and this is what I saw. I love them.

All-in-all it was a beautiful trip and one that we'll never forget. We can't wait to go back next year!!!

Happy Halloween!

We had a really fun Halloween today. We went out to my sister's for dinner and trick-or-treating with a bunch of the cousin's. Bentley's favorite thing in this whole world are dogs...so we thought it was only appropriate for him to be a puppy for Halloween! He was adorable.

Costumes: Facebook, Puppy, and Kitty cat.

Bentley, or should I say our little puppy, caught on to the whole "trick-or-treating" thing pretty fast.

Daddy and puppy stop and pose for a picture together. The only way Bentley would keep his puppy hat on was if he was distracted by this purple necklace. Rock on.

Bentley and Emma are the two cuttest puppies I've ever seen. It had been awhile since these two had seen each other, so it was fun to watch them play together and get to know each other a little better.

Caleb and Bentley rocking out on the piano. I dubbed these two new BFF's. Bentley would follow him around and was so interested in what Caleb was up to.

Bentley was scared out of his mind of this dude with the mask. He busted out in tears and wouldn't take his treat from him.

I love this picture. Both of their faces say it all.

We are off tomorrow morning for a much needed vacation for the next week! Boo-ya Baby.