Christmas

We had a fun, but busy Christmas this year. It was especially fun seeing Lily get all excited, she really got the whole Santa Claus thing this year. We were coming home from a party Christmas Eve, and we saw "Santa Claus" going into a house with his sack of toys. I had just told Lily that Santa won't come if your not in bed to get her to leave the party. So she got all stressed out when we saw this Santa, she kept yelling at McKade from the backseat "drive faster... NO! Don't stop at the red light, just go! Hurry, we're gonna be late!" 
Luckily we made it home before the big guy could see she wasn't in bed... And he spoiled all our kids rotten, of course. Although I don't know what "Santa" was thinking,  buying my destructive boys a t-ball set... not very smart. ;)

Poor Jax had a weird rash a few days before Christmas that caused his face to swell. His eyes were so puffy he could barely open them. He looks pretty pathetic in all the pics...



The girls with their American Girl dolls and matching outfits. Lily named her doll Molly.



15 months

I've said it before and I'll say it again, baby proof your office! I don't know why I keep thinking I can handle the boys at their checkups by myself. I was prepared this time. I had toys, snacks, binkies, books. It is impossible to keep two 15 month olds entertained and out of trouble in a 5x8 room for very long. I was literally dripping sweat like I had just run a marathon when I left. This stage is by far, hands down, times a thousand the very hardest stage so far. It really can't get any worse, can it? Please tell me it can't. Here's a sneak peak at the mayhem in the Colledge house...

I had to empty these shelves long ago. Now they try to climb them.



 They also did this same thing to Lily's room a few hours later, but I was too ticked to get a picture

I heard screaming, this is what I found. Jax's head is stuck. McKade had to undo the disposal to get him out.

Of course they are lots of fun and we love them, but man they wear us out!



15 month stats
Jet: 21 lbs 14 oz (12%) 32 3/4 in (89%)
Jax: 22 lbs 5 oz (20% highest % for weight ever!) 32 3/4 in (89%)

Halloween

I've decided that Halloween is exhausting as a parent. Maybe that's just because my kids were onery and not very cooperative. We took them trick or treating to auntie Dano's house, grandma Leslies, and grandpa Dave's. They warmed up by the time we got to my dads, of course that was our last stop. Lily was Rapunzel, no surprise there since she has been obsessed since she got Tangled for Easter. The boys were both chickens, and really not too thrilled about it.

At Grandma Leslies

This was my attempt at a family pic before we left. Yeah...it didn't work out, as you can see.

Lily as Rapunzel. She was more excited about the hair than the dress.

In the car on the way to Dano & Derek's.

And Rapunzel fell asleep on the ten minute drive there, so of course was super onery when we got there and would not have anything to do with anyone or anything.

Derek sporting Rapunzel's hair in an attempt to get Lily to laugh...It didn't work but he sure looks good ;)

Jet (or Jax, I don't know) watching his weird uncle wear girl hair

Feeding my little chicks

First Field Trip

Lily got to go on a field trip with her preschool class to the Evans Family Farm in Lehi. It was just right for preschool age kids and she had lots of fun! They got to do a hay maze, pet the animals, go for a hay ride, and pick their own pumpkin. Her teacher Miss Jill is so cute with all of them, it was fun to go with her. It was really cold and windy though, and I am dreading winter already!

Zoo animals (no not my kids..)

Mckade and I actually had a whole day off together, so we decided to take advantage of the still warm weather and take the kiddos to the zoo!  Lily did not want to go at first, I think she was afraid the animals could get out of their cages and get her. Once we got there all she cared about was seeing a giraffe. Didn't want anything to do with the monkeys or elephants, "I just really want to see a giraffe mom."

So here she is with her giraffe. After she got to see that she was more excited about the other animals

Jet and Jax had to view the animals from the stroller



Tiger. Can you tell she's a little afraid of it? I don't blame her, they're a lot bigger than you think!



I got volunteered to ride the carousel with Lily. (blah motion sick. I'm a wuss)

Measuring up

We attempted to get the boys out of the stroller and of course they took off running in opposite directions.  McKade went after one, I went after the other, and Lily was left standing bawling in the middle. It's ridiculous, we can"t take them anywhere! They did have fun at the little playground place, but it was definitely exhausting for us chasing them around. Other parents were sitting on the bench relaxing, watching their kids play, and seriously laughing at us trying to keep track of ours. 

Jet

Jax

A few hours at the zoo with these wild animals was definitely enough for us!

Nope, it's not chocolate...

I know I've told some of you about this before. The boys have been awful about eating things off the ground. I almost never take them outside by myself because it's too hard to watch them alone. If I do, they usually end up with a mouthful of dirt, rocks, mulch from the flower beds, and even the occasional potato bug (Jax). Well they were super onery (teething, boo!), and McKade wasn't going to be home from work for another hour. So I decided to take them out back, and this is what happened...

That's Jax with a delicious mouthful of dirt from the sandbox

Jet surprisingly didn't eat any, he's usually the worst when it comes to eating dirt.

It did make them happy and stop the blasted whining and crying, so I guess it was worth the mess ;)

Preschool!

Lily had her first day of preschool today. She was super excited to go too. She totally surprised me and went right in without me and without any tears at all! She is getting so big!

She loves her new backpack! She pointed out to me that it's purple, "like Dora's"

One year stats

The boys had their one year appointment. Let me just ask why the hell a PEDIATRICIANS exam room is not baby prof. I was exhausted by the time we left trying to keep them out of drawers and away from uncovered outlets. Anyway, here are the stats...

Jet: 20 lbs 7 oz  30.5 inches
Jax: 20 lbs 14 oz  30.5 inches

Birthday bash

Here are some pics from the boys first birthday...They did NOT like all the attention at first, but soon warmed up to the idea of opening presents! Thanks to all our family for helping us celebrate these two little guys!

The decorations...

I sent McKade to get the balloons while I was getting ready...this is what he brought back. He didn't notice what they said, and I didn't either until I started blowing them up!

The presents...

new "pay pay's" (blankies) were the favorite present. These boys love their blankies!

 The cake

These boys were a DISASTER after eating cake. I had to strip them down and wash them off in the sink!