Happy Birthday William!

With traveling for the holidays and sick kids afterwards, I'm a bit behind in writing this post, but it's better late than never, right? William turned 2 years old on Thanksgiving day so we celebrated with turkey cupcakes. William and Hyrum LOVED them. Who knew that egg-free, milk-free cake could be so scrumptious!




As we thought about all we have to be thankful for, our kids topped the list. What would life be like without our little "wee wee" (as he calls himself). He fills our days with laughter. His smile is contagious and his giggles warm our hearts. Here are some things we love most about him:

• His fun-loving, happy nature. He gets up and laughs even after being wrestled down by his big brother.
• The way he cuddles on our shoulders even admists his defiant two-year old mentality.
• He gives the absolute best and cutest kisses ever!
• His enthusiastic character. He does and says everything with great animation and energy.
• The way he says, "daaadee" when Dave walks in the door each night. He definately loves his daddy.
• His crazy, silly dancing skills.
• The way he wants to be just like his big brother, Hyrum. He follows him around doing and saying whatever he is doing and saying.

Here's a little video to give you a tiny glimpse of our birthday boy...hope you enjoy!

Happy Halloween

Here are some photos of our Halloween fun!

Black Eye, Balloons and Baby Blessing

Black Eye
On monday night while out playing in the backyard William fell off Hyrum's scooter and split his cheek open. After a lot of blood, a little bit of super glue and kisses from mommy he was as good as new. Over the next few days he developed a pretty good shiner. The other day while at the Botanical Gardens a little girl looked at him and said, "Wow, I've never seen a real black eye before." It looks awful but he isn't phased by it at all. He even had the guts to get back on the scooter the next morning. He is definitely all boy!

Right after he was all glued up.

Before going to bed that night his eye had begun to swell.

The next morning (day #2).

Day #3

Day #4

Day #5

Balloons

The famous Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta was this past week. It is absolutely breathtaking to see hundreds of balloons in the sky at the same time.

Baby Blessing

Today we had the privilege of blessing our little Thomas Craig Yorgason. It was a bit different not having family here with us, but it was still a special experience. We feel blessed to have sweet Thomas in our family. He brings a calm spirit into our home. We love him more than we can say!

A day full of family fun!

Yesterday was a day of family fun for us since it was Dave's day off from work. In the morning Dave's creative juices were flowing as he made a bass and a violin out of boxes for the boys to play. They loved it! I think we might have some little musicians in the making....what do you think?

Later in the day we took advantage of the beautiful autmn weather by hiking around in the Sandia Mountains. Well, with two toddlers and a baby, it was more of a walk than a hike. The trees were just starting to turn colors....beautiful. Hyrum and William had a great time picking up all the sticks. They loved being able to run wild! Thomas slept the whole time, soon enough he'll be running wild too.

Our Summer in a Nutshell

It's amazing how quickly this summer has passed by. I've collected a lot of pictures, but haven't taken the time to post very many of them. So, in a nutshell, here's some of our summertime favorites.

Watching Thomas Grow

Our little Thomas is not so little anymore. He has really chunked out over the past month. His cheeks are irresistible...I probably kiss them a hundred times a day. He just gets cuter and cuter everyday. We love him to pieces!!!

Two Busy Toddlers

Hyrum and William have not only kept me busy, they've also kept me smiling with the cute things they say and do.

Enjoying our Garden...Green Chili Anyone?

We've had a very productive garden this year. I've stayed busy picking tomatoes, peas, green beans, bell peppers and of course, green chili. Once we pick them we roast, peel, chop and freeze them to enjoy all year long. Dave loves to put green chili in just about any dish he can. We also canned about a year supply of salsa from all our pickings...yummy!