Happy 29th Birthday Paul!

Can't believe it's the hubby's last year in his twenties! I'm so grateful for such a wonderful, loving husband and father to my kids. We are so blessed to have him. He is so patient and kind and always happy and willing to play with the kids.

Daddy with his boys. Kaden picked out an orange ball and the game, "Lets go fishing" to get for his dad. They had a great time playing it together all day.  

 Love this little baby

He sure loves bathtime!

Go Broncos! The guys all dressed up in their orange and blue!

Turns out Kaden fits in the bumbo just as good as Gavin does 

 Mama snuggles! Gavin is one loves to be snuggled babe

Christmas!!

 We had a nativity Christmas Eve. Kaden and Gavin were wise men. Rylee was an angel. Sidney Mary, Porter Joseph, and Gavin baby Jesus. They all did a great job and looked so cute all dressed up and acting out while my dad read the story of Jesus' birth.

Waiting on the stairs to see if Santa came!

 Gavin thoroughly enjoyed himself from the bouncer, holding all the new toys he got.

Even with all the new toys he got, Kaden still wanted us to bring the race track down so he could just play with that. Uncle Stu had a fun time playing with him.

All tuckered out by the end of opening. It's so hard to be a tiny guy. 

Both boys got spoiled lots but who could resist they're such good boys! I love Christmas and the magic it brings. I'm grateful for my Savior and His birth. Grateful for families that we can spend eternity with.

How our days are spent lately

And snuggling

 Lots of being cute!

 Getting ready for Christmas

kisses

playtime

sleeping

Getting dressed up cute for church

We have a lot of fun around here with these two boys. We are getting so excited for Christmas. Having kids at Christmas is the best!

Gavin's Blessing Day

Gavin's blessing day was so wonderful. Kaden had a sleepover at my parent's house so it was very low-key here. We enjoyed our morning with Gavin then got him all dressed and ready for his special day. He was so good during all of church, including his blessing. When he started to think about fussing during the blessing my dad gave him his pacifier and he was happy again. What a sweet boy. We all came home and had lunch after and enjoyed the celebration. We ate a yummy lunch and Allen took some great pictures in the backyard. How great it is to have our family all close to share in our special occasions and be there for each other. I feel so blessed today that the Lord has given me two great boys. I am so grateful I get to be their mom. I can't believe the tremendous love I feel for both of them, it is indescribable. Kaden has done so amazing through all of the changes he's had. He's the best big brother ever. I can already tell these two are going to be the best of friends. We love you Gavin Chase and are so glad you came to our family. Daddy gave you such a special blessing today that we will always remember. You are so loved.

Happy Halloween!!

Trying on his costume

 We started the month off by going to the meadows pumpkin patch. It was fun, we did a hay ride, pet the ponies, picked a pumpkin, and saw lots of other fun things. Kaden had a fun time helping dad pick the pumpkin.

Kaden got really excited to carve his pumpkin this year. This is his classic flapping and jumping out of shear excitement and happiness.
 At first he wasn't sure about getting all the "goop" out, it gave him the willies when Paul showed it to him. But eventually he warmed up and helped dad get all the "goop" out and thoroughly enjoyed it. They even carved a second pumpkin after this one.

Towards the end he started to get tired and was all about snuggling up to dad and giving kisses while he finished up. He is such a loving little guy, Paul was enjoying all the loves he was getting!

 I took pictures and held Gavin this time but here is documentation that I actually was there. Gavin was a good boy and just slept through the whole thing.

 The finished Project!! Kaden wanted a happy face so we kept it simple.

Buzz pumpkin, compliments of "ama" and "ampa"

This year we all went up to Randi's house to decorate and do our big Halloween celebration. The guys did a great job setting up, and it was the talk of the neighborhood. It's always fun to go all out and hang at the Welch house. The 3 little boys dressed up as skeletons this year and it turned out so cute! Every time the door rang Jaxon and Kaden would run to answer it, they'd each get to hand out a piece of candy to each kid and everyone thought they were so so cute. These 3 are going to be great buddies, who knows what trouble they will get into :)

The whole clan. Porter even joined in and wore his skeleton shirt to match the other boys. The girls were adorable black cats. Everyone looked great and had a fun time!