Hair Cut!

Since the helmets are off, it is finally time to make my kids' hair cute, so we went to Walmart to get Miss Addi some hair ties, bows and clips. Mr. Wesman was definitely in need of a hair trim. His dad was SO sad about it so when he took Addi on a date to the grocery store, we decided it was time!



Before pic.... He kind of looks like he has a little comb over because all of his thin little hairs are all sorts of lengths.



And after.... Hard to get a good pic of the little boy who was sick of being still. He even let me spike it up with some gel! He looks like a little toddler now! I love it.



We even saved the little baby hair for dad... To help ease the pain of the baby son growing up:)

Christmas break and new beginnings!

We had such an awesome Christmas break this year, we ended up getting to go home for about two weeks.  We got to talk to Justin's brother Nik in the Netherlands on his mission, and we are so excited for him to get home in June!  We got spoiled rotten by our families and Santa, as did our goofy little kiddos by their Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents!

Goofing off with Aunt Lauren

She was always helping Grandma, when she wasn't with Aunt Grace.

Grace and I making Christmas dinner.  A six course Italian dinner.... it was so fun!

The traditional Christmas eve movie goers

The siblings + spouses + kids in our new Christmas eve jammies.   There's almost too many of us for the couch now!

Christmas morning with my little family.  Santa was too good to all of us this year:)

Cutest kids in the world.

Weston showing his love for Tucanos with his most charming grin.

Addison showing off how she's really good at climbing into things... and on things... and around things.

Stealing her brother's cup.

At least they're best friends.

And last but not least.... Helmets are over!  We're excited and if you have any helpful tips for doing a 18 month old's hair.... let me know!:)

Family Pics, Thanksgiving and my little naughties

What a fun couple of weeks we have had recently, to start, we got the BEST family pictures taken by Jennie.... we love them SO much, and I am so glad to finally have some beautiful family pictures to hang up in my house!

You can see the album of my absolute favorites here on Facebook.

We also got to head home for Thanksgiving for a couple of days this year.  I always get excited that we're still students and Justin gets to take time off to head home for the holidays.  I'm starting to realize that it might not always be that way, so we enjoy it as much as we can while we get to do it!

Weston having some lunch at Great-grandma Skinner's house.  We had to document his first lunch in the high chair that his Grandma Tera used when she was a baby!:)

Ahhh... Turkey!  Weston LOVED Skinner Thanksgiving this year.... that kid can EAT!  He put away three whole high chair trays of food.... why he never gains any weight, we have no idea;) (Ignore the fact that he is in his sister's high chair.... we decided she needed a turn in Grandma's special high chair)

At Grandma Rachel's house a Christmas present for Addi from Aunt Grace was brought out a little bit early.... everyone said she won't remember the stroller when Christmas rolls around.  I beg to differ, every time she watches the video, she cries for the stroller to push... and get pushed around in.  Who needs a baby doll when you have a twin?!

We also got to go to Spokane to watch my brother Derek's first game of his senior year!   GO BEARS!

It always takes us a few days to get back into the swing of things when we get home again.  The kids love being up in Moscow where they get spoiled rotten.  But here's what the swing of things looks like for us lately.

Weston LOVES to wrestle his dad.  He does it every chance he gets.

My little skinny kid has learned how to wriggle out of his pants.  Its not hard when you weigh the amount for the 6-9 month clothes, but you're tall enough for the 12-18 month clothes.

 Had to document this moment.  From the beginning, Aunt Lauren has called these cute little goofballs "Cheese burgers" it has caught on like wild fire in my family.  So of course I had to document the Cheese burgers eating their first cheese burgers.  (They're Wendy's in case any of you were wondering.... their dad made sure of that;))

This little darling had loved to find everything that she can do that makes mom tell her "no."  She thinks that word is just so hilarious.  And now she's taken to teaching her brother.

 The other day we were in the grocery store, and I was struggling to find a certain type of noodle.  When I finally found them and turned back to the cart, Addi had found the eggs (that I was smart enough to hide.... just not well enough), had opened the carton, and was eyeing me slyly with one in each hand.  It was one of those times I was extremely grateful for the fact that it had not taken me two more seconds to find those noodles.

She also loves to throw everything out of the cart, it is her new favorite game.  I also can't put Weston in the back of the cart and Addi in the seat, because when she is in the back, she makes sure he has food to throw too.  When he is in the back, he returns the favor.... so I spend 80% of our shopping trips trying to keep the food that is light enough for her to pick up inside of the cart.  I might invent a cart cage soon if she doesn't stop thinking "NO!" is so hilarious;)

They are starting to love to watch a little bit of  TV in the mornings... I LOVE it!  It is fun to have my babies snuggle on the couch for a minute or two before they take off and don't let me play with them because they're too busy playing together.

They are loving to play in their room lately.  Addi shuts the door to keep me out, because she likes to play with her brother by her self.  She's getting a little too independent sometimes for a one-year old.

Weston has found a new love of standing up.  We're grateful because this is why we've being doing Physical Therepy with him.  He is getting so close to catching up to his adjusted age.  But he feels the need to stand up on everything lately, including the slippery tub!

Addi's new love of hiding things has reached a whole new level of inconvenience.    At first it was just her brother's binkies in the clean laundry, then it was remotes in the Christmas tree, now it is my keys somewhere that I don't think to look, even while I turn my house upside down for an hour and a half.  Got to love those little crazies!

GO VANDALS.... AND BYU!;)

We've had a great beginning of the month of November!  We have had lots of turkey (the kids love it and so does Justin) in preparation for Thanksgiving, we went to the BYU v. Idaho football game, we had Justin's 26th birthday, and the kids are growing like weeds!

Goofy kids in their football shirts:) 

Weston chowing down on his turkey... he's been prepping for Thanksgiving... this kid LOVES turkey:)

Addi's favorite place to be at the grocery store, as she yells "HI!" at everyone we pass.

Addi and Aunt Laur P at the BYU/Idaho Vandals game:)

Wes and I at the game:)

Wes and his daddy decked out in their BYU gear:)

Wes loves to kiss on his sister..... to try and get her bottle away after he finishes his:)

Our October

So it has been a while, I suppose I should just blog one picture at a time when I text them to my parents, that happens almost daily!:)  So here is our October in pictures!:)

Wes's new trick, thanks to his daddy.

Hanging with dad after a nice nap:)

Awesome general conference

He LOVES backyardigans, especially on the iPad or mom's phone.

He's finally eating real food like his sister, grilled cheese seems to be his most favorite.

He really was a lot more excited than he looks about upgrading to his new big boy carseat.

We've finally had the kids home for a year now!  They came home October 7th last year.  It took everything I had to not throw a second birthday party.  Mom mentioned that might be an overwhelming tradition to start.  I decided she was right with the way I do birthdays:)

He pushes up to sit on his own now:)

 We had family pictures taken, so we took off helmets for a day so we wouldn't have a red spot on our heads for pictures.  Instead, both children decided to take their best spills of the year and got matching goose eggs on their heads.  I'm sure the pictures will turn out great though (Jennie Kunz is awesome!), we'll see them soon:)

Weston's also included a rug burn.

Addison took a swan dive off the couch.  There was no way she was letting her brother out do her!

Justin passed that check ride that he'd been working so hard on from the beginning of the semester, and now he's working hard on his CFI, we're so proud of him! 

With Wes moving around more easily, the kids have been getting into a lot more trouble.... and making more messes recently. 

They love to go out to dinner with mom and dad.... we love family date nights!

We carved pumpkins the best we could with the kids:)

My pumpkin:)

Justin is a master pumpkin carver:)

See?

Our car hit 100,000 miles this month....

The kids and I before our halloween party outing!

It was a great month and hopefully I can keep up on November a little bit better.  We're excited for Justin's birthday, Thanksgiving, and decorating for Christmas:)