Christmas

We had a good Christmas this year. I thought the boys would love playing with the paper because whenever I am going through the newspaper or wrapping presents they are always pulling it and love to play with it, but they could've cared less about opening any of their presents. They are still recovering from being sick so I'm sure that's part of it. They were pretty funny when we put them on their dump trucks, they kept pushing the buttons and oohing and aahing. We are really excited for next year when they understand what's going on a little more.


Zack was very tired after such a long day so he enjoyed a snooze with Grandma.

Stuart Christmas party

We did a nativity with some of the grandkids and all of the great grandkids at our family party. It was hilarious, most of them were three and under and they didn't really want to stand where they were supposed to. Austin was a cow and Zack was a horse.

First haircut

Well, I'm sure some of you looking at their birthday pictures were wondering when we were going to get their haircut. Aaron and I were sad to do it, but we must admit they looked very handsome after, maybe now their Uncle Steve will stop making fun of them. They both got suckers for the first time to try to make them stay still, Austin loved his and was so sticky after that he had hair stuck to his chin and everywhere else.

Zack just loved her dog and kept trying to lick it. Unfortunately the dog was trying to lick him too and they ended up licking tongues! It was so gross!

Austin and Zack's birthday

Austin and Zack turned one today!!! We can't believe how fast it went and we are so glad they are doing so well. For a little update on them, Zack went to his oncologist on the 10th and had an ultrasound done on his tumor. They feel like everything looks good and if anything then it has probably shrunk a little so we get to continue just going every three months to check it. Austin went to his cardiologist on the 12th and they did an echocardiogram (basically an ultrasound of his heart) and they also felt like everything looks good. So clean bills of health for now, wahoo! Both boys are crawling now, which I must say I really miss the days of stationary babies. They also are both saying mama and dada which we love! They've been a ton of fun, we just hope this next year is easier, but we are probably out of luck there! Here's some cute pictures for you to enjoy:

They were not impressed with their birthday cakes, the expressions on their faces tell all. Maybe it is because they have been sick for the last week and haven't eaten anything with puking, either way I didn't get the birthday cake pictures I had dreamed of, oh well.


Zack wouldn't taste it at all, he got a little bit of frosting on his hands and then wanted it cleaned off. He definitely didn't get his mom's sweet tooth.

Austin had two little bites and was done, but he liked getting messy.

Austin

Zack

Here are their birthday cakes, please keep in mind it was my first attempt. Austin's was the tiger and Zack's was the panda bear.

We had our ward Christmas party tonight. They do a nativity outside, it's really neat, but really cold and since our boys hate their bunting suits they weren't to thrilled about going. I think they look adorable in them, they totally remind me of the movie The Christmas Story.

Austin loves to be wherever his brother is, sometimes to play and sometimes to torment him. He especially loves to go play with his feet when he is in the jumparoo or exersaucer.

Halloween

It was fun to dress up our boys this year although they probably would have said otherwise. They hated their costumes, especially Austin. It was really hard to get a picture of him smiling because he was screaming as soon as we put him in it. Once Zack found his tail that he could eat he would tolerate his costume. Oh well, it's for the mom anyways the first year, right.

Austin in his bear costume

Zack in his monkey costume

The boys raiding the candy bowl

Mirror Lake

We went and stayed with my family in Park City for a few nights and so we drove up to the Uintahs one day and went to Mirror Lake. It snowed while we were in Park City so we didn't bring warm clothes and we weren't prepared. By the time we walked down to the lake Zack had had it so we stayed long enough to get a picture. Oh well, it was beautiful and fun to see.

At the Zoo

These two Monkeys followed us all around the zoo. (Austin & Zack)

A bear (somewhere in the background), Heidi, and Zack.

They really let you get close to the animals at Hogle Zoo.

Vegas Vacation

We had a great time watching Utah play down at UNLV. Unfortunately, it wasn't Utah's best game of the year.


The next day we had some dam fun (sorry but I had to). Hoover dam was pretty cool to see. (Heidi & Zack)


And since the Utes lost, the new main reason I wanted to go to Vegas! Mmmmm!