Now you see him... now you don't!

With his hands in front of his face Drake totally thinks he disappears. Ha. This is also one goodbye I'll never forget, as when he went to say "buh-bye", it was with such OOMPH that he couldn't contain himself. Oh boy.

Rapunzel Updike

Haven just walked up to me with her dress & crown on, and her frog (named Pascal) & frying pan in hand and said, "Look Mom! I'm Rapunzel!!!" Highlight of my day.

My Sunshine

I just love what I get to look forward to (besides lunch :) after church on Sundays: Haven's inspired artwork. If it involves anything Crayola , it's her favorite pastime. It's so much fun watching her grow, learn, and experience life. I love that she knows where she came from, why she's here, and that she has a loving Father in Heaven who wants to see her happy.

There is a reason it's called the Plan of Happiness. When we do what's right, what's good, we get to experience our happiest moments to their fullest degree. It's in these moments of teaching Haven life's simplicities; the difference between right and wrong and their consequences, that I can't help but realize how our Father struggles to do the same with me. I have all the tools, and He knows that like Haven, I need those repetitious reminders in my life. I am so grateful for His unconditional love and the blessings he has poured into my life, namely: Greg, Haven and Drake. In this mode of transportation He has so willingly provided, I'm so glad I get to drive through & experience this Plan of Happiness with them. They truly are the light of my life; my sunshine.

Had Ourselves A Merry Little Christmas

... and took a lot of pictures. :)

SO true.  So cute.  

Samantha's officially our family mascot. :)

Drake is obsessed with everything Polar Express.  The book, DVD, "choo choo trey-ns," and the Geo Trax Train set Nana got him for Christmas.  He loves it ALL.

 Drake's sole mission all weekend was to be sitting 

right where he is in these pictures.  I've never seen him more at peace 

with his little world.  He already loves his "man-toys."

All Drake wanted to do all weekend long was ride a snow-mobile. 

 Uncle Jeff took my boys sledding.  Drake LOVED it.

Last week while we were eating at Jordan's we had the cutest older lady keep telling us how fascinated she was that Drake knew how to use my iphone better than she would.  She was so complimentary of our kids and kept commenting on how cute she thought Haven and Drake were.  It wasn't until after her boyfriend gave Haven around in his motorized wheelchair, that we learned that she was Rose Mofford!  Me, being the California-native that I am... with little knowledge of AZ's political history, had to google her... but yeah.  She's kind of a big deal... being Arizona's first female Secretary of State and first female and 18th Governor of Arizona.  Pretty cool.

 Greg and I had lots of help making this life-sized Frosty.

 Tom and Karen's

 I love my cute boys.

Girl Time

 My Blue-Eyed Boy

My Brown-Eyed Girl

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