Leo hangs out with a lot of girls.

I like to think this will contribute to him one day being an amazing husband.

Ty likes to think that it will contribute to him one day being gay.

On a totally unrelated note, being able to put these two in the same bed is basically the best thing ever.

Mostly because my body is not in the midst of that tangle of limbs.

And these two:

are pretty much besties.

I love it.

In case you haven't heard. . .

All of my dreams have come true.

As of Feb. 7 we are living in the happiest place on earth.

That's right, friends.

Disneyland.

No, I'm just kidding.

It's Arizona, and we are loving it!

Last Friday we took the boys to Freestone park and rode the little train.

Leo was in heaven.

Jay was pretty fascinated too.

He leaned over the side like this the entire time.

And here's video evidence:

(No joke, I take videos of things just to prove to our kids that we did fun stuff with them when they were little.)

And just for fun:

(How cute is that?)

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Hope your day was as love-filled as ours was!

Sledding

Friday afternoon we went sledding at Jolly's Ranch. It was our very first time going since we moved here 3 1/2 years ago, and it was Ty's second time going ever. (His first time was on Wednesday with his deacons quorum.) I was worried that Leo would hate it. (Mostly because of this incident from our trip to the state fair this past year.) But he loved it. We couldn't even get him out of the tube. No joke he would ride down the hill, usually by himself, and then wait at the bottom for someone to come down and pull him back up. Then, as soon as he got back to the top he would say, "My turn." and then point to the hill he wanted to go down. (What a spoiled kid, right?)

Jay Alvin, on the other hand, did hate it. That didn't stop us from sending him down repeatedly though. This video is of his very first ride. He's in a tube with Leo, which seems like a really mean thing to do, but we only sent them down half the hill.

Jay Alvin was the first to get too cold to keep playing, but Leo followed shortly after.

And, as always, Leo fell asleep on the way home.

*Bonus*

Here's the video of Leo's first time down the hill. He's riding with his Aunt Melissa.

Here is Leo climbing the pile of snow on the side of the parking lot:

And here is me and Jay Alvin. (Proof that I was there.)

Talent

Jay Alvin decided today that he was ready to walk. Up until now he has refused to even try. As soon as you let go of his hands, or if he even thinks you might be about to let go, he'll drop to the ground. So this evening I set him down expecting him to sink to the floor, but instead he took a step so he could reach the cabinet. Then, the took four or five steps. Then we took this:

He had already taken a few steps and when we turned the camera on he froze.
*P.S. This morning we tried to get him to do it again and he absolutely refused. As soon as we let go he dropped to the floor. I guess he needs to be really tired so he doesn't remember that he's afraid.

And while we were looking at video clips we found this little gem:

Yeah, he just ate half a banana in 3 bites and he didn't even choke on it.

That's my boy. :)

Random Catch-up

Let me just start by saying that I really didn't take very many pictures while we were in AZ. We did a TON of things that aren't going to make it into this post, but this is the least stressful way for me to get this done, so there.

*Jay Alvin was in love with the memory foam mattress we slept on. He slept so well the entire time we were gone, and I couldn't get enough of that little bum sticking up in the air.

*I only took two pictures of Christmas morning. The boys were too excited to hold still. This one is (obviously) Leo with his Buzz Lightyear. He got way too many toys but still insisted on taking all of Jay Alvin's toys too.

*And here's Jay playing with some of his cars. That's mostly what he got (since Leo is so stingy about sharing).

*Jay Alvin had a dirty diaper while he was over at his great-grandma's house. Rather than bring him back for a diaper change, Grandma Reber just borrowed one of great-grandma's.

*It was hilarious and ridiculous. When he first came back over the diaper was neatly tucked into his onesie. It didn't take him long to bust out of it though.

*Jay loved trying to steal Grandpa Wheeler's pen and/or glasses.

*Lots of treats were consumed. 

(And Jay is not wearing a shirt under his sweater vest because he pooped on it, not because I was trying to make a fashion statement.)

*I feel like this picture sums up our trip. It went by in a blur. We just went from one fun thing to the next and, before we knew it, it was over. We miss you, AZ!

*This might be my favorite picture of Leo ever.

Even though it's totally blurry.

*We spent a lot of time just hanging out and, despite the less-than-thrilled look on Leo's face, we really enjoyed it.

*And this is my favorite picture of Jay Alvin. He looks like some kind of crime boss.

*Believe it or not, all that mess was caused by a single Oreo. 

*And to finish up, another of my favorites. My dad found this Jeep that someone was just throwing away so he snatched it up. The only problem was that it didn't work any more and was ridiculously hard to push. You can see that he figured out a way to solve that problem. Leo is still talking about it.

Chocolate makes us happy.

That's all.