"Eye of the Tiger..."

We were at an end of term party tonight and caught Thomas feelin the music! He might just give Jeff a run for his money at Bull Family weddings. (Remember to hit pause on our playlist before watching.)

Family Pics

We finally got some new family pictures taken. My friend Jenn was so nice to take them for us. The boys were very busy as usual and Thomas seemed to be practicing his cheesey smile. But, she was very patient and I think she did a great job! (You can check out her photo blog at pettyphotography.blogspot.com)

Two for the Price of One??

We have been attempting the potty training thing with Thomas. I would say on a good day we are maybe 70% of the way there. The funny part is that Nathan wants to do everything that Thomas does, including having to sit on the little potty next to Thomas every time he does his thing. Wouldn't it be nice if I could just get Nate to be trained at the same time? (I have heard of potty training babies, but, believe me I am not crazy enough to really try. Oh, and sorry for the nudity. The boys had just gotten out of the bath.)

The Mohawk

Nate has two cowlicks on the back of his head that make his hair grow into a perfect Mohawk no matter what I do. Until now I have just gone with it as it grew longer and longer. Actually, he got a lot of compliments. (I guess people think that I style it like that on purpose.) We are getting family pictures taken, so the time has finally come for the Mohawk to be trimmed. But, I had to document it first because, I have to admit, it is pretty darn cute.

**REWARD ** for stolen car (to be paid in chocolate chip cookies)

To the first car that I purchased, drove to our Vegas honeymoon in, brought our babies home in and moved to Arizona in... If you ever come back from Mexico we hope that you are in one piece!

Bison Ranch

My mom came down over the weekend and we all took a road trip up to the mountains in northern Arizona and stayed two nights at a place called Bison Ranch. Basically, it is a little boys heaven. There was quite enough rocks, sticks and dirt to keep Thomas happy for years. And there was even an easter egg hunt too. It was a nice little getaway. Thanks mom! We had a great time.








Ryan discovered that two-year olds are not the best fishing partners,although entertaining. (It seems they like to continually talk and throw rocks into the water.)

Mesa temple pageant

In the spirit of trying to teach Thomas that Easter is more than finding hidden eggs filled with treats, we drove down to the Mesa temple for the annual Easter pageant. Even though it was a struggle to keep the boys (mostly Nathan) entertained it was such a special experience. (Thomas must have some amazing nursery teachers, because he knew that the happy feeling he had inside was the Holy Ghost.)



Before the pageant started, the cast walked around in costume doing missionary work and talking to the audience. Thomas was captivated by this and apparently developed a fear of shepards, because he commented to Ryan, "Dad, you always protect me from shepards." Random...I would have thought he would be more afraid of the soldiers.