Thursday, December 6, 2012

Walking In a Winter Wonderland

Not really a winter wonderland yet since the weather has been in the 80's, but I hear it's going to finally cool down next week! Hallelujah!

Enchanted Snowfall at La Encantada. I love this tradition and it was extra special to have all the other Lams there too!  






I just love the mom and daughter pics...have I said that before? ;)

An early Christmas present for the family! Quint has wanted a beagle puppy since he was a kid. Some friends in our ward knew how much Quint loves beagles and they happened to have a purebred that they were wanting to sale for a really good price! We decided to go for it and we're so happy we did. We named him Finn, after Finn McMissile from Cars 2. :) He sure is a lot of work since he's only 5 months old, but he is so sweet and fun. The boys, especially Gavin, play with him all the time and love to help take care of him. He is officially part of the Lamoreaux family! 


 I think this Santa pic is my favorite! We did not plan for it to be a family picture, but Tenley wanted nothing to do with Santa so we went with Plan B! It makes me laugh.
Merry Christmas! 










Monday, November 19, 2012

Fall fun!

Another picture overload post! Sorry, couldn't help myself again. :) So far we have had a heck of a fun fall season! Here are a few random activities that the Lam fam has been up to. 


 Emma and Danny moved back to Tucson from Utah at the end of the summer and we've been able to spend so much time with their family! It's really special having all the Lamoreaux cousins live so close.

Baby Tens is getting closer and closer to walking! 

I love Pinterest! I am so thankful for that website for many reasons, but mostly because it has endless ideas of indoor projects for little kids. I used to scratch my head for an hour before I could come up with something creative/crafty for my boys to do. Now it's just a click away! The boys have fun doing projects together. I can tell they are especially proud when they want a picture taken. ;)
Making "Milk Rainbows"

"Melted Crayons" art

Friendly squirrel at the zoo was not afraid of people! Being the animal lovers that we are, it made for a CRAZY exciting moment!




Three primary programs written and under my belt! I'm always so glad when it's over but when I look back I realize each year how much it strengthened my testimony. I am so thankful to serve in the primary and learn from the precious children every week. It is such a blessing! 
The rest of the Lamoreaux fam all came to see Tristan. It meant so much to have them there! 
Elaine snuck in a pic of him on the stand and I'm so glad she did!







So proud of our little man for making the honor roll

A couple of months ago my mom, Shari, and I decided to have a set time every week for us and all sisters who can come to meet for lunch and be with each other. Life is so busy so we figured having a set schedule would work great, and it has! 


My favorite time of day

 Since we moved the boys have really missed not being able to see Nanny and Papa McCook as much. They went over to their house a couple of weeks ago for the afternoon and it sounds like they had a mini Halloween party! They wore their costumes, painted pumpkins, and ate pumpkin decorated cupcakes. It was some much needed quality time with them and Ava! 


The Mayabeaties Walk! We were not able to go last year since Tenley was only a few days old. We're so happy we got to be there this year and support Maya! I can't emphasize enough how strong this girl is and how amazing her parents are! We pray that someday there will be a cure for our Maya. 




My man finally bought a new guitar! He is a happy guy and it 's so great to have guitar music filling our home again

A morning at Storytown in downtown Tucson. The boys loved it!



Sleepovers with cousins have officially begun!
Maya came to our house for the first "sleepover" and they had a blast! They watched the Disneyland sing-along, played detective, played house, ate dinner, played Star Wars, then played some more house. :) It's so sweet to see how easy and fun it is for these two to play together. 

Just another Sunday! 

 Gavin learned how to ride his bike! Thank goodness it is finally starting to cool down enough in the afternoons for us to go on walks and go to the park. We love this time of year. Gavin picked up his bodacious peddling skills really fast. Super Star Gav! 



 Yes, we're the nutty family that puts up Christmas at the beginning of November (not as nutty as the Saxtons who put it up in October! Haha)
But we've been doing this since our very first Christmas together so can't change it now! 
We actually really love our tradition of putting up Christmas early..we crave the warmth and the spirit that comes along with it.

Happy Fall Season everyone! 

Happy Halloween!

Our Halloween activities this year included:

The bat hat! Gavin made this ADORABLE hat in preschool and it makes me smile! The cutie boy under the hat is pretty adorable too.  


Our ward Halloween party! Tenley, the kitty cat, loved playing on the grass



Haha! I love my parents. They have been dressing up together for Halloween for several years now and they always have such cute, creative costumes. My dad served chili dogs at the ward party! 

Batman and Batgirl! Gavin would not leave Raeven's side at the party. He wanted to be right next to Batgirl the entire time.

Jake the Pirate (Ryker) and Spiderman! 



We ended up going to the Marana Pumpkin Patch on a Monday NIGHT this year which was a very different experience! We still had a great time...we'll just remember to bring a flashlight next year...or plan ahead better and go during the day.






I love this, Quint inspecting the pumpkins with the flashlight on his phone.

Gavin always wants a little pumpkin :)




We went trick-or-treating in Josh and Elaine's neighborhood this year and their hood knows how to deliver! The cousins all had a blast! 






Happy Halloween!!