Mr. Handsome

 We cut Jake's hair.
If I could go back in time, I wouldn't have done it. He now looks like a little boy instead of a baby boy. I want my baby back! It was getting so long and thick in the back  that the curls were more like waves. I ended up doing it one night and it didn't turn out so well. Cutting little boys hair is hard! So we took him in and let a professional work on it. Matt and I both want his curly Goldilocks to grow back! He still looks very handsome; just little boy handsome and instead of baby handsome. He did awesome while she cut his hair. Not one scream or cry-impressive! James was going to get a hair cut that day as well, but once we saw how much older Jakey looked, we couldn't let the same thing happen to James! So, he gets to keep his locks for a little longer:)

 

All 3 Mr. Handsomes. I love my boys!

 In other news, we turned the boys car seats to facing forward and boy do they love it. Can you tell? The first time we put Jake and James in their seats and drove away, Jake kept saying, "Woah! Woah! Woah!"

a lot on our plate

The next several months are going to FLY by-here's why:

*Lindsey is in her FINAL semester of the online BSN program for nursing. As such, she's taking 13 credits and much of that is independent learning. Unfortunately, she does much better with scheduled tasks and tests because she can't procrastinate those. She can't wait for graduation in May!
*Did we mention we have twin boys that are absolutely adorable? They are busy, active, and FUN!
*Lindsey is working 12 hours a week, weekends mostly, when Matt is home. Matt is still working his usual days, plus overtime lately!
* Matt has been submitting resumes to several different airlines and opportunity has opened up with two airlines! The crazy thing is that the jobs are in the middle east. (Like the middle east of the entire world.) We are deciding between taking a job with Qatar Airlines or Emirates Airlines. As such, we would be moving to either Doha, Qatar or Dubai, UAE this summer! Matt has already been to Qatar and we are both going to Dubai in March to get a feel for which one airline we should go with. We are in the middle of deciding to rent our home or put it up for sale. Either way, there is a lot of fixing up the house to get done.
*We are having another baby BOY in May. Three boys age 2 years old and under. It's gonna be a mad house!

Ok, so that pretty much sums up why I'm overwhelmed and will be for the next several months. Just typing it all out makes it feel like organized chaos, haha! I really can't complain though-everyone is healthy and happy and I feel very thankful for that.
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the last month or so. Enjoy!

Sister's gettin' hitched!

My sister Brooke is getting married on December 29th, which just so happens to be mine and Matt's 5 year wedding annaversary. Anyway, I stole these pics off of the photographers website and included the link, so I hope that is Ok with her! Aren't they cute? We have never met Ryan before, but get to at Christmas this year. So excited for them--here's to forever!
To see more of the cute couple visit the photographer's website, listed below.
http://www.carlybinghamphotographyblog.com/2011/11/r-santa-clarita-couples-photographer.html

The House!

I realized that I have not really posted any pictures of our new house! Matt snapped a few photos this fall 

when the colors were nice and pretty. He also took a few more last week right after the first big snow! Those pictures are taken from the boys bedroom on the second story. We love our house! It's perfect for us. Great neighbors, great neighborhood, great ward, and I love the size of our house. Not too big, not too small. We have really enjoyed being homeowners!

 And who couldn't love them??? Jamsey and Jakey, you're so cute!

Family Pictures

My talented friend Liz took some family pictures for us a week or two ago. She is a budding photographer that is generous with her talents and offered to take pics of the boys at the end of summer and then again for our family pictures this winter. I think she's great and took on a big challenge right off the bat by trying to photograph wiggly little boys! I can't say enough good things about her! Anyway, here are a few of my favorites from our two photo sessions. Enjoy!

the 31st and more

 

Halloween, oh how I love you. I have been planning our costumes since, I kid you not, last Halloween. I have a list in my journal of future family costumes and add to the list whenever it suits my fancy. (thank-you, Pinterest.) As most of my ideas go, I got to to the costumes kind of last minute. The boys were American Astronauts, Lindsey was the planet Saturn, and Matt was the moon. Our little "out of this world" family.

We trick-or-treated to about 10 houses and by the end, the boys got the hang of picking a piece of candy out of the bowl, and waving bye-bye. It was darling.

There were hoards and hoards of kids in our neighborhood!! It being our first Halloween here, we had no idea what to expect. Trick-or-treating goes from 6-8pm here and we ran out of candy way before end time and had to replenish with what we collected from the houses we went trick-or-treating to. Lame.

(oh, and P.S. WHY do kids always ask 'How many?' when they come to the door? Rude! It's always one, kid, unless I tell you otherwise. Maybe if you actually said 'trick-or-treat', I'd think about giving you 2 pieces! Kids these days....)

 Don't mind my 'ring' that was falling off and the pillow coming out of my costume. Minor malfunction.

 We were also lucky enough to have my parents and Dallas come visit a few weeks ago. It's safe to say that my dad is the boys favorite person.

Loves to the grandparents! We love you!!