So this is Santa?

We were so excited to get everyone out and venture to the mall this year to visit with Santa.

Ethan, was not sure about talking with Santa but after much bribing he deciding to get in the line with me and the boys to see Santa. I think that he enjoyed it, he kept talking to him but would not look at him. Lance and I are so happy that he actually spoke with Santa our boy is getting bigger!







After much anticipation the twins were not trilled to see Santa for the first time. But, at least they did not cry!









I'm not sure if it's just me but do our kids look impressed? (or Santa) Gotta love Santa pics!

3 FIRST TIMERS FOR HALLOWEEN

For this years Halloween we all got to enjoy it and had a really good time.



The boys got to try some of the goodies Ethan got, they loved it, especially the lollipops.




Not even rain could hold back this first timer from going out to trick or treat. Last year Ethan was so sick that he missed out on going but this time he was ready to go!








We always try to go to our church for trunk and treat, and this year we had 2 dinos and a ghost.










Love our pumpkins and the one's on the table are cute as well.

PART 2. THING 1 AND THING 2

Happy birthday my sweet babies 10-9-10. I can not believe they are One! They have grown and changed in so many ways over this past year. We loved having our families over to enjoy this exciting day.
Drake and Dallin had a theme from The Cat in Hat books: Thing 1 and Thing 2. It was fun planning for a birthday party for twins, and I think that they are the cutest "things" in the world!







Of course we had to do a red cake with blue icing, and it was a sight to see. Dallin, had so much fun digging into the cake and he loved the taste of it. Then there was Drake, who did not care for it at all. It fact I don't think he would have even had any on him if Dallin was not there touching his face. That's what brothers are for, right?


Drake did not last long and he was done with this mess. So Lance gave him a bath, but not Dallin he was to busy having a good time enjoying the cake all to himself.




As you can see, Dallin really got into it. He would grab the cake and squeeze the icing into his hands, some how it got onto his hair.

BIRTHDAY AND BLESSINGS PART 1

We are so thankful that the twins were blessed and introduced into our church on their birthday. The spirit was so strong and you could really feel it while Lance was giving each son their blessing. It was wonderful to have families from both sides to enjoy this special occasion with us.

Here is Lance and his brother Zac holding the twins after.





Zac and his family and Lance with his. So many Ellett men!






The twins did so good while getting all these pictures taken of them. We are so blessed for having these 2 sweet spirits in our lives.









Yea! It was great to have my mom and Arturo( Nana and Papaw) to be at the blessings, and of course aunt carol;}. Thank you all for helping with this day and making it special for Drake and Dallin.

Ethan is 4!

Ethan had yummy chocolate cupcakes with his pre-k class that I brought on Friday to his school. Then on Saturday we had a small birthday at McDonald's(at his request) where his grandparents, cousin Zander and family celebrated with him. He had a wonderful birthday.

In honor of turning four, I will tell you 4 things about Ethan. 1-he loves dinosaurs.2-enjoys going to school.3-likes eating chicken, and candy.4-always ready to sing along to songs on the radio.




Can't believe that we now have a four year old! Time has gone by so fast and Ethan is such a delight to have in our lives. We love you Ethan.

It's a boys life!

Here are just some random pictures that I took of all the little ones.
Ethan is a silly almost 4 yr old, and he still loves Dinosaurs.
The twins are now 9 months Yea!
Drake in the blue overalls
weight 20 length 27 3/4in
loves to eat cereal, drink milk and is a very social boy
he is rolling around, and loves to jump in the jumper
sleeps all night except when Dallin wakes him up (poor Drake)
Dallin in the blue and white overalls
weight 19 length 28in
loves to eat cereal, and wants to try everything else you got
is crawling ,and loves to play with Ethan
sleeps at night but is the one that we can always count on to wake up at least once or twice
Happy babies makes a happy family!









Here are the boys with my mom(nana) and her husband( papaw). So glad that they got to spend some time with the boys while Lance and I went out.

Behind our house there is a hay field, and we got to meet the man that owns the land while he was on his tractor. If anyone knows Ethan, they would know that he loves tractors and this day he got to ride on one. He smiled the whole time!

The end to a great day!

The twins did a great job throughout the day, and so did Lance pushing them up a hill!




We loved looking at these large American Alligators. They where just chill-in..


























This Cougar was one of the coolest animals that we got to get up close to. For some reason it was trying to get some attention from Ethan, and he just loved it!


If you get a chance to do the 4d adventure of Dora and Diego, do it!







Ethan was absolutely so excited to feed the giraffe's up on the giraffe deck. I could not believe that we got to touch and feed them so close we were literally eye to eye. So well worth the extra dollars to see Ethans face experiencing this moment.

North Carolina Zoo

So, in May Lance and I decided to be brave and take Ethan and the twiners to the Zoo. We had told Ethan that after he turned 3 and (we had enough money) we would take him to see the animals! He was so excited, the night before all he was talking about was the zoo. We thought that the best time to go would be doing the week, so we all packed up and left that Wednesday morning. It only took about an hour and 1/2 to get there. Surprisingly the babies and Ethan did very well in the van.

Ethan loved playing inside these dinosaur eggs.

One of the Newest attraction's at the Zoo is to see the "swamp ghost" aka white alligator. Of course we were excited to see it after taking a picture in front of the huge wall display of the exhibit. However, they must have been baby alligators because the picture of Ethan being scared of the gator is not the same size of the one in the exhibit picture. Oh well, they were really cool to look at.






Now we get to the elephants, giraffe's, and zebra's. I think this is what Ethan had been waiting for since we got there. He loved looking at these wonderful amazing animals. Our little guy was so happy. FYI....more pictures of the zoo to come!!

What we are doing.........

Napping in the swing makes Dallin have a nice little snooze. He is sleeping like his daddy, hand up to his head. Everyone tells us how much he looks like Lance.














I just love this picture of Drake with food all on his face! He is really a happy baby and is so cute sitting in the bumbo eating his food. He is our chunky monkey! Look at those big feet!

Check out our baseball team....









Ethan was so funny, when he came around the corner wearing (yes, my bra on his head)! He said "look I got big binoculars"! This boy is saying and doing the funniest things these days and keeping us laughing all the time.

THE WAY OF LIFE

This is mothers day this year with all 3 of my boys. Last year this time the two little ones were inside growing, and now here they all are with me! What a great day, it was!


Dinner for two! Dallin and Drake really love to eat veggies and cereal with fruit. Daddy is doing a great job keeping up with us.









It is so funny to watch Drake try to put his fingers into Dallin's mouth.
















Which Dallin loves to suck on them..

SHORT AND SWEET

So, If you do not know already we wanted to let you all know that we have moved!
I will give you our new address and phone numbers if you email either Lance or myself for it.

Updates are coming stay tuned.............

Time for strawberries

Ethan went on his last field trip of the year with his pre-k class to a strawberry patch.


I am so happy that I was able to go and see Ethan have so much fun at Porter Farms looking for strawberries. They got to go through and fill up their baskets first, then they ate lunch and finally finished up with home made ice cream. Yum, the strawberry was his favorite!























Time to fill up the basket!


Ethan had the best time looking for those big red strawberries. He would ask me " is this one a good one momma" he's a really good picker!

Now, that the boys are 6months old here is a little of their personalities...
Dallin really loves being in the bathtub, he is such a cutie pie!


Dallin is doing so good on his tummy, he has rolled once and I know it will not be long now.




Have you ever seen a smile like this, it just melts my heart. Drake is always smiling up at you and he really looks like he is trying to understand what you are saying. I am so thankful that daily I get to see these beautiful boys grow.




Drake is having some fun in the saucer.


Three little monkeys on the floor! Ethan is such a good big brother, he loves having them around. He gets on the floor and talks and entertains them with their toys.