Attempted Photo Shoot


 Ethan " Yeah mom, like I can sit up and my brother is going to help"
 "This is just plain funny now"
 "Nope, big brother will not get out of the shot, he wants the spotlight with me"




"Ka-pow" I am a ninja"

So my grand idea of having my baby and my 20 month old cooperate during a photo shoot might have been a little to much to ask. Worth a shot. :)

Ethan's Blessing Day

Ethan is blessed. We are so blessed to add him to our family. He was a surprise but I am so grateful Colby and Ethan are so close in age. They are becoming best buds and I can't wait to watch them grow up together. Ethan is a great baby. I am so thankful he is my healthy, handsome boy! Love him!

I am also thankful my husband is a priesthood holder and can bless him. We are lucky and Darrin's parents and my dad were able to come to California for this day, THANKS!


Myself and the boys



I am in a house filled with boys now. What a lucky girl! Colby is wearing his church outfit Grandma bought him. Who would have thought my boy would be wearing a sweater vest. He looks so handsome. He is officially in nursery now. He used to love being dropped off and could care less about his parents, not anymore. He knows it is coming and just crys and for the most part he sits on one of the leaders laps the whole time. I know it is just a stage but I hope he starts to enjoy himself more. I know it is great nursery, there is great leaders and they do lots of fun activities, sharing time, singing time, snacks and toys. I think I want to be in nursery!



Here is Colby after his nap from church. We decided to let baby Ethan in there and say good afternoon to his big brother. Colby loved it!



What studs.




Here I am, smooching my baby. I could kiss and cuddle with him all day long. I have to get my kisses in right now, to soon my time will be up when they start to say yuck.

p.s. Of course, on the weekend, which is officially Darrin Duty( Darrin is a great husband and takes the night shift on weeknights until the babe sleeps through the night, this way I can get some sleep and am a WAY happier wife!) Ethan slept through the whole night. I think it still might take a few more weeks before it is officially everynight but I hope we are close. Wish us luck!

Sea World

We bought season passes to Sea World. I love this place, the shows here are awesome. ( I would rather have a pass here than a boring aquarium like the one in Monterrey. ( haha, Candice you will like this)
The boys loved driving down to San Diego for the day!

Ethan being a good sport hiding in the stroller; from the sun and all of the people!



Brotherly Love


Ethan gets so much love and attention. Colby is always wanting to help. He loves to hold the baby, wake the baby up, he even gets the bulb thing and tries getting the snot out of babies nose. Colby also helps burp the baby after he eats, and loves to say good morning to baby while baby is still asleep. If anything this kid LOVES his baby brother too much. :) I am glad Colby has accepted his brother with so much love. Baby Ethan gets lots of kisses from Colby.

Boys being boys





Colby has started to realize what a video game is. I really thought I had a longer time frame, boy, was I wrong. I don't mind a little boy time.
He has also discovered the art of melting my heart. Colby is in the cutest stage, don't get me wrong- he can be a handful but with his killer personality it's hard to stay mad.
He has also discovered his smile, he is not camera shy!
What a STUD!

Christmas Vaca


Darrin and I were fortunate enough to take 2 weeks off at Christmas time. We decided to spend the whole time in Utah with Darrin's family. I have to say it was so nice to have Darrin help me get used to having two kids at home. Of course, it was nice having all of the help from family. Thanks!!!! I had a great time in Utah and realized how much I think Utah is my home town just like Idaho. I miss being so close to family. Over Christmas Grandma Craner was able to hang out there the whole Christmas holiday. That was only the second time meeting her, I have a hard time talking and feeling comfortable around others I don't know, but she was great to talk too. She has such a great personality and she is funny. I loved getting to know my Grandma better. Anyone who knows me knows I love hearing stories from their live, she had tons. I was in heaven.




Here is Ethan, he is now the youngest of the Craner Clan so he played baby Jesus on Christmas Eve.