Tason Michael Martin

Jaeden and I just got back from a short visit to Oregon to see my sister Alana and her boyfriend Chad, and their precious new baby, Tason. I had been waiting for this trip for WAY too long, he was already a month old!
Here's Jaeden and I on the plane, she was so excited! She got all dolled up for the ride, yes, makeup and all!

Since Jaeden has been learning all about clouds, she HAD to take a photo of them of course! Pretty good huh?
NOW...
and finally...
Meet my nephew, Tason Michael Martin. I could hardly wait to finally see him in person. I couldn't put him down, and my sister was begging me to have him back! He really is the "prettiest" baby that I have seen in a long time, not just because he's kin, but really!! Look for yourself! I was not the only one who couldn't put him down.
Love this one! Cousins sleeping..

I had the best surprise while there. My brother Mike was supposed to be moving back from Idaho to Oregon, but I was going to miss him by a few days as he had to work. I was really bummed not to see him. Well....on Saturday my mom, other brother Brandon, Alana, Jae and I were all hanging out in the kitchen chatting..and Mike walked in through the garage! I was SHOCKED and so happy! Yes, I did cry and gave him a big hug. Jaeden was also so happy! Thanks Mikey!
Grandpa Naylor and Jae
Aunt Alana and Jae My little bro BrandonMe and my sis
My sister is the best mom and Chad is a great father! I'm so proud of her and love watching her with Tason. I'm so happy for you both, cherish this time as it goes WAY too fast. Congrats you guys! We had a great visit and I hated leaving that sweet guy...oh and you of course! I miss him already!!
PS...somehow mom got out of a picture this trip! Nice one mom! We all know you hate pics, but next time your not going to be so lucky. :-)

Happy Birthday Jae!

Happy 7th birthday Jae!This was in her class where she was treated like a queen!
Her class sang happy birthday to her, in a "underwater" version as they all put their fingers to their lips and mumbled it out.The cookie she shared with her class!
She then had a "few" friends for pizza, face painting, and then off to jump & shout!


Cousins, Rachel & Carli

Even us parents got in on the action!
Chad leading the girls in a game of color twister!
Thanks Sophany for face painting!!! Here's Krissy, Sophany, and myselfThis turned out to be a birthday "weekend", full of lots of celebrating. Of course, she ended the weekend at Serrano's for her birthday dinner.
Old grandma and Jaeden. This is not what I call her, but our kids do! What a sport!
Aunt Jordy We love you and hope it was a great weekend Jaeden!!

Say Cheese!

Jaeden FINALLY lost her first top tooth! She had it dangling there for quite sometime and wouldn't let anyone touch it. She finally gave in and laid on Aunt Robin's lap. After a quick twist and yank, it came right out! Jaeden cried and cried, and cried!! After recovering, ha, she says it didn't hurt but she only cried because she tasted blood! Wussy! Just kidding, we are so happy for you baby girl! She's pretty proud of her new hole and loves to show it off!! I'm really excited for family photos now...

Fun at Nana & Papa's

We always love to visit Nana and Papa in Pine. It's always a nice getaway and always VERY relaxing. We all drove out of Pine to look for a good sledding spot. Unfortunately, it was closed! Not because of snow(there was plenty of that), but because they don't keep maintence up on the road up, bummer! So we improvised and found our own hill and even got Nana to sled down. It was lots of fun!!
Talan instantly found this mound of dirt behind their house and I think he would have stayed there all day if we would have let him. He and Chad even made steps to get to the top, too cute! Good thing we brought up his shovel and rake, they were put to use!
King of the hill
Nana always has the best toys, and this car is always a bit hit. We brought up Talan's tractor so that both kids would have a vehicle, and hence...no fighting, just lots of races! It was great!




Papa Butch was/is a pinstriper. We ventured to his HUGE garage to watch him at his finest...striping! Jaeden was surprised, yet so happy when papa asked her if she wanted to try. Really? What if I make a mistake? Will it wipe off? He reassured her and she went to town.
Jaeden taking notesShe's a pro!

Final creation was a hit! Thanks papa Butch, hope your client likes her work!

Our newest addition

Well, I was feeling the need for a new baby and since Chad wouldn't offer me that....this is what we got instead! Meet Koda! Merry Christmas to me! I did have instant regrets, especially after not sleeping for the first week!(I swear pets are worse than having a new baby!). But since I went out on a whim and got her, I had to keep her! She has become a good addition to our family and Belle has learned to love her...like she has a choice! They love to play!

Snow play!!

And we made it to Flagstaff...finally, I know!
We had such a fun day up at Wing Mountain..the best sledding place in AZ in think! We started off on the little sledding hills, but within a few minutes the kids were ready to take on the HUGE hill. It was packed with people sledding down one after the other. Jaeden went solo and ended up toppling over her sled and rolling down most of the hill. I got it all on tape and it was too funny! I told her to get down quick as there were other sledders heading her way. Once she got her feet untangled from the rope she ran over to me fighting off tears. The snow had made it up her shirt onto her bare skin, giving her a little snow burn. ;-)
Talan getting all of his gear on!
Jaeden waiting so patiently






Back at the hotel! We stayed at our timeshare at the Los Abrigados Resort. They do an awesome Christmas display every year where random families decorate each part of the resort in different themes. This one was Talan's favorite display, Mario Brothers!


BELOW:
This was down by the creek at Los Abrigados Resort.
The creek where Chad proposed to me!
The creek where he almost fell in while proposing..nervous you say??
The creek that we were married by.

It was nice to go back and have those memories to share with our kids. I think we fed the same ducks that attended our wedding.

The best part of the trip was walking onto the deck of our hotel room and finding this outdoor jacuzzi tub!! The kids were beside themselves with excitement, and frankly so were we!! We didn't even get this treatment on our wedding night! What? So after a long day of snow play we turned off the lights, dumped a whole bottle of resort shampoo in and we ALL got into the tub. It was really fun and we had a slew of everlasting bubbles to play santa/beard games. Despite how cold it was outside, it was so refreshing and cool sitting in the jacuzzi and seeing the steam pop off the water. Ahh...