Christmas in Texas

This Christmas we got to travel to Texas to spend the holiday with Nathan's family.  We were there for 7 days and enjoyed every minute!  We had lots of Christmas parties with family, got to play in the snow on Christmas day, got tons of awesome presents, and spent lots of time with people that we love. The boys love their Nana and Pop, Aunt Tracy and Uncle Claudio and Emma, and Aunt Libby and Uncle Adam.  They were given so much attention- they always had someone to read to them, play games with them, or cuddle. We are so blessed! 

Some of our favorite moments were- making snow angels on Christmas day, crawling around the entire house with Emma, playing with the new hotwheels track from Nana, play time at the mall, early mornings with Nana, O making the name place cards for everyone for Christmas lunch, making the annual Christmas plates (notice the pic of Micah making his!), and spending lots of fun time with our awesome family!

Owen is FOUR!

I can not believe that my big boy is already 4 years old.  He is such a joy and a blessing to our family!  He is sweet and tells mommy and daddy that he loves us all the time.  Any time I get dressed out of my pj's, he tells me that I look pretty.  He loves his little brothers and says that now he wants a sister.  He makes friends easily and is gentle and kind (most of the time!). I really cant imagine my life without this sweet boy.  I cant believe it has been 4 years since I heard his first cry.  I love you, Owen Michael Sherman!

For Owen's birthday this year, he wanted a Spiderman party.  We had one party with my family over the Thanksgiving break, another party at his school, and a third party with his friends from church.  It was a great time and he got very spoiled!  We made sure to let him know that he is loved beyond words. His friends are such a blessing to our family, it is so fun to see him get to  know and love other kiddos! At his main party we ate puppy chow, made oreo spiders, and put on awesome tattoos.  Ah, the life of a 4 year old!

Thanksgiving

My incredible family came all the way to Albuqerque to join us for Thanksgiving this year.  It was a great time!  We got to show them all around town, walk around Old Town, go to the zoo, hike a bit of the Sandias, and show the family the church where Nathan is working.  The boys loved having Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Sissy here.  We threw Owen an early birthday party and had a nice Thanksgiving dinner.  I attempted to cook my first turkey and set the oven on fire.  It wasnt just a small fire, the ENTIRE oven was up in flames!  Smoke was billowing out the windows of my kitchen for at least half an hour :)  With a little help, we got everything cooked and enjoyed our time together.  We were so glad to have my family in the ABQ and had a great Thanksgiving. Im not entirely sure how we managed to go the entire week with so few pictures, but here they are-

Halloween Super Heroes

Owen and Caleb are VERY into super heroes right now!  After a time of Owen enjoying the color pink and thinking jewelry was awesome, we are excited to welcome this boyish phase :)  He pretends to shoot his spider web alllll day long.  So, of course, Owen decided to be a super hero for Halloween.  And because Caleb does everything his big brother does, so did he!  Owen was Hulk, Caleb was Spiderman, and Micah was Superman! We did some trick or treating around our culdesac, went to a friend's house for a big Fall party, then did more trick or treating around their neighborhood!  The kiddos got lots of candy and were exhausted by the end of the night.

Time in Florida

This post is a little out of order, but I had to mention my fun visit to Florida.  We always have such a wonderful time at Grandma and Grandpa's! We spent some good time on the beach and lots of time in the swimming pool.  My boys love the water!  And they look so cute in their hats with their little swimsuits on :)

The flight to Florida was absolutely one of the worst experiences of my life... Caleb was sick and had skipped his nap, and he SHRIEKED the entire way from Dallas to Tampa.  It was unreal, just like a movie. A lady behind me held Micah so I could try to get Caleb to settle down.  We were one row behind first class and I know all those people were thrilled :) The flight back home was fine, it was just the sickness that had him so miserable.  The trip was wonderful and I'd do that flight again if it meant such a fun time in Tampa!

Here are a few pics from our fun trip-

Balloon Fiesta

One of the perks of Albuquerque is the incredible Balloon Fiesta that happens here annually.  We see hot air balloons almost every day, but the fiesta is incredible!! Hundreds of balloons line the sky every morning for a week.  It was so much fun and the boys loved it.  This year, Nana and Pop joined in on the fun.  Here are a few pics of our good time!

Catch Up

Goodness, I seem to have forgotten about my blog for a few months!  I have such limited time for the computer, and Facebook and Pinterest seem to be the priority!  But, I want my kiddos to have this blog to remember things when they're older, so I'll attempt to keep it up!

We LOVE Albuquerque. The city is gorgeous, we love our house, the boys enjoy their school and new friends, I've made some incredible friends, and our church is fabulous.  We prayed for our transition and I feel like the Lord has answered so many specific prayers; He is so good!

Owen loves his school and new friends at church, especially Nellie and Arabella. His bestie at school is Miles.  If he had the choice of doing ANYTHING for the day, I'm certain he would do "learning time." (coloring, practicing letters, doing workbooks, etc.).  He's a smart cookie and has an incredible memory.  He is so handsome, and his daddy is his hero. I love this kid!

Caleb does every single thing that his brother does.  He follows him around all day, repeats every word he says, and LOVES him. When going down for a nap today, Caleb chose to sleep with Owen's mickey mouse stuffed animal, rather than his. He loves his big brother. He is also really smart, and seems to learn a lot from watching Owen.  Owen definitely didnt know his days of the week and months of the year when he was 2; but, because Owen says them, Caleb does too! He has the cutest laugh and sense of humor, he is going to be a goof ball like his daddy :)

Micah is getting so big so fast.  He is sitting up and alllllmost crawling. He can scoot across a room in  no time. He loves his Sophie giraffe and loves to watch his brother.  He is eating solid foods and would prefer bananas over anything else. He has two gigantic dimples and smiles all day long!  No teeth yet, but he seems to be working on them. He loves to bounce and jump and will soon be trailing along behind his brothers.

What sweet boys I have!  And Nathan is pretty great too :)  He loves his job being a youth pastor at Desert Springs Church.  We have such wonderful students and he is an incredible teacher and leader. And, of course, I still love being at home with my babies.  Life is great!  I wouldnt have it any other way!