Sharp Dressed Men

How handsome!

A Visit from Santa Claus

Santa cleaned his plate!

The only thing Jaydon asked Santa for this year was a train...a really big train! He's been playing with it for 3 days straight. The batteries sound like they are just about dead. Josh got Nuggets jerseys and a hoodie. Jared got an art kit with 300+pieces, paper, a carrying bag, and sketch by number. Santa did good!

Santa always brings the kids candy canes, so Kylan got his first taste. Santa brought him big legos.

Christmas at Staabs

Some of the packages were wrapped differently this year! Ky sat on the floor after a diaper change and when he stood up, he had a ribbon in his crack. TOOOOOOO CUTE!!!

Josh sure looks up to his uncle Tony.

The annual Staab family photo by the tree! We are so blessed...the family keeps growing and adding new members.

Guitar Hero anyone???

Our family gift this year was a Wii. Even grandparents bought the boys gifts for the Wii. The boys really get into guitar hero. So far, we've had a bowling tournament, boxed, and played golf. Corey and I are both a little sore from boxing. Pretty sad, I know.

Family Blessing for Christmas

The best gifts are those times we spend with loved ones...especially during the holidays!

Grandma spent the evening with us. She is still so sad and having quite a time getting adjusted to life without him. We all miss AJ, but it's easier when we have each other.

We took the kids to the rec center to play basketball. They are getting pretty good and really kept us running. Funny to see how similar I am to my sister. Guess we come from the same gene pool...but we even run the same way!

Santa sing along

Cassie and Jaydon enjoyed singing along with Santa.

Santa sings Christmas songs, but the kids just sing whatever. They just like hearing the sound of their own voices.

Oh, you better watch out....

Why moms are so smart!

In the mornings, I set the boys vitamins out for them to take. This morning, mine were also on the counter. Jared: "What is this big pill?" Me: "It's my fish oil tablet." Jared: "So that's why you're so smart!" We all know fish oil (Omega-3s) help brain function, but I had no idea Jared knew!

Happy 4th Birthday Jaydon

Our baby is 4 already! He has grown so fast and is such a big boy. I prepared his favorite meal...mac and cheese, hot dogs, and broccoli. He helped me make his birthday cake, mainly so he could eat the dough. He had a great day and enjoyed his birthday so much he asked if he could have one again tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We had a great Thanksgiving at Kami's house. The kids played, the men watched football, and the women worked like crazy in the kitchen. Whoever said that Thanksgiving is a "holiday"?? Define holiday! However, it is very nice to spend it with family...even if it is work. Since we were all together, we decided to have a family picture taken. We haven't had one since the 3 big boys were babies.

Jared 1st Reconciliation

Jared made his 1st Reconciliation on Saturday morning. He was a little nervous, but it went very quickly for him...as it does for most kids. He is standing here with our priest, Father David, and the Blessed Mother in the background. After celebrating the sacrament, each child received a candle to take back to their family to pray around. We had a reception and cake afterwards! Jared is very excited to start the next preparation for the 1st Eucharist, which he will celebrate on May 4.

Family Pictures

Isn't he a sweet little Husker fan?

Our Husker boys.

We had such a busy day. Jared celebrated First Reconciliation in the morning (I'll post those pictures next) and we had family pictures taken in the afternoon. We have been enjoying the great weather this weekend in Colorado. The boys have been playing outside and we've been tidying up for winter! What a great weekend!!!

Remodels are Finished!!!

Front Entryway

Entry from garage.

New bathroom!!! We moved the toilet to the other corner and created a whole new space!

We are so glad to have this project complete. I think we will take a little break before starting the next project. We have enjoyed working on this together. We both get great satisfaction from doing it ourselves!!!

Jack-o-lanterns

Suzanne's Ghost

Corey's witch

Pumpkin Carving 101

Paul, Suzanne, Nick, and Jack join us for pumkpin carving this year. They brought over a pumkpin carving kit and we made some awesome jack-o-lanterns!!

Suzanne and Jack are helping Jared with his stencil.

Josh chose a skull for his pumpkin.

Jared cleaned 9 pumkpins for carving. Jaydon helped a little but thought it was gross! We roasted pumkpin seeds and carved pumkpins all evening.

Bandits Football

Jared #14

Josh #44

The parents make a tunnel for the kids at the end of every game. They love to run through it!

Bandits football season has now ended. We are sad and relieved. We now have our Saturdays back (not to mention the 3 nights per week, 2 hours each night of practice). The boys had a great time this year and learned a lot. Tonight is the team party and we will officially be done! The season record was 2-6 and they did not make play-offs. Hopefully next year we will see even more improvement and maybe a play-off game!

Bandits Football

Jared's 3-point stance. Josh is #44 and Jared is on his right #14, in a stance. After our QB got hurt, Josh took over. He is seen here getting ready to pitch the ball. The Bandits lost this game, making their season record 2-5. We have one game left on Saturday. I'm hoping it warms up a little, it's about 40 degrees right now.

Fall Fun

Jaydon and the twins next door (Nick and Jack) had a great time jumping in the pile of leaves in front of our house. My tree still has all the leaves on it. One might wonder where all the leaves came from. Well...Jared and Jaydon raked leaves from the yard down the street, filled a few garbage bags, and then dumped them in our yard! They provided days of entertainment for all the kids in the cul-de-sac.

Halloween Ninjas

Left to Right: Jared, Cade, and Josh are all dressing as ninjas for Halloween this year. It must be the popular costume, because our neighbor boy, Gavyn, is also going to be a ninja. Jaydon is still undecided. We probably won't know until 5 minutes before trick-or-treating.

Football Weekend

The boys played a really good game on Saturday, but still came up short. Josh played quarterback most of the game after the starting QB injured his knee. Josh was a little hesitant at first, but soon took charge and made some great plays. He even ran one in for a touchdown. I didn't take my camera because of the wet weather. Wish I would have anyway. Jared played really great as an offensive lineman. There are only 2 games left this season. The weather is getting colder and we are ready for a little break. However, Josh is now really getting into his football. It's all he can think about! We went to the Broncos game yesterday. Corey got free tickets 9 rows behind the Broncos bench at the 50 yard line. AMAZING!!!!! We could feel a hard hit from where we were sitting. The boys loved it!!! The weather was a little damp and chilly, but we got hot cocoa and nachos to warm us up. Unfortunately, my small camera is broken and I couldn't get pictures at the game! I was so bummed! And then to top it off, the Broncos lost! Even though our teams all lost this weekend, it was still a fun and memorable football weekend!!!

Bathroom Remodel

We started this project planning on tiling the bathroom and entry from the garage. After pulling back the lino and taking the toilet out, we found black mold all around the toilet to the doorway. So now a minor project has become a major project and we have cut out the floor in the bathroom. I will keep posting as the project progresses. This is a little mold in the closet where the washer used to be. This looks like nothing compared to what was around the toilet!