The Perfect Christmas Picture

I always laugh when people tell me how cute Porter looks in his Christmas picture... Rest assured it takes a LOT of photos to get one that looks presentable. Here are just a couple of the outtakes of this years Christmas photo shoot.

Halloween 2010

Halloween at our house was a bit odd this year... To start with both mom and Port had colds and we missed going to the pumpkin patch and pumpkin walk. Then Halloween was on a Sunday and on top of that we had a Stake Boundary reorganization meeting that night so we knew we wouldn't have time to visit all the family.

Mom who finds Halloween almost as much fun as Porter does took him costume shopping clear back in September- Porter was instantly in love with the Datamation costume and didn't want to look at anything else. It makes me a little sad to think that this is probably one of the last years that he will want to dress up as something cute!


We went to the Ward Trunk or Treat on Saturday where Porter made quite a haul then headed out to visit Uncle Bill and then Uncle Scott. On Sunday Scott and Annalyn took Porter Trick or Treating to Grandma and Grandpas so we could go to the 'big' meeting then we went down after for dinner.

Monday we went to Nanna and Pa's, for dinner with the family and Nanna had a fun Halloween Fish Pond for the Kids- Between everything and going in different directions I only got a couple of pictures from the trunk or treat which was too bad because he was one cute puppy! He kept wanting me to take his picture on the truck toolbox which was so appropriate given his dog costume!

Thanksgiving Shoot Out

Aaron and his family have a tradition that every year rain, snow or shine that they shoot clay pigeons in the back pasture on Thanksgiving. Porter being quite the gun enthusiast himself was happy to join in the fun. I was amazed at how well he managed to keep he earmuffs on. For the most part he watched from the back of the truck but he did get to shoot a couple of times with Dad and Uncle Scott's help as well as getting to pull the string that throws the pigeons.

I love the look on his face in this picture he was totally enthralled watching the big boys. For those of you who aren't so big on guns don't worry the gun he is holding was not loaded and I and or Aaron was standing right with him the whole time he held it.

Porter's first shot. Poor Aaron ended up with a bruise on his leg from the kick.

All the boys in their shooting duds- ready to go

Halloween 2009

Ok people you can all quit laughing at me now. Yes I realize that these are Halloween pictures and that it is almost January. My goal for the new year is to do a better job of documenting all the fun happenings of our little family so I thought that it was only right that I try and do a little of catching up.....

Porter was the cutest little Lion for Halloween. He would Rrrrrar really loud and say trick or treat until that is we actually went trick or treating.... We went trick or treating at Dad's office, to Grandma and Grandpa Jensens, Grandma Farrar's, Nanna and Pa's, then the trunk or treat at the church not a lot of stops but Porter still managed to make quite the sugar haul!



This last picture cracks me up, I told Porter to show me what a scary lion looks like but I am pretty sure that he heard 'scared' lion instead.

Moo! Moo! Porter is TWO!

Wow! It's so hard to believe that our little Porter is 2 already! He is growing into such a cute little man and amazes us every day with the things he learns- He is quite the talker lately and its so cute to hear his little sentences.


He started off the party by finding Grandma's bag of Marshmellow's in the Kitchen and carried them around while we set up..


We had a cow theme for his birthday complete with cow cups silverware and tablecloth.. I only remembered to get a picture of the sign.....


He got so many fun things for his Birthday that he had a hard time going to the next present because he kept wanting to play with the one he had just opened.
The cake..... It turned out cute but I was NOT thrilled- I had ordered a cake with the "Little People" toy farm animals on top so that he could add them to his little people collection- They were out of that set and rather than call and tell me so that I could get it somewhere else they went ahead and decided to decorate a different farm cake. Oh well- at least it tasted good!
Porter was to busy having fun to stop and eat the Yummy Navajo taco's we had but he did manage to grab a few bites of cake (sitting on his new toy of course)
Porter is very lucky to have his cousins Kamden and Karson live so close and the three are quite good buds- After dinner they played and played right up until the second it was time to go home.
They played in the pool- I'm not sure that they actually swam.... They mostly jumped in and out.
Followed of course by the inevitable water fight.... Grandma was a great sport to let the kids get her.

Driving around
Climbing on the Jungle Gym
I still have a hard time believing Porter can make
it all the way to the top by himself then he drops
himself down in the middle and does it all over again!

What a fun evening- Thanks so much to everyone who helped and came!

Easter 2009 Part 2

Sunday Porter got to wear his new Easter outfit to church. He was a bit tired when we got home but mom and dad were anxious to give him his Easter Basket. He loved his automatic bubble gun which took him less than 5 minutes to empty and of course M&M's!!

Mmmmm & Mmmmmm's

Enough Pictures already Mom!

Daddy taught Porter to fold his arms and
Porter is very good at it!

What a handsome little man!

We went to Grandma & Grandpa J's after church for dinner and croquet.
This pic cracks me up he is way into making faces lately

Gardening tools from Grandma and Grandpa
Just in time for our garden!

Easter 2009 Part 1

On Saturday we had an Easter Egg Hunt at Nanna and Pa's with Kam and Kars. I was really surprised how quickly Porter caught on to picking up the eggs and putting them in his basket.... Until he realized that there was candy in the eggs then he was mostly interested in opening them up!

Porter's Basket from Pa & Nanna
He loooves the Teddy Bear that sings ABC and Counts

Picking Up Eggs

More Eggs.....

Ohhhh Candy!

Christmas 2008 Part 2

Here's a few pictures from Nanna and Pa's on Christmas Eve


Porter (looking mischievous) & Cousin Kars
note the shirt- boy was it right on!!


My Mom made these adorable stockings-
They were almost bigger than the boys!

The three Amigo's in their matching PJ's from Nanna

Christmas 2008 Part 1

Both I and Aaron have always loved Christmas- having said that I must say that with Porter around Christmas takes on a whole new meaning of wonderful! It is so fun to see how much he enjoys the little things like getting to turn on the Christmas tree each day. One of my very favorite Christmas moments with him this year was when we went to see the Christmas lights. One of Aaron's clients has a house with 42,000 lights that are all coordinated to music which they broadcast- Porter was fascinated- we let him out of his carseat to sit on my lap while we watched and he couldn't hold still- he kept dancing to the music bopping all over the place and trying to climb on the dash to get a closer view of the light show.

We spent Christmas Eve day at Nanna and Pa's playing games, eating, having a Christmas Program and of course opening presents- Porter was so excited that he skipped his nap(s) and by the time presents came around he was a bit very cranky. I forgot my camera but Aunt Chels got some good pictures which I will have to get from her when her family gets back from their big ski trip.

Christmas Day we planned on sleeping in but the wind was blowing so hard it woke me up early- With that and the snow we decided that if we were going to make it to Grandma and Grandpa J's we better get going- The first road we tried was very drifted and at one point completely blocked and in the process of being cleared by some kind soul out on a tractor. We turned around and decided to try and go North on a different road (It seemed silly because our destination was to the South) fortunately we were able to make it to the Highway and then turned south and things were fairly clear from there.

Then followed more food fun and presents- Porter didn't quite get the whole unwrapping thing but he had a great time helping grandma hand presents out.

Merry Christmas 2008

I am so bad about Christmas Letters that I only got a handful actually mailed..... So for all of our lovely friends and family her is our "online" Christmas greetings:

Merry Christmas 2008

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We hope this season finds you all happy and well. May you all have a lovely Christmas and a wonderful year in 2009.

Between camping trips, hunting adventures, the Elders quorum presidency and his job as the Sales Manager at Yost Aaron kept busy this year. Porter adores his dad and loves to wrestle and feed the dog with him every night.

We feel very blessed that Audra has the opportunity to stay home with Porter, a job she absolutely loves! Last year she started designing graphics for digital scrapbooking and was hired this year to design for an online store. That and Porter have kept her busy but she also found time for lots of canning and her church callings doing the ward bulletin, newsletters and ward website.

Porter has grown so much the year & it has been so much fun to watch him learn and all those fun ‘firsts’. He is a very loving child and more than happy to give out kisses and loves. He loves being outside and adores our cat whom he calls “ickles” He loves to cuddle up on a your lap with a book playing fetch with the dog, and hauling his toys around in his ‘CAT’ dump truck. Porter is definitely the light of our lives & always keeps us busy & smiling

The Little Dragon

We started off our Halloween Celebrations on Thursday the 30th with a visit to the Pumkin Walk with Porter, Mom, Dad, Aunt Chels, Cousin Karson and Nanna- The boys especially loved the Sesame Street display

Friday afternoon Mom and Porter went over to Chelsea's and made Halloween sugar cookies with her, Nanna and the boys- After a quick nap we went to the ward trick or treat. Porter didn't quite get the whole trick or treat think- he was more interested in walking around and looking at everyone until he figured out there was candy in his bucket then that became all he was interested in.

Next we went to see Grandma Farrar and then to Grandma J to see her and Uncle Scott. We tried to go see Nanna, Pa, Papa George, Uncle Aust and Uncle Eli but they had several sickies so we just said a quick hi at the door. Hopefully we'll get to make a late trick or treat trip there later in the week. In the mean time here's some pictures and a cute video.