Wrapping it up

Merry Christmas! What a year! Recessions, bail-outs, earthquakes, oh my! I am left feeling so grateful for a partner in this life. The picture of us is a favorite of mine because I was so miffed at Matt that day. It is a great reminder of what marriage is all about, sticking together through the tough stuff! Wishing you a beautiful Holiday Season with those you love, The Archuletas

PJ the DJ

That is what he calls himself. Maybe he is just more of an audio person in general because he sure hates the camera. I think I traumatized him with it at a young age. I still have that obsessive desire to capture his every move but he has put the skids on it. I think that is one of my favorite things about Parker, he knows his boundaries & how to commuicate them! Wow! Most adults I know can't do either!

"Thing 2"

Kaleb is having such a fun year in 1st grade.

He is in a class with his best buddies, Cade & Joey.
The teacher could not keep Kaleb & Cade straight so she named them "Thing 1" & "Thing 2." It is such a delight to watch him thrive at school. Our little social butterfly. All the teachers at the school work with Matt, so they laugh about how much Kaleb acts like his dad.

Ahhhh... Aden.

Aden has been mommie's little home-body lately. I love that he & I can hunker down during the week & just enjoy our home. He is not too cooperative with the camera, he is not big on cooperation in general, actually! But, I did manage a few pics to capture his spunky & stubborn personality.

Collin's Funny Faces

These are just a few of the silly things Collin has been up to lately. The change from baby to boy is becoming more and more evident each day. He is our last child so I am trying to cherish every bit of it. He also learned a new word yesterday, "sick," he uses it to say yucky or gross. As you can imagine, this new vocabulary word comes in handy a lot in our house full of boys!

Thanksgiving 2008
Pretty much like herding cats, enough said.