BUZZ

This is Noah and his crazy baby hair.  When he was born with a good amount of hair, it was a lot like Brookies was.  It has been great until the last couple of weeks.  I decided I needed to take some action.  So - We BUZZED IT!  I know, I know, What were we thinking?  Well we did the same thing to Josh and I was so glad about it, so Noah got to follow suit.  Really his head was growing faster than his hair and the front looked buzzed anyway, so OFF WITH THE HAIR. 

Tyler took this picture of us in the process of cutting it.  Noah actually didn't mind to much.  He didn't really cry he just complained a little because of the noise. 

Another lovely shot of us.  Thanks Ty for your fanastic skills!  HaHa.

This is how Noah felt when it was all over!  He loved it and so did Steve and I.

This is just cute. 

A shot of the side view, now you can see it really is all gone.  It made him look so big when it was cut, but boy was I glad it was gone.  He isn't bald by any means he just has a nice round head with some nice fuzzy brown hair. 

Noah Pictures!

I can't possibly go very long with out posting some pics of Noah.  He is almost 3 months old already - time sure flies by.  He is my chubby, smiley, happy, cooing, trying really hard to giggle baby.  He makes me happy and is so delightful!  He is starting to recognize not just Steve and I, but gives big grins to Ty, Brooks and Tater as well. 

Tyler loves to be a helper and was burping him here.  It was cute, he loves Noah so much.

The Cheeks are just to die for.  I can't help but kiss them all day long.

As stated above.

Again with the cheeks, seriously love them!  Not to mention those big baby blues.  Can you tell I love this kid!!

Thanksgiving!

There is so much that I am grateful for and we had a beautiful and relaxing Thanksgiving day!  We were still down in OC and after leaving the hotel at Newport we stayed at Nana and Granddad's house. 

The big dinner was at Greg and MarJane's with Ryan and Nicole and crew,  Laura and Kevin and Zoey, and Dan and Jill.  It was nice to see everyone, eat good food and just be together.  I didn't get any pictures but I'm sure someone did. 

Here are a few things on my thankful list:

1. My husband - he is funny and smart and just fantastic
2. Tyler - I love this boy who is growing into a very responsible Young Man.
3. Brooklynn - Her ever positive attitude is so cute and so is she
4. Tater - He always puts a smile on my face
5. Noah - He is such a sweetie and I am so glad he is now apart of our family
6. My Parents
7. My In-Laws - I have the best inlaws ever and I love them!
8. My Brothers and Sisters
9. My friends - I have been blessed with some incredible friends who are ever willing to help or listen or just be there
10. My Testimony of the Gospel

We have been so blessed this year and we are super excited for Christmas. 

Legoland!

We gave the kids a choice.  We would take them to Sea World or Legoland.  Obviously they choose Legoland.  We had a great day.  The kids enjoyed the Aquarium and all the other stuff we did.  Josh went on his first roller coaster.  He is always one to say that it isn't fun or he didn't have a good time, but as we walked off the Dragon Roller Coaster he looked up at me and said, 'That was fun!'  Josh also got 'lost' for a few heart pounding minutes.  My heart was racing as we back tracked to find him, Tyler was very upset, but thankfully there are good people in the world and a nice Grandma sat down with him to wait for us to come back for him.  He got distracted by something - probably looking at his map, and so did we. 

This map was on him at all times and was referred to often.

Ooooo, aren't they gorgeous?  I think so.

Josh thought this ride was funny! It was cute to watch him giggle.

This is how Noah spent the day.

I actually got a few picture of me with the kids.  Although in looking at them now I know why I don't have any pictures of me.  Not my most attractive picture.

THE PHOTO SHOOT

While Steve and Ty and Brooks were waiting in line for one of the rides, Tater and I had a photo shoot.  Here is a sampling of our pictures.

And finally our last pictures of the day!  It was great and I learned that I have some very nice and well behaved kids (at least most of the time)!

Newport

The kids get the whole week of Thanksgiving off of School.  So since Steve was already down in the OC area for work we drove down and met him on Saturday before Thanksgiving.  We were going to try to stay in San Diego, but ended up at the Marriott in Newport.  It was so fun to hand out together and play with our adorable kids.  

I love this picture, my husband is so Handsome!

I thought it was a little cold to be in the pool, but of course kids are immune to those things.  They had a blast swimming.  Noah and I watched from the sidelines! 

Yidia Moving

Well not just Yidia (Lydia), but her whole family.  We were sad to say goodbye to our good friends the Turley's as they moved back to Boise.  Josh has been particularly sad and asks daily if Lydia moved.  We can't be too sad though because they are much closer to family and for them it was such a great move!  Hopefully they are getting settled and all is well! 

Ty, Liam, Zoe and Brooks (We aren't sure why Zoe was so mad here)

Tater and Yidia (Lydia)  She is so cute!

So I remember!

This morning while I was walking and my 3 'big' kids were riding their bikes with me, Josh said something I must remember.  You know those cute things like yesterday it was 'Froggy' (foggy). 

Josh was riding right next to me and the sun was at our backs.  He looked down at his shadow and said, 'There is my STATUE.'  Ok, seriously he is so adorable! 

Motivation Please....

I need a little kick start.  The task of getting back my pre-pregnancy body is looming and I cannot find the motivation I need to get moving - literally.  Actually getting back into the shape I want is going to take some time and I wish it could just happen with no work at all.  So, here is to getting the motivation I need to get moving. 

Beautiful Day!

Some days I feel more blessed than I really deserve.  Yesterday was one of those days.  We were blessed to have both of my parents and Steve's dad visit for Noah's Baby Blessing.  It was not only a wonderful weekend with family here, but a Beautiful Sunday!  Noah's Blessing was nice and it made me so grateful for my husband and the priesthood he holds.  I am also so blessed because I have four fantastic Children and I love them so much.  They couldn't be more beautiful/handsome. 

I am also so blessed with wonderful parents and the best In-Laws in the whole world.  We were sad that Steve's mom could not make it but so glad that Grandpa could.  Noah is a lucky boy to have such amazing Grandfathers to look up to.

Of course this Beautiful Day wouldn't have been complete with out our little Noah.  It is going to be fun to see what little personality he will add to our mix!

How can you not just Adore that face!  He is so cute.  This is the first Smile Picture and it came on the perfect day! 

Halloween!

Halloween.  I can't believe how fast the year has gone.  Halloween again!  We had lots of fun with parties and trick or treating.  We also made our annual trip to our friend Jared's house - he creates a huge 'Haunted House' around his house and we always take the kids over even though they don't love it.  Brooklynn was super brave this year and went through with Steve.  Tyler braved it with a couple of his buddies.  I opted to stay out side with Josh and Noah. I am a wimp and don't love the Haunted House thing at all!                

Buzz Lightyear - He loved this!

Brooklynn insisted on being a Police Woman

My baby boy as a Football Player

The Ninja

 

My four Babies.  This picture is so funny.  They are all looking all ove the place. 

Soccer

Brooklynn loves to play soccer!  She has learned so much already this season.  She was even able to play goalie a few weeks ago and made a few really good saves.  She was so excited she wanted to call her cousin Mack and tell her all about it.  McKenzie is our neice who is a fantastci goalie for her team. 

We have a great time going to her games every week to cheer her on! 

Photos!

I have been told I need to put up some more pics of Noah, so here they are.  He is getting big and is so very close to smiling.  He will be 6 weeks on Monday!  It has gone so fast!  He is starting to sleep a little longer at night, sometimes, which is great.  We are getting to know him and just can't wait to see his little personality emerge!  He is so loved by his brothers and sister, especially Tater who always tells me how cute he is and gives him kisses and snuggles.