Three is a Crowd!!

Cort came in our room in the morning and found this. It is shocking that either one of us gets any sleep. Noah was taken back into his bed a couple of times, but ended up here. I don't know if anyone else has a child like this, but this is how he prefers to sleep. At least he is not on my feet like usual. He has this strong attachment to me. I think it stems from infancy when he would nap on me all the time. I probably started something that is going to be hard to stop. But as a mommy it was nice to finally have a baby who wanted me to hold them. Poor Gavy was the last one in the bed so he didn't even make it all the way on. I have always had him trained so well to sleep in his own bed. I started letting him sleep with me when we moved into our house, because Cort would be gone with scouts every once and a while. Now he comes in at about 6:30am four mornings out of the week. The funny thing is I am usually so tired I don't even know this is going on. Cort opted to sleep on the couch!!

Noah Turned 2!!

Yes I am not as good as most moms who have a post the day of their childs b-day, but at least I have one. My baby turned 2 about three weeks ago. I can't believe he is this big. I had a newborn the last time I had a two year old. We had a fun time at the park and pool with all of our family. Noah wanted an Elmo birthday cake so that is what I set out to accomplish. I wasn't sure about it at first but as soon as he saw it he said "Elmo, mommy" so I knew if a two year old could tell anyone should be able to. Besides only the birthday boy needs to like it! Thanks to all of our family they always make these occasions special!!

A "Bow" - dacious giveaway!

To anyone who sees this and is interested. A good friend of ours has a website that she sells the cutest children's hairbows, adult womens hair things, aprons, scripture cases etc. They are really reasonably priced as well! This month she is having a "Bow"-dacious giveaway that is worth about $30.00. All you have to do is comment on her blog at babyblvd.blogspot.com and then put a post on your own blog it is that easy! You can even email your friends too. If you want to check out everything she has go to her website at babyblvd@live.com. You only have until the 16th of July for the drwing so everybody sign up!!

Sunday Evenings

So I am sitting on the couch with Noah. Cort is at a scout Court of honor and has Gavin with him. This is one of the most relaxing evenings I have had in a long time. Noah is drinking my orange juice and completely enamored with an Elmo's World video. We finally gave in and got the internet on Friday. Cort thinks I should now be able to update the blog weekly. GOODLUCK!
I am barely awake as is! This past few months has been so crazy that I barely get done what I have to. It is too bad that I don't see it leting up in the near future. I will just continue to enjoy my Sunday evenings.

A Belated Tribute to Disneyland

I thought since it has been almost two months I should finally get our Disneyland pictures up.

This is a picture of the whole gang except Cort's dad.  This is the first day when we are all happy.
This is the second day at Playhouse Disney. You can tell Noah just lovvvedit! I did though!!
Our family picture at a christmas tree in Downtown Disney. The funny thing was that while taking this picture Cort's brother Chris stepped on and fell over his son Gabe. I think we all about peed our pants after we made sure Gabe was alright.
The boys enjoying breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen in the Disneyland Hotel.
Gavin and Noah playing and dancing with Goofy at breakfast. They loved it!  Gavin wanted to keep talking to Goofy.
Gav just found out who Chip and Dale are. Except he calls them Chick and Dave. He was so excited when any character came out. The breakfast was one of the best things we did.
Here are my kids being themselves. Gavin kept doing this thing with his mouth every time we took a picture. I wanted to beat him by the end of the week.
Noah just loved Santa so that is why I had to be in the picture with him.
When Santa asked Gavin what he wanted for christmas, he told him a teeny tiny reindeer to put in his room. He have no idea where that came from. He did not get one for Christmas!
This is Gav and I at the Reindeer Round-up coloring. Gav is sporting his new ears. He got to pick out the hat and ears to go with it. He even chose the Lightning McQueen patch on the front.
This was one of the highlights of Gavin's week. What 3 year old boy wouldn't want his picture with Buzz Lightyear.

This was our final night. We were waiting for the Fantasmic show to begin. By this time everyone was beat.
I think Gavin found his girlfriend. We waited forever to meet the Tinkerbell in Pixie Hollow. I think we were the only ones with 2 BOYS in line. I know we got a few strange looks. Noah just wasn't sure what to think.
This just explains what it was like with two children all week. Thank goodness for strollers!!!

It was such a fun week we had a lot of good times. Thanks to the Petersons for a good vacation!!

I love these pictures of my kids. Thank You Elaine for the freezing photo shoot!

Merry almost Christmas Eve

Well since it has been almost a month  I thought I would tell everyone Merry Christmas!  I love this time of year and it has flown by quickly. It didn't help that we lost a week of decorating and FALALALALAing  to go on vacation to Disneyland. I guess I can't complain we had a blast!!! I will post later about that. The funniest thing lately has been listening to Noah get so excited to see christmas decorations. He just started to say "Santa" everytime he gets excited. I love it!!

I have to give kudos to both teams who played in the Poinsettia Bowl tonight. Even though our beloved Broncos did not win they played well. They had a great season!  Good job to the TCU horned frogs they played well too.(obviously)

Happy Thanksgiving!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! At this time of year we as a family have so many things to be thankful for. First and for most for our family and friends. We are very thankful for our the many family members and friends that we are lucky to share our lives with. We are also thankful for the gospel and for the Saviour who created all of this amazing world that we are a part of. We are thankful for all of our blessings this past year! I really enjoy Thanksgiving and the opportunity to gather with friends and family and reflect back on the blessings of the past year. Plus, the food is a great part of it as well!!
I as a husband and father am especially thankful for my family who was watched over in a car accident back in August. I know that they were protected. I love them more than anything. Thank you Emily, Gavin and Noah for being a part of my life. I love you guys!

Once again, have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!