Christmas 08

Here are some picts from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.We tried to get a family photo, and sadly, this is the one that turned out best.

Yes, thanks to grandparents, presents are SPILLING out from under the tree.

Robin's babies: Brian and Wesley, and nope, I don't know which is which.

Noah liked to pat the babies.

Still trying to pat the babies.

Don't know if you could tell from the pictures, but we had a full house with lots of presents, lots of mess, and lots of FUN!

Orlando 08

We went to Orlando this past weekend. We visited the free stuff like downtown disney, celebration, and the boardwalk. The weather was just beautiful. Here are some (well, a lot) of picts from our stay. Cody got his first pair of Mickey ears and wore them most of the weekend.

Noah is trying his best to escape Dad's arms!

Hold on tight! Opa is tall!

The best part of the weekend, was visiting Celebration, where they have nightly (fake) snowfall in December. We went last year and it was just as fun the second time around.

What's Cody about to do to Thomas?

Our shoes

Family Picture

We took new pictures for our church directory. I don't think we've had a real family picture since Noah was born. Hmm, maybe I need to do that.

Bubble Beard

Just to prove that Noah looks like Thomas:

Just to prove I have a goofy husband!:

Noah's first haircut

I know, I know. I should have done this a long time ago. But Noah's curls are so stinkin' cute that I didn't have the heart to cut his hair. But now we're going to have Christmas pictures taken and my mother said that Noah looks like a 'cute little girl' in the walking video. (thanks mom) So today I broke down and cut his hair. He looks so grown up with it short like this. Not my baby anymore. And he's been walking more too. He still falls down a lot but he just gets back up and tries again. Aren't babies amazing!?! I think I'd quit trying after falling so much. But God made babies resilient!

I should have taken a 'before' picture, but I guess it's too late now. But you can watch the walking video to see the loger hair.


I would have just posted the one picture above, but he's cute sticking out his tounge here. I'm pretty sure that he's learned this from Cody. And I know you can't see his hair here, but I thought it was a good shot of his beautiful blue eyes.

Noah-On The Go!

Noah has started walking a bit. He really started letting go a couple of days ago. He'll walk when we coax him to, but still mostly crawls. But we're well on our way to having a toddler instead of a baby! We took about 20 of these videos before we got a couple of him not falling down along the way.

Trunk-Or-Treat

Our church does this thing called Trunk-Or-Treat instead of real halloween. It was a lot of fun for the kids. We decorate our cars and give out candy in the church parking lot. So of course, our car got to be Lightning McQueen!

Cody talked about being a lot of things for Halloween: a dinosaur, a cactus, a racecar driver, and Noah! He settled on Noah. So we dyed his hair red, put him in cute footed pajamas and put a bib around his neck and now he's his brother!




Noah and I got in the Christmas spirit a little early.

Our awesome car!
Notice how Cow had to wear pajamas too?

Pumpkin Picking

Cody's been seeing these pumpkin tents along the side of the road. We stopped to let him pick his own.

Noah found one almost as big as himself.

So Cody wanted to make a jack-o-lantern! He stuck his hand in the pumpkin maybe twice.
Thomas ended up doing the rest, while Cody had a snack and Noah hung out.

All done! Thanks Dad!

Cute Tush

Noah has figured out how to open cabinets. I was running a bath for him and he decided to see what was under the sink while he waited.
I couldn't resist taking a picture of his cute little tush.

Birthday Party

We had Noah's party yesterday. I got some picts of him opening his presents. I think Cody was more excited than Noah. He kept asking all day if it was time for Noah to open his presents yet!

Noah got a 'baby computer' that plays music. He LOVES anything that sings to him. He'll bop along to the tune. Here is a video of him dancing to the music.




He wasn't thrilled with the cake this time. He didn't make a mess because he wouldn't eat it!