November 2011

So November wasn't terribly exciting. It was Noah's 6th birthday, so I have a few pictures from that, but that's all the pictures I have for today. Of course, it was Thanksgiving. Noah and I decided that every morning we were going to tell each other something we're grateful for. It worked out for the most part. We forgot some mornings. Then came Thanksgiving. We had tons of food. I went with my in-laws to see Breaking Dawn part 1. We got our Christmas tree the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I was sick that weekend, though, so it was kind of rough. And I didn't get any pie. But really, that's about all that happened.

Let's Play Catch Up...

Well, it's been a while since I've had time to write. School started again for me...yay (sarcastically). Noah started kindegarten (I really don't think I'm old enough to have a kindegartener...but apparently I am. We have some great news, but I can't post it on the blog (I know that makes no sense to you) so if you haven't heard it, which most of you have, then text me, e-mail me, or ask me on facebook. Halloween is our favorite holiday and so we always dress up. I try to make Jeremy and me match. This year we were the Mad Hatter and Alice. Um...that's about our life right now. This month being the month of Thanksgiving, I want to express my gratitude for my blessings. I am so grateful to be a stay-at-home Mom. I couldn't be luckier. I love being able to sit at the table with Noah after school and help him with schoolwork. I am so grateful for my husband working hard so that I am able to do this and for his support of my schooling. I am grateful to two little boys who are growing bigger each day and all the time that I get to spend with them. They are so precious to me and I am so lucky to be blessed with them. They provide so much love in my life and I am so grateful to be able to raise them. I am grateful for our good news (it really was amazing and thought it would never happen-no, I'm not pregnant!). Thanks for reading! Enjoy the pictures. =)

In August and part of September the kids did soccer. I love Ben's face in this one.

Ben wouldn't let me get any cute pictures like this, but at least Noah would.

Noah's favorite position to play was Goalie.

For most of the season, this is how he played soccer.

We got him to play for a minute in his last game.

Noah's 1st day of Kindegarten. I can't believe he's so big.

Noah does Karate. I LOVE this picture of him.

Ben pretends to do Karate. But he's still cute.


Halloween...the best holiday EVER.

Noah at his Parade.

Close up of Ben's make-up.

Close up of Noah's make-up.

Close up of Jeremy's make up.

This picture is cool b/c Ben looks like he's glowing.

We are so awesome. =) Everything that Jeremy is wearing came out of our closet, just FYI. Oh, and i made Ben's costume. Myself. With a little help from Jeremy's aunt. Who knew I could sew and like it?

Ben's 3rd Birthday

This is Ben's 3rd birthday. We had two parties...one for Jeremy's family at their house and one for my family at Discovery Park. There's no pictures of Ben's cousins that came because I don't know how the mom would feel about me posting pictures of them. There's also no pictures of my sister's kids that came to the park because I know she wouldn't want me to post them. It was a lot of fun and I am so glad to have a 3-year old.

Jeremy's mom and aunt came to the park. The closest ones are my mom and dad.

My dad doing his half smile. Apparently we don't get a real smile from him.

Noah playing with the swords.

Ben concentrating very hard on decorating his shield.

Noah's finished shield.

The pinata and me looking pregnant-I'm not!

Blowing out candles. We had to huddle around it because the wind was blowing so bad.

One of the many reasons I fell in love with this man.

Ben's finished shield.

Playing with balloons.

"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to!"

Eating cupcakes.

Opening presents.

Blowing bubbles.

His new bowling set.

The game Noah picked out for him.

Dart gun and dart board. I now halfway regret buying this for him as he has shot me numerous times with it. So has Jeremy for that matter.

Dancing to the musical card.

Playing on the slip'n slide he got.

Mount Rushmore

This month is a busy month, so rather than doing one huge post, I'm breaking it down into at least two (I don't know why the font is blue and underlined...that's really bugging me). This one is our trip to Mount Rushmore. We drove there (the picture above is one of a storm that we drove into) and slept in the tent trailer Jeremy's parents bought but we use most often. We stopped at Devil's Tower on the way there and went to Flintstone Land while we were there. The guy in the next picture is my grandpa, in case you're wondering.

See the random dark cloud in this one?

Our van hit 100,000 miles on this trip =( We got this picture 'cause it was kinda cool.