A little Something For Your Sweet Tooth...

Noah 6 weeks old... (12lbs. 3 oz)Davis didn't want to be left out of the photo shoot...The Men of the House...
Disclaimer: we are not responsible for any cavities that may have been incurred during this viewing!

Santa Baby...

Christmas card/Birth Announcement Photo Shoot for Noah- 3 weeks old...

Thanksgiving 2009

This cute project Davis made at school! Sadly, these are the only pictures from Thanksgiving '09 that were captured (I guess we were a little bit busy in the kitchen... at least that's my story)! The lack of photos doesn't mean we aren't thankful though! Quite the opposite in fact! I don't know that I've ever felt so blessed! To celebrate this special day both sets of our parents came over and had lunch with us- something that rarely happens, if ever! We should do it again though because it was soooo nice to be able to savor the day with both. In the late afternoon Matt's uncle and his family came over for dessert! Afterwards we went to my grandmother's house to see my mom's side of the family. There was so much food but let me tell you the most popular item to eat up was... Noah! He was passed around like a sack of potatoes but he didn't seem to mind! Davis also received more than his fair share of attention which is pretty spectacular seeing how we are family of 23! All in all, it was a great day.

When asked what Davis was thankful for he commonly said "Mommy, Daddy, & Santa Clause"! Sometimes he would throw in additional family members and my best friend, Rosie! I"m pretty sure the feeling is mutual on everyone's part! We are all so thankful for these young lives who remind us the simplicity of being thankful!

Noah's 2 week Appointment...

Our Internet has recently been out and unfortunately that caused me to get behind in my blogging! I don't even know where to begin.... hmmm.....

A few weeks ago Noah had his two week check up! He got a clean bill of health and the pediatrician stated that there should be no residual side effects from the fluid on his lungs that was present at birth! Yay! Noah ranked in the 75 percentile for his head, body, and weight! So he is perfectly proportionate- I was fascinated by this as this was not our experience with Davis! Noah weighed in @ 9lbs 11oz that day so he remains my big boy!Noah still isn't sleeping through the night but we are working on it! He is starting to smile more and more and every time I see one my heart delights in the little guy! For all of you out there who are wondering if you can love your second born as much as your first... let me assure you, you can. I love both my boys to pieces! God allows your heart to be equally in love with both!

Life with two...

The other day I couldn't find my cellphone! I knew I had last placed it on a small table in our foyer & suspected that Davis had grabbed it! I looked high & low for it- only to find it here...with Noah in his swing! The remote control also ended up tucked up underneath his arm later in the day! Why do older siblings always try to get the younger ones in trouble???????

Pumpkin Patch Pictures....

These pictures were taken right before Halloween at our local church's pumpkin patch! I simply forgot to post them- I guess my hands have been a little bit full these days! Hopefully the delay doesn't diminish the charm!!!

Noah 1 week old...
Davis two years old...

Candy corn hat courtesy of our very own Gigi...Dark hair courtesy of daddy.... Blond hair courtesy of me & my childhood...Cute kids courtesy of one amazing God...

Halloween 2009....

The weekend before Halloween (while we were still in the hospital with Noah) our local Avenue shopping center hosted a Halloween afternoon! My parents took Davis as a way to treat him to a little bit of fun during all of these life changes!

I had originally found an idea for Davis to be Thomas for Halloween via the Internet. It was a simple, cost effective idea to use a cardboard box over a wagon. My nine month pregnant self gathered our wagon and a few cardboard boxes left over from moving and brought them upstairs to our living room where I would replicate the online picture. I didn't really have an assembly plan, I just thought I would play it by ear. It is at this point that Matt began to question my tactics. He started asking all these questions about how it was going to work, how I was going to do this or that... I didn't have any answers for him- I just wanted to jump into it. If you know my husband, you know this didn't fly over to well. Before I knew it he had determined that the cardboard box approach was never going to work well, plus what if it rained? Being the woodworker that he is- he whipped up the body of Thomas in just a couple nights. From there we spray painted it, taped it off, drew the face and wha-la... Thomas the Train was complete.

Here are a few pictures from Trick or Treating at the Avenues...

This year Halloween fell on a Saturday- the perfect day of the week for this holiday!!!! However, the weather was rainy on and off the day. We had decided to head up to the church located at the front of our neighborhood for there annual Trunk or Treat and maybe hit a few houses on the way back! My parents came over to watch Noah and then we were off for our Trick or Treating fun! Unfortunately, about halfway their it began to rain :( We kept going but only stayed at the church for a short while as Davis was not really relishing all the fun of Halloween! Oh well, maybe next year! He was one cute train conductor this year!

Oh & for good measure here is a picture of little Noah on Halloween just 9 days old... I could just eat him up!!!!