Friday, November 28, 2008

Sofia-11 months old

Sofia is 11 months old today.  I reallly am so baffled of where the time went.  This last month she seemed to have gotten busier and more curious.  She is so active.  She is a climber and will try to get up onto the tv console or the couch by climbing on her toys.  Once she decides she wants something there is no stopping her.  She is one tenacious little Doo.   She loves" helping"  with the dishwasher, the laundry and with any kind of scrubbing.  She loves all food.  She is a great eater.  She will try anything once.  Her favorite food is meat and black beans.  She loves chicken, hot dogs, beef or pork.  If it is protein she is all over it.  She also loves grapes and bananas. 
She loves water but hates taking a bath.  She loves to take showers though.  She tries to play in the toilet and loves to pull all the toilet paper down and rip it into tiny pieces. 
She now has 7 teeth.  The four front ones and three on the bottom.  Can you see the drool?  She is teething right now obviously.   She has mastered crawling up and down the stairs.  This has opened a whole new world for her.  She can get anywhere in the house now.  She can stand by herself for about a half a minute and crawls along the furniture.  She is so close to walking..  She loves to play with the magnets on the fridge and with the bobble head Star Wars toys from McDonalds.  Her favorites are R2D2 and Ausoka.  (In above picture she is holding R2, I think she got that from her brother).  She loves paper and cups and playing with the lids to our pots and pans.  She is so inquisitive and has to know what everyone in the house is doing at all times.  She is so joyful and happy.  She has the funniest laugh that sounds like it is in the back of her throat.  She  loves people and lights up when she sees someone she recognizes.  I  just love being her mom.  Life with her will definitely be an exciting adventure.  

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Thanksgiving 2008

We had a fanastic, yummy fun filled Thanksgiving.
We went to Kersten' s parents  house
And hung out the rest of the day
This is Noah who at this time is being Anakin Ghost.  He had died and was invincible.  
He was very happy because he decided to  kill all of us so that we could be together when we die.
We are a forever family after all
Josh is Baby Mario in this picture.  He kept saying "Mama Mia"
Here is baby Sofia at the begining of her meal on her first Thanksgiving.
It was a heavenly day. 

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Reno 911 Anyone!

Sadly my husband would fit right into that show.
He sported this baby for about 3 hours on Saturday.
He says he never had so many weird looks
from everyone but especially women.  

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Birthday Weekend

My 32nd birthday was on Friday the 21st. I feel like 32 sounds so much older than I really am.  I guess that is what happens to most people as they get older.  I had a really good day.  I made cinnamon rolls for breakfast,  I snuggled with my kids and watched Imagination Movers.  It was a lovely laid back morning.    It was Noah's last Speech Therapy appt for awhile,  Ms Libbi is having her new baby this weekend.  Noah earned a blue Scout trooper toy.  My mom then arrived to take me to lunch to Cafe Rio.  It was so yummy, (I'm obsessed) and it was nice to spend time with just my mom.  We talked and laughed and ate.  My kids were in good form also.   

When we returned it was time to drop of my kids to Aunt Ginny so that I would not be late for 
Twilight

Our Financial Advisor  rented out a theatre for a viewing of Twilight.  We had six tickets.  We invited our friends Kevin and Kieran and my sister Amy and My brother Nik.   Kieran made us these one of a kind t-shirts to wear to the show. I  love mine it brings in so many things that I love.   We were giddy with excitement.  Kersten met us at the theatre.  Where we enjoyed free popcorn and drinks.  I loved being there with my love, my sister, my brother and my one of my bestest friends in the world.  
Here we are after the show.. We all took pictures like this.  To see more about the Twilight screening and to see the picture of Nik ( a must see)  click Here

I came home to kisses and hugs from my kids,  many happy birthdays greetings on my phone, facebook etc and this lovely, totally exaggerated post about me to read that click Here
I ended the day snuggling with my hot husband watching Love Actually on tv.  Lovely way to end another birthday.  
It was a lovely wonderful day

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

6th

I was tagged by Carrie to post the 6th picture from your 6th folder in your pictures. I also have IPhoto so I copied Carrie and did two pictures, first one is the 6th picture from the 6th folder and the second is the 6th picture from the first event
This pic is from July 2004 from the very first time Noah went swimming at our condo.
This was taken on a random camera that Kerst won at work.  
Our first digital and we could not get them off our camera for awhile.  
We took them off when we got our first Mac computer
So much easier and happier to use.
Isn't he so sweet..   What a cute baby he was  
This is Noah at 2, he is wearing his Buzz Jacket that he had to wear everyday or he would throw a fit.
In this pic, he is throwing a fit because he wants to take a picture with mom's camera.
I love that he has a  sword even back then.
He is such a boy

Now I tag anyone who wants to show off some pictures....Please we love to see them

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Grateful Sunday 11-16-08


Fall Weather:   Oh, today is blissful outside.  As my little family walked to church this morning in our Sunday attire and Sofia in her fur coat.  The sky was clear, the air was brisk,  the smell of the changing leaves permeated the air and I  was overcome with the  beauty of the day and of my sweet family.  

Noah' s Imagination:  This boy has such a huge imagination.  especially if it pertains to Star Wars.  On our walk to church he was tracking Count Dooku's footprints to make sure he did not get into the church.  It is a good thing he keeps us so safe from the bad guys.  He even discusses with his bad guy toys how to make better choices so that they turn into good guys.  I marvel at his inventivness and his desire and ability to make things fresh and beautiful all around us.  I am grateful I get to be in his world and play there with him

Creative Days:  this week I was lucky enough to go to Kieran's house almost the whole day.  I LOVE being with her.  We talked and worked on Modpodgeing letters for Sofia's name to hang in their room.  It felt so fabulous creating something beautiful and something I have been planning in my head since she was born.  I am so lucky that I have a friend that fills this part of me. 

Kersten's help:  My husband  has really stepped it up the last couple of weeks helping me with household chores.  Every night he has spent hours folding laundry, doing dishes, bathing children or vacuming.  It really has lightened my load and I feel so much more centered.  He is the best.  


Friday, November 14, 2008

8 Things

8 Things...
These list are fun  for me to do as I LOVE life and struggle to document it. I love these tags because you learn lots about the people you love and it is great for journaling about ourselves.

8 FAVORITE T.V. SHOWS:

1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Burn Notice
3. Clone Wars
4. Flight of the Concords
5. Life on Mars
6. Ben 10 Alien Force
7. Ace of Cakes
8. What Not to Wear

8 FAVORITE RESTAURANTS and what I order…
1. Cheesecake Factory- Avocado rolls and
2. Cafe Rio- Pork burrito or Pork salad
3. The Bohemian- Shnichel (spelled wrong)
4. Five Alls- Chicken Kiev
5. Lone Star- just for Buffalo wings
6. Neil's Halibut an d Chips- best cheesburger ever
7. Fries with fry sauce
8. Hires-Country H
(it is so sad you can tell we have kids)

THINGS THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY: (Thursday, November 13)
1. Sofia stood for almost 10 seconds by herself
2. Went to Kierans house and made Sofia's name for her wall
3. Went to Karate with Noah and he had the loudest yells
4. Inspired by Kieran's creativity and capacity
5. Read The Pigeon books over and over.
6. went to Costco and stocked up on essentials = expensive
7. Watched Noah and Heber battle with their light sabers all day long
8. Worked on Christmas cards a little

8 THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO:
1. Thanksgiving
2. My Birthday
3. Christmas season- holiday lights
4. Seeing my niece Kristin in the Nutcracker
5. Sofia's first birthday
6. Spencer's baptism
7. time alone with my husband, Kersten
8. Having some scrapbooks complete

8 THING I LOVE ABOUT FALL:
1. Thanksgiving
2. My birthday
3. Cool crisp air, the sounds, the music, the sights
4. The start of the Holiday season.
5. Finally Jacket weather... I love jackets
6. Seeing friends and family in person or photos
7. Yummy treats 
8. It is hands down the best season ever… magical

8 THINGS ON MY WISH LIST:
1. new black pumps
2.  A new rug for our front room
3. A new computer desk
4. time to paint my kitchen table and chairs
5. To have a 12 by 12 scanner and printer
6. To exercise regularly
7. lamps for my yellow end tables in my front room
8. To have the house organized with containers I want

8 WAYS I KNOW I'M LOVED:
1. Noah knocking me over with his strong hugs
2. Sofia giving me big open mouth kisses
3. Kersten helping me fold mounds of laundry
4.  My sister understanding the importance of the perfect doll
5.  When I get to sleep in on the weekends
6.when my kids brighten up after I have been gone
7. My mom cleaning my house every week when I was on bed rest
8.My husband still grabs at me as much as he used to