thanksgiving 2009

Now Savannah looks even more like me with her extentions.
That was the best picture I could get of those little rascals!

Sweet Bella did not feel good for her 1st Thanksgiving... she had the croup and was pretty miserable, unfortunately all the urgent care clinics were closed and we were really trying to avoid the E.R.   She was pretty chill all day long and was good as long as I was holding her.  She also could not get enough of grandmas sweet potatoes!




We celebrated thanksgiving this year with my family at my mom's house and it was a very relaxing, easy, good time!  I was asked to bring pies, and I made apple, two pumpkin and a pear pie which is so, so yummy!  Most people are not sure about pear pie and usually don't try it, which is good and bad for me, leftover pie but then I eat it all!   After our feast we pulled out the Black Friday ads and planned our attack for early the next morning, we had pie, then played games for awhile and everyone was going to see the Christmas Carol, we chose not to go and take Bella and Noah was asleep so Zane went with the gang and thought it was good, and because Avery & Mitchell were sleeping over at grandma, Zane was excited to do the same.  Noah stayed asleep from 5:45 until the next morning, CRaZy!  Bella had a rough night which involved pacing back and forth outside on the deck and a long shower,  I got her back to sleep and could not sleep myself so I decided to head to Wal-mart at 5am, get the deals I was after then take Bella to the doctor at 6.  Later that day, the girls went out to lunch for Kameo and my sweet cousin Tela's Birthdays,  we had fun and I was super ready to sleep that night.

funny noah...

I had picked Noah and Gabby up from preschool and while driving home I asked them what they had learned and they told me "the letter N"  then they went on with their own conversation... 

noah "gabby do you know that the letter N is my letter"

gabby "ya and the letter G is my letter, like the letter on the mountain, that is the same as mine."

noah " I know I am waiting for them to put the letter N on the mountain!"  

It is so cute when my little boys are playing "guys" and they have to go to the bathroom, they have to pause their game.... by just yelling pause.  

Noah was very mad at me because I had taken away a toy he and Zane were fighting over, he looked at me, folded his arms and while yelling and screaming said "im not going to be your mother anymore!!!"  Its hard not to laugh back at them when they react like that.

month eight

Bella is now 8 months old!  She weighs close to 14 pounds.  She is a happy baby!  She doesn't sleep more than an hour during the day but sleeps well through the night, sometimes waking up just once.  She is very, very busy and is pulling herself up on everything, enough that we had to lower her crib already and she thinks she is so big.  She will get up to a toy and stand there for quite awhile, because she thinks its fun and because she is not sure how to get down... falling happens.  She is not crawling like a normal crawl, instead she does a butterfly/flop all throughout the house.  She eats whatever I give her and officially has stinky diapers now.  Getting her dressed or changing her diaper is now like a wrestling match: Mom vs. Bella.  Still no teeth.  We all just love her so much!

New Moon

On Friday, I opened my door to find Edward delivering my tickets to New Moon!

New Moon was so good and so much fun!  My friends neighbor had rented out a theater and went all out!  They had decorated the theater, had contests and prizes and brought Edward, Jacob, and Bella!  

Twilight

My girlfriends and I had a Twilight party, pre-New Moon.  We wanted to play the twilight board game and refresh our twilight facts before the 2nd one, so the we decided it would be fun to do dinner too!  We had mushroom ravioli, Edwards blood punch and wolf cupcakes!  You could chose to sit were you pleased, whether you were Team Jacob or Team Edward.  We made our shirts for the New Moon premier and they look super cute!  And we of course played the game.  Melissa brought these yummy gift bags filled with a love triangle chocolate bar Jacob/Bella/Edward, and Edward and Jacob truffle bars flavored cool mint and warm raspberry,  I love it!  We had a great time!  I love my cute friends.


The three babies came along and I had to get a picture to show how tiny Bella is, Left, Raef 2 1/2 months, middle-Tavake 7 weeks, Bella- almost 8 months!

primary program

Zane participated in the Primary Program on sunday and he memorized his part so well and was so excited about getting on the stand.  We told him to bring a little toy with him in his pocket to keep his hands busy while he was on the stand and possibly distract him from not using his manners.  He of course went right up there and started picking his nose...I truly think it is a nervous habit for him because his finger goes to his nose during his school programs too.  He quickly stopped and did use his manners throughout the rest of the program.  He got up to say his part, started off with the wrong word and heard his voice and froze for just a second but then finished with the help of a leader, he did good, besides the fact that he didn't sing any of the songs...

Happy Birthday to the man in our lives

We had a fun day celebrating Daddy's birthday.  The boys we dead set on Daddy having a football party.  The day of his birthday we went had to go to the store to buy daddy a gift, and get cupcakes for tonight because his party wasn't until saturday, so we could celebrate with Aaron and family cause it was his birthday too!  

mom: boys, what are you going to get daddy for his birthday?

Noah: I'm going to get him swedish fish! cause its his favorite!

Zane: I'm going to get him a new wallet because he had to make one out of gorilla tape.

  Ryan and I went out to dinner for his birthday and came back for presents and cupcakes, then Saturday we had a super cool football party with the Brady bunch!

We have the best Daddy in the world, we think he is the greatest!!!!   Happy Birthday!