Noah's first word...

Noah has been saying "Dada" and "Mama" for a while (although I still don't know that he says them specifically to us), but he recently mimicked Caleb for his first word...

"Uh-oh."

I have a feeling I'm going to hearing that word a lot in the coming months.  These two boys are started to team up on me in clever, ornery ways.  :)

I think this picture is just too funny (probably something that would immediately go into his mouth)...I took something away and he was not happy!

I think this picture is just too funny (probably something that would immediately go into his mouth)...I took something away and he was not happy!

We're off the see the wizard...

There's no question what we were this Halloween.  We're still at the age where Kevin and I get to choose the Halloween costume...I'm thinking this might be the last year for that (although I am REALLY pulling for Caleb to be a Firefighter next year and Noah can be the Dalmation Dog that Caleb was last year). 

We had a fun time putting together this year's ensemble.  All of the costumes except Kevin's were borrowed.  I made his by wrapping duct tape around a sweatsuit I bought at Goodwill. 

The boys really enjoyed Trunk-or-Treat at our church.  I think the only thing Caleb had all nigth was candy!  He wouldn't eat anything for dinner.  :)

Our sweet little lion!

Yep...this is the best smile we could get out of him.  He's really into "smiling" in very strange ways.

The cousins (minus Captain America- aka Blake)

Noah ~ 11 months

I don't even want to write this post...

Because it means that the next post will be Noah's first birthday.  This year has flown by!  In the past year I have had so much joy, stress, anxiety, and happiness all at once...but I feel like I haven't enjoyed my boys like I should.  I haven't been as patient as I want need to be.  I haven't laughed as much as I should.  I haven't been as joyful as I would like to be.  I've let little things get me down and stressed over nearly everything.  I would really like a do-over.  Can we just please rewind time...even a little bit?

(Now off my pity party and back to Mr. Noah)

Noah is into EV-ER-Y-THING!  I honestly cannot turn my back on these two! 

He has the most beautiful dark blue eyes.  I keep thinking they're going to get lighter, but they don't.  I love them!  And he's got really long hair a baby his age...he's working on a mullet in the back.  :)  We're not ready to cut it, though, he's just too little!

He also now has 5 teeth and working on a 6th...they all came in at once.  He's was really sick last week (white count of 25,000, which normally is around 5,000-10,000).

He is such a happy baby!  He loves the church cradle roll class and going to Bible Study Fellowship.  We are always told how happy and interactive he is (he takes after his big brother on this one).

Noah doesn't like to be told "no" or to have things take away from him (especially from me...he is surprisingly tolerant when Caleb takes something away). 

He still likes his food completely pureed.  I'm not really sure what to do about this.  He refuses to eat anything "chunky" (unless, of course, it is tiny bites of french fries that Lola gives him). 

He is finally starting to enjoy being read to!  I was starting to think that he was boycotting books all together.  Now he let's me read him one, maybe two, at a time.  Then he's done.  I'll take what I can get.

Noah brings us SO much joy and it has been so fun to watch the boys begin playing together.  Let's hope Noah can lovingly tolerate Caleb's "mothering" for the next eighteen years.  :)

Great Wolf Lodge

We went up to Great Wolf Lodge back in September for the night with Kevin's parents, his sister, and our two nephews.  We brought nearly the entire contents of both boys' rooms (for one night, mind you) and yet forgot the camera.  Thankfully, Dean took some pictures for us!

We had a wonderful time...except for Caleb's nurse maid's elbow getting pulled out of socket! 

Caleb and Peepaw in the lazy river

Bumba and Lukey

Our family at Kevin's Grandpa's house

Kevin and his Grandpa with the boys

Playing in the water

Noah loved the water!

Pumpkin Patch 2010

One of our favorite things to do every year is to go to the pumpkin patch!  We have so many fun memories from years past and look forward to it every year.  Here are some of our favorite pictures this year...

We've got two little pumpkins this year!

Brothers...

Noah was enthralled with the HUGE pumpkin

If Caleb and Noah grow to be half as handsome as their Daddy, they'll have lots of girls chasing them!

Having fun with friends on the haybale slide

Getting some air with Mommy on the Bouncing Pillow

Feeding the goats...

This little boy is feeling much better and enjoyed all the sights at the pumpkin patch!

Down the slide with Daddy...

By himself {gulp}...

And with Mommy

Noah discovering the texture of hay

My sweet boys

Trying to find the perfect pumpkin...

And getting distracted with the vine.

By the time we went on the tractor ride to the pumpkin patch, Noah was pooped!

There is something about the pumpkin patch that causes Caleb to get sick right afterwards.  Last year, he got the dreaded H1N1....this year he got the infection Noah had.  I don't think it will stop us from going in the future, though, it is WAY too much fun to miss out on!

Prayers for 2 Families...

Today is a very sad day. My heart breaks for both of these families...

One of Kevin's fellow Administrators lost one of her twin boys Michael on Monday, who was 10 days older than Caleb.  He had many health issues.  The funeral was today.  Please pray for Beth, Jeff, and little Stephen (Michael's twin brother).

The next family is one that I have never met.  I heard about Leslie's story through a friend's post on Facebook.  She and her husband were expecting twins when she suddenly went into labor at 19 weeks.  They lost both children 2 weeks later.  During delivery, Leslie looked as if she had passed out, but she had actually gone into cardiac arrest.  She was done for 17 minutes before they were able to revive her, leaving her brain deprived of oxygen for too long.  Leslie is with her Heavenly Father and precious twins today.

Please join me in lifting them up in prayer! 

Just because...

(Now that I know I can turn my blog into a book, I'm going to try to be more diligent about posting.)  :)