What's Happenin'

Our tree is up and the fire is blazing!

Hey everyone..I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are geared up for the Christmas season! With all of my friends being much more proactive and organized than I am, they have inspired me to get going a little earlier this year (or they just non-intentionally made me feel like I'm slacking so I better get it into gear!)
Jason and I got a fire going the other night and I was just giddy! There is just nothing like hot chocolate next to a fire..I was very excited.
Last week we went and got pictures taken.. and these are a few of my favorites..Nolan is still a little young, so I'll get some of just him in a couple months. Jack was a little difficult until I got in with him and took a few shots..then he did o.k.
I'm hoping to get my shopping done soon and with Jason almost being done for the semester we might get to relax for a little bit during the break! Take care..

photo shoot..

Look at those muscles!

Today was such a nice day we had to go out and enjoy. Jack had a blast playing in the leaves and chasing the squirrels he does this thing now with anything that is small. He sees "baby" leaves and "baby" rocks and thinks they are so cute..he even kissed a rock today because it was just so "cute." I'm sure his little world has just been rough lately with Nolan taking over as the baby but he has done very well. I think the terrible two's have arrived but for the most part he is a sweety and an amazing big brother.

Jack and his crew..

The little monkeys: Chase, Riley and Jack
Yes, I know it might be a little early for Jack to have a "crew" but I guess you could say we start them young. Luckily, for me we have had quite a few new families move into our ward and ironically enough both moms names are Lacey and they both have little boys that are Jacks age. We have been able to hang out at the park a few times and the boys have a lot of fun together. They are all pretty independent boys that like to roam..so we are always chasing them around...well kind of:) Thanks girls for the good times!

Nolan Pictures

This little man has been such a blessing to our family. He is such a pleasant baby. I doubt he will ever know what the phrase "personal space" means because Jack just loves to be 2 inches from his face at all times. My love grows for him everyday and I can't wait for his personality to show through. He is getting stronger every day and much more alert. He actually smiled at me today for the first time. I'm telling you right now... experiencing every little moment with the second child is just as exciting and fulfilling as the first!

Halloween

Here are a few pictures that I snapped on Halloween, unfortunately I was too involved in getting as much candy as possible that I kind of forgot to take pictures...ooops!

We will miss you Paige!

A tribute to Paige...

For those of you who didn't know, my sister Paige came to stay with us in August for 3 months. She left on Tuesday and we all miss her so much! Although Jack and "Baige" had a love/hate relationship I think he really misses her. At nights he has been so used to giving her a goodnight kiss he has been asking where she is. It was lots of fun having her here, we will all be so glad to see her again soon! Love ya Paigey!