Branson or Bust!

Last weekend we were able to go on a little family vacation to Branson, Missouri. We had a blast, it was just what we needed over spring break and to our surprise, we had no crazy mishaps, no crying tantrums, and no blow out diapers (the things I feared most)
All of our vacations in the past have been to go visit family so we have never really had a family vacation with just us. It got us excited for the many more family vacations to come!

At the Dick Clark American Bandstand Theater

Nolan and J on the train

Jack and I on the train

Jack and J riding the teacups!

After a long day of fun at Silver Dollar City...

Below I posted some of our favorite things about the trip..

A few more picts..

Just some of the boys.. J-squad, Mackdaddy and my bro Jmoney

My girls..sisters and cousins

Sis Holly and her Peanut

Enjoying a lovely afternoon of ice cream and California sunshine

We are finally getting used to our little lives here in Tulsa again..With the two hour time difference and daylight savings it's taken awhile to get back on schedule. Jack was so happy to see his daddy and his friends...Nolan is much more aware and loves to laugh at Jack..it's so cute to see them interact with each other. I wanted to post a few more pictures from the trip and say a quick thanks to everyone who helped us (put up with) my crazy boys. Love you guys!

Fun Times...

We had a fabulous time in Utah for Crystal's Wedding! Here are just a few pictures of that day...

Lots more posts to come!

4 Months old!

Nolan is just growing like a weed lately! It makes me so sad to see him grow up so fast. He had his 4 month appt. yesterday and is pretty average for his height and weight. He loves attention and gives people the biggest smiles. Yesterday was his first time with solid foods. It's so cute to watch their faces when they are trying to figure out what to do with what is in their mouths.
Around 6 at night Nolan gets kinda fussy and only wants to be held up straight while we are standing up. One night Jason figured out that if he could wedge him standing in between the two pillows on our couch he was pretty happy. Don't worry we didn't leave him alone or anything but it was nice for a little while at least!

I think he liked the bib more..

The Good ol' Days..

Valentines Day 04'

Valentines 03'

Bidwell Park in CA.

I was thinking about what a wonderful husband I have and how creative he is when it comes to Valentines Days..the year we were dating Jason and his friend Ben came up with this huge elaborate plan that included going around to stores in the mall and collecting roses until we ended up at Zales (the diamond store) where he "fake" proposed to me...and the first year we were married we had an amazing dinner and then went on a cute little carriage ride...He is always so thoughtful and knows what makes me happy. It doesn't take much to make me melt..a poem or even a letter will do the trick. It seems like so long ago we were just love struck college students who stayed up talking till all hours of the night...Heres to many more amazing Valentine Days! love ya babe..

Jacks favorites...

Everytime Jack finds any kind of coins on the ground he says, "bus!" We know that he means he wants to go to the mall and ride the fun little toys..He loves it so much, that he will go potty as often as he has to just so he can go ride the "bus." (Bribery is awesome)

Jack got this train set for Christmas and I'm am happy to say that he plays with it everyday. I was pretty nervous getting him a more expensive gift..hoping that it wouldn't be left in a box somewhere never to be seen. He loves his "whoo whoo!"

I can't get over how much Jack loves his "baby" he is always so aware of his every little need and thinks he knows exactly what to do to make him happy..it's so cute. Nolan is starting to enjoy Jack more. He is smiling at him and grabbing for his hand.

This picture probably needs a whole post to itself but Jack loves his friends "bellanatalie" We were over there the other day and Jack thought he would enjoy the dress up fun with the girls..it didn't last for long...Jack kind of realized what he was wearing and wanted it off... but not until I got a picture!

Jack LOVES Chase and Riley, but probably not as much as I love him taking off with them for hours at a time:) They are all little buds and it's fun to watch them become closer with eachother..There is never a dull moment when those boys are together!

HI

So I'm probably the last person in the blogging world to post an "about me" little ditty...enjoy!

GETTING TO KNOW ME, A - Z
A - Attached or Single: Who's asking? just kidding babe!..Attached!
B - Best Friend: My Rock of a Husband
C - Cake or Pie: I'll take both..but if i had to decide...white chocolate raspberry truffle from the Cheesecake Factory.
D - Day of choice: I like Thursdays...I'm not sure why.
E - Essential Item: Wipes, very essential with a newborn and a toddler.
F - Favorite Color: Kelly Green
G - Gummy Bears or Worms: gummy bears! but I love the cinnamon kind the most
H - Hometown: Gridley CA
I - Indulgence(s): Downy Dryer sheets, Lavender scented. (that wouldn't be an indulgence to some, but to us students it is!)
J - January or July: July..I love the summer!
K - Kids: Don't ask right now..it's too soon after Nolan...wait, is this pertaining to how many kids I want? I'm confused?
L - Life is incomplete without: My boys in my life
M - Marriage Date: August 29, 2003
N - Number of Siblings: 5
O - Oranges or Apples: Oranges
P - Phobias or Fears: Jack somehow getting out of our 3rd story window and falling..(i can't even think about it..too scary)
Q - Quotes: "True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well being of ones companion." -Gordon B. Hinkley
R - Reason to smile: My little red head..he makes me smile all day
S - Season: gotta be summer...in California..Oklahoma is too humid
T - Tag Three Friends: I think I'm pretty much the last one!
U - Unknown fact about me: I love popping zits..it's gross I know.
V - Very favorite Store: I think I'm going to go with Target..I feel like I'm there all the time.
W - Worst habit: Typing too hard on the keyboard..it even annoys me.
X - X-ray or Ultrasound: I've never had an x-ray, this is kind of a dumb question but I could understand..what else are you going to ask on the X question?
Y - Your favorite food: I was actually thinking about this the other day (i'm not sure why) but the answer is grapes...I could honestly eat as many grapes as anyone was to put in front of me..I'm addicted to them. It's becoming a problem
Z - Zodiac: Libra

The countdown is on!

My sis and I...

Getting wild with Jack..

Cuddling with Nolan..

This is Crystal with her fiance' Steve


As most of you know my twin sister Crystal will be taking the plunge and be getting married next month...she is just growing up so fast! just kidding. She was able to come stay with us for a few days before having to get back to wedding planning and it was nice to spend some quality time together...even though she was sick.
During college Crystal and I went down separate paths after doing pretty much the same thing for 19 years. I got married and she went on a mission..it was pretty hard for us both to cope with not talking or seeing each other everyday. Although we were both doing things that we loved, we were not on the same page, which took a little getting used to. Now, I'm happy to say we talk all the time and I can't wait for her to be an "old married lady" like me! Love ya sis!

What do you think?

Jack August 2005

Nolan December 07


For the longest time I haven't quite been sure if Jack and Nolan look alike...I guess I'm not one of those moms who know exactly what each child looked like at any given age. Anyways, I was looking through Jacks baby pictures today and I found quite a few pictures that looked pretty similar to Nolan's. What do you think?

Top 5 Picts of 2007!

This was so much harder than I thought it would be! Lacey F. did 10 picts...that might have been a little easier but I didn't want to wait that long for all of the pictures to upload. It was so much fun looking back at all of the pictures..it made me realize how fast the year went by.

A normal day when daddy is watching the kids..

We made kites for playgroup and it was so much fun to see the kids running around (actually mostly the moms) getting their kites to fly..

We spent a lot of time at the pool and Jack loved it when dad would get home from work and take him swimming...

A very special day..

Jack and Nolan have both been awesome little boys this year and I can already start to see a bond between them...I can't wait to see what the years have in store!
Happy New Year!

I'm Back!!

Happy New Year! The past couple of weeks we have been keeping ourselves busy with all sorts of fun stuff. We went to Texas over Christmas and had a blast with my family. Jason has one more week of vacation until school starts again...and then it's back to the grind. Until then we will be doing a whole lot of nothing (hopefully)

The beach at Galveston Island
it was about 60 degrees and sunny..a perfect day
Jack loved running away from the waves and the seagulls

Crystal and I

The whole family after church on Sunday
The sun was bright so we are all squinting

We went to a club on new years eve and had a blast
we got our dance on!

It was so nice to be out for the night...thanks mom for watching
the kids!

The family at an alligator swamp in Louisiana
we didn't see any alligators:(

We stopped by Lake Charles and played in the water

Jack and his favorite person ever: Uncle Dallin!

Look at those studs! Skim boarding on the Gulf of Mexico...
Jason is an ocean addict...he is most happy in the ocean...

Hey guys, check this out!

Five down, One to go!

So we are rapidly coming to an end of our law school experience...Jason (and I) have successfully completed 5 semesters of Law School. The time has flown by, soon enough we will be out in the real world with a million dollars of student loans to pay back..scary!

The break has been awesome so far, Jack has loved spending so much time with his daddy and Nolan and Jason have been able to have some quality bonding time..Not to mention I have gotten a much needed break.

Daddy and Nolan catching some zzzzz's

My little helper

Who doesn't love Christmas sugar cookies?

This video is mostly just for my mom..I don't know if everyone will find a newborn cooing the most interesting thing..but I know for a grandma it's a joy to watch..enjoy!

p.s. more blogging to come soon...sorry I've been lazy!

Nolan picts..

For those of you interested..just some newer pictures of Nolan. He is growing so fast and looking different every day. He's my sweet little red head!

To Nap, or not to Nap....

On the kitchen floor..

Living room floor

He was head bobbing for quite awhile until he ended up like this...


We have been fighting with naps for quite some time now...There are days when Jack does great right up until bedtime, and then there are others when 5 o'clock rolls around I can usually find him looking a little like something in the pictures above. I started taking pictures of the random places I would find him sleeping and this is what I have so far...Jason actually found him asleep practically doing a headstand against the wall one day, but unfortunately, did not take a picture. You better believe I'm going to enjoy the naps while they last!