Cass and Noah

Don't Blink... They grow up way too fast!!!!

2011-03-07T21:45:00.001-08:00

I wish I was better at posting but seriously I just don't have time!!! I always say I'm going to be better, there is no excuse... BLAH BLAH BLAH! Maybe one day when I have a "little extra time" on my hands I will really follow through and post regularly!

Anyways since my last post a lot has happened. The holidays have been great and we've managed to stay pretty busy through it all! I can't believe March is already here... Honestly life is just good, Work is crazy busy and involves some traveling =( (do I survive YES, do I love being away NO), I am so very thankful for my family and their wonderful support and love, I love the gospel of Jesus Christ and can't imagine my life without it, Kyle is of course AMAZING and well Noah is growing up way too fast and is the joy of my life!

Here are some pictures of what we've been up to as of late! Enjoy...

Tonsils are gone! Noah would stop breathing in his sleep during the night, so we opted to have them removed! One of the hardest things ever but we managed to pull through...

Before, he was being so cute and innocent! Then he realized what was happening! Talk about SAD...

Family Pictures...

Christmas Day

New Years Day, Moms Birthday!

New Years Eve!

Building forts with Kyle! Their most favorite thing... =)

Ty turned ONE! Holy cow, I can't believe he's that big, I remember when he was born like it was yesterday! Love and Miss these guys like CRAZY!!!!

Noah LOVES Mickey Mouse and waffles... So I thought I would be creative one morning and make him a Mickey Mouse waffle. Little did I know this would turn into and every meal ritual, I would say "Noah what do you want for breakfast, lunch and dinner" Noah would reply "Ummm... a Mickey Mouse Waffle, Sandwich, spaghetti (how do you do that you might ask, well we just got creative)

Dance, Dance Revolution

Rodeo with the boys!

Making Cupcakes... Mmmm, Mmmm Good!

Rockin out to Lion King!

Randoms...

Feeding the Ducks... We live right by this duck pond and we finally went and met the ducks, they loved us! We'll for sure be going back.

Chucky Cheese

Ragnar Del Sol 2011!!

A bunch of people at Kyle's work were on a team for the Ragnar in AR and needed a couple spots filled in. So they begged him and he said YES! Not because he is a runner (because he's not) but because he knew I would LOVE IT! And well I did... It was such a neat experience and so much fun and especially to do it with him! Our team was amazing and we finished a minute ahead of schedule, running 208 miles total and placing 217th out of 308 teams. Not so bad! I've had a problem with my IT Band (joints in my knee) for awhile now but thought it was fixed, well come to find out one mile into my first leg it wasn't so that was the only thing that SUCKED, once my knee is better I am so doing another one! My favorite run was running at 2:30 AM, LOVED IT! Did I miss my baby YES, so next time somehow he is coming with us! =) Thanks Babe for signing us...

Yes my baby started presechool TODAY. What in the world? My moms really good friend has been teaching for 20+ years and does an amazing job! It was bitter sweet, I am so excited for him to learn and do new things but at the same time I want him to be my baby FOREVER and with him starting preschool it becomes more of a reality that he is growing up way too fast! (His new thing involves the cheezy face below) Oh I just love him to pieces...

So when I say Don't Blink... They grow up way too fast!!!! I seriously mean it!

Will I ever post ON TIME again??

2010-12-09T20:08:00.000-08:00

I always say I’m going to post real time and then I never do and find myself always playing catch up. Life just gets so busy, which isn’t an excuse but man on man how do you do it!

Here are some of Noah’s birthday pictures we took and his invitation I sent out. From the pictures you can’t tell that he was being a little stinker but really he was a lot harder this year than last year… But we still managed to get some good ones. I still can't believe he's 2...

Forgotten Carols

We again went to the Forgotten Carols this year. If you haven’t gone Go to it! It is totally worth it… This year Weber State was sold out so we opted to go up to Logan, it worked out because my cousin Brittany goes to school up there and is always saying she’ll babysit Noah so I took her up on the offer. Thanks Britt! Noah had a blast and still talks about you… =) We went with my brother and sister in law, and Jess and Kip. It was lots of fun for us girls and the boys went along because it would “make us girls Happy” Really? Deep down they love it they just don’t want to admit it! Anyways it was a fun night as you can tell by Kips face… =)

Lights and Dinner

It was my grandmas birthday on Saturday and so everyone in our family went down to Temple Square to see the lights and then to eat at Siete Bello (this is seriously the best restaurant EVER). It was really cold but so much fun!! I don’t have a pic of everyone because my camera wouldn’t work when the guy was taking it, so it’s on my grandparents camera but here are some pictures from earlier that night.

There is a funny story to go with these next pictures. My little nephew Aidan (who is 6) loves to take pictures. I asked him to take ours this is the first picture he got just our legs and then he said he messed up so he took the next picture. He said it was absolutely PERFECT! So when I looked I couldn’t help but laugh because he didn’t even realize he cut off Noah’s head… I didn’t tell him, I just said “Nice Job”! He was pretty proud.

Christmas Devotional

My grandparents are missionaries at the conference center and so they had two extra tickets to the Christmas devotional this year. I snatched them up and me, Kyle, Chazel and John went down. It was lots of fun, I’ve been a couple times before and every time it is such a good reminder of what Christmas is all about. I love our Prophet and leaders of the church they always have such a good and meaningful messages and every time President Monson talks the spirit testifies to me that he is a prophet of God and this church is true. I am so thankful for this time of year, for the yummy food, the gift exchanging, Christmas cards, shopping, family time and traditions but most of all for the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. I forever grateful for all he has done and continues to do for me. As I was reading the Sullengers blog the other day she posted this amazing video that is what Christmas is all about. I loved it and I hope you do too. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PURToRRq7gM

For family night the other night we decorated our Christmas tree… We had so much FUN! I remember growing up when my mom would always suggest where to put the ornaments and even sometimes without us seeing (except sometimes I would catch her) would rearrange it because we had about 10 ornaments on the same branch. As Noah was helping I found myself doing the same thing, and now understand why mom did that. =) He loved every second of the decorating, he even has his own little tree that he can redecorate in his room which he already has done numerous times. I of course have a little nativity and as I got it out and we set it up the one thing I found so cute and interesting is Noah sat for over an hour playing with the nativity, he LOVED it. I explained who everyone was and sure enough I would over hear Noah saying “baby Jesus, and mommy and daddy” He then goes through and names every animal. He was in HEAVEN! I thought that would last just that night but nope every morning the first thing is says is “Umm… mommy, I play with baby Jesus, mommy, daddy and the barn?” (really he puts Ummm in front of everything now days).

Here’s some pics from family night…

Finally Home

2010-11-24T22:49:00.000-08:00

So Tuesday night I was talking to Jess and Kip and they informed me that there is a national weather warning for a blizzard in Utah starting at 3 PM tonight and going until 8 AM Wednesday. They told me to check it out and look into changing my flight, because my flight was originally arriving in SLC at 9 PM tonight. I was also talking to my mom and Kyle and they mentioned this as well (thank goodness for everyone looking out for me because I wouldn’t have known this if it weren’t for them). So I looked it up and found this to be true however when I called to change my flight Delta was currently just watching it and hadn’t officially put out an official warning. Because of this and the huge fee (190) I decided to hold off until morning… Long story short when I called to change flights come morning of course all of the seats were now filling up super fast because everyone wanted to get into SLC sooner rather than later because of the storm and there were no available seats except first class… =( I was not about to pay ($800) so I decided to chance it and just stick it out… But I was still really worried because I wasn’t about to spend one more day away and especially with Thanksgiving being in a couple of days, I wanted to be home. With that I decided to call one more time a couple hours later and this time they found me a flight leaving two hours earlier then my original flight and only costing ($150) so I decided to do it, as I was getting my credit card I got disconnected from the representative and when I called back magically they had one opening for an earlier flight leaving at 1:10 and the best thing is it was only ($50), so YAY! I then rushed to finish a couple things with the clients, said my goodbyes , went to my hotel, grabbed my bags, checked out and was on my way to LAX. I arrived all ready to board with an hour to spare… ( I thought it would take me longer to go through security). I was able to grab a bite to eat, work a little, shop a little. I finally was sitting in my seat writing this post FINALLY on my way HOME! In a couple short hours I was going to be holding and kissing my baby and not letting him go EVER! =)

The flight was great and we arrived 10 min early and as I looked out my window the skies seemed overcast but no HUGE storm. I was hoping we would make it home before the storm hit, my grandpa and grandma barker picked me up at the airport and as we were driving home at about Farmington the storm came and it was a disaster. We opted to not stop to get my car and go straight to my parents, and I was glad we did because the roads were horrible ( we were going only 40 mph on the freeway but I actually felt safe because my grandpa loves to drive and is an excellent driver). I finally opened the door to find my little one… The feeling to be reunited with your baby after a couple hours, a long day, an overnight or in my case 8 days is indescribable. I fought back the tears as my family was all watching me hug him and kiss him all over. Man I love that kid! We ended up staying at my parents overnight and it was lots of fun…. In the morning my grandpa and grandma Jones took us home! In case you haven’t picked up on it yet, I’m so HAPPY to be home! Noah and I hung out all day, he laid down and I worked for a couple hours.

Tonight we laid on the couch in our PJs and watched “The little Mermaid” eating pudding. It was Noah’s first time watching it and I wasn’t sure how he was going to like it but I was hoping he would because it is one of my favorites. Well sure enough he loved it!

A "Capture It, Remember It" moment:

It was the part where they sing “Kiss the girl”, as I sang along I changed the words to “kiss Noah” and leaned over and planted a big one on his cheek. I didn’t think anything of it when all of sudden the next thing I know thes little lips are kissing my cheek and it was followed by a “kiss mama”. This was a game we played for the next couple of minutes… It was the sweetest thing ever. It’s memories like these that you’ll never forget, and I couldn’t be more grateful at this time for everything in my life.

I’m so excited for these next couple of days off work and for the YUMMY food that I will be ever stuffing my face with tomorrow, the wonderful company of all of my family, relaxing with Kyle and chasing after my little Noah! How thankful I am for all that I have, I truly am blessed.

I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving

Tonight just hanging out...

Noah this morning wearing Uncle Jordan's hat, it's so big you can't even see his face! =)

Our life lately in a couple of paragraphs.... Enjoy!

2010-11-22T19:33:00.000-08:00

These past few months have flown by and so much has happened in our lives. So I’m just going to give you a brief (or very long) recap of the major points in our lives.

In September we went to the State Fair with Jess, Kip and Ty. It was so much fun… We got to see this adorable little calf and Noah was able to ride the ponies.

As I’m sure most of you know in September I started dating this guy named Kyle. We got set up through my older brother Jer and his wife Amber, Jer and Kyle served in the same mission in Madrid, Spain. He is absolutely amazing, he is so cute with Noah and treats me like a queen. He is from Logan and so he’s a big Aggies fan. Which means we’ve gone to a few football games and now are starting to go to basketball. Go Aggies!

We went fishing with Papa Wade, Grandma Lisa, Heather and Jake. The boys had lots of fun and we just sat back relaxed and watched them just be boys!

Bye- Bye Blonde, bring on Brunette
Yes I have been such a Blonde for soooooo long! Not any longer, I’m now the brunette! Yay! I can’t decide which one I like better, I kind of like them both however for now I’m staying with the dark. Let me know your vote….

For mine and Kyle’s third date with Noah we went to the circus. It was so fun! The majority of my pictures are on Jess and Kips computer so I’ll have to post them later. This is Noah right before the circus he was so excited, and then we got there he was in Awe… We had VIP tickets and so the stage was right in front of us and we were even able to go on the stage and be a part of the show. It was so much fun and something we both will never forget!

My older brother Jer works for North View fire department. He also acts as one of the clowns “hydro”. Noah normally doesn’t have a problem with going to Jer but at this fire safety show he wouldn’t have any part of him. It was funny, and it was lots of fun and very informational.

My dad is the King of finding good deals and going to yard sales, DI, storage auctions etc. He found this Train set and the boys loved it and it was pretty much brand new and he only paid $20. Thanks Dad!

Noah is officially a Big Boy! Well he has been for quite some time now… At the beginning of year I set lots of New Year’s resolutions or rather goals. One of them was to have Noah potty trained before his second birthday, starting at the beginning of the summer Noah would randomly sit on the potty and occasionally tell me he needed to go. He then started telling me every time he went, so I thought what will it hurt to try the potty thing. So I read the book “potty training in less than a day” I heard so many great things about this book and it was on Amazon for seriously like 5 bucks. We went to the store and bought lots of “dollar prizes” and the next day we started. I honestly thought it would be hard but didn’t realize how time consuming it is. Every second of my day was centered around Noah and the bathroom. Long story short after 3 days he was a champ! It was so weird to me to have him potty trained but let me tell you I pretty much LOVE IT! He really has done so well and is now a Big Boy! He has lots of underwear but my favorite are definitely the little boxer briefs. They are so tiny but go clear down to his knees… Can you say CUTE!

Visiting the ranch! Need I say more… It was so much fun but not everyone could come and they were greatly missed (you know who you are)!

Mikey's birthday celebration was held at Blake's house. It was lots of FUN, even if the party consisted of Blake, Jess, Ty, Me and Noah. Mikey was there and that's all that mattered... I don't hang out with him like I used to and I miss him lots!!!!

Halloween was so much fun this year, although we had so many places to go we still had so much fun doing it. This year I decided Noah was going to be a Rock Star… the reason for this is because his favorite song to sing is “We will rock you” by Queen. Seriously this kid loves loves to sing this song and is even to the point where if I sing it wrong he says “No mommy No mommy like this or daddy says…” Honestly I now sing it wrong just to hear him correct me because it is so funny and so cute. Really every holiday is like Christmas for this kid… Halloween no exception. We went just to family and then were nice to give him very little candy and lots of other prizes… He even got a movie and a book! We were able to do pumpkin carving and dinner with my family and then carved pumpkins with Heather, Jake, Wade and Lisa. Of course Noah loved every second of it! Thanks everyone for such a fun Halloween!

As of November 1st we have moved out of Jess and Kips house. We are officially out on our OWN… I have had so many mixed emotions and still have. Jess and Kip were so kind to take us in and let us live with them for the past year. As most of you know I am Miss. Independent so moving in with Jess and Kip was really hard because I felt like I was intruding, however it was seriously one of the best decisions of my life. They have been so amazingly awesome! I always have been close to Jess but now I feel even closer and really close to Ty and Kip too. The night before we left we were sitting at home and Kip said he had something for us. It was a DVD that he had made of the memories we’ve all made over the past year. We put it in and Noah absolutely loved it and so did I, but as Noah was laughing I was in tears. I wish I could play it for everyone but I can’t because it’s a CD but it was so freakin cute! They are such a neat family and I love them so much! Thanks guys for everything you’ve done for me and Noah. You are the best and we love you tonz!

We haven’t had a chance to go to our new ward yet but I’m hoping it will be half as good as our old ward. They were so great! I don’t have pictures yet of our new apartment but I may take some soon and post them. Here are some pics of Noah the first night we were there…

Noah turned two years old on November 7th, 2010! I can’t believe that my baby is two!!!!! He is so not a baby anymore… I thought I would do a “dog theme” because he loves dogs. So I made his invitation and sent it out through Send Out Cards, which made it so easy, cheap, cute and convenient. My mom, me, Crystal and Cache went out one day to take his pictures… and let’s say it was a disaster! He wouldn’t smile for anything, finally me and my mom switched places and she got him to smile a tiny bit. All of sudden my dad shows up and Noah lights up… He loves him so much! So we did get quite a few pics… And if you ask me they turned out pretty dang cute! So we had everyone come over for cupcakes and ice cream. I made cupcakes with dog paws as the topper… However, I didn’t take any pictures before… =( so you just get the pics during! Noah is such an amazing little boy and I love him to pieces… He is such a smart little guy and every day he teaches me more and more. I feel so blessed to be his mom and am so grateful for his example.(I'll have to post his birthday pics later along with his inviation)

Some things about Noah at this stage are:

- He loves to be the center of attention
- He talks so much and in full sentences, it amazes me!
- He is potty trained
- He is hates when I call him “my baby” but loves when I call him “my handsome little boy”
- He loves to be a frog so often we are jumping around be crazy, I now call him my handsome little froggy” and he loves, loves, loves it!
- He counts to ten and can do the ABC’s
- He loves nursery rhymes and songs
- He loves to read books
- The last couple of weeks he has been on such a growing spurt and eating a ton. I love it
- He is now sleeping in a big boy bed and is doing so well

The night before his birthday Jess and Kip were over and we looked over and found Noah zonked out. It was so CUTE!

Seriously our house looked like Christmas because of the amount of presents this kid got. Thanks to everyone for coming and supporting my little guy. We love you lots!
I took Noah to the doctor for his annual checkup and everything is looking good. He now weighs 24 pounds which is about average (50%), his height is 36 inches which puts him in the (75%) and his head is about average (50%) so pretty much the doctor says he’s on the right path and wished me luck with the next year… =) he luckily didn’t have to get any shots yet because we’re probably doing a study and so he’ll get those scheduled when I’m back in Utah. I’m not really worried because Noah has always been such a good little baby and boy but I already can tell he’s testing his limits with me. He definitely still the little mischievous little boy he’s always been and I love it! This is a picture that I took waiting for the doctor with him saying CHEESE! Really, this is a face only a mom could love and trust me I love it!

My little bro Jord had surgery back in the MTC because he tore his meniscus while playing basketball. They did surgery on it and then after it healed sent him out in the mission field with some physical therapy. Well after nine months it was only getting worse so they sent him home for another surgery about a week and half ago. He had surgery this past Thursday and everything went well, we should know by the end of this week possibly they date he can go back out. I know it was so hard for him to come home because he was such a great missionary and was loving the people and serving them in Oregon. While we hated to see him come home we were glad to get to see him and hang out with him for the next couple of weeks. Most of our family (minus Jer and Amber) were able to go down to the airport and pick him up and then later on meet up with everyone for dinner. Noah was so cute… He kept saying Uncle Jordan, Knee hurt and when he saw him of course went right to him with no hesitation.

Normally it’s a tradition to go to Disney on Ice with the Cardon’s however we haven’t been for years because everyone is getting so big and the girls (Ava and Ella) haven’t been here when it’s been on. Well Meg and Chad came to visit and so Lisa bought all of us girls and the kids tickets to go. So we headed out of course to Crown Burger first and then to Disney on Ice: Mickey and Minnie’s Magical Adventures. The kids had so much fun and I actually really enjoyed it too, I love Disney movies and so it was fun to get to sing along and watch Noah’s faces. Thanks Lisa for such a FUN night!!!!

Let the basketball begin… We went to our first Aggies basketball game with Kyle a couple weeks ago. We played Weber State and so I was a little torn on who to cheer for, but I ended up obviously cheering for the Aggies. It was such a close and intense game but in the end the Aggies pulled through with a big WIN! It was such a fun night!

We had dinner Sunday night at my parents house and it was so much fun. Jordan had requested the delicious Café Rio salad/burrito. It was so Yummy! Jord was so cute with all the little nephews, he took them in his room and gave them all their own little Book of Mormons. Noah was seriously reading it like he was well aware what was going on and understanding 100%. So funny…

My Grandpa Jones was really funny Sunday night, as we were waiting for dinner I caught him looking through those picture things for kids… I love my grandpa!!
It rarely fails that when me and Kyle go out that we don’t match, let me promise you we DO NOT plan it but almost every time we are matching. It’s kind of cute actually but we get a lot of slack for it, for instance Sunday night everyone kept saying “so are you guys taking engagement pictures…” They thought they were pretty funny!

Work…
So as everyone knows I do LOVE my job! Here are some reasons as to why I love my job:
- They have the same standards and values as I have
- They are a family oriented company
- They are so flexible with my schedule
- They let me work from home to spend more time with Noah
- I get to work with so many different people and a lot of whom are located in the Philippines. Which if anyone knows these people are amazing!
- My bosses continue to make me want to become a better person and really challenge me and push me to reach my full potential.
- I love the people I work with and get to stay in contact with.
I know there are many more reasons as to why I love Focus however these are just a couple. You probably are wondering why I’m posting about work well let me just tell you. I am currently working right now but not in Utah… I’m actually in LA! Yep that’s right in warm sunny California, oh wait except it’s not warm! Really? The one time I come to LA the weather is about 50’s maybe 60’s… not bad weather but definitely not what I expected for Cali weather.

My work tried to find someone else to go but no one could go and so I needed to be here for this new client launch. Left Monday November 15th, 2010 in the AM and will fly back tomorrow night in the PM. I will travel for work if they need me to, but I don’t ever choose to because of Noah! I don’t like to be away from him and really haven’t been except for a couple of overnight things since he was born. This was a HUGE adjustment for me! He’s having a blast and probably doesn’t even realize that I’ve been gone this long but me on the other hand am missing him more and more with every second that goes by. So LA is well LA, very very different from Utah!
The first couple of days I didn’t do anything because for one I was by myself and second I’m taking Taxi’s everywhere and yes they are SCARY! =) Well anyways I was just basically working, working and working some more and really missing Noah, when I find out that Kyle is surprising me by flying out to LA for the weekend, his brother and sister in law are going to school at USC so we would get to hang out with them too. I was really excited to see him and to actually get out and see LA. He flew in Thursday night and I took a taxi down to pick him up at the Long Beach airport, after an hour and twenty minutes I finally arrived. I tell you what I do like California but the traffic itself would make me stay away. We were able to do quite a bit and didn’t even come close to seeing anything we wanted to see. I soon fell in love with this little girl Hannah (Kyle’s niece). Kyle left to fly back last night and I will be flying home tomorrow night and I am super excited to be able to hold my little guy again… Really it makes me so grateful for family to watch Noah and really makes me grateful for every second of every day I get to spend with my little guy! Trust me next time he’s coming with and no exceptions!

This is by far my longest post ever, it’s FOREVER long! Hopefully next time it won’t be as long because I’ll actually post real time rather then playing catch up! ;)

These past few days...

2010-07-31T21:09:00.000-07:00

We have been up to so many fun things! Ready or not here you go...

We had a GREAT 24th of JULY! We went to the temple the day before, which is always a good treat! And we started our day off with going to the parade with my family then going to the mall with Heather, I know weird but it was still fun( I had to buy these bubbles that I've heard wonderful things about at Gymboree yes they were expensive and NO they are not any better then regular bubbles so don't waste your money! Noah also wanted to play and we had to grab the famous Pretzel Maker Pretzel and do a little shopping). We then went home to take a much needed nap(which by the way can I say I just love laying down to take a nap with my little Noah and brushing my cares away for a couple hours and we snooze away. LOVE IT!) After that we went to the RODEO! Yee Haw... I will say it was a bit weird because my lil bro Jord and cuz Jed weren't there with us, but we still managed to have some fun! My nephew Aidan rode a sheep and did AWESOME! Noah was amazed by all of the animals but his favorite part was a toss up between the bulls and the dirt bike motor cross riders, what a combination and all I will say is he better be getting no ideas for when he's older. I will be a nervous wreck if he goes down either of those roads. But he got so excited... Then we ended the night off with not so good fireworks but overall it was a fantastic day!

Kip, Jess and Ty have been staying busy with Kip's family being here from Cali and then they were gone to a family reunion for about 4 days. Well let's just say Noah and I kept busy however it just felt a little empty around here. OK really we MISSED them like crazy and were so glad to have them back but they had lots of fun and we did too. Little Ty isn't so little anymore, he grew up so much these past few days and when he came home he was cuter then ever and so big I just had to hold him for awhile. Here are some random pics that have happened this past week.

We were able to go swimming at North Shore on Friday with some of my friends, and we had a blast!!! When it finally starting being warm this Summer we would go all the time, but we haven't been for a few weeks and it took Noah some time to warm up but when he did we had lots of fun and I can't wait to do it again soon! Thanks Kara, Kaleb, Kamille and Drake for coming!

Today we went to a fundraiser for my friend Travis Child's wife Courtney. She's had cancer before and fought it off, and she's doing it again for the third time. These guys are so amazing and such strong and positive people. It was good to see Travis and I was glad I was able to do something to support them. I went with my friend Lindsey and her three kids, the kids always have so much fun together and I would lie if I said we didn't enjoy the fun chats we have as well! After that we went up to my cousins baby shower and it was so fun to see everyone, play games and eat Yummy food! During all of this Noah was such a trooper but never got a nap so was being not tired or ornery but rather the opposite FULL OF IT! He was kind of getting an attitude and showing off majorly but through it all it was still fun. Well during the shower we discovered my new addiction "Vintage Cupcakes!" Yes I LOVED them before even tasting them... LOL if you haven't gotten one, you need to because you too will become addicted! So check them out at:

http://vintagecupcakeco.blogspot.com/
OR
470 24th ST. Ogden, UT 84404 801-389-1237

So yes my Mom, Amber, Crystal, Noah and I made a detour on the way home to just try one. And you guessed it! I was right, they didn't disappoint they were absolutely AMAZING! We then headed off to my parents to hang out for awhile, we opted to skip fireworks 1. being they were probably canceled because of the rain and the wind and 2. being because Noah was going to be out within in 1 minute in the car. Yep, he was out so fast once we were on the road home.

Families are Forever...

2010-07-29T21:58:00.000-07:00

You never know when the ones you love will be taken up to live with Heavenly Father again because he has something bigger and better in store for them above. I can't even imagine what this family, but mostly what this mother has gone through to loose her precious little one, I can't even phathom the thought of loosing Noah. As I sit here my eyes are full of tears as I read this amazing journey through the Sullengers blog

http://www.patrickandashley.blogspot.com/

I do know that we all have trials that come our way and the only way to get through them is to rely on the support and love of family, friends, and the knowledge I have of this Gospel. My trials don't even compare to this families however I know that we are never alone and Heavenly Father and the Savior Jesus Christ are with us every moment of every day and every step of the way. Don't take the little things for granite in life, you never know when your life will change in an instant.

I'm so thankful for this Gospel, I know Christ lives and loves us. I know that families can be and will be together forever if we do our part for our short time here on earth. I love my family so much, and and am so thankful for all they do for me! I am especially grateful for my sweet Noah, whom I love very much! He amazes me each and every day, and I'm so grateful for our little family and the time we get to spend together.

My prayers and thoughts go out to the Sullengers!

Sisters

2010-07-22T21:51:00.000-07:00

"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."- Marion C. Garetty

How true that statement is, Jess and I are so close and always have been. We would laugh, cry, pick out the exact same things while shopping, know exactly what each other were thinking, laugh and cry for who knows what reason and well basically we were just "two peas in a pod" as most people would tell us. Jess and I always shared a room growing up, we always knew that day would come when we would be married and off we would go to bigger and better things in life. So of course those days came but even still we remained close and knew we were both in the right places. I can honestly say we are best friends, all you ladies out there who have sisters know exactly what I am talking about. And now were back under the same roof and I'll tell you what it's been lot's of fun! I'm so grateful that Kip and Jess have taken Noah and I into their home this past little while. Kip's been such a trooper to put up with me and they both are amazing examples to Noah, add Ty to the mix and well let's just say we are Lovin Life and there is never a dull moment!

You know those moments when you both start laughing and you can't stop and either something is funny or you don't know what your laughing about but you keep going. Well tonight was one of those nights where we started laughing and couldn't stop! I was bathing Noah and Jess was in the hall with Ty and we couldn't stop, to the point where I was crying! Noah was looking at me so confused and didn't know what to think because I'm laughing but crying all at the same time! Ty almost started crying looking up and Jess.... Yes one of those nights! Kip came in and wasn't quite sure what to think as he's looking at us, he kind of gave one of those courtesy laughs and yet we were still rolling in laughter and he didn't quite get it! It's these kinds of moments that you'll never forget. It's these kinds of moments that you'll cherish forever!

A couple weekends ago we had Crystal my little sister over for a sleep over. It was so much fun, she is such a great helper with Noah and Ty and they both light up when they see her. She will totally tell you how it is, she is so honest! We had lot's of fun we went shopping, did hair, make up, watched movies, went to fireworks, cleaned and did laundry (which I'm sure she loved), painted nails. You name it, we did it! It was so much fun to hang out and all got matching "high heeled boots" for the fall to match! She was loving it and put them on the next day, in the 90 degree weather! She makes me laugh, I love it!

(yes this picture we are trying to take ourselves, and as you can see we cut off our faces and that's little Noah's forehead! Job well done!)

I am a pretty Lucky girl to be surrounded my wonderful sisters, sister-in-laws and all my friends who are so close to me that I would pretty much call them my sisters. I absolutely love you all and thank you for being such great examples to me through the years, thanks for always being there for me no matter what, thanks for accepting me for who I am!

So always remember to "Capture It AND Remember It"!

Randoms

2010-07-21T19:38:00.000-07:00

-Copy Cat-

Noah is quite the little talker and copies everything I say or pretty much that anyone says. I don't think I talk bad by any means but I really have to watch what I say now days! The other day I spilled something and I said "Oh Crap" well soon enough you hear "oh crap" in a much cuter voice though. I mostly call him "babe, baby, honey and boota" very rarely do I call him by his actual name. So every time I say "honey come here" or "Baby I love you" you hear him say "honey come here" or "Baby I love you"... it's quite hilarious being how I'm his mom! lol

-Big Boy-

He got a haircut the other day by Jess and he did so good and let me tell you he looks so big but I love ! =) Most the time when we go into the bathroom he says potty and so I say "Do you want to get on?" and he says "yes" so I put him and he likes it but doesn't quite get the idea to not go in his diaper and in the potty! So we'll keep trying...

-Addicted-

Ok we are officially addicted to either "Slurpee's" or "Snow Cones" I swear to you on a daily basis we usually get one (thanks goodness they are cheap and really close). Noah has these words down pat and says "Mom no-cone" or " Mom Slurpee" daily. I worked from home today and we had such a fun time together but I unfortunately was sick (yes I'm getting a cold in the middle of July) so this was the first day in I don't know how long when we didn't have one because I didn't feel like and I improvised by giving him a little ice cream. Sad, but I think we'll survive.

Here are some pics from this past week of what we've been up to!

I'll love you FOREVER...

2010-07-13T21:16:00.000-07:00

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my BABY you'll be.... Can I just say how much I love this little saying and I always say it to my sweet Noah but usually I switch it up just a little bit and say "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, and all through eternity my baby you'll be." I had this book growing up and I loved it so much, well I finally bought it today for Noah and right before bed time we read it, Noah sat there in a daze as I read it and I couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.

As a Mom I feel so blessed and so privileged to be a mother of this AMAZING little boy.

He is what gets me going each and every day, he is what makes me smile when I've had the worst day possible, he's what brings a tear to my eye as I'm walking out of his bedroom after kissing him goodnight as he says "Nigh, Nigh, Luv you", he is what melts my heart as he lays on my shoulder and looks up periodically, holds my face in his chubby hands and plants a big one on my lips, he is what keeps me up as were trying to take a nap and we keep looking at each other and can't stop giggling when we should be sleeping, he is my everything! He amazes me each and every day and makes me want to be a better person, his innocence and purity makes me want to be more Christlike in my everyday life. I don't know how it's possible but I love him more and more each and every day. I cherish every second I get to spend with him because let me tell you they somehow are limited. I heard this before and it's stuck with me ever since, "As much as this little boy needs me, I need him more..." I can't tell you how very true that is! I need him each and every day!

I know I've said this many times before but life is just too busy and crazy! Especially in the SUMMER... So I haven't stayed on top of my blog like I should however I'll be uploading some pics of our "Summer Fun" with family and friends soon.

We hope your having a fun filled Summer and can't wait for all the fun stuff to come these last couple of months. And I really am going to try and stay on top of this Blog, wish me LUCK!

The "Rock"

2010-05-11T20:15:00.000-07:00

Noah for some reason for the last little while has loved rocks! He wants to always pick one up on our walks or when were outside playing and doesn't want to put it down before we come inside.

Well last night I was folding some laundry and came across this in his little pant pocket...

I don't remember putting it in there but maybe I did or maybe he somehow found a way and put it in there himself. I didn't think I would have to start checking pockets at this young age but I guess I need to start because this "rock" went through the washer and dryer! I had to laugh as I set it on his dresser for the morning, well as you would believe guess what he saw when he woke up? Yep! The "rock" and he carried it with him all morning long! It's pretty cute if you ask me, but I keep asking myself what is so special about his "rocks" that he finds?

Posing with his "rock"

Ty is getting so active and so much fun these days. These two absolutely adore each other! We set Ty on Noah and they both were so giggly! They'll be such good buddies as the years go on... I Love it!

Play Date...

2010-05-10T18:54:00.000-07:00

Today Noah had his 18 month check up and so I decided to take the afternoon off and spend it with him as well as some of our friends. We decided it's been a long time since our little ones have had a play date so we set it up for today!

Kara invited us over, there was Megan and Kambry, Kara and Kaleb and Noah and me. It was so much FUN, Kara made a delicious lunch and we were able to just talk and catch up while our little ones played! It did take some time for all of them to warm up however once they did WATCH OUT! I would be lying if I think our little ones had more fun then we did because it's been so long since I've seen these girls! I love to get together with them and even though I say we need to do this more often (and well it never happens) I really mean it this time that we need to do this more often!

Thanks for such a fun time today, You guys are so awesome and I'm so grateful for our friendship!

Our three little monsters... Aren't they ADORABLE!

Sweet little Kambry!

These two are only 6 weeks apart, they are both at such a fun age! I love watching them interact with each other.

Our handsome little boys!

I also was able to take Noah to his doctor apt and after a long wait everything looks great! He did have to get one more shot and then we aren't going back until he is two years old! YAY! Which I am really excited about as I'm sure he is just as excited because he won't be having to get anymore shots!

Weight: 22 lbs 7 oz
Height: 31 3/4 inches

Because of our long wait I was trying to prep Noah for the dreaded "Shots" and I didn't think he was really getting it, until the nurse came in and started talking to him to distract him and he just kept saying "Mama No" Mama No". He cried for a second and then he was fine however he couldn't get it out of his head. He just kept saying "Shot" over and over again and I would then ask where did the Dr give you a shot and he would point to his leg. The whole way home this went on non stop. It was really cute, he of course told Jess, Kip and Ty a dozen times when we got home and then I decided we would call the grandmas and his Dad to talk to them and explain, they got a big kick out of it! His conversation went a little something like this:

Noah: Hi, Shot!
Grandmas: Did you get a shot at the Doctors?
Noah: Shot! Shot! He would shake his Yes and then babble on about who knows what! Every now and then I would catch a few words I actually understood!

Anyways, this little guy amazes me more and more each day and is growing up way too fast! Noah I love you so much and am so thankful for the time we were able to spend today!

Happy Mothers Day!!

2010-05-09T20:21:00.000-07:00

I have so many wonderful examples of Amazing Mothers in my life! They range from my mom, sister, sister in laws, friends, Lisa, Grandmas. They are such great examples to me and I love them all so much!

I'm mostly thankful for my mom and for all that she does for me! She is always there when I need her no matter what, she seriously will drop anything to help me out. She is such a remarkable women and the thing I love most about her is she is constantly putting others first. She defiantly knows how to serve others and does it non stop!

Noah absolutely loves his Grandma Nessa and sometimes would rather be with Grandma Nessa than with mom! She is such an Awesome Grandma and helps me so much with Noah! Mom I love you so much and am so thankful for everything you do for me and Noah!

I am also so blessed to being living one of my best friends and my sister Jess! She is such a wonderful example to me and seriously she's the BEST mom to little Ty! Jess thanks for all you do for me and Noah, we love you so much and feel so LUCKY to be living with you, Kip and Ty!

I also have to say how blessed I am to be a mother to the most amazing little boy! Noah is my best little friend, he brings so much joy and happiness into my life and I can't imagine life without him! He is my greatest blessing and I'm so thankful that Heavenly Father has trusted me enough and given me the opportunity to raise this little boy! Noah thank you for just being you,I feel so privileged to be your Mom, and I love YOU more than words can describe! MMMMWWWAAAHHH!

Unfortunately I didn't take a lot of pics and for some reason I failed to get a picture of Lisa, My mom, or any of the grandmas! Dang it... But I hope you enjoy the ones we took!

Jess took Noah outside for a second this morning and he picked me a flower (Or a weed) but it was so cute!

For all the gifts this year we took pictures, made wreath stands and hung pics on them! Here are a couple of pics that my awesome Bro took for us...

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL YOU WONDERFUL MOMS OUT THERE, I hope you had a great day!

5K, here we come!

2010-05-08T15:30:00.000-07:00

So I've always loved to run especially this past fall I've gotten way into running! Well about February Heather my sister in law asked me if I wanted to run in Ogden's 5K on May 15th, I of course said YES! Well she student taught at Country View Elementary this past semester and they had a 5K so we signed up and thought it would be good preparation for the Ogden race. We both were really excited!

Well yesterday was the Country View's race so ready or not we both set out! It was my first time running in an actually race and I was bit excited but a little nervous for my time and whether or not I would run the whole entire 3.1 miles of it! I actually loved it, and am so excited for this next week's 5K. Heather still isn't too sure that she loved it but thought it was just OK, and maybe isn't so sure she'll continue running after next week. =) She really made me laugh the whole entire time, our pace was pretty much right on with each others and we only walked one time and it was only for like 20 seconds. I came in at 29.22 minutes and Heather was right behind me at 29.38 minutes. We placed first and second in our division and were 37th and 38th overall. Not too bad for our first race... right?

Thanks Jess,Kip and Ty for the wonderful cheering as we were crossing the finish line! I was actually going to take Noah in the jogging stroller however Grandma Lisa and Papa Wade came up with a better offer and I'm sure Noah had way more fun with them! Thanks Wade and Lisa for watching him!

Now the real question is whether or not we can beat our time for next week! My bet is we can, Heather is saying she's not so sure... =)

No WAY!!!

2010-05-05T20:35:00.000-07:00

I know tell me about it I haven't posted in forever! I always get so disappointed when other people don't update their blog and then here I am and it's been over a month! Well here is to a new start... (don't we get those every now and then?)

So basically I'm just going to say since the last time I posted we have been extremely busy with Vegas/St.George Trip, Easter, Craft Nights, work, playing and chasing after Noah and much much more... If you want to see our craft nights, Easter pics just go visit Jess' blog because it's pretty much the same and thanks Jess for doing all the work for me! =)

This little stinker

will be 18 months here in a couple days, he is seriously growing up so fast and it seems I can never get enough of him! Well he has always been quite the little talker and seriously he adds a word a day to his vocabulary! Well as of yesterday his new word is "No Way" not just "No" but "No Way"! Seriously he is 1 1/2 years old and my baby already has the "No Way" down! Although I shouldn't be encouraging him I have to admit the first time I heard this come out of his mouth I was so shocked and could not stop laughing! Ever since then I've kind of been encouraging him to say this by asking him things I know he'll say "No Way" to such as "Noah do you want to go to bed? or Noah do you want eat some chicken?". (I know bad mom but what can I say he's only this age once and he can only pull this as being cute now)

Here are a couple pictures of this little guy over the past couple weeks! Oh I just love my baby and could just eat him to pieces.. mmmwwahh!

This boy loves stickers...

I love how he always has a different expression on his face!

I know were starting young but he doesn't hate it so why not get the idea in his head! He'll look back and hate that I'll show this picture to his future wife... =)

Eating a tomato that he picked with "Papa Brett"

The other day he would not take off his Mickey hat from Grandma Lisa, it was really cute!

Don't we all make such CUTE nerds? =)

Aidan my nephew

Me

My little bro Cache

And Noah, look at that Nose!

Amazing!

2010-05-05T20:32:00.000-07:00

Can I just say this family but more so this woman is absolutely AMAZING!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHDvxPjsm8E&feature=player_embedded

I've heard about her in the past but this video just had me and Jess in tears... She really has inspired me to want to become a better person!

"Balk-Balk"

2010-03-28T21:57:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was such a great day! We were first able to go up and help Grams and Gramps Jones with yard work. It was so much fun to talk and visit with everyone it really didn't even seem like we were working... =) I told Grams to keep this going each and every year! Since we were in the area we stopped by Grandma and Grandpa Barker's house! As always it was so much fun and really enjoyable... Noah loves to go there because he is always the center of attention, and they devote all their time to him! (but when does that not happen =), but he's already learned to share it with Ty which is a good thing!)

I love my grandparents so much and am so thankful for them and all they do for me and Noah! I really am so thankful for ALL MY Family, they mean everything to me and I love them all!

Once we got home Noah started carrying around his toy chicken, he calls it a "Balk-Balk" so when it was time to go to bed I said let's put your chicken away. Nope! Let's put your chicken to bed. Nope! Let's put him on the dresser, until the morning when you wake up. Nope! So I put it on the dresser anyways and he was so upset, and cried until I finally said do you want to take him to bed? He shook his head(or whole body) YES! "Balk-Balk"! So that's where the chicken slept last night, with Noah in his crib! Well until he fell asleep and then it was on his dresser, until morning when Noah woke up and wanted it again! Funny little boy of mine...

It was so cute, and really funny because It's just a CHICKEN!

Best "est" Cousins

2010-03-25T19:45:00.000-07:00

Noah is lucky enough to get to spend so much time with most of his cousins (the only ones who are exempt from this would be Ava and Ella, his only girl cousins). However when they do come to visit he loves it...=) Anyways, I always loved to spend time with all my cousins, and to this day I consider all of us pretty close! I love all my cousins and get really excited to hear about them and see what they are up to these days... and of course look forward to spending time with them.

Well I hope that this is how Noah will be with his cousins too. Already his face just lights up when he sees them, he get's so excited to play with them and to talk to them. Even though Ty is pretty little he absolutely loves to help burp him, feed him, give him his binky, play with him etc.

Here are a couple of pics I was able to take these past couple of days. The other night Heather, Jake, Noah and I were able to go to dinner and after wards we went back to let the boys play and watch New Moon! When we walked into Olive Garden Jake sees Noah and leans over to give him a big hug and kiss and says "Woah"! It was the cutest thing ever!

Yesterday I was able to work from home, which can I say I absolutley love the company and people I work for who will let me do this! =) It makes working so worth it... Here is Ty and Noah playing under Ty's baby toy! Noah was loving this laying and playing just like Ty.

Last Saturday we took our monthly trip to the temple, we wanted to go to Draper but forgot to make an apt. So we just went to the Jordan River, it was really neat and so pretty. I love to go to all the different temples and the uniqueness about each one. Normally we just take pics of me and Jess together and then Kip and Jess, it's very rare we get one with all three of us. As we were walking out I was getting my camera out and this nice gentlemen said "I'll take your picture, go on it will turn out GOOD!" He was so cute and so nice and yay we got a pic with all three of us!

Lot's of Fun and Lot's of Green...

2010-03-17T22:07:00.000-07:00

Happy ST.PATRICK'S Day!

First off we found out that my sister in law and brother are having a GIRL.... Yay! (Well 85%, so were crossing our fingers for next apt) We are super excited because as most of you know we have all boys, 4 grandsons! So we are in much need of a little girl!

While my mom went to the apt with Jer and Amber, Noah got to hang out with Me at work! He loves to come and visit and of course everyone can't get enough of him! However today there weren't too many people there so after a little while we decided to go to lunch with Shawna and Lindsey! It was fun and really yummy!

We then had my little brother's and sister over for dinner, my mom was at school and my dad was hunting so we got to enjoy our fun little siblings (even though they really aren't little, they will always be little to me!)I love these guys, they were really GREAT! Jess and I made GREEN chicken cordon on bleu, funeral potatoes, cabbage, fondue and punch! I know it looks gross but it was very delicious and fun to eat! (P.S. Don't mind the Christmas colors we really didn't do this on purpose, oops!)

Usually when we get home from work Noah and I go running, well since we had family over we didn't get to go tonight! All night Noah kept saying "side, side, side" and I just couldn't stand it anymore! While dinner was cooking I took him outside to enjoy this nice wonderful weather that isn't going to last very much longer! =( While he was out playing I decided to take some pics, even though he wouldn't smile I thought they still turned out pretty cute! He is defiantly my little stud! I just love him to pieces!

Yes we were trying to take pictures of the boys but of course Noah only wanted to hold Ty for 2 seconds! So we decided to try me holding them and as you can see it didn't work out too well, so then we tried Jess and well they just weren't in the mood for pictures! Oh well, they are great for memories anyways!

I hope you all had a Happy and Fun Filled St. Patrick's Day!!
We sure did around here...

Jess and her heat vent addiction...

2010-03-04T19:38:00.000-08:00

So ever since I can remember Jess has pretty much LOVED sitting on the heat vent with a blanket over her right until it turns off or get's cold! =) Yes, she didn't grow out of it, she still loves it and has gotten Noah to absolutely LOVE IT too! I couldn't help but take this picture tonight because it was just to darn cute, Noah had to even brush his teeth while sitting with Jess! I love it... Thanks Jess for being so cute with Noah!

Birthday Fun!

2010-03-02T21:47:00.000-08:00

The month of February is gone! Where did the time go... This month we had quite a few birthdays! My nephews Jake #2 and Asher #3, my little bro Caleb #14 and my wonderful Grandpa Barker's!

Jake got so spoiled but it was well deserved! This little boy is just too cute... Noah and Jake are so close and get so excited to see each other! He was at the age where he actually liked opening presents! It was so fun and cute to watch him and take all the pics, while his mommy Heather helped him open them!

On Saturday Kip, jess and I wanted to go to the temple because we hadn’t been for February yet and the month was almost over! We asked my mom to watch the boys and we went. First off let me tell you it was so so so busy! So we ended up doing sealing’s which was such a neat experience! I have to tell you I feel so blessed to have a temple so close to me and a place where I can go to escape the everyday things! I love it! Anyway here is a pic of me and Jess afterward… I also am so thankful that I have Jess and Kip that let me tag along with them! Thanks I love you guys!

While my mom had the boys we had told Asher for his birthday that we would take him to pick out his present! So we took him to lunch and shopping! Wow! What a fun time we had... We also couldn't take Asher without big brother Aidan so he got to come too! They are so much fun and we had lot's of fun! We went to the lovely "McDonalds" which can I say I am not a fan of but the kids loved it!

On Sunday my little bro Caleb was ordained a Teacher so we went to my parent's ward, had dinner and then a little party for all the Feb birthdays! I'm so proud of Caleb and the choices that he's making... It was such a fun and relaxing day! However we didn't get to have the company of my Grams and Gramps because Grandma Barker wasn't feeling too well! She is doing better and is recovery great but she was really dizzy! I think it's just part of the recovery process but let me tell how hard it is to see her in so much pain and like this! I'm just thankful Grandpa is there to support her and that she is doing as well as she is!

Ever since last summer when I would take Noah to my mom's to get babysat my dad takes Noah out to pick Grandma Nessa a tomato in their garden. Well on Sunday my dad took a lime (because there are no tomatoes) and put it outside then came inside and asked Noah if he wanted to go pick Grandma a tomato? Of course Noah got so excited and they went out and came in with a lime for Grandma! It was so cute and funny...

Noah and Papa Brett peeling potatoes!

Yes Ty does have Noah's sunglasses and hat on! I just couldn't resist he looks so darn cute... =)

We ended the day off with a visit to both grandparents of course! It was so fun to visit and see them all, unfortunately Grandpa Jones is a little sick too but is starting to do better! I have such strong and amazing grandparents and I love them all so much!

Now it's March and the weather has been so nice these past couple of days! Any chance we get Noah and I are outside playing and are loving every second of it! Let's all cross our fingers it will only get warmer from here! =)

Eugene, Oregon Watch Out!

2010-02-17T11:49:00.000-08:00

These past couple of days have been REALLY, REALLY busy and full of lot's of mixed emotions!

Sunday we had Jord's farewell in Park Valley! This was a really long drive because it's about two hours away, however like always Noah was a champ and Jordan did such a good job so it was well worth it! The people out in Park Valley are so kind and have done so much for Jord to get him where he is today! His farewell was so good, my cousin Spencer Morris (who lives out in park valley, and is one of Jords best friends) spoke first, then my mom and last but not least Jordan spoke! They all did so well on their talks! I found myself getting a little sad this day but it didn't really seem real to me yet!

Last night we went up to Tremonton to set Jord apart, this seemed to sink in just a little bit more so I found myself getting a little emotional through all of it. After that was all over and Jordan was officially Elder Jones we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Barker's house to give my Grandma a blessing. She's going in for surgery on Thursday and Friday and it's a pretty serious surgery. They have to go in and remove a tumor that is pushing against her artery by her ear. I know that everything will be okay and I felt so much better after her blessing.

Today we all met at Jeremiah's for one last breakfast before Jordan left. It was very delicious as usual but you could tell from everyone there were a lot of mixed emotions. As we were taking pictures and as I was giving Jord a hug I couldn't hold back the tears! I really am happy for him but still a little sad to see him go! The last time we had to say goodbye to my older brother was 10 years ago, so it's been awhile! Thanks to Grandpa and Grandma for the YUMMY breakfast, and Kip we missed you!

Jordan we love you so much and are so proud of you! You are going to be an amazing missionary in Eugene, Oregon! We can't wait to see you hopefully next June when we come to visit! =)

Happy Valentines Day!!!

2010-02-13T18:16:00.000-08:00

The other night I felt like baking so I decided to make some Valentine Sugar Cookies, and let Noah help me! It was so much fun, except he mostly just wanted to eat the dough, the finished cookie and the frosting with the sprinkles. He didn't quite get that you can't eat all of them! It was still lots of fun and they turned out way YUMMY! Noah loved it!

Noah has been brushing his teeth for months now and he loves it, well his baby tooth brush that he's had since about 7 months started falling apart with bristles everywhere. So I decided it was time for an upgrade... We went to the store and purchased an electric spin brush! There weren't very many "Cute" options to pick from so we went with the cutest one and that was "Wall-E". From the pictures you can see he absolutely LOVED IT! =)(And it wasn't really expensive so I got me one too!)

Noah is my little helper and loves doing anything that involves helping mommy or really anyone that says "Noah do you want to help me do....?" Here he is helping me with laundry tonight!

I hope everyone has a HAPPY VALENTINES DAY tomorrow! We have a fun filled day planned and I'll be posting pics soon... My little brother Jord is having his farewell tomorrow in Park Valley! I'm so excited for him but it's going to be a very long day mixed with lot's and lot's of emotions! Here is a pic of Noah opening his cute little gift from Grandma Lisa and Papa Wade! Thanks guys he LOVED IT, well mostly just the Goldfish and YoGos! I let him where his Valentine outfit today i bought him seeing how we'll be in church clothes all day tomorrow, his shirt says "The Ladies love me" He is such a little STUD!! I Love him! Happy Valentines Day Baby!

Wow! Where did the time GO!

2010-02-08T21:34:00.000-08:00

Yes I know it's been forever! It's now almost Valentines Day and I still had a Christmas Background! I'll I can say is WOW!

Anyways these past couple of months have been really busy, with lot's of changes and to our newest little addition to the family Jess and Kip had their baby and he's the CUTEST THING EVER! Noah and I are lucky enough to get spend tons of time with him! We love him lots, and yes I was a little worried about Noah and him but they already seem to be off to a great start down the road of "Best Cousins"! Noah still keeps his distance but little by little is becoming more daring... How grateful I am for Jess, Kip and little Ty and all they do for me and Noah! They are truly amazing people...

Noah turned 15 months yesterday and I can't hardly believe how fast the time goes. He is the joy of my life and I love every second we get to spend together. Today we went to his 15 month check up and everything went well.

Weight: 22 lbs
Height: 31 1/2 in
Head: 25% ?? (I don't know the size, oops!)

So at the doctors they got us right back, however we had to wait a little bit to actually see Dr. Gaberielsen so let's just say I was being creative trying to entertain Noah. Here are a few pics while we were waiting. (I bought Noah new sunglasses the other day because he loves mine so much and well he didn't disappoint he LOVES THEM!) So picture this Noah walking in with me with sunglasses on saying "HI HI HI HI" to everyone he saw! =)

Playing in the doctors office and car! He is just so much fun...

Yes this last pic is of me trying to take a pic of us with our glasses on! As you can see mine are still on while his were off! =)

Here are some things Noah is doing at this age:

- He talks a lot, to the point where I'm like "Did you really just say that? Now your how old?"
- He loves books
- He is so friendly and is such a little social bug! Everywhere we go he's saying "Hi" "Bye-Bye"
- He is a little bit of a picky eater, mostly because he's so busy he would just rather grab a bite and then go play and continue the process!
- He is SO SO SO SO BUSY! He doesn't stop! Ever!
- Still is the best sleeper ever, this kid loves to sleep!
- He loves animals but mostly DOGS!
- His new favorite movie to watch is "Nacho Libre" Yes he got this from Kip not me! So Jess and I were telling Kip a couple weeks ago how dumb this show is and how we can't believe he likes it. When the next day guess who is sitting on Kip's lap glued to the TV. Yes that would be my little Noah! He will sit and watch it all, he loves it! I guess I ate my words!
- He loves songs
- And yes loves to be the center of attention! =)
- I won't say he's naughty just very smart and really mischievous! When his mind is set he won't stop until he finds a way to do it!
- He is starting to say "Cheese" for the pictures and actually smile! YAY!
- He loves to help me (Vacuum, clean, burp Ty, put diapers in the garbage!) The best thing is that he gets so excited to do it! How long do you think it will last?

Anyways! I could go on and on as all you moms out there know but I won't! Noah is an amazing little boy and I feel so blessed to be his MOM! I love him so so much! I wish at times I could freeze time because my little boy isn't a baby anymore he is defiantly now a little toddler!

Now let's just hope I can stay up on the posting! =) Wish me LUCK!

Fun but very busy weekend!

2009-11-29T20:25:00.000-08:00

So this holiday weekend was very busy but at the same time it was lots and lots of fun! To start off we had a great Thanksgiving, this year we were able to enjoy it with both sides my Grandpa and Grandma Barker were able to come with our Jones side and spend the day so we got the best of both families. Our family was in charge this year and I have to say my Mom and Dad did the bulk of it! Everything turned out great and all the food was delicious! We also were able to have a "Missionary Shower" for my cuz Jed and my bro Jord they are both going on missions here soon so we wanted to get them a couple things. It turned out great and they got a lot of things to help prepare them just a little bit more! I'm so proud of these boys for choosing to serve the Lord! We will miss them greatly but know they'll be the best missionaries out there and know they are doing the right thing! We love you guys lots... Noah and I ended up closing the night off with a visit to the Cardon side to see everyone and eat some yummy Pie! I really am so blessed I have such a wonderful family between my side and Kevin's side which I will always call them family! I love them all so much and am so thankful to be a part of their family!

On Saturday I was able to have the opportunity to go down to the Oquirh Mountain Temple with my mom, Jess, Kip and Grandma and Grandpa Barker! (Jer and Amber we missed you guys) It is a small temple but very beautiful! It was such a neat experience and spirit there was really strong! Next month I think were planning to go to the Draper Temple and I'm really excited about that! I love seeing all the beautiful temples and every time I see a new one I'm in awe and am really amazed at how different and gorgeous they all are! I feel so blessed to have so many temples near me and am able to attend so often! It's truly a blessing in my life! Plus it's tradition that after we go to the temple we go out to eat and Grandpa and Grandpa pay! This time we went to Applebees, and it was really YUMMY!

On Friday I was really tempted to go out shopping but held back. Maybe I'll get the courage to go next year! =) I also did a couple things for work but really just ended up spending a relaxing day with Noah! I really enjoyed it... he is at such a fun stage! That night Noah and I went shopping with Heather and Jake and it was lots of fun... The crowd wasn't so bad and we ended up running into Papa Wade and Grandma Lisa which the boys loved and we got great deals! Jake and Noah are getting at the age where they are watching each other’s every move and copycatting each other in a second! They are both so cute and I hope they will remain really close through the years!

Saturday Night Mikey was up here visiting Blake and we were able to steal him away for the night and take Mikey out to dinner! I love this kid so much and I'm really sad we don't get to see him that much anymore! I hope to change that in the future and really make a point to see him more often! He really can just make you laugh and have a good time! We love you Mikey!

And last but not least we were able to go to my Cousin Jed's farewell! He did such a good job on his talk and I know Jed you'll be such a good missionary! Baltimore watch out because Jed is going to be great! (As long as he follows Jason's advice about the girlfriends and the mission) Ha Ha. As long as you stay dedicated and work really hard and the Lord will direct you! We love you lots... Of course we couldn't end our Sunday off without a visit to our grandparents! So we were able to enjoy their wonderful company like always! What a nice end to our wonderful busy weekend! =)

I really am so Thankful for all of my many blessings in my life and I do hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving Weekend!

I know this is a very long post but I told you it was a very fun and fulfilling weekend but very busy! So I have to say if you got through this GREAT JOB! =) I promise my next post won't be as long!

Good Things Utah and New Moon

2009-11-20T20:39:00.000-08:00

My friend Kara entered a contest and won tickets to New Moon and to eat lunch with some of the crew from Good things Utah and invited me to go! We all drove down together and met Angie, Marti, Alisha and Amanda at the Gateway in the restaurant Zetajas. And let me tell you the food was so delicious! =) All of them were so sweet and so nice, not to mention way funny! Especially Angie, she really made me laugh! I would love to hang out with these guys again, they were super fun! We then went up to the Megaplex got our seats and yes watched NEW MOON! I love Love Love it....minus 2 things (Edwards body and the ending) other then that it is now my new favorite movie! (So much that I'm going tomorrow with my mom and sisters to see it again, and I really can't wait! In my defense we already had tickets) We then thanked these wonderful ladies and drove home! It was such a fun day... Kara THANK YOU so much for inviting me to go! It was so much fun...

(Left to Right) Front: Angie, Amanda, Alisha, Marti, Back: Cyndi, Me, Kara, Kamille, Kara's Mom

Perfect picture since we are seeing a Vampire Show!

Kara and I waiting for New Moon to start!

And of course a blog post wouldn't be much of a post without mentioning my sweet Noah so here you go! My mom gave Noah a late nap which I was so thankful for because by the time I picked him it was about his bedtime but he was still going! So we came home and I was able to play with him for awhile, which of course I was so excited about being since I didn’t get to see him all day. Here is a picture of him eating an Egg Roll, which he loved... He is such a little funny baby it seems he won’t eat normal things such as the Rice or the chicken but he sure did love this Egg Roll, Oh I just love this kid! Thanks Mom for watching him!

Sunday Visits

2009-11-15T21:16:00.001-08:00

Sunday's wouldn't be Sunday's without the visits with my wonderful Grandparents! I love these guys so much... Ever since I can remember we've been going there every Sunday to visit and spend time with Grandma and Grandpa! They are so kind and generous and make wonderful dinners and treats to eat while we visit. I love hearing stories about past times and their past week! So much fun! They are always so interested in our lives, and have such good advice! I used to be more faithful but the past couple of months I haven't been, and let me tell you my Sunday's haven't been complete because I've been missing these! I'm going to try to be better!

If you guys haven't met these wonderful people your missing out! These guys are truly amazing... I love you Grandma and Grandpa Jones, and Grandma and Grandpa Barker! You guys are the best... Thanks for always being there for me and Noah! We are really blessed to have you in our lives! You guys really mean a lot to Noah and I... XOXOXO

12 month check up

2009-11-11T20:27:00.000-08:00

Today Noah had his 12 month check up! Everything went well except the fact that I almost cried when they were giving him his shots! Poor Guy... He was heartbroken and I know exactly how he feels, I hate shots! Here are some takeaways from our appointment.

- He weighs 21.4 lbs (25% range, which Dr. Gabrielsen is not worried because most babies do this in the transition from a bottle to regular food and by next apt it should be back up)
- He is 30 1/4 inches (75% range)
- Head is 28% range

Dr.Gabrielsen is seriously the best pediatrician. When he's with us it's our time and he makes it very personal. Noah is right on target for everything, which is great! So we'll be back to the Doctors in 3 months for the next appointment.
I was able to have the day off today so I spent every second of it with Noah, and I absolutely loved it! Also my friend Kara had us over for lunch and a play date with her little boy Kaleb! Thanks Kara it was lots of fun and really yummy food!
Here a couple of pics of our day...

Noah before the doctor!

Noah after the doctor and playing with Kaleb! He was so burnt out...

Noah after his nap... He was so happy!

Noah's Birthday Party!

2009-11-10T21:56:00.001-08:00

So we celebrated Noah's birthday on Friday with lot's and lots of family at Papa Wade's and Grandma Lisa's house! Thank you to everyone for supporting us on this big day and to Wade and Lisa for letting us use your house! He got lot's and lot's of toys and clothes, everyone spoiled him rotten! I made both of his cakes with the help of my Mom! Thanks mom I couldn't have done it without you... It was lot's of work but well worth it and it turned out pretty good! It came and went so fast and now I'm just enjoying playing with Noah and all of his fun toys! I love you baby. I’ve posted this slide show of his fun day… So I hope you enjoy!

My baby is 1 year old!

2009-11-10T20:24:00.000-08:00

Noah Wade Cardon joined our family on November 7th, 2008 at 5:21 AM, weighing 7 lbs 2 oz and 21 1/4 inches long! I can't believe a year has gone by, I wish I could turn back time and pause every second of it! Noah I love you so much and am so thankful to be your mom! I couldn't ask for a better baby and you bring so much joy and happiness into my life! I'm looking forward to all the fun times we will have to come...

Here are a couple things about Noah right now:

- He says Mama, Dada, Papa, Duke, Jack, What is that?, Oh!, Ah-O, Hi, Bye-Bye,
- He knows what the chicken, cow, dog, horse says
- He loves to go to all of his grandparents houses (he has 4 grandparents, 9 great grandparents, and 1 great great grandma) We are really blessed because they all spoil him rotten!
- He loves craisans
- He loves to watch baby Einstein
- He rolls, crawls everywhere
- He is close to walking but when he realizes he's doing it will chicken out and drop and crawl
- He loves to go for walks and be outside
- He loves all of his aunts, uncles and cousins
- He loves to snuggle in the morning with mommy
- He is loving milk in his sippy cup (ever since we started him on a sippy he will only drink out of the ones with straws) funny kid!
- He is a really good eater, but is starting to be funny with certain textures!
- He will spit out food if he gets to big of a bite =)
- He is usually in bed between 7-8 and sleeps until about 7-8, he has always been a good sleeper and still takes 2 naps that are 2 hours long
- He loves his binky and thermal blankets
- He is starting to get shy when people he doesn’t know start talking to him
- He can say more and please in sign language
- He sings and does action to "If your happy and you know it" Clap your hands and stomp your feet