Tuesday, May 5, 2009

5 Months Old!

This charming boy of mine turned FIVE months old yesterday!



Can you believe it? I hardly can. He's growing by leaps and bounds, and our little family is simply smitten by him! Our Noah is doing so many things these days! For starters, he LOVES his big sister. He smiles when she talks to him and laughs at her antics. It is so funny to watch how excited he gets whenever she enters the same room!

He really loves to play with his hands and eat them, but he's also finally discovered his feet! Sometimes he tries to use them as a paci, but most of the time, he just likes to grab them and play. Which also brings me to the fact that he loves "this little piggie" and "pat a cake" (only I use his feet instead of his hands!) and laughs when I get to the"throw it in the pan!" part. Our handsome boy loves to smile and does this little shy thing where he turns away after he smiles at you. He loves to cuddle, to be tickled(he's ticklish everywhere!)smiles through tears, and is so ready to start crawling! Every time we put him on his back, he rolls over and starts pushing his rear up and puts his head down, and he gets SO close! Then he gets really mad and fusses. But it's really cute to watch! He tries to grab at everything and he sticks everything in his mouth. We are also battling the teething thing. He drools so much and has fussy episodes, but we have come to love our teething tablets! ha! They work like a charm for him and they work lightning fast! Score!
He also loves this:
It's an exersaucer type chair but the chair has wheels and it moves around the table. Bekah likes to stand and play at the table while Noah sits. It was a great gift that Bekah got last year for Christmas and we LOVE it! Noah feels like a big boy in this one and will play at that little piano forever! ...which is great for mommy!
Oh I just can't believe how big our babies are getting! Will someone please slow down the time!?

Friday, April 10, 2009

It's a Good Friday

It's Friday but Sunday's coming!



Jesus Paid It ALL!!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Bekah's Birthday Party

Rebekah's birthday party was a great success! There were SO many pictures taken, but until I get those posted, here is a sneak preview of what went down:


There was cake...


There was lots of bouncing and sliding...

There was a zip line...

And a scrapbook layout courtesy of Nana!

And here is the shirt I made for the birthday girl, complete with bling!

4 Months

By the way, this little man turned four months old yesterday! He's getting so big!


I could just eat. him. up.
*photo courtesy of my talented friend, Kara Looney

First Zoo Trip

Rebekah turned TWO on Wednesday, April 1st....yes, April Fool's Day. The day she was born I remember joking around that it would be funny if she turned out to be a boy since it was April Fool's and all. Anyway, we had a great, but exhausting day.

We started out going to the zoo...


The day started out kind of chilly. I felt a little bad for being the only mom (or at least it seemed) to forget to bring a jacket or sweater for their child. So I covered Bekah with a blanket... (it ended up warming up though)


We saw elephants...


cheetahs....


zebras....


flamingos...



and Rhinos...or pigs as Bekah called them!

And we even saw some monkeys... Now that's where we felt most comfortable! Haha!
And when we were done and on our way to the Cupcake Cottage (c'mon, were you really surprised?) Baby Girl pooped out from all the excitement.


When we got home and she woke from her nap, we sang Happy Birthday...

And she opened her present (which was really a bunch of little presents) from us and talked to Jason's Aunt DeeDee on the phone.
Overall, it was a fun and exciting day. We are SO very blessed to have this little girl in our lives. We can't wait for her big birthday party on Sunday! We'll post some pics of that soon! :)
Lord, thank you for blessing us and entrusting us with such a joyful, obedient, and free-spirited girl. I cannot believe that it's been two years since I labored for ten hours and then finally got to meet the little one who had been kicking and squirming around in me for 9 months! It's been two years since we first brought our little bundle of joy home with us, held her in our arms, and cried tears of joy over her. Yes, these two years have flown past us and I just pray that you would help us to enjoy each passing day that we are blessed to have her. Help us to be the best parents that we can be, and thank you for the many years to come with our girl! You are awesome! AMEN!