A Day in the Snow

Noah ready to sled down the hill!

Daddy and Zachary

Noah eating snow, don't worry, he checked to make sure it wasn't yellow first!!

Mommy and the boys!

A picnic lunch in the car!

Mindi's Birthday

I had a very nice birthday. Trevor does such a great job of making my birthday special even though it is the day after Christmas. We all stayed in our jammies until noon, the boys made me a special cake, and we went out to dinner with friends! What more could a girl want!!

The making of the cake!

Here is the finished product, a marble cake with peanut butter frosting and sprinkles. (Guess who was in charge of picking it out?)

The wonderful gift the boys got me, a digital picture frame. It is so much fun!

Christmas Fun

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. It was a lot of fun to have two boys to celebrate with. It was neat to see Noah's anticipation as he understood what was going on. Zachary just liked taking all the ornaments off the Christmas tree!! I apologize that these pictures go the wrong way.

Zachary with his favorite present, Pizza Elmo!

Unlike his brother, he likes talking on the phone!!

Noah with his big gift from Santa!

Cookies for Santa!

Zachary dressed up for Christmas Eve!

Random Pictures

These are some pictures we took the day after Thanksgiving. We were trying to get some cute pictures of our family or at least of the boys for our Christmas Card, but it's not easy getting two very active boys to sit still for a family portrait.

Turkey Trot

On Thanksgiving morning, we all ran the Folsom Turkey Trot. Trevor ran the 10K and the boys and I ran (walked) the 5K. We had a lot of fun. Noah did amazing, he ran the majority of the first two miles. Then he rode with Zachary on the stroller quite a bit of the third, but ran the big finish!! He was kicking my butt!! I think he may take after his daddy. It was a beautiful morning and just a fun time together as a family.

The pre-race stretch!!!

The whole fam!!

The big finish!!!

Noah wearing the medal he got, very proudly I might add!!

Noah's Fourth Birthday

For Noah's fourth birthday, he wanted an airplane birthday party, so we talked to a friend that is a pilot and they offered to have it at their hanger and give the kids airplane rides. It was a very special day that I don't think anyone will forget.

The birthday boy!! I can't believe that my baby is already 4.

Here is the airplane that the kids were able to take a ride in.

Captain Noah and Pilot Dan

Captain Noah got to fly the plane. He was on cloud nine (literally). Pilot Dan had him sit on some boxes so that he could see. As they were taxiing out to the runway, the tower said "Happy Birthday, Noah" and blinked the tower lights at him. He will never forget that!!

It was so nice to have my mom come from Minnesota for the party. I know it was really special for Noah! She was a huge help with everything. (and she even got an airplane ride!)

The cake that my mom and I made. It wasn't an easy feat, but I thought it turned out pretty good, especially for amateurs!!

Halloween

We had a lot of fun on Halloween. Noah made a very adorable Peter Pan and Zachary was the cutest Kangaroo ever!! Noah got to wear his costume to preschool, which he thought was pretty neat. In the evening, we went with Ben and Darla to the mall trick or treating. As you can see, both toys had a great time.

Noah loved his Peter Pan costume. He wore it (hat and all) from the moment he woke up until he had to put his p.j's on that night. I do have to tell you, the shoes are one of a kind, took 4 hours to make, mommy originals!!! I DON'T SEW!!

After picking out both the kids costumes, we found out that they were

Tinkerbell and Peter Pan!! How perfect!

It's so weird to see him with teeth!!

Trick or Treating at the mall with the walking Kangaroo!!

"Auntie" Darla and "Uncle" Ben with the boys!!

The Pumpkin Patch

Last Friday, both Trevor and I had the day off so we decided to take a road trip to Bishop's Pumpkin Farm. They had so much to do. Our favorites were the hay trampoline, petting farm (with newly born piglets), train ride, and hayride out to pick your pumpkins. It was such an enjoyable day!!

This kid is happy no matter what he is doing!!!

Noah and Daddy on the train that took us around the pumpkin farm!

Zachary playing in (and eating) the hay!!

Noah thought the hay trampoline was the best. He left with a whole lot of hay all over him!!

Apple Hill

About a month ago, we took a family trip to Apple Hill. We had so much fun together. We visited some of our favorite Apple Orches (as Noah calls them). The weather was beautiful, and the apples were tasty!!

Daddy and Zachary enjoying an apple in Apple Hill!

This picture of the boys makes me laugh, because Noah couldn't be more grumpy if he had tried!!

I think the apple suited him better!!

Noah with Johnny Appleseed. He had just learned about him in Preschool!!

Mommy and Zachary hanging out by the pond!

First Day of School

Noah was very excited for his first day of preschool. He is in the first ever class at Sunrise Preschool. Daddy and mommy can't believe their baby is old enough to be in preschool!!

Noah and his teacher (aka Mommy) on the first day of school!!! It is a lot of fun to be Noah's teacher. I love watching how he is growing and interacting with his friends.

Ready to go!!!

Our Sweet Boy

We sure do enjoy our little gift from God!!! He is a very happy boy (if you haven't noticed yet)!

Cheerios

Zachary tried Cheerios for the first time. He had fun just playing with them. If they actually got in his mouth that was a bonus!!!

He was consentrating so hard!!

I think he likes it!!!

Our trip to the Zoo

Last week it was our friend Julia's 5th birthday. She loves animals so she had her birthday at the zoo. It was a great party. The boys had a lot of fun. Whenever we hang out with the Lunas and Mayforths we contribute the only boys. Noah doesn't seem to mind too much!!

Zachary enjoying the view at the zoo from his stroller!!

Noah loved his elephant trunk. It was one of the party favors. He wore it all over the zoo!!

Noah enjoyed his yummy lion cupcake. Alicia is very good at making cakes!!!

It was a long day for Zachary!!!