Spring has Sprung

Today was such a gorgeous day!! We couldn't help but be outside most of the afternoon. Noah thought it was so great that he could be outside with no shirt on. We played ball, did sidewalk chalk, played tag, and just had a fun time hanging out together. The boys looked so cute, I had to take a picture! I am sorry for those of you who had snow today, but maybe this will tempt you to move out here with us!!!!!!

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!!