Hogle Zoo

We took our first trip to the zoo this year! I've been wanting to go for a while, it just hasn't worked out yet. The weather was BEAUTIFUL for us today, and minus some hassle with the stroller (flat tire), we had a fantastic little trip. Nicole and her little boys joined us, and Noah had a lot of fun having his friend Paxton at the zoo with us.

Wine's Park

I knew the weather was supposed to be nice today, so we headed over to Wine's Park to play and have a picnic. And the weather man was right. The weather was fantastic, minus a breeze, but we pretty much always have that. We invited Triana and her boys along for the ride.

This is the first time that K has been on a 'big' swing. He did a fantastic job holding on, and was even holding on well enough for me to push him a bit.

Gavin taking care of his little brother

Kaiden and Anders were playing some little game together where they were swinging and kicking their legs at the same time. I didn't understand the appeal, but they both thought it was hilarious.

January and February Boy-isms

Thank you facebook for helping me document these hilarious little moments.

2-24
E - Noah, get your finger out of your nose please
N - *hides behind couch to pick his nose in private*

2-22
K - Got a phone. NANA!!! PAPA!!! Yoooooohooooo

2-18
Found K drinking water from the toilet

2-14
E - Noah you can't lick the knife and then put it in the jam. That's like spitting in the jam.
N - Yup! *sticks knife in jam*

2-12
K - *Tries to put a blueberry in Noah's mouth*
N - Kaiden you don't try to feed me. EVER
E - Noah he's just trying to share his blueberries with you
N - But mom, babies can't feed Noah's.

2-9
Tonight we discovered that K really likes pakoras, and naan, and chicken coconut kurma. He was rather upset that I wouldn't let him have any lassi

2-8
In the bathroom at Hobby Lobby Noah lets out a huge fart
N - Mommy did you hear my fart?
E - That was you?
N - YUP!
Lady in the other stall - Good job buddy!!!

2-4
Evidently K REALLY likes Japanese cuisine. He had about 8 gyoza, a whole bowl of edamame, and most of Z's bowl of miso soup.

2-3
N - Mommy you will go to Wal-mart and get more mac n cheese and I'll stay here and watch lots of shows and put Kaiden back to bed.
E - I can't leave you here all alone, that's not safe.
N - The police man's will come and get me?
E - Yup, and they won't let you live with me anymore. They'll think I'm a bad mommy
N - Oh, but I'll tell them you're a good mommy.

1-31
Noah wanted a veggie tray for lunch today, I was more than happy to oblige him with that request.

1-28
Based on the warm spot behind his door, and the carpet imprint on his face, I'm guessing K slept on the floor last night.

1-25
The boys are upset with me for putting the cashews away

1-23
N - Mommy, let's go clean the toilets!
E - uh....ok.

1-22
K just tried to drive his car down the stairs. When he crashed into the landing I think he decided it was a bad idea.

1-16
Took the boys to a real swimming pool for the first time today. Noah LOVED it. K screamed the whole time.

1-12
K just tried to flush about 1/2 a roll of toilet paper, and overflowed the toilet. When I finished cleaning that up, I found him holding a can of red bull and just about had a heart attack at the thought of him drinking that much caffeine.

1-11
Got out of the shower and found both boys playing in the pack n play with about 8 pillows. I have NO idea how they managed to get K in there, but they sure did!

1-10
Got K's nice, clean, bodily fluid free doggy out of the dryer and handed it to him. He promptly barfed all over it. Doggy is in the washer for the second time today.

1-4
Cleaning random child goo off the walls
E - Noah do you know what's on the wall?
N - um.....it's baby ducks.

1-2
Noah comes in holding a breast pump that he found in the closet
N - Mommy how do I make this honk?

Jeans and Self-Esteem

I finally bit the bullet last week and went and bought some new jeans. All of my other jeans didn't fit. I mean REALLY didn't fit. They were old, purchased 20 pounds ago, plus really stretched out, and were just bad. But I didn't want to suck up and deal with the serious blow to the self esteem that is required to buy jeans. Girls, you know exactly what I'm talking about. After 3 stores, roughly 18 pairs of jeans, and over an hour, I finally came home with 3 pairs of jeans that I now LOVE. But really the point of this whole post is to promote a blog article that I just read. Seriously, this blog post needs to be read by EVERY WOMAN. And if you think you're too old for it to apply to you, she has a version for 'older' women as well. Enjoy.

MOM JEANS AND THE DREADED LONG BUTT

Funny Stuff Lately - via Facebook Statuses

12-13
N - Daddy, let's pull your finger and see what happens!!!

12-9
While driving home
N - Mommy my nose hurts
E - Why does your nose hurt?
N - Because there's a straw in it!
E - If you take the straw out your nose won't hurt anymore
...Moments later...
N - My nose still hurts
E - Did you take the straw out of it?
N - Yeah, but my finger is in it!

12-8
Jingle bells inside of a balloon make for a happy K.

12-6
Just found K standing on the tv stand, swiveling the tv back and forth

12-4
E - Do you want some medecine to make your cough go away?
N - No, I'll keep it

12-2
Snuggling in bed with Noah before he went to sleep...
N - Mommy, are you happy?
E - Yes, I'm very happy
N - *Hugs my arm to him* Let's be friends
E - We'll be friends forever ok?
N - Forever ever ever ever?
E - Yup.

12-1
N - I have a map to Nana Jean's house!
E - How do we get there?
N - Take the freeway, then park, then ring the doorbell and go in and say HI!

11-22
K is upset with me since I wouldn't let him play on the computer. So he's standing at his open window, looking out forlornly and crying 'want daddy'. Yes, I laughed at him for it.

11-18
K takes his sock off, tries to put it back on, gets frustrated, hands me the sock, I put it back on. Repeat for 30 minutes.

11-15
N - Sometimes when Walmart doesn't have Buzz Lightyear, they don't have him. And sometimes when they do, they do!

11-8
The boys were in the bath tub, Z and I were laying on our bed talking...
N - Mommy, Daddy! Kaiden got out of the bath tub!
Moments later we see K's naked, wet little bod come trotting into the bedroom. He took one look at us, laughed, and ran the other way.

K Speaks

K is doing a new word just about every day right now. Here's a list of what he's currently saying, or at least what I can remember that he's currently saying.

Toast
Want That
Banana
Ball
Daddy
Meow
Outside
Hot
Shoes
Tickle
Papa
More - signing
Please - signing

Naked Time

Children were naked, not adults. Zander and I were in our bedroom talking while the boys were in the bath. Here's what happened next...

N - Mommy! Daddy! Kaiden got out of the bathtub!
E - What?
N - Kaiden got out of the bath tub!
K - trotting down the hall, naked, wet, with bubbles all over him and laughing. Comes into the bedroom, laughs at his parents, shuts the bedroom door, and says 'buh bye!'

K Dancing

Sorry, you'll have to turn your head sideways. I've never figured out how to rotate a video. But trust me, it's worth the 17 seconds of awkwardness.

Some stories of today's adventures

I was in doing my hair and Noah's comes and tells me that he pooped. Here's kind f how that went.
E - *ask questions first, then get mad if necessary* Where did you poop?
N - downstairs
E - *deep breath, keep asking questions* Where downstairs?
N - in that back room
E - *Another deep breath* Show me where you pooped
we go downstairs and he takes me into the bathroom and points at the floor (or so I thought)
N - it's right there! I called you lots but couldn't find you

He had gone downstairs to poop in the potty, and even tried wiping himself!!!

Yay for me not getting mad at him and calming down and figuring out what actually happened!

We finished cleaning him up and I told him I needed to go finish my hair and makeup.

N - I'm going to make some lunch for us
E - uh......ok
I go finish my stuff upstairs, come down and remember that he was going to make some lunch. Find him sitting at the table with a plate in front of him, and an egg in his hand.....
N - I made some lunch! I got an egg!
E - where did you get the egg from?
N - the fridge
E - where in the fridge?
N - that bowl thing
E *breathes a sigh of relief knowing I boiled those eggs this morning*
N - look, I got some lunch for you too!
E - *look over to see a plate sitting on the table for me, with an egg on it*

Such a sweet little boy!

And now Kaiden is trying to take my hands off the keyboard so he can climb in my lap. I love my boys.

Noah is a Ghost

I was downstairs, he was upstairs. He came downstairs like this.

Some funny stuff from the boys over the last month or so, via facebook statuses (statusi?)

8-9 While playing at the park
N - Hey mom, I found a new kid. Do you like him? I don't have his name.

8-5 After waiting for MONTHS for K to fit into a really cute shirt, he finally fit into it. About an hour after I put it on him, he managed to find a pair of scissors and cut 3 rather large holes into it.

8-5 Noah saw a can of carrots sitting on the counter and asked for some for breakfast. 10 minutes later he handed me the empty can.

8-1 N - Mom, where's the tape measure?
E - Why do you need the tape measure
N - To measure something, cuz I'm Bob the Builder!

7-27 N - I want Santa to come over today

7-25 While we were playing outside Noah said he wanted a drink, so I told him to go in and get one, thinking he'd get the drink he had left on the table. Instead he climbed on the counter, got a cup out, and filled it with water from the fridge. A little bit later he said he wanted a piece of toast, so he went inside, climbed on the counter, and made himself a piece of toast.

7-25 N - April fools Mommy! April fools Kaiden!

7-19 K found a pack of Pez, and was really determined to eat some, to the point where he just ate right through the package.

7-18 Noah woke up and decided that we're going to the library, aquarium, farm, and dinosaur museum.

7-15 At Discovery Gardens, K somehow managed to get into the middle of the Float a Boat pond. Thankfully he has a natural knowledge of how to float, and dog paddle.

7-13 While I was talking on the phone with my mom I said "I'm dying for a subway sandwich". Noah was really concerned and said "Mom you're dying?!"

7-12 At Costco N - Look Mommy, a brown one!
E - a brown what?
N - a brown kid!
E - *facepalm* we need to get out of Utah county more often

7-10 Noah is determined that we're going sledding.

7-9 K discovered that post-it notes are a great toy.

7-8 Three year old + sleeping bag = AWESOME

7-7 N - Hey look, we have two of them dude. haha, I just said dude.

Discovery Gardens

I've known for a long time that the Discovery Gardens at Thanksgiving Point existed, but I had no idea how INCREDIBLE they are. My friend Mary invited us to go with her and her boys, and we gladly accepted the offer to go explore with friends. I had no idea there were so many things to explore, discover, and play with in there. Not to mention it's just a beautiful setting.

We started with a little stop at the splash area. I somehow missed the 'memo' that this was a swimming type setting, so the boys were pleasantly white trash in shorts and diaper only.

After splashing around for a bit, we wandered down to the "Float a Boat". K had loads of fun trying to climb into the pool, and Noah was running up and down the hill over and over to send his boats on down the river.

Next to the boats was a giant sand box, and what kid can resist that?!

Noah eventually decided it would be more fun to go build a 'fire' with the other kids, so he headed over to that area.

After spending 3 hours, we were all tired, and hot, so we headed back to the entrance to play in some more water for a bit.

We had so much fun on Friday that we went back again on Saturday to discover the rest of the gardens! Both boys loved the Pebble People. Noah had lots of fun finding them and putting them back in the box, and K was just happy that there were rocks he could play with.

And Noah gave us a nice little concert to finish off the day.

Sleepy Noah

Evidently he was too tired to eat dinner, or even get in his chair. There's even a puddle of drool involved.

Noah's Third Birthday!

I haven't mentioned lately how absolutely adorable my Noah is. The kid is hilarious. I end up laughing all day long at his antics. He's funny, clever, loving, and a fantastic helper. My sister in law does a cute little quiz with her kids each year, and I thought I'd start doing it now that Noah's old enough to give me some answers. Here's what he said....

My name is ....... Noah
I live in ..... Lehi
My favorite movie is ..... Curious George
My favorite tv show is ..... Caillou and Shaun the Sheep
My favorite food is ..... Mac n cheese
My favorite drink is ..... milk
My favorite color is ..... probably green....and blue and orange...and pink and red


We're going to be doing his actual party on Saturday, and just a mini party tonight, so we'll have bigger and better pictures later. For now let's do a picture review of his life. Here he is as a 'tiny' newborn. He was born 8 lbs 8 oz and perfect.

One year old and absolutely adorable.

By two years old he was absolutely a Daddy's boy.

This was just before his third birthday, playing with his best friend, Papa Frisco!

Noah you are an absolute JOY to have in my life. You are a wonderful little boy and I'm so lucky to get to spend so much time with you.

Oh, and this is what Noah has to say about turning three.....

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K's Birthday Celebration!

I don't think I really need to do a whole description on Kaiden's birthday party. It was a typical birthday party. We held it at my parents house, cuz their house is amazing and holds way more people than ours does. The whole camo/army theme is because K's #1 nickname is 'tank'. I'll caption where necessary though.

Yes, those are avocados that he's holding. He got 3 for his birthday and LOVED them. Easily his favorite food.




Honestly he didn't really eat very much of the cake. He doesn't eat 'sweet' food very often and just didn't really know what to do with a whole piece of cake. He still made a spectacular mess though!

Random Spring Stuff

Here's some random pictures of our spring time activities.

Noah has a tendency to grab my camera and take pictures of everything. His toes, the trash, the carpet, even me and K. Yes, Noah really took this adorable little pictures.


We were watching UP and he decided he wanted to go see a waterfall too. So off we went, and he brought a rock home to paint.

Noah was holding onto his brother making sure he wouldn't fall off the couch while they were watching a show.

Z and I bought new bikes, and the boxes that they came in turned into a giant slide for the boys. The video is sideways, but still pretty funny. Pay special attention to K at the end.

Yesterday Kaiden decided to start trying to jump. There's a lot of effort going into, with very little success other than making his parents laugh hysterically.

One Year Ago

We got to meet our Kaiden boy one year ago, right about at this point in the morning. I'm so glad that I have him in my life.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAIDEN!

K's first birthday

As Kaiden turns one tomorrow, I thought I'd list all of the amazing things that he's learned how to do this year, things that all of us adults take for granted.

• Smile
• Respond to sounds/voices etc
• Vocalize
• Lift head and keep it steady
• Roll Over
• Reach and grab for an object
• Laugh
• Bring hands together
• Follow an object
• Sit
• Crawl
• Stand
• Eat solid food
• Feed himself
• Look for a dropped object
• Blow raspberries
• Walk

It's been a whirlwind of a year. He has by no means been an easy baby, with reflux, gas issues, and a completely crazy personality, but we love him. He's adorable and makes us laugh all the time. The kid really is funny, loving, sweet, creative, and tough.

Zoorasic Park

Hogle Zoo is doing this really cool Zoorasic Park thing right now. Throughout the zoo are various dinosaurs. They're animated, and they make noise and everything. Most of them are scaled down a little bit, but the T-Rex is full sized, and honestly, a little bit terrifying. It was a fun little addition to zoo!

In case you were wondering

My boys look a lot alike. Can you tell which is which?

Top is K, bottom is N. Did you get it right?