Noah and flag football

Noah decided to try flag football this year and he loved it! It was so fun to watch him really get into the plays and hear him speak football lingo. I took these pictures at Noah's last game.

The Hand off

(Noah is getting it from the quarterback, this is not tackle football!)

Run Noah!

Touchdown!!

(Well, not quite, but oh so close.)

Jake Faces

I was taking pictures of Jake today and caught some really funny faces. Here is a collection of some of my favorite "Jake faces".

You need to click on this one to get a good look!

Tagged

I was tagged by my Aunt Julie. So here goes!
Ten years ago, I :
1) Was dating Aaron
2) Attending BYU
3) 10 pounds heavier
4) 19
5) Liked listening to Everclear and Metallica

Five things on my "to do" list:
1) Laundry, as always
2) Food Storage
3) Do something with the bushel of apples on my back porch
4) Plan a Halloween party for Noah's class (any ideas???)
5) Take Grace shopping for new pants

Five snacks I enjoy are:
1) Cottage cheese with fruit
2) yogurt and granola
3) apples and pb (or caramel!)
4) pb m&m's
5) doritos dipped in sour cream

Five things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1) Buy a house and hire a decorator
2) Pay off student loan and car loan
3) Share the wealth
4) Fund my kids college
5) Shop 'till I drop!

Five places I have lived:
1) Boise Idaho
2) Salt Lake City Utah
3) Coralville Iowa
4) Albuquerque New Mexico
5) Omaha Nebraska

Five jobs I have had:
1) Swimming teacher
2) Life guard
3) Cake decorator
4) Babysitter.....
5) Mom

I would love to read about all of you who look at my blog. So play along if you like!

Laughed So Hard I Cried!

My friend sent this to me and it brightened my day.

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/mom-jeans/229048/

My Little Cornhuskers

Lovin' corn country!

Jake's first experience with corn was a hit! Aaron gave him a fresh uncooked cob and let him go at it. I was a little grossed out by the fact that it was uncooked and still had some corn hair on it. But Jake loved it!

Lucy Turns 4!

How did this happen? She is all grown up. And loving every minute of it!

Waiting for her birthday guests to arrive.

Lucy is a true party girl! She requested a game of freeze dance with dance wands and loved every minute of it! She kept saying "Come on girls!"

This girl has got some moves!

We love you Lu!

Jake at 8 Months

Jake is on the move! At 8 months he is crawling and pulling himself up to everything.

He loves to play in this drawer that has kid bowls and cups. It is a great spot to keep him occupied while I am in the kitchen!

He also loves climbing on this table. This is a terrible picture, but he does not sop moving and loves to climb up and down.

He has also learned how to climb stairs. This makes me very nervous.

Because he has discovered the stairs, we now have a table we pull in front of the stairs. (Aaron says a baby gate is a waste of money when this table works fine...) Jake loves to pull himself up and look over the top of the table. Click on the picture to see his 2 new teeth! He and I worked long and hard to get those teeth here. He was so crabby! So we were both relieved when they finally came in.

He grabs everything! And crawls as fast as he can towards my camera whenever I get it out.

Jakes love, love, loves being outside. Sometimes it is the only thing that makes him happy. He turns into such a sweet and happy boy when he can crawl around in the grass or sit in his swing. It is so nice to have cool fall weather so we can spend a lot of time outside!

Jake and Aubrey Tyrrell are finally starting to recognize each other and they get so excited when they see each other. Not a great picture, but Jake is giving Aubrey a kiss.

And finally, if I had to sum up Jake's personality with one picture, this would be it...

If I had to sum him up in 1 word, it would be INTENSE!