A rare sighting!!!

It happened, I captured the rare sighting of Noah awake on camera. He was awake right before I got into the shower today and was still awake when I got out so I grabbed the camera. He even tried talking to me and got an Oh out but just 1 which was accompanied by a smile (smile not caught on camera, maybe next time)

But here he is...

Halloween

Here are the Halloween pictures that were promised earlier. Noah was a pea in the pod (like Abby), Abby was a candy corn witch, and Hailey was a regular witch. Can anyone guess what Jason was?









This was the end of the night she was so tired after all that walking and scary stuff she saw. She hung in there with the haunted houses and some of them were really really scary. She kept reminding herself that they were just fake, but she preferred the nice houses that weren't scary at all. Her words not mine, well maybe not preferred. :)

I love this girls eyes, aren't they to die for.

Noah was working on a good cry because he was so hungry and the costume was way too big for him. The silky inside didn't help with it fitting, he kept sliding to the bottom during the night.

She actually kept the head band hat on all night I was really impressed

Hailey's hair is purple but you can't tell from this picture. And she had really cool tights on that were black and pink striped but that didn't get captured on camera.

partial update

This is a partial post because I skipped over Halloween but that's because I'm a terrible mom and didn't get any pictures on my camera, but grandma went crazy so as soon as i get them from her they'll be posted for your viewing pleasure

An update on Noah, he's growing like crazy but still seems so tiny to me and he fits the baby profile of eating sleeping and pooping. Right now thats really all he does its a very rare occasion to catch him awake and i know that soon the day will come when I'll wish he would sleep more but I'd like him to be awake so I can get to know him. I remember Abby being much more alert and awake than he seems to be. Maybe he'll be less crazy :)

Anyway on the 5th (his 2 week check up) he weighed 7 11 and was 19 1/4 inches long. At his 2 day check up he was 6 9 and 18 3/4 inches long. He had lost a ton of weight and a whole inch from birth (really he lost the cone head)
His 1 month check up is Friday so we'll see if he's broken the 8 lb mark then



That is my size 8 shoe to give you an idea of his size

Abby adores her brother and wants to kiss and hold him all the time, it's nice that she gets along already


Abby and Noah in grandma and grandpas bed. Abby wanted Noah to spend the night with her but only she stayed

Introducing Noah

I'm sure you've all been waiting for this moment, I know we have. He has arrived, here is Noah. He weighed 7-2 and was 19 3/4 inches long. He's such a sweet boy and a really good baby. We love him so much. More pictures to come.

Children are such sponges!!!

So I've been trying to explain to Derek that we have to be careful what we say around Abby because she is a sponge and repeats everything like her new version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star where daddy added poopy cuz he thought it was funny and because mommy told Abby she didn't like her to say that word, she then changed it to Twinkle Twinkle Little Farted (cuz that's much better) anyway.... yesterday we were trying to get out of the house to take Hailey to soccer practice and Abby pooped in her pull-up (yes so depressing that she's still in diapers, she can make it to the toilet cuz she does often she's just stubborn and does it on her own time) Derek ran her inside really quick to change her and apparently a fight broke out trying to get the pants back on. So he brings her out to the car and says, "she wouldn't put her freakin pants on so we'll put them on when we get there." He started to buckle her into her car seat and Abby immediately started freaking out screaming, "no buckle Abby, Abby need her freakin pants on" And there you have it SPONGE!!!

Please excuse the quality of my pictures, they were taken of a moving child with my phone :)

Abigail's party

We had Abby's birthday party at Grandma and Grandpa Pierce's house again this year. Summer birthdays are so nice and easy you just swim and everyone is happy. Anyway it was a blast, thank you to everyone who came and had fun with us celebrating her second birthday.

Abigail's 2nd bday

Since Abbys actual birthday was during the week we went to Leatherbys to celebrate. The best ice cream place on the planet, if you've never been. Anyway she got a chocolate ice cream clown and loved it. It was a very entertaining night. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa and Aaron and Jason for going with us to celebrate.

Funderland

We decided to go to Funderland for the day a couple of weeks ago. I used to go every year as a kid and I remember it being so much fun. Well I guess the girls enjoyed it, but it wasn't as exciting for Derek and I.

First day of school

Today was Haileys first day back at school and she was both excited and nervous. I was happy to get this picture from a non picture taking girl though. Doesn't she look so cute with her skinny jeans from Alisa and the shirt from Brittany. She was so excited about this outfit. Let's hope this will be a great year for her and us :)

Abigail is 2 today!!

So my sweet Abigail has officially grown out of being a baby and has turned 2 today. She hasn't been a baby for a while but we still had comfort in the fact that she still kind of was and today has taken that comfort away as we realized this morning that we now have an actually toddler. She's a great girl and very smart. Its fun to just talk with her or watch her play. She's truly a sponge and tries to copy everything the bigger kids do and she can keep up for the most part :) Well Happy 2nd Birthday to our very sweet, but crazy, girl.

Soccer Girl!!!

Check out our newest soccer star!! Yesterday was her first day of practice and she did great, you can tell by her super red face. They ran the girls like crazy to get them used to it again and Hailey kept up with all the other returning girls. Yep this is her first year of soccer and she is so excited to start playing actual games.
We love her so much and she's such a sweet girl, we're glad that she's enjoying this energy draining sport :)

Hailey's Birthday

Hailey turned 8 years old and you know what that means. Yep she got baptized. She was so happy to get baptized and couldn't believe it. It was a great baptism and she was happy for everyone who was able to come.
Then she had a friend bday swim party and it was a blast. She swam with all her friends and it was the best activity to have at a bday party ever!

Trevor even showed us some of his sweet moves with a basketball, he's awesome.

Of course the pinata

And the cake

and blowing out the candles

This was her family party. We were so happy that everyone was able to come to the baptism and then join us after for a yummy dinner and dessert. Sorry it was so crowded everyone, I guess I need a bigger house already :)

Hailey was so excited for all of her awesome presents, she thanks everyone again for coming and the gifts that you brought. We love you!!!