Krispy Kreme Burger

Have you ever heard of a Krispy Kreme Burger? Yeah, basically it's a hamburger with a Krispy Kreme donut as the bun. Jason has talked about it several times and this week while at my parent's house we were having hamburgers so Jason, my brother-in-law Mike, and my Dad decided they were going to try one. Unfortunatly they couldn't find any Krispy Kreme donuts so they got Casey donuts.

 The Casey Burger :)

 Jason's first bite.

 Hm...not too bad.

So he liked it. Probably not enough to ever do it again although who knows.

So did I try it?

Uh...no. Yuck!

Mother's Day

Mother's Day 2012

The day I became a mother

March 20, 2011 I became a mother. It was a miracle for me. It was almost 5 years before I found out I was pregnant with Noah. Maybe that's why I tear up every night when I pray with Noah and thank my Heavenly Father for him. I am so grateful for the opportunity to be his mother. It is amazingly hard somedays but is the most worthwhile thing I have ever or will ever do. It is a blessing I will forever be grateful for.

I am also grateful to have the best mother in the entire world and the best mother-in-law in the world. I am so lucky to have them and as much as I could try I could never express how much I love, admire, and appreciate them. Thank you for loving me and showing that love everyday. I also love the way they love my Noah. They are wonderful Grandmas. He is one lucky boy.

Today Noah's gift to me was to sleep in until 8:10. It was amazing. Thanks kid! We'll forget about how he kept literally pushing me aside many times today to get to Jason. :) Also, when I was drying my hair this morning a piece of metal from the hair dryer (not at all sure where it came from) flew off and burned my shoulder really bad. Not a great start but that's as bad as it got so I'm doing pretty good.

We started our trip to visit my parents for Mother's Day. About halfway through Noah had a dirty diaper and was getting fussy so we made a stop to give him some time out of the carseat. He got to do one of his favorite things.

"DRIVE"

Hey baby...going my way?

I love this one

Taking a catnap. He doesn't sleep well in his upright carseat. But, he looks cute when he does.

He smacked his head into my parents coffee table and got his first goose egg. Poor kid.

Happy Mother's Day to the mothers in my life and to all the people who love my son like a mother. I am so thankful for the love you show us!

A day in the life

There are so many things I love about this boy of mine. Everyday the list gets longer and longer. I need to make a list. Everyday my sweet boy also becomes more and more of a toddler. Here's one of his newest activities.

 Pulling all the DVDs off the shelf.

Looks like fun huh? He also loves buttons. Everything gets pushed. Buttons on the remotes, the volume or power button on the tv, the eject button on the DVD player, you name it...he'll push it.

Noah did this the other day. He'd eat a bite of macaroni and then he'd put one in his lap. It was pretty funny and when he was finished he had a little pile on his lap.



 Little precious sleeper. I could watch him sleep forever...but I don't because when he sleeps I can finally get things done. :)

 We went to lunch the other day with Jason's Grandma, Mom, and his sisters Serena and Becky. We have so much fun with Jason's family. I gave Noah a fry and the next thing I know his fry was in my ketchup. So cute. He kept dipping and then sucking the ketchup off. Little man.

 Here is the cake I made for Serena's graduation cookout. She craves sweets this pregnancy so I thought this would be perfect. Serena graduated with her Respitory Therapy degree on Friday! We are so proud of her. She worked so hard and did so well. My sister's husband Mike just graduated from Law School today and we are proud of him too. So awesome.

Do you notice anything funny about this picture.........how about the shredded cheese dangling down off his ear? :) So funny. I sure love my little cheese lover.



pictures of the boy

Noah has started walking while pushing his riding toy. I got a video of it today. Pay attention to the very last second.

Notice that he looks like he was falling over. He was.

Here's his crash. There was a bump on the head and tears. We didn't call the insurance company. :)

My little cheese ball. My nephew Zach wore this little outfit years ago (he's almost 11) and then Andrew wore it and now my little guy. I love that so many of the kids in my family have worn this and he looks so adorable in it. Notice the sock in his hand. :)

 Noah was helping me with the fridge. I put things in....he took things out. You know the way it goes.

Ah trying to drink soy sauce. He is his father's son.

Sleeping with his little tushy up in the air.

I put an Elmo video on for Noah the other day so it would hopefully give me time to get the dishes washed. He usually doesn't watch t.v. very long but when I checked on him a few minutes later this is what I saw.

He really likes this video.

Apparantly he wasn't close enough. :)

Noah Noah Noah

Noah sure is growing up. I went with Serena and her little family a week ago to her 4D ultrasound and got to see sweet little Issac (?). He was adorable. While I was gone this is the video Jason sent me. Noah started pushing his toy while walking on his knees and then soon after was walking and pushing it. Way to go Noah.

Noah has also started to stand on his own more often. He doesn't usually last very long but he is learning and is so proud of himself. We are too. 

 While I still see the baby in him, I am starting to see more and more of the toddler Noah coming out. I'm so happy to see the new things he learns and although it makes me miss the tiny baby Noah....it makes me love the Noah he is even more. If that makes sense.

 So proud.

 The other day I had his laundry basket in the living room. I hadn't put it back in his room yet after doing laundry. He found it and when I turned around this is what I saw. :) Don't worry. It's mesh. He got stuck in there and was trying to get out....it was funny to see him try to get out. I know, I know. Poor kid's mom taking pictures while he's stuck in a laundry basket.

 I don't think he cared too much. :)

 Noah got this toy for his birthday from Jason's Grandma. At first he was scared to get on it but now he loves it. He can't move it himself yet but he likes to be pushed around on it.

 Going back and forth between Jason and I.

Beep Beep

We are all doing pretty well. Noah's been sleeping through the night and has started taking better naps in the day. Usually. Thank goodness!

He loves to hold his socks. If he finds one he'll carry it around and I give him one when he takes a nap or goes to bed. He has preferences in which socks he likes to hold and he has to hold it the right way. When I put him in the crib and give him a sock he puts it down and then turns it so he is holding it "right". I love it. Security socks I guess. When he is down for the night and I am walking through the house and see random baby socks on the floor...I smile. I sure love that kid.

How do you eat an Oreo?

Noah got to eat his first official Oreo the other day.

I think it's safe to assume that he liked it. :)

Easter

A little late then never. Easter. I borrowed my sister-in-law Serena's camera and cable so I could download my pictures onto our laptop. We had a good Easter. Noah got to see what the Easter Bunny left him. He liked it. Then we went to church. The First Presidency asked that people bear their testimonies on the Savior and that was a good idea. I spent all of Sacrament Meeting pondering how grateful I am to Him and thinking about all He has done for me in my life.

Noah enjoying his Easter Basket.
His favorite thing was the fruit snacks but he really loved taking everything out and then playing with the Easter grass. I had to take it away at that point. Didn't want Easter ruined by him puking up Easter grass. :)

After church we went to Jason's grandma's house and had lunch with the family. We had such a good time being together. After lunch we headed outside for an Easter egg hunt.

Noah finding an egg with the help of Daddy. (He didn't really care which surprised me because he has been playing with the plastic Easter eggs for months - I think he was tired.)

Family group shot.

Noah and Jason - Noah has discovered the joy of candy. He doesn't get much but he now knows how good it is. Here he is eating a (not too) sour gummy worm from the egg he found.

Noah and me - it's so hard to get that kid to look at the camera. :)

The guys were having a chin up contest on the clothesline pole so we had to get Noah in on the action.

I think he won.

I was seriously so excited that it was Noah's first repeat holiday. After the egg hunt we watched the other kids dye eggs. Well I did while Noah had meltdowns because he had missed his nap. So we headed home and Noah got to have a little nap. Then we went on a walk with many family members. It was such a beautiful day and we had such a wonderful holiday.