So It Has Been a While

Christmas Morning, the new bed

Taking the boys out in the Scout

Playing on the beach

Still playing on the beach

Zane's first birthday!!!

I dont know where to begin it has been so long. We started a heaving season of traveling and then the Holidays so you know....SLOW BLOGGING. At the end of Oct we traveled to Las Vegas to see Sean and some good friends. We had a great time and it was (somehow) a lot cooler than Tucson. I would have never guessed. Then we came home only to gear up and hit the road to Cali. We traveled to California for a wonderful western wedding of The Kell Family. I got to catch up with some old friends and I had some awesome Babysitters. Nothing beats grandparents for babysitters....and Uncle Jon. Then we stuck around SO cal for Baby Mestas' Baby shower. It was awesome. I am so excited for my brother and his wife. So, after that we headed back to AZ for the rest of the year. We had a WONDERFUL and quiet Christmas. Sean was able to get sometime off so we just played outside and had a blast.

Air Museum

Noah by the F-104

Hanging in the space capsule

Nana and Noah

Shout-out to Dad!

So, it was my fault. I asked Noah, "if he could do anything tomorrow what would it be?" He told me he wanted to visit the Pima Air Museum and then go to Wild Adventures to ride the roller coasters. SO, since Wild Adventures is still in Georgia we went to the Air Museum (for the second time). He loved it and we were able to bring a picnic. We searched for Papa's airplanes, which happens to be a lot. We found most. Our second search was for "the airplane that Chuck Yeager jumps out of with a parachute" which most closely resembles the F-104...we were successful but disappointed that it was not silver. We visited the huge space building and watched a movie about mars, saw a model of the bell x-1 and several space shuttles. We saw a F-14 Tomcat ("the one that maverick flies") which, by the way he has seen TOP GUN and he will NOT be allowed to see it until he is about 12, maybe older, thankfully he is too young for most of it.

Slow Bloggin'

Our Little Family One Year Ago

Noah as Nemo Last Year

Noah as an Astronaut This Year (trying on the costume)

Zane and Nana Enjoying (Ba) Nannas

Me in cali

Sorry Family and Friends. I know it has been slow. I have been slow to take pictures and hop on these days. The family is doing great. We are having fun watchin' Zane tare it up. He is a walking maniac. Noah is doing great and is way into space...which brings me to my next topic. Halloween!!!! We watched "The Right Stuff" a few weeks ago...he lasted longer than both me and Sean but it did take two nights. He LOVED IT! His overall synopsis is that it is a movie with "astronauts but no space shuttle launch." We even had to watch the credits to make sure they didnt sneak in an extra space shuttle launch. SO....Noah is going to be Alan Shepherd (the first free man in space), I am going to be Freedom 7 (the Mercury Space Capsule) and Zane is going to be Ham (the first free chimp in space....so a really a chimp). I am working on the costumes and the projects are going well.

Sean also took Noah to the Pima Air Museum...with our old, SUPER old camera and I will be up loading pictures from the vantage point of a three year old. Super funny to me at least. But since it is a super old camera finding the appropriate cord is hard.

We are enjoying a visit from Sean's mother Mary. She is here for a few weeks until Henry gets home from his mission to France. All is well and we are loving all the story time!

Tucson is HOT

My Silly Noah

A walker!!!

Noah and his little friend playing in the back of the truck...camping

Morning meal!

Daddy really needs to work on the child safety for the kitchen!!!! it is time!!!

sorry it has been so quiet lately. It has been hot and busy. Noah is loving his two day a week school and seems to be learning a lot....some of it we would rather he had not learned but oh well. I am sure some of the other parents are saying the same thing about stuff Noah has taught their little one. Sean has been flying a ton and super excited about that. Zane just takes off and walks almost 90% of the time now. He still enjoys eating second dinner off the floor so it is always a race. I am doing good...just trying to figure out things for me and my boys to do in AZ.

We did get a chance to go camping this last weekend. We left the house at 102 degrees and drove up Mt Lemon-soon enough we were wearing fleece and hats. I was actually worried about Zane being warm enough at night, this was an awesome feeling...but it was hot hot hot the next day.

First Day Of Pre-School

A Lego Plane

How to Make a Boy a Dare Devil: by Sean

Rockets at the Children's Museum

The good old days of eating in the empty house....

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We had a great visit with Uncle Jon and Aunt Julia this weekend. We went to the farmers market, a camp fire on top mount lemmon, some good home cooking, a little mountain biking, a little golf for the big boys...and just running around crazy! We had a blast but unfortunately no pictures...yeah we suck. But thanks to Uncle Jon and Aunt Julia for coming to see us...sorry for the long drive but it is closer than all the other places we have lived.

Next up...Check out Marks Daily Apple...http://www.marksdailyapple.com/

Good posts on no-grain foods and good healthy encouragement. Recommit your life to a healthy lifestyle. I know I am and I could always use some help. Right now I am trying a recipe for banana bread via almond flour. YUM YUM.

Zane is 10 months old

First ear infection

Loves RIBS

Smiles are his favorite

So this one is all about Ziggy!!!

He just turned 10 months.

He got his first ear infection last week and wow...it was not so much fun. Poor little guy. His body has been running perfectly up until now. What a blow. He was a trooper and only a few minor problems with taking medicine. It was pretty gross so we did let him lick a lolly pop right after to stop the gag reflex.

He loves Noah

He loves ribs

He loves eating off your plate

He loves chasing toys

He loves the bath (only when noah is there)

He loves going on bike rides and playing at the park

He just started taking steps...he is up to about 4

He Hates green beans

He hates the hot car

He hates it when doors are shut, any door, refrigerator, laundry room, closet, ANY DOOR.

So he is a pretty simple little dude, easy going and fun to be around.

Happy 10 mo Zane!

just figuring all this out still...more to come.

noah had first day of school and ziggy took first steps...pictures and videos to come....

PS noah also rode his bike to school today...he is growing up so fast. No training wheels...need video of him riding.