Mr. Nolan

Sorry about the lack of posts! We have been fairly busy and yet haven't been doing much worth posting a the same time. Here is an update...Abe has been called to be ward mission leader and me relief society teacher, yikes! Of course we have been doing lots of blogging for my new blog (Abe helps me out with all my projects, and Nolan  helpfully hinders them :).

Nolan has suddenly turned into a man!  He looks like a little boy but in my book will still be a baby until he learns how to walk. By the way...anyone have any tips to get him motivated? I swear he doesn't even want to walk, and the more I try to get him to the less he likes it! 

The weather has been getting very nice and we have been venturing to the park and playing in the back yard, and by playing I mean Nolan crawls around and eats dirt and rocks. Here are some pics that I have been accumulating over the past couple of weeks, I really love how the black and white ones turned out. Nolan is turning into such a handsome young man!

Presenting...

I have started a new blog called "Strawberry-Chic"  Its a blog dedicated to art, design, cooking, and more!

Come check it out, and let me know what you think!

a BIG thanks to Disney

Nolan had the flew all last week (yes this is the 3rd flu he has had since the move).  Just when he started getting a little better, he starting teething again, or at least I think thats what going on...when your baby screams bloody murder, has tears streaming down his face, and sticks his hands in his mouth it means he's teething right?

Well any-hoo the ONLY thing that brings INSTANT calmness is the combination of a watered-down apple juice bottle and "The Princess & The Frog."  Nolan is IN LOVE with that movie.  No joke we have been watching it 2-4 times a day everyday for the last 9 days. His favorite part is the music.  If he is laying down drinking his bottle he will pop up when a song comes on, do a little shake, and clap his hands, its really rather adorable.  I have tried to get him to like other movies (more manly ones maybe) be he wont have it.  He just cries until I put the "Frog" movie on.

So now, I don't fight it and Abe and I have just about every word memorized.  So, thanks Disney!  My life would be a mess without you.

Dad's Diner!

One nice thing about not being in Rexburg is, we can try new restaurants. Last weekend we tried out Dad's Diner and it was awesome. Giant burgers and a big brick of greasy fair fries. It's hard to beat that.

Be My Valentine

This picture may not look like much, but as far as we know its the first recorded picture taken of Abe and I.  We are having the time of our lives just hanging out in the back of the Dyer's boat at Banks lake. The funny thing about this picture is we obviously could care less about each other and have no idea that we will someday become eternal companions! If only we could have seen it coming. 

Please note: Abe: pooka shells and an old Seattle Mariners painters hat, which he wore just about everyday. Me: Super sweet curly bun, also worn everyday, I think I should bring it back, don't you?

Happy Valentines Day ABE! I love you!

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY NOLAN!

Nolan celebrated his 1st Birthday on Wednesday! I can't believe he is already 1! I took Nolan to the little Children's Museum in town during the day and then made some of his favorite food for dinner... homemade macaroni, jello with strawberries, and green beans. He had a pretty low-key birthday considering all our family is either in WA or ID but thanks to Sype, we were able to 3-way video chat with both Grandparents so they could sing happy birthday wish us and watch him dig into his cake! (technology is awesome!)

When Nolan was born It seems like he did a WHOLE LOT of this...

And even MORE of this...

Although we love our Nolan like crazy, he was a pretty tough baby!  His first 5-6 months consisted of a lot of screaming, spit up, and aimlessly walking around our apartment parking lot to get the man to fall asleep. 

I was always bumbed because I had so many cute outfits to put on him and then I would have to put a giant stained bib over the top because he would spit up ALL DAY LONG!  

We went through a good 5-8 bibs a day!  

But now he is pretty much cured of the spit up and does WAY MORE of this....

Here are the highlights of his Big Day!

Nolan's gift from mom & dad

               He wouldn't keep his awesome hat on             We had some technical difficulties with Skype

                so this is one of the best pictures I got!                and Nolan was getting anxious waiting!