meatballs sandwich

Adam went to lunch today. He had a meatball sandwich. He also bough lunch for a friend. That was nice of him, huh? He had leftovers. Said it was good, but too much food. And then I checked the bank account. What do you think the total was for two meatball sandwich lunch specials with chips and a drink at a local pizza place? Yeah, it was $810.87. Seriously. They charged his card EIGHT HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS and EIGHTY SEVEN CENTS! Can you believe it? I don't think it as that good. And I don't think Adam is THAT nice to buy a $400 sandwich for his friend. I don't think we'll be going back. If we were making that kind of money, we'd be on a plane to Italy to eat little more authentic...

birthday party numero uno.

{December 19th}

Jacob's birthday fell on a Saturday this year. Perfect, right? Well...not so much. Adam was working on finishing a stair railing job for a friend {which is another post, another time...}, Erin was working, and our friends who were going to come to his party were busy, and so we had a little family thing for him on Saturday evening, went to In n out for dinner, had a little cake, and then had the actual "Monster Party" the next day. It worked out well, and it was a lot of fun! He needs more celebration for having a Christmastime birthday, poor kid! I found a litte cake, I didn't make it. How horrible am I? (just kidding) and he loved it. He doesn't get to eat a lot, because he chokes on everything, and so I'm always a little hesitant, but when I put that cake in front of him on his tray, he was the happiest boy, ever. He got a little messy, but he's one, it's his birthday, that's supposed to happen! He didn't, however, like the little bath he had to take in the sink, but the cake sure was good!



He absolutely loved his present from Momo and Pa, they sent him a Little People barn, and it was even in a little people barn bag, which mooed. It was great. He loved it. Just look at that face! And then he liked to eat it, it tasted just as good, I guess!




He really like his burger. And he didn't even choke! Who doesn't like a good In n Out burger?? It was actually my last meal before I had him, and so a tradition started, I guess.


I'm thinking he really likes his little ride on/walking toy.

one year pictures.

Noah and Macie both got professional pictures taken. Jacob will too...eventually. We tried, but he wasn't very cooperative. He smiles all of the time, he's like the happiest baby. However, when we take him to get his pictures taken, he freezes. He doesn't smile. It's awful. So, we'll take him again this week and see what we can get. Thank goodness for free sitting fee coupons, right? But, I couldn't help post these pictures of my little one year old. He's just so cute. Look at that face.

computer woes.

Can I just tell you how sick I am for not having our computer? It is seriously the worst thing ever. I guess we have a virus...dang anti-virus stuff, why didn't you catch this crap? And so, we are out a computer. We will have to erase the harddrive, and hopefully get the pictures off, if they aren't infected, and then rewrite the entire harddrive. It sucks. When Adam finally has time to even think, then maybe we'll get somewhere! Thank goodness for Erin's laptop! However, I still don't have many pictures. We have them on the camera, but it's just the uploading that's killing us! But, you can look forward to Jacob's monster party, Macie's very cute haircut, Christmas decor, Santa visit, and just being able to see the 3 cutest kids ever. {admit it...it's true ;-)} Until then, have fun wrapping, shopping, and getting ready for Santa, that's what we'll be doing. Nothing like waiting until THE last minute, right? Hopefully we can find some christmas candy somewhere...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

one.

A year ago today, I was sitting in the hospital holding my perfect baby boy. He really was perfect, a little late, but perfect. He hadn't met his brother and sister yet, I was a little bit nervous, but they loved him. A little too much, even! And, a year later, nothing has changed, he's still perfect, and Noah and Macie love him, a little too much!

A whole year has gone by and it blows my mind! My baby is one? Holy crap. It seems that his first year went by so much faster than the other two. Maybe it's because it's a little more crazy with three, I don't know. But it has been a fun year.

In this year, Jacob has grown 11 inches, gained 21 pounds, grown 7 teeth, travelled through 7 states, learned to crawl, crawls up stairs {and now down!}, grown about an inch of hair, gained adoration from about every family member, captured the hearts of many after flashing that grin, developed a love of cell phones, has gone to the beach on several occasions, and has learned many new things. He's done a lot this year.

Jacob, we love you. You are the best one year old! Here's to many more days of just playing, giggling, and loving you! We are two lucky parents to have you. Happy Birthday, baby boy!

What is this?

We live in CALIFORNIA. Yes, California. There is beach here. Isn't it called the Sunshine state or something? {or is that Florida?} Either way, when you think of Cali, you think sun right? Well. It's 33 degrees right now. 33! People said that they saw slushy rain falling the other day. {slushyrain? Yeah, we call that SNOW, but many people haven't experience snow before!} Anyway, this is ridiculous. Why is it so cold? I am a total acclimated California girl these days. No more of this wearing coats and shoes. I mean, come on!!

Please Stand By...

...we are experiencing technical difficulties. It's awful, I tell ya. Awful. Our computer has gone kaput. I can not even count how many pictures we have on that thing. Or how many sites I have bookmarked...but most importantly, the pictures. It makes me sick everyday to think about it. It's been down for nearly 2 weeks now. Hopefully we can get someone to look at it,a nd fix it real quick. However, we have been too busy to think about that. But, in time I will update you on our Thanksgiving in Seattle, Noah's successful Dr.. visit in LA, the 11 month comparison {which I know you all are waiting for, huh?}, updates on the cutest kids in the world {just admit it...}, and many more thoughts on life. It sucks not having a computer. But, thank goodness Erin has back up. Back up EVERYTHING, really. It's nice. What would be do without her?

Five.

Five years ago today, I was a nervous wreck! I was having my first baby. At first I was so excited, and I was ready, it was time, and I couldn't have been happier. And then I walked into the hospital the night before. People were screaming. This was it. It was real. And then I didn't so much want to have a baby. He was fine inside of me. The pain was bearable, I wasn't at screaming point by any means, and I was fine with that. I asked Adam if we could just go home, but nope. We're were going to have a baby. And then I felt too young. I felt too poor. You know, I felt all those things that you're supposed to feel BEFORE you think about having babies! But, deep down I was still excited. I always wanted to be a mommy.

And so 12 hours after I first walked into the hopsital, walked around the hospital for a few hours, pushed for 2 hours, he was finally here. I got to hear my sweet little Noah cry for the first time, and hold his little tiny body, that was covered in so much birthing crap, but it wasn't gross to me at the time. This was my baby. My first perfect child. It was an overwhelming day, a day that would change the rest of my life. I'm so grateful for that day.

But, now I have a 5 year old. Me, I have a 5 year old? Oh, goodness. I thought about this last night, I was an emotional wreck. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I even missed going to New Moon because I couldn't stop thinking about it {sorry, Rach!} My baby boy is so grown up. I should be so excited. And I am, it's just sad to watch him grow up and get so much more independent, and so mature, and so smart.

Noah is so great, though. There is never a dull moment with this kid. He loves to have fun, and has fun doing anything. Just recenlty his toys have been dwindling down to almost nothing, due to consequences from not cleaning them up. But he doesn't care much, his imagination is far to extreme to care about that. He adapts to everything, and has fun with the most random things. He has the most contagious laugh. It's hilarious. He always wants to make people laugh and smile. He's got a few good jokes up his sleeve. He is a clever little booger. He pays attention to the tiniest details. He remembers EVERYTHING. He will thank you for a present you gave him 3 years ago, but he remembers that you gave it to him, and what it was for, and what he said to you afterwards. It's pretty funny. He is also very sensitive. We have to be careful sometimes. But, Noah is the best 5 year old there ever was!

WE LOVE YOU, NOAH JON! Here's to another great year. May we have time to play alot, have many dance parties, sing lots of silly songs, learn many new things, and just have fun!


{for more pictures of this handsome birthday boy, click here}

Super Charged

I took the boys into the doctor on Monday. They had both been sick, and their fevers just weren't going away. For Noah, that's scary. Usually fevers mean seizures, too. I had been giving him Ibuprofen and Tylenol simultaneously to kick that fever in the butt, but it wasn't working. I had just barely taken Noah to the doctor the week prior, but that doctor was fired, for other reasons, too...but we went to a new doctor who was able to tell us right away that he had strep throat. And from the looks of it, had had it for a while. Dang doctor. But, the nice new doctor wanted to get rid of it fast, and so she gave Noah this antibiotic with some extra stuff in it. {Yeah, I am really technical. } We aren't strangers to medicine, so I gave it to him, thought nothing of it. And then he started acting hyper. Not just average Noah hyper. Like crazy, literally bouncing off the walls, hopping around kind of hyper! It was crazy. He went from his sickly, poor little guy, to this monster! And so I googled the medicine. What on earth would we do without google these days anyway? And yes...sure enough, this medicine causes hyperactivity in children. It is super charged...and it super charges most children, too! EVERY dose has caused this. EVERY one. The next 7 days aren't looking so good...we've got a 19 hour car ride to throw into the mix, too. Goodness.

11 months.

Holy crap. Eleven months old? I say this every single month, but where has my baby gone? I forget how fast time just flies by. Next month my little baby will be one! Can you believe it? ONE!?!? I don't think I'm ready for this quite yet!

Last year at this time, I was cursing, you, Jacob! I didn't want to be pregnant anymore, I wanted to hold my sweet little baby in my arms rather than in my belly! But, now I can put off the first birthday just a little bit longer!

Jacob is and always has been a good baby. He rarely cries. And he smiles ALL of the time. He's been sick this past week, but has still managed to give some pretty good smiles. He still is big, but has slowed down dramatically. He only weighs 27 pounds. He's slowed and lost some. He is always on the move. Usually he's moving to the stairs. He's quite the stair climber. Quick. Very quick. He laughs the whole way up because he thinks he's getting away with so much! He is a tricker, and always laughing about something! His wave is probably the cutest thing I have ever seen. He's the best baby ever. If I could just clone him and send him to everyone, I would. You have to get the whole Jacob in full effect. He's great. We love him a lot, and don't know what we would be doing without him! All of his facial expressions, laughs, giggles, it's all just so great!

WE LOVE YOU, JACOB MAXWELL!!