Two kids teething...

...And I didn't even know it. You'd think I'd be pulling my hair out, but no...I had no idea they were both teething, 'till I actually saw the teeth. Well okay, Tucker had bad diaper rash/sores for a couple of days, before I realized it was teeth, and not all the snacks he eats throughout the day. I was trying to get him to soak in the tub, to help him feel better, and instead he stood and cried for like 20 minutes straight. While he was crying, his mouth was wide open, and there were his two-year-old molers!

He's always asking for juice, and given his current situation, I was really trying to avoid giving him any. So, since he loves his pediatrician, I thought if it came from her, he'd reason through it. So I said, "Dr. Owens says you should only have a little bit of juice and that's it." Then I tried offering him a banana, to distract him, and he got really upset and said, "Dr. Owens says NO BANANAS!" I thought it was so funny I called his dad to tell him, and now Tucker says it, just to get a laugh out of people.

Nora Jane, just suddenly had some white show up on her gums...and yep its a tooth. So first tooth at like 5 and 1/2 months. Good thing I was about to be done nursing...she's starting formula this week!

I know, my children really spoil me!

Utah State Fair

We went to the Utah State Fair this last weekend, and Tucker got to:

Pet a calf...

...pose as a chicken...

...work on a farm...

...ride the big yellow slide with Dad...twice!

...and the choo choo with Uncle Stuart.

Our Boat

We bought a boat this summer, and I'm finally just getting around to taking pictures of it. We're looking forward to making lots of fun family memories on the boat...and hopefully next year Nora Jane can join the fun. She's actually been on it twice, but those life jackets just aren't so enjoyable for her.

Kissin Cousins

Sweet Nora Jane giving cute Cardon a Kiss.

This is the one picture I have from our family reunion in Island Park, Idaho this July. Actually I just stole it from my brother (that's his son, Cardon) on Facebook. I didn't even pull out my camera that whole trip....I wasn't blogging then, what can I say!

New Jammies!

I got these cute new jammies for the kids, from the Gap. They glow in the dark, so we had to do a fashion show last night...in the dark of course.

I did it!

Our ward is doing a quilt for our old bishop. Whenever I hear about these things, I always think, that would be so cool to do something like that, but then reality sets in, and sudddenly the deadline has passed, and my good intentions of participating pass as well. Also, I hear quilting and think...yeah, I don't know how to do that stuff!!!

But this time was different...I'm proud to say, in the midst of blogging the last two years of our life (well last 6 if the first post counts for 5 years) I was able to embroider a quilt square, and turn it in 6 days before the deadline!

I don't know what's gotten in to me...I should really slow down.

How i get things done....

Tucker has introduced Nora Jane to the art of being entertained by the television at a much younger age than he mastered it....thank heavens, now I can do important things, like blog about my children. :)

Look at those baby blues!! On both of them!!

Cute Pics of Nora Jane

We got home from church a couple of weeks ago...and she just looked so stinkin cute...I took some pictures.

Tucker's Coin Trick

So Tucker's new favorite show is "Franklin". Its on the Noggin channel, and also on Comcast OnDemand...so he can watch it anytime, day or night (and I can get something done!). Well one episode Franklin was remembering what he had learned from a magician on a previous episode, that in a paticular magic trick, "The coins don't really disappear. They just seem to disappear." Well Tucker found a couple of coins in his drawer in his room, and came out and had them in his fists telling me this. I thought it was so cute, and since I now have a blog...thought I'd videotape it and share it.

Tucker's swimming videos

Tucker's Swimming Lessons

Tucker had private swimming lessons at our friend's pool this summer. At first it was a bit traumatizing...for me. It was a very aggressive teaching method, in which they make babies from about 1 year up, 'pool safe'. He started off very politely asking his teacher, "Maybe I see my mom?" and when she didn't respond to that it was, "Maybe I see my mom, really quick?" and then when he didn't get what he wanted then he just cried and cried. He did that for the first few weeks of lessons, but then one day he suddenly changed and was excited to go to swimming lessons, and stopped fighting it when she was getting him to float. Now he floats like a champ and jumps in the pool and just loves it. Note: all pictures and videos were taken at the last two classes, up until then I wasn't sure it was really something I wanted to remember. :)

Tucker's nap...

I was getting Tucker up from his nap, and I had Nora Jane in my arms, so I thought I'd stick her in his bed...they both loved it, so I grabbed the camera.

Tucker's 2nd Birthday

Celebrating with the Fam...and uncle Schovaers, wouldn't be a party with out him! :)


Tucker insisted on Elmo cupcakes...even though he has never watched a full episode of Sesame Street, yet is addicted to Shrek, Super Why, Curious George, Clifford and DragonTales. Go figure!

Big Brother

What a sweet big brother...he kept begging to hold her!

Nora Jane

Nora Jane is Born

I had just come back from the pharmacy picking up Daniel's migraine medication, when my water broke, at home (around 2:30 on Wednesday April 9th). So Daniel's Mom took me to the hospital, while Daniel stayed home to sleep off his migraine. As my labors drag on for days, him missing the first few hours wasn't a big deal. 19 hours later, sweet Nora Jane was born. April 10th 9:23am. She weighed 6lbs 4oz and was 19 inches long.

Easter - March 2008

Posing like a model in his hot new Easter suit!

Pictures with cousin Jameson...all dressed up.

Easter Egg Hunt! He asked to search for eggs everytime we pulled in to Grandma's driveway for weeks after.

Zoo - March 2008

elephant

giraffe

zebra

rhino..and cute Lilly

Play Group at the Zoo!!