Thanksgiving 2008

We have so much to be thankful for this year! Yesterday was a nice relaxing day spending time with family and of course enjoying some great food. We had lunch at Brian's parents house and Noah enjoyed spending time with his cousins, as he always does! After an afternoon nap for all three (well 4) of us we headed to Joel and Lee-Anne's for dinner. Our family keeps getting bigger all the time. Baby Matt is getting bigger everyday. We also celebrated Naomi's First Birthday since we were not able to be there with her in China to celebrate. She seemed to enjoy her Birthday cake. She is such a blessing to our family!

Welcome Home Naomi!

Welcome Home Naomi! What a blessing you are to our family!

Joel, Lee-Anne, Nate and Naomi made it home safe from China tonight and what a welcome home they got.... :) Naomi is beautiful.. and her smile is not like any other. I look forward to the near future and getting to know her more :) Noah can't wait to have a new cousin to play with. Today I also had my doctor appointment to check up on the baby. I was finally able to hear the heartbeat with out the use of an ultrasound .. just using the doppler. I was a little concerned because I had only gained 1 pound (2 total) but i am sure that has to do with not feeling well till now. The doctor said not to worry that I will gain the weight... and I am sure I will! We will find out what we are having in 4 weeks... the week before Christmas!

Noah's B-Day Party!

What a b-day party.... the bouncy inflatable was great! The kids (well and Brian) jumped for hours! I was feeling under the weather but managed with the help of others. The weather turned out to be perfect.. not too cold. Noah enjoyed jumping with all his buddies and was extremely worn out when it was all over. It was great having family and friends together to celebrate his birthday. We missed having Joel, Lee-Anne, Nate and Naomi there with us. Joel and Lee-Anne are just ONE hour away from meeting their new daughter... we can hardly wait :)
I am hoping to fight off this sinus infection soon.. hoping this antibiotic will kick in fast.

Happy Birthday Noah!

Today is Noah's 2nd Birthday! He has been singing Happy Birthday to himself all day :) He enjoyed getting balloons from my good friend from work, Amber! What a blessing Noah has been to us over the past two years. He is growing up very fast but I have enjoyed every moment. Noah is looking forward to his birthday party tomorrow!

Noah's Big Boy Bed!

Noah and I both woke up from a nap yesterday to find Noah's room transformed into a Big Boy room! No more baby crib .... well until May when the new baby arrives! Noah loved his new room and especially his new bed! I was very worried that he would end up in our bed all night but I sure was wrong he slept all night in his new bed! I guess he was just tired of the baby crib! I hope this continues ... we will see:)

Birthday Party at Sue Sue's!

Baby Matt! He is getting so big.... where has time gone!

Sue Sue had a birthday party for Noah on Sunday since Joel, Lee-Anne, and Nate will be in China for his birthday party on Saturday. We sure will miss them but can't wait to meet Naomi in just TWO WEEKS! Noah was a little scared of the candles on his cake but with the help of daddy he was able to blow out his 2 candles! It is hard to believe that he will be 2 on Friday.