Christmas!

Was Christmas really a month ago already? (almost) We had a fun Christmas/Isaac's birthday. This is Christmas morning after opening presents:

Of course Isaac, who got lots of presents, is playing with one of the few toys Luke got for Christmas! Isaac understood Christmas this year-we told him Santa was coming and bringing gifts and on Christmas morning and he remembered! He came running into our room asking to go downstairs. He also learned about baby Jesus and the real reason for the season-just want to put that out there too!



We went up to Pinetop with Nate's family right before Christmas for a family reunion-it was fun to play in the snow! Isaac actually liked sledding with Nate :) I was surprised.

Halloween

Halloween was a blast this year! We went trick or treating around our neighborhood with Isaac and he caught on right away, so he had a nice pile of candy by the end of the night. We also went to a kids party during the day which was fun, so he was hopped up on candy and sweets but was such a cute little construction worker. Luke was super man, and didn't make it very far out the door before falling asleep!

Life and Things

We are in the house! So, moving into a house is a lot more work than I ever dreamed it would be, especially fixing it up, painting, and unpacking. Isaac is sleeping through the night again though which makes things a lot easier (yes, I said Isaac). But we love the house! So much space to work with and projects to begin, I don't know where to start! Here are some updates as to what we have been up to:

I purposefully put Tupperware in a low cabinet in the kitchen :)

Luke is getting so stinkin cute and fun, we are having fun seeing his personality come out more and more.

Isaac and Luke are just starting to pay attention to each other, so Isaac is good at making Luke laugh and keeping him happy.

We went to a fun pumpkin patch, oh and I think the weather was in the triple digits that day, which was October 15th! That has to be a record. I recommend going to a pumpkin patch in cooler weather, but it was still fun!



One of Nate's favorite things to do: Attend and watch UA basketball!

Home Sweet Home

Can I just say that the process of buying a house is probably the least fun thing I have ever done?!

Two Kids :)

So our good friend took some newborn pictures of Luke a while back, I just love the one of him smiling :) So overall, having two kids is easier than I thought it was going to be. I guess I was assuming it would be much worse. It might be easier than I thought because Luke is such a good baby though. Seriously an angel baby... except for sleeping through the night, which we will soon be working on! Isaac is much more demanding of my time and energy during the day, but he is so fun. He LOVES trucks and cars and anything with wheels (a little obsessed), and loves anything with chocolate (gets that from his dad). We are kind of in LIMBO right now because Nate started his new job, but we are not in our house yet, and we have to be out of our apartment soon (we're moving cities and buying a house). Which is why I haven't posted in a while and probably won't be posting until after we're settled in the house!

Baby Luke

So Isaac and I have been partying it up this summer (before Luke was born that is) and this is a picture of Isaac at a pool party we went to..





A different day at the pool..

And then Luke was born on June 20th at 8:52pm, he was 7lbs 1oz and 20 inches long! We were not really planning on being induced, we kept going back and forth, but they called in the morning on the 20th and we decided to go in at 9:00am. It seemed to me like the day crawled by, they didn't break my water until 3pm. I got an epidural before they broke my water, then the doctor was busy with a different patient so I had to wait an extra hour or so, but when the doctor finally came in I started pushing and he was out in 3 pushes! And I also didn't need any stitches, which was awesome! The recovery process has been 10x faster and I have felt so much better so much sooner than I did last time. We are all still adjusting to having Luke around (especially Isaac) but he is a good little baby and we are so happy he is finally here!

Memorial Day

Whew! Nate's first big break after busy season, this past weekend sure was nice. We visited family, went on a date, went garage saling, visited friends, went on a hike, etc. We packed a lot in! Isaac had fun playing in the sprinkler..

So this is what he did when we told him to smile (??).

He leans over, tips his head, and smiles, I really have

no idea where he came up with that one :)

His cousins :). Coolest Cars couch ever apparently.