Bragging blogger

Ok so I normally try to avoid doing braggy post, but Chad and I were hooked up with some awesome jazz tickets from Chad's work and I am not going to hide my enthusiasm. Last Saturday night we watched the Jazz take the Suns in a very exciting overtime game not to mention we were pretty close to the action.

Swimming!

With spring feeling closer everyday, halle has been dying to go swimming (at Cherry Hill) but since we cannot grant her that wish, we took the kids to the indoor Bountiful bubble instead for family night. Halle put on her floaties and was off... It was hard to keep track of her because she was so fast and so into "swimming alone." As for Cohen, that boy has no fear. He was off just as fast as Halle and even attempted to drown a few times without a bit of tears or hesitation. Who knows how I will manage them both this summer!

My little girl is 4!

What better way to celebrate a 4 year old girls birthday, then with a classic Princess party. So that is just what we did...

Halle has always been one who likes to pose for the camera.

I must have taken 20 pictures of her in this dress.We had pink & purple...We had princess dresses... Aunt Tracie (our favorite hair dresser) was here for up do's...

No Princess can go without pedicures...

Chad taking care of the manicures complete with princess decals...

And here we have our princesses!!! (and one prince...cousin Ashton)
Playing games Presents...(thanks everyone Halle was very spoiled)

And I think we made someone and very happy 4 year old!

We love you Halle!!!

stay clear of the Noakes

Well we have had quite a week of sickness in our family. I always brag about what great immune systems me and my kids have (Chad excluded) and have been happily proclaiming that we are never sick. Well the "sick Gods" heard me and came back for vengeance. It all started last week when Halle was first to go down. I followed with bronchitis on non other then Valentines Day. All plans were canceled and I got the great valentines present of a Vicks vapor rub. Cohen started getting sick Sunday with what they thought was possibly RSV. He is still feeling awful and his best friend is a blue bulb syringe. To top off the list, Chad came down with Influenza A yesterday and had a fever of 103. I have had it! I will no longer ever brag about our immune systems again. Please please just take the sickness away...and possibly the snow?

Boys will be boys

Chad and a bunch of his buddies went up to Jackson Hole for a ski/snowboard trip. Of course when he got home I wanted to know every detail and kept probing and probing during dinner. He kept reminding me that he wasn't a chick and just laughed at my questons. So this is what I got...good ski day...everyone was very sore....Cambell hit on by another guy at the Cowboy bar...they only pretended to get massages to make their wives mad.....cards....rockband.....had lots of fun. Well there you have it. The guys trip.

Cambell's date

you gotta love Ben

Oh what to do in the winter time...

Wow how the dreariness of January has set in. Cohen says it all in his face...he wants to be playing outside, he wants to drive in the Barbie jeep but just cant seem to muster up a smile amidst the eversion plagueing Utah....

...at least there are places to get our energy out, like the kangaroo zoo. A fun children's play center full of bouncy houses and slides. Here are a few of Cohen's buddies; Broody and Preslee I think he is happy. I was also very impressed with Halle who is normally really timid and shy when it comes to activities like these. I hardly saw her for the two hours we were there. She was having the time of her life and went on every slide there which were pretty big. Then there is Rock band to kill time, especially when it gets dark at 5! Don't ask about the onesie pajamas...I have no idea
Cohen's new favorite thing, saying "cheese" for pictures.

California!

We spent the holidays in sunny California visiting Chad's family. We had a wonderful time...and I must admit that is was especially nice the have so many people interested in entertaining our kids. I sort of had a nice little vaca, sleeping in, taking long naps, jogging and shopping free of children. Thanks so much grandma and grandpa! Halle and Cohen had a blast and were able to hang out with their other cousins for a change.

Grandpa was at little princess Halle's beckon call which can be quite tiresome as she is very demanding. Here grandpa is giving halle a personal manicure.

Hot tubing every night!
Halle's cousin Olivia

Christmas Eve with uncle Tim's fabulous salad

Christmas morning...toys toys toys. Never knew it could take 2 hours to open all the gifts. Thanks everyone.

Night out with all the siblings and no children.

Chad's favorite pass time...shuffle board.