Halle's 3rd Birthday

Yippi! Our little girl turned 3 on Saturday. It was a very fun day because she actually understood what was going on. She requested a purple barbie cake about two months prior to the event, and then asked her "Nona" to make it for her. My mom had quite the adventure pulling that one off. It took her and my dad 3 hours to get the frosting the right color. Grandpa Noakes came into town also and we had a big family party. We went swimming at the South Davis recreation center. Halle was even brave enough to go down the water slide...which is a first because she is usually very timid about everything. SHe loved the water and had tonz of fun with her cousins. Thanks to all the family members who came and supported her! The final ceremony of the day was when Halle cut her Binkys off with scissors to commemorate her advancement to age three. Mom was not too sad to see them go.

The Halle & Cohen Show

I guess I need to change the name of this bolg to plain old Halle & Cohen. I am really obsessed with them. Cohen started to roll over and has become a little more picky, especially since Grandma Noakes came to visit and gave him the royal treatment! . He is also balding, but I think it is just to make room for his future blond hair. Halle is my little helper. I am amazed at how much she can do around the house and assist me with Cohen. I was burning dinner the other night and ran to put out the flames and Cohen was screaming and I said, "Halle, feed him!" She sat down on the floor next to him and gave him the entire bottle. Amazing. I see why people want to have a lot of children...little slaves....I remember being one!

The new Cohen

Wow, I suddenly realized that Cohen is no longer my little newborn baby. He is so smiley, very verbal with various coos and cahs, responds to my voice, gets upset when I put him down, moves his arms and legs all around the place in excitement, and has found a new love for our baby Bach DVDs collection. They grow up way to fast....(I am still in denial about this whole grow up thing and refuse to put Cohen in 3-6 month clothing)

Halle is getting used to Cohen too. She imitates me in that when she talks to Cohen she uses a really high pitched voice. However her voice is already really high, so she can reach some never before heard squeaking tones. Its really cute!

Just relaxing in Halle's bed after our naps!

The flower background suites me well

Our Christmas

Hey everyone. We hope you had a great holiday this year. Here are some of our highlights! We were so excited about all the snow we received. Halle was able to build her first snowman...for some reason she named him uncle Dan.
We also took Halle and Cohen on their first train ride. The Polar Express! IT was really fun, and freezing cold. We had to really bundle...Cohen grew three sizes by the time we had him dressed. Halle was so excited to see Santa that she ran down the isle and gave him a big hug. We read the Polar express on the train, ate cookies and drank hot cocoa. Halle received a special bell from Santa, (which she then lost on the way home...ironic?).

Halle made a surprise announcement to Santa this year when she told him that she wanted a rainbow for Christmas

Unfortunately, we had other plans for Halle. Drivers beware. Smile
Christmas was so fun this year with Halle. She really figured it out, although she had a hard time with the giving aspect of Christmas. Every time she gave a gift to someone, she would immediately take it back after they opened it. Cohen's big claim to fame this year was that he slept through most of Christmas and could fit nicely into his stocking
Halle was so excited to where her Christmas dress this year. When we pulled out her church coat on Sunday, she exclaimed, "I look like Cindy Loo" (yes we watched the Grinch our fair share of times) Well we hope you had a great Christmas. Having children sure brings back the magic!

tis the season

Hello friends and family! Today officially makes it christmas time...and don't we just love the snow! I am a "cold weather" person so I have been so excited today. Over Thanksgiving we were able to get christmas lights on our house and get our Christmas tree up. Chad and his dad were tied together by a rope, hanging on for dear life as they put our lights on the roof. I kept repeating the words...tis the season... every time Chad made a comment about the possibility of death. Life in our household is going well. Cohen is doing great, Halle is adjusting well (besides our current hitting the baby problem) and Chad and I are just mildly sleep deprived. Oh the joy of parenting.

Have a great Christmas season!

Baby Cohen

Well baby Cohen is now two weeks old. He is such a good baby! He has beautiful dimples and I love to comb and style his hair. All he does is sleep, and will barley whimper when he wants to eat or have his diaper changed. I guess I better keep my fingers crossed because he may wake up with vengeance soon. We are so blessed to have him in our family. Halle kindof likes him too...

Our Little Witch...

Well Halloween came upon us quickly this year. Little did I know that I would have a little pumpkin to hold as well as a jealous, naughty witch. Halle had tons of fun trick or treating with her dad, she was pretty shy about the whole thing, but eventually would whisper the words "twick or tweat" and slowly hold out her pumpkin pail. She is still enjoying her candy today (of course we have had to hide it and monitor her intake because she has such a sweat tooth).