Noah turns 5!

I found them!  I didn't want you to think that I had forgotten sweet Noah's 5th birthday!  He is such a little man these days.  He is so ready for kindergarten, starting to read and write. He is also becoming very interested in Legos and playing Zelda with his dad.  He also loves playing catch and swimming.  He is so smart and I love having conversations with him.  He is also a great big brother and only fights with his siblings some of the time.  These pictures crack me up especially the first one.  Aunt Cortney knows how to make memories!

More of October 2013

Because my real camera died and I have been using my phone, I am so disorganized!  I can't find my pictures of Noah's birthday.  I will find them and I post them later.  So as  I might have mentioned last year, the fall in Las Vegas isn't really the same as in Utah.  Its still pretty warm and there aren't a lot of leaves on the ground.  In spite of that, I was determined to make it feel like fall.  So we went to the pumpkin patch!  Lucky for us there is a huge orchard very close to our house that produces lots of wonderful fruits and vegetables.  We were able to go with the Parson's and pick out a couple of pumpkins for carving.  It was pretty fun.  Later that month I was able to help out in Ellie's class for her Halloween party.  She had a great room mom that put on fantastic parties!  It was a lot of fun.

I have become one of those

I have become one of those people, you know the ones who give up on their blog and leave it for years without updating it!  Yes, I have!  I need to get back in the swing of things because I need this blog to use as a journal for the family.  I am still determined to print out each year and have it as a keepsake.  Now I am so far behind that I really don't know where to start again.  I think these photos are the next ones, because I am pretty sure we went to Utah in October last year.  These photos are from this is the place park in Salt Lake.  One of my very favorite places to visit!  It was so beautiful too with all the fall leaves coming off the trees!  We took a train ride and saw some of the old buildings.  A lot of it was shut down for the season, but the animals were still out.  The kids liked the goats until one tried to eat a button off of Joslyn's sweater, that scared us both.  Looking at these pictures I can't believe how much the kids have grown!  I am so glad to have pictures like these to remember all of these fun times.   I hope to catch up a little more on here, wish me luck!