Beautiful Saturday

The boys and I decided to go to the park this morning since Daddy had to get ready for a flight.

Noah was very excited that he could climb this tree all by himself!

Breakfast silliness

Lucas is so close to crawling! He wants to chase after Noah so badly, and I think it's just a matter of days before he can :-)

Phoenix Fun

On our last visit, Grandma J took us to an awesome park that we practically had to drag Noah away from by the end of the day.  Freestone Park in Gilbert, AZ only has four rides, but for only $9 Noah got to ride those four rides as many times as he wanted! I don't remember what time we arrived in the morning, but Noah had so much fun that we left the park to get lunch and then had to go back so Noah could go on the rides a few more times (it was the only way we could get him to leave for lunch in the first place, haha). 

The four rides at the park include a train, a carousel, a wave runner (jet skis that go around in a circle), and a mini Ferris wheel.  I lost count of how many times Noah went on each ride!

Lucas spent most of the day sleeping or eating, and occasionally watching his brother go around and around :-)

Noah was the most excited about riding on the train!

The first time Noah and Ely rode on the carousel, Noah insisted on sitting on these chairs...of course, after the ride started and he realized that he wasn't going to be going up and down he got really upset and wanted to switch mid-ride :-)

 Well, it may not be the "shaka" he was going for, but Noah has the Volcan salute down ;-)

 

The Wave Runner

Noah was really weirded out by the wristband they gave him to wear.  For the first 20ish minutes, he wouldn't put his arm down! Ely would attempt to lower Noah's arm, and Noah would slowly raise it back up :-)  We finally had to tuck it under his shirt sleeve so he would forget about it.

 

Noah and Daddy riding the train all the way around the park

 Noah can't pass up a chance to drive a car!

Back on the carousel with a better seat :) 

 

Noah was really excited about riding on the Ferris wheel until we got to the front of the line...and then he decided he wanted to go on the carousel again, haha! 

We were finally able to convince him to give the Ferris wheel a shot, and of course he loved it and wanted to ride on it multiple times :-)

Splish Splash

Lucas and I are over on Oahu for a few days to attend a friend's baby shower (and to do lots of shopping and eating!) 

Since Cherie's little girl hasn't arrived yet, we had to go old school with the bathtub and use her kitchen sink :-)

Lucas decided that this was a more comfortable position...

I love those chunky thighs!

No matter how many times I would sit him up, he kept reclining back and trying to put his feet up :-)

Happy 6 months, Lucas!

Our little man is not so little anymore!

We have his 6 month well-baby check up tomorrow (today is a Hawaiian holiday, Prince Kuhio Day, so the doctor's office is closed!) so we will get his official stats tomorrow to see how much he's grown  :-D

Spontaneous Picnic in the Park

I really wanted to try and keep this blog in sequential order, but I've realized that my desire to do this has kept me from posting at all since I hardly ever get on my computer these days 

So, while I still plan on posting photos from the holidays (and Lucas's monthly updates), I'm going to intermix those with current photos on my phone just so I can actually have current blog posts!

 

Ever since I heard about the new Cookie Dough Oreos, I knew I HAD to have them! Unfortunately, it took forever for them to actually come to the island, and then when they did, all of the grocery stores were sold out! :-(

Since they are only available for a limited time, I finally broke down and bought some on Amazon (and paid a somewhat ridiculous amount for them, but it was totally worth it!!!) Anyways, the day they arrived Noah decided we should eat them at the park and have a little picnic! Don't worry, I included grapes at out picnic, too :-D

Daddy made it home from work in time to join us!

 I love this moment that I just happened to catch on my phone! 

Noah wore socks and shoes to school (a new rule that the kids are having a hard time following) but when he got home he decided he wanted to wear his crocs...with his socks... haha

Grandma Anita sent us some Wichita State gear to support the Shockers, so we also had an impromptu photo shoot to show it off!

Christmas Day in Phoenix

Somewhat last minute, we decided to fly to Phoenix for a week over Christmas! After a rough start to the trip (they cancelled our original flight and wanted to put us on the same flight the next night, which would of had us flying on Christmas Eve and arriving in Phoenix on Christmas morning...but luckily God was looking out for us, and we ended up getting switched to a different airline and got to fly with Aunt CiCi!

Lucas's first plane ride!

3 months old



It was an overnight flight, so thankfully he slept through most of it!

Noah opening presents Christmas morning

Santa brought him the forklift he requested (several times)!!!

Giving Daddy a hug because he was so happy :-)

Playing with his new pirate ship

Noah & Lucas Christmas morning 2013



Noah clearly was not thrilled that he had to stop playing with his new toys to take a photo :-)

Santa's Little Helper

More fun with his forklift! He also got the garbage truck he asked Santa for, and it is definitely one of his favorite toys!

It's exhausting flying all night with a baby!

Lucas playing on his floor mat from Santa

Getting some love from GG at Christmas dinner at Uncle Jeff & Aunt Charlene's house

Lucas and Great-Grandpa hanging out :-)

Christmas Day family photo

Blessed to get to spend this Christmas with the Jacobsen side of the family!