Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

November 2011

Here's to no more drama for next year ;)

Noah turns 4

Noah's 4!

December 4th 2011

What do I say about this adorable little four year old spunky spitfire of a boy... He definitley gave me a run for my money...I still remember his beautiful blue eyes looking at me when he was a newborn...We slept downstairs on the couch for the first week of his life and I remember him not being a good little sleeper but I didn't mind because I knew it always went away so fast...I just wanted to cherish it...I remember his swing had the song This child of mine as one of it's looped tunes and since Noah was born December 4th it was Christmas time so it went perfect for him...like his baby soundtrack tune ;)

Noah used to say Fat Butt all the time...quite embarrassing when you are big and pregnant at church sitting during Sacrament passing and he says "mommy, me see u fatt butt" He made me laugh all the time but we did unfortunatly have to break him of that saying since he was saying it at some of the most opportune times, in public....

He also swears the iPad is his...and thinks he can play on the boys iTouches all the time.

This kid along with my other two boys has been obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine...Good thing we already had every Thomas and friends Train available for retail and boy did he love Thomas! He had to have all the latest little activity stations for Christmas and his bday this past year but I am sad to report it is slowly passing...He still plays with them but he's not as obsessive about them anymore... :( I hate when my kids grow out of things...It makes me really sad...Like another piece of their already too quick little childhood placed on a shelf...

For his birthday in December we kept it simple, he wanted McDonalds for lunch and to ride the train at the Simi Mall with his cousins...McD's was classic, we had all his cousins, an Aunt an Uncle, both Grandma's and Grandpa's...Then we went to my moms after for a Thomas cake and presents...
Cousins in a train car

Uncle Jesse

Grandpa Mike

Cake with his Cousins...

Linkin is next to him, they are good buddies

Happy Birthday Bunkaroos!

Halloween

So every year I am obsessed with coming up with a fun 'family' theme for all of us to dress up as. Last year for the first time they were divided, wild animals vs fighting ninjas. It is getting harder and harder as the kids get older and voice their opinions about who they want to be...That's not why I had these kids...I wanted to dress them up..bah! 2009 we were Disney's Phineas and Ferb...and then as I was trying to think of what the heck we were for each Halloween before that there were a few I couldn't remember so I had to go look them up in my scrapbooks on my Scrapbook Albums blog...

Here's the list in case you were dying to know...

2010 Wild Animals vs Fighting Ninjas

2009 Phinaes and Ferb

2008 Super Heroes {look at little Noah}

2007 Fairytale

{pregnant with Noah this halloween so the theme was kind of a stretch and definitley store bought costumes lol}

2006 1950's Family

2005 Pirates

2004 Cowboy/El Matador

America vs Spain

2003 Spanish Family and our new little pea in the pod, Deveon ;)

2002 Dalen was a little Fireman

2001 Pregnant with Dalen

2000 Football Player and Cheerleader {my own cheer uniform...}

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and there you go...Our halloweens ;)

2011 Halloween

Creepy Crawly Things

Deveon the Spider, Lexi the Black Cat, Dalen the Bat, Noah the Frog, and Lily the Ladybug

Pumpkin Patch with Valusek cousins 

Noah being silly at the Pumpkin Patch

Our Pumpkin Creations

Ward Halloween Party

Deveon won Most Creative Costume ;)

 Lexi with her friend from her Simi school, Breanna

Trick or Treating with the Valusek cousins

CA Fabulous Faces Beauty Pageant

Lexi's Pageant Coach, Kayla

This was Lily's 2nd pageant...She placed 2nd runner-up and got Best Smile 

Lexi ready to go on and compete...I thought she looked so beautiful today! She borrowed her cousin Sofia's dress and did an amzing job modeling up on strage...She brought tears to my eyes...she looked so grown up and I was so proud of my beautiful little girl ;)

Here she is ready to model a costume...She had the cutest little Peacock Routine and I thought she did amazing!

And then she did Talent and sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow and did so good!!!

All Ready and waiting for awards

Lily placed 2nd Runner-up and won best smile

Lexi placed first runner-up and won Best Eyes, Best Hair and Talent!! I was so proud of her...Afterwards we went to Olive Garden for lunch in Burbank as we were all starving...

Thanks to Grandma and Linda for coming and supporting us on this special day!