Long time no talk

So yes again I have been a terrible blogger. I am more of a Facebooker now, but I am going to try yet again to keep up on here. Lots of stuff going on, we went through a horrible month of moving and trying to get paperwork taken care of. I can say that I do not see us moving for a very long time again if ever. It was a terrible experience. But we love our new home and are still in the process of getting everything unpacked after a month. I have a lot of painting to do, but this past month with holidays has been busy and has not allowed any time for it.



Christmas was exciting as always, it is a great feeling to see your babies come downstairs and their faces light up when they see all their gifts. I think everyone got everything they wanted. We still haven't played with all of the gifts that Santa , family and friends got us.


Lucas is officially 5 now. Makes me a little sad that my baby is getting so big, starting Kindergarten this coming year and tells me all the time that he is growing. I know it has to happen, but it is going too fast. He got to spend the day with Nolan, Ruth and Grace for his birthday. Jake and Rachel took them to see Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel and then to Monkey Joes for some bounce house fun. I stayed home with Noah since he wasn't feeling too good and didn't want him to get sick for Christmas. It was nice for us to have some time together alone since that doesn't happen too often.

Noah is growing like a weed and will be 2 in February. He is finally starting to talk a little. In addition to mom and dad he is now saying Moo when you ask what a cow says, Snowball, Buzz (toy story) and a few others. Not too much but it is a start, we are understanding him a lot more now. He is in a big boy bed now since he learned to climb out of the crib and just started in it last night. It was a rough time getting to bed, but he slept there all night. He also started on the potty this weekend and is doing great already. A few accidents but other than that he knows when to
go to his potty. No more diapers here we come!!



Another year has come and gone and we look forward to 2010. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and good fortune in the upcoming year.

I'm Back!

It's been a while since I have had time to blog. Sad, I know. I am busy with work and now getting our house ready to put on the market. We are keeping busy as always, never a dull moment with the Bailey fam.

Jake and I went with my sister Rachel, her friend Rachel, my brother Adam and his wife Missy to Punta Cana in the Dominican for a week.

It was nice to just lay around the pool and chill for a week with nothing to do. We had a blast, but was happy to get home to my babies. I will not be taking a vacation for that long without my babies. We are thinking about Disney for next year since Lucas and my nephew Nolan want to see the ocean.

Lucas and Noah have been swimming this summer at the Fugate's as often as possible and are both little fish in the water. Lucas is jumping in and going under water with no problem this year. Noah is also going under and puts his face in himself. We are trying to work on getting him to blow bubbles. He loves to be thrown up in the air and go under. It is so funny, he gets the biggest smile on his face and he doesn't want to stop. I usually have to stop because my arms start hurting so bad. Good times, it's been a great summer so far. Just going by way to quick.

Happy Easter

Hope everyone had a great Easter. We had a good day hunting eggs from the bunny here at the house and then we all headed to my parents for dinner and an egg hunt there also. Noah would get his 2 eggs and he would be done. One for each hand. Lucas loved this so he had the rest for himself.

It was a pretty laid back day for us.

We all laid around watching movies while the boys played. Noah was a bit cranky all day, I think he is getting teeth. Either that or he was mad at us for leaving him for a few days. But I think I felt some molars coming in. Poor baby.

Moolah Circus

Rachel, Nolan, Lucas and I all went to the Moolah circus this evening. It has been years since I went to the circus. It was a good time for us all. A little long for the boys but the last act was the motorcycles in the cage so there was no leaving early.

This is as close as I will ever get to a snake and this was still too close for me. Lucas would not touch it, but I think that was my doing since he saw how frightened I was. I even tried to be really brave and thought about going to touch it so Lucas would not be afraid, but I just could not get myself to do it. But at least I thought about it right?

Lucas got his face painted as Spider-Man and Nolan was a clown. The boys I think had a great night, they are extremely tired now. The fun adventures we get to experience with out kids, I love every minute of it.

Flashback Friday

Jake and I just celebrated our 5 year anniversary last Friday. Times sures does fly. Here is the picture that was taken when Jake proposed to me in front of the Belagio Hotel in Las Vegas. It was amazing. When he proposed the fountains were going off and it was playing Luck be a Lady in the backround.

We are going to Vegas in 12 days, April 7th with our good friends Jill and Jr who were also there with us when we got engaged. We are all renewing our vows in Vegas on this trip. Jake and I for our 5 years and Jr and Jill for the 25 years later this year.

It has been a great couple weeks here with all the nice weather we have been having. Some days have been absolutely gorgeous out. Makes for a nice evening too when the boys come in and are wiped out from playing so much and they crash. I have been so busy with work and home that I am ready to crash by that time too. Most of the time we will meet Susan and Sean outside and the boys will just run around getting some exercise. Lucas is the entertainment for the little ones.

I am so glad that spring is finally here, but unfortunately with spring comes the April showers. We are in for some rain apparently all weekend which stinks, but Monsters vs Aliens comes out tomorrow so we will be seeing that on saturday. You know us, always on the go doing something. But other than a movie and a soccer game, we have nothing else on the agenda.

Nice relaxing weekend, I am really looking forward to.

Soccer

Lucas had his first soccer game yesterday and it was an awesome day for it. Everyone came out to see him play; Grandmom, Granddad, Nolan, June and Bob.

It was very exciting that he is finally starting sports. We just have to work on not pushing when someone has the ball and he is trying to take it from them. But for his first time playing he is doing great.

Here comes Spring

The last two days have been gorgeous here. Yesterday it was in the low 80's. It is suppose to be warm today also, but with rain. I just hope the rain holds off until tonight, both of the boys are loving being outside playing.

Yesterday we went to the park with Susan and Sean. The babies had a great time. I have to say it is difficult keeping an eye on 2 kids over one.

Lucas was a big help though, he took the boys down the slide and helped push Noah on the swings. He just wanted to be on the bigger playground, which I can't blame him. It had the bigger slides and much more for him to do.

Noah just explored everything, crawling through the tunnels, climbing on everything and mostly trying to crawl up the slides. Which he did finally accomplish on one of them. It was a small one, but he still made it up. I was surprised.

Hopefully spring will be here soon, the last couple days have been great. The boys get out, run off energy and are ready for bed when it is time.

Sunny Days

Yesterday was BEAUTIFUL outside. Windows open and loving the weather. I couldn't get them out for a walk though, the day before we did and I think it was too much on my knee. So we stayed in and played. Susan was nice enough to take Lucas to and from school since I can't drive yet so Sean came over and played for most of the afternoon.

Once Jake got home the boys got to go outside and play on the jungle gym. Noah absolutely loves the slide. He is going to be my little stunt man, this boy has no fear. It is a little scary. Here Lucas is trying the monkey bars with dad. We are also working on getting Lucas to pump his legs to swing by himself. Jake tried to show him how to pump his legs, but just as Lucas is all the time, he got very frustrated and did not want to continue. For some reason he thinks he should know how to do things on the first time every time. Today is suppose to be nice again except there will be rain. We are so ready for spring.

• I had my knee surgery last Thursday and all is going well. I was up and walking on Friday, slowly but surely. I didn't believe the doctor when he said some are up walking without crutches. I sure did not think that would be me. But each day gets easier than the day before. I get to go to the doctor today for my checkup. I have not taken the bandage off since I got home because they do that in the office. So I will be seeing the damage for the first time today. I am hoping to start physical therapy as soon as possible. The doctor said he likes patient's to use a stationary bike for PT so that means I will be able to make it back to the gym soon, which I am so excited about. I am hoping I won't have to wear the brace anymore that they gave me in the hospital. It goes from my hip to my ankle and is very uncomfortable. I am walking a little throughout the day without it so I think I would be fine, but we will see.

Noah's 1st Birthday

Feb 12th our baby turned one. How quickly this last year has gone. Noah is getting around very well walking and he takes more in that I give him credit for. Last night I had left a dirty diaper on the floor and I saw him go over to it, pick it up and take it to the trashcan. I was shocked and then clapped and told him good boy and all that good stuff a mom does. You know , it's the little things.

We had his birthday party on Sunday with family and a few friends. He got tons of toys and had a great time with the cake. He also had to be hosed down in the bathtub.

And on another note, Lucas will be starting soccer in the next month. Jake just went on Sunday to a meeting letting us know all of the things we need to get started. I think I am more excited than anyone. I love that he gets to start sports now. Hopefully my knee will heal quickly and I will get to help out. I will post pictures as soon as it starts.

Busy, Busy

I'm sure I will only have a minute since it is close to bedtime. This weekend we were on the go as always. Saturday we all went to Dave and Buster's for our cousin Brayden's 7th birthday. Lucas and Nolan had a blast and of course didn't want to leave. But we did come home and they roasted hot dogs and marshmellows out back with Jake and Sam.

Sunday we went to Sean's baptism at their church and then back to Susan's parent's for lunch. Here is a goofy picture of Lucas and Sean playing tug of war with a teething ring. Yesterday we had temperatures in the 70's so all afternoon we were outside playing. Mostly blowing bubbles and drawing with chalk. We went for a walk, but I came back hurting and couldn't do much after except take pictures.

Snow Day

We finally got enough snow to get out and and enjoy all of it. Sledding, snowballs and angels. Noah loved his first sled ride. Not too big on all the layers since he couldn't move too much.