We're Back

I know you all probably thought I was done blogging for good.  Surprise....I'm back!  I thought I'd update everyone with some pictures.  We are having fun figuring things out as a family of four now.  Nora is such a wonderful addition to our family!  She is so patient, calm, and laid back.  She really brings such a special spirit into our home.  It is so wonderful to have my kids here and be able to enjoy them.  Eli loves kissing Nora and helping with everything "baby".  He is a great big brother.  We hope you enjoy our family pictures.

Nora just home from the hospital.  Eli was taken by her immediately.
He is giving her a kiss.

Nora sucking her thumb during a nap.

 We went to and got some studio photos done when Nora was a week old.  We didn't realize Eli was so photogenic.  It's funny because he got some really good pictures even though he wasn't very cooperative.

Some of my family (Mom, Dad, and two younger brothers, Spencer and Tyler) were able to come down and visit when Nora was two weeks old.  While they were here we were able to do Nora's blessing.

Eating popcorn and watching baseball

The kids with Granny and Pop Pop on blessing day

My Mom and Dad with our family on blessing day

Nora in her blessing dress.
Chloe made the beautiful headband.  Thank you Chloe!

Tyler & Spencer 

Nora being wheeled around the hospital

Nora had to be admitted to the hospital last week because of an infection.  She was finally released after five days of IV antibiotics.  She is doing much better now.  Thank you all for you love, support, and prayers during this time.  We are very lucky to have so many people in our lives.

It's a Girl!

For those of you who don't know, we are expecting our second child. I am due the first week of August and we found out we are having a girl!

Christmas Vacation

I know, we are nearing the end of January and I am just now posting about our Christmas Vacation. We got a new camera for Christmas and I didn't now how to download the pictures, well I still don't, but Andrew did it for me. I have more pictures from January that I will be posting, but for this post we will just stick to Christmas.

So for Christmas, we flew to SLC, Utah then drove to Boise, ID where my parents currently live. It was a very interesting trip to say the least. My Dad got the stomach flu on the drive to Idaho, then Eli and got it a couple of days later...which just happened to be Christmas day! I was bed ridden the entire day as well as most of the following day. Luckily it didn't hit Eli as hard. To make matters worse, we all got colds shortly before driving back to Utah and then flying back home. The cherry on top was a couple of days after we got home...I got the stomach flu again!! This time it was New Year's Eve. It was just not my year for holidays I guess. Luckily, the stomach flu skipped Andrew all together. Even with all the craziness we were still able to capture some really fun moments.

Eli likes to play the game where we ask " where is your..." and he points to the body part. Here he is pointing to his belly button.

Eli and Daddy snuggling on the couch after Church - he really isn't a snuggler so we had to take this picture fast.

Our "at home Christmas" before heading out West. Eli loved unwrapping all of the gifts.

Grandma's house was the coolest because all the cousins got to play with play-doh. I have no idea what instrument Eli is using here to combine all of the colors together.

Who me??

Graham and Eli were quite the pair. Here they are caught red handed playing with the printer. They look pretty guilty to me.

Concert pianist?

It didn't snow our entire trip until the morning we had to leave when there was a blizzard. But there was some snow on the ground in Utah so we bundled Eli up in snow clothes and took him sledding.
Eli and Daddy going down the hill
Family Picture

Eli couldn't move in his snow clothes. He was like a big marshmallow. So cute.

Eli's favorite was when Grandpa would take him out to his garden and pick a carrot for him. He would carry around the carrot for hours!

Cousins Jovie, Graham and Eli. We had to give him the carrot to get him to stay.

Cousin Elle joined them for this picture. All in all, doesn't it just make you laugh!

Mooso Family Portrait

And one just for fun!

Just Catching Up

It has been a busy month. Eli is growing up so fast. His favorite toys are his push mower and a little coupe car.
We had a fun Halloween this year. Besides the ward Trunk-or-Treat party we went to a fall festival where they had this Toy Story area set up.


Then Eli and I went to a friend's Halloween party while Andrew had some quiet study time. Even though Andrew got me an awesome sewing machine I haven't spent much time using it, but I was determined to make Eli a Superman cape just like the one my mom made when I was a kid. So I threw it together during his nap, in about an hour and a half, the day of the party.




Superman and Daddy
Look at those blue eyes on the man of steel

We recently got our counter tops replaced with granite.

Before

After

I was also able to see my good friend Leslie. We have known each other since I moved to Florida when I was nine. We also lived together my Sophmore year of college. She is living out in CA so I only get to see her a couple of times a year.



My boys.

It is finally getting colder. We have been spending a lot of time outside. Here he is bundled up before a family bike ride.

Glazer Children's Museum

Has anyone else been to the new Glazer Children's Museum!! It just opened in Tampa a couple of weeks ago. Eli loves it (and so do I!!) Here are some picts of our adventures today.

By the end he was one tuckered out little boy!