Has it really been 2 months since I've published new photos of the boys? Michael and Noah are doing well. Noah is crawling all over the place and has even stood up on his own a few times already. Michael is doing ok, too. He's especially excited about the fact that he's on Thanksgiving break for the entire week. Last Friday we took him roller skating to celebrate having a whole week of being "green" at school. This was his first time having 5 green days in a row so it was a really big deal. At Michael's school you get a color coded card at the end of the day and green is the best. Yea Michael!

We all went to Green Bay to say goodbye to Grandma Iris who we're going to miss very much. Although it was sad, we were lucky to get to spend a lot of time with the rest of the family. Here are a few choice pics.

Ava, Anna, Noah and Michael with Uncle Jeff.

Ava and Anna are preparing for their future in the music industry.
After, they take time to hang with a fan.

Over Labor Day weekend Jeff, Michael, Noah and I went to Dallas to visit the Grubers. We had a great time. We went boating one day and then to the waterpark the next. We also went to the Stockyards for dinner one night.

"Why, Daddy?"

Proof that Michael actually does sleep.
Brianna, Brendan and Noah enjoy the day at the waterpark.


"Let me out!!"

Iris C. Schmidt, October 5, 1925 - September 9, 2007

We'll miss you, Grandma.

6 months old

Noah is 6 months old today!

watch Noah bounce!

watch Michael boogie!

watch me roll over!

5 years and 5 months

Michael turned 5 on Tuesday and we celebrated his birthday at the Incredible Pizza Company with 11 of his friends. The next day Michael told me he could do so many new things now that he is 5 such as jump higher and hang upside down on the monkey bars (which he calls "freestyling").

Tomorrow Noah turns 5 months. He has been teething for the past couple of weeks. His 2 bottom teeth are coming in and it's been making him a little fussy. Of course he is happy as can be when his big brother plays with him. I'm actually a little jealous! Michael has the magic touch and Noah just adores him. Noah is also rolling over onto his belly. He did once when he was just 3 months but started to roll over regularly a couple of weeks ago. Now when you place him on his back he rolls over immediately. I'm curious to see when he'll start crawling because Noah has learned to lift his bottom up and use his legs to push himself forward.

Both Jeff and I are doing fine. We can also jump really high and roll over.

All I have to say about the dog right now is that she's big and matches Michael in energy level and that I'll be a happier person once the puppy stage is over.

New pictures have finally arrived!

It's been nearly 2 months since we've added anything to the blog. Needless to say, we've been very busy. Michael is now a yellow belt in taekwondo and is done with t-ball for the summer. Noah started daycare this past Tuesday which means that I am finally back at work, and Jeff has been busy with work and baseball. He was 5 for 6 with 10 RBIs in the last game!

Here are a few pics and videos from the last couple of months. Enjoy!

Noah's first trip home

Last Friday Michael, Noah and I flew to Green Bay and spent a few days visiting family and friends. Both boys were perfect travelers! Noah slept most of the time and Michael enjoyed our lay-overs meeting new friends. He told everyone about how he has family in Green Bay and that we live in Texas. When we arrived on Friday Amy, Anna, Ava, Grandma Dawn and Grandpa Jim were at the airport to greet us. We spent Friday at Mom and Dad's house catching up. On Saturday we went to Aunt Amy's house to see the rest of the fam and friends and on Sunday we went to visit Grandma Iris at her new apartment and Grandpa Louie who is recovering from an illness at a nursing home. It was hard to leave on Monday, but thankfully we'll get to go back in August.