More on Noah...

The Sunday before last we had our Regional Stake Conference at the Conference Center. It was so nice because we had the opportunity of hearing from our prophet! We were expecting a general authority and stake leaders, but got even more, it was great! The topic was focused mainly on families and the temple. So the next night for FHE we had our lesson on temples. Noah has been learning "the temple song" in nursery and so we tied that in. Well, ever since our little lesson Noah has told everyone he comes in contact with about the temple. This past weekend Ryan and I went to the temple and left the boys with g-ma and g-pa. Here is how one of their conversations went...

Noah: "Grandpa, I need to go and put my garments on so I can go to my mission and go to the temple with my momma and dad."

Gpa: "Oh, really?"

Noah: "Ya, but first I need a suitcase. (with his head tilted and face scrunched) Do you have a suitcase I can use? I need a suitcase."

Also the other day, Noah comes up to Ryan and says very seriously, "Dad, the temple is a house of God and a place of love and beauty."

Everyday I am amazed at how observant Noah is and love that I get to be his mommy!

A present for daddy...

Last night while I was rocking Jax to sleep, I realized Noah was pretty quiet. Not far from me, I glanced over to see him building something with his blocks. As soon as I put Jaxon in his crib, Noah comes and grabs my hand to show me what he had made daddy for his birthday. It was this great tower, which he left right outside the bedroom door for Ryan to find in the morning. (The boys and I had gone to bed kind of late; Ry was already fast asleep because of his test this morning) I thought, "How cute, Ryan will love it." Then this morning, with me not even noticing his little details the night before, Noah gave us the run down on his creation...the smiley face he made and the "blue bow" he put on the top. I felt kind of bad, thinking it was just a tower he put together with most the colors in order, instead of noticing what he had really made. I love his cute imagination and can't get enough of it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RY!

(my all-time favorite pic of Ryan as a youngster)

Happy birthday to the best guy in the world! I wanted to list some of the things I love most about Ryan...
-His genuine personality
-His great sense of humor, even the cheesiness :)
-His dedication to family and whatever else he puts his mind to
-His awesome cooking
-The kind of daddy he is
-His love of sports, especially BYU!
-His kindness to others
and the list goes on...

happy birthday burteer!

love,
me

Fun with the Fam...

Ryan's sister, Kristen, and her family were here for a few days and we had loads of fun with them and also Jenni and the girls before they moved back to Cali! We had fun going horseback riding, to the zoo, celebrating Cody's b-day, etc... Noah had the best time at the zoo and kept wanting to go and see the camels. However, he was a little hesitant, he kept asking, "Mommy, are the camels going to spit on me?" It was cute seeing all the kids having fun together, Noah and Jax had a great time with their cousins!

Sienna and Jax buddying up in the stroller

Noah pulling Savannah and Jax in the wagon at the zoo

They really liked seeing each of the animals

Some "News"

Well the summer has definitely flown by for us! We had such a fun month of July with all the festivities and the boys loved every moment. Lately we've also had some new things, some of them including a new washer and dryer, a new place to live, and the biggest...a new little addition to our family! I found out I was pregnant about a month and a half ago and I am already quite big! We are really excited to have a new little baby with us come the first of March! We are now living up at the U until May and then the five of us will be on our way to Nebraska! Here are some pics of the last month.