There'll Be Kids Jingle-Belling

I got my friend Lynette to take some pictures at Gardner Village. Here are a few. Isn't he the cutest? He was a little scared by the elf! I love the lip! I love this little man! He was melting down toward the end, and he took a little tumble and has a nice goose-egg now, but we got a lot of good ones. Thanks, Lynette! You're the best!

Crumbs From Your Table

All right--as for the Thanksgiving round-up, I just don't have time or energy to write about it all. Rachael's post pretty much sums up the insanity. It was wonderful, but it was very busy, too. Here are some pictures--I'm sure you can imagine how it would be with 5 kids under 2, a four-year-old, a family moving, Jazz tickets and one broken clutch in the mix! This is Mom's "Angel Picture" with all of the grandchildren. Benji kept trying to eat Lily's halo, Mia was having a come-apart, and none of them would look the same way at the same time! Oh well! Lily and Noah "helping" Nanny decorate the tree Lily had an uncanny (get it? Un-CAN-ny! Ha!) ability to find any and all open Diet Cokes. She is definitely part Nolan! Noah is so stinkin' cute! Auntie Sarah and my little man. He is such a ham for the camera! Okay. Thanksgiving was fun and crazy. Dinner was great. Allen decided he needed to brine a turkey. It turned out pretty good, but honestly I couldn't tell the difference between his labor-intensive bird and my Mom's turkey-in-a-bag. In any case, there was plenty of turkey, but not enough left-over rolls and cranberries for yummy sammiches! My cute baby. He has started smiling every time he sees a camera. Love it! When Becca was moving, we had all the babies upstairs playing the Wii. Benji can't exactly play the Wii yet; he's more entertained by his cousins. I'm pretty sure he was saying, "No way!" Noah and a Wii remote. He's so funny! We also celebrated Mia's first birthday. I made her little cake. It wasn't very pretty, but it was yummy! Happy Birthday, sweetheart! That's all for now. I love family time!

Counting Up The Years

I was feeling seriously old today. I found out that one of the nurses I work with is 24. Another nurse I thought was older is just 25. One of our anesthesiologists was asking an orderly how old he was in the early 1990's--assuming he was in the 5th grade or something like that (I was in the 5th grade in '89-'90). The orderly said, "No, I was younger than that. I was born in 1988." Good grief! I'm going to be 30 in January, and I have never really felt this old before! It's a little disturbing. One of the core techs said he'll be 26 in January, and he actually told me, "30 is not that old." Yeah, thanks. Okay, I'm watching Conan O'Brien, and he and Hugh Jackman are having a push-up contest. It's pretty funny. Conan is slowing down, so I'd say Hugh is winning. Hugh Jackman is a beautiful man. For a while, I thought he and Clive Owen were the same person. They don't even really look alike, but they are both pretty darn hot. Yum. Apparently Robert Pattinson is the new hunk-of-the-moment because of Twilight. I have heard it's not that great, but it does stay pretty true to the book. I still want to see it, even if he is much cuter as Cedric Diggory. Some of the pictures didn't show up on my last post. The "Blog This" feature of Picasa 3 isn't very reliable. Here's hoping it works this time! Babies! Babies! Babies!

 

5-dollar foot-long

 

I love this picture. Benji is giggling, and Lily is looking up to her hero, Ella. So cute!

 

Happy almost-Thanksgiving, everyone!

Is This The Real Life

I didn't get to spend much time with the family over the weekend, but we did have some time to get a few pictures! It was baby-palooza for a little while! Beck brought the girls to SLC to get pictures taken. I came along to help; I didn't do much, but Ella and Mia looked so cute they didn't need much assistance. I'm excited to see them! Benji will get some new pictures in a couple of weeks. Yay! Here's the group (minus Noah).

 

5-dollar footlong

 

Fun times with Ella and Lily

 

My little man looking cute . . . as usual!

 

Fun shopping with Mama!

 

Isn't it crazy how much he is changing? I just love this boy!

 

I had to work today. It wasn't too bad; Captain Chaos was in a pretty good mood and kept his surgery under control (and under two hours! That's something!). Then I got to do a gamma nail with a cool orthopedic surgeon--it went well, especially since the Stryker rep was there. It's so helpful to have someone telling you what you need and in what order! I'm not really looking forward to working tomorrow, but at least I get to sleep in. Here's hoping Benji does too!

I Don't Want To Wait

I wanted to post these pictures on my last entry, but I conveniently left my camera at my sister Rachael's house. So here are some fun baby pics from this month.

 

I like the splash on this one. Yes, he is still getting bathed in the sink. It's my favorite thing.

 

He actually looks like a Nolan here!

 

He looks so concerned!

 

I really like the way this picture turned out. It shows his happy personality! Here are some pictures of my crochet-fest. This is me wearing the scarf. It's a little bulky, but it turned out pretty nice for a one-nighter! And here are some close-ups of the scarf. I like the way the pattern casts shadows. P.S. I took Benji to the pediatrician for his 9-month check-up today. He weighs almost 24 lbs, he's 29" tall, and he's in the 95th percentile for weight and head circumference, and in about the 75th for height. Sounds about right, eh? He was fine until I laid him down on the table to undress him. When he looked at the ceiling, he started crying. He knew what was coming, and the last time he was there was 3 months ago! He's so smart!