The Price Pad

Soccer

2011-04-02T18:34:00.001-07:00

Noah started soccer last Thursday and is loving it! After listening to him ask for two weeks straight if it was time to go I finally was able to say yes. Once he had on all his gear he hit the floor running!! He has had two practices. The first one they just worked on basic skills. The second one included more skills and then a game. He has been very excited to play!!

One very excited boy with a new shirt and all his gear.

Testing everything out before practice started.

Meeting the coaches and trying to decide whether or not to participate. He went out there just fine and sat well. I think he know the game too well and was wondering why she was making him play 'Simon Says'. They were working on learning that the ball is for kicking and you are not to pick it up with your hands.

Paisley was thinking about joining the team.

Practicing/learning how to dribble. They started out in a small area and then moved to whole field. He did a great job and even showed me how when we got home. We need to work on getting his head up, but that will come.

Team talk before game play. Noah was very hesitant to go after the ball. He knows the game well so he kept his distance and kept waiting for a pass. (He really was in the correct position for receiving those passes too.) However, we had to explain to him during water break that they weren't going to pass to him and to go after the ball.

GOAL!! Not to brag, (maybe just a little) he made four goals in his first game.

Sorry for all the random spaces. I have tried to fix this several times and it's not working. I give up.

SMILE

2011-03-12T18:47:00.000-08:00

Who can resist this face?!?

Yes, Noah is still here. He is getting ready to start playing indoor soccer in two weeks so there will be lots of pictures of him soon.

Out with the old

2011-03-10T18:23:00.000-08:00

Our carpet needed to be replaced once we bought our house. We finally broke down and are new owners of fresh carpet. Here are the before and after pics. Now onto the tile. We are hoping to do that ourselves with the help of my brother.

This is what our house looked like while they were working. We got carpet in four bedrooms, a closet, our living room, and stairs.

After...

Paisley's new bed. It swallows her, but it is now hers. We will get the mattress for it when our new neice Josie is born. For now we just pulled the mattress off the downstairs couch. She doesn't seem to mind. (And for those that didn't understand about her toddler bed...the crib broke. No news here. Sorry).

Princess Party

2011-03-05T18:11:00.000-08:00

Paisley was invited to a Princess Party for our neighbor. Along with the theme you were to dress up in your princess attire. I haven't gotten into the dresses for Paisley yet because she is so small, but I did find a dress that would work in her closet. It was one of the flower girl dresses from my wedding that has been passed down. It worked perfectly and she looked fit for a princess party. I went ahead and curled her hair as well, but couldn't bring myself to give her any make-up.

Had to take this picture because Paisley was sitting very nicely on floor watching her friend open presents. Then her present got openned and she jumped up and walked up to take her present back. Of course she didn't take it back, but it was very funny to watch.

Friends

2011-03-04T18:08:00.000-08:00

Good Times and Great Friends!

A couple of our friends are moving so we had a fabulous dinner party to celebrate their new adventure. They will truly be missed!!

Painted toes

2011-02-22T18:04:00.000-08:00

I wanted to paint my toes for Spring so I got out the polish and thought Paisley might like her painted as well. She was very excited and say right down. I tried to explain that she had to sit still and then also had to wait til they were dry before she could get up. I don't think she moved an inch once I started and sat and watched her movie until I picked her up and told her she could move. I think I have a girly, girl on my hands!

Nap Time!

2011-02-20T17:56:00.000-08:00

Paisley had RSV. Luckily we caught it early and didn't need any treatment, but we kept a good watch on her. I had to teach Sunday School so Noah and I headed to church while Matt and Paisley stayed home. Matt was working on putting in some new faucets. Paisley was helping, but then disappeared. Apparently the bean bag in her room was a good resting spot. She slept here for a good hour before Noah and I came home.

Later that week while I was working in the basement and Noah was playing wii Paisley decided she needed to take another rest with baby.

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T17:40:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day! We did!

The best we could do getting them together.
I made these bags for the kids chairs. I put them on after they went to bed so they were there in the morning for them to see. They were very excited, but it took them til after nap to realize that there was a treat inside. Paisley is the one who figured it out which was even more funny because she could reach inside.

We are all so BIG!!

2011-02-04T16:12:00.000-08:00

We had two big events this week...one for each child.

Noah:

On Tuesday Noah started his first day of preschool. I have been homeschooling him since the fall with the intentions of starting this coming fall. However, after looking into the preschool and finding out that he could start any time as long as there was a space we decided he was ready to go. He was very excited and has adjusted well. We are still trying to figure out what he has been doing in school since he won't tell us about it, but he is ready to go on his special days (Tuesday and Thursday) and is already walking in by himself without saying good-bye. We are very thankful he has adjusted so well and is having a lot of fun!

Ready to go!!

Paisley:

Paisley is now the proud owner of a toddler bed. I was making her bed this week and put the side down (Yes, we have the now illegal drop-sided crib that will be replaced if another child comes along) and after trying to fix the sheet the side popped off. I couldn't just the leave the railing half on so I took the other side off and hence...the toddler bed. She is very excited about her new bed and will stay in without any problems so far. It did scare Matt not to have a railing so we took Noah's old rail and have Jerry-rigged it to the side. She is not very fond of this, but we scooted it down just a little so she can now get out if she needs to. Her favorite thing to do in the morning or after nap is to get out of bed and come knock on the door to tell me she awake. (Funny Noah used to do this same thing.)

Snow cont.

2011-01-20T12:23:00.000-08:00

Five days after the last snow storm we had another one that was double in size. Matt was snowed in at the house so he got to go outside and play with us among doing his work from home.

Matt making a snow angel.

Paisley wanted to swing: snow or no snow it didn't matter. Noah was just happy to be back outside again.
Noah wanted to build a snowman so bad. He kept trying, but it just wouldn't work. Here Matt is posing with what is left from his snowman five days earlier.

We tried sledding in the backyard, but it didn't work out so well. Number one we don't have a sled (that is the lid to the sandbox) and it just looked like the snow was too thick. Can you find Paisley's shoes?
So we moved it to the driveway...Noah was so excited to try sledding down the driveway. Since we still had yet to purchase a sled we improvised. We took Paisley's old diaper box and tried to see if it would work. It was perfect because it had a slick coating on the outside. Noah had no hesitation what so ever and almost fell before he could even get on the box.

Paisley was eager to try after watching Noah. The only problem was the poor girl was so bundled up she couldn't get up at the end.
Matt's turn...he tried on his knees first only to plow through the snow. The next time I told him to sit and he flew so fast down the driveway he passed our mailbox.

Just another fun snow day for the books!!

Snow, Snow, and more Snow

2011-01-20T12:05:00.001-08:00

We have been having a lot of snow storms here lately. Kids were out of school in December for a few days and then have been out several more this month. The funny thing is that I didn't get the camera out until about two weeks ago. Not sure why I waited so long, but decided I needed to be taking pictures of the kids in the snow.

The first snow storm on the 5th with the progression throughout the day. It kept snowing these really BIG snowflakes. I thought it looked really pretty but didn't seem to be sticking. Then all of a sudden I looked outside and everything was white.

One happy kid to be outside in the snow and one who has decided she doesn't like to have her picture taken anymore.

Noah started this snowman before Paisley and I made it outside. He finished it by himself and then I helped him with the arms and face. He was very proud of his work.

They both love the snow and couldn't get enough of it.

When Matt came home from work he quickly changed clothes and ran outside to play with Noah. Matt didn't want to be out done by Noah so he built his own snowman. By the time he was done Noah had already decided two plus hours in the snow was enough and came inside.

This is what the yard looked like after Matt's snowman.

A Drischler Christmas

2011-01-03T19:20:00.001-08:00

So much fun for one weekend. Due to my brother having ankle surgery (repairing torn cartilage) we traveled to North Carolina to celebrate Christmas with my family. A quick recap of the events included...tea parties, lots of playing outside (jumping on the trampoline, scooters, soccer, baseball), watching lots of football, having a surprise birthday party (my sister Jody turns the big 4-0 January 13), and a quick game of poker...

My family

(Should I include bonus points here for if you can match each spouses and double points if you can find all their kids??)

In case you were wondering he's doing just fine.
Jewelry and Stickers...what else you got in there.

Surprise!!
We also played "Let Jody tell us," Pete's version of a toast/roast
Poker

Christmas at home

2011-01-03T18:54:00.000-08:00

We spent Christmas at home again this year. We loved it and the kids did too!
Waking up Paisley. We got Noah to stay with us until about 7:00 and then he had had it. Paisley was very gracious about being woken up so early.

"Our cookies are gone!"
Taking after Grandpa Price, Noah read off all the names and started making piles for everyone before he would open his presents.
Notice the difference...Paisley ripped into hers and Noah with his pile.
Opening their present together.

Paisley's and her baby. This is what she does all day!

Following Santa's trail throughout the house.

Christmas dinner...mom and dad came to join us.

Merry Christmas!!

2010-12-26T17:22:00.001-08:00

We hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and remembered the reason for the season!! So far we have celebrated with Matt's family, our small group, and our own family. We are looking forward to celebrating with my family soon.

The only family photo we got this year. Oops! At least we still have one more Christmas to go.

My wonderful small group! Love you girls!! Just in case we were wondering how many kids are in that picture....

14 and we love everyone one of them!!

Here is a glimpse into our family Christmas. Hope to get those pictures off the camera soon, but you know my record right now...

Yes, Noah wrote his own name

Winnie the Pooh and Piglet say...

2010-10-31T18:53:00.000-07:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Happy Early Halloween

2010-10-26T18:08:00.000-07:00

So yes there are lots of things that are keeping up busy lately. Wish I could be better at updating. Here are a few to keep you laughing!
Paisley's outfit the other day... her socks on her hands, her tutu, and my sewing tape as her necklace. Yes, she did this all by herself.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
No, these are not their costumes. Just some dress up clothes that they are enjoying lately. If they would stop pulling each others tails I think they would both be more happy.

Where have we been lately?

2010-10-12T18:19:00.001-07:00

We have had lots of visits with cousins (or I should say we had...that was August and September.) Then we have been busy with friends, changing the house a little, Noah's preschool lessons, and my newest adventure...
The Little Dumplin' aka my small business. I'm still trying to work on some things, but feel free to take a look and hopefully one of these days when I feel like we are caught up (will that ever happen?) I'll try to post more pictures.

The Little Dumplin'
http://thelittledumplin.blogspot.com

The rest continues...

2010-07-28T10:43:00.000-07:00

Here is the rest of our summer up until today. Hope you enjoy all the pictures and you might have to click on the older blog button at the bottom of the page to see the rest of this and the last post.

Shelby and Avery are here!! They arrived today and are here and there for the next two weeks. Once they leave my other sister's kiddos are coming so there will probably be another delay again.

In case you were wondering how you should eat your yogurt Paisley provided you with a tutorial.

Noah's good friend Cana

Smokies Game with friends

A group of friends decided to go to the game together and we joined. Luckily we got in basically for free because we signed Noah up for a reading program where he received two free tickets. The rest of the night was not so cheap, but loads of fun with everyone. In case you were wondering it was five families and twelve kids.

Splash Pad. We took the kids to the splash pad after naps. Paisley loved it and Noah finally warmed up. They had a good time and were sad to leave. The funniest part is now that Paisley can see it out her window she went crazy in her seat when we pulled in.

YEA!! It finally rained. We have been needing rain for a while. The kids had a blast playing in the rain and getting soaked. Afterward we came inside and took a bubble bath right after so who knows which one was better.

Icing cookies!! Can I say more please?

New furniture...We got some new furniture to finish out the basement and add to our living room. You can't bring something in the house without trying it out. We also decided to play some with the camera and take a few more pictures.

Noah's first movie...Toy Story 3. We had free tickets from buying the movie and wanted to cash them in before it was to late. He did really good until about 3/4 through and he wanted to go home. Of course we stayed till the end and then he didn't want to leave the theater.

Maryville Softball Home run Derby

Apparently Maryville has a Maryville Classic softball tournament. Before the games begin they have a home run derby. It was very interesting to watch and Noah enjoyed himself tremendously. Pa took him behind the fence where he actually got a ball. Noah was very intent on giving it back though. You can see him trying to throw it back over the fence. He didn't make it, but gave it back to the player when he walked around. At the end of the game one of the guys must have thought something of him because he came and found Noah and gave him a ball.

Putt-Putt...Noah is obsessed. He basically asked everyday for about two weeks before we finally caved in. Why did we wait two weeks you ask...Noah has an incredible memory and knows where everything is. Therefore I didn't want him to be asking every time we had to drive past the putt-putt course. Pa and Nana joined us after we went swimming and we had a great time. Yes, Noah has already asked several times to go back and knows who he is taking and what color ball everyone is going to use. (When are you coming into town Aunt Judy!!) Oh, and Noah did get a whole in one!!

It's been very hot around here so we took the opportunity and went to Pa and Nana's pool. It was very refreshing as long as you didn't get out of the water.

Fourth of July parade. Not sure how we didn't know about this before. We went with some friends in the new neighborhood and had a blast. I will admit it was the longest parade I've ever seen. And yes, Paisley LOVES suckers! I think she had three that morning.

New hiding place (in our entertainment center downstairs)

Noah's new bike for his birthday. Sadly he is still a little too small for the pedals.

Where to start?

2010-07-27T19:13:00.000-07:00

So let's just say that maybe I should start this back again since we are a little more settled....I guess the best way is to start uploading pictures since that is what everyone wants to see anyway...

Noah real birthday!! Paisley was more than happy to help him open his presents. Matt and I got him a train table that we took him to the basement to see. As you can tell he has it all figured out. We also skyped with Aunt Andrea to open her present and see cousin Will. Noah and Paisley weren't were what to make of this.

Happy Father's Day!! My brother came into town and it just happened to be Father's Day.

Paisley's new favorite thing to do...jump off the stairs (first step) onto daddy! She thinks this is hilarious.

We had a big storm that took down several trees in the neighborhood. The crew that came to clean up took down and away four trees in about 30 minutes. Noah and some friends had an amazing time watching. (BTW These are across the street. We didn't lose anything.)

Noah had a birthday party. Since his two friends also had birthdays around the same time we had a combined party and split up the parts of the party to ease the cost. My friends Kristina made all the cake after asking each child what they wanted. After an hour power outage and downpour we were able to move from the basement to outside. Everyone had a blast!!!

Playing with bubbles and in his new "park"

Noah has learned how to use the new frig and help himself...we have since had to put a stop to this as he thinks it's a game to overfill the cup on purpose.

Treasure Hunt

Favorite picture

The whole family!!
Noah really liked the pool

The sand holes

If you would like to see the sandcastle picture from this year you can email me. I'm afraid to put it on here and possibly have it stolen since I haven't figured out how to watermark my pictures yet.

We moved!!

Paisley's birthday present

2010-05-07T19:19:00.000-07:00

We finally got Paisley's present out of the box. The battery takes 18 hours to charge and then we got so busy packing we were thinking of waiting. However, the box finally got to me so I opened it. (I guess I should mention that we had it put together for a day before the battery was put in...I pushed Noah around and he pushed Paisley around. Boy were they both surprised when they found out something is really suppose to happen when you push that red button.)

Hey, where are you going?

And, she figured it out!!

Of course, Noah had to have turn as well. Not sure which one likes it better.

Smokies baseball

2010-05-07T19:02:00.000-07:00

We took Noah and Paisley to their first baseball game this season. It was a double header so we got there early. Once the sun went behind the clouds everything was a lot cooler. The kids did great and had a blast!! Of course, the first words out of Noah's mouth past the baseball was POPCORN please! What a memory! We didn't make it through both games we stayed a longer than we expected. Noah was so tried, but when we tired to leave he kept asking for more ball. It's amazing how much he understands the game!!

Matt and Noah walking the outfield and the second picture is just so you can see how far away they really were.

What are we doing right now???

2010-05-04T11:27:00.000-07:00

Yep, that's right...Noah is potty training! We have been working on it for about a week now and he is doing great. However, we have mostly just been staying at home playing without diapers or underwear at the moment. He does great with that and just runs to the bathroom when he needs to and usually doesn't need reminding. We have taken a few short trips with success both with little accidents and accident free. He is getting there. This week we are going to start practicing with clothes and see how long we last and how much laundry I have to do. From the get go he has averaged about two accidents a day. Not bad in my books.

I really wasn't going to start this until after we moved, but something happened (don't remember what now) and so we just started.

Pig Tails

2010-05-04T11:24:00.001-07:00

This is my new favorite hairstyle for Paisley. For the most part she usually leaves them in...you just have to get her distracted long enough to attempt both sides.

Boxes!!

2010-05-04T11:15:00.000-07:00

Who knew that boxes could be so much fun!?! This is what our house now looks like and will look like for the next few weeks. We are counting down the days and getting ready.

New house

2010-04-20T08:57:00.000-07:00

We are excited to say that we have bought a new house. We are closing on the same day that we close on ours...May 21st. It will be a long day, but we are very excited and can't wait to get this show on the road.

Oh, and the new house is really only about 10 or 15 mintues from our house now so it's not that big of a difference in location. Just different schools that are still great!

Paisley's 1st Birthday!!

2010-04-20T08:53:00.000-07:00

I can't believe our little girl is turning one!! WOW what a year it has been. She is truly a blessing and Noah enjoys playing with his little sister. I'm so glad they get along so well. To celebrate her day Matt's family came over for an afternoon party. (My family was out of town. That party is yet to come.) Aunt Andrea, Uncle Brad, and cousin Will were nice enough to drive down and join in on the day. There was sand, water, sports, presents, and cake for the sugar girl. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

(Those aren't tears...it's water)

Presents...Thank You so much for everything.

CAKE!!! She did a good job with her cake. At first she just wanted it and explored. Once Noah showed her what it was she dug in and ate by the handfuls!

Probably too many pictures, but we only took about a 150!

Easter

2010-04-20T08:45:00.000-07:00

The Easter bunny made his annual visit again this year leaving nothing but goodies for the kiddos. Noah was very excited to find his basket. Paisley was still trying to figure it out. Really all Paisley wanted was to eat the peeps...and I mean RIGHT NOW!! She can smell sugar a mile away!

(I just went through all the Easter pictures to figure out which ones to put on here and couldn't find one without Paisley holding onto her peeps!)

After church and a nap we headed to Dean and Debbie's for Easter lunch. The kids so nicely let me take an Easter photo before they ran/crawled off the play. They had a fun filled afternoon decorating cookies, opening baskets, finding eggs, and playing outside with airplanes and balls(soccer and baseball).

We are blessed to know that Christ is risen!!!!

Easter Eggs

2010-04-20T08:38:00.000-07:00

This year I decided that Noah was old enough to dye Easter Eggs and have fun with it. Noah picked out glitter eggs this year. (Note to self: Won't do that again.) We took everything outside and stripped him down to avoid stained clothes. He did a great job putting the eggs in the dye. He was really excited about the colors and kept wanting to check on them. The only problem is that he was not too gentle and would drop the eggs back in the cup and watch the splash. I'm still not sure how he didn't end up breaking an egg in the process.

Paisley also got her turn in the end. She couldn't keep her hands off the bright colors. Luckily we gave her pink dye so it didn't stain her hands too bad.

After dying eggs Noah went to play and Paisley was beside herself trying to figure out how to get off the deck.

Sand Table

2010-04-20T08:37:00.000-07:00

Paisley has found a new love for the sand table. The two have a lot of fun together and so far we have avoided the throwing sand on one another. Not sure how much longer that is going to last!

Here are a few pictures that were too cute not to post!

The Park

2010-04-20T08:16:00.001-07:00

Noah, Paisley, and I frequent the park often with friends. However, this day was special because dad got to join. We gave Noah a blue sucker on the way. Can you tell how much he liked it? Noah and Paisley love the slides and as you can see she is already trying to follow everything her brother is doing.

SOLD!!!

2010-04-01T11:41:00.001-07:00

We are blessed to say we have officially sold our house!!! It is under contract and we are closing May 21st. With that being said we are now on a house hunt. We had one in mind, but it turned out to be not a great idea, so we are back to the drawing board. Bear with us we as search and may not have so many posts once again.

Noah's Been Watching Too Much March Madness

2010-03-28T10:57:00.000-07:00

The Dunk!! and a ponytail

2010-03-24T11:15:00.000-07:00

After spending two hours trying to upload the video, it won't work. Don't know why but really bummed!! So Matt had to capture the dunk on camera. Luckily our camera could handle it.

This is what happens when you let Noah watch the sweet sixteen!!

I'm so mad it won't let me load the video because it's much better in person. As much as it looks like he is hanging on the rim, his toe is still barely on the ground. Little did I know I would already have to tell my little one to "no hanging on the rim"

Paisley's first ponytail!!

Learnings and the funnies

2010-02-25T17:16:00.000-08:00

These are a few things that have happened over the past couple of days that were too funny not to write down. I'm sure I'll leave something out and add to it later, but...
Paisley is now crawling all over the place and very eager to walk. She pulls up on everything and walks down tables and couches. She can't wait to let go, but hasn't considered that yet. She wants to be included in everything. Just yesterday she and Noah both had friends over and they were all at the coffee table trying to color. It was funny to look over and just see her head sticking up because she wanted to be included. She is climbing stairs...yek! and does NOT like baby food anymore. If she sees the container she starts to cry. (I'm not letting what we bought go to waste though.) So what is she eating...anything she can get her hands onto it seems. She is willing to try just about anything before she makes her opinion. The only challenge now is to get enough in her. She just had her first ear infection last week and she was down on the scales. They didn't say anything to me, but I noticed. Two new favorite toys for her are Polly's dog food (just plays, but hasn't tried it yet...don't plan on letting her) and the dishwasher that she climbed into yesterday.
Noah is beginning to talk more and more. He likes to express his opinion quite often. Before his friends came over to play we talked about how to share toys. As I went through the run down of his toys he said he would share each one. Then I told him he had to share Paisley's stroller and he looked at me and said "no mama." I told him that Paisley shares it with him and he needed to share it with his friend. He said "no." I asked if I needed to put it away before they came and no one would get to play with it and he said "yes." Interesting...needless to say, I forgot to get it and he did end up sharing it. Tonight he found a new way to get rid of his food that he didn't want to eat. We went out to eat and Matt and I were talking. The next thing we noticed was Paisley eating chicken. We both looked at each other saying..."is she eating chicken? i didn't give it to her, did you?" and then here comes Noah walking around the table. When asked Noah said he gave it to her. She did eat so that's something else to add to her list.
That about covers it for now. I did finally break out the camera for some nice weather pictures and playing around, but honestly don't feel like going to get the camera. I'll get them on here eventually, but don't hold your breath yet. We are still trying to sell the house, so it makes it harder to get things out. Yes, I know it's easy, but there are a few more steps in the process before they get here....

Snow or Ice?

2010-01-31T18:45:00.000-08:00

Friday night and Saturday were covered with snow that also included ice. We let Noah sled down the driveway. Too bad the camera battery was dead! (I was pretty upset about that one.)He had so much fun and had it all figured out until it was time to go to the party. We did go back outside after the birthday party and were able to get some pictures. Matt and Noah had fun decorating the ice trees with snow(ice)balls. The tree was the only place you were allowed to throw them because they were too hard otherwise. Paisley was not to thrilled to be left inside. She wanted to be out there so bad and it was too funny to watch!

Playing in the snow. (Those are snowflakes on my camera lens.)

Decorating the tree with snow and ice

Ice trees...Matt kept watching and listening to them while they were outside in case he needed to grab Noah and run out of the way.

Sweet Paisley watching and not happy about being left inside.

Friends Birthday Parties

2010-01-31T18:34:00.001-08:00

The past two weekends Noah has been to two birthday parties both at bounce houses. He had so much fun and wore himself out. Lets just say he has no fear of big slides and jumping!

Paisley and her friends in birth order. There is anywhere from 3 months to 6 weeks between these kiddos.
The count down before the slide.
Jump!!

Getting there

2010-01-28T12:42:00.000-08:00

So it seems like it's been awhile for a post and it probably has...however, things have been busy around here. I wish I could say we have sold our house, but we haven't. We've had quite a few prospects, but when they come back for a second showing they decide they want a more open floor plan or another room. God has someone out there for this house and we are trying to wait patiently for that person. With this being said it means that everything is still in the closets and I refuse to get anything out and start working. Everything includes sewing, scrapbooks, toys, and any or all projects. This also means that for some odd reason I haven't really been taking any photos. Not sure about that one...I feel that I might be missing something, but really we haven't done anything too new or adventurous and I realized that I do take a lot of photos. Maybe Christmas just wore me out, but soon I'll get back to it. Here's one of Paisley from my mom's camera. She is a big mover now and although she hasn't mastered the crawl on all fours she has her own version. She just cut two new teeth as well. We are excited to say that after her last doctor appointments she is still on the chart for her weight. It's still pretty low, but it's better than Noah at this age. But hey let's face the fact...Matt and Joni Kay kids don't have a hope in being big.

Christmas in Atlanta

2010-01-07T16:38:00.000-08:00

Since my siblings and I life so far apart we rarely ever get together on Christmas. Meaning the last time that happened was four years ago and the time before that was nine years ago. Instead we have always got together either before or after Christmas to celebrate as a family. This year we picked New Years weekend and had the opportunity to go to the bowl game together. (See post below) These are just bits and pieces of our time together and all the cousins. Noah had so much fun playing with everyone and highly enjoyed Sam's new train table. Thanks for a great weekend everyone!!

This ark was made by my dad for us kids when we were little. Now he is passing it on to Noah because of his name. So far both kids have enjoyed playing with it and the animals.

The train table. Noah could spend hours here. Guess what his next big toy will be...

Too funny not to post. While playing outside Noah was playing with a shovel and digging holes in Uncle Pete's dirt. He put the shovel down and cousin Sam picked it up to play. Noah didn't like this so he went to grab it and fell in the process and Sam fell on top of him. The funny part is that we all stood there inside laughing and Matt not knowing went outside to break it up only to look up and see the rest of us adults in the window laughing. Hence the second picture we found a rake to share. The shovel eventually had to disappear though because Noah was digging too many holes.

The Divided House

2010-01-07T13:09:00.001-08:00

So I decided not to back log, but to more forward. This was New Year's Eve on our way to the bowl game. You see my dad, sister, brother, and sister-in-law all went to Virginia Tech. Matt and I went to UT with my other sister from UTC as the Tennessee fans. Too bad Tennessee couldn't have a better game, but someone was going to be disappointed either way. We all had a great time together and celebrated the new year in the car on the way home.

2009-12-25T07:15:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Sorry for lack of posts

2009-12-14T11:20:00.000-08:00

We've been busy with this...

Yep, the house is now officially on the market. After a few weeks of de-cluttering and finishing some projects we put it up last Monday. So far we have had some good interest with great feedback. Now, we just wait to see what happens and then eventually look for a new place to live. I'll try to catch up on everything else soon.

LOTS so keep scrolling...

2009-11-16T12:30:00.001-08:00

Birthdays
Andrea and Brad were in town so we celebrated all the birthday's at once. Noah liked to play birthday helper by not only passing out the presents, but helping open them too.

Grandpa got out Matt's old matchbox cars. This is his new favorite thing to play at Grandpa and Nana's!

Kids...

What started off with taking a picture of Paisley...turned into this.

No he is not hurting her, but this is pretty typical in this household now days. She is a trooper and one tough girl!!

LEAVES

Noah has found the leaves. This was our second time to rake the leaves and have since done it again. However, this is the day that Noah figured it out. Matt had two piles ready to bag before he started on the front. I started bagging the first pile with Noah until Noah disappeared to the second pile. Let's just say that he had so much fun playing that the pile had to be raked again just to bag.

We Play Together

This is what I found while I was making dinner the other day.

Matt's Birthday

Matt's birthday was a great family day. Noah helped make cupcakes in the morning and then couldn't wait to give daddy his presents when he got up. The rest of the day was spent at home since the kiddos were sick until it was time for our soccer game. Of course, depending on who you ask they might say it wasn't much of a game since we dominated. I'll take any form of exercise though.

Trick or Treat

2009-11-02T17:55:00.000-08:00

Noah had a blast trick-or-treating. He couldn't wait to leave and get going. Yes, it was raining, but he didn't mind. After a little hesitation at the first house he was on the run for the rest. Matt and Paisley came for half of the time before heading home to hand out candy at the house. Once Noah and I returned we checked his candy and tried again for a photo. Noah was more interested in his candy. He then caught his second wind and he and I headed out again to go to the neighbors house and ended up doing the other side of the neighborhood. All in all a good Halloween for a little one. Lucky, he hasn't been able to find his bucket again.

No pictures please!

Ready to go

So proud of himself. He wouldn't say a word to them, but knew to put out his bucket.

Checking candy...this one please!

I'll feed you

2009-11-02T17:45:00.000-08:00

Be careful what you leave on the table with a toddler and baby around. I was feeding Paisley the other morning when I stopped to do something. When I came back this is what I found...

The Potty Monkey

2009-11-02T12:57:00.000-08:00

While we were at Boo at the Zoo one of the promotions was this Potty Monkey. It's design is to help potty train your child and is really quite interesting. It has a battery pack that you can set to either 30 or 90 minutes and it will go off saying he "I need to go potty, let's go." The potty actually flushes as well. We are not potty training Noah right now, but this is his new favorite toy. He changes him quite regularly and it's so funny to watch.

Going potty and flushing...

Changing his pants with a wipe and trying out a new diaper. It is so funny to watch him do this because he is very intent on his tasks at hand.

Boo at the Zoo

2009-11-02T12:30:00.000-08:00

This year we took the kids to Boo at the Zoo. We were very excited and tried to get Noah excited since he didn't want to wear his costume when we got it. However, once we pulled into the zoo he was ready and excited to wear the suit. After a baseball activity which yes he can hit the ball out of the air we hit the trick or treat path. After one booth Noah was on a roll and couldn't wait to move on except for trying to find out what was in his bucket and if he could eat it now.

The treat trail

Noah's favorite treat...doughnut at the end

The party tent. That's his head poking out of the hay stack.

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T15:51:00.001-07:00

Be back later for more!

Maryville Fall Festival

2009-10-21T18:35:00.000-07:00

After the pumpkin patch and naps we went to the fall festival with Dean and Debbie. It was still freezing cold, but we headed out anyway. It probably wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't so muddy. Noah had fun going through the hay maze, playing in the house, and riding the train.

The End!!

Make sure to keep scrolling down as I just put up about five more posts.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-21T18:08:00.001-07:00

We took the kids to a pumpkin patch this past weekend. We didn't know what to expect, but hoped it would be fun. We met up with a few friends and found a few more there we knew. It was actually quite funny. Of course we had to pick the coldest weekend, but we still had fun. Noah didn't really know what to do with himself and did not want any pictures taken, hence why they all seem far away. He didn't have any problem leading everyone through the corn maze though.

Separate, but not together please!!

Can't do one without the other

2009-10-21T18:01:00.001-07:00

So I couldn't take Paisley's pictures without adding a few of them together. I'm surprised at how they came out after all the meltdowns between the two of them.

Isn't he cute!!

Paisley's six months photos

2009-10-21T17:40:00.000-07:00

Here are a few of Paisley's six month pictures, sorry to overload you.

I love the look on her face!

Snack anyone?

2009-10-21T17:33:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when you let Noah get his own snack...

And just so you know

1. He does not get his own snack regular (if ever)...he can pick it out, but that's about it.

2. I did not give him Cheetos, he snuck them out of the pantry

3. This was totally on his own, getting his bowl and pouring. I was getting Paisley ready for the park

4. If you click on the 2nd photo you can see his overflowing bowl. No he did not get to keep them all.

and last but not least...

5. The funny part is that Polly was standing there the whole time and didn't even attempt to go after the Cheetos on the floor. She knew she'd be in trouble.

Toast

2009-10-21T14:30:00.000-07:00

Paisley is still having a hard time trying to decided what she would like to eat. We've been trying solids for about two months now and she still hasn't/doesn't want to figure them out. I just realized that if everything goes in the microwave she will at least try it for a while. Her weight and temperment seem to be fine though. She may just be my picky eater!?!

Mighty tasty!!

Paisley's Purse

2009-10-09T05:45:00.000-07:00

Paisley's first purse...

My sister Judy got this for her when she was born. It's been in the closet, but I decided it was time to pull it out. She loves playing with the contents. Especially the money because it krinkles and makes noise. I'm sure we will have many more of these in the future.

Yes, she is sitting up now by herself! It's hard to believe she'll be six months in about a week.

Noah's books

2009-10-09T05:40:00.000-07:00

This is for Uncle Brad...

Noah loves his books so much that he sleeps with them. This is what Noah's bed looks like every night when I go to check on him. I have to take them all out along with a few stuffed animals that he reads to. (I wouldn't take the animals, but they make noise when he rolls over.) Then it also looks like this when he wakes up in the morning while he is waiting for us to come get him.

Company Picnic

2009-10-09T05:27:00.000-07:00

Matt had his company picnic last Friday. The kids had a ton of fun! There were all kinds of activities to try. Noah really only liked the golf ones, but he wouldn't let us take any pictures. When door prizes came out Noah won a movie box which included four movie passes, two gift cards out to eat, popcorn, and candy. He wasn't really sure about the whole thing, but we were excited.

What is that???

This...In the goodie bag they handed out light necklaces and bracelets. Noah thought they were the coolest thing. Especially when dad twirled it around. This was his attempt to follow daddy while Polly also took her turn trying to stay out of the way. (Noah shared Paisley's with Polly.)

More Washington

2009-10-09T05:09:00.001-07:00

Only a week later...

I had that toy first!

Noah's "cheese" face while playing with play dough

Washington D.C.

2009-10-02T18:20:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Matt took a couple days off and we went to Washington D.C. to see Andrea, Brad, and Will. It was a very long car ride, but we all survived. Saturday came with lots of rain so we spent the day inside waiting for the game to start. Paisley and Will had fun entertaining themselves, while Noah took in another round of Monsters Inc. Sunday we took a fun trip to Toys R Us and after naps went to the park. Noah loves playing on the playground if he's the only one. Monday we headed out to the National Zoo to see all the fun new animals. Noah didn't want to have his picture taken at all, but Andrea and I were able to sneak a few. Sadly on Tuesday we had to head home. Thanks for a great weekend Andrea and Brad!

Don't take my picture.....Take my picture please!

Asleep before we pulled out of the parking lot

New friend???

2009-09-25T07:09:00.000-07:00

This is what we found on our door step Monday morning.

Not sure where he came from, but he just kind of made his home in the corner of our porch. Matt and I decided that because of the rain and us being one of the few covered porches is what made us the target. He seemed very friendly when I gave him some water, food, and a couple of towels to sleep on. We tired to see if he had owners and even knocked on a couple of doors. Later we found out that animal control and the police had been circling our neighborhood the day before, probably because of the pit bull feature. Upon hearing this we decided to call animal control because we didn't want to be responsible if something happen to someone. (There are a lot of kids around here.) We called to late for them to come on Monday so he spent the night on our porch for another night and animal control came in the morning. We hated to call, but thought it was the only option at the moment since no one was claiming him. After helping animal control and a couple scratches later he is gone. Animal control did say that he would probably be put up for adoption so that made us feel a little better.

Be careful what you say!?!

2009-09-25T07:04:00.001-07:00

A couple days ago we were headed to church for our morning activity. I told Noah that we needed to go get Paisley up since she was still sleeping. Noah ran to the stairs, turned on the lights, and this is what I found by the time I made it to her room.

She didn't seem to mind and after watching him do it again the next day I'm very happy that she was not hurt in the process. Now it just seems to be a daily occurrence. Even if I try to keep her door closed he opens in and climbs in with her.

Noah where is your diaper?

2009-09-16T13:37:00.000-07:00

I went to get Noah up from his nap today. I thought maybe Paisley and I would climb in bed with him and read books. However, once I got in his bed and I looked down and Noah didn't have a diaper on. I asked him where it was and he pointed to the garbage can. Sure enough his diaper was there. He hadn't had an accident yet, so I asked if he needed to go and the reply was yes. To the potty we went and sure enough he went and now won't let me put a diaper back on him. Not to sure what this is about. Like I said I'm fine either way (diapers or underwear), but he can't pull his pants down, so I'm not really trying to work on this. Is he trying to tell me differently? Hum...

What do you do with a boy who wants to take a bath?

2009-09-16T13:30:00.000-07:00

Throw him outside in the rain!!

Not sure what the deal is with the hat, but as soon as I said he could play in the rain he ran to get his hat.

Of course he still got a bath once Paisley got up. He has too good of a memory.

Paisley's latest

2009-09-15T12:40:00.000-07:00

Paisley has a few new tricks up her sleeve. She has finally started rolling over. Part of that is because she's been playing while Noah is napping. (She gets uninterrupted floor time.) She is also trying out a few other things as well like sitting up, eating more, and using a sippy cup. She can't really sit on her own and only last for about 30 to 45 seconds before she falls forward, but she's trying. We discovered that she doesn't not like rice cereal! She really hasn't wanted to try it, but we keep introducing it. So at the end of last week we picked up some oatmeal. As you can tell from the pictures she was a little more receptive. She also keeps admiring Noah's sippy cups, so I thought I would let her have a go at her own. She really likes to chew on it and is starting to pick up on when something comes out the top.

Noah doesn't really like to have his picture taken anymore, but he did let me take this one.

Tennessee tailgate

2009-09-12T14:14:00.000-07:00

We took the kids down to tailgate before the game today. There were just a few of us, but we had a good time. Matt and I decided that tailgating with kids is a different story. Noah and Paisley did great, but we were always on watch. Now we just hope that we can pull this game out with a win!

Both of these are Paisley. We just gave her Noah's hat for a little extra coverage.

Morning in review

2009-09-11T09:11:00.000-07:00

WOW what a morning!! Noah woke up bright and early so he could tell his daddy bye. Not a problem at all. We just let Paisley sleep and played ball. Noah decided to help me with some laundry and sweeping upstairs once Paisley was up. In the process he learned a few new tricks. First, he climbed into Paisley's bed. He can't get out, but is now a pro at getting in.

I'm not trying to potty train right now, but I've been curious to see how he would do. On Wednesday he made it three hours without an accident. He loves to use his 'Peter Potty' now. Yesterday he made it two hours in his under-roos. This morning I was just changing his diaper when he jumped up and ran to the bathroom. He decided he wanted to sit on the potty and tried to climb up only to step in the toilet. Nice, huh! I have to give him credit thought because he did go. While trying to finish laundry Noah found another pair of under-roos and insisted that they be put on, but he didn't want his picture taken. Oh well. (This is why we aren't potty training yet...he doesn't quite know how to get his pants on and off.)

Then Noah built a new block tower that he was pretty proud of.

Then I got this face because I put on the movie Letter Factory instead of Monsters Inc. It has since been changed so he would quit trying to climb up the TV and get the movie he wanted.

Just thought I would let you know how our morning was going.

Boomsday and rain

2009-09-11T08:46:00.000-07:00

Sunday we spent the night watching some fireworks. Dean and Debbie met us at UT for Boomsday again. It was interesting getting everything ready. We tired to get there early enough to have good seats. So, how do you keep two kiddos entertained in the mean time...Paisley decided to take a nap and Noah had fun eating peanuts and putting rocks on the railroad track. Who knew rocks could be so much fun? They both enjoyed the fireworks and the sound never bothers them. Actually the louder they get the harder Noah laughs. We had to deal with a lot of smoke this year so we didn't get to see a lot, but fireworks are always fun to watch.

Trying to figure out the night setting on the camera. You have to hold it completely still. Not fireworks, just a cool picture.

Paisley at the table
This is how Paisley sits at the dinner table with us. This night she was having some fun with daddy. (Yes, we know all about the bumbo and tables, but we are all sitting at the table during dinner and we don't leave her by herself.)

Rain!!
Last night for dinner I was making a steak. I had the grill going and then it started to pour. Noah decided he wanted to play in the rain. Since he hadn't done this before I thought why not. He had so much fun! He was hilarious to watch and we are not sure about the hat. This is a construction hat he got at a birthday party almost two years ago. He thought he had to have this on to go outside.

Yes, I know it's blurry, but it's the only one where you can see his face without the hat.

It's football time in Tennessee!!!

2009-09-05T18:11:00.001-07:00

We are very excited to be able to begin the football season today. To start the morning off I made a cookie cake with Noah's help. (Yes, he is licking the beater after I was finished for those of you reading this that enjoyed the cookie.) Then we started to get ready for the game when I realized that Paisley didn't have anything, but a white oneies and orange bib to wear. (All her cheerleading outfits are for next year.) Now, don't get me wrong this was a good outfit, but it made her look like a boy. So Matt let me run to Joann's where I grabbed some tulle and made her an orange and white tutu real quick. I think it turned out great for the time I put into. I tried to make it a little long as well in hopes that it will still work for next year. Noah was another story...we bought him a jersey this year to wear. He wanted to buy it, but didn't want to wear it. Then he decided he wanted to wear it, but didn't want to have his picture taken. We finally got a shot of him hiding in the pantry before dinner. Overall we are proud of our VOLS and can't wait to see what the rest of the season holds for us.

I think we figured it out!

2009-09-03T17:50:00.000-07:00

So this evening we took the second package of door knobs back to babies-r-us and bought a completely different one. I put it on the door and tried it out while Matt was giving Noah a bath. It worked because even I was having a hard time getting the door open. Needless to say Noah didn't really care about going to bed tonight because he thought he could get out. After Matt left his room we heard him jump out of bed to find the new knob. He didn't think it was very funny, but after crying for about two minutes he is asleep. I guess that's what happens when you don't take a nap after a long day. I will say that the baby gate is still up though in case something magical happens during the night.
What an adventurous day!!

SERIOUSLY!?!?!

2009-09-03T11:54:00.000-07:00

I was at Babies-r-us this morning at 9:30 when the opened. I went in and bought 2 packages of three door knob things. We stopped by mom and dad's to cut the grass, went by Chick-fil-a for lunch and to play, and then came home. Noah fell asleep in the car for 20 minutes. I brought him upstairs, changed a dirty diaper, put a lock on the door and left. I swear not five minutes later I hear him coming down the stairs. YES, FIVE MINUTES. He got the door handle off and was looking at me with his "what" expression. I took him back up, but it back on and he was downstairs in no time flat again. Third times a charm right...I now have the baby gate in his doorway as he is yelling at me from the top of the stairs, because he has once again taken the door knob off. Any suggestions!?!
I guess I will be taken the other package back tonight and see if we can find something else.

And the pictures from no nap today...great!

He didn't just learn to open the door. He learned how to take the thing off.
Already trying to scale the gate. This is what happened when I told him we could get up and go downstairs after he yelled at me for an hour.

Oh no...the door!!

2009-09-02T17:47:00.000-07:00

**UPDATE!!***Noah put himself to bed last night after walking down the stairs the second time. We told him to go to bed, so he went back up the stairs, closed his door, and when we checked on him an hour later he was asleep in his bed. The bad news is that we woke up to a door opening at 6:15 this morning. I tried to get in bed with him, but he just wanted to be up. He then crawled (actually Matt helped him) into our bed, but still would not lay down. He said he wanted back in his own room so that's where we let him go. He never made it and after waiting in the hallway for a while he must have heard Matt and I whispering because we heard him in the pantry downstairs. Yes, there is a definite trip to Babies-r-us planned today.

We knew we would be there sooner or later, but it seems like tonight Noah has finally learned how to open his bedroom door. Darn it!! Matt has already put him back to bed three times and I have done it once. However, he has now walked the stairs twice without entering the living room because we have told him to go back to his room. Guess I know what I'm doing tomorrow! The funny part is that when he goes back to his room he shuts the door behind him only to open it again to come back down. I will admit that at least he hasn't gone and woken his sister up yet. (Fingers crossed!)

The Last Week in Review...

2009-09-01T17:21:00.000-07:00

Family Photo

My friend Kate was in from Spain and came to visit. While she was here she updated our family photo. It was nice to have both children look at the camera at the same time and all under five minutes. The real problem was Polly who kept trying to jump in the photo, but wouldn't look at the camera.

Getting bigger...

Paisley is getting bigger by the moment. It's hard to believe that she is already four and half months. Where has the time gone? We have been amazed at how much she picks up from Noah.

Chores

Noah has always loved feeding Polly. For the most part he has done a good job. However, I'm not sure what has gotten in to him lately. This was his latest feeding....

Cereal

We started Paisley on cereal hoping to avoid the weight issues we had with Noah. She is doing, okay, but not a big fan at all. Not sure if she doesn't like the consistency, texture, or the rice cereal. My guess would be all of them. Noah is really starting to get into helping feed her and will stand beside you or in your lap and say 'ahhhh' to get her to open her mouth. (Sorry for the fuzzy pictures, some were taken with a flash and some without, but you get the picture.)

Diaper changing

This is how we change diapers in our house. The two lay down together and hold hands while I move from one to the other. I just hope this love continues down the road.

I love my exosaucer!!

Smokies baseball

A few weeks ago we went to another Smokies baseball game. I ended up catching a foul ball thanks to Matt for yelling at me to grab it. Noah thought it was the coolest thing, but really hasn't gotten a chance to play with it because it's so hard I'm afraid we might lose a window. The best part of the game was Noah learning how to call a strike. He actually got in the aisle and watched the umpire for about five minutes. After that he started to hunker down and point with a loud yell for every strike. He definitely was the entertainment for the night, especially the people behind us who kept laughing.

Who's having more fun?

2009-08-19T18:58:00.000-07:00

Noah helped me get out the exersaucer for Paisley the other day. I'm not really sure who is having more fun with it!?! It's so funny to watch them interact. Noah loves to turn her around and show her all the toys. Paisley just likes to watch Noah play with all of them.

Noah found a new tent for the afternoon...

Noah decided that Paisley needed some decoration this morning while coloring and playing with stickers. We officially hung Noah's first picture on the frig and he was very proud.

Paisley's three month photos

2009-08-12T12:30:00.000-07:00

I think they speak for themselves...Enjoy!!

The braclet Paisley is wearing was made by my very talented sister Judy.

Here we go again...

2009-08-12T08:02:00.000-07:00

It just seems a little easier these days to combine a few posts at a time. Partly because I don't take pictures off my camera til I have a few on there and also because Paisley wants a little more attention these days. I don't blame her by any means...I would want to play with someone too.

Bath Time...

Who doesn't like nice clean babies in a towel?

I love toes!!!

Cars...

Noah is a very big helper and loving big brother. Yesterday while I was cooking dinner this is what he did. I guess Paisley was the lead car. (Not sure about the lines, but this is his favorite thing to do now with his cars. He is a 'monkey see, monkey do', so maybe the few minutes of the race we watched inspired him.)

Too Funny Not to Post...

As I was taking pictures of the cars these photos also occurred. I guess I use some of my mannerisms too much. This is Noah trying to get my attention as I am taking the picture. (Snapping his fingers above his head to look at the camera. No he cannot snap yet.) Secondly, he is helping Paisley wipe away the bubbles she is blowing. Last, but not least, giving her FIVE.

Puppets!

I was watching "America's Got Talent" last night and it was a rerun of last weeks show. Meaning that I got to watch Terry Vader, the ventriloquist, from a few seasons ago perform again. Noah was watching with me and he just thought this was the funniest thing ever and kept pointing and laughing hysterically.

Mosquitoes round 2

2009-08-06T10:19:00.000-07:00

We had some friends over for dinner last night. Since the weather was so nice we played and ate outside. Noah had a blast with their dog who would actually bring the ball back to him once it he hit for her. They were quite interesting to watch. We all had bug spray as well as candles and this is what happened.

Paisley's bite verses Noah's...

Obviously they like Noah more.

Let's see....

2009-08-04T17:50:00.000-07:00

how many posts can I put in here.

Underroos...

I couldn't help myself and brought Noah some underwear yesterday. I'm not really potty training yet, but he does go quite often, so I thought I would get ready and introduce them. This was his second pair. I put the first pair on without a diaper just so he (and I) would see what happened. After that I put his diaper on underneath and he went around the house like this all day. Even for a play date!

Yes, I still look like my daddy!

Please just let me sleep!

Poor Paisley loves her brother dearly and he loves her just as much. However, there are times in the day where she would just like to be left alone. This is actually at Grandma's house, but happens at least once a day at our house as well. Paisley will fall asleep and go unnoticed for a while before her brother finds her, but once he does it's all over.

Not the clearest picture, but very cute!

Peek-a-boo I see you

Paisley loves to play with the skirts on the dresses or her dresses in general. Her grasp has gotten really good and if she doesn't have a toy she makes one herself.

Noah's new idea

(This is actually a bathing suit bottom for Paisley that Noah found.)

Closet thumb sucker caught in the act!!

Internet Problems!!

2009-07-28T19:33:00.000-07:00

So we have been having internet problems lately. We are not sure what is going on whether it is the weather or our service is just bad. Hopefully it will be resolved soon...with that being said there are a few post put into this one hoping that in the end when I'm done typing it will actually post.
Paisley has now probably lost about half of the hair she was born with (she still has a lot I know)...I'm really sad about this because I love her hair...I love that it is dark like Matt's and I love that it is curly. With that being said I decided that I needed to take a few pictures to capture the dark curly hair before it's gone.

Paisley is also prefecting her smile. I'm sure this is what is going to melt daddy's heart when she is older and get her almost anything she wants. It doesn't take much to get her to smile, just come and say "hello."

Lastly, this doesn't happen very often because she is such a happy content baby so when it does it's funny to see.

Closet thumb sucker

2009-07-24T12:22:00.000-07:00

Paisley is a closet thumb sucker. I have caught her at night sucking her thumb in her sleep. However, during the day all she takes is a pacifier. I really don't mind one over the other except that eventually I can take her pacifier away which is not the case with her thumb. I just find it very funny. If that's the way she wants to soothe herself, by all means, I'm for more sleep. I would love to post a picture, but I haven't taken one because I don't want to wake her up, but I find it too funny not to post.

What a helper!

2009-07-22T18:57:00.000-07:00

Noah is such a littler helper. Paisley was sitting in her bumbo getting fussy. I was trying to get Noah to change a diaper for nap time, but he wouldn't sit down until Paisley was happy. He ran to the playroom and brought back her basket of toys and continued to give her every single one until she was happy.

Family

2009-07-22T18:29:00.001-07:00

My sister Jody and her family came into town for a school reunion. It was great to see them even though the trip was short. Noah enjoyed playing with his cousins and Paisley loved being held.

Olivia and Paisley

Ella and Paisley

Trouble...Sam and Noah

Olivia is staying the week with Grandma so we all went to the zoo. Noah had a great time taking Olivia to see all the animals especially since he got to be out of the stroller so much. The best story of the day was when we rode the carousel right before we left. The man running the ride was pretty loud and upbeat. His joke was that the ride was going to go so fast that you needed to hold your hair on. He even had a wig he was showing people saying that it was someones hair from the last ride. Olivia thought he was serious and literally rode the entire way holding her hair on.

Olivia holding her hair on!

Golf

2009-07-22T18:24:00.000-07:00

So it looks like we may have two golfers in the family...

Paisley watching the British Open with daddy.

Too cute not to post!

Food

2009-07-22T18:18:00.000-07:00

For breakfast Noah usually has a cereal bar or cereal. His favorite is Lucky Charms, however, he usually eats the marshmallows and feeds the rest to the dog when he thinks we aren't looking. A couple days ago he took his cereal into the playroom to eat. This is what I found later...

his new hiding place.

This is how I found him eating yesterday. He does understand the phone, but doesn't like to talk on it.

Baseball field

2009-07-22T11:38:00.000-07:00

We must have moved to a baseball field or had one moved into our house. Thankfully our downstairs is an open layout. Noah has now made this his baseball field. He will ask you to pitch the ball to him and after he hits he will drop the bat and run through the rooms to make it back to his bat. Once finished he picks up his bat, retrives the ball, and does it all over again. Not only has this become good exercise it also wears him out for nap.

Check back later for more posts...I have to get the pictures off the camera.

Paisley's smile

2009-07-14T19:02:00.000-07:00

Here's a few pictures of Paisley's sweet smile. She's getting more active with everyone and loves to watch her brother. She is also very patient and puts up with a lot from him. Paisley is definitely getting bigger every day.

Can I sleep with you?

2009-07-14T18:46:00.000-07:00

Paisley is a very good sleeper and has been sleeping through the night for a while now. She usually gets up at 6 to eat and then will go back to sleep. Noah usually gets up anywhere from 7 to 8. His favorite thing to do once he is up is to check on Paisley. I try to keep him out so she can sleep, but I'm not always successful. This day I actually got Noah to leave her alone. We were downstairs playing and cleaning up when he disappeared upstairs. This is not unusual because if he starts to get tired he goes to his room to get his blankets. The only problem is that he didn't come back. I went to go check on him and this is what I found. He found the pack-n-play mattress that he set down by the crib then brought his pillow and blankets in with Paisley to sleep. Of course I got the camera and then helped him clean up. It never occurred to me to leave him there and see how long he would stay. I guess I just really don't trust leaving him alone in a room with her that long.

Keep scrolling to read a few more new posts...

Smokies baseball round 2

2009-07-14T18:30:00.001-07:00

We took Noah and Paisley back to another baseball game. Noah was ready for the food this time! After having dinner beforehand he decided that he would still eat his free kids meal with some popcorn. He has started to pick up on cheering for the team and was happy with himself when he clapped at the right time. We didn't get to stay very long because it started to rain, but we had a great time together.

The food

Cheering

I can't see the game..what did I miss.

NO Band-aid!!

2009-07-14T18:23:00.000-07:00

Noah scraped his knee on a folding table. It was bleeding a little tiny bit, but I thought I would put a band-aid on it so the blood wouldn't get on anything. Noah had another idea... This is his face after wearing it for about five minutes. You would have thought he needed stitches or something. Needless to say we took it off and he went back to playing like nothing had happened. I guess that means I don't need to purchase any kid band-aids anytime soon.
Yes, Matt is laughing because both of us thought his reaction was the funniest thing.

Brother and sister

2009-07-12T19:36:00.000-07:00

Noah and Paisley have such a good relationship with one another now that I only hope it continues. He loves to help with her and she loves to watch him. We'll see how long this last when she's finally old enough to take things away from and irritate him. Until then I'm going to enjoy this stage.

Noah reading to Paisley

Bee sting

2009-07-08T20:19:00.000-07:00

Noah got stung by his first bee today. I'm a little surprised it hasn't happen sooner due to all the golf he plays in the yard. We were in the backyard when he kicked off his shoes to play. Matt had just come home from work and was going to put the lawnmower away for me when Noah started running after him. Then he just stopped and started crying and limping. Matt picked him up and pulled something out of his foot then put him back down. He came running to me for a kiss and when I looked at it he had a big white spot on his foot. I asked Matt what he pulled out of his foot and his comment was something like a thorn. After looking at it again we realized it was the stinger of the bee. We wiped it down and tried to apply ice as Noah limped around the kitchen. The pain didn't last to long because he soon decided to run around the living room. I tried to take a picture, but couldn't get him to sit still long enough. Luckily we now know that he is not allergic!! We were watching very carefully.

Happy 4th

2009-07-04T13:43:00.000-07:00

The church in front of our neighborhood has always had a July 3rd festival for the 4th. The fireworks are always a hit and a walk a away to enjoy. Now that Noah is older we have actually walked down to join in the festivities. This year we tried out the big slide and bean bag tosses. He actually made it in the hole as well.
Hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th!

Noah's two year pictures

2009-07-04T13:20:00.000-07:00

We traveled to two different parks earlier this week to see if I could take Noah's picture. In the end I found that it would have been easier to leave Paisley with someone and/or maybe have someone along the way to help make Noah smile. He's not to sure about having the camera in his face by himself, but loves when you take pictures of him with Paisley. The first few I like to call his model poses. He would pretty much do what you asked of him except smile. The last one is my favorite. Not sure why, but I think a lot has to do with the bush.

These were taken once we got home after a nap. It may have just been the location and that he wanted to be around familiar settings. However, these are the only two good shots I got, so maybe not.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BOY!!!

2009-06-29T19:00:00.001-07:00

On Saturday we celebrated Noah's birthday with family. We had a wonderful cookout with lots of fun! Noah did much better this year with the attention. I think he blew out his candle about three or four times. After the candle was gone he kept looking at Matt to relight it and do it again. Opening presents is always a joy and he has really caught on to this aspect as well. He is very thankful for all his wonderful presents and has officially tried them all out. Thank you, Thank you!!! Hope you enjoy the pictures from the party.

NOAH'S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY DAY...
Since today is Noah's official birthday we weren't going to let it go by unnoticed. First we traveled to the zoo with some friends and had a great time looking at the animals. I'm surprised that every time we go back he knows exactly where the animals are and can point them out to me. After the zoo we had to take a long nap to get ready for the night activities. We took Noah to his favorite eating place...Chick-fil-a for dinner. He was so excited he was pointing it out before we got there. Once we finished eating we took him to Toys R Us to pick out his present. He had so much fun in the store we weren't sure we would get him out. In the end we came home with his new tee-ball set and two movies. He really already knows how to hit the ball off the tee, but we liked this model because with batteries it will shoot the ball up out of the stand so he can hit it in the air. (I'll let you know how long before he masters this skill as well.) Then we headed to a Rocky Top league basketball game. This is a league where a lot of college basketball players are home for the summer and have been divided up into teams and play against each other. Noah was excited to see them play, but Paisley was not. We ended up hanging out in the lobby for a couple minutes before Noah decided he didn't like watching without his sister. We came home and let Noah look at his new presents which means the tee-ball set is now an outside toy (we already knew that, but let him try it). He is now tucked into his bed, fast asleep dreaming about getting up to play baseball.

We HATE mosquitoes!!!

2009-06-24T18:27:00.000-07:00

So we are now to the conclusion that Noah is allergic to mosquitoes. He had this problem last year that he would balloon up, but we thought he might outgrow it. Silly us, I guess. Every bite he gets turns out to be the size of a quarter or bigger. This is just one of the five he got yesterday. (Just in case you are wondering, dryer sheets do not work nor do the kid approved bug sprays.)

So the picture keeps rotating and I'm not sure why, but you get the picture.

Paisley's two months

2009-06-23T19:20:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's hard to believe that little girl is now two months old. Time sure goes fast with two... Paisley is still a great baby and starting to sleep through the night. She puts up with a very loving big brother and has lots of patience. Yesterday we went to her two month check up where she got her shots. I have never seen her so upset even at birth. Luckily, we don't have to go back for another two months.

There is another bandaid on the other leg, but you get the point.

As for her stats she is a growing girl...

10 lbs. 13 oz. and 22 inches long.

Where have we been?

2009-06-23T18:41:00.000-07:00

Well it depends on when you ask...it seems we have spent way too much time in the car lately, but had lots of fun adventures along the way. It all started with a trip to see Great Grandma Price, that led to Great Grandma and Grandpa Imler's house, to a wedding for cousin Janet, to a week long stay at the beach. I think that covers the road trip. We had a great time, but are also glad to be home and trying to get back into a routine. Noah's sleep is still a little off, but we're getting there.

Polly traveled to Indiana with us for the grandparents visits and wedding. However, she then switched cars and come home and stayed with Matt's parents while we were at the beach.

Paisley is Great Grandma Price's 30 something great grandchild. There were so many that she's lost count.

Noah waiting in the hotel for Matt to come back. It was a late night and an early morning.

Great Grandma Imler meets Paisley

Cousins Emma and Abigail meet Paisley while waiting for the wedding to start, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, Paisley meets Aunt Andrea, Paisley sleeping under the table at the reception, and Noah letting us know that it is time to go

The new family photo

Paisley ready for the beach with Noah jumping waves and tasting the salt water. Not sure what it is, but he loves to put his face in the water. (This should come in handy for swim lessons in the future, but a little scary at the moment. You have to watch him closely during bath time.)

My Family (Yes, all 19 of us went out to dinner together with one waitress and loved her.)

Too much ball?!?

2009-06-02T12:58:00.001-07:00

As you can tell from all the blog posts that Noah loves to play ball. He has basically picked up all the main sports now. Depending on what is on ESPN or the wii is what he decides to play at the moment. Well, yesterday we played golf and baseball all morning, typical, and then we started wrestling when I noticed his hand. SO how do you know if you're playing too much ball???

Blister!!

It doesn't seem to bother him and he doesn't even know it's there, but it caught me off guard.

(It's on his thumb if your wondering.)

Paisley's six week pictures

2009-05-30T13:33:00.000-07:00

I did this with Noah and decided to do it with Paisley making it a tradition. Yes, I love my new camera!!!

Make sure to keep scrolling down. There are several new posts. Sorry for the delay. We've been pretty busy.

Laundry Helper

2009-05-30T13:22:00.001-07:00

Noah is becoming more and more of a big help. He helps feed Polly, put away dishes, and with laundry. (Of course this is always a big help in the fact that I know he is not on top of Paisley squishing her if he's with me...ulterior motives)

These are the pictures I took of him helping me with laundry yesterday. And yes, I left him in the dryer while I ran for the camera.

Four more to go...Just think that means lot of pictures...

Paisley

2009-05-30T13:04:00.001-07:00

Since all Paisley does most of the day is eat and sleep it's hard to get photos of her doing something else. However, she is starting to wake up more and more each day. She loves to watch the ceiling fans spin and play with her brother, as long as he's not to rough.

A friend made this shirt for Paisley.

Three more to go...

Memorial Day

2009-05-30T12:49:00.000-07:00

We had the opportunity to join a few friends from church for a great Memorial Day cookout. We had a great time letting all the kiddos play while enjoying hamburgers and hotdogs. Apparently last year there was a paper airplane contest and it was decided that this should continue. It was actually quite fun. Noah also found a new toy while he was there.

Two more to go...