Josie Noelle

December 14th, 2011

5 PM

6lbs 9oz

19 inches

Amarie loves that "she is growing up"
and is so excited to be a big sister
We love you Amers!

My midwife who helped me to experience birthing without
pain meds. I still can't believe I did it. Dad was very supportive
as well. I'm glad I was able to experience it.














This was Mine and Noelle's first night together in the hospital.
These two photos captured, I believe, her first realization that
her journey in this world had begun. She had arrived. She laid there
content just looking around and soaking it all up. So sweet.
So fresh from Heaven.








































Brytinn tried hard to hold back her smile. She was very sensitive to just how special it was to have Noelle with us. Kamara got to take Noelle home with mom and dad while the other two had another sleep over at
Nani's. It was a nice evening just the four of us.






Noelle felt right at home with her big
sister's voices surrounding her.





















After Kamara got off to school, Joe and I were able to spend our first day home from the hospital alone with Noelle. I was overwhelmed with love, joy, and excitement. I just can't believe how precious and special these moments are, and how fortunate and blessed I am to be a part of these miracles and that her and I were healthy and everything went well. I am humbled by it all and overwhelmed with gratitude.

Kamara's Christmas party getup and Brytinn in her ballet performance

Easter and Amarie's big day

EASTER!

decorating eggs, my favorite activity...involves little money, lots of fun, and no candy :)

trying on big clothes while kam finished decorating

This pictures for you mom, wanted you to see that I used all the easter decorations you gave me.
I cut out the easter plastic bag and made the letters out of them. Thanks :)

Kam is so fun, they all got these bunny eyes in their baskets, but only kam wore them the rest of the day, so cute!

Thanks to Liz they all had these beautiful matching Easter dresses. They looked so stinkin cute!

and mommy, this has been my easter skirt for the past 8 years :)

Amarie's birthday! and yes, the castle cake...I almost gave up, frosting it was the hardest part!

Tangled/Rapunzle invited Bell and Cinderella to the party. I did their hair in no joke 5 minutes, but I was still excited of how close I got it looking like the real thing :)

All that Amers wanted for her birthday was a 'tangled dress' she was so excited! I have never bought a princess dress for my girls :)...and I still haven't, grandmama bought this one, thanks! I don't know what it is, I think I am afraid if I buy one, I might have to buy all of them.
(I borrowed bell and cinderella's dress from a neighbor)

Uncle Sam painting the princess's nails

Everyone was so cute and festive at the party. Jenessa, nanni and I got in fancy dresses and sam and his date wore a crown and tiara, thanks guys!

It was a simple birthday with lots of excitement and love...Love you Amarie!
(Amarie was so cute and invited all of her cousins, but I had to tell her they couldn't come:(

October Fun!

This fall has been so beautiful!

Funny poses at Corn Belly's while we wait for Heath and Hannah and cousins to arrive. We convinced them to drive two and a half hours from Idaho to share one of our favorite things with us, Corn Belly's!

There here!

Princess Pumkin Land

The Knight and his Princess...so stinkin cute!

The hay ride

Potty break with sweet Amers

Heath launching the kids down the slides

HALLOWEEN

Cindy Loo Who!!!

Kamara was so excited! It was rewarding after the work to get this costume together. She just couldn't believe how much she looked like her (I couldn't either, I was probably just as excited as her:). She said, "this costume turned out way better than I ever thought, thank you thank you thank you mom!" (Fake bangs and some fake hair coming out of the braids, and a tyrofoam cone under her hair, fake eyelashes, a dress from target, a santa coat that was so easy to make, and some shiny eyeshadow on her nose for the complete cindy loo who look!)

Annie!!

I found this perfect Annie Dress at the thrift store. Brytinn was so excited, but super hesitant to let me spray her hair a little red...but finely she gave in. She also made sure to practice her Annie songs, she is a good little singer.

Posing like a pretty Ballerina. So precious

Everyone at Nani's work couldn't get enough of them, so much fun!

Kamara's first school Parade!

Halloween party at school

one station had a movie with fun halloween clips for the kids and rice crispy treats to snack on while they watched.

Kamara's teacher, Cinderella

Through the craziness of the kids needs, costumes, and parties, Kody was my right hand man! Thanks Kody!

Brytinn refused to try this game all day, but finely she budged cuz she wanted a prize, she did it!
Kamara was the first to go and when told to go ahead and throw them, she threw all four rings at the same time, it was so cute. She got two around the hat, pretty impressive

IDAHO

after the kids fun, it was off to Hannah's halloween party in Idaho. She got babysitters for all the kids and the adults had some halloween fun!

Joseph was a Salt Lake City Real Soccer player that has long dreads and is quite the playa:) So... desperate to coordinate costumes, I busted out a half cheerleader half ref costume.

After some convincing on my end, Kody roes to the ocassion dressed as a flapper girl! It was a hit! No one could take him seriously all night, every time he talked we just cracked up, it was way fun.

Zorro and Zorro's wife

Hannah's awesome display of food and amazing cake!

The men...kind of

Cozy at last.


Trick or Treating...time for some warm costumes.

I thought it was so cute that the two little ones were a lion and a tiger

Haven was so excited about his face painting, especially with his eyes closed:)

In the words of Hannah, "this is one of those pictures that in years to come we will look at and it will make us cry." Such a precious and short time of life, for both the kids and the parents.