All about Noah

Isn't he just a beautiful boy! Well this year has been rough on my munchkin but he is hanging in there. I started doing daycare early 2007 and it was a little hard getting used to sharing mommy, but we made some great friends through that. Although his best buddy continues to be his Big brother. In Sept. Gabriel started school. And little Noah doesn't like being left at home. Just a few mornings ago he told me, "Mommy I just want to match... I want to MATCH Gabriel how old I am." He wants so badly to go to school. But mommy is still holding tight to my little man. It will be soon enough that he is in school, and I am going to cherish the time I have with him until then. It has been wonderful having a alone time with him... that is until little sister came along. He loves his little sister though, "she is so coot!"Being the middle child is rough stuff, but he is a tough guy. Tough LIKE SUPERMAN!! He loves to play super heros. He pretends to be batman, superman, and spiderman. Which is kind of funny because he has never ever seen any of the cartoons or movies for these characters. Only books and coloring books, and he has seen his brother play daddy's superman game. But his all time favorite thing to do is PUZZLES. We get these giant floor puzzles for him 40+ pieces and Noah can put them together in seconds. He is soooo smart. He loves to be read to and he loves to sit and look at books by himself too. He is such a great little boy, and though I dread him getting older I look forward to everyday that I get to see him grow and learn.

Abby Smiles

Abby started smiling about a two weeks ago and we finally got some pics. These are REAL honest to goodness smiles, not just gas, LOL! She is cooing too, but we have been unsuccessful at getting that on camera. I think she is a little camera shy, either that or just plain stubborn :)

Gingerbread house

The boys and I decided to try to make a gingerbread house. Last years house was a flop... literally. But this year mommy opted for a kit. The boys were so proud of it, they led Daddy in with his eyes closed to show him the finished house. We had a blast and it's STILL STANDING, WOOHOO!!!

Who's Who

We discovered that our little Abigail looks ALOT like Gabriel when he was a baby. Obviously you can tell from the pink and blue clothes, but if it weren't for the clothes I think it would be hard to tell them apart.

Santa pics

Thanksgiving 2007

Passed around

A new Friend

Aurelia Isabelle Lanter made her way into the world on Nov. 14th. We are so happy she is here. And I hope the girls, Aurelia and Abigail, get to be as good of friends as the boys are, Noah Lanter, Gabriel, and Noah.

Grandma and Grandpa's visit

Grandma and Grandpa came for a visit last weekend so that they could meet miss Abby. We had such a great time with them. They took us out to eat at a hibachi grill. The boys were mesmerized with our cook. I wish I had taken my camera there. Gabriel's eyes couldn't have gotten any bigger. Noah didn't so much like the fire on the grill. He practically climbed mommy's arm, and Gabriel told everyone we shouldn't play with fire. But other than that they both loved it. And the food was great!

OUR baby

Halloween 2007

We had so much fun with Grandmother on Halloween. As you can see Grandmother looked great as Cruella Deville. Gabriel was a brave knight and Noah was the fierce dragon. And I finally got a lil' pumpkin for halloween, doesn't Abby look precious! Daddy had just shaved his head, so we decided to have fun with it and we put the boys' handprints and Abby's footprint on his head. We took the kids to trunk or treat at my church. It was great fun for the boys, and I got to show off Abigail for the first time to my church friends.

looking back on momma's visit

I know this is a bit out of order but I can't leave it out. My mom was an angel for us with this pregnancy. She came when I first started having latent labor at the beginning of the month, and stayed with me until I had Abigail. I had such a wonderful time with her, and we got so much accomplished. I think she was just trying to distract me from the focusing on how uncomfortable I was, but I am so thankful for all the stuff we got done. She custom designed and made my entire nursery set. Isn't it beautiful!!! I did the quilt. but I wouldn't have known how without her. She got up with my kiddos every morning, and did all my laundry a few times.It was so wonderful to be able to just relax and prepare for Abby's arrival without the day to day mommy stresses. So I just wanted to say THANKS MOMMA for making my first experience with the dreaded ninth month a sweet memory.

Don't forget the Marshmallows

It has been so much fun having daddy home with us for the past few days. Daddy is all about the special treats!! It finally got cold enough here that daddy could fix the boys YUMMY hot cocoa with MARSHMALLOWS, mmmmmm!!!

Grandmother meets Abigail

We are so happy that Grandmother was able to be a part of Abigail's first few days. We have always lived so far away that it wasn't something that she could do. It was very special to have her here, and I hope she will cherish the memories as much as we do.

Abigail is Here!!

Abigail Rose is finally here. She made her appearance on Oct. 28th at 4:43 am. Only 2 hours after the first contractions started. We got to the hospital only 13 min. before she was born. I really thought I might end up having a baby in the car!! But we made it just in time. She wieghed 7 pounds 11 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. The boys are completely taken by there little sister. We made shirts for them to wear when they met her, and a shirt for her too. Noah's says "I am the big brother" and Gabriel's says "I am the biggest brother". There sweet faces just glowed when they met her. Mommy and Daddy are a bit taken by her too.