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Thursday, September 23, 2010

The Haley's Visit!


Noah helping Aunt Brittany feed his cousin Lexie


My boys snuggling on the couch :)


The Cousins: Landon, Lexie, Noah and Ben


Ben waiting for a piece of his Aunt Brittany's German Chocolate cake!


Me and Noah


Noah, Ben and Landon at Grandma Debbie's house


Cousin love :)

Brittany, Caleb, Landon and Lexie came to visit at the beginning of August. Ben had such a fun time playing with his cousin Landon. They are at such a fun age right now, with Landon only being 5 months older than, they really played together well. There were some fights over toys but what else would you expect from a 3 year old and almost 3 year old?

The Boys


Noah


Ben - they just love their ride on toys!


For anyone who knows Ben's Grandpa Jim - he looks EXACTLY like him here!


Sweet boy :)


Helping mom do the dishes...could they be any cuter???


Brothers :)

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

San Diego


Noah checking out the seaweed at Coronado Beach


Me and Noah at Coronado Beach


My mom and Noah after lunch at the Coronado Hotel


My parents and the Coronado Hotel


Noah chasing the seagulls at La Jolla


My family... love them :)


The boys thoroughly enjoying shopping in La Jolla


Noah at the pool at our hotel


Love his little chubby feet :)


Noah and his 2nd cousin, Cristian, my cousin Aaron's son


Cristian, my cousin Tara, myself and Noah


He loved running naked at the hotel!


My sister and her boy :)


What do you suppose Noah is telling those ducks that is holding their attention so well???


Me, my cousin Aaron, my cousin Tara and my sis


My sweet boy


My gorgeous sister and cousin!!!

My 2 favorite women in this world :)


Bubbles!!!


My family...we all look so great!


Awww Noah don't cry....Russo loves you!!!

At the end of July Noah and I flew to San Diego for a whirlwind visit. My cousin Aaron was getting married and I didn't want to miss a chance to see everyone and for them to meet Noah. Ben stayed behind in Alaska with Brent. We had so much fun taking in the sites and Noah was such a trooper after not having normal naps and flying all night. By the wedding on our last day there he was pretty much done with anyone other than his momma so I got my fill of carting around a 23 lb kid in heels and a dress. The wedding was beautiful and as I was posting these pictures I realized I don't have a good one of my cousin Aaron and his bride Lucy! I don't know who had more fun... Russo or my mom! They were both hilarious at the wedding after a few drinks!!! I had a ton of fun dancing with my sister and cousin Tara at the wedding...I don't think I've danced that much since my sorority party days in college!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Homer




Ben loved running in the water at the beach - of course it didn't occur to me to bring extra shoes so the poor guy had to wear wet ones the rest of the day!


Since Noah just started officially walking 2 days previous he loved walking around on the beach.


One of my favorites - He's getting ready to stomp in the water


My boys :)




Such a perfect day!


View of Homer from the mountain top


The Spit

A couple weekends ago we took a mini vacation to Homer. We stayed in a beautiful cabin with great views. We had such a fun time walking around the pier looking at all the boats. The highlight was going to the beach - there have been so many rainy, cloudy days but the day we went to the beach was perfect out. You can tell from the pictures that it wasn't super warm - a little windy - so we needed hats and coats. The boys were pretty good on the long drive to and from Homer. The only bad part was when Ben puked all over himself and his car seat on the way home. The good part about it was that we were literally a minute from home... poor guy!!! He hadn't ever gotten sick before so he was quite surprised.

A Little Randomness


A beautiful double rainbow right out our front door


Brent and his boys


Ben, Noah, Mallory and Juliette - I love Ben's grin in this picture!


Noah just loves babies and he especially loves his little buddy Juliette!


Look how proud Noah is of himself for getting up on the train box!


What? Do I have something on my face?


Yum yum yum! A special treat...licking the brownie batter spoon!


Ben has so much hair now that I can put it in a mini mohawk :)


The boys on their vehicles