Utah vs. AFA 2010

Brin and Mommy showing their Utah spirit!

Grandma and Grandpa Nosker with grandkids.

Nosker family Utah fans!

Brin and Kate coloring at the tailgate.

Every fall we look forward to tailgating with our friends, the McCallister family for the AFA football games. We make sure not to miss the Utah vs. AFA games, if possible. Luckily we have some great connections who help us to get tickets to this game. This year Grandma and Grandpa Nosker got to join in the fun! Utah just barely beat the Falcons, but a win is a win!

Halloween

Brin and Kate attend yet another LHS Halloween Safe Day.

Even Grandma and Grandpa Nosker came along for some fun.

The Nosker family at LHS.

Halloween is probably one of my favorite holidays. I love seeing all of the little kids dressed up and of course, CANDY! This year we invited some friends to join us for the LHS Safe Day of trick-or-treating. The Donahoe family and McCallisters all joined us for some safe candy, fun carnival games and fun.

Grandma and Grandpa Nosker came over that weekend for a visit and we ran them all around town. That weekend we went to "Boo at the Zoo" on Friday night, LHS Safe Day on Saturday, and then off to the Utah vs. AFA football game later that afternoon! Whew! It was one busy weekend full of festivities. They traveled home on Sunday and Brinlie and Mommy went out trick-or-treating while Daddy put Grayson to bed.

Boo at the Zoo

Getting ready to start "trick-or-treating" at Boo at the Zoo!

Daddy and Grayson with Star Wars characters.

Grandpa, Daddy and Grayson with the 501st Legion members.

The grumpiest fairy at the zoo!

I'm sure you can only imagine the happiness that Daddy Nosker felt when we realized the 501st Legion was at this year's Boo at the Zoo! I think he was on cloud nine and didn't mind that the kids were a little grumpy (which made the mommy a little grumpy too!) The funniest part was when we all went in the giraffe house to see/feed the giraffes. Brin desperately wanted to feed the baby giraffe, but a bigger giraffe had other ideas. He went over our heads and then swooped in for the cracker, scaring us in the process! I bet we were hilarious to watch because we were so focused on the baby giraffe that the older giraffe completely took us by surprise! It was total chaos in that giraffe house and we quickly fed them our crackers and proceeded on our way. Luckily it wasn't too cold that night. You just never know how the Colorado Halloween weather is going to be!

October Family Fun!

Grayson posing with the pumpkin.

My two kids in their skeleton pjs and pumpkin.

Proud Grandma with Brin and Grayson.

We are so lucky to have family that's willing to fly over for a weekend and watch the kids while we get away for our anniversary. Can you believe it's been 7 years??!! This year we decided to stay at the Bed and Breakfast where we got engaged and go out for a really nice dinner. Grandma W. flew over and watched the kids overnight. While she was here we went to a Fall Festival at a local school and had lots of fun. We also got to bring home a great big pumpkin to carve. Grandma and Brinlie had lots of fun baking muffins and taking care of Grayson while Mommy and Daddy were across town for the night.

Fall 2010

Here's one of Brinlie's best "smiles" for the camera!

This one's not too bad, if only someone was there to get Grayson's attention

This one melts my mommy heart! Scott teaches Brinlie how to skip rocks across the pond.

Every fall we enjoy traveling up to Mueller State Park to see the changing leaves and of course take some family photos. This was Grayson's first trip and he really seemed to like the atmosphere and being outdoors. They have a short little hike around a pond with informational centers for the kids. Brinlie liked lifting the flaps and learning all about the pond life. This trip the leaves where we normally take our family photos were all gone, so we found a new favorite spot. This one is down by a pond with great rocks nearby. We ate our picnic and proceeded to attempt a family photo with only a tripod in hand. The wind was blowing like crazy and the kids were just not cooperating. Brinlie was being a typical 3 year old and giving her cheesiest smile for the camera. Seriously, what does it take to get two kids and two adults to all smile and look at the camera at the same time? A miracle, I guess. That or a professional photographer to take your picture instead of a tripod and self-timer!

Grayson is 6 months old!

Grayson hanging out at the park

"Seriously, what is she doing?!"

"I loved those sweet potatoes, Mom. See them all over my outfit?!"

Grayson putting his cute (almost as big as Brinlie's!) handprint on my plate from Color Me Mine.

It's already been 6 months since the birth of Grayson! He's such a big baby boy that it's hard to believe that he was 5 weeks early! Today he went in for his 6 month checkup and weighed 17 lbs 9 oz (67%), 26.5 inches (70%) and 17 in head cir (46%). He is such a sweet boy who loves to eat and has been sleeping through the night (Thank Goodness!!). Grayson can roll over from his back to belly, but often seems to get "stuck" on his belly. He is getting close to sitting up on his own and loves standing. Mostly Grayson likes people to interact and talk to him, his jumperoo, and anything that his big sister is doing!

Brinlie turns 3!

Here's Brin eating her birthday cupcake!

What a cheesy girl! What can I say, she loves sugar!

Her big girl bike. Now she just needs to grow more to reach the pedals better.

Brin and Kate painting their projects at Color Me Mine.

I can hardly believe it's been 3 years since the birth of my little sweet girl. In that time she's turned into an independent, high spirited child who loves to be the center of attention! Brinlie officially weighs 27 lbs (13th percentile--highest she's EVER been!), 34.5 inches (5th percentile). This girl is definitely going to give us a run for our money. She constantly is looking for ways to manipulate things so that they'll go her way. She's very bright and loves to play school (where she's the teacher, of course!). Brinlie also enjoys playing with her baby dolls and the new power tool set she received for her birthday! This is one well-rounded little girl. Last week she started a tumbling class and has already impressed the teacher with her fast learning and "listening skills" (Seriously?! She doesn't listen that well at home!) I just love it at night when I tuck her in and she whispers, "I love you Mommy. Sweet dreams!" What a sweetheart!! Help me remember this when I'm ripping my hair out in 10 years! :)