This afternoon was rainy and the boys woke up from nap cranky. We needed something different to entertain them. We decided to set up their giraffe tent. We all had a great time and a lot of laughs. The best part, we ended up with two exhausted, happy boys at bed-time.
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First Flag Football Game
Today the boys had their first flag football game. Our church was having a game for moms and sons and Matt was volunteering and well I am a mom with sons, so we went and had fun. We went out for pizza afterward, which the boys loved.
Noah & Ezra visit the zoo
Today we went to the Phoenix Zoo. They boys really enjoyed the long wagon ride and frequent stops. Although I think they were more interested in watching other kids than animals.
Looking for the tiger
There he is.
Hurry up dad.
Ezra was overall happy at the zoo, just not for the camera. Not sure why the one tear either.
A baboon
Just making sure mom or dad is near by.
Guess what. Goat Butt.
To truly know the life of a goat, one must be like the goat.
Christmas Day in Pictures
Santa came to Grandma and Grandpa’s house, Ezra, Noah, and Abby were very good babies this year.
Wow!
Noah is there something on your back?
Drums!
Which one should I open next?
Wrapping paper!
Taking time to read the card.
Poor boy just wanted to play the piano.
Checking out his see and say with Grandma
Ez was done with his shirt
Abby sitting in her new chair like a proper lady
High-Five!
I think we better feed this baby he is eating his arm!
Wahoo! We made it to the top.
Photo Friday – 11.27.09

My little cuties

Sleepy Noah

Sleepy Ez

I love the wind in my face

Abby on the attack

Rock on

Thanksgiving is awesome!

No that is not stuffing mashed potatoes mushed onto my sippy

Drinking a bottle in the wagon is the way to go

Bagpipes are so awesome
Enjoying some sunshine
After the boys’ second nap yesterday we took a walk down to one of the neighborhood playgrounds and enjoyed swinging and playing in the grass. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous lately.
Some pics of the fun:





I thought I was snapping a pic of Noah, when I inadvertently caught him making one of his favorite noises on camera:
MVI 5137 from Stephanie Adams on Vimeo.
Here’s Ez practicing his walking with daddy. He was totally happy about it until I whipped the camera out, so he is a little cranky in the video.
MVI 5136 from Stephanie Adams on Vimeo.
Things i am Excited about – Matt
I thought I would share some things i am personally excited about for the next 12 months.
- The boys getting more and more active. it is a lot of fun.
- playing in the dirt (with the kids….right).
- GORD – the off road Duathalon in March with Stephanie.
- The date night alone in prescott before the GORD with stephanie
- our first planned night away. - Running a half marathon, maybe the Lost Dutchman in March.
- Camping next summer with the boys.
- Maybe heading to the beach.
- Maybe heading to colorado in the summer
- Nana & Papa Adams coming down in march to see their little grandkids.
- more time mountain biking.
- Some work stuff. I know im odd, but i feel some good things happening at factor1
- Cool tech toys. Stuff is getting cooler and cooler every year, and i know im a geek, but i look forward to it.
- Scoot bikes?!?! bikes without pedals for toddlers. Maybe they will be ready next fall. maybe not. they are still pretty short.
Just a few random things in my head.
first Halloween
well the boys are too little for trick-or-treet, but that didnt stop us from having a little fun.
Labor Day Weekend
I must say it was so nice having a three day weekend. Having an extra day of daddy help was just what I needed! We had time for some fun activities plus plenty of relaxing and even a few chores.
We ran our first 5k as a family.

Daddy and the boys at the start

Sprinting at the finish

I finished my first 5k!
Then off to the Grandparents’ house for breakfast.

Our first wagon ride!
On Sunday we went back to Grandma and Grandpa’s for lunch and playing with Abby.

Swimming

Bubbles
After lunch was nap-time and chore time.

Carter helping Matt put together shelves for the playroom
Monday was full of playing, chores, and reading.

Wrestling!
Happy 4th of July!
Happy Independence Day! We didn’t not celebrate the 4th in a traditional sense today. The boys cannot stay up late enough for fireworks and all the people we normally would BBQ with are out of town (we weren’t ready to throw our own BBQ yet), but we still had a great day.
Our 4th started out checking out all the water left behind from last night’s storm. My rain gauge had 1.5 inches in it, which for the desert is a ton!
The baby pool is now disgusting and full! It was clean and only had about 2 inches of water in it before.
Lake Miramar is full! (Lake Miramar is our neighborhood name for the retention basin down the street, it has very deep dry wells at the bottom too, so it is impressive when it fills)
After that, it was time to go to the Farmers’ Market!
As you can see it was met with great excitement.
Our bounty from the market. Most of this is to make more baby food. Look at those giant sweet potatoes, Ezra will be so happy!
Then we took naps, okay the boys did, Matt and I did stuff around the house. When nap time was over cousin Abby came over and we went swimming.
This is fun!
Dad and Noah
Mom and Ezra
Auntie Michelle and Abby
Noah really likes to lick towels, blankets, pretty much anything
Thanks to our neighbors who lent us their pool in their absence! It was a great day for swimming.
One Week Home
We have survived our first week home! The jet lag plus having two infants made for a challenging week, but thankfully we had lots of help and lots of food. Here are some highlights from the first week, sorry I am sure more happened but I cannot remember all that much!
- The first doctor appointments went well. We came home with NO ear infections and Giardia does not seem to be present.
- I overheard Matt telling his mom that cloth diapering is just as easy as disposables. :)

Drying some on the line right now
- The boys are super chatty and giggly.
- Noah is super close to sitting up.
- Ezra loves to sing.
- Noah loves to jump in the jumper. seriously. he jumped over an hour today (video proof of the fun).
- We have tried rice cereal and sweet potatoes. Ezra doesn’t like the cereal, but the sweet potatoes are yummy.
- Matt is amazing with the boys, he was so worried before, but it seems to come natural to him.
- The animals are all adjusting well, yes even Tank.
7 years
thats how long I have been lucky enough to have such a great wife. Sometimes I still think she is crazy for marrying me. She is pretty much the best wife any man could hope for.
Thanks for an amazing 7 years Stephanie. The next 7 should prove to be even more exciting I am sure!
Abby's 12 week pics
Just some photos I took last weekend at Cindy’s bday party. Abby at 12 weeks. She is getting so big and growing so fast already!
(why do I feel i washed these out after editing? they looked so vibrant before I uploaded. Maybe I need to re-upload)
Snow Day with Dad
On Monday and Tuesday my dad and I went up to my parents’ cabin to see some snow. When we arrived at the cabin we were disappointed to see the snow was already melted. Not to worry a quick 20 minute drive up the mountain and there was plenty. It was the super hard well packed kind, so no snowmen or snowball fights, but we did get to try out sledding. It was my first time (yes I know this is something you should probably try in your life before you turn 30 and yes I have seen snow before), so we stuck to the small hills, which was a good thing, because it was some fast snow!
Here are a couple of pics, I put the rest of them in the photo gallery:














































