NEW MOON!!

I love when movies come out. Meghan, Ashley, and I went to the midnight showing of New Moon. You may recall from last year that we made matching shirts when we went to the midnight showing of Twilight. So this year, we made New Moon sweatpants.

We left at about 10 and were prepared to wait inside the theater for a few hours. Due to the huge turnout at the theater (10 midnight showings sold out) they had us all in a line outside! It wrapped clear around the building. So, there we were....freezing cold! So I took a trip to my can and to Ashley's car and found....2 blankets, a winter coat, a hat, and gloves on top of the coats that we were wearing, and the hat and gloves Ashley had. So we survived until they let us in around 11.

The movie was fine. Better than the first one. For us Twilight junkies it was a great night out. Since then, I took Noah to see it, and must say that I liked it a lot better the second time.

Cute Kids!

My sister Marie took these pics of my kids in December when she was out to visit. These are my favorites. Super cute!

Isaac (7 months) is scooting around (hasn't figures out the hands and knees thing yet!) He chooses not to sit on his own. I am sure that he could if he tried, but he would rather be on his stomach so he can move. He has started eating baby food, although he goes through stages when he won't eat anything at all.

Ruby (2 years & 2 months) is our little princess, and she knows it. She is into everything girlie....necklaces, braclets, purses., and playing dress up. She is also our little artist and can keep herself entertained with a paper and pen for a long time. She is just getting into cartoons like her brother. Dora is her favorite. She wishes that she could go to school with her brother. I cannot believe how big she has gotten and how mature she is.

Levi is 4 1/2 and can't wait for his birthday so that he can turn 5! He does preschool with 10 other kids that go to our church and loves it. The are learning so much all the time. He catches on quickly and is good at memorizing. He has been working on his articles of faith and just said #3 all by himself last night. He is also our techno junkie. His 2 favorite things to do are play on the Nintendo and play computer games. He is a little heartbreaker. He has develped his first little crush, it is so cute!

GOBBLE GOBBLE!

Thanksgiving came and went quickly at our house. We had a great dinner with Noah's parents, Aunt Meghan, Uncle Fizz and Mandy,and Great-Grandpa Neal. We ate turkey and played our traditional game of BINGO, complete with prizes and had a great time together as a family.

This year, for the first time since Levi was a baby we left the kids asleep at home (well, we took Isaac) and went out for black friday!!! It was so much fun. We hit 2 Walmarts, JC Penney, and Toys 'r Us and got home before the kids even woke up. It was fun to do something crazy together. And it was sucessful.

These are pictures of the kids with the turkey hats that my friend Carrie and I made with the preschool kids. They were pretty cute and perfect for the turkey day!!

WICKED WAS AWESOME!!!

Noah and I don't go out alone very much because the time he has free from school and homework we like to spend with the kids. In November Noah and I went together to see it. Noah loved it! I have to say that I even liked it better the second time.

I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE!!

This year for the stake primary activity (all the children in our congregation between 3 and 12) went to the LDS Temple that is about 20 minutes from our house. They talked to the kids about when the temple was built all the children saved their pennies to buy benches that were put on the grounds of the temple.

They also talked about the designs that are on the outside of the temple rest on each other, because to return to our Heavenly Father we must learn line upon line and precept on precept. Levi has a great time.

Hannah Beals

Noah's brother Josh and his wife Debby just had a baby girl. Well she is 6 weeks old, but with all the stuffy noses around we haven't been able to see her that much.

This past Sunday we finally made it to their house as a family. It was so fun to see Ruby with her. She has asked to see Baby Hannah almost every day for weeks! She is such a sweet baby with the cutest cheeks and thighs!

Happy Spooky Halloween!!!

We had a great Halloween this year! It was so fun to have 2 kids excited for all the festivities. A few months ago I started asking Levi what he wanted to be for Halloween. After her saw some kids dressed up as crayons in a magazine he decided that he wanted to be a crayon for Halloween. So we had the 3 cutest crayons you have ever seen! I made the costumes (copying the idea in the magazine) and they turned out great. my cute little angel red crayon!

Sweet little pink crayon!

Silly big boy blue crayon!

Cutest box of crayons in the world!
This picture is at our ward trunk or treat. My kids loved doing the cake walk. This is Levi helping Ruby (it was so cute!) Eventually she did it by herself and they both won several times.

The other Halloween tradition we have in our family is making homemade donuts. I tried every year for the past 5 years, always coming out with dense greasy donuts. This year however, they were yumm-o!! I think they even all got eaten! Aren't they pretty.

Ruby What?

A few months ago Noah's mom taught Ruby her full name. The conversation would go something like this.

Grams: What's your name?
Ruby: Ruby
Grams: Ruby what?
Ruby: Ruby Alice Beals

This was so cute. And she would be so proud of herself. Then a few weeks ago Levi gave everyone a new name (all new names are in a different post). The name he chose for Ruby was Ruby Poo. This name is also very sweet when her brother calls her it. Now the conversation goes like this.

Mommy: What's your name?
Ruby: Ruby
Mommy: Ruby what?
Ruby: Ruby Poop

Not so sweet. But very funny.