Is it genetic?

This morning Luke got all his animals out and this is what happened to them...




I was reminded of Jakob and all the animal arranging he's done throughout his life. When I asked Luke where the animals were going he told me that they were walking to the city to see the man in the yellow hat and that it was going to be a long walk.

In States of Cheese and REM

Here are some pictures of Emily and Ian's visit to Madison.




And here's what the rest of the Bells were doing...



Just kidding. I was just trying to make an excuse to publish these pictures. I think there is nothing as sweet as sleeping children...and Aaron. Love you all.

Ian-isms

So here are some pictures of Ian doing what he does best...everything! Caleb started this funny game with him of putting pot-holders on his hands and soon it progressed to his feet too. The lighting on this one isn't great, but his face is priceless. Just imagine him clapping his padded feet and hands together and looking at you with his mischeviously smiling eyes. (So I know how to spell "mischeviously" but not lovable...haha.)



Ian plus the outdoors equals FUN! (and baths.)




I LOVE this series . One of the big kids. He's determined to play soccer right along with them.

Emily's Instructions

Hey everyone, this might be confusing, but this is Ashley posting Emily's pictures. She said she couldn't remember how to get pictures onto this site so she handed me the camera and said: "Here you go. Have fun." So I am. There are quite a few pictures on here so I might make another post later. (You all know how long it takes to load pictures...) So here they all are at Halloween. So loveable...lovable? Love-able? Mom, which is it?

I love Spencer's face in this one...

another week

Here are some images from the last week at our house. I can hardly believe that Noah is almost a month old. I know that it is cliche but it is unreal how fast the time goes. I love having a newborn.

Look at those long feet! He's Nat's boy for sure.

You can see how he's putting on weight. His thighs and face are especially plump.

Luke still loves to hold Noah. Right now I can hear Luke telling Nat, "I just want to hold him!" We just got both of the boys ready for bed. Changing clothes is a process that neither one enjoys right now. Luke cried while I got him in his jammies while Noah cried for Nat. This picture was taken on Saturday afternoon-- notice how they are both still in their pajamas.

It was great to have Ashley here. We really had a nice time. She gots lots of baby time while Luke got his mommy time.

We've got another open mouth smile at our house.

I DO have more to do than just take pics of the dog...

Really, I do.... this was a promise to Eliza because she's having a bad day. Emily told her she could see pictures of Murphy with the toy that she bought him while she was in Madison. So here is the monster!

Nothing too new here. Im still not showing. We did hear the heartbeat on October 27. We both thought that was pretty cool!

I told Jack that last year on October 27 we signed the contract for our house....this year on Oct 27 we heard the heartbeat! He thinks I remember too much!

Back to the dog........I had to include this one..... Murphy decided to re-landscape the backyard.

Two weeks old!

Noah is two weeks old today. Where does the time go? It's amazing how quickly babies change. Noah has been having more and more alert time. He is also smiling and making more and more noises. Luke still loves him and loves all the new toys that Noah has brought (the bouncy seat, the swing and Luke's favorite-- the play gym).

Noah is taking it all in.

He's not so sure about getting his diaper changed.

That's right folks-- a smile. He has lots to be happy about.
Noah could be a baby hand model couldn't he?

Noah's smile

For some reason, I have been having a hard time accessing my iPhoto library. I am sure that I will get things figured out. But, in the meantime you can go to the Fredin blog to look at a picture of Noah's smile.

Brothers

This picture was taken on Noah's first night home. Mom bought the boys matching yellow fleece jammies that say "Snuggle Buddies" on them. It has been neat to watch Luke become a big brother. It makes me want to thank mom for having my siblings. It's so good to have company. What would I do without my brothers and sisters?

Halloween Fun

Here are pictures of Luke and Noah dressed up for Halloween.