happy boy

no thank you

I took John to his 4 month check up.
He's healthy and happy (most of the time).
He's also a little on the small side, so the pediatrician recommended supplementing nursing with a little formula.
But John did not like it, not one little bit.


Maybe another day...

grinchy dreams

dress up

Being the youngest isn't for the weak.
It takes courage.
Perseverance.
And hopefully a good sense of humor when you get older and find pictures like these :)




Just remember your siblings love you.

i love my little boys

nighttime tv

During the day this kid won't even glance in the direction of the TV, but at night, it's a different story.

startin' 'em early

We want him texting before he can walk. :)

brotherly bonding

This morning KJ was "reading" the junk mail to John.
Quite entertaining for everyone :)

There's nothing better

snuggling with my baby.

1st cereal

big success.

sweet dreams

nicoll brothers

Only 10 years apart, but I see some resemblance.

{Parker - 3 months}

{John - 4 months}

They are both definitely Nicolls.

mornings with the boys

Have I mentioned how much I love my mornings with my boys?
As soon as the big kids are off to school, I feed John, and he sits with his big brother, KJ, until he falls asleep.

I am in love.

fall break '11

We started our first day of fall break at the dentist's office.
Fun for all! :)
I was thrilled that no one had any cavities.

We came home and I took pictures of my boys.
...because I'm their mom, they're only little once, and I was lovin' John's new outfit, and KJ's greenish-blue eyes.



This afternoon Riley and her friend Sarah wanted to have a lemonade stand.
I have to admit I was quite pessimistic about the whole idea. I thought, I'll just let them see that it's not worth the few dollars they will make.

I skeptically perched myself in the front window, on the lookout for anyone suspicious that might make my daughter the next missing child on the evening news.

Boy, was I wrong.
I was blown away by the passer-byers generosity!
Nearly every car stopped. Many simply to donate.
Even my cynical opinion of the high school kids was obliterated when a boy drove by, stopped, turned around, paid two dollars {two dollars!} for a cup, turned his car around again, and was back on his way.
Crazy, I tell ya...

I'm not exaggerating either!
In two hours, they made $22+


I think I just might have to make my own lemonade stand.

one killer weekend

This past weekend we tried to pack as much as we could possibly handle in 72 hours.
I'm relieved to say it's over and yes, we survived, but only because my mom was here to get me through.

A couple of weeks ago my brother and his family, who live in Indiana, received a job transfer to Oregon, requiring them to move in 2 weeks. My mom immediately flew out to help my 7-month pregnant sister-in-law and 1- and 2- year old boys pack up, while my brother finished getting the house ready to sell. A week later, my dad flew out and the next day they all headed out west. They were quite the sight. (I should've taken a picture!) My brother and his family in their truck, pulling their Ford Focus behind. Followed by my parents driving the largest Budget rental truck, pulling a trailer, loaded with a Volkswagon van. Two and a half days from Indiana to Utah.
So glad it wasn't me.

Tuesday night the weary travelers stayed the night. First time in two years that all of my parents' grandkids were together in one place.


The sword-wielding 2 year old didn't want to cooperate,


so we took the sword and he wasn't happy with us.


The moving party was gone bright and early the next morning, but leaving my mom here with us.
Having Grandma here means fun, cases of Diet Coke, and fancy shoes.


So skip ahead a couple of days.

FRIDAY:
My sweet Emma turned six. SIX!
She was only 4.5 months old when we moved here.

We started the morning with presents.


Once we got the kids off to school, we watched the Today Show to find my aunt and cousins. {awesome picture, by the way}


Then we went to the school to celebrate with Emma's class.


Home again to decorate the cake and finish party preparations.
{Use your imagination - it's a Rapunzel's tower}


Emma's sweet cousin Cami called to wish Emma a Happy Birthday.
They share the same birthday day - just 17 years apart.


Tangled party time.


Emma's dinner choice: Chuck-a-rama {of course!}


SATURDAY:
Football in West Jordan


My newly-married brother and his wife arrived from Idaho Friday night. My new sister-in-law is awesome! My kids all adore her ~ especially KJ. It was nice to have someone to entertain the kids during the game.


As soon as the game was over we made our way through the horrendous construction and traffic, to my grandparents' house. Ten minutes in and out we had the girls changed, make-up on, hair done, and back in the van heading to their dance performance at Thanksgiving Point.
Amazingly, we made it {barely}.
So worth it!


John was such a good sport through it all.


As soon as the performance was over, we hurried our way back to my Grandpa's 90th birthday party.


SUNDAY:
Today John was blessed in Sacrament meeting.
Everyone came over for food afterwards.
Our sweet John:


John with his namesake, Grandpa John Cleveland Nicoll.
Three generations of Nicolls.


Then I went crazy with the photo shoot of John in his blessing outfit:


Now I can relax.

Or maybe not.
But at least things can get back to normal.