I think I can...

Recently Noah's cousin Charlotte decided she wanted to take off her training wheels and ride her bike the "big girl" way.  The following week Noah decided to do the same.  The first video was right before Noah almost gave up but we told him he needed to keep practicing.  Within 10 minutes he was able to ride his bike, well at least somewhat.  We are still waiting on the whole balancing and steering at the same time thing but I am sure he is well on his way on riding his bike by himself!

I am still waiting on some pictures from my sister but for now this is all I have from our Easter weekend.  This year was different for us.  We went to the desert with my parents and Graham and Whitney.  The boys had a ton of fun dying easter eggs, having an easter egg hunt in the trailer, playing at the pool, and of course riding dirt bikes.  After the fun filled weekend we drove up to Dan's parents house easter sunday.  The boys always have fun with all the Brashear cousins.  The boys had a fun easter egg hunt getting a grand total of $10 in their eggs!  We missed not being at church which is where we needed to be so I am sure we won't be going camping again!  When we woke up Sunday morning in the trailer I asked Noah what "today was" and he replied by saying, "Jesus sacrifice". It was great teaching the YW about the Atonement for the month of March, such a great reminder of the true sacrifice made for each one of us by our Savior Jesus Christ.  I am thankful for this knowledge, enabling us to return to our Heavenly Father one day.

Safari Park

Last month we decided to venture up to the Safari Park with Grandma and Grandpa.  We had beautiful weather and a lot of fun with our favorite Brashears!

Happy Valentine's Day

Heres this years Valentine's with Noah's silly pose and all.

BRAVE

I know this is a little late but wasn't sure I should post pictures of this day but thought I should so we could remember how BRAVE Noah was for his first and hopefully last surgery.  Noah had a pilomatrixoma (fancy word for a benign cyst) on his right cheek for almost a year and according to the specialists it would never go away and possibly could get bigger so we thought it would be best to have it removed.  Noah was so good.  Poor thing could only have clear liquids the morning of and then wasn't able to eat for hours before his surgery on December 14th at 1pm.  The surgery was at Children's Hospital so when we got there he saw the McDonald's and asked if he could eat there after his surgery was done, I of course said YES.  We got to the hospital 2 hours before the surgery so the poor guy had to wait 2 hours and he kept asking "when is my surgery, I want to eat McDonald's."  Children's was great though and helped with the waiting time by giving Noah a new toy at every check in station.  When it was Noah's turn to finally go to the pre-op area he began to get a little nervous but never cried.  I was surprised when the nurse was telling me Noah would be under general anesthesia and would need to be intubated- "what for a little cyst, I seriously pictured conscious sedation."  Once the anesthetist came in and told me yes they would be using general but would use a LMA I was still nervous but what could I do.  Noah was smiling all the way up until the doctors took him into the operating room.  The doctors took him by the hands and Noah never looked back to see where mom and dad were going, he was so BRAVE.  The doctor came out and told us the surgery went perfect and Noah never once complained.  We then had to wait another hour to see Noah which made me nervous but I guess he was having a hard time waking up.  Noah was still half asleep once we saw him but right away was asking for McDonald's.  I thought better of my previous YES and told him it probably would make him sick but he insisted.  He was so ready to go and eat but seriously looked so out of it.  He then showed me his oxygen mask and told me what they did with it and said it tasted like bubble gum.  He asked to take the mask home but somehow it never made it home!  The only time he cried was when they put a band-aide on his hand where they took out the IV, really not when they took out the IV but having a band-aide on his hand is what made him cry- silly boy!  Once I took off the band-aide he was just fine.  It was a rainy day so Dan pulled the car up to the front but Noah had to go to McDonald's with me so there I was running in my heels holding a big 4 year old!  He seriously downed his cheese hamburger and apples along with his sprite.  Once we were home he was back to his hyper self.  I was so glad and thankful for my little BRAVE boy, he made the experience so much better by never crying which would have broke my heart.  He still has a tiny little red mark on his right cheek and will leave a little scar but well worth getting rid of his "bump" (as he called it).

What...No More Disneyland???

This was our last day at Disneyland since our passes are now expired, well for now!  Grant loved seeing Mickey since he is obsessed right now.  This kid will watch Disney parades for hours on the ipad.  He was giving plenty of hugs & kisses but when I told him to touch his nose he punched it- oops!  We love Disneyland and hope to talk daddy into letting us get annual passes again.

Where did Christmas Go?

 I cannot believe Christmas has already come and gone, it goes by too fast every year.  This holiday season was filled with so many fun things for our family.  We saw christmas lights too many times to count, Grant would always cry when leaving because he wanted to see more lights.  We were able to go to the temple grounds to enjoy a few Christmas songs by a choir and to see all the pretty lights along with the nativity.  We also were able to stay at Disney for 2 days right before Christmas.  Though it was crazy busy the boys had so much fun.  Grant is obsessed with Mickey Mouse right now and was so happy when he got to give Mickey a hug and a kiss. He was so excited on Christmas morning when Santa brought him his very own Mickey Mouse.  He made sure to show everyone what he got!  Noah says his favorite gift was candy, he's just like his mom.  Though Noah didn't get a remote control helicopter like he wanted he is having tons of fun with his remote control car! I feel so thankful to be able to spend time with my family during the holiday season and to remember the true reason for Christmas.  Can't wait till next year!!!