Thanksgiving Weekend in Lake Havasu City

The Gobles and the Shreiners gathered together for a yummy Thanksgiving dinner and stayed together to celebrate for the weekend. We had a great time! It is fun to see Micah and Nathan play together as they grow. The two boys even had their first sleepover, as Micah and Nathan shared a bedroom for the first time. Overall they did just great! Nathan was also very interested in helping out with his baby cousin, Caden, feeding him bottles and pushing him in the swing. As always, we had trouble departing as planned on Sunday morning - can't wait 'til next time!

Caden & Daddy

Thought I would share this super cute picture of just two of my boys...

Jingle Bell Rock!

Take a moment to view Micah's rockin' musical debut... ummm, we think he is excited for Christmas! :-)

Our little jumping bean!

Caden has turned a very cute corner lately and has started jumping like crazy in his Jumperoo! It is so funny to see such a tiny guy bouncing around non-stop! Take a look for yourself...

A head start on Christmas with the Polar Express!

With all of our family in town for Micah's birthday, we decided to drive out to Williams (only about 20 minutes away) and get on the Polar Express. The Grand Canyon Railway runs trains between Williams and the Grand Canyon all year long, but each November thru January they run a special train, the Polar Express, for kids and families to venture to the North Pole and meet Santa. They serve cookies and hot chocolate during the train ride, sing Christmas Carols, read the book "The Polar Express" and Santa even comes on board to give each child a sleigh bell. We had a fabulous time! Micah was absolutely mesmerized, as was his cousin Nathan. Micah has been singing Jingle Bells almost non-stop since the trip ended! Caden was actually very interested in all of the commotion, but fell asleep for the ride home from the North Pole. He'll love it when we go again a few years from now!

Since we got such an early start on Christmas, it is hard to fight the urge to just go ahead and put up our Christmas Tree right now! We will probably hold off until Thanksgiving weekend and just appease ourselves with carols in the meantime.

Micah's 2nd Birthday

We had a birthday party for Micah on Saturday. It was a lot of fun! He wasn't too sure what a birthday was before the party, but figured it out quickly. He loved being the center of attention - as always - and was thrilled to learn the Happy Birthday song. He is also loving all of his new toys which makes us excited to see what he thinks of opening presents on Christmas morning this year.

Halloween 2007

Halloween was a bit threatened for us this year by a yucky stomach flu, but Micah and Whitney managed to be well in time for the fun. Micah dressed up as a monkey (he was SO cute!) and went trick-or-treating around the whole block with his daddy. He was a bit nervous about going door to door at first, but got the hang of it by the end and was even persuading neighbors to share extra pieces of candy. Unfortunately, Caden was still sick, so he swapped dressing up in his pea costume for sleep and relaxation. Jake and Whitney are enjoying the candy that Micah brought home to share :-)!