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 As Noah becomes more interactive, his brother and sister can't leave him alone.  They always want to get in on making him smile.

 Ben can't wait to have his little brother as a best friend.  He always tells Noah about stuff they can do together when Noah gets bigger.

  It's a good thing he can't talk yet, because this pouty face may just get him anything he would ask for.

Noah the Tank

 This is one sturdy boy!

 We had to take a trip to the doctor's office last week, and he came in over 16 lbs! (I was so floored by the 16 that I didn't get to looking at the oz, but I think it was 4 oz.)  Aren't 3-month-olds still supposed to be little things?  What happened to my 4 week premature baby that didn't even weigh 7 lbs? 

People keep saying that he looks like his Grandpa Max.  :)  One more year and we can get a comparison in person, not just by picture.

Even though he's getting big way too fast, he sure is fun.  He's a super happy baby most of the time and we all gather 'round for his sessions of smiles and coos.  He's even getting better at the whole 'sleep at night' thing.  We've had a few nights with only 1 waking!  Mommy may just become functional again.

Easter Morning

 With all my updating, I forgot to post any pictures of Easter day!

 Ben loves mazes, so the Easter Bunny brought him some maze books that he had to get to work on right away.

 Searching the house for your Easter basket can be exhausting!

 And of course, all dressed up.  Erin is in love with her dress.  And in case you were wondering, yes, Ben holding Noah over cement really was as scary as it looks!

Moab!!!

 Since we don't live near any of Brandon's family, we don't get to see them very often. We knew we'd be seeing them even less while his parents are on a mission.  So, we decided to take a trip to Moab to see everyone and introduce them to Noah.

 We were able to get everyone together for lunch and, being Easter weekend, an Easter egg hunt was a must!  Grandma & Grandpa even watched via Skype.

 This is Brandon's brother, Justin, and his family.  We had to give Zack a hard time about his adorable blue bunny basket.

After the hunt Ben & Maddy went hunting for other things to go in their baskets.

 Erin loved the swing, but since our kids don't take kindly to sleeping anywhere but their own beds, she was a little grumpy for pictures.

Once the festivities were winding down, Aunt Amy took us to the park to feed the ducks, geese, and turtles!

Erin got a little power nap in and was in much better spirits.

 The next morning we loaded up, then met up with Amy at a playground for a little more fun on our way out.

It was a great trip, but it sure made us miss Grandma & Grandpa! Six months down, 12 more to go!

April

April was a fun and busy month.  Here are some highlights, excluding a trip to Moab that will get it's own post shortly.

 Noah had his 2 month check-up in April.  This kid is growing like crazy!  He weighed in at 12 lbs 15 oz.  This is pretty rapid growth considering he was 6 lbs 11 oz at birth.  Needless to say, he is thriving.  (Now if only he was as good at sleeping as he is at eating!)

Erin is adorable, but the "new baby" crisis finally hit her at 2 months.  I think we're over the worst of it, but she's had a rough few weeks.

I was so excited to see Tangled again that I declared it "movie night" the day it came.  We had a picnic dinner in front of the big screen.  Erin's not really to the point of sitting through an entire movie, so daddy was busy entertaining her by the end.

Noah is such a happy baby most of the time.  Check out the ever growing cheeks and chins!

We blessed Noah on the 17th.  It was a great day.  Brandon took Noah outside for some pics and apparently he didn't like the sun and kept his eyes closed for the whole thing.  Oh well, he's still cute.

My mom got all the grandkids an Easter outfit. They all looked so cute.  I don't think Erin liked someone else holding her baby brother however.

After the blessing we had the traditional party at the house.  The kids got to play out back while Papa set up the Easter Egg hunt in the front.

The kids got such a great haul that I didn't have to buy them any candy for their baskets the next week!

Aquarium

 Time to catch up on the last 6 weeks.  In March, we got to go on another preschool fieldtrip! This time it was to the Living Planet Aquarium and we recruited Nana for backup. The kids had a great time, but were way too busy looking at things to have their picture taken.  The light was pretty bad for pictures also, but I still took a ton.  

 I thought maybe I could catch their faces in the mirror...not so much.

 Ben's favorite sea creature is the jellyfish, with the lobster a near second.  Fortunately they had both.

Check out the octopus!

 

 Our best attempt on a group shot, and this was only half the group!

I think the penguins were the best part, but my pictures didn't really turn out, so you get more of my wild ones instead.