Brotherly Love

I don't think it gets much cuter than this :)

Civil War 2011

Yet again, we were able to beat OSU and win the yearly Civil War game :) Coming off our loss to USC, it was great to see the Ducks come out and play the game their way. We watched it over at my parents house and had a great time (maybe a little too much!) rooting on our team. Nolan enjoyed his first game by sleeping through it :) All in all, it was a great win and a fun day spent with fellow Duck fans...can't wait for the Pac 12 Championship!

Nolan is 6 weeks old

Nolan is already a month and a half and that means maternity leave is half over! Both boys are doing great and Nolan and Wyatt have bonded quite a bit this week :) Nolan is now in 3-6 month clothes (!) and is eating about 5 ounces a feeding. He is going to be one big kid :) Wyatt has taken to "holding" his brother and giving him lots of loves and hugs. It is pretty stinkin cute. Wyatt is also a dancing fool these days...we will have to take a video and post it up. We are loving family dance parties!

This week was full of Thanksgiving fun...we were able to celebrate with both families and eat lots of yummy food :) The boys had a great time and enjoyed playing with their cousins...the sunglasses were a hit ;) We are so thankful we got to spend time with our families - including our family of 4!

Friendsgiving 2011

Our wonderful friends, Genny and John, host a Friendsgiving dinner every year at their house. It is a fun day that gives us all a chance to recognize and be thankful for the wonderful friendships we have with each other. Nick and I know we are so fortunate to have so many wonderful people in our lives that care about our family and we care about theirs. We love getting together with all of them and taking time to reconnect and enjoy each others company. This year was extra special because there were 4 kiddos there to share the day with. As our families expand and grow so do our friendships and we are so thankful for that.

This was a great kick off to the Thanksgiving week and a good reminder of how lucky and fortunate we are for all that we have. We wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving - here is to health, happiness and love :)

Love,

The Bales

Parker's 2nd Birthday

Wyatt and Nolan were invited to their first "big boy" birthday party at Pump It Up! Our Godson Parker is turning two on the 21st and had his birthday party Saturday. It was SO much fun to watch the kids play and see how Wyatt interacted with them all. I had no idea we would need to be playing with them, but we ended up having a BLAST on all the blow up toys :) Wyatt LOVED it and Nolan slept through the whole thing...it was perfect. All the kids loved it and Maria did an excellent job on the Thomas the Train decorations and cake. We may just hire her to do Nolan and Wyatt's birthday's from here on out ;)

Here are some pics from the party and a video of us sliding...Wyatt was excited and I was terrified, go figure.

Love,

The Bales

Nolan is 5 weeks

Nolan is the big 5 weeks...so hard to believe! We are still adjusting to two kids and a routine is no where in sight :) Needless to say, this is a lot more work that I thought, but we are so happy to have our two little men.

Nolan is awake most of the day now (even though he shouldn't be!) and is starting to coo and talk a little. I love this phase because you start to learn their personality :) Wyatt is doing great - talking more and constantly moving. He has warmed up to "brother" very well and loves to give him high fives and loves. I think they will be best buddies very soon :)

Love,

The Bales

Our 2nd Anniversary

Today it has been two years since we said "I Do" and they have been the best years of our lives. Not only do I have the most wonderful husband, but I have two amazing sons that I couldn't be happier with. Life has changed quickly, but we have never been more on top of the world :) So, I want to say thank you to the main man in my life, Nick. Without you none of this would be possible and I am so incredibly lucky to have you as my life partner :)

Last weekend we went to Seaside with the Fetrow family and had a blast. The kids were amazing and the grownups had a good time. We played cards, went on a walk, headed into town for a long island, watched the Ducks win, ate/drank and caught up. It was so great to get the time together and to have one of many family vacations with the Fetrow's. The best part was taking pictures of the kids together...we really should have taken a video of the set up ;)

Here are a few pics of the weekend:

Go Ducks!

The Bales

Our one month old

He has gotten so big - we can't believe it! Happy one month to our littlest man :)

Nolan's Shower

We had Nolan's shower this past Saturday and my mom and sister hosted it at my house. It was SO much fun to share Nolan with everyone and celebrate his arrival :) Since we have all the boy things we need plus some, we decided to make fleece blankets for the charity Binkypatrol. We got a ton of them and I want to thank everyone who participated - this is going to make these kids so happy :) Also a big thank you to my mom and sister for hosting - it was ADORABLE and everyone had a great time.

Sunday we headed over to the mall to have Wyatt play with his cousins and have a Cinnabon with Papa and Bebe :) He had fun and took a great nap when we got home. We also gave both boys a bath that afternoon so I had to take pics to show how much they have grown. I cannot believe these are my "babies" - I still think of both of them as the size they were when they came out!

This week we are headed to the beach with the Fetrow's to celebrate Brad's 30th (which was in August), Nolan's one month and our anniversary (which is next Monday). We are really looking forward to hanging with them and getting out of town for a bit - here is hoping the car ride isn't a total disaster! ;)

Happy November,

The Bales