Sunday photoshoot

Halloween 2013

Jacob Alan Curtis 1.3.2011

He's here and we are in LOVE. I can't believe I ever thought I was done having kids....this little man is such a part of the family already and we all just adore him. My good friend Cherie Mask came over when he was just 11 days old and snapped these pictures of him. He is such a dreamy baby! I was scared to death to have a c-section again and to have to go through the recovery all while trying to figure out baby care etc. It's been SO long since we've had a baby in this house! But Jake has been a dream right from the start. We were in the hospital for 3 days and he did great- taking long naps, eating like a champ, and being adored by his brothers and grandparents every chance they had to come visit! Grandma Clarke was on boy duty at home and kept things going for Alex and Will. She stayed for a week after we came home from the hospital and made us great food, took care of the house, and helped us to get settled. We were so grateful to her for helping us transition to a family of 5! Jake has had so many visitors, family and friends who have helped us non-stop: meals, rides for the boys, visits, phone calls and gifts-- we have felt so loved by all around us. And we have just been soaking up this newborn and adoring him! We're SO glad he's here!

A few that must be recorded

The family is sitting down to a dinner of chicken parmesan. Boys have never had it before. After trying it, Alex says, "Well this chicken parmesan is pretty good, but I really prefer chicken turkey and chicken ham." I think this tell us that it's time to stop lying to our children....we tell them EVERYTHING is chicken______. It's the only way they will try anything. But our 7 year old should probably be aware that ham is pig, not chicken:)

Baby Jake was up a few times last night, and since I made the bad choice to stay up way late while he was sleeping, I was exhausted this morning. Will asked why I looked so tired. I said because in an grouchy voice that I was up last night feeding and rocking baby Jake. He looked at me with his big blue eyes and asked oh so sincerely, "Did you have SO much fun?" I love that child.

I'm a Mormon

Whew...it's been a while!

Blogging has fallen to the bottom of the "to-do" list. I'm really sad about it and hope to do better in the new year. This is the only record I keep of our family's happenings and I want it ALL recorded. If I could freeze time right now, I would! So, here's what we've been up to (at least what I can remember because I snapped a picture!):

Wow, we are aging quickly. The boys are growing to fast and it makes me cry when I think about it. How sad, but so fun.
These pictures were done about 2 weeks after our own family photos....let's just say the boys had had it with smiling for the camera!

Curtis Family Pictures- 2009

Christmas Dinner mutual with my Laurels at our house- They are the cutest girls! I love them so much!

The 2009 Thankful Tree

Has there ever been a cuter Indian? Not possible.

Will did soccer this fall, and had a love/hate relationship with the sport. His coach bribed him with legos- it worked! At the end of the season coach had to pay up! He brought Will a Star Wars lego set. I'm not at all sure how I feel about that coming from a coach or what kind of precedence that will set in my Will's mind...either way it got him to chase the ball!

My boys did not plan this little pj outfit arrangment but I about died laughing when I say them hanging with their dad dressed like this.

Halloween- Boy-in-a-Box and Batman

Pumpkin carving with friends and trying to get a pictures of the kids=disaster.

The dad chillin' while the mom's try to get the photo!!

Lately Will's favorite thing to say is: "What the heck in the world!" It's quite hilarious to hear him say it in his passionate little voice. That's all for now.

Quick Trip

We took a last minute trip up to Salt Lake City this weekend to attend the funeral of Alan's Aunt, Jane Brienholt. She was a wonderful woman who fought leukemia for the last year. It was a sad event, she was so loved by her family. Alan's 98 year-old grandmother flew in from Palm Springs. She has buried 2 husbands, 2 sons, and now a daughter. She is the picture of grace.

It just so happened that my parents were in town, so we stayed with them in Park City and caught as much conference as we could. It was a busy weekend and we didn't get to spend as much time with them as we would have liked.
We also ran down to American Fork to meet our newest neice, Sage Juliet Curtis, who is only 10 days-old. She is darling and we were tempted to bring her home with us....

Alan at his Grandparents grave.

We were kid free for 3 days and 2 nights which was so so so nice. The boys were busy here having their own adventures with Shanda, my sis-in-laws sister, who moved in for the weekend and took such great care of our boys. We owe you Shanda!

Randoms

Sat. am

The hair....oh the hair. I just love it.

McClintock High School Football Game

Quick trip to Tucson

I can't even remember where this was taken.

Friday "all-boy" pool parties at the new house!

How we've kept cool....

First Customer....are you kidding me with the glasses? Hilarious.

Alex made $60 in an hour. Very profitable!

Lots and lots of swim parties....

Catch-up Time

I've let this blog go....and I'm so mad at myself! So much has gone on, so many little moments have passed without being recorded. But I'm ready to get caught up--life is busy and full and won't be less than that anytime soon so that excuse won't work. Tomorrow is the day. I'm ready.

First Day of School 2009

How fast it goes by. Can't believe my little boy is in 1st grade! He was thrilled to go. Can you see the excitement? He loves school but comes home exhausted. Yes, I cried when I dropped him off and yes, I missed his little face all day long.As a side note, please notice the extremely large child standing in front of my little boy. Yep, he's in Alex's FIRST GRADE class. That child is far too old for first grade. Look at the size of his arm!!! Guaranteed his parents held him back so that he would be the biggest kid and be able to play sports (they do that all the time in AZ.) I do not believe in doing that- in fact, I think it is MESSED UP. It bugs me, can you tell?

The Reunion at the end of day one!

On to boy #2. I left him hysterical in the arms of his preschool teacher today. He was screaming, "Mama, mama, mama...!". His voice is ringing in my ears. What am I going to do with my baby? I absolutely adore him. At least he let me take his photo before he lost it.