Happy Skunkin' Halloween

Happy Halloween! Here is my handsome Rodeo Clown and my little stinky skunk. The costume definitely suits Noah. We had such a good Halloween "trunk" or treating with all of Noah's boy cousins in Park City. Then we were off to Bountiful to visit Grandma and Grandpa Merkley and Great Grandma and Grandpa Deters.

Me and my skunk.

Hayden looks too cute in his Tiger costume!

Luke is such a good sport and the only adult that dressed up. What's great about his Rodeo Clown suit is that everytime he wears it, people ask him if he really is a Rodeo Clown. He always says, "What do you think?" And they reply, "Well... you look like one!" And Luke says, "Then let's just leave it at that."

Next time you go to a rodeo, you best be looking for Cowboy Luke Merkley, Rodeo Clown!

It's so fun to have Dylan and Tucker, Noah's cousins from Phoenix, here this week. Noah is mad again. I promise he's a good baby! Dylan was an awesome Park Ranger and Tucker was happy to be an "army guy." I kept teasing him that I couldn't see him because he was all in camo. He would take off his hat and and say, "Here I am!"

Pumpkin Patchin'

I finally have our pumpkin patch pictures!

It was fun to spend the morning with family... Michelle and her kids and Julia and Hayden and my mom all went to pick out pumpkins together!

Noah and Hayden make good ghosts!

Noah wasn't as happy to be there as I was!

All of us... almost!

What a blessing!

Luke blessed Noah on Sunday October 14, 2007. It was such a beautiful blessing and I am so grateful to have a husband that honors his Priesthood and was able to give this special gift to our son. Noah was really good during the blessing and didn't even make a peep! We had lunch afterwards at Grandma and Grandpa Merkley's. Thank you to all who came and shared the day with us!

By Request

I keep hearing that everyone wants to see more pictures. So here you go!

This picture was taken the first day Noah wore shoes. He is growing so fast and Luke has started calling him No No Fatums. I prefer Fatty McFaterson. Poor kid. I think he looks like a thug in his baby beanies but he's still cute!

You can probably see why we felt it was about time to give Noah a haircut.

I trimmed it with scissors first so we could keep a lock or two. He was such a brave boy when daddy took the clippers to his shaggy head!

Two months already!

My, oh my... how time flies. I can't believe it has already been two months since Noah came into this world. He is already smiling and almost laughing! And he has just about doubled his birth weight in his first eight weeks of life. We went to the doctor last Friday and he is healthy and strong. What a blessing it is! He is going to be a big kid one day!

Noah got his first hair cut the other day. He was born with about two inches of long scraggly hair around the crown of his head. He is now sporting a buzz cut! Maybe one day it will grow in curly and we will just be a little curly headed family. We'll see...

I returned to work this week and it has been a little hard. It is amazing how easily you can transition into motherhood and how easily everything fits together. I have loved the two months I have been able to stay home and bond with my little guy. Unfortunately, work is a necessary evil. I am so grateful for a good family that is helping me take care of our son. I am not sure I could do it without them!