Chris and Kristal were Boise State fans!
Makall was the cutest little Boise State cheerleader!!
Rylee was the mascot, Buster the Bronco!!
Makall was already eating the candy, while yelling "rah rah." We would ask her to say Go BSU - she would reply "Go Bless You!" Soo cute.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Halloween
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Dear Binky
This post is overdue...I forgot to publish it. Whoops..
Letter is dated 10/10/08
Dear Binky,
I love you!! We have been through so much together. You were there just days after I was born, mommy and daddy were so happy to have you join our family. You were there as the months went on. You helped me sleep through the night, mommy loved that! 
And you helped me take two good naps everyday! 
We rode in the car together, you kept me happy in my car seat. 
You were there when I played in my jumper....
or when I was too tired to eat my dinner. 
Although sometimes you were replaced, it was only for a brief moment and I always cried for you afterwards. 
When I was sad, you calmed me down. 
You made stroller rides enjoyable for mommy and daddy.
Mommy talked about saying bye-bye to you before my baby sister came. I knew she wouldn't do that to me, and guess what? She didn't.
You were there as we flew to Ohio, mommy says, "Thank goodness you were there!"
You were there as we played with my cousins, we had so much fun!
You were there when mommy and daddy brought my new baby sister home. She has a binky too, but not exactly like you. Rylee and I loved having our binky's at the same time. 
Soon after, mommy and daddy wouldn't let me have you at bedtime. I was very sad at first, but I knew if I fell asleep fast I would wake up and get to see you in the morning. Rylee had her binky ALL day long, I think mommy purposely hid you. But it was fun when I would find one of you and run to mommy and show her! Now we have been together for two years! Can you believe it? You are such a great friend. About 10 days ago, I showed you to mommy, you were looking pretty worn out. She looked at you, and showed me that there was a little hole on you. Oh no!! You were broken. I told mommy that daddy would fix you. But mommy said you couldn't be fixed. I carried you to the garbage can and said bye-bye. When I see Rylee's binky I remind mommy and daddy that you broke. I am very concerned every time I remember. I love you dear binky. I will always remember the two years we spent together, and mommy and daddy will be so proud of the years I spend without you. 
I am a big girl now, and binky free!!!!
Love,
Makall
Our amazing helper!
Makall LOVES to help fold the towels - she picked up one of the piles and said, "I do it." She carefully walked to the cupboard where the towels are. How cute is that?
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Carving Pumpkins!
Hmm...checking things out
Goin' for it...
What a brave little girl, and such a good helper! She loved helping take the guts out...
And...couldn't resist tasting it. One lick later, she smiled and said, "Eww daddy, yucky!"
Makall wasn't too sure about emptying the pumkpins, as I was cleaning out the inside, she would so nicely pick up the pile of goop and drop it right back into the pumkpin. 
Thanks to daddy for carving!
And the finished product
Cookies
Makall was a great helper making these cookies, but an even greater helper eating them. Especially the frosting!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Pumpkin Patch
A cute smile in front of her favorite animals at the petting zoo. The horses. 
Cousin Maggie loved feeding the animals, she wanted to do it herself. So cute!!
Feeding the goats some yummy carrots
Rylee was such a trooper. It was windy so it was little dusty, she happily hung out in the car seat for a little bit
What a cutie
Singing on the hay ride, clinging to HER pumpkin daddy picked for her!
Getting a ride in the wagon. Thanks daddy for pulling us!
Makall was very good at making sure no sun whatsoever got on Rylee's face. She would pull down the sun shade on Rylee's car seat. She was continually saying, "Oh no, bright...Rylee!"
Makall was also nice to hold onto Rylee when we went over a little bump. She would grab Ry's car seat and say "I got her."
Before we headed home from a fun night, Makall made sure to get her turn pulling or pushing the wagon.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Makall in the kitchen
Playing at grandma's house with the fun play kitchen!
Stirring in some Mac and Cheese...
A quick cook in the microwave...
A little taste testing....perfect!
Makall LOVES this! She could play for hours. It is very cute to see her imagination at work.
She always makes sure she makes enough for everyone.
We think she may like Dora
haha. Ok she LOVES Dora. 
Today we were having a little quiet time, I was reading some books to her as she cuddled on the couch. As I was finishing up the second book I could tell she was falling asleep. I continued reading and then sure enough...she was out. Oh I love sleeping babies. But, she isn't a baby anymore :(. Oh well I love my sleeping big girl too!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Las Vegas!!
Chris had some work seminars in Las Vegas and I was able to tag along!! It was so wonderful to getaway for the weekend. Strange not taking our girls with us, but nice too!
HUGE THANKS to Grandma & Grandpa Noakes AND Grandma & Grandpa Roberts for watching our girls. 
Waiting for the water and lights show to start...
It was amazing, we loved it!
Touring the hotels was incredible. We couldn't believe how amazing they were. Here are a few pics from the Bellagio. It was beautiful inside! And this tree man was pretty cool. 
Yummy food at Planet Hollywood.
Couldn't resist a picture with the previous owner of....
...our awesome granny rental boat...I mean car!
My sisters were there that weekend too! Their husbands had seminars as well. It was so great to be able to hang out with them while our husbands were busy. Great times girls!!! Woot! Woot!
We saw the Blue Man Group. It was sooo good. Can't really describe it. Crazy good!
Touring M&M's World. 
Elvis was at Chris' seminar!!! 
And a quick trip to In N Out before we headed home. Delicious!!!!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
"Wocket!" (Rocket)
Makall is currently obsessed with the show Little Einsteins. She LOVES "wocket". Chris and I were about to leave town for the weekend, so as a going away gift we gave this toy Rocket to her. She was sooo excited. It talks and makes such fun noises. 
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
8 years!!!
October 14th 2008 makes it EIGHT years since mine and Chris' first date!!! Wow! Where have the years gone?!?
Years 1 & 2
Our First Date. Homecoming 2000
High School...
...and Graduation
Years 3 & 4
Kristal goes to College - BYU-Idaho!
Chris serves a mission - in INDIA
Year 5
Chris is finally home!
We get engaged!
We are married!! April 23, 2005
Married life :)!
Year 6
Kristal graduates from BYU-Idaho April 2006
We welcome Makall Ellen Noakes into our family - August 14, 2006
Year 7
Enjoying our sweet little family.
Year 8
We welcome Rylee Jean Noakes to our family May 27, 2008
Our cute little family!
Eight years!! And what a great 8 years they have been! I love you Chris! Here's to many more great years!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
"Say Cheese"
When we take pictures of Makall we say to her, 'say cheese'....so she does...sometimes we ask her to open her pretty eyes, and this is the look we get....so cute!
Sunday, October 05, 2008
S'mores with Grandpa
After family dinner at Kristal's parents house we ate dessert, but Grandpa and Makall made sure to save room for some more....I mean s'mores! Makall helped grandpa make s'mores on their fire pit in their backyard. Yummy!!!
Favorite Aunt...and Cousin Fun.
These girls love their Aunt Lindsay
More cousin pictures..oh what fun!
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Making Phone Calls..
Makall LOVES to talk on our cell phones. We have given her many different "toy" or old cell phones, but she doesn't care for them. She will pick ours up and say she is calling daddy, or "mama" (grandma).
Here is a sample phone conversation we hear when Makall picks up our phone:
"Hello? [giggle, giggle] Oh no! Yeah Yeah. Bye!"
"Hello? I "huv" you daddy. K Bye!"
