I want to play with Grandpa!

Last Friday, my parents came down to visit us. Main objective of their trip is to see and spend time us and sew my dress for Tammy and Lorin's wedding in May. We got the dress done at ten o'clock last night, it took three days to complete from start to finish. We were all pleased to have it done and how it turned out. It is a beautiful dress and I really like the sage green color. Mom and I had a blast talking and getting update on all the news, both in her area and mine. Dad took the boys to the Dinasour Museum and to McDonald, they had a blast! Jacob and Grandpa played many games of chest and WII too. We couldn't have finish the dress without Dad playing and taking care of our boys.
Saturday, we took them to our Aquarium and Botanical Gardens. We saw the a farm and farm animals that we didn't see the last time. It was such a fun day, complete with going out to lunch, what a treat! Grandpa and Grandma went to church with us and get a tour of Jacob's school and met his friends there.
We love having Grandma and Grandpa here and we asked them to move in with us ;). Jacob had the hard time saying goodbye to them, he said, " I don't want letter or phone calls, I want to play with Grandpa!" Jacob asked if he could go home with Grandpa...don't we all wish that! Only 50 days and we will see everyone at the wedding!

Birthday Medals and Bite Marks!

So since Tim and I have been married we have celebrate our birthdays together. I am use to this as my dad and I would sometimes have our birthday celebrations together at home. (His birthday is four days before mine). Tim's birthday is three days before mine (a year and three days, Tim is a year older than me). Don't forget that is that, every year it get more important. We celebrate Tim's birthday with a nice homemade (whatever he wants me to cook) meal complete with birthday cake, candles and singing. We celebrate mine by going out to dinner, which we all just LOVE. This year we went to Macaroni Grill, it was incredible.
After getting home from eating out, we went in the backyard to play jump rope with Jacob. The weather was in the 60's and sunny so why not play outside (don't worry, it more like winter this week). Noah was in the house and we thought he would come out with us. But a few minutes passed, no Noah, so we went in to find him. Noah had made his way to the kitchen, opening the dish washer to use a his ladder and then he was tall enough to reach our birthday cake. Yummy! He had one side completely gone within a few minutes! It was he way of decorating the cake for us to enjoy. Note to parents and ourselves: If their is cake in the house, the kid(s) will find it. Look close and you will see the bite marks on the picture. We also found out when we lit the candles, Noah is scared of fire (look at his reaction in the picture). Jacob stated, "Mom, you know why I was covering my mouth in that picture? I didn't want to blow the candles out until it was time!"
Jacob made medals for Tim and I for our birthday. He colored mine red and Tim's yellow. He said that the medal were rewards for how well we had play the Wii. Both boys placed all the candles on the cake, trying to man that project and count to 32 was an experience. Next year, I plan to pre-count the candles before letting the boys have-at-it!
P.S. We sing to both of us, but I get to pull out one candle every year from the cake ;). This will especially be important when Tim turns 50 and I turn 49!

Basking In The Sun!

The week after Christmas we traveled to Mesa, AZ to visit Grandpa Webb. We had an enjoyable time there and made many fun memories. We went to the zoo, mall, a park, an old ghost town and saw the Mesa Temple Lights. We also swam in the hotel's swimming pool, yes, it was warm enough to do so, 74 degree! For New Year's Eve we went to Organ Stop Pizza Place, where we listened to a man play a hugh organ for two whole hours. We heard Fathom of the Opera, Disney songs and Star Wars to name a few. After that we topped off our evening by walking around the Mesa Temple and seeing the lights. We went back and toast with grape sparkling cider the new year, in bed by 9:30. We spent time with Grandpa Webb and our boys had fun with their grandpa and other relatives that we hadn't met. We plan to go back and visit again (in the winter, not the summer) we had a terrific time!
P.S. Jacob favorite part of the hotel was the waffles and pool. Noah was the refrigator in our room, just his size. Sorry, unable to download pictures right now.

I'm TWO!

This past week-end we celebrated Noah's birthday, he turned two! Jacob took Noah aside and gave Noah "blowing" lessons with a cake Jacob made from his Legos. Jacob is the best big brother and is Noah's hero. Jacob could not wait until Noah opened his presents. Noah wanted a chocolate cake with "moon and stars" on it. After the cake was partly decorated, I asked him what the big blue circle was on his cake. Noah said happily, "Bubble!" After the stars were in place, I asked him again, in which he stated, "Moon and stars!" That goes to show that moon and stars go together.
We are so blessed to have our boys in our lives. We love seeing and watching them grow and learn. We realize and try to cherish every moment as we know they will be grown someday. But for now we enjoy them while they are still with us.
Last picture is of the tired birthday boy and his mommy, enjoying her baby.
P.S. The toy puppy Noah received from Will, Jana, Riley, Ariana and Lexie, he named Jacob.

First Snow

Woke up to snow this morning, Jacob had a great idea on how to use the snow.

"Thru Children's Eyes"- Our Christmas Letter.

Greetings to our family and friends!
Happy Holidays to you! We hope all of our family and friends have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope this letter find you doing well.
This year for the Webb family we have been richly blessed. We do realize the source of these blessings and know they are from our loving Heavenly Father. We rejoice in the knowledge of His Son and his life. This Christmas, we are happy once again, to celebrate His birth and His great sacrifice, which is greatest gift, given to Mankind. Jesus Christ is the reason for the Christmas Season.
So the beginning of the month, we passed the year mark, living here. We have learned much about the cultural changes around us. We have much more to learn. We do know we like the weather here, with milder winter and a bit warmer summers. We love the monson seasons which comes the months of July thru September. Playing in the parks in Feburary has made the winters pass by so quickly and been an added treat to us.
We have enjoyed all the fun and experiences a big city bring with it, but especially seeing it "thru our children's eyes" as Grandpa says often. Last Christmas, Grandpa and Grandma Wheelwright visited us and our new home (we moved in on Noah's first birthday). We went to the Children's Museum here, which was fantasic! Thanks Grandpa and Grandma, it was a fun and unforgettable day with our family. The zoo here is our favorite place to visit, along with the aquarium and the botanical gardens. The boys and I took a plane ride up to Utah/Idaho this past August to visit family and friends there. Noah still asks to go on plane rides when he sees an airplane in the sky. In October, we went to the National Balloon Fiesta and watch 600plus hot air balloons lift off, it was incredible!
Tim is doing well with the start of his career and he has a great job! We enjoy having him home every other week-end for three days :) Jacob and Noah are his shadows when he is home, they play alot and have much in common.
Jacob had his fifth birthday and we spent a day in the zoo, which he wanted. He started pre-school a day after his birthday. He love school and has made a bunch of new friends. He goes three days a week for three and half hours at a time. He is excited to start Kidergarden next year. He loves to pretend and dress up as a soldier, superman, pirate and ninja, to name a few. He like to turn our house into caves, ships, battle grounds and spaceships. Legos are still his favorite toy to "build things." Lately, he has learned to write his name really well. He has been memorizing books and scriptures too. I really appreciated Jacob's help with our first garden this year, mostly with watering the plants and more. Jacob was a knight in shining armor for Halloween.
Noah, what to say about him? He is busy, climbing and running now. He points out each airplane he hears it, sees it or both (which are many, we live close to the airport and Navy Base). The moon is his buddy and he trys to find it day or night. Noah enjoys going outside, helping with the garden and going down slides at the park. For his birthday cake this year, he has asked for "moon" and star cake. Noah is talking now, he can repeat any word, but favorite word is still "bobble" or bottle. He loves Jacob, playing with him and everything that Jacob does. Noah loves to joke, saying that his name is "Jacob". Noah sings daily, his favorite songs included: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, I am a child of God, and Wheels on the bus." Noah's favorite rhyme is "Sing a song of six pence." Jacob and Noah play really good together now and it is sweet to see. Noah was "Linus" from Charlie Brown from Halloween.
As for me, I love being a full-time homemaker. I enjoy being the master of my own time and planning fun family activities, that we do on the week-ends. Tim and I have both have callings is our ward which we enjoy and keep us busy. In my free time, I have learned to blog, which is our family's scrapbook. I also love croqueting afagans for all my family and friends who are having babies.
This next year we are looking forward to our sister's wedding and other nephew coming to our family.
I must run now, first snow of the season came this morning. We must go play now for the snow will be melted tomorrow. Happy Holidays to you! May God bless and protect you always! We love you all! Tim, Wendy, Jacob and Noah (burritos)

Asleep, Asleep...Merry Christmas

We decorated our home for Christmas on Thanksgiving this year. Jacob was so much help and funny too. Noah was alseep for a nap!
One of our habits before going to bed each night is to check on our boys. We found Jacob asleep like this last Wednesday night.