Don't you wish you could be a Nerbonne?

Little Miss Mischief

2012-02-12T09:26:00.001-07:00

We found Noelle getting into my makeup this morning....at first we were frustrated but when we actually looked at her we just cracked up!

Alaina's 4th Birthday:)

2012-02-02T15:00:00.000-07:00

School Birthday Cupcakes

Birthday Girl

Fun With Paige

2012-01-28T10:26:00.000-07:00

Houston Marathon 2012

2012-01-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

Beautiful flowers at Discovery Green

Our Princesses

2012-01-26T17:04:00.000-07:00

Cayman Islands Jan 2012

2012-01-26T11:53:00.000-07:00

Airplane:) Whiet sand beach and turquoise water here we come:)

Just arriving to the house and checking out the house/beach/ocean:)

Our house:)

View from the dock.

Future scuba diver

Celebrating Daddy's 34th bday

A town called Hell...has a post office..that's it:)

Turtle Farm

8 weeks old!

YES...we swam with stingrays...yikes:)

1st boat ride:) For both girls!!

Alaina and her beach buddy Emily from England.

Chris's sand castle

Leaving for the airport:(

Christmas Eve & Christmas 2011

2011-12-27T21:33:00.001-07:00

Saying goodnight to baby Jesus

Cookies for Santa

Noelle and Auntie Bonnie

1st driving lesson

The girls and their Great Grandpa and Gramma Blizard

Christmas Craft Playgroup

2011-12-27T21:18:00.001-07:00

Christmas Tree Decorating

Avery

Paige

Molly and Avery

Silly Face:)

My Beags:)

2011-12-27T21:09:00.002-07:00

Christmas Program 2011

2011-12-27T21:08:00.001-07:00

Dad's Visit Dec 2011

2011-12-27T21:02:00.002-07:00

Santa Visits Preschool Jammie Day 2011

2011-12-01T09:11:00.000-07:00

Off to see Santa at preschool.........jammie day!!!!!

Noelle and her bestie Lala......wore the same jammies to sit on Santa's lap. Too cute!

Bowling

2011-11-28T14:52:00.001-07:00

This was Noelle's first time. She did great! Beat Alaina ;) 92 to 66. Pictures are rotated funny do to cell phone post.

Dead 50ft Pine Tree

2011-11-26T21:45:00.000-07:00

This tree fell onto our house tonight and the girls play set. We are so fortunate that there was no damage to the house and that we were all safe inside when it fell. Counting my blessing tonight!

Thanksgiving Day Parade 2011

2011-11-26T21:40:00.000-07:00

Mayor of Houston Annise Parker

2011 San Antonio Rock n Roll Marathon

2011-11-19T15:28:00.000-07:00

Alaina waiting to see Daddy run by:)

San Antonio/Sea World Nov 2011

2011-11-19T15:24:00.000-07:00

Rainforest Cafe

Ariel balloon

River Walk

Sea World rides

Shamu

Sleepy kiddo

Chris at The Alamo

Alaina's first carriage ride.....she was in princess fantasy world the entire ride. So cute!!

"Suzie" the horse

Carnival/Silent Auction WLC 2011

2011-11-10T21:19:00.000-07:00

Halloween 2011

2011-11-05T14:47:00.000-06:00

Rapunzel and a Bumble Bee

Our pumpkins

Noelle's 1st time walking and trick or treating...last year she was in a pushable car:)

Trick or Treat:)

The next morning....evaluating the Halloween candy...:)

Mom's Visit Oct 2011

2011-11-05T14:31:00.000-06:00

Galveston

Fisherman's Warf

Zoltar....like in the movie Big:) One of my childhood favorite movies.

The beach/ocean....the girls 1st time..so fun!!!!!!

Downtown Houston park

School Halloween Parade and Party Oct 2011

2011-10-27T15:31:00.000-06:00

Rapunzel

Bumble Bee

Parade

Pizza party:)

Alaina and her friend Casey

Noelle joined in the fun with Alaina's class!

Pumpkin Patch Oct 2011

2011-10-26T11:32:00.000-06:00

Last roller derby bout of the season:)

2011-10-17T17:11:00.000-06:00

Our Derby girl:)

Houston Zoo October 2011

2011-10-17T17:05:00.000-06:00

Me and the girls

My friend Amy and her daughter Paige

Friendly squirrel

Saved the best for last.....adorable sea lions:)

Denver Rock n Roll Marathon Oct 2011

2011-10-17T16:52:00.000-06:00

Our awesome rental car! NOT! Lol Nissian Versa

Beautiful mountains of Boulder, CO

New CU law school

Fun day in Boulder, CO

Governor's mansion Denver, CO

Chris about to finish his 1st marathon

My best childhood girlfriends.......sisters Christine and Theresa. Baby Aniston (Christine's baby)

5th Anniversary! September 30, 2011

2011-10-05T09:01:00.000-06:00

Celebrating a wonderful 5 years of marriage:)

Sept 30, 2011

September 30, 2006

New Tricycle

2011-09-27T15:32:00.000-06:00

Here is Noelle and her new tricycle...she loves riding along next her big sis:)

(These are also the first pictures taken with my new awesome camera!!!!)

Cutie pie before bed:)

Noelle and Mommy's Birthday Part II

2011-09-27T15:26:00.001-06:00

One candle for me, 2 for Noelle:)

New tricycle:)

Chris's mom and dad were in Italy at the time of our birthday, so we celebrated this past weekend. We ordered takeout BBQ and swam in the pool. It was a wonderful day!

September 2011 Fun

2011-09-23T09:08:00.000-06:00

Bubble Bath

CU watch party

Uncle Matt's shark

Noelle and her hotdog painting..ugh..never a dull moment.

Alain and "The Girl"

Noelle's 2nd Birthday....Oh and Mommy's Bday too;) Sept 9, 2011

2011-09-21T15:15:00.000-06:00

Birthday Princess

Birthday Hug from Sissy

Daddy and his princess

Painting at the Mudpie Co

Cute birthday outfit

Dinner at Sharky's

East End Park, Kingwood TX

2011-09-21T14:10:00.000-06:00

Noelle's First Movie

2011-08-26T14:43:00.001-06:00

We saw Winnie the Pooh:) Noelle is a little monkey, the girl cracks me up...:) It was a blast...we missed Daddy though;(

2011-08-26T14:35:00.000-06:00

We have a wonderful gal named Julie that organizes all different playgroups for kids and families in our neighborhood. This was the first one we attended. It was at the Silverado Senior Facility. The kids had so much fun. The older people loved watching all the kiddos:) There was a dog doing tricks, a craft, playground, and parachute fun. Great way to spend a Friday!

Preschool Orientation

2011-08-26T14:23:00.000-06:00

This will be Noelle's first preschool! Hopefully she likes it. The hour she spent during the meet and greet did not go so well:( The staff and teachers are great, so I'm sure she will adjust:)

Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels, TX

2011-08-26T14:17:00.000-06:00

We celebrated Auntie Bonnie's birthday at the biggest water park Chris and I have ever seen! Everyone had a blast!! We took Alaina and Noelle on a river ride called The Congo....BAD idea....there were robotic animals spraying water and a drop off...lol.....scared the living daylights out of them.......mom and dad felt terrible afterward:( There was an area for kids their age so we stuck to that the rest of the time:) The kids were too busy, so I did not get many pics during our stay.

Happy Birthday Auntie Bonnie:)

Backyard Fun!

2011-07-25T13:14:00.001-06:00

Roller Durby July 2011

2011-07-20T15:50:00.000-06:00

Matt, Andrea, and Chris

Alaina, Auntie Andrea, and Noelle after teh durby bout

Me, Cory, and Chris

Uncle Matt and Alaina

Auntie Bonnie and Alaina

Cory, Kevin, and Gigi

Auntie Bonnie, Alaina, Pops, amd Noelle

Pops and Noelle

Durby Girl

Silly Monkeys

2011-07-20T07:18:00.001-06:00

Alaina and Noelle's new favorite activity is playing in Noelle's crib....quite funny really:)

Noelle's 1st Haircut

2011-07-20T07:13:00.001-06:00

Noelle LOVED getting her haircut last week......she charmed up the place!

Egedy Family Reunion Durango, CO July 2011

2011-07-14T13:58:00.002-06:00

4 Generations3 GenerationsNoelle and Cousin AndrewRelaxing:)View from the deck

Cousin ZachCousin Josh Rec center

3 GenerationsNoelleHorseback rideCousin Erin My mom on her horse Hanging out Double rainbow

Children's Museum

2011-07-06T09:20:00.000-06:00

The girls loved the water park at the museum...helps that is was like 100 degrees out..lol

Love this shot!!

Vet's office

Grocery store

Pool Time

2011-07-06T09:10:00.000-06:00

We absolutely love our neighborhood pool.....so fun!

Auntie Bonnie came up to spend the day with us:)

VBS

2011-07-06T09:06:00.000-06:00

First Day of Vacation Bible School

Alaina had a blast!

My Little Baker

2011-07-06T09:02:00.000-06:00

Test Post II

2011-07-06T08:59:00.002-06:00

Testing testing

Test Post

2011-07-06T08:03:00.001-06:00

We have been having some trouble publishing posts to the blog. Here is a test

Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt

2011-06-15T07:06:00.001-06:00

Our new favorite place:)

Breakfast

2011-06-15T06:55:00.001-06:00

Noelle does everything her big sis does......really cute! Alaina has no idea how much Noelle loves here:)

Goofball!

2011-06-15T06:53:00.001-06:00

Aruba April 2011

2011-06-09T13:38:00.011-06:00

View from our room at La Cabana Beach and Racket Club

The beautiful beach

Iguanas just roam the resort...little freaky!

Sunset from our balcony

Dinner

Town

The Hyatt down the road from our resort

Sunset sail

Our last night:(

Our New Park

2011-05-23T12:20:00.001-06:00

We love our new neighborhood park! Nice and shaded:)

Bath Time

2011-04-25T20:59:00.001-06:00

Our New Home

2011-04-25T16:27:00.001-06:00

Here are some pictures of our new house and neighborhood in Texas. We are excited!!

Happy Easter 2011

2011-04-24T21:40:00.001-06:00

This will be our last Easter in Grand Junction, Co........ as we are moving to Houston in 2 weeks. It was a quiet wonderful day. We have great friends to share these special holidays with.....we love you....more than u know! !!!!!!
The Easter Bunny gave the girls umbrellas......which they absolutely love. It ended up being a rainy day, so we tried them out on a walk. It was a awesome day!

Noelle

2011-03-31T14:16:00.001-06:00

Her favorite new activity is standing on the end tables or doing the downward dog yoga pose on the couch .....which gives her mother a heart attack.
Never a dull moment with this kiddo. Wouldn't have it any other way!

Alaina's 3yr Checkup

2011-03-31T14:11:00.001-06:00

Before Dr. Sayers came in Alaina filled out her own well-child checklist........lol She was crackin' me up.

Doctor says she's a healthy girl!

Spring Training

2011-03-28T18:02:00.001-06:00

The girls had a blast this weekend with their new T-ball set.

Blog by phone test

2011-03-21T16:20:00.001-06:00

Cute as ever!

This cracked me up!

2011-03-08T10:14:00.002-07:00

Here are Alaina and Noelle at the same age 18 months......amazing how they get into the same things....gotta love it!

Canyon View Park

2011-03-08T09:57:00.003-07:00

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this picture!!!!! Watch out!!!!!! Here comes Daddy! Noelle being kept Far Away from the ducks.....she likes them a little too much! Almost had to rescue her out of the water....lol

Alaina feeding the ducks....one of her favorite activities!

Fresh Air

2011-03-08T09:47:00.002-07:00

Our Precious Girls

2011-03-08T09:36:00.003-07:00

Noelle 18months Alaina 3years

Getting Big!!!

2011-03-08T09:28:00.003-07:00

With a little help Alaina stamped and addressed her first letter. Here she is mailing it:)

Chillin'

2011-01-30T21:34:00.002-07:00

Growin' up...watching tv on the couch with Daydees aka...her blankie:)

Watching a movie together.

Alaina's 3rd Birthday Weekend Extravaganza!!!!!!

2011-01-30T07:39:00.007-07:00

School party Playin with friends
Noelle joined in:)
Presents Day 1 (This was a 3 day process, Alaina is well loved!)

Grandpa Carl sent a cookie treat!!!!!!

More presents.......day 2, day 3 not pictured here:) (Doll house was a Santa gift)

Noelle and Grandma

Chucky Cheese

Playin' games

Cake

I forgot to insert a picture in the castle...all well....still super cute!

The girls:)

AJ in the ticket blaster...Alaina gave her turn to AJ....not her cup of tea I guess;)

Noelle and Wyatt

New Years Eve Snow 2010

2010-12-31T15:21:00.006-07:00

Sledding in the backyard:) Building snow forts with Daddy
Alaina kept calling snowballs snowflakes....lol

Absolutely love this picture!!! Noelle is always making us laugh!!!!

Me n' my snow bunny!!!!!!!

The Beagles loved Chris's snow tunnel!!!!!!

Lily and Luke

Headed in for some hot chocolate!!!!!!

Christmas 2010

2010-12-30T22:47:00.006-07:00

Alaina's gift from Santa .........her first dollhouse!! Noelle loves her farm from Santa:)

Huge hit.....their very own rocking horses!!

Noelle, Buzz and Woody!!

Great Grandpa and Grandma Blizard

Pops and Gigi

Christmas Eve 2010

2010-12-30T16:16:00.004-07:00

Decorating cookies for SantaGrandma and the girls decorating cookies!

Carrots are for the reindeer!

Popsicles...Yummy!!!

2010-12-30T15:53:00.002-07:00

Cookies!!

2010-12-30T15:44:00.003-07:00

Alaina helped me make cookies for our friends annual cookie party!!

Preschool Christmas Program 2010

2010-12-16T21:57:00.005-07:00

Alaina was our shinning star! We all had a great time. Just the beginning of many proud moments like these!!!!

Christmas Tree 2010

2010-12-10T15:31:00.004-07:00

So proud of her Christmas tree!!!!!!! She can't wait till Santa comes!! Me and my little reindeer:)

Alaina had the honor of putting the first ornament on the tree. She had so much fun decorating. She did pretty good, most of them were in the same general area...lol Noelle was in bed, but will have fun next year decorating with her sister:) Noelle loves the tree and to our surprise does not mess with it:)

Chris's Office Christmas Party 2010

2010-12-10T15:20:00.002-07:00

Me trying to get them to pose in their matching Christmas dresses before the party...no such luck! Alaina LOVES cupcakes:)
Beautiful!

Best Friends:)

Getting Big!!

2010-12-02T14:46:00.003-07:00

Thanksgiving 2010

2010-12-02T14:36:00.003-07:00

Chris made the best Turkey ever this year! I am so thankful to have such a wonderful husband!!!
Tea Party with A.J.

Our wonderful friends could not make it to Denver for the holiday, so they joined us. It was a great day! We are so blessed to have each other!!

Fall Leaves

2010-11-20T16:45:00.003-07:00

Playin' in the leaves before we raked them all up! Took Chris from 1pm till 530pm using a leaf blower and rake....and there are still more...ugh this yard it too big!!!!!

Quite the little mommy:)

Belly rub

Kisses

Videos

2010-11-16T21:54:00.003-07:00

Alaina playing the Wii for the first time. Noelle walking with her walker for the first time.

2010-11-16T21:26:00.004-07:00

Noelle in the play tunnel Backyard fun:)

Always keeping us on our toes:)

Noelle LOVES to climb on Alaina's bed and play:)

Daddy's girl!!

Making cupcakes with Gigi:) Pops not pictured, but was present!!! We were so busy during their trip I forgot to take pictures:(

Noelle 14 months old:)

Noelle after a long day of shopping with Mom;)

My first lunch date with Daddy!!!!!!!

2010-11-04T14:42:00.002-06:00

Noelle loves her Daddy!!! With Alaina at preschool 2x a week....Noelle is getting some well deserved alone time with mom and dad!

Silly Girls

2010-11-04T14:33:00.003-06:00

Noelle the clown......she is a crack up!!!

Alaina sets up her Tea Party like 15 times a day.

We are having so much fun with these kiddos. Never a dull moment for sure!!

Halloween 2010

2010-10-31T22:03:00.003-06:00

A Princess and a Pumpkin Belle

Alaina refused to wear her Jesse costume (Toy Story), which we purchased like 2 months ago and saved till this weekend!! She insisted on being Belle. Yes, she wore the shoes the whole time...a true princess!!!!
Pumpkin
Just when we think she can't get any cuter...she does:)

Heading out

1st of about 20 houses

Pure Excitement!!!!!!!

Our First 5k Together

2010-10-31T21:58:00.002-06:00

This weekend we ran our first 5K together. Chris had his best time since college. I was happy to better my time by 2 min!

Alaina's first haircut!!!!

2010-10-23T15:29:00.002-06:00

Night before...after a nice bath!

After the salon I took Alaina out to lunch.

Do not be fooled by the short sides, the back is still long. She blended the sides so eventually it will all be the same length...no more mullet as Chris would say...lol

Lovin our special mommy daughter day!!!!!!!

Matt and Bonnie Visit Oct 2010

2010-10-22T15:27:00.005-06:00

Dinosaur Museum

Dinner and 626 Rood

1st time eating snails!!!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Animals

Bonnie and Chris took Alaina down this slide.

Not Alaina's best day. Turns out she had a fever...poor girl!

Carvin' Pumpkins

1st day of Preschool

2010-10-13T15:29:00.004-06:00

Alaina goes to preschool now two mornings a week. Yesterday was the first day. I would say it went well. The teachers said there were only a couple sad moments. When I picked her up she was playing on the playground with her new friend Aubree. She did not notice me, so I was able to watch her for a short time.....so fun! We are so excited for this new part of Alaina's life:)

BTW.......... I did not cry (almost did) after dropping her off:) Pretty proud of myself.

Princess Alaina

2010-10-13T15:18:00.002-06:00

Our good friends gave us some dress up clothes, shoes,

jewelery etc... that their daughter is now to old for.

Alaina is in heaven:)

We are dancing:)

Jersey/Crested Butte Cousins Visit:)

2010-10-13T15:08:00.003-06:00

Josh and Alaina bonding:) Alaina and Tim
Me and my girls:) Colorado National Monument

Tim and Erin

Erin and Alaina

Noelle's 1st Time With Spaghetti and Meatballs

2010-10-13T15:01:00.004-06:00

This girl loves to eat!

2010-10-08T14:17:00.002-06:00

Rifle Falls Oct 2010

2010-10-05T14:26:00.003-06:00

We took a drive to Rifle Falls Saturday. We had the best day together. The weather was perfect! Alaina hiked all the way to the top with Daddy!!!!!
All of the fresh mtn air wore Noelle out!!

First Fall Walk of 2010

2010-10-05T14:09:00.005-06:00

Last week the girls and I took advantage of the great weather. We took a walk to our neighborhod pond and fed the ducks.........then to the park.

Fruita Fall Fest 2010

2010-09-25T22:05:00.005-06:00

What a great day!!! We went to the Fruita Fall Fest. It was a blast!! Alaina rode on the kiddie train, a pony, and a carousel. We all ate yummy food and enjoyed great people watching.....always fun:) Noelle napped in the stroller for most of the afternoon. We can't wait till next year when they both can participate:)

Airplane Exhibit

2010-09-19T16:26:00.008-06:00

This weekend we went to an airplane exhibit. It was really neat for all of us. There were many planes to look at and they had two different planes you could pay to ride on. An Avenger for 375.00 and a Piper Cub for 50.00.........pretty cool!

September 9, 2010

2010-09-12T16:29:00.006-06:00

This was the day of Noelle and I's birthday. She rode in her big girl carseat for the first time, we had dinner at Enzo's, then of course.... presents! We both had a great birthday!