The Woolfden

John, Adam and Noah are ADORABLE!

2009-05-01T09:49:00.000-07:00

I know I say it all the time, but it still never seems like it is enough. We are so blessed to have John, Adam and Noah. Never have we had so much happiness until these three wonderful little boys came into our lives. We are grateful to our Heavenly Father for entrusting these precious spirits into our care. John, Adam and Noah, we love you with all our hearts, we will always love you!

Two-time Honor Roll Recipient

2009-05-01T09:36:00.001-07:00

John is doing so well in kindergarten. We are very proud of his progress. So far, he has made honor roll twice; fall and winter. I have no doubts that he will make honor roll in spring as well. It has been so much fun watching him learn! He is already reading so well. Fortunately, he takes after his daddy academically, particularly in mathematics. He picks everything up so fast! John's teacher adores him and he in turn, adores her. Ms. Sherman is an awesome teacher! John also developed his first crush! It'll be interesting to see what the future has in store for our little John!

Nice Big Brother

2009-05-01T09:29:00.001-07:00

Adam is such a great big brother! He loves playing and entertaining Noah. On this particular day, Noah wanted to swing. Adam insisted on pushing him in the swing, it was the sweetest thing. I should mention, Adam is terrified of swinging. I think this way he felt like he was distracting me from the idea that he also get on a swing.

Noah's First Haircut

2009-05-01T09:22:00.000-07:00

It took me a while to finally get Noah down for his first haircut. I was a little reluctant, because he had these cute little waves that I got flip into a baby faux hawk and flip out at the sides. He looked like a cute little cupie doll. The time did arrive, however that we had to cut some off. We took him to our family friend, Marisol. She always does a great job on the kids hair. It turned out to be less painful for me, since she gave him a faux hawk anyway.

John Plays Catcher

2009-05-01T08:57:00.001-07:00

During the T-Ball season, the coaches move the kids around the field in order to give them the opportunity to try out different positions. John finally was able to be the catcher. John was not at all amused by this proposition. He did not want to put all that gear on. However, he was not given much choice--by his parents. All we could think about was how cute he would look. Poor kid. He could hardly walk! Worse, he couldn't see the ball. When the ball did come to him, he had to feel around the dirt until finally one of his coaches came to the rescue to hand him the ball. Nonetheless, he looked pretty darn cute.

John's First T-Ball Game!

2009-03-13T15:29:00.001-07:00

March 7th was Opening Day for Orange Crest Little League. John is playing T-Ball this season. His first time actually. John played his first game in the afternoon, following Opening Ceremonies. He had a BLAST!!! I must also say, he looks ADORABLE in his uniform! He is his favorite number, 6.

We were laughing, however, because John's team is the Milwaukee Brewers. Totally hilarious because this is Little League--why do they have children representing beer!? What made it even funnier is that during Opening Ceremonies we noticed that St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs (just to name a few) we NOT represented. How does that make any sense?!

Regardless, John is having a great time and has a wonderful coach. We are having a great time as a family watching him play and giving it his all.

Halloween

2008-11-16T15:39:00.000-08:00

It took us long enough, but here are the Halloween pictures for this year. John dressed as Anakin Skywalker. Adam was Obi-Wan Kenobi. Noah was a turtle. I would have dressed Noah according to the Star Wars theme, but John originally wanted to be Speed Racer and Adam wanted to be Thomas the Tank Engine. At the last minute they changed their minds and by then I already had Noah's costume. Noah would have made a cute little Yoda though.

How do you respond to that?

2008-11-07T23:20:00.000-08:00

While driving to pick John up from school, Adam asks, "Why is my name dumb?" Just as any Mother would I simply stated, "Your name's not dumb, honey." Adam argued, "Yes it is." So, I had to ask, "Why would you say your name is dumb?" Adam responded, "Because my name is 'A-Dumb'." At this point I was trying not to laugh, as it was obvious he was very upset. I tried to relieve his anxiety with soothing, motherly words to which his only response was, "Why did you name me Dumb?"

This is not something Bryan or I thought of when naming our precious little Adam. We have always given careful consideration to the names of our children, as we did not want them to be teased or made fun of in school. Who would have thought Adam would have found something wrong with his own name?!

Noah's 1st Birthday!!!

2008-11-05T21:27:00.000-08:00

We can hardly believe that Noah is 1 already! He is such a precious little boy and we all love him dearly! Our family has truly been blessed with Noah. John and Adam are wonderful big brothers!

John's 1st Day of School

2008-11-05T21:00:00.000-08:00

We can hardly believe that John is old enough for Kindergarten! He loves school and has an awesome teacher. Can you believe that my 3rd grade teacher is now teaching my son?! In contrast to what I was expecting, John is the best behaved student in his class. We are so proud of him! I can hardly believe how fast he is learning. I know it won't last forever, but I love that he is excited about school and homework.

John and Adam love washing cars!

2008-11-05T17:08:00.001-08:00

John

2008-11-04T21:54:00.000-08:00

John and Adam at Botanical Gardens at UCR.

John holding Noah.

Visiting Utah for Bryan's grandmother's funeral. This was the first time the boys had seen snow.

John playing with Mr. Potatohead parts.

John helping Mommy make cookies for Halloween.

John at the Islander for swimming lessons.

Jumping off the diving board at the Islander.

From Clark Kent to Superman!

We are so fortunate to have John as our oldest son. He is such a wonderful oldest brother. John is always so attentive to his little brothers. He is a sweet little boy and we love him so much!

Adam

2008-11-04T20:58:00.000-08:00

Adam peering into Noah's bassinet. He was so curious about the baby.

Enjoying his first experience with snow. This is my favorite picture.

Playing in the snow in Utah in his Great-grandparents' backyard.

Two Supermans.

Adam at the Islander. He did not enjoy swimming lessons like John did.

Adam woke up one morning having a very bad hair day.

Adam with his first light saber.

Adam looking very cute and shy.

Adam, a.k.a., "Abba" is a little sweetheart. He is the funniest little guy. He is very bright for his age. Adam loves his older brother John and adores his baby, Noah. We love having him in our family. He is a wonderful little boy and we love him!

Noah

2008-11-04T19:05:00.000-08:00

My couson Lyndsay's little girl Emma is holding Noah. He is about 6 weeks old. She was very attentive to him.

At the Botanical Gardens at UCR. For those of you that don't live around here, Noah lived in that sling for the first 10 months of his life.

Grandpa Woolf holding Noah his first day home from the hospital.

Grandpa Emett (Papa) holding Noah.

Noah in his baby swing.

Noah asleep in the car.

Noah riding his zebra. This was one of his birthday presents.

Once again, Noah is in a sling.

And again, Noah is in a sling. He sure did love that thing. I recommend it to all moms.

Our little family would not be complete without Noah. We love him so much! He is so cute and cuddly! We absolutely adore our little Noah.