Melts my heart.

So Noah and I were browsing Deseret Book this morning because I've been meaning to get a picture of Christ to put on our wall. I was having a hard time deciding which one I liked best. Then Noah finished his snacks and looked up to see this one. Shouting in his adorable melt-my-heart voice he said...
"Jesus! an' Noah! playin'...cute!" Needless to say this is the one I bought.

Proud of this Guy

That's my Brother. Adam Ruben, proud US Marine. Soon to leave for the Naga Phillipines mission! Yay!

A Day at Provo River

A couple of weekends ago, back when it was pretending to be spring, we were able to go down to Provo to celebrate Rich's dad's B-day. Yay! After a fun game of bowling with all the cousins (which Noah still hasn't stopped talking about), we headed to the Provo river for some kayaking. It was a PERFECT day. Still, beautiful, perfect temperature, perfect lighting, just plain perfect. We had a good time and got some cute picks. Thought blog world would like to see how the little guy has grown since December:)

Notice Wil's bum in the background. Nice.

Thanks for the fun times guys! Happy Birthday pops!

Crazy but true, Noah's had his first flu...

Noah woke up way too early this morning. So I was cuddling with him on the couch and he was being crazy cute. As soon as I sat up he reached to give me a big hug and ****(insert sound that throw-up makes)! Throw up all down my back and covering the couch cushion behind me. Yay. Poor little tike:) It's okay, atleast it was my back, not my face, could have been worse. And it was a pretty quick little flue, might have even just been something he ate.
I've been pretty fortunate up until now not to have delt with throwup (not spitup) at all. Can't complain.
Well, I'm off to the store to buy some Febreeze. I need to get rid of this stench....

Best New Years Ever!

I've always had plans on new years. There is always some party to go to or friends that want to hang out.
This year? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. New years eve kind of snuck up on us actually, and though we fully intended to make big plans, it just didn't happen. All three of us have been fighting major colds all week so we've been totally lazy (so nice). Then my brother and his family have been in town so we've been hanging out with them every night and watching movies till all hours (so fun). And really, we've enjoyed ourselves so much that by new years eve we just wanted more! So although Eric and Andrea had previous engagements, we continued the movie tradition and just laid low eating popcorn. At about 12:20 we realized that we were so involved in our movie that we totally missed the new year, so we kissed and had a few seconds of celebration from our comfy position on the couch, and continued on.
So low key, but I totally enjoyed myself! I guess what I mean is that this has been the best week ever:) And I'm fully aware that it's almost over, and thats fine. It wouldn't be enjoyable forever. But this break has been just what the doctor ordered (despite the fact that we are all sickies), and after this, I can deal with school and work and real life. Bring it on.

December in a Nutshell

December has flown by! By the time finals were behind us we only had a few days to squeeze in some christmas fun. The second Rich finished his last test (literally) I picked him up and we headed to Midway. It's a little Poulsen tradition. We get a couple of condos and the whole family gets together for the weekend. It was a VERY welcome getaway.
This is an ice sculpture garden that is being grown out infront of the Zermatt resort. The artist said that by February these babies will be atleast 40 feet tall and all lit up with different colored lights. We might have to sneak back up to see that, they were amazing.

This is Noah all bundled up for his first snow experience. He didn't mind the hat/coat/pants, but he fought with those gloves the entire time.

The cousins. It might look like he is upset, but truthfully he's laughing. The little sweetie on the other side...she's a little upset.Next, a trip down to see the lights on temple square. We braved taking trax down because it was free (we're crazy).

Word to the wise: never take that trip the Monday night before Christmas.

Reasons: #1 they hold that annual christmas sing-a-long at the energy solutions arena (had no idea) which equals mass crowds all by itself #2 It's family night in Salt Lake City #3 If you're thinking about taking trax, so is everyone else.

It was FREEZING and Noah wasn't quite as into it as I thought he might be. So it was short and sweet. The travel took much more time than the actual sight-seeing. Rich and I have learned that when you add children into the mix, you don't linger. Get in, get out, move on. His patience grows very thin very quickly.

This pretty much sums up Christmas morning. You just can't beat the smile that comes from opening up a bunch of balls. We had a very nice Christmas, relaxed, full of love and family. We have been very blessed this year in so so many ways:)

Not a fan.

Santa came to our family Christmas party last night. Noah reacted just as I expected, but it was fun anyway.