Spring Break II

Noah began his second spring break today. Last week he was on vacation with Daddy and this week he's on vacation with Mommy. I must have worn him out as he crashed about 7:00 tonight!

We got up early with Justin. We did our grocery shopping around 8, came home and Noah took a nap. When he woke up we played for quite a while. Around noon he started acting tired again, but didn't want to sleep so we ran an errand to the post office. He fell asleep on the way home. We were going to go by King Soopers to pick up some things that we were unable to get at the Walmart but didn't since he was sleeping. After his nap we finally put together his Christmas present that Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Jerry gave him: a Tonka Truck that he can push or ride on. It's for ages 9 months-3 years so it was okay that we waited to get it put together. It's still kind of too old for him, but he'll grow into it and he loved playing with the shapes today. We also did laundry all day, that's the mess you see in the background!


Daddy helped him sit on it, he looked like such a big boy! All too soon he'll be sitting on it by himself!
Here he is crashed out on Justin. He was alseep in Justin's lap but woke-up only to fall right back asleep after he sat up! Poor tired baby, he was all "truckered" out!

Lots of "Firsts"

Noah had many firsts today!! Today was the last day of the OAKE conference so he, Daddy and Grandpa Jerry came to Denver to meet Grandma Debbie and I for dinner and go to the closing concert. Thus, his first trip to Denver!

We went to dinner at Old Chicago's, his first trip there. Here's some pics to recap the meal:
Checking out the menu.
After perusing the menu he decided on the applesauce that Daddy packed for him. He first had applesauce on Thursday. He seems to like it as he's had a whole container of it everyday since.
Doesn't that applesauce look lovely on the chin? Instead of a milk mustache, he's sporting an applesauce beard.
Although if Dad's not fast enough, the table always tastes good! (yucky, Noah!)

After dinner, we went to the honor choir concert: Noah's first "real" concert. My mom and I each had a student that made it into the children's chorus. There was also a middle school choir (which was AMAZING!) and a high school choir. Noah fell asleep before the concert and for a while I thought he'd sleep through it then the choir came on and the audience clapped and he woke up. He was such a good little audience member! He was awake during the first 2 choirs, but by the third choir he crashed. It was weird to think that maybe someday we'd be at a concert like this listening to him sing.

Finally, his last "first" of the day was on the way back to the car. Both Justin and I were thirsty and we walked right by a 7-11, so we stopped in and bought a Slurpie: Noah's first time to 7-11 (exciting, huh?!)

Opps! I guess I was wrong, his last first of the day was getting to bed so late (with the exception of Christmas Eve).

What a busy day for our little man! And as Justin's spring break is ending, mine is just beginning. I'm excited to see what other "firsts" will be happening soon!

7 Months Old!!!

Can that be true? I can't believe that my baby is 7 months old already, where did the time go?!

Here are some pics his daddy snapped of him today. I didn't get to see him too much today as I was at the OAKE conference today (and will be there tomorrow and Saturday as well). I'm lucky that the conference is in Denver this year (next year it will be in Washington D.C.). I can't wait for next week when I am off for spring break, I'm looking forward to spending lots of time with my baby!
It's weird to think that after spring break there are only 7 weeks of school left. However there are still 4 more concerts to go!

These pics Justin took earlier this week. When Noah is with Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom, they use the stroller in the house to help get him to sleep. My baby does not like to be rocked to sleep! So, here's what he was doing when Justin tried that technique this week- playing with his Bronco blanket. Although Justin did get him to fall asleep in the buggy. I guess we'll be taking a lot of walks this summer- one every morning and one every afternoon!

Time With Aunt Julie

So, while Justin and Seth with to play frisbee golf, Noah had a "new babysitter"! He got to play with his Aunt Julie! Justin told me that as they cme up to the door after playing they could hear Noah squealing with delight. I guess Julie said he was happy the whole time that Justin was gone.

Tomorrow Noah will have another babysitter: Uncle Aaron. And I think he might be bringing a couple of Noah's cousins to help him out. I hope Noah's as good for him as he was for Julie today!

Easter Fun

What an Easter! It looked as those Santa had visited our house instead of the Easter Bunny! These are all the gifts that he left for our little guy. Noah loves the Super-star stage, which is the toy with the guitar, xylophone, trumpet and microphone. He had a great time playing with it. He also got lots of books, some shirts, bath toys, easter eggs, a stuffed animal and a remote control. That's right, a tv remote control. I guess the Easter Bunny figured he loves Daddy's remote so much he should have one of his own!
We had quite the busy Easter. We went to church at 8:00. Then we had brunch at the Shoemakers where we watched some home videos of Justin, Seth and Adam when they were little. In the afternoon we headed over to my parents' house. Aaron, Janis and the girls got there shortly after we got there. The Easter Bunny left lots of outdoor toys for the girls so Justin, Aaron, Ellie and Mary played four square in the driveway before dinner.

We should have fed Noah Granny's walker, he seemed to enjoy chewing on that more than he did the prunes and cereal that we fed him. We also tried giving him some of the sweet potatos that everyone else was having, but really mashed up with some milk. Those didn't go over too well, I think they were still chunky and since he's still new at eating solids didn't go down well. More of them ended up on his face then in his tummy!

I forgot to get pictures of Noah with the grandparents on Easter as well as Uncle Aaron and Aunt Janis. Here are some pics of him with his Aunt Leahna & Uncle Adam and his Aunt Julie & Uncle Seth.

It was a great Easter. I hope that everyone else had a wonderful day as well!

Another One On The Way!!!!

Yes! Justin and I are excited to announce that Noah is getting. . . . another tooth! He cut his first one last Friday and this evening when I felt his gum there's another tooth that cut through right next to it. Of course he won't let anyone except Mommy feel it though!

Noah had a great day with Grandma Debbie and actually had his first play date (sorry that I missed it!). My cousin, Cassie, had a baby named Merrick a couple weeks after Noah was born. Cassie and her parents all live in Utah and were in town visiting her grandmother, Jo. So, while I was at school, Merrick and Cassie came over to play with Noah. Noah, I guess, was very protective of his train that he got from Santa. He didn't want to share it with Merrick. My mom said that Noah started to cry when Merrick was crying. It would have been fun to see the two together. The last time they were together was before I went back to work, so Noah was no older than 6 weeks.
Justin is officially on spring break, the lucky dog! And unfortunately, I have a very busy week at school this week. I'm on evaluation this year and I have to prepare my data and artifacts for my principal to review over spring break. In addition to that the 2nd grade concert is Tuesday night (please send extra prayers my way that night, we're going to need it) and OAKE conference is Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I know that Justin will have a great time with Noah, I bet they watch the Price is Right everyday! I will be very ready for my spring break the following week!
In case I don't post again before Sunday, we hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring Everyone!

Noah got to see lots of family today. He started out the day at Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom's. Then, since my mom had a half-day of school, he spent the afternoon with Grandma Debbie. And since Justin had parent-teacher conferences tonight, my parents and Granny came over for dinner. My mom will be watching him tomorrow as she has the day off. (One of the perks of teaching for a Catholic school: you get the holy days off!) She had him laughing so hard tonight. They were sitting on the couch playing with his baseball toy and what she was saying had him in stitches. I ran to get the video camera but the tape was full and I couldn't find the new tapes!! UGH!
Yesterday Noah and I went over to my friend Susie's house. Susie is getting married on June 7th so her friend Karen and I helped address the invitations. Noah, on the other hand, did not help much. :) She gave him an envelope to play with and needless to say no one will be receiving that invitation in the mail! But he did have a great time sitting on her Bronco chair!