We were on our way to a neighbor's to swim. Jay was testing the camera batteries. Check. Noah notices he's not in the picture. Time for a photo shoot. He loves being in pictures as long as he can view himself afterward. Check out this cute thing. Tell me, could he be any cuter???? Answer: No. Love him to teeny tiny pieces!
Giana had a face painter at her 4th birthday party today. Noah was not for any cheek-action but was willing to let her use her talent on his bulging bicep. I can't believe he requested a robot instead of a train.
Noah hasn't spent all of his birthday money yet. We've tried to spread it out so he gets something new when he really wants something rather than getting a whole bunch of stuff and not caring about any of it the next day. Anyway, we went to Toys R Us tonight where he got this parking garage and also a Thomas Lego set. This is him dragging it into the house...
We had a great 4th of July! My mom's church went all out with dunk tanks, watermelon and pie eating contests, slip and slides, the whole nine yards. Here's Noah giving it his best at the dunk tank. He's got quite the arm. Him and Ezra then found some machinery. Boys.. They had a blast with the water guns and slip and slides. I had to take a picture of this girl in the bucket. A few moments earlier, her three brothers (I think they were her brothers - at least I hope so) all stood around her and were shooting water at her at point-blank range. She seemed to like it or maybe she was just used to it. Here's Noah on the "playground". That's what he was calling it. Nate joining in on the fun. Noah loved this huge sandbox. Fireworks!! After the first five or so, Noah was ready to move on. Hey, at least he wasn't scared. Happy 4th of July!
Sorry these pics aren't focused. We didn't realize the lens was only half open. Swimming was a blast. Noah and Nate both loved it - but who wouldn't in 110 degrees!? This was Nate's first time in the pool and did really well. Noah swims now with his water wings. He is just starting to catch on that he doesn't go under because of them. It used to be a bit of a fight getting them on because he felt like they just got in the way. Now he knows that they're his life savers. He loves jumping in (over and over and over) and even likes to go under. At one point, he had the three of us holding hands and jumping in together.
Nate is now strong enough to play in his exersaucer. He loves it! If Nate's in there, Noah gets a little jealous and wants to get in too. I wish I had taken a picture of him in there - he looks like a beast!