Last day with Uncle Gabe

Before Gabe left for the airport, we had to put Noah in his special camouflage shirt.

Mimi bought this because it reminded her of Gabe (who has more than a passion for fishing and hunting). Noah had such a great time with him and already loves and misses his Uncle Gabe.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

This truly was a Happy Thanksgiving! Having Gabe out here was so much fun! He really is one of us and fits right in. While the food was in its final stages of preparation, we goofed around in the backyard at Nana and Papa's. Don't be embarassed Mom and Gabe! It's all part of the experience!

Grams couldn't have been happier to see Gabe! She wasn't feeling 100%, but I know she came over because she wanted to get in some quality time with him.

This is an Abercrombie & Fitch ad that Gabe and I posed for. They said we were naturals! We're both considering career changes.

Poo face - Maybe TMI

Noah makes the same face everytime he poos. It is so funny - and adorable!!

Vegas!!

Gabe really wanted to see Vegas so we all jumped in Mimi and Popi's minivan and took a road trip. We definitely didn't do Vegas how most do, but it was really fun just being with the family. We walked through most of the hotels/casinos and watched all the free shows. (That's how I roll.) Jay, Gabe, and Jen enjoyed the roller coasters in the evening and also tried their luck on a few slot machines. Gabe actually did pretty well and had a fair share of wins!

Noah fell asleep while we were strolling around the first night. Yes, he is sleeping in this picture. And poor Noah was cut out of this group photo. By the way, does anyone know any details about this buffet deal? (Inside joke)

A Family Reunion!

My brother has arrived! We are really excited that Gabe has come out to meet Noah and spend Thanksgiving with us. Gabe is a super-lover of the outdoors so we took him to Tonto and snapped a few photos.

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Since we can't be together to celebrate your birthday this year, Noah wanted to put these special pictures of you on the blog. He misses you and loves you and can't wait to see you and Grammy Pammy again soon! Happy Birthday Grandpa and to the best dad I could ever ask for!! x0x0

Noah's first boo boo

Noah fell forward when practicing on his walker and hit his cheek. Luckily, there was no blood!

Random Pics

All Noah wants to do is stand. He can't stand alone, but he wants to either hold on to something or hold on to our hands and walk all over the house...for as long as our backs will take it.

Jay comes home for lunch everyday and plays with Noah. He loves "flying" - really rough. We were at Mimi's (my mom) last week and Noah loved playing in this box.
We went to the Fall Festival at Mimi's church on Saturday. Noah had the time of his life dancing to the music and watching all the kids run around. It'll be really fun in the next year or two when Noah can participate in the activities. Jay and I had a different kind of fun eating elephant ears!
Mimi gave Noah a toy that makes a really loud, scary noise so Jay decided to disconnect it. Noah helped...kind of.

This is just a little preview of Noah in his Christmas outfit that Nana bought him. Oh my gosh, if you think this is cute, you should have seen him in person!

The Fair

We went to the Arizona State Fair on Sunday with Nana and Papa. Noah had a great time in the kids area. We strolled him through the maze, he rocked on animals, and we visited all the animals at the petting zoo (although we didn't pet any of them). Jay and Noah also played a fishing game together. As with most babies, his favorite activity was to watch all the other kids. As you can see, Noah used every bit of energy he had and fell asleep on Papa on the way out.

Happy Halloween!

Much to our dismay, Halloween was a little on the warm side. You see, every year we gather around our fire pit out front and hand out candy to the neighborhood kids.

In anticipation of Noah's arrival, we actually bought his costume right after Halloween last year so we weren't able to return it.

Now some nights have been cooler than others and I had hoped this would have been one of them so Noah wouldn't have a heat stroke in his costume. No such luck. It was in the 90's that day and we didn't get much relief that night. We had him in his diaper so the costume would be cooler, but after two minutes as Tigger, he was sweating. So instead, he went into his pj's. Oh well, we still had fun with everyone.

Jay and I had a field day taking pictures of him in his costume today inside our air-conditioned home. Here are a few:

What a dollar will buy you...

My mom and I were strolling through the dollar store when she came across these. She placed them on his head, we laughed hysterically at how cute he looked, everyone joined in, so they made it into the basket. He wore them that night to GG's Elvis show and they were a definite hit - although, he usually is no matter what he is wearing.