Saturday, October 31, 2009

Our very own Yoda




Noah had so much fun tonight. He obviously didn't understand "Halloween" but had a blast seeing the pumpees and scarecrow in the front yards. We'd be sitting at the fire in our driveway and he'd grab our hand and say "let's go. pumpees. scarecrow" and then walk us to a neighbor's house to view their display. He's definitely the cutest Yoda I've ever seen. I think he could even replace the original.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Halloween Cookies

This afternoon Mimi, Noah, and I decorated Halloween cookies. Noah had a blast showing his artistic side. He didn't realize that the frosting and candy corn were edible until he saw Mimi take a bite of a cookie. He looked at me like "Can I try one?" We gave him the go-ahead and he licked it exclaiming "birthday cake cookie" as he licked the frosting off.

I'm so glad that he enjoys sweets in moderation like Jay. Jay can't eat anything too sugary or limits himself to a small portion. I, on the other hand... when I find something I love, I want to indulge. Anyway, after almost finishing a whole cookie, he had his fix and decorated a little longer before wanting to play with his trucks. These are the cookies he decorated:

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Pumpee Carving

Tonight was pumpkin carving night. We had a ton of fun carving and laughing while Noah explored the inside of a pumpee (that's what he calls pumpkins).

We also made cookies and Noah indulged in his first chocolate chip. He would lick it and say "mmm mmm". He even shared his with Daddy. I guess he couldn't have liked it that much.

He was definitely proud of his pumpee masterpiece. In case you can't tell, it's a ghost with the word "boo" inside of it. Ever since we went to the pumpkin patch and received ghost stickers, he points out every ghost he sees at stores and in front yards saying "woo woo". You probably can't make out that that is a ghost noise by those letters. Anyway, it's that spooky sound that ghosts make. It's so cute when he does it.
And here they are! Mine is the Trick or Treat and Jay's is the haunted house with the ghost.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Peek-A-Boo


I think I've said this before, but Noah thinks that if he can't see you, then you can't see him so covering even just his eyes will do the trick. He loves to hide and be found so we play this game all the time. We call out his name and pretend we can't find him until he can't stand the anticipation anymore. While in the car, he covered his head with his sweatshirt and yelled "Noah! Noah! Noah!" That meant he wanted us to find him. So we played this game on the ride home. It never gets old to him.

"I Cool!"

Noah stepped up on "his ladder" at Mimi's house (that's a whole other story) to find my sunglasses sitting on the counter. He knows they're off limits, but couldn't resist. He put them on his face and said, "I cool!" He makes me so crazy with how cute he is!

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Uncle Matt


Uncle Matt came out this weekend. By coincidence, Trinity, Aunt Kathy, and Uncle Matt had just sent Noah a Halloween care package that he opened this morning. He enjoyed everything, but his absolute favorites are the matchbox-size cars with rubber wheels. They fly across the floor faster than any of his others do. He can be found pretty much anytime of the day with one or both of those clenched in his fists. Thank you for thinking of Noah!!!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Noah

Noah loves the freedom of not being in the cart while at the store. We allow him to walk as long as he stays with us. He found this little spot while we stopped to look at something.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Daddy and Noah

Playtime is always fun with Daddy:

They fly helicopters.

Play t-ball.

And football. Noah loves to do anything - as long as it's outside.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Party Time!

We had so much fun at Kristin's 2nd birthday party today!


We painted.

We gathered toys and candy from the pinata.

We sang "Happy Birthday" and opened presents.
Happy Birthday Kristin!

Friday, October 16, 2009

Fun at the Grocery Store


Before walking into the grocery store, Mimi announced that she wanted Noah to take a ride on the horses - and so he did. As he went round and round he squealed "wee wee" as if it were just as much fun as the rides in Disneyland.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Doctor's Appointment

This morning I had another check-up. The baby's heartbeat was 154 and I did gain a few pounds since my last appointment. Some very exciting news is that we will find out the baby's gender at our next appointment on November 12th. I'm thrilled because I will only be 18 weeks when I had to wait till 20 weeks with Noah - yay! Stay tuned!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Pumpkin Patch


Today we went to the pumpkin patch with some friends. Noah loved exploring with his friend, Kristin.


Noah LOVED feeding the cows, goats, and sheep! We also went on a hayride but didn't get any pictures of that because Noah wasn't on his best behavior.

We decorated Noah's pumpkin just before leaving. He held his pumpkin on the way home and peeled every last sticker off.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Happy Birthday Papa!



Today we celebrated Papa's birthday at Mimi's Cafe. Noah had a great time playing "thumb war" with Papa and getting all the attention as usual. Jay and I made a pumpkin pie (per Papa's request) that we enjoyed for dessert. Happy Birthday Papa! We love you!