I'm playing major catch up this week... I'm waaaay behind. I have an ongoing list of blogs I still haven't written from Summer.
One of these days I'll catch up. Maybe.
Tonight I've been sorting through & editing pictures from our family trip to Branson, Missouri this summer, and it's taking me for-ev-er! So, I thought I'd give you a little sneak peak of one of my favorites so far:
Melt. My. Heart. That has got to be the sweetest smile ever!
Most of the time, Noah favors the word "Dadda." But this morning, his new favorite word was "Momma!" And it was so funny because the way he was saying it almost sounded like he had a foreign accent. It was oh so cute!
Of course, Josh was trying to get him to say, "Dadda," but Noah wasn't having any of it. He wanted to say, "Momma!"
Guess who's been sleeping in his big boy bed the past four nights?!
Noah has done so well with the transition to his toddler bed.
I think he was ready.
As much as it saddened me to say goodbye to his crib, it has been an exciting new adventure watching Noah enjoy his "big boy bed."
And so far, so good. When he goes down at bedtime or nap time, he only tries to climb out of bed maybe once or twice and that's it!
I really can't believe how easy it has been. I never would have thought it could be that easy.
Noah, we are so very proud of you! I still can't believe you are now sleeping in your toddler bed. You are just getting to be such a big boy!
Here is a short little video of sweet Noah taking a nap.
Thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to leave a comment with advice for us. We really appreciated your input, and it definitely helped us make the decision to pull out the toddler bed.
I have to say, this has definitely been one of my favorite summers ever! I get to spend all day, everyday with my little guy, Noah, and it just doesn't get better than that {except when Daddy is with us too!}.
We have had a busy, busy summer! But it's a good busy. We've had so much fun! Staying indoors would just be a shame on these warm {ok, hot} summer days. There are so many fun things to do here in Fort Worth!
Here are my favorites {Get ready for lots and lots of pictures!}:
Taking time with Noah to cruise in his Volkswagen Beetle.
It has been really hot this summer, but that hasn't stopped us from getting out and playing at the park.
"Here Mommy, I found you a tree branch."
Taking a break with Mommy. Whew! It's hot!
One of our favorite spots this summer has been the pool. We go almost every day, especially since we have a pool so close to us. It has been wonderful and such a relief from the heat! You can bet it didn't take Noah long to learn the sign, "swim."
Happy boy!
Laying out working on his tan.
Such a sleepy little guy. Playing at the pool is hard work!
We've played with bouncy balls!
And guess what else we've done this summer? We went to the Fort Worth Zoo! We could not believe how big it is! We will definitely have to make another trip out there. We probably only made it through a third of it! We saw all sorts of fun animals: monkeys, zebras, alligators, elephants, & giraffes. Noah loved watching the animals. We can't wait to take him again!
Of course, as soon as we walked by the M&M machine, Noah went straight to it. He knew there was "candy" in that thing. It was so funny. He kept walking back and forth in front of the machine trying to figure out how to get the candy out. We can thank Papa for his M&M addiction.
I love this picture of Noah. He is waiting so patiently for Daddy to open up the candy for him.
Noah helping Daddy run the sound at church. Such a big helper!
As most of you know, we were gone at camp last week. We played a lot of wild & crazy games as you can imagine, but my favorite of the week was who could eat an Oreo first without using their hands!
It was so funny!
I'm pretty proud of my hands free Oreo eating champion!
p.s. Sorry for the poor video quality-- I videoed it on my iphone.
I'm back with the second half of our trip to Kansas City. If you missed the story of Noah & our, um, interesting flight to Missouri, you can read it by clicking here. I'll wait for you to return.
Ok, glad you're back. So, we finally arrived, and I was as relieved as ever to be off the plane. I'm sure Noah was too. We walked hand in hand through the airport to the luggage claim to get our stuff. By that point, Noah hadn't napped, so he was tired and not in the mood to run around the airport. Thank the Lord. He was the sweetest little guy and stood with me the whole time as we waited for our luggage. My sister, Abby, met us at the luggage claim, and somehow between the two of us, we managed to get Noah, his huge bulky car seat, and the suitcase safely to the car. On our way back from the airport we stopped by Bibi's work to say hello, and then we decided to grab some lunch. We went to Panera Bread, ahhh one of my favorite spots to eat, and we stuffed our faces. Yummm it was so good. We decided to head back to Abby's apartment to rest and wait for my mom to arrive. I had never seen Abby's apartment, so she gave me a tour of the place. I wish I would have taken some pictures of her beautiful apartment; I loved how she decorated it. It wasn't too long before my mom arrived, and we all decided to take Noah on a walk around the apartment complex. Of course, Noah loved being outdoors and was all boy exploring everything around him.
That evening we met up with Bibi and we all went to Red Robin for dinner. They must have had a party or something going on, because there were balloons every where in the restaurant. Noah loved the balloons, and of course he wanted every single balloon he spotted. Somehow {ahem, thanks Bibi!} the little guy ended up with two balloons at the table, and one of them kept hitting me in the head every five seconds. I was wishing I had a needle to pop that sucker. Oh, did I say that out loud? Oops. After dinner we left with full tummies and two balloons. Noah wasn't about to let go of those things. The little guy had a death grip on them. I don't have many pictures of Noah at the restaurant with his balloons. The settings on my camera were all wrong, and a lot of them turned out blurry {insert sad face here}. I hate when that happens.
I love this picture of Noah and Bibi at the restaurant. Let me tell you, they were the best buddies the whole time we were there. And boy did Bibi spoil him rotten!
After dinner we all made a quick trip to Walmart to get Noah a jacket {since Mommy forgot to pack one} and a few other things. We split up as soon as we got there, and Abby and Bibi went off to look at the toys {for little Mr. Spoiled}, and my mom and I went over to the clothing area to find Noah a jacket. Of course, Noah still had a death grip on one of his balloons, so the balloon came along with us into Walmart. Pick and choose your battles, right?
We looked around a little bit, and finally found a good jacket for Noah. But we weren't sure on the size, so we decided to try it on him. Remember, Noah and his balloon were inseparable, so you can imagine the fuss he made when we tried to take it from him so he could try the jacket on. My mom and I both thought we had a good grip on the balloon, but apparently, we did not because the balloon slowly began to drift to the ceiling. We felt horrible!! He kept reaching up to the ceiling at the balloon, and we couldn't do anything about it. But, guess who came to the rescue: Bibi!! He stood on top of a clothes rack and captured the balloon! Yay!
When we got back to the apartment the real fun began! Bibi bought a whole bag of balloons and blew every single one of them up for Noah. He had so much fun! He was running through all the balloons and kicking them everywhere. It was so cute.
"Mom, seriously, put down the camera."
The next couple of days were full of wedding planning. We had so much fun. I am so glad I was able to be a part of helping Abby plan for her big day. And it's sure nice to not be the bride this time! Abby made a bunch of appointments, so we were busy running all over the place. Sweet Noah was so good the whole time. He was probably wondering how he got stuck wedding planning with the girls. Where was Bibi when he needed him? Anyway, here are a few of my favs:
All the wedding planning wore the little guy out.
The whole trip was just so much fun. We loved every minute of it. But I have to say, "Where's Noah?!" was my favorite part. When Noah got a reaction from all of us when he jumped out from behind the blinds, he did it over and over and over again. I think I could have watched him do it all night long. It was soooo cute!
Stop right here. Before you push the play button, turn the volume on your computer down. We were a little excited and didn't realize how loud we were. So just a word of warning before you watch it.
We love you Mom, Abby, and Bibi. So glad we were able to come visit you. Hope it's not too long before we hang out again.
