Thanks for the train stuff!
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The Great Wolf Lodge!
Although our plans were delayed because of the weather, we were finally able to go to Great Wolf Lodge to celebrate Noah’s birthday. Aunt Connie did a great job planning, and of course, spoiled Noah rotten!
The Great Wolf Lodge, Concord, NC
We went with Aunt Gigi and Aunt Connie:
Aunt Gigi shows Noah the bear is nothing to be afraid of…
“Oh,is this how you do it?”
Wandering through the lobby.
Aunt Connie had the room decorated when we got there!
Noah thought the Thomas cake looked just like one of his trains. He stuck his finger right in!
“Hey, I heard there’s a pool around here! I just need to find my swim trunks!”
Easing his way into the water (the water was warm, and they keep the indoor temp at 84).
(Also, for you moms out there, they provide the swim vests for free!)
Water, water everywhere! Noah even went down the big orange twisty slide by himself! He cried because his shoe fell off on the way down, but he was very brave!
Noah is telling a story about how the water splashed on his head
That bucket holds a LOT of water!
A bell rings before the bucket dumps (about every 5 minutes) – Noah liked to watch for it!
Cousin Alex fixed Noah’s hair for dinner
Cousins Alex and Joey and Uncle Jimmy joined us for Noah’s birthday dinner
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Hanging out with Aunt Connie
“I even wore my Moose PJs to the Lodge!”
In the morning, Noah was mesmerized by the Great Clock Tower show (the characters come to life and sing)
Noah’s favorite was the Moose, of course!
Noah wasn’t so sure what to think of the chipmunk that visited us during breakfast.
He was doing very important work – pulling inner tubes around the wave pool
I’m about finished, Aunt Gigi!
Heading back to my room.
Another neat thing about Great Wolf, is they have a Magic Quest scavenger hunt game. You pay for a wand, and there are treasures and clues hidden throughout the resort. You can also control things around the hotel (lights in the restaurant, figures in the lobby, etc.) by waving your magic wand. Now I sound like I’m writing a tourism blog, but I would HIGHLY recommend Great Wolf. The service was great, and everything was clean and well run. There are lifeguards everywhere, and the resort is very kid-friendly!
For more pictures from our trip:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14886059@N07/sets/72157623346469260/with/4328454559/
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A ‘Celebration’ Birthday
Noah brought cupcakes to his class at school so we could celebrate with his little friends. A couple of his friends from playgroup are also in his class, so it was fun to see them interact together. I also was able to attend Noah’s music class with them.
Enjoying a cupcake with Hailey
Kelly walked around holding her cupcake…it was like the idea of the cupcake was more exciting.
Noah having fun in music class
Enjoying some birthday tickles from Ms. Rachel
Here is a video of his class singing the blessing before they enjoyed their cupcakes:
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Noah’s Birthday Pictures
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Behold! The Birthday Boy!
Noah’s 2nd birthday was so much fun! It’s so hard to believe that Noah’s two already. Where has the time gone? We had to rearrange our plans a little bit due to weather in Charlotte (we were going to go to the indoor water park up there, but we rescheduled for later in the week after the snow/ice is gone). So in a moment of insanity, we decided to pack as much activity as we could into one day. Noah had a great day, but boy, was he exhausted!
We opened one present the day before his birthday.
Noah got a train whistle and conductor gear. Mommy shows him how it works.
Let’s just say he’s not interested.
The Birthday Boy’s Bedroom
Noah brought cupcakes to his Sunday School class
What a way to wake up – playing trains with Daddy!
Thanks for my breakfast, Mommy! I love peanut butter!
Hey, I got a weeooo-weeooo (translation: any emergency vehicle is a weeooo-weeooo)
After church we went to Monkey Joe’s to play.
Mommy even braved the slide this time!
Noah cracked up when he walked through these things and they knocked him down
Daddy and Noah doing the obstacle course – that’s hard work!
Noah ate a hot dog, but his favorite part was licking the ketchup!
After a long nap, we went to Chuck E. Cheese’s to play and have dinner
Noah’s friend, Kelly, joined us for the fun!
Thanks for the birthday bear, Aunt Gigi! I’m glad you could come celebrate with us!
Mommy and Noah having pizza – YUM!
(Noah ate 4 slices – I guess he worked up an appetite!)
Aunt Gigi and Daddy at Chuck E. Cheese
For more pictures from Noah’s Birthday – check out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14886059@N07/sets/72157623326468948
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Super Noah … To The Rescue!!
Noah loves to watch Super Why on PBS, so for his birthday his friends Hailey and Hannah got him a Super Why doll that talks and sings. He loves this thing and carries it around everywhere! This morning while eating breakfast, Noah danced along with Super Why. Thanks, friends!!
On the program, Wyatt (Super Why) has a brother named Jack…maybe I’ve been watching too much TV that it influenced us in naming our boys!
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Begin the birthday festivities!
With Noah’s birthday being on Sunday, we started his birthday festivities today with formal pictures at the mall (stay tuned for those!). Then this afternoon, Noah and I went up to Reunion Hall to have some Birthday Cake Ice Cream and play on the playground. I don’t remember the last time he had ice cream, so I can see why he was so surprised when he realized it was COLD! It didn’t take Noah long to warm up to it, though
(Notice Thomas had to come with us to get ice cream!)
Noah liked to dip the cone in the ice cream and lick it off
He figured out that the cone was yummy, too!
I can’t wait to see what he thinks of his birthday cake on Sunday!
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Put him to work!
Don’t tell those child labor law people, but I’m loving that I can put Noah to work around the house now that he understands what needs to be done. He “helps” with so many things, dusting, dishes, laundry…even cooking dinner!
Noah helps with laundry by putting his trains on top of the hamper and rolling it around.
(He got a balloon at Nordstrom earlier in the day, so he carried it around on top of the hamper)
Noah helps cook lunch by pulling a chair in front of the oven to watch the pizza bake
(He’s telling me it’s hot – don’t touch!)
Crushing the crackers for the meatloaf really was a big help
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Noah’s Rock Band
Noah got a set of instruments from Grandma Nancy and Grandpops for Christmas. He LOVES music and is working on starting a rock band. Yes, I am doing you a favor by not putting a video of the music these guys made – let’s just say we’ll continue to hold practice
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Noah loves the trumpet – Pacey hides.
You can tell he’s concentrating when the tongue comes out!
Who ever knew Daddy was so musical?
Wow, I can make a lot of noise with this!
Thanks so much for my new instruments, Milwaukee G-Parents! I’ll work on playing a special song for you
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Monkey-ing Around
Last weekend, we went to Monkey Joe’s with some friends to get the kids out of the house and let them burn some energy. Noah had so much fun bouncing around and going on the slides with Daddy.
Noah had fun in the play area specifically for toddlers
Living on the wild side…going down slides head first!
And then Noah realized there were bigger slides!
Daddy was scared…he needed me to hold him!
It’s quite a hike to the top of the slide
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