Noah got a pool from his Aunt Connie, and boy does he love it!!  Now we can have just as much fun in the backyard as we do at the big pool!

 

 

It is big, but it’s really not as big as it looks in this picture!  Noah loves all the whistles and bells!

 

Hey, Mommy turned on the sprinkler!

 

 

Trying to catch the water in his cup

 

 

Noah, a little nervous, lets the ball go down the slide first

 

 

Noah’s turn!

 

 

Look! I put the ring on the peg!

 

Going up!

 

I’m much more brave now!

 

Come back soon, Aunt Connie!  We can all play in it!

This morning while I was talking to Greg on the phone, Noah opened the lazy susan and got out a box of toothpicks.  No further narration needed – the pictures are worth 1,000 words!

 Busted!

 

  Notice the toothpicks are hanging off his PJs and diaper! They’re everywhere!

 

Fortunately, Noah likes to put things in the trash, so he did help me clean up the mess!

Who can explain what’s going through Noah’s head at any given time?  Certainly not me!  Yesterday morning he was eating goldfish, and he shared his snack between two strange spots in the kitchen:

First was the pet-food mat next to his high chair (I had picked up the dog food because the day before he decided to sample it – yuck!).  Noah plopped down on it and started snacking.  Then was the cutting boards – he took them out of the drawer, put the goldfish down, and then ate the goldfish. For the rest of snack time, he wouldn’t eat a goldfish unless it touched the cutting board first. Silly boy!

 

What?  This is where Pacey eats!

 

 

Mom, you’re looking at me like this is strange!

In order to get ready for the 4th of July, we decorated Noah’s wagon for the neighborhood parade.  It was reminiscent of the wagon assembly because Noah was SUCH a big helper.  Let’s just hope it stays intact until Saturday!

 

 

  Who is this “Uncle Sam” character, and why am I wearing his glittery hat?

 

Giving Noah an activity (star window gel stickers) to prevent him from “helping” so much

 

Ready for the parade!

 

 

See you Saturday!

 

Thanks, Aunt Connie and Grandma Nancy, for your help with the decorations!

On Sunday I wasn’t feeling well, and so Greg took care of making dinner.  He made Noah’s favorite – lasagna!  I chaperoned from a comfy armchair Greg moved into the kitchen for me.  It was delicious!

 

 

The man behind the meal

 

 

Yuuuuummmmm!

 

 

  

More, please!

Poor Kitty is again being tortured by Noah.  Kitty asks to come into the playroom, Noah “plays” with him, and then Kitty desperately looks for a way to escape.

    Hmmm…what kind of trouble can I get into??

 

Kitty has a built-in handle!

 

Maybe I can pick him up!

 

Seriously?!  There HAS to be a way out!

 

In the past, Kitty has jumped up on the ledge, walked along the wall and jumped down.  On this day, I let him out before it got to that!

Noah hosted playgroup on Thursday, and we’ve had some new, younger additions.  Noah was fascinated with the babies! 

Miss Jen walked over with Summer in her sling.  Noah couldn’t believe there was a baby inside!

What are you hiding in there??

 

It's Baby Summer!

 

Hi, Baby Summer!

 

Helping Coleson play with his toys

 

Summer (almost 2 months) and Coleson (4 1/2 months)

 

Your mom makes you do tummy time, too?

 Kelly had fun playing with colorforms – how fun!

 

Ella Rae was tuckered out from her swim lessons, but we hear she’s doing a great job!

 Noah wanted to lay on the blanket like the babies…

 

 Noah got a hold of Miss Jen’s sling and put it on.  He wanted to carry a baby!

 

 Ready to be a big brother…

We missed you, Hailey.  Happy First Birthday!!

 

So, if you saw yesterday’s post, Noah was really missing the pool.  Tuesday’s weather was perfect, and Daddy worked from home, so after quittin’ time, he promised Noah a trip to the pool! Noah has no concept of time or “just as soon as Daddy gets ready”; Noah was R-E-A-D-Y!

Daddy, are we really gonna go to the pool?

 

I got a hat for you - that sun's bright!

 

What do you mean I have to wait a minute?

The patient little boy finally got his wish, and I hear they had a great time at the pool.

Like any little kid, Noah is hooked on going to the pool.  Well, the weather didn’t cooperate on Monday, so it turned out to be an inside day.  I cracked up when I saw Noah got a swim diaper out of his backpack and was trying to put it on himself – over his shorts!  Poor kid! 

Okay, I have the swim diaper. Let's put it on!

 

Trying to put it over his foot...

Noah tried really hard to make Daddy’s Day special this year (it should have been called “Noah Day”). He took Daddy to Waffle House for breakfast because he heard Daddy loves waffles so much…or was that Noah??, he took Daddy to the playground so Daddy could push the swings, and then he took Daddy to the splash pool so Daddy could run under the waterfalls. What Dad wouldn’t love a day like that??

A special present for Daddy

At Waffle House

Noah reaching for more waffle

Daddy and Noah

My Daddy loves to push me!