Night-Night Story (told by Noah)

Uncle Christian read me a night-night story before bed. I like my time with my Uncle Christian. We read about spot the dog and all the animals that are on his farm.

Ford Tough

Noah got his first truck at 19 months! (Much earlier than daddy!) He sure loves it. He can drive it well and has just recently figured out that he can steer it. So, now he just whips around the trees and toys in the yard. He has yet to figure out how to back up, but that will come. Here are some pictures of Noah and one of his friends cruising the yard.

Birthday Party Fun

Noah went to his friend Steven's 3rd Birthday Party and had a blast. Here is a short clip of him there. (He really wants the candy inside!)

Reading

I found Noah sitting at our dining room table (which is a tall table) reading the paper. To my surprise, he has figured out how to pull out the chairs, climb up on them and get to what he needs. In this case he wanted to check out a few adds. Silly boy!

Trip to Oregon: Part Two (And more to come)

More pictures to come soon...

The second part of our trip was spend with Nana and G-pa. We did many things such as going to the zoo, swimming and many starbucks trips. Noah loved to play with Nana's puppy and kitty. Noah got to spend lots of time with Aunt Hailey and Uncle Christian, which he loved (a.k.a. Ant Hady and Uncle Christy) We also took a trip to visit the Schmautz side of our family. Noah enjoyed playing with his three 2nd cousins and hugging on Great Grandma and Grandpa as well as aunts and uncles. And, towards the end of the trip we got to visit with baby Jacob, also his second cousin on the Svingen side. We had so much fun visiting everyone and spending time with Nana and G-pa. On this trip he learned many new words and phrases: "I got nothin" and "opsie daisy". He also found a love for Yo Gaba-Gaba, and children's TV show that I found very scary, yet educational. Noah enjoyed dancing to all the music on the show. We had so much fun with Nana and G-pa and miss them very much as well!

Trip home: Part One

Well, we had an eventful flight back to Oregon (learning that it would have been a good idea to purchase a seat for noah rather than make him a lap child) but it was all worth it to be with our family. The first week we spent with Grandma and Grandpa Parker a.k.a Gama and Gampa. Noah had a great time playing in the baby pool on the deck and of course, driving the Gator. It only took him a couple minutes to learn how to drive it and he was set! We also went camping for the first time at the beach. Even though the water was super cold, Noah still had to play in it! Noah got to experience so many great things such as playing on the same playground his daddy grew up on and playing in the water fountain at the park. He also learned some new words: "Gampa's Muscle Car" and "Excuse me". Gama also taught him how to make the sound of a train. We are sure thankful for our time with them and miss them already!