Sledding

It has snowed 3 times this winter and each time it snowed a couple inches and was gone the next day. Fortunately, this time it snowed we got to play in it. Noah thought the snow was wonderful. "Cool" and "pretty" were his choice words out playing. We went sledding at my parents house and had a great time. Noah threw a fit when we had to come in even though his hands and face were freezing. Any suggestions on keeping mittens on a toddler, I would love to hear it. This picture is at the Residence Street park before we went sleding. You can kind of see residential Moscow in the background.

Noah and Grandma Paula.

Onyx

This is our cat. We have had her for almost a month. She is such a nice cat. She does have a few quirks as most pets do, like the motorboat purr in the middle of the night, laying right on your chest before you are even situated in bed, and destroying beautiful grass before even taking a bite. I grew some grass for her, to aid with digestion, and what does she do? She pulls it out of the bowl and plays with it. Darn cat! We do love her no matter what she does, because she is so good with Noah. We couldn't ask for a better cat from the Humane Society.

Peek-A-Boo

This is one of Noah's favorite games at bedtime; after his bath, before he puts his jammies on. Noah has been very interested in helping get dressed into his PJs. I put his feet in and he gets his arms in and zips up. Most of the time he does it by himself, but with his new jammies the zippers are a bit stiff. I can't believe how much he is growing and learning new things.

Mom and Daughters

These are a couple of pictures that were taken at Corey's wedding of my sister, my mom, and I. I love these two women!!

December

December has been a busy month for our family. I can't remember what we did for the first 2 weeks. Some things I do remember, was getting my first mani/pedicure since Noah was born and having my first girls night having it done. What a blast Mandie and I had! We spent a lot of time doing fun wedding things for Corey, bridal shower and bachelorette party etc. My sister was here for a week and I hogged her the entire time. We got a cat from the Humane Society, and she is wonderful, Noah is adjusting to sharing Andy and I's affection and each day seems to get better and better. All the times Noah has cornered her or hit her (something we are trying to break) she hasn't scratched or hissed or done anything to him (I am very thankful).

Catch up

I am finally caught up for the month of October and November. I have been taking pictures and not taking them off the camera. So from Halloween to now is ready for viewing. Just skip over "WBE" post if you have already read it. There is more after it. Enjoy!

Rody

Noah got an early Christmas present from my parents this year. This is his inflatable pony. He likes playing with Rody as long as he has someone sitting near him. He got "bucked off" when Rody tipped over so is pretty cautious when he plays with him.

First Snow

It snowed today, so Noah and I went out into it for a few minutes to take some pictures. It was too cold for me, but he LOVED it! His little face was pink from being cold, but he still threw a fit when I carried him in to the house.

18 month WBE

Yesterday, Noah and I went to Pullman for his well baby exam. Everything was great; he is growing like he should be, his head is still in the 95 percentile (which is a bit of a dilemma when shopping), and he is doing most tasks that normal 18 month old kids do. The only reason that I am posting anything is because something wild happened toward the end of the appointment. The nurse was giving Noah his vaccinations, then he decided between the screaming and crying that he was done feeling pain, so he pulled the needle out of his leg and threw it on the ground. Fortunately he got all the vaccine in his leg before this happened. And the poor nurse was freaking out because there was a used, uncapped needle flying around the exam room. Needless to say I learned my lesson, so for the second shot, I held his hands down. Note to parents: Hold down your child's arms for vaccinations even if they aren't old enough to pull the needle out of their own legs.

Sleeping baby

I snuck into Noah's room while he was sleeping and took this picture. He is pretty innocent and sweet looking, which is very rare during the day.