Basketball Star

Noah loves to play basketball and he is getting better.  He loves playing ball with the goal Gigi and Papa gave him. 

2 Year Stats

Noah finally made it for his two year appointment (just a couple weeks late) today.  He had to get a couple of shots which was no fun at all!  He did great though.  He weighs 31 lbs which is the 80th percentile and is 36.5 inches tall which is the 85th percentile.  She said his verbal skills are great and all is well.  So thankful for a happy and healthy 2 year old.  Now, remind me of that when he is having one his 2 year tantrums:)  He has so much personality and keeps me busy.  I love this kid more than anything and cannot believe two years have already gone by. 

Here are some pictures from his MDO school year.  He has the best teachers...Miss Dawn and Miss Marsha!  We have been so blessed to have them as his teachers.  They made us a CD with pictures from throughout the school year and I have attached some below.  Looks like he had a lot of fun this year!  I cannot believe his last day is tomorrow.  We are blessed to have a college student take care of him this summer.  She is coming home from MIT this weekend and starts next week.  Hopefully she can teach Noah how to get into MIT! 

Disclaimer: the pictures below are in no particular order and you can tell some are from the beginning of the school year. 

 Noah loved getting to see Grace at school!

 Noah loved being in the same class as his cousin, Cooper.

 Noah and cousin Sophie having a sweet moment together.  He loved having his cousins in his class.

This is Noah on his first day of class in September...wow, has he changed!  He is growing up too fast!

Noah's 2nd Birthday Party

We had a great time at Noah's 2nd birthday party today!  The weather was GORGEOUS!  I was so afraid it was going to rain, but it didn't.  We went to Owen's Spring Creek Farm in Richardson and Noah loved feeding the animals, the hay ride and eating watermelon.  He also loved having family and friends there to celebrate with him.  It was such a special day. 

 

 The table of yummies.  We had cake, watermelon, strawberries, popcorn, paches and apples.  We also had special gluten free cookies:)

 The great cake made by Hands on Design!

 The drink table.  Mason jars with burlap tide around them and red and white straws. 

 Party favors with suckers, tattoos, duckies and blowers all in a farm theme.

 Fun hay ride!  We had great weather!

 All the kids:)

 Love my family!  Best parents and brother a girl could ask for. 

 Poor Ruger always having to move for Noah and his toys. 

Noah's 2nd Birthday

My sweet Noah turned two today.  I cannot believe it has already been two years since he entered our life.  He has brought more joy and learning experiences to my life in two years than I have probably ever experienced.  He talks my ear off all day long!  Some of his favorite sayings are...

• "Momma, I will be right back" (with his finger in the air)
• "Momma, be careful"
• "Momma, that is gross and yucky" - usually referring to something he found that he doesn't know what it is.
• I hear at least 10 times a day, "what dat noise?" and "what dat?" - very inquisitive little guy.
• "Momma, I no like that" and "Momma, I LOVE that"
• Every animal noise you can think of with hand motions (lion, cat, monkey and snake are his favorite at the moment)

The above are just the few I can remember tonight.  I love watching his brain work and listening to him get more and more vocal.  He went around the house singing "Happy Birthday" to himself all day.  We had a good day today.  He is a little stuffed up because he has bad allergies.  Unfortunately we found out through testing that he is allergic to cats:(  So, our sweet Izzie will be leaving us next week to go live with a sweet lady in Allen.  Hopefully that will help his allergies.  Luckily, he is a fabulous sleeper!  He usually goes to bed at 8 or 830 and wakes up at 830 or 9.  He takes a 2-3 hours nap in the afternoon.  He goes to MDO three times a week and loves Miss Dawn and Miss Marsha, his teachers.  His cousins Sophie and Cooper are in his class and he loves playing with them.  We had a great day at the Dallas World Aquarium (we have been telling him for months that we would take him to the Aquarium to see fish, sharks and alligators and he has been so excited for a long time).  We took him to McDonalds for lunch and he loved it of course:)  We met Gigi and Papa at Jason's Deli for dinner.  Jason's is his favorite "special" place to eat:) 

 Good Morning to Mr. Two Year Old!

 He saw his gifts on the table and was so excited!

 Noah is making a bird sound in this picture.  It was pretty funny. 

 He stood and watched the fish and turtles FOREVER with his hands in his pockets, of course. 

 We got to watch them feed the sharks.  It was so much fun!

Family Picture:)

He tried blowing out the candle, but was more excited about eating the cake:)