I enrolled Noah at a Montessori School nearby. He's so bright and very active. He's 100% boy and needs room and freedom to explore. I'm hoping this school will be the right environment for him. I'm praying for an easy adjustment for him, good friends and a kind, patient teacher. I want him to like school.
We went to the beach in July. I'm so thrilled Noah has inherited a love for the ocean and the beach from us. He could stay all day playing-in the water, in the sand... He loves it. We can't stay long enough for Noah. I really wish we lived near the beach! (Then Disneyland would be nearby, too!)
Noah loves to run. And. He. Is. Fast! So I signed him up for soccer. He is on a team of about ten kids ages 3 to 5. He loves the warm-up exercises and the running. Standing in line to wait his turn during drills- not so much. It's not really easy for any of the boys. They start chasing & wrestling, etc... He had to stand by the coach during a lot of the last practice because he wasn't behaving in line. So, guess what? He doesn't like going to soccer. It is a battle every practice and game day. I don't know if he's too young or if he just doesn't like it. I've been having him continue to try hoping it will get easier, more familiar for him, and maybe he'll like it. There are about 5 weeks left. I guess we'll see...
Noah loves to play trains. He can play with trains for a long time! We really love this Geotrax set he got for his 3rd birthday. We've added to it a few times. It's great for younger kids!
We went to an awesome children's museum in Chicago. Noah loved it! This room was the water room. You could sail boats and try to control the flow of the water. In this picture, Noah is experimenting with pulleys. There was digging for dinosaur bones, making forts, role-playing a fire fighter, huge rope ladders to climb, and more. Another aspect that was awesome was the fact that the museum is on the Navy Pier. We ate lunch on the pier at Bubba Gump's & took a speed boat tour on the lake! It was a fantastic day!!!
We took Noah to "A Day Out with Thomas" in Durango. Noah really enjoyed the train ride. We bought all day passes and rode on Thomas several times. There were lots of fun things for Noah to do. What a wonderful day!
When we went to Farmington, Noah asked his great grandfather to take him on a golf cart ride. He loved it! I love how you can see his little hand on his great grandfather's leg! So precious! :)
Noah began soccer last Monday at Scotsdale's Upward Soccer. He loved doing the exercises to warm up. It was very hard for him to wait his turn in the drills. At the end of practice, his coach said, "You're going to be the death of me!" while he laughed. I said something about waiting is hard for three year olds. He was shocked that Noah was only 3. Several kids on his team are 5, but he kept up pretty well with them. I think he likes soccer. Now, if only we can keep those hands off that ball! :)
This is how Noah eats a doughnut! Yes, he was done when I took the picture. Too funny!
