Noah loves Play-Doh time!

This is Noah's new Play-Doh set. He wants to have "Play-Doh Time" every day! He loves it! I think his favorite parts are the scissors & the one that makes "noodles."

Noah-isms

Noah-isms:
Ricky was changing Noah the other day & discovered it was a dirty diaper. Noah said, "Whoa! Didn't see that one comin'!"

Noah told Daddy he smelled good. Then he added, "You smell like Cheetos!"

When we were driving by church the other day, Noah waved and said, "Hi, Jesus!"

He really liked the birthday cake I made him. He said, "You're a good cooker!" He said that many times that day and often referred to me as "Cooker," for the rest of the day! LOL

Noah Conquers the Matterhorn!

We went to Disneyland last week! On the way, Noah used his play Mickey phone to call Mickey Mouse. He said, "Mickey. I'm coming to your club house. I'm coming to see you. Okay. Bye!"

We decided to drive all the way in 1 day. Noah did so well! He's a great little traveler. He didn't sleep at all until about 45 minutes away from the hotel. Then he was out for the night!

The next day we went to Laguna Beach. We were so blessed to find a close parking space. It was so busy!!! Noah was much more brave this time and got completely soaked by the ice cold waves. He enjoyed getting buried to his waist in the sand. He also loved jumping over the waves. We were there for hours and I think he could've stayed more!

The next 3 days were Disneyland/California Adventure days. He rode the Matterhorn for the first time with Daddy and me. He said it was a little scary, but later on asked to ride it again! His most favorite ride continues to be the Disneyland Train. He always yells out, "All Aboard!" He also tells people, "Get on people, get on people."

I think this time he also had a hard time deciding if something was real or not. He was really afraid of Pirates of the Carribean (which he's been on many times since he was 3 months old). We took him on it kicking and screaming. (He watches the ride & sings the song just about every day on you tube.) As soon as we went down the 2 slides, I told him none of it was real, that they were like robot pirates. Then he settled down and looked at EVERYTHING! He held onto me pretty tight during the ride though. The same thing happened with the Tiki Room. (Another ride that he can sing the words to!) He doesn't like all the Tiki things outside. He told me to get away from the fire one! Then he enjoyed the show. The Tiki Room was one of my mom's favorites so we try to go to it every time we visit. :)

We saw the World of Color show again. Noah liked it more this time because he knew what to expect and so did I! I could warn him that fire was about to happen, etc... He goes around singing, "World of Color..." :)

We rode Monsters, Inc. The monster at the end said, "Hey you in the first row! That's a cute little monster you have. If he gives you any trouble, bring him back to me!"

The rest of that day, Noah kept asking about where the bad monsters go!

White Sands

This year, we got an annual pass to White Sands! It's such a great buy! Noah loves White Sands. This last time we went with a LOT of family! He got to go "sledding" with everyone. The faster, the better for Noah. :)

The next full moon night is in a few days....I think it's time to go again!

Surprise: You're going to Las Vegas!

Noah and I recently drove up to Albuquerque to visit my brother, Ryan. He surprised us and told us we were going to go to Las Vegas!!! I had no idea! So, we packed up the car and were off to Las Vegas! We arrived about 1 a.m. Ryan had booked a room at the Mirage. It was beautiful! Unfortunately, Ryan also had to go to the hospital that night due to a kidney stone. Noah was a trooper and slept on me the whole night in the emergency room waiting room. Ryan got some relief from medication and was able to get out at about 8 a.m. We rested and Ryan was ready to go to Caesar's Palace that evening. We had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. It's one of my favorite places-Paradise Tea, crispy chicken costaletta, and Godiva cheesecake! What's not to like? Noah loved the enormous aquarium he could see from our table. He'd rather watch the fish, than eat!
The next day, we went to MGM Grand, the M&M Store, and the Coke Store. I let Noah make his own bag of M&Ms. He wanted every kind in the store! We also enjoyed Coke floats in the Coke store. It was so refreshing after being in the 109 degree heat! I could totally buy a lot of things in both those stores if everything weren't so expensive!
When we went to the Bellagio, Noah really enjoyed looking at the gardens. It had a garden theme with ants, ladybugs, frogs, bees, etc...Most of it was made out of flowers. It was so beautiful. Noah didn't really care for the dancing fountains because of the loud noises they make. I loved them. We saw one show to "God Bless the U.S.A." It was great!
At the Venetian, Noah liked seeing the "boats." Ryan is hilarious to watch at the Venetian. He cringes when someone opens their mouth to start singing. Most of them could use a little help!
As we were getting ready to leave Las Vegas (we just filled up with gas), my car wouldn't start!! We ended up having to get a new, EXPENSIVE battery for my car. Everything took so long, we ended up staying another night! (I know, so sad...) We stayed at the Las Vegas Hilton that night and ate at Benihana. It was so good! Noah loved it and had a great time using chopsticks!
We left the next day and stayed in Flagstaff on the way home. Noah got to see his cousins Emmanuel and Elena. We all went swimming together. (They were on their way to Las Vegas & Disneyland.)
We had such a wonderful time!!! Thank you so much, Ryan!!! (Ryan's doing much better, now, by the way.)

4th Anniversary

For our 4th Anniversary, we went to Ruidoso, NM. We stayed at the Inn of the Mountain gods. We had a great time. Our room overlooked the lake surrounded by the mountains.

Noah did NOT like the statues of the Native Americans there. They were scary looking. He said, "Get back. Get back." He had a wonderful time feeding Cheetos to the ducks. He would throw a Cheeto out and say, "You like that, duckies? You like that?" Then, he would just laugh and laugh. Ricky got a chance to play some slots. They were kind of stingy!

We had a great time celebrating our four years together! What a beautiful setting. :)

Swim Lessons

Noah has 4 swimming lessons "under his belt!" The class is for 3 to 5 year olds. He turns 3 in 1 month so I put him in this class. I wondered if it would be too much seeing as how parents don't get in the pool, too. The teachers at the YWCA are really great and patient. There are 9 students and 2 teachers. Each teacher takes a child one at a time and works on a particular skill. Noah has done very well entertaining himself in the water when it's not his turn.

The first day of class, the teacher wanted him to jump to her (which he wouldn't do), blow bubbles in the water (which he wouldn't do), and kick his legs (which he did). That afternoon, I took him back to the pool (which is outside, the "teaching pool" is small and inside) to have fun and try some of those skills. He learned to blow bubbles, jump from the side without holding my fingers, being "Spiderman" on the wall, etc...It was exciting to see him try and have fun. I couldn't wait for the next day so he could show his teachers what he could do.

Guess what, Day #2 Lessons: He had fun, but he didn't do any of the things we practiced! He told his teacher, "I can only blow bubbles in the outside pool with Mama!"

Well, we've finished 4 lessons now. He will jump to the teacher but still refuses to blow bubbles. Too funny! I do know the important thing is to have fun in the water and learn a little bit about swimming.