She's walking! 9 little steps... we could hardly believe it watching her tonight. Doug and I have been playing with her and having her try to walk between us for several nights now and tonight she took 4 steps several times and then I pulled her socks off and she took 9 consecutive steps. She did great and I think she even thrilled herself. She had the biggest grin on her face as she was doing it! Wow - she's getting so big and doing so much. In less than three weeks our baby girl is going to be 1 year old. It's hard to believe it's almost here.
We pulled out all the heavy clothes this weekend as it has finally gotten cold here. Fall has finally hit full force. Brrrrrrrrrr! Noah misses being able to run around outside when ever he wants. We try to get outside for a little bit each day for some fresh air, but it isn't long until we are running back in to warm up!
Noah had a great time at the zoo last Sunday night with his friend Braxton. They trick or treated, got to ride a few rides, crawl all over a firetruck, and explore a hay maze. I think they had the most fun though, because they were together. These little boys enjoy playing together so much. It was a fun night for all of us.
Hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween night! We all enjoyed it here in our little town - taking the kids out trick or treating with their Grammy and Papa. Noah loved having them along and Rachel thought she was just the cat's meow as she rode along in our wagon looking cute and eating suckers. It was her first wagon ride and she loved it - grinning and bouncing along the whole way. She was the cutest 'chick' we saw all night! Noah enjoyed trick or treating this year and even liked helping hand out the candy after we got back. Happy Halloween!!
Noah and Braxton had a blast decorating Halloween cookies the other night. They were so funny about having the decorations just right and then ofcourse, there was always the need for more icing! More icing always makes a cookie taste so much better. Yes, it was messy, but man was it fun!
They found the stash... the treats for the trick or treaters (okay, it wasn't really that hard to find). They were so cute picking through all the loot and looking for what they wanted. Rachel picked out a tootsie pop (or two) and Noah loves the Scooby Doo suckers. Noah is really getting excited about Halloween and trick or treating. He knows that Halloween will bring his Grammy and Papa to town and he asks everyday if Halloween is tomorrow yet? Sunday night we'll attend Boo at the Zoo with our friends Ramona and Braxton. It will be our 'practice' trick or treat run as the kids are encouraged to wear their costumes and trick or treat while they are there. Good times.
Here are some photos from Noah's "Happy Fall" party today. Halloween isn't celebrated at Noah's school, so it was a fall festival of sorts. It was cute to be able to go and be a part of it and watch as they all had fun. They ate yummy treats, played games and Noah's favorite- sang lots of songs. You can see him singing the 5 Little Apples song above and doing the hand motions with it. I love to see him having fun.
Could today have been any crazier? No. But you know what, it's ok. It's okay, because moments like this - like this one you can see above - of Noah reading his books to me and all of his animals - makes all the craziness worth it.
