The Hunt Is On...

Today Noah had an Easter egg hunt at daycare. He did well - he came home with a whole basketfull of eggs (remind me next year to send stickers or bouncy balls for fillers!! He has sooo much candy!!). Plus he had a party at afternoon snack time where he got some cookies and a cupcake. Talk about being sugared up! =) So much fun. We also have been having egg hunts here at home to get him ready for the one at school. The photos are of him hunting here at the house.

Could She BE Any Happier???

She was so tickled to be there on the Bunny's lap - Poor Noah, he was terrorized. He passed on the Easter Bunny photo this year. Poor guy. He didn't stop crying the whole time we were there near 'the bunny'. Maybe next year....

Getting Ready for Easter

Noah has spent the week doing Easter crafts at daycare and Storytime. It was cute this morning seeing him trying to color in the lines when they gave him his bunny hat to color. I was so proud of him when I noticed him doing that. =) He is also learning to cut paper with scissors and is getting better every time we work on it. His favorite love here of late though, is play-doh... he just can't get enough of it. Don't all kids love play-doh? I remember when I was little that it was the greatest thing...
Rachel is doing great. She is growing, growing, growing. Love that she is smiling and happy so much. Gotta love those toothy little grins she gives now. It still amazes me that she has teeth already.
We have been spending more and more time outside as the weather allows. Noah took some intrest in hitting a golfball yesterday when we were playing around in the backyard. It did my heart proud to see him try to swing the club. Rachel seems to enjoy being outside as long as the sun isn't in her eyes. ;)

Binkys & Blankies

It's all about comfort. Rachel has recently begun holding her blanket up by her face as she falls asleep and she loves her binky (yes, finally!) now. She isn't a constant binky baby like Noah was, but she wants it when it is time to go to sleep or if she gets fussy. Ofcourse the blanket thing... well, lets just say I check her as soon as she falls asleep so that I can uncover her sweet little face...

Growing....

Milk, 2 hot dogs, 2 servings of peaches, a pile of Doritos, & 4 pieces of cheese... yep, that's what he had for dinner tonight. It wasn't like he hadn't eaten all day either... he had two waffles for breakfast, a Mc D's Mighty Kids Meal (6 piece chicken nuggets) for lunch and grahm crackers for a snack. As I sit and type this he has asked for another hot dog and an orange. I don't think so... Where's all that food going?!? Must be growing - let's hope! =)

Happy to be Swinging

My Teeth HURT!

Yep, she's got TWO now! And it looks like those top two front ones aren't too far behind this first set....

Busy

That would be the word I would use to describe Noah right now. He is a busy little person and all the while he is going about being busy we constantly hear "mommy play _______ (yes, just fill in the blank), Daddy play _______" . Today was filled with Thomas, Legos, 'Horsey' rides, Play-do, puzzles, books, hanging out in his tent, a walk and more I'm sure I'm forgetting. Oh, and our son has a strange, yet oddly cool, fascination with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He goes around singing it at the top of his lungs. Today Doug downloaded several Mozart works on the computer and played them for him - when Daddy whistled or Mommy sang along we were told to 'Quit it!'. This love of classical music no doubt comes from the Baby Einstein dvds and his new love - Little Einsteins. The photo is of Noah and Daddy having fun in his tent today.

Peek A Boo, I See You

First Day of "School"

Check out our cutie with his 'super cool' backpack before school this morning. We were trying to get Noah psyched up for daycare and he thought his backpack was pretty neat. =) After a trip to McD's for breakfast I dropped him off in his new room where they were running out the door to play outside. This was a great thing as he was excited to play outside on the equipment. Easy transition, right? Well, until about 10 minutes later when he figured out I wasn't there... When I left he was cuddled up with the teacher - I know he's going to be fine, but it's hard. I think harder for me than him! I know he's going to have so much fun playing there though and making new friends. Besides, it's only 2 days a week, right? ;)

She's Four Months Old today...

She's four months old today =). We can hardly believe it. She went for her four month appointment today and while we were waiting for the doctor to see her I discovered she has a TOOTH! Yep, her first tooth, with her second one not far behind. The first one is on the bottom and has already broken through the skin-we can see the ridges of the one next to it as well. She spent her last night in the cradle last night (Mommy managed to stretch it out until she was 4 months old) =). She is tucked in her crib tonight and sleeping soundly after a rough evening (pretty sure this is due to the shots {and teeth perhaps as well}). Here are a few recent photos of our girl. ;)

A Day at the Little Rock Zoo

Noah, Rachel and I had fun today at the Little Rock Zoo with our friends Ramona and Braxton. Braxton is two and a half months younger then Noah and they are great friends. I love watching them play and have fun together.

Our Baby Rolled Over Today!

She's growing so fast and changing so much and doing so many new things... Here she is rolling over for the first time today. I was taking some pictures of her (who would have guessed!?!) and she just rolled right over! I was excited to get the first time on camera.

A Bigger Boy - A Bigger Tent

Noah recieved a cute 'Camping Out' set from his Aunt Chrissy and Uncle Chris this year for his birthday and it has been a big hit with him. Especially today when he got Phoebe to join him inside the tent. You can see how much he has grown in these photos - the smaller tent photo of Noah and Phoebe was taken almost exactly one year apart from the new picture. Where does the time go?

Aquarium in the Smokies

While on our trip to Tennessee we got the chance to go to Ripley's aquarium in Gatlinburg. It was a blast. Noah loved seeing all the fish and when Rachel wasn't sleeping she looked at a few fish too (perhaps all the bright colors).

Happy Birthday Noah!

Happy Birthday to our sweet boy - He's 3 today... we can hardly believe it! He was so excited about his presents and having a "Thomas" birthday. Good times. =)

Baking Cookies

So we made the easy ones... but he was happy all the same! =) Noah enjoyed sticking these place and bake cookies on the pan and watching them bake through the oven door. I think he liked 'baking' them even more than eating them! He is getting excited about Valentines Day and his birthday. It will be a busy day tomorrow as we have Story Time in the morning and are seeing Curious George tomorrow afternoon with his little friend Braxton.

Sweet Cheeks

When ever we are out with the kids and people see Rachel the first thing we hear is "Look at those CHEEKS!". It cracks us up how that is the first thing people notice about her. Even the nurses at the hospital when she was born would call her "Cheeks". We don't mind though, there's just more room to KISS! =)

Happy Monday

Shots, Sleep, Shoes & Haircuts

Today was the day - Rachel got her first series of shots at her well baby appointment. She weighed in at a big 12lbs, 4.4oz and was 24 inches long. Bless her heart - she got 4 shots and it was so pitiful. I think it was the maddest we have ever seen (or heard) her. Luckily it didn't last long and she slept most of the day away. Speaking of sleeping - she has slept through the night about 4 times now. She seems to take after her Daddy and likes sleep *almost* as much as he does. ;) Noah is doing good - he and Daddy went and got hair-cuts the other day at Sports Clips. The lady who cut his hair had Thomas Trains - She was super cool with him after that (thanks Miss Kelly, it was nice to have a hair-cut with no tears). He also got some new shoes just like Daddy's... he thinks that's pretty cool too.

She's 2 Months Old... and Smiling!

I can't believe my baby girl is two months old already! It's nuts! She has been blessing us with her sweet baby smiles in the last week and I was lucky enough to catch a couple with the camera. Had to share one of these with you all...