To Sleep or Read... that is the question

This is the question that I am sure raced through Noah's head last night... several times. I noticed him climbing out of his crib in the morning and decided to once again convert his crib to a toddler bed. (I say once again because in June we did it. After 2 weeks of fighting him for naps and bedtimes and running in an out of the room... I put it back up.)

Anyhoo. Yesterday he had his big boy bed again. He was delighted, of course. When it came to naptime, he laid in bed so quietly -- for 5 minutes. After that he had lots of fun throwing clothes out of his dresser -- ALL of them, playing with toys and reading every book he owns.

So it was off to a rough start, and he didn't have a nap so he and I were both cranky. Bedtime comes and I am secretly contemplating doping him with some Dramamine. I don't. Instead I arm him with ONE story that he can read in bed with the lights out.

He was quiet as a mouse. I thought he was asleep, but didn't dare check. At about 9:30 I peek in and here is Noah, lying face down on his bed with his legs sticking straight out into open air and his head flush with the side of the bed. Next to him is a stack of books (12 in all) piled up next to him. It was so cute, I would have taken a picture but didn't want to wake him with the flash. Maybe I'll catch him at it again.

Needless to say, he is down for a nap with his ONE book, we shall see how many meander over to nap with him.

Here are some photos of Noah's birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOAH! 2YEARS OLD

We celebrated Noah's 2nd birthday with my mom on Sunday. Her birthday was on Sunday so she got to share the Bug Mountain birthday cake with Noah. It was great to have dinner with Kerensa, Dave and Ty and Grandma and Grandpa Turley.




It's amazing how much Noah has changed since he was born.






Here he is at 1!



Noah is such a great big brother to Sloane and is a very caring person. He still get's me with those deep brown eyes (my heart melts) and probably always will.

Pictures of Utah trip

Summer!

Well, It has been an eventful summer for us. The first of July we took a trip down to Utah, making a stop in Boise to see the Hansens and we had lunch with them and Ann at a park. THe kids are too cute together. Becky took some great pictures of them all.
After leaving Boise our Jeep suffered what Pete has termed "the Death Wobble" Fortunately we survived and we were able to have the part replaced and we made it safely all the way home.

Our first visit was to Milford, in southern Utah to visit all of my siblings and my dad and step-mom Marian. We had so much fun getting together and it is so great that the nieces and nephews could be there too. I think the only one missing was TJ ( I think he was with his dad) It was a lot of fun. We'll have to do this every other year at least.

After that, we went up to Salt Lake City to visit Dan's family. Noah found all of Dan's hot wheel cars from when he was a boy and Noah had tons of fun lining them up in a very long line around himself. It was great to visit Pete and Betty. We got to spend time with Uncle David and Aunt Karen and Uncle Bill too. Noah got to ride with Papa on his riding mower which was a treat!

This trip is when Sloane started crawling. The first 2-3 days she was doing an army crawl, but after seeing cousin Rylen crawl like a pro, she moved up to a regular crawling position and now she's definitely on the move! I'm going to post a slide of our trip so no photos here.

Noah's Favorite Video for the moment

One Day of Summer

It was beautiful on Sunday. We had Noah wear Daddy's suit to church.. Isn't he cute! Sloane is really enjoying her toys in the backyard too--all smiles. Hopefully it will be great this Sunday for Father's Day.

Noah loves the car! He went out to play in the garage and wanted to go into the car. He has been playing in it for about 15 minutes. After he does all the fun stuff up front, like the wipers and hazard lights, he climbs into his chair to play.... Do you think I could get him in his chair to go somewhere though? Nope.

Kids are too cute. I love to see Noah and Sloane play together. She squeals and screams with delight and Noah plays so well with her.  It's these moments that make the other less exciting moments of motherhood worthwhile.   

Uncle Josh and Aunt Melanie are in town and we have had a great time with them. Fortunately they will be here for a week because I don't have many pictures yet!  We went to the Enchanted Forest Amusement Park with them and Aunt Kerensa and Tyler.  It was a lot of fun-- except for the Cinderella "Play" which was much like Fantasia's performance on American Idol.  Dan looked just like Simon. (Mouth gaping in utter amazement at how bad it was.)  Anyhoo... we then met up with Grandma and Grandpa Turley for dinner.  It was a nice day and I am so glad that Josh and his family have been able to come up to visit.

Well... Noah, Sloane, and I just got back from a visit to Southern Utah to see Grandma and Grandpa Coon and some uncles and aunties.  We had a good time. Noah loved playing with his cousins and Sloane started playing peek-a-boo with her blankie.  We were all very glad to see Daddy when we got home though.  Noah is completely attached to him and Sloane lights up whenever she hears his voice or sees him. (of course, I do too ... most of the time.)  It's raining cats and dogs today, too bad we couldn't catch one for Dan.... he really wants a dog.   

We send our love out to Grandma Coon, who is having surgery today.

Today, I have been inspired by my sister to start using this page again.... I'm not one for journaling.  I am sick today and Noah was such a good sport.  I laid on the floor in his room, while Sloane was napping, and he would climb up his small slide and roll balls down or slide down and then read his books and play while I was lazy and just laid there... At least he didn't mind-- or at least he couldn't tell me he minded.  I wish that when kids are sick they want to lay and rest all day like I do... oh well.

I will make it up to him tomorrow when we go to the Easter Egg Hunt with Auntie Kerensa and cousin Tyler.  Stay tuned for those photos.

Time for an update

Boy how time flies! It is already the end of January and Noah is 5 months old. The Holiday season is over and Spring is just around the corner. Dan is really enjoying his job at the firm and Zibbey hasn't completely lost her mind. Noah is growing like a weed. He weighs a little over 18lbs. and is about 26 1/2 inches long. His favorite thing to do right now is gnaw on anything. He loves eating his cereal and we even tried some squash. He's still a cutie and giggles to death when his Daddy swings him high in the air.

Enjoy the photos!

Noah's Room

Here are some pictures of his room. Hopefully you can see how cute his bedding and everything is.

2 months old!

Noah is doing so well. He is all smiles most of the time. Dan gave a great blessing and Noah was pretty quiet during it so we could hear it. His room is pretty much done... thanks to my mom. She painted and made all of the bedding and curtains. It looks great. We are thoroughly enjoying having Noah.

Noah's Blessing Day Cont.

A few more pix that wouldnt fit on the previous post.

Noah'sBlessing Day

Here are some pictures of the big day.

Happy Halloween

Here's a couple of cute pictures of our little pumpkin.-- zib

We're up, but I guess we're not running.

Sorry for the lack of posts. I am still trying to get Zibbey up to speed on this whole blogging thing. We've had one training session so far and it looks like I'll have to schedule another one so she can post some photos.

Everyone is doing well and we are still gettting settled into the house. Zibbey painted Noah's room and it looks good. Now we just need to get everything put away. Someday, I hope.

Noah just went to the doctor last week. He weighed in at about 12.5 pounds and has grown to 23 inches. He is in the 67th percentile for weight, 52nd percentile for height and 35th percentile for head circumference. By my logic, that makes him short and fat with a small head. We'll see how he changes from now until his next appointment.

Noah's personality is really starting to come out. He has started to smile a lot and make more noises. He is also sleeping a lot more during the night which is good...for Zibbey. We are going to bless him this Sunday which will be nice. Zibbey's mom made him a neat little outfit for the occasion. It is made out of excess material from Zibbey's wedding dress. By my logic, not only is he short and chunky, he's also a cross dresser. I've really got some work to do with him.

We'll get some pictures up of him soon.

Some Photos of Noah

It's Zibbey's fault.

I started this blog with the intent of having Zibbey keep it updated. Well, it appears she is slacking on her duties. I think she needs a little help learning these complex machines we call computers. Nevertheless, I wanted to absolve myself of any guilt for the lack of posts and photos. I promise to get her a lesson of some sort so she can at least keep this going.

All is well with us in Eugene. The weather is getting cooler, but it is still beautiful. Maybe one day Zibbey will let me out of the house to enjoy it. Noah is still doing very well. He is growing and making more noise each day. Other than that, he doesn't do much except for mess his diapers. We'll keep you posted on him.