Awesome Weekend!

This last weekend was kind of a teaser with the weather we had on Friday and Saturday. Friday we made it out to the park after nap time and then Daddy came down after work and played with us for awhile and we were all were loving the warmth of the sunshine! We went to mexican for dinner and all enjoyed a yummy meal. We had a little excitment right as we were leaving though. My friend Jenn had come down to see us for a few minutes cause her parents live right up the road from the reasturant and right before she got there Noah popped in a candy that we got with the bill and he was sucking on it for awhile and then when we asked to see it, he accidently swallowed it. It went down ok but somehow it got a little hung up in his asophagus, (not sure of spelling on that) and was causing some serious pain for Noah. He was really upset so we had him drink water and walk around for a minute to see if it would go down. We got in the car and he was still in pain, so we decided to head for Evergreen and then all of a sudden it was gone, "all better Mom"! Phew, that was a close one!  We did have a nice little drive through the Evergreen campus though and we reminded Noah that both him and Drew were born there so that was kind of cool.

headed to the park with the sunshine in tow!

beautiful day on Alki Beach.

Drew's first tractor ride!

Daddy's little helper!

Daddy and his boys!

the aftermath of Easter morning!

Grandpa and Drew on Easter Sunday.

indoor egg hunt!

found some!

the boys and cousins Tanner and Mandy.

Drew likes the Wii that Tanner won at church. Jayme, (my sissy) had filled out a card for Noah to attend the Sunday school class, (which he wanted no part of) and because we were a new member that they brought, they gave them a Wii game! Pretty awesome if you ask me!

Noah helping Grandma Winnie blow out her candles! Happy 89th birthday Grandma!

Saturday we decided to skip out on a birthday party and head for Alki Beach instead. A classmate of Noah's had invited him to her bday party and it was going to be at the gym inside at their preschool. The weather was soooooo nice that we really could not bear being inside on the nicest day of the year so far, so I opted out the night before via email and explained that we needed to have some family time, which really is the truth anyway, so I didn't feel too bad. It was awesome! We left around 10:30 and were prepared with snacks, sand toys, stroller and walking attire, so we were set. We played on the beach for awhile and then went to Pegasus Pizza & Pasta. I had a Groupon for it so for $15 we had $30 to spend there so we had a great greek salad and an awesome pizza. Everyone including Drew loved the pizza! After lunch we packed up and walked along the waterfront for awhile and you would have thought it was the middle of summer out there. We saw people rolling down the strip with windows down and radio's blasting and even saw a few girls in bikini's! It was a nice day, but I'm not quite sure 65 degrees is bathing suit weather! We headed home and enjoyed the night by playing outside, cleaning up the yard, and bbq'd some salmon. I really can't take credit for the yard clean up part because that was all Orlin and Noah, but it was nice to look outside and see them enjoying themselves. Drew also had his first ride on the tractor with Daddy and he did much better than we had expected! He rode for a good 5 minutes or so and then was ready to be done. Sunday Noah and I went to church with my sissy and her family and then we had Easter brunch at our house with both sides of the family. Yummy food and great time with family. The weather was not so great, so we did an indoor egg hunt for Noah, Tanner and Mandy and they all enjoyed it. Noah and Drew got pretty spoiled by the Easter bunny and Noah has been trying to sneak candy every day since! Sunday night we headed to my Grandma Winnie's to celebrate her 89th birthday! She's still living on her own, healthy and doing great and we all feel so fortunate to still have her around to see the family continue to grow. I believe Drew is great grandchild #18!
 Unfortunately Monday was rainy all day and today has not been too great either, buuuutttt I am heading out of town on Friday morning to Palm Springs! Wahooo! I am meeting my friend Jenn there and cannot wait to have three days of hot sun! My Mom is watching the boys on Friday and Orlin will have them all weekend. I will miss them dearly, but can hardly wait for a nice little get away! I'll try my best to bring a little sunshine back with me!

Favorite pics and memories of Noah.

Noah was born Christmas eve 2007. He was 8 lbs 1oz and was 21 inches long. He was due the 29th, so I was sure I was in the clear until after Christmas but he decided to come early and be our Christmas present. Best present we ever got! 

Noah's first bath at home with the help of Aunt Jayme.

Grandpa and Nana holding baby Noah for the first time.

Grandma and Noah.

Proud Mama!

Auntie Jayme getting some snuggle time with Noah.

not quite sure what to say about this one, but it's one of my favorites!

Boppa and Noah.

Daddy, Noah and Annie having some snuggle time on the couch.

our sweet Noah.

such a happy guy!

little chubba wubba!

sleepy boy!

obviously a little out of order, but I was probably around 8 1/2 months in this one.

Noah's nursery, which is now Drew's nursery.

All ready for summer. Glasses provided by Grandma.

Noah's first trip to Chelan Memorial Day Weekend 2008. Noah was about 5 months and definitely filling out! He looks huge compared to his big cousins Tanner and Mandy!

first trip down to the beach in Chelan.

looks like Noah and Mandy are having a good little conversation even with the binki in!

Noah and Boppa down at the Willows in Chelan.

fun trip to our place in Langley, Whidbey Island. Our first trip away with him and I believe he was only about 4 months here.

Daddy and Noah hard at work.

Noah and Addison getting cozy. Addison belongs to our good friends Ryan and Mindy Simonds. She is only a couple of months younger than Noah.

Jenn and Noah. They love eachother lots!

Carrie and Noah. Carrie is getting some good practice here!

Daddy getting Noah all ready for bed.

This picture is really not what it looks like! Mommy was getting ready to go see Tim McGraw and Noah was loving the feel of the glass bottle on his gums, so I thought I'd indulge him a bit!

first hike at St. Edwards Park. I believe Noah was about 6 months here. Such a fun hot sunny day.

Labor Day weekend Chelan.

Mommy and Noah enjoying the pool in Chelan.

Daddy and Noah at Whidbey.

4 months.

looking pretty fly!

love that little face!

Grandpa and Noah having some good snuggle time!



over at Erika and Audrey's house with cousins Tanner and Mandy. Noah is about 7 months and Audrey is about 5 months. 



Daddy and Noah.

Noah loved the swings at a very early age and still can't get enough of them.

Lauren Lusk and Noah. Lauren is about 10 months older than Noah.

more swing action!

crawling at 9 months!

this is a real early one! Noah is probably a week or two old and I'm snuggling with both my babies. Annie is feeling a little left out at this stage in the game!

Grandpa Dalbeck and Noah. RIP Grandpa D!

Grandma Ruth and Noah. May she also rest in peace! We miss you!

One of my favorites of Noah. He is about 3 months here.

Grandma Winnie and Noah.

9 months at Bob's Corn visiting the pumpkin patch!

look at those squishy buns!

buddies!

Noah's first Halloween! He was a Seahawk Football player with crazy hair!

friends Kyle and Kiersten with Noah on Halloween.

Daddy, Noah and Uncle Ty.

walking at 11 months!

getting close to his 1st bday!

fun family pics at Molbacks.

Noah with cousins Tanner and Mandy.

such a big boy.

Thanks Grandma Hote for my cozy outfit you made me!

Noah's first snow!

snowed on Noah's first birthday! We had his family party at the Sorensen's and had lots of fun sledding on their big hill!

Noah and Santa 2008. Noah had no fear!

Noah's first bday cake, an ice cream cake I might add!

Matching jammies!

Noah's 1st bday party with all his friends, or should I say our friends!

yummy!



look at those cheeks!



out for a stroll on a foggy day.

loving his new back pack.

fun day at Country Village.

another Whidbey getaway with friends.

loving the beach!

Easter Sunday 2009. Noah was 16 months.

first professional haircut by Theresa at Supercuts. She also has cut Daddy's hair for years. Noah was a little over a year in this one.

Mommy was  having some fun with a little product in the hair!

Tractors! Noah's first love was tractors and still to this day loves them. Daddy started taking him out with him to mow the lawn around 6 months old and its still one of his favorite things to do. We got him his very own for his 2nd bday!

Chelan.

ready to drive Boppa's boat.

fun summer day at Willis Tucker park.

Noah and I spent a week at Whidbey just the two of us in July of 2009 when he was about 18 months. We had lots of friends come to visit and had a great time.

my little beach boy!

teaching him early how to throw the ball for Annie.

awesome nursery in Clearview with lots of old antique tractors. Perfect place for pics!

our first garden! Noah loved to help in the garden and fight with the sprinkler!

too big for the infant seat!

camping trip to Bridgeport with the Lee Family. This was Noah's 2nd trip as we took him at 6 monts as well. This was a doozy of a trip cause he was everywhere! We were all a little exhausted by the end of it.

life was good at the beach on the river.

new playset in our backyard thanks to the Lee's who handed it down to us.

first garden!

Daddy and Noah in the pool in Chelan.

awesome tractors at Bob's Corn in Snohomish.

Labor Day 2009 in Chelan.

Noah was Tanner's biggest fan during his football season in fall of 09.

Noah loves his cousin Mandy.

Tree hunting 09.

Santa pics 2009.

Almost 2!

Noah's 2nd bday! Christmas Eve/Birthday bash with the whole family at our house.

look what Santa brought!

loving his new ride!

cousin Mandy's bday party. Noah's first pony ride.

reading to Annie.

fun day at Whidbey with the cousins.

first trip to the Seattle Aquarium.



Look what the Easter Bunny brought! Easter 2009.



fun egg hunt in our backyard.

fun hike with Jen and Landon.

awesome mural that friend Sue Rae painted in Noah's room.

cool giraffe for baby Drew.

family xmas card 2009.

family photos/prego pics of baby Drew. I was about 8 months along.

getting ready to give his binki to the garbage man! Such a big boy at 28 months!

So I started this whole blog thing awhile back and I've really enjoyed documenting our lives over the last few months, but it's really gotten me thinking about how much of Noah's life that we have missed out on in here so I thought I do a little recap if you will. I'm going back to day one and will include our favorite pics and memories of him. This could  get a little lengthy, so you'll have to bear with me.