Noahs first look at the beach

We are in North Carolina at the Outer Banks w/ family on vacation for Noahs first beach trip. He was a little nervous at first site of the big ocean, but once he got in the water he loved it. I think his favorite thing to do is walk down the beach right on the edge of the water and sand. The first couple days the water was pretty rough, but looks like today the waves have calmed down to normal. I tried to surf fish yesterday afternoon, but the water was to rough, and I only caught one small fish. I am going to give it another shot this afternoon, and hopefully I will have better luck. Noah loves the pool down here and he is having a blast in his little floater running around the pool. I will post some new videos on here soon as I get them off of YouTube.

Noah turns One

The little man is one now, and wow what a year it has been. It is hard to believe he is one year old now. It seems like yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital going what do we do now? We have learned a lot this year, and hopefully we will remember most of it for the next one. We had a birthday party for him at our house on Sunday and all the family came over to help Noah celebrate. Leah got Noah his own personal cake to eat or you could say destroy and than a second cake for everyone else to enjoy. It took him a while to figure out what to do w/ the cake, but once he got his fingers into it he was all mess. Noah got a bunch of new toys to play w/ and he wanted me to thank everyone for coming and for all his new gifts.

Almost walking

Noah is really getting close to walking on his own now. He is able to walk w/ our help, but he is still not to sure about doing it by himself. He has finally started crawling so we have to really keep an eye on him now. He is learning about a whole new world out there in cabinets and doors. He has learned to crawl up the stairs now as well so I guess it want be long that we will need a leash on him. Noahs birthday is coming up soon and I am sure he is going to enjoy it. These pictures were taken a while back when we met my parents and brother for breakfast on Father's Day. You can see the one picture that Noah already thinks he is old enough to drive a car. Still no offers on our house so for now we are just waiting and hoping that it will sell so we can finally move closer to the Funny Farm.

Cburg Visit

Here are a couple pictures from when Noah went to Christiansburg to visit his Grandparents. He loves to stand up now and he is getting pretty good at standing on his own as well. We think he might be walking on his own by the time he turns one year old. He will walk all the way around the couch but he has to at least keep one hand on the couch for stability. I guess we better get ready for him walking around on his own and getting into everything soon enough.

Noahs first Merry-Go-Round

We went shopping today at Tanglewood Mall and their was a small Merry-go-round for kids to ride on so we had to put him on it and see what he would do. Leah walked around w/ him for safety, but Noah didn't need any help, and he loved it. We had to put another dollar in the machine so he could ride again. He thought he was the Man riding around and I even hopped up on w/ him once to get some video and pictures. My new phone got these pictures and I got some video, but I haven't figured out how to get the video off of the phone yet. Hopefully I will figure out how to get these videos off my phone soon before I lose them.

Noahs first Carnival

We took Noah to his first Carnival the other week in Roanoke. He seemed to like the helicopter the best that was taking people for rides over Roanoke. The only ride we were brave enough to take him on was the ferris wheel. I believe at first he was a little nervous, but once it went around a couple times he seemd to really like it. Actually he liked the shuttle ride over to the Carnival from the parking garage the best. He really enjoyed looking out the big windows as we went thru downtown instead of always riding in his babyseat where he can't really see anything. Noah almost pulled the stop cord once, and I didn't even notice he was playing with it. We can't wait till he gets old enough to actually get on the rides, because I think he is going to be one of those kids that will ride all day.

Noah playing in his pool

Here is a video I got yesterday of Noah playing in his pool at the Funny Farm. He really loves to play in the water and I know once he gets old enough we will be dragging him out of the big pool because he is all pruned up from being in there all day. Once the big pool is filled and ready I will have to get him in it and see what he thinks.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=p1sG3Wyn16w

Born to Ride

Noah loves to go for a ride on anything we will put him on. He thinks it is so much fun to ride the four-wheeler around the Funny Farm. I guess when he gets a little older we will have to get him his own four-wheeler so he go exploring the property. No luck on selling the house yet, but we have our fingers crossed that we will sell it soon.

Noah hanging w/ the Grandparents

Noah spent a couple days w/ Grandmama and Granddad this weekend in Christiansburg. This is a picture of his new baby grand piano they got him and he looks like he is enjoying it. Only problem is Papa is the one and only person who actually can play the piano so Noah will have to take lessons from Papa once he gets old enough. Noah is really getting around good now in his walker and he will follow you anywhere you go while he is in it. He really thinks he is something walking around now with his new freedom so he spends most of his day exploring the house on his own.
We celebrated our 5th year anniversary this weekend by going to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg. We had a great time and rode a lot of rides and we both were talking about how much fun Noah will have here once he is old and tall enough to ride. It was fun to get out of town and relax for a change, but we were both excited to get back to our little squirt and back to normal life. Our house if officially on the market now so we are crossing our fingers hoping it will sell before to long so we can start on our new house. We have the spot picked out for the new one and I believe we have the house for the most part picked as well except for minor details.

Couple of videos of Noah playing

Here are a couple videos of Noah starting to walk w/ help, and Noah playing in his new pool. He is really getting the hang of walking w/ help now, so I guess it want be long before he is all over the place. I am excited about him starting to walk, but I also know this will open up a whole new world for all of us. I guess he will walk before he really gets the hang of crawling, but who says you have to crawl before you can walk.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUEXYjkWdEo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bufZCJlirc

Little Einstein

I gave Noah a bath the other night and Leah took some pictures of us playing in the tub. I decided to give Noah a new look w/ his hair since it is getting longer now. He loves to play in the water and he will stay in there until he is all wrinkled up.
We finally put our house on the market today and we are crossing our fingers hoping we will sell it w/ no problems. After all the work leading up to selling it makes me want to keep it, but we are really looking forward to moving.
Leah and I met up w/ my parents and brother yesterday to celebrate Mother's Day for my Mom and Leah. We had a really good lunch even though the wait was almost an hour and a half. I have been so busy lately w/ the house that I am ready to take a break. I spent almost my whole vacation trying to get everything done to the house for it to sell. Now I am back to work, and I have to admit it feels great.

King Noah and Uncle Joe

Everyone was hanging out yesterday at the Funny Farm and Noah was enjoying the royal treatment from Uncle Joe. Joe was out to help watch Noah while Leah studied and Papa worked around the farm. Noah loved going for wagon rides and playing outside all day. They even hooked up the bouncer to a tree in the front yard. I am not sure this boy could get any more spoiled than he is, but we all enjoy every minute of it. It doesn't seem to matter what Noah rides in, but he loves to take in all the scenery on whatever it is.

Bath Time

Noah loves to get clean in the bathtub or let me say he likes to get in the tub and splash water. He will stay in there as long as you will leave him. Noah spent a couple days w/ Grandma and Grandpa and we found out that Noah can now slide on his belly backwards. We were all sitting around the living room and all of a sudden Noah started moving backwards until he ran into something. I think he will be crawling full speed very soon, and boy will we have our hands full than. We are trying to catch him sliding on video so I can post it on here, but he just want cooperate right now.

Sleeping like a baby

Leah went in Noah's room the other night to check on him, and found him sleeping like a rock w/ his passy on top of him. We are not really sure how this happened, but we both thought it was pretty funny. I guess this might be a way for him to know exactly where it is when he wakes up.

Superboy

My parents and Leahs parents came over the other night to visit the famous Superboy. My parents are heading down to Mississippi to visit family for a week and they had to see Noah one last time before they left. They wanted to kidnap him for the trip down, but I do not think he is up for that long of a drive yet. We had a good time, and of course the little man was spoiled by everyone like usual. We are getting very close to putting our house on the market, and I forgot how much I hate painting till I needed to paint some rooms before we sell. It looks like we might be ready for the market in about 2 to 3 weeks.

Two new videos of Mr Noah

Here are a couple videos of Noah playing w/ the Elmo Toy Car. He really likes to ride it, well, he really likes to sit on it and have someone else push him around. He has us trained so well, that I do not know if he will ever crawl or walk since we do everything for him. He has started saying DA-DA all the time, but that is the only thing he will say. We are working on him to get some new words in their. Grandmama and Granddad are getting ready to leave town and go visit our family in Mississippi tomorrow. They will gone for about a week, so we are going to meet them in town today so they can see Noah one more time before they leave. You would think they are going away for a year.haha.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHfoLGcLlyY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUkaC3NTWOo

Noah in his new lazy-boy

Here are a couple shots of Noah w/ some new toys. He loves to sit in this chair and play his piano or whatever you put in front of him. As you can see he has one of my computer cords in his mouth which no it is not plugged in. Leah took Noah to his doctors appointment on Thursday and everything is going great, and he weighed in at 21lbs. He did get a couple shots so he wasn't so happy about that, but who likes getting shots?

This is my first post since the VT shooting, and it really hits home since my family lives there still and Leah went to VT. It is so hard to believe that it happened in our back yard, and I am like so many other people that believed that something like that would never happen around here. Our prayers go out to everyone at VT and the families of the victims.

Going for a ride

Here is Noah and Ginger waiting for me to give them a ride somewhere. They both love to go for rides and are willing to go anytime anywhere. Everyone is doing fine and we are just watching Noah grow up so fast. He is starting to wave to us and he is also starting to copy some of the things we do. Papa had him clapping w/ him the other day while they were both playing the piano. Hopefully it want be to long now before he starts talking and letting us know what is going on in his head.

MDA Bowl-A-Thon

Here is a picture of the guys I bowled with last weekend in Salem for the MDA. The guys in the picture are from right to left (Tim Perry, Mac Craft, Duane Noell, Jon Van Dam, and of course me). Jon was by far the best bowler we had, and I believe the rest of us were just there to make sure the gutters stayed clear. I think the MDA is going to do another bowl-a-thon in the fall, and if we are not working we might try to put together another team. If you would like to donate to the MDA this would be a great time and we would greatly appreciate the support of our team. I also put a link on here of me bowling from a not so natural stance. It was probably one the best balls I threw all day, but I missed a strike by one pin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STNfgiZjA90

Bath Time

Noah spent a couple days last week w/ Grandma and Grandpa. He seems to always get a couple baths when he is there clean or dirty no matter. I do not believe he minds since he gets to play in the water which he loves. He also gets to hang out in the antique mall while they get some work done. I think he enjoys this as well since their is so much stuff for him to look at.
Leahs younger brother Robert celebrated his birthday today and man he is getting old. haha We all went out to Ruby Tuesdays for lunch so him and Leah were able to sneak away from work for a quick birthday lunch. Robert is working full time at the office and also in school right now to finish up his paramedic. I believe his plans are to finish up his medic and than continue school to get his Registered Nurse degree so he can almost get a job anywhere. He is really good w/ people and is very caring so I think if he stays in the medical field he will be a great asset wherever he works.