Fishing w/ Papa

Noah, Papa and I went fishing the other day at the Funny Farm Lake. We didn't catch very many fish but we had a good time. Noah hasn't really got the fishing thing down yet, but I think he will enjoy it later. Right now he just enjoys throwing rocks into the pond.

Random shots

Here are some random shots of Noah as we venture around together here and there. He is able to get into anything and everything now, and he only slows down for naps. I believe he is starting to show his terrible twos already as well with incredible temper tantrums. We are trying to work Noah on his patience but I believe that is something he surely got from me. We are planning on taking Noah to the fair at the Ronaoke Civic Center this weekend so he can ride the Ferris Wheel. Hopefully we will get some good photos of him while we are there. The one picture is of Noah at the mall while Mom was trying on clothes he decided to go looking for her under the fitting room doors.

Number two is on the way!!

I know it has been quite a while since I have posted anything, but it has been crazy around here lately. We finally sold our house and got that behind us,so now all we have to do is build a new house. Also I guess the bigger news is that we are expecting number two around the first of October and we found out Noah will have a little sister. We were happy either with a boy or girl just as long as she is healthy. I am going to try to put some new pictures up soon to show how Noah is growing and he is getting into everything. He has a fasination with garage doors, and he will watch them go up and down for hours at a time. We took him for a walk in our old neighborhood and he made sure to point out every garage door and he wanted to play with them all. I'm afraid the ones at the Funny Farm are going to be wore out in no time with the way he abuses them.

Easter Train Ride

We were at the mall yesterday and they had a train set up for kids along with the Easter Bunny for pictures. Noah is obsessed with trains so once we saw it we knew he had to ride it. He seemed to like it, but he actually just sat on Moms lap and took it all in.

It has been a while since I last posted due to the whole family being sick. We all had different version of the crud over the last week and I am glad it is over.

Today is Leah's birthday and she is back at work. We went out for dinner last night and we might go again tonight for her birthday depending on how tired she is.

Love those trains

Noah loves his train set and unfortunately he likes to change the track setup all the time by destroying it. We put it back together a little different every time since usually I can not remember how it was set up. Instead of flying planes when he gets older, he might be a train engineer.

Noah playing in the snow

Nana, Leah and I got to play in the last snow w/ Noah. He really liked riding on the tube down the hills. Only problem was we forgot to get him so gloves for the snow. He did not seem to mind since he was having so much fun.

Mr Piano Man

Here is Noah playing the piano w/ Leah filming. Papa will have to start giving him lessons soon since he is already figured out how to turn it on and beat on the keys. He loves to dance while he plays, but I think he might have been a little camera shy this time. He actually has his own little play piano, but I think he likes the real one a little more. Hopefully he will take after his Mom, cause I have absolutely no music talent or dance moves in me.

Xmas Pics

Here are some shots from our last Christmas.

Merry Xmas

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to everyone. Noah had a great Xmas and I am trying to get some Xmas pictures up for the site. I believe Leah took these with her new camera. We all had a great Holiday w/ friends and family. Unfortunately I did not get my gift I wanted for this Xmas and that was to sale our house, but maybe 2008 will turn around for us. Looks like Noah finally got Nana to slow down long enough to take a nap w/ him.

Vacation Time

We are getting ready for our trip to Mississippi in a couple days. It has been quite a while since I have visited family so this should be a lot of fun. We are all crossing our fingers that Noah will do ok for the long drive. This will be by far his longest time spent in a car, but I feel he will do just fine. Noahs favorite thing to do now is play on a slide. These pictures were taken near my parents house on a school playground. Papa put a slide inside his house and Noah loves to go up and down it. It also has a little room underneath it that he loves to get in and hide.

First Deer

I finally killed my first deer the other day, and it only took me 34 years. I am not your typical hardcore hunter, but I have went many times w/ no luck. This year I went at the Funny Farm and the first day I saw a doe, but couldn't get off a shot. The next day I went I got into a treestand and only about thirty minutes into it a doe came out and laid down in front of me. I almost took the shot, but decided to wait just to see if a buck would come along. Sure enough maybe an hour later this buck appeared and I became very nervous. I lined it up in the scope and pulled the trigger, but the deer jumped straight up and started running full speed right at me. Unsure if I hit it I continued to keep the gun on it till it finally started walking about 100 feet in front of me and I thought well maybe I missed, so I shot it again and this time it went down. After all was said and done I believe my first shot hit him in the neck and the second was the fatal shot. I was so excited I did not know what to do next so I just sat in the stand to make sure he didn't take off running again. I finally got down and walked over to it and found it was a six pointer. I would of called my Granddad right than if I had a phone because I knew he would be so happy I finally shot one. I talked to my Mom and she told me that his first deer was also a six pointer so I thought that was pretty cool. I believe I am hooked now, and hope I can get another before the season ends.

Halloween

Here is some shots of Noah during Halloween this year. He didn't really get the idea of going around and getting candy, but he sure liked the candy. We tried to get him to carry his pumpking so he could put his candy in, but all he wanted to do was throw it. We only went to the Funny Farm and the office, but we had a good time. Maybe next year he will catch on better.

Messy Noah

Here are a couple videos of Noah making a mess eating pizza w/ Leah and Papa. He is a pretty funny guy when he tries to feed himself. I am not sure if any of the food even makes it to his mouth. I believe this is video evidence of how Noah surely takes after his Mom.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngFaLYyHcaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgiiZ61lgnQ

Nap Time

Here is a shot I believe Leah got of Noah and Papa taking a nap together at our house. I think this was taken a while back on Grandparent day. I forgot I had this till I was going through some pictures and found it so I had to post it. The little guy loves his Papa and I think he is his favorite nap buddy. Looks like they were both pretty comfortable and in dreamland. Noah is taking fewer naps lately I guess since he is so busy getting into everything he just doesn't have the time.

Playing in the dirt and rocks

Noah has found a new favorite place to play and get dirty. He loves to sit in the gravel and throw rocks at the dogs. I have been watching him and I think he might be left-handed. I am not for sure, but he does seem to throw most of the time w/ his left. Lately we have been working in the garage a lot and he is content on just sitting in the driveway throwing rocks. Unfortunately he sometimes thinks the gravels are food so we do have to keep a pretty close eye on him. He really likes to pick all the gravel up and throw it in the garage, until he steps on one barefoot. He is all boy cause he loves to get dirty and I think he believes the dirtier he gets the better.

Looks like we are going to Mississippi in December to visit. Hopefully everything will work out and we will get to go around the first of December. I haven't been down to visit in quite a while, and it will be very interesting to see how Noah does a very long trip. I am very excited about going, and my Granddad has already told me that we would go hunting if I came down. I haven't been hunting w/ him in a very long time so hopefully if we go I will be able to kill a deer. It will also be nice to visit w/ family I haven't seen in a long time.

Best friends

Noah and Ginger seem to get along pretty well. I believe Ginger thinks her job is to protect Noah from anyone she doesn't know. Noah is a growing little man at 25lbs now after Papa Joe weighed him last week. Noah stays pretty busy these days and loves to get into everything. He has learned that he can drag a chair somewhere so he can climb on it and grab something that is normally out of reach. We had to seal our trash can in the kitchen since a lot of stuff has turned up missing and one day I found my keys on top of the trash. We believe Noah found Nanas phone at the Funny Farm and did the same thing to it throwing it away since it has been missing for a while. It is no telling what he did get thrown out before we caught on to him, but we are learning slowly, and hopefully we want lose anything else in the trash.

Happy Grandparents Day

We had a little get together at the house yesterday to celebrate Grandparents Day. We cooked out on the grill and had a good time visiting w/ everyone. My parents, Leahs parents, both of Leahs brothers, and her Grandmother were all there. Dad and I went fishing on the lake that morning and I let Dad catch more fish than me since it was Grandparents Day. Just kidding, we had a great time on the lake and we did actually both catch a lot of fish, unfortunately none were trophies so we let all of them go. As you can see in the pictures Noah was enjoying his first corn on the cob, and I think he really liked it. Noah is really getting around well now, and he actually likes to walk on his own. We have to keep him away from the stairs unless we are w/ him, because he loves to play on the stairs. He is also learning that he can climb on things now, so he has found a whole new world to explore.

Noahs first haircut

We took Noah for his first haircut today and it was one heck of an experience. He was fine while he waited his turn and actually having fun in the barber shop. Then it was his turn, and that is where the fun stopped. He did not like having the sheet around him to keep the hair off and not having his hands free to roam. It took the barber, myself, and Leah to get his first haircut and it was a workout from start to end, but he came out looking like a new man. The barber did a great job w/ Noah and if it wasn't for him I think we would still be there trying to get his haircut. The barber said it might take around 4 or 5 times before he gets comfortable w/ getting his haircut.

More beach photos

Here are a couple more pictures of Noah on his first beach trip. We buried Noah in the sand, but he didn't care for that very much and got out as fast as he could. He also loved the kiddy pool at the Condo so he spent a lot of time in there. He could run in the pool while he was in his float and loved it. We would take him into the main pool sometimes and he actually was getting into jumping into the pool from the side as long as someone was there to catch him. I have not put the videos from the beach on here yet, but as soon as I do I will post them.

I would have posted some more from the beach, but I was unable to connect back to the Internet halfway through the week. While we were at the beach Mr Noah took his first steps on his own. After he figured out he could do it he really has taken off from their. Now it seems like he is always walking somewhere on his own, but he is still working on his balance and when he is not sure of himself he resorts back to crawling. Everyone had a great time at the beach, and hopefully next year Noah will be swimming on his own.

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.