Noah – Page 4

November 6, 2010

Photo Friday – 11.05.2010

Sitting and playing. Okay Ez is almost sitting, but it's hard when your brother is hogging the toy!

Arm, arm, arm? Okay he says arm instead of hand.

Someone has been needing his blanket more.

Blankets in the swings.

Happy to have is blanket.

Don’t mess with his blanket.

Lastly a short video of Noah reading to mommy. He loves reading to me. 😀

Noah Reading from Stephanie Adams on Vimeo.

November 3, 2010

Wordless Wednesday – 11.03.2010

November 1, 2010

Translated into a full sentence that would be, “I want to do it myself.” As the boys near 2 I am seeing more and more of their independence and they want to do more and more themselves. They also really want to help. I try to let them “help” as much as possible and work very hard at letting them complete tasks are their own. Obviously this can be frustrating for everyone involved on occasion, but I just remind us all to take a deep breath and then offer some encouragement. The boys take great pride in doing things themselves and I love watching them light up after they’ve completed a task.
One of their favorite things to do is get their own breakfast. I make their breakfast and then set it on the edge of the counter so they can easily grab it and carry it to the table.

Yes it is right on the edge! Don't worry it didn't fall.

Noah clearing his. Noah is a very slow eater and comes back for more bites during the morning that is why he is suddenly wearing clothes.

Clapping for himself. (I should note the slow eating is just breakfast)

I’ve been trying to introduce them to cups with out sippies and they kept accidentally knocking them over. I read a trick this week to use a baby food jar as a cup. It is glass so it doesn’t knock over easy like plastic and it is a jar you are reusing so if it gets broken your dish set is still complete. The boys loved drinking their water out of it today.

October 27, 2010

Wordless Wednesday – 10.27.2010

October 25, 2010

Pumpkins at the Botanical Gardens

The Desert Botanical Gardens had a little pumpkin patch this weekend. Unfortunately to get to the pumpkin patch you had to do a hayride and the line was about an hour long. With three antsy toddlers we decided to skip that part. We had a nice time running around the garden and seeing some pumpkins on a truck.

Ezra ran so much!

What do you think is so much fun?

Water of course!

Peek-a-boo!

I need to hold this?

Almost got a shot of him looking at the camera and smiling.

Happy girl.

She reminds me so much of her daddy in this one.

Why do I have to sit here?

Three toddlers in one photo? No one is ever looking.

October 23, 2010

Chuck E. Cheese

Yesterday Grandma took the grandkids (plus her kids) to Chuck E. Cheese. It was the boys’ first time and they had a ton of fun! We were very lucky and had the run of the place. We played several games and no one was injured by the skee balls Abby was chucking. Noah loved putting the tokens in the machines, pretty much a game for him. Ezra road a couple of the rides and only got scared once.

The boys loved this game. Putting balls in a bucket is a lot of fun!

Wait who was supposed to be watching Abby?

October 22, 2010

Photo Friday – 10.22.2010

Corer and pizza cutter are good toys right?

Someone used his peanut butter toast to call Papa.

Noah wants it to be a riding lawn mower.

Here’s a little video of the boys spinning. They had been spinning for a while and were getting a little dizzy. This is what they do when they are tired.

Spinning boys from Stephanie Adams on Vimeo.

October 20, 2010

Wordless Wednesday – 10.20.2010

October 10, 2010

Stagecoach Days’ Fun

Our little city had Stagecoach Days’ this weekend. We took the boys and enjoyed a nice morning in the park.

We tried our first bounce houses, Noah was more into than Ezra, but they both just crawled around.

We also went over to the fire safety trailer and learned to be fire smart.

First you play with the fireplace. Funny thing they decided to not turn it on because it was just a few toddlers in the trailer and our boys were still drawn to it, good thing we con’t have one.

Then you run from the exit.

And then if your Ezra you break out your dance moves.

We also tried out a photo booth for the first time with the boys, shockingly two toddlers weren’t very cooperative. They just wanted to push the button!

We also petted some of the local 4h club animals and played in the Montessori pre-school booth for a while (which the boys loved). Sorry no pics as we were also too busy playing. Matt also was able to do a little networking, life in a small city does have its benefits.

October 8, 2010