Noah's first cookie making experience!

Two nights ago Josh decided he wanted Snickerdoodle's and so we got busy making them. Noah kept wanting up to see, so we thought that he could help. He sure tried! He was putting extra ingredients into the mixer and removing some. We were thinking that it would be a miracle if they came out okay, but they did! It was a huge mess, but he had a lot of fun "helping," and eating them was, of course, his favorite part.

Our Weekend

We had the busiest, long, fun weekend. Last Wednesday night we went to Puyallup to stay with my Mom because I had a doctors appointment in Seattle the next day. Noah had a great time while Josh and I were gone going to school with my Dad. He teaches junior high PE and Noah was getting tons of attention from all of the staff and students. My Dad told us that when the kids would run lines that Noah would run with them too. When they sat down to stretch, so did Noah. I wish I could have seen it, but it sounds like they had a fun time. The highlight of the day for Josh and I was that after the long (4 1/2 hour!) appointment we were able to have dinner by ourselves. That doesn't happen too often, so it was really fun for us.

The next day was my birthday and we were able to get some Christmas shopping done. For my birthday dinner we went to the Milton Wok with my Mom and Mike, I had been wanting it for months (Josh too.) Wenatchee has the worst Chinese food so we avoid it at all costs, but the Milton Wok is the best! Josh and I went to a movie that night also, it was more action then we've had in a long time! Oh and I can't leave out the cake. My Mom and Mike make the best German Chocolate cake, which is my favorite. I guess its a really big pain and it takes forever to complete, so they are glad that its just a once a year event. It's worth it though!

Josh had class the next day so Noah and I hung out with my Mom, Dad, Grandma, Aunt Jane, and Ally. We left to go home that night and were very excited to see Jack. The next day Josh's Mom and Dad came over for a visit. We went and bought some apples and had a really good time just visiting and playing with Noah and Jack. It is so fun for us to have visitors and Noah had a great time playing with his Grandma and Papa.

It was an exhausting weekend, but we had a lot of fun. I wish I would have taken more pictures though, but I did get one!

Pre-School Picture Day

Things got off to a good start


And went down hill from there...


And got even better!

Noah had school picture day and it was hilarious! He walked right in front of the camera alone and Josh was able to get him to smile. Then it was time for the class pictures. We felt especially bad for his teacher, who seems to have unlimited patience, and the photographer as well. Because the parents go to class with the kids, they suggested having the Mom's in it to calm the kids down. Two out of the four of us are pregnant and weren't crazy about the idea, so thankfully, those turned out even worse! Overall the experience was really traumatizing for a couple of the kids and just irritating for the others who weren't wanting to sit still (our son is in that category!) I think that everyone was glad when it was over, but we were thankful to get such funny pictures.

Pumpkin Patch Fun!

Pumpkin Picking


Noah and Nana on the Wild Ride!


Noah riding the Horsie

Noah, Josh, my Mom, Mike, and I went to a pumpkin patch in Peshastin this weekend. They had a corn maze and a petting zoo which were very fun for Noah (and the rest of us.) We also picked our pumpkins and Noah had a great time riding with them in the wagon. The really funny part was when Noah wanted to go on the cow ride. We couldn't believe how fast the guy was pulling them with the tractor. We decided that Noah couldn't go alone and my Mom was the only one small enough to fit in the little car. Noah laughed the whole time, but my Mom was ready to get out of there!

We discovered that one of the big fruit growers in Wenatchee sells organic fruit directly to the public at a much cheaper price than at the Farmer's Market or the grocery store. We are going to go today and stock up...the things I get excited about these days!

Day of Fun!

Lately, Josh has been gone ALL the time. He leaves early in the morning to work on his Internship hours and is gone until the later evening or sometimes the middle of the night for volleyball. On the weekends he has either a Volleyball Tournament or class in Tacoma. It has been really hard on all of us, especially being in Wenatchee without our family and not having as many good friends around. It gets lonely around here!

So, I convinced Josh to play sick from work, internship stuff, and volleyball on Monday and we had such a fun day! I named it Mommy, Daddy, and Noah's day of fun! We decided to go to Seattle and head to the zoo, as Noah had never been there. I think I was the most excited out of all of us, mostly just to get out for a while. We realized also that Noah hadn't been to Seattle since he was a baby. He kept pointing and "Wowing" at the big buildings. We don't want him to be a weird Eastern Washington kid, so we need to make sure that we are getting him out more!

We started off at the Spaghetti Factory (Josh's pick...of course!) where Noah drank A LOT of pop, I let him because it was a day of fun after all! We then went to the zoo where Noah pointed and said "Wow" to all of the animals. He had a ton of fun walking around and looking at everything and watching him was the highlight for Josh and I. He especially liked a gorilla who was also very interested in him. He just learned how to make the monkey sound, so the timing was perfect. Noah kept almost falling asleep and I kept reminding him that he couldn't because we were having fun! We then went to Whole Foods Market, my favorite grocery store, to stock up on some things. This wasn't fun for Josh or Noah, but it was for me, so I think it fit in with the theme for the day!

It was so nice for all of us to spend some time together and to just play and not think about anything. We miss Josh and are counting down the days until he gets to be with us more. We are proud of him as he works so hard for our family. We love you!

Here we go again...

I went to the Doctor yesterday and I was a little worried about what she would tell me. I had noticed that I seemed really swollen and that I was getting very dizzy and light headed, so I was worried that I was having blood pressure trouble again. I was right. My blood pressure was 160/100 (its normally 110/60) and I had gained 10 pounds in the last three weeks (thats what really freaks me out, thank goodness it's water!) With Noah I had pregnancy induced hypertension around 30 weeks and was put on bed rest and then induced at 37 weeks. I knew that my odds of getting it again were better because I had had it before, but I was really hoping that it wouldn't be the case, especially this early. I am starting medication (which makes me very nervous,) and I'm going to a specialist in Seattle in the next week. On the bright side, they are having me do a 24 hour urine test (it seems all too familiar!) and when we got home Noah decided to play with the "supplies!" He thought it was a hat and that the big jug was like his sippy cup! Thank goodness he got it out of his system before I had to use them. They are now hidden as he can't be trusted!