Bouncing and Freezing

It has been freezing over here lately. During the day it only has been getting to about 10 degrees and today it got down to five. So, needless to say we're all going a little stir crazy, especially Jack and Noah. Our solution for Noah is taking him to this great place called Sport Gymnastics. Five days a week they do a play group for little kids and they are able to play with each other on all of the gymnastics equipment. He loves it! We ask him if he wants to go bounce with the kids and he starts bouncing all around the house. We went this morning and he had an extra good time because his Daddy was there and he is able to be a lot more active then I (I am avoiding the trampoline for obvious reasons!)



After we played we decided to go to Leavenworth for a couple of hours to check out all of the Christmas decorations as we hadn't been there in a while. We underestimated how cold it was by a long shot! We had Noah all bundled up, but Josh and I were not dressed warm enough at all. It was so cold that your face would hurt after just having been outside for a couple of minutes. We got to the point where we were just going into stores to warm up. We decided to head to the Chocolate Factory and get out of there! Noah got his usual, marshmellows on a stick and was working on that until his little hand hurt so badly from having his mitten off. We rushed back to the car and headed home. It was a fun day, but far too cold to be outside for any length of time. Noah did get to see Santa up close and personal (for about the fifth time this season!) And of course the only time he cried was when they took his picture, during the real visit!

Josh's tattoo

For a long time, Josh has been talking about getting a tattoo on his wedding ring finger. A lot of times when he drums he takes it off and also when he wakeboards, snowboards, plays sports, etc. So he thought that it would be a good idea to have a wedding band (with a J in the middle..for Jaime, of course!) tattooed on his finger. So, when he made the final decision to do it I started researching and found a good place in Fremont (that was VERY clean and had a lot of good reviews!)


The boys trying their best to look tough before the appointment

So, we made an appointment and we left yesterday to get it done, my Mom was able to meet us also. I had called ahead and talked to the girl doing it and she was very nice and helpful. I asked her if it was going to hurt him too badly and should he take some tylenol, she started laughing and said that it wouldn't be too bad, but that he could if he wanted. This whole conversation took place while Noah was screaming in the background, we were definitely not the customers that they were use to. It was no surprise when we walked in that she knew who we were before we even said, we stuck out like a sore thumb!


Noah and Ashley (or Ash Wednesday, that was her tattooing name!)

Everyone at the place was so nice and it turned out to be surprisingly kid friendly. We got this picture of Noah on the tattoo table, we were thinking that we would have a few more years before we got to that point! The funny thing was that Noah spilled on his shirt before we got there and he ended up having to put on a preppy one, so he really stuck out!

Josh is really happy with how it turned out and it didn't hurt as badly as I thought it would. From a ways away it looks like a wedding band and when he has his real ring on you won't be able to see the tattoo at all. I kept asking him if he was sure but he said he was, I guess we're stuck with each other forever now!

The final product!

Whistler

This last weekend Josh and I went to Whistler and had so much fun! Josh's 30th. birthday is coming up on the ninth and I wanted to do something fun for him. A party was out because of all my baby drama (committing too far in advance was too risky) so I asked him what he wanted to do and he decided that he wanted to snowboard at Whistler. We had such a good time up there by ourselves, it was really nice to have some alone adult time. I'd forgotten what that felt like! We went to a movie, had really good dinners, walked around the village, shopped, saw some live music, and Josh snowboarded. He was worried that I would be bored while he was gone, but I assured him that I might actually enjoy being alone for a little while! I was glad that he had a fun birthday weekend!

My Mom and Mike stayed with Noah and Jack while we were gone and had a good time with the boys (thanks Mom and Mike!) They must have worked the entire time because when we got home things were repaired, deeply cleaned, and organized. I joked that my Mom was happy to finally get rid of me so that she could get the house as clean and organized as she would prefer! It was a nice surprise to come home to and Noah and Jack had such a good time with their grandparents. Noah was not happy when he woke up from his nap to just Josh and I, he walked around the house for about ten minutes saying Nana!

For some reason I decided that it was a good idea for me to go swimming. I thought back to before I had kids and what I thought when I saw pregnant women in swim suits. I always said that it was fine for them, but I sure wouldn't be in one that pregnant! It's funny how your perspective changes, you will do almost anything to just feel comfortable for a few minutes. I did wear a tank top over my maternity bikini however!

When we got home Josh, Noah and Jack played outside for most of the afternoon. It was about thirty degree's outside and they were all freezing. I had ordered snow clothes for Noah a couple of months ago and decided that it was time to break them out, even though we don't have any snow yet. Needless to say it all fit and Noah LOVED his new boots. He didn't want to take them off! Our poor doggy, his brother might love him a little more than he would like!

Potty

Josh and I have been hoping that Noah would potty train early (us and every other parent!) They say that cloth diapered kids tend to do it earlier as they don't like the wet feeling. With the second surprise baby almost here we have been working on going potty in the toilet with no luck. I wasn't anticipating having two kids in diapers, but here we are so I'm doing my best to get down to one as soon as possible!

We had a huge surprise tonight. Noah got out of the bath and was getting ready to run his naked lap around the house when he ran back into the bathroom and started going potty on his toilet. Josh moved it a little closer (we need to work on the aim!) and he finished going in the toilet. We were so excited and Noah was so proud of himself for his big accomplishment....and the piece of chocolate he got after certainly didn't hurt (bribing with food would not have been my first choice, but I am adopting the whatever it takes method now!)

The Weekend

Noah and Sam in the bath tub

Noah and Uncle on the swing

Noah and Sam wrestling


Noah and Daddy resting

This weekend started on Friday when Josh's Grandpa (Papa) and Shirley came over to visit. They hung out with us for a lot of the afternoon and the evening. The next day we went and got apples with them and Noah did a lot of playing with Papa. It was really great to see them and it was so nice of them to come and visit us. Noah is still saying Papa!

Before Papa and Shirley left my Dad, Grandma, and my brother Sam got here. We all hung out most of the afternoon and Noah couldn't get enough of his Uncle. He was so happy he was here and wanted to do everything that Sam was doing. Josh took Sam for a long quad ride and even game him a few drum lessons. It was so nice to be able to spend some quality time with my Dad and Grandma as well.

I just took the picture of Noah and Josh, they are VERY tired from all of the playing! It was a busy weekend, but we had so much fun with our family.

Just Some Pictures

I had brought the stroller inside to take some pictures of it and he spotted it! I posted it on Craigslist and all of a sudden Noah loves it. He wanted me to push him around the house all afternoon, which I did.

My cousin Shaney lives here and she and her two girls have been over a couple of times this week to play. Noah loves his cousins and Dina is almost his age so they play really well together. They both have been known to hit on occasion, so it's interesting when the two of them get together. Noah had never been on the receiving end of it, so it was good for him to get a taste of his own medicine. He hasn't done it since!


Here is what I have named, my medical station. I have a whole half of the table devoted to it! I take blood pressures, blood sugars, and medicine multiple times a day here. I'm falling apart! I keep reminding myself that I will be healthy in only nine more weeks!

I had never thought to let Noah lick the spoon before. So after I made brownies I handed it to him and he was so excited. This picture is so funny because he is just hanging out while he's doing it!

This picture was so cute, his baby-sitter Kaitlyn took it when I was at one of my Doctor's appointments. He has so much fun with her and this day was no different.

Halloween

Noah had so much fun yesterday in his dragon costume. His Nana bought it for him about a month ago he kept wanting to wear it so we had to hide it from him. He was so excited to put it on, he kept saying "Wow." He first got to wear it to school in the morning and he was very excited to see that his friend Mia was also a dragon. (This isn't a very good picture of the two of them, but they looked really cute together.)



Later that evening Noah, Josh, my friend Amy (the cow girl for the evening!), and I went to a few houses for Noah to go trick-or-treating. He had a lot of fun getting candy, but also looking at the other kids. One thing that I couldn't believe was the amount of parents who were following their kids trick-or-treating in the car! To save my life, I can't understand why they wouldn't get out and walk with them up to strangers doors. I guess I have just never seen it done before, there must be some reason for it! Noah had a really fun time and he was definitely over supervised as his ratio was 3-1!