Sweet Dreams

Noah didn't take a nap at all today so when I got home to pick him up, he was pretty sleepy. He was eating dinner and I noticed with each bite he was getting slower and slower and his eyes were getting heavier and heavier. So what does a good mom do? Run and grab the video camera to try to catch him falling asleep while eating on camera. Mission accomplished! The video's a little bit long, but he kept fighting through it and I was waiting for the final nod-off. Oh, and he usually doesn't eat with his clothes off, but I guess today while he was at Mrs. Tracy's, a certain little redhead found the leftover birthday cake from the party last weekend and decided to go ahead and tear into it. So he and the shirt had to be washed. What can I say...the boy has a serious sweet tooth!

It's a zoo out there

The weather this weekend has been absolutely beautiful!!! It doesn't even feel like it could be August in Arkansas...but it is and I love it! So of course, we decided we needed to do something outside to enjoy it and decided we'd go to the Gentry Drive-Thru Zoo. I haven't been there in years and we figured it might be fun to see what Noah would do with all the animals. Well, he couldn't have been less impressed by them. We took him into the petting zoo with goats and pigs and other animals I really couldn't identify, and he was more interested in all the rocks and dirt and baby toys they gave the little monkeys to play with. I guess when you live with dogs as crazy as ours, zoo animals really aren't that fascinating. But I think he had a great time though...he loves being outside and he seemed excited to just be running around.

Here's a picture with Daddy, Noah and the goat that was standing on top of the little shed in the petting area. He was cracking me up...I guess he was trying to prove that he was the king of the castle. Jeff didn't want to get any closer to him because something in that goat's eyes said, "Don't mess with me." So we didn't.

And here's the pig that lived in the house that the goat was standing on. I think whenever I'm having a fat day and feeling like I really need to start exercising and lose some weight, I'll just look at this picture. : )

Daddy and Noah checking out the big turtle....turtle's kind of freak me out. Not sure what it is, but I'd rather not get too close to one.

Watching daddy pet the baby tiger inside the fence.

Mr. Independent trying to keep up with dad....he wanted to walk everywhere and it was tricky with all the rocks. He fell and did a couple of nosedives into the dirt, but got right back up and kept on running.

And last but not least, these crazy birds were everywhere. They come up to your car window and look at you with their beady eyes and look like they might peck through the glass at any minute. I'm not a big fan of them.

We had such a fun time. We'll definitely go back when Noah's older and will maybe get a little more excited about the animals. But for now, getting excited about the rocks will have to do.

The Early Bird...

I went to a photography class this weekend that was all about "shooting" your kids. It was held by a local photographer and we learned some great photography tips for taking pictures of kids (and just pictures in general) and also talked about editing in Photoshop. Ever since Noah was born, I've really become interested in photography and wanting to learn more and become better at it but it's really kind of overwhelming....especially for someone like me who is so new to this. So after our class, I decided to get a little practice and take some pictures of Noah and Jeff playing in the back yard and feeding the birds. Jeff loves watching the birds in our yard and thinks its his duty to keep them fed at all times (even though the only thanks we get is them sneaking up to our deck to eat our dogs' food and poop all over the place). But anyways, it's something he enjoys, so now he likes to get Noah to help him fill up the feeders and put food out for the squirrels too (yes we also feed the squirrels because otherwise they eat all the birds' food. It's a regular wildlife refuge around here). And it's unbelievable how fast they eat their food. These birds must be sitting up in the tree just waiting for him to come out there and refill their feeder. We've seen quite a few fights between some bullies that like to think the food is all for them. It's like going to the KFC buffet when they bring out the fresh chicken (except I don't eat at the KFC buffet anymore because, well, I've seen some really unappetizing things happen there). Anyways, it's so cute to see Noah following daddy all around the yard trying to help him...and trying to take a bite of the squirrel food every now and then. You could tell that he was so proud to be helping out. ; )

Swim Ranch

Well, this past week Noah had his swim lessons at the Swim Ranch. It was right during his morning naptime every morning, so that made for a bit of a cranky swimmer about halfway through the lessons each day, but other than that he did so good. I was so proud of him! His little certificate says he can now climb in and out of the pool, float on his back and kick with the kickboard. Now it doesn't say anywhere he can do those things by himself...but we sure tried them all and did pretty good with most of them. Thanks to daddy for coming out and taking pictures for us several days. We had such a fun time all week!

Why do I have a pink floatie?