Noah's First Birthday!

Well, my baby turned 1 today! He had a great time digging into the cake, and playing with his new toys. He got a Little People Ramps Garage - but something tells me he may have wanted a ride on toy.... I think he was almost as excited by the pink Barney toothbrush I brought him home from the dentist!

Big Boys Don't Fly

Last week Harrison discovered, in fact, that big boys don't fly. The result of the experiment can be seen in the photo.... He was jumping on his bed and took a flying leap right into the rocking chair ottoman. Then, later that night, he discovered how hard Chloe's teeth were when he smashed his face into hers that night. This photo was taken the morning after - when his eye was looking the very worst. Below is a photo taken just a half hour after the incident:
Luckily, nothing was broken, and it didn't even break the skin. So I can't really complain. And a week later, he's already looking like himself again:

First Day of Preschool

It finally came... The first day of preschool. This has been a much anticipated event in our house for the past couple of weeks for a couple reasons. Harrison was very excited to be going to school with some of his best friends. I was busy preparing the lesson and activities, as the first week was my turn to teach. The morning began with a ritual which I had been talking about with Harrison for a few days - throwing all his binkies away. Kind of funny for a kid who hasn't used a binky except for the past few weeks (since we got home from vacation and he had been complaining of a sore thumb. ) He was so excited for school that he ran through the house excitedly throwing them away. Since I was teaching, I got to the classroom a little early to set up and make sure everything was ready to go - Harrison couldn't contain his excitement, and would ask every minute or so where his preschool friends were. They finally showed up, and he had a great time. The lesson (on trees) went off without too much of a hitch, the kids all seemed to have a good time, and it all ended with 5 boys completely entranced by Shel Silverstein's, "The Giving Tree." It was fun to teach, but I think I'll be looking forward to next week when the prep time wont be so long for me. Harrison is very excited about the next time, and is even more excited about bringing cupcakes when it is his birthday.

Noah's New Skill

Noah took his first steps on Sunday! Here’s some footage of him on Monday...
Check it out!






Mollie