Lesson Learned

Don't take a tired, hungry toddler to the grocery store.

Even if you have just a few things to grab & you think you'll be in & out quickly, don't. Trust me on this one.

My morning ended like this: Noah, previously happy with pushing his little 'Customer in Training' shopping cart, was lying on the floor in full meltdown while I frantically chased bouncing rubber balls, chucked in all directions by my frustrated little man. After 10 min. of watering (eyes weeping/nose dripping/spit running) through the checkout line, I finally heaved him, milk & 2 bags out the door.

Embarrassment over? Not yet!

After crossing 1/2 the parking lot (holding my only free hand), Noah decided he was officially D-O-N-E. Back to meltdown, only better: lying on his stomach, face on the pavement. When I coaxed him over, all previously watered surfaces were now mudded with parking lot grime. And all this while I grimaced/waved/apologized to the crowd of auto onlookers, waiting for us to move so they could drive past (his chosen place of rest: the middle of the driving aisle).

He's finally napping, after a good cleaning, a drive home, & a PBHoney sandwich. I will never make that mistake again!

(Famous last words.)

Riding with Pooh

(April 3)

March Madness

Noah working on his NCAA Men's Tournament bracket...

(He indicated his choices by coloring & selecting Little People animals: zebra=Kansas; elephant=UNC; goat=Memphis; peacock=UCLA...)

Pooh's Ready for Winter!

Every time Noah wants to go on a walk, he brings us his shoes, hat, gloves, scarf & coat, piece by piece. He had a great time getting Pooh all suited up to go outside the other day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

At 20 months old, Mr. Lucky & Charming loves to run (most of my pics look like the bottom R), be silly, look out the window & sit in the refrigerator. I love him!

First Bath Buddy!

March 6: Noah's 1st communal bath experience. He LOVED it! He & Norah Thompson played & played & splashed & splashed until there was more water outside of the tub (& on Dave/me) than in it.

Maybe Not the Best Idea...

(March 4) Our newest trick to stave off toddler meltdown! Noah loved it, but we soon didn't: no wheels, house full of carpet, & said toddler saying "again, again!" Quick - let's find another distraction!

Drive This Rig

While my parents were out of town in late February, they parked their Buick Rendezvouz at our house. Noah drove Grammie & Grandpa's car every day they were gone (usually twice)! He loved playing with the stereo/wipers/lights/buttons. My mom had some serious adjusting to do when she returned!

Valentine's Day

I went to Atlanta for 6 days in February for work. I departed on Feb. 15, so we spent most of Valentine's Day getting me ready to leave. Dave snapped this picture of Noah & Mars while I was packing. It was so tough to leave this little bug!

Special Olympics World Winter Games

The Special Olympics came to Boise in early February, and it was amazing. More athletes & countries represented than any other Olympic winter games in recent history (including Torino & Salt Lake!) We watched speed skating & floor hockey, and even got to participate as family ambassadors to an athlete & his family from Arizona.

(Modeling the Special Olympics scarf; hanging at Olympic Village with Auntie Heather, McGruff, the Olympic Eagle & our clappers; time with with Olympian Randy Rowe, his family & Floor Hockey Team USA!)

Catching Up

My sister Heather recently requested that I teach Noah how to blog, so the updates might be a bit more frequent. He would LOVE to take over the computer - but likely wouldn't be all that great at giving any concrete info (it would mostly concern Thomas the Tank Engine, his new fav).

So I'll do my best to get caught up quickly...

Squeaky at Indoor Park at Boise Friends Church - a huge indoor playplace for the winter. He loves watching the other kids (and striking cool-boy poses to impress the ladies)!