Wiseman

Noah looking very kingly in his wiseman attire.

Video: Balboa Park train

This video is from late November. Noah is riding the little train at Balboa Park. Choo choo!

New Bike

One of Noah's Christmas gifts is a new bike and bike helmet. He opened them both up today with his little buddy Jamie who got the same thing!

Singing: "Peace, Peace" #2

Singing: "Peace, Peace" #1

This is a video file, but it in the dark so it's totally black. Just listen...

Noah loves the Christmas tree!

2 years 8 months

Hi everyone. Sorry for the gap in-between posts. You can always check out my daddy's blog to see what's on his amazing mind.

Nearly two-and-a-half

Padres Boys

New PJs from Grammy and Grandpa

Guitar

Here is our music man about six weeks ago.

New Shirt and Jeans

Here are pictures of Noah in a new outfit that arrived in a pacakge from Grammy and Grandpa.

Thanks for the package!

Video: jumping castle

Video: indoor fun

Here is Noah enjoying an indoor playground in our neighborhood.

Happy Mother’s Day?

On Mother’s Day, Noah expressed his “I’ll do things my way, thank you very much” personality. I (Aaron) picked him up and said, “Say, ‘Happy Mother’s....’” To which Noah responded, “Sad Daddy!”

Crew Cuts

Yesterday, Daddy went to get a hair cut. I liked watching so much that this morning Daddy took me to get one too. I did not like that very much! I barely survived, but now that my tears have dried, I reckon the result was pretty cute!

Video: new toy

Some friends from church gave Noah this "previously loved" toy. He enjoyed discovering it!

28 months

Fun with Words

Some more recent Noah-isms that made us smile:

Noah: Train track crash! (he had scattered the pieces all over the floor)
Mummy: I wonder who might have done that?
Noah: (pause) Daddy!


Noah's response when paint cans he was stacking fell over: Oh dear.

Video: "Gimme 5!"

Here is a video of Noah saying, "Cool!," "Noah, Cool!" and "Gimme five!" Be warned though, the clip does have a sad ending.

And in other two-year old news, Noah said "Yes" for the first time last night. Here's the context:

Daddy (reading a Curious George story): Are you mischievous?
Noah: Yes!

Caloundra and Southbank

Some pictures from our post-Easter holiday.

Video: Southbank

Video: Sweater

Video: Driving my Car in the House

In-between a couch and a hard place

26 months

Video: Jumping at Bedtime

Video: Jump!

Pool

To deal with summer's heat, we have been taking Noah to a local pool where he has enjoyed "swimming" and going down the water slides. As soon as he is off of the slide he runs back to get on again. Lots of fun -- both for Noah and his mummy and daddy!

Video of Noah in the Pool

Visiting Grandad and Grandma

I am in Townsville with Mummy visiting my Aussie Grandad and Grandma. I've been busy doing all the things that two-year-olds do. Here's a couple of pictures of me...one is of my smooth drumming style and the other one is me playing with a hose for the first time. We have very strict water rules in Brisbane and Mummy and Daddy don't use the hose so I had lots of fun trying to drink out of it and not get the water up my nose.

From Noah

New Bed

Noah has made the big move from cot to bed. When Jodie found him straddling the top rail of the cot as if it were a horse, we knew it was time for a move.

On Noah's first night in bed he stayed put, not knowing that he was able to get out of bed. During his first naptime, however, everything changed! Naptime has become playtime! (We think we have solved this with a new child-proof gate at his bedroom door...fingers crossed!)

Anyway, here is a video of a very excited little boy going into his new bed for the first time.

Video: Hip, Hip, Hooray!

Here is a clip of Noah saying his new favourite phrase: “hip, hip, hooray!” It was taken this morning.

Note: at first the video is sideways, about halfway through it adjusts to right-side up.

World's Best Daddy

My Daddy is the best Daddy ever. He plays with me everyday when he gets home from work. We play on the swing and in my car, we push my Tonka truck around; Daddy even gives me rides on his back. I love my Daddy so much because he always has time for me and fills my life with lots of fun. I call him "D" and there's no one like him.

Noah

Noah Playing in the Yard

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Happy Birthday, Noah!
love from Daddy