Thanksgiving Day Centerpiece sealed with a kiss!

As mentioned several times I love a craft but consider myself "craft-challenged".
But, this came out cuter than expected!

Potty Party!

Phillip is home today which makes things so much more fun overall. We had a lazy start making oatmeal pecan waffles in our waffle iron (a wedding gift that gets used about 2x a year)so yummy, we have to break that thing out more often. After breakfast we played with playdough, read books and then Mommy got some alone time while Daddy and Noah played with his choo choo train and then went outside to play soccer. Noah seems to love to run and kick, run and kick and then run and kick the ball some more. After lunch we headed upstairs to get ready for nap. Noah has had a potty for a couple of months and he recently asks to sit on it several times a day. He sits and reads and sits and reads but has never made a deposit. Until, today!! He sat on his potty and asked us to read several books. He sat and sat and sat! When he stood up to our surprise he had gone pee pee in his potty. Phillip and I started clapping and celebrating and Noah joined in saying YEAH POTTY. We called Grandma, Grammy and Aunt Elana to share the big news but had to settle leaving them a message.
Way to go Noah!

Like father, like son!

Just had to post these cute pics of the Harper boys! Daddy in his "Coolest Dad" Tee and Noah in his "My Mom Rocks" blowing Mommy kisses!

N-O-A-H...Noah

Noah loves his letters. Finally he realizes that all letters are not "D"! This week Noah is taking on everything B! Wouldn't you know he spells his name. Sometimes you can over hear him in his crib saying "N-0-A-H...Noah!"

Ice Cream please....

On the way to Asheville we pass the exit in Braselton for the Mayfield Dairy! This trip we finally stopped. What fun! A FREE tour and yummy ice cream! And for Noah cows, big trucks, milk, ice cream, rocking chairs, more ice cream, bigger trucks and a HUGE cow! Needless to say with some of his favorite words, animal sounds, & treats he was in ice cream heaven!

Happy Anniversary Mommy & Daddy!

Last week (November 9) we celebrated our 5th Anniversary. We planned our weekend getaway to Grammy's Lodge (my moms house in Asheville). Mom helped with Noah, so we were able to enjoy a day at The Biltmore just me and Phillip. It was great being able to take our time through the house, the winery, & gardens & enjoy a VERY leisurely lunch.

Although we had a great Anniversary Day, Noah had a hard weekend between sleeping in a different place and having a cold, even with Mom's help we had our hands full. Noah is on the mend and we are getting back into our routine.

If you haven't seen the Biltmore decorated for Christmas...we recommend it!

A is for apple!

So far today has been much better. Noah and I spent alot of time together and I think he was wanted that. It amazes me how with every book I've read, class I've taken, combined with wisdom from friends I trust, wisdom from God and even some of my own wisdom, I often find myself without a clue of how to handle Noah when he disobeys. How does that happen?

This week I started something new with Noah. I decided to focus on one letter a week and then find things today throughout the week that I can reflect back to that letter. We memorize a verse that starts with the corresponding letter, find items in magazines that start with that letter and go on a scavenger hunt around the house for things that start with that letter as well. Today we went to storytime and took out books that start with that letter too. So far Noah seems very into the whole idea. So for this week we have been all about the Letter A!! If you have any other creative ways to teach and have fun in this way let us know!