Noah and Ryan Going for a RIDE!!

Kids say the funniest things!

Since I am working Monday and Tuesday evenings I am not home for dinner and bedtime routine. Although I know its good for Noah to have that QT with his Dad and for me to maintain my counseling skills as well as contribute to our families income, I miss my boys terribly. When I get home I usually ask for a play by play from Phillip as to what Noah played, did he go outside, what did he eat for dinner, who did he pray for, what books did he choose, etc etc etc. Tonight Phillip told me that Noah prayed for Joshua. I said oh Joshua (Diane H's son). Phillip said no Joshua who got a new potty. To laugh at this you have to know the book "Once Upon a Potty" where a little boy named Joshua gets a potty from his Grandma.
How sweet, Noah is praying for characters in some of his favortie books. Now my prayer is that he will use his Potty just like the little boy Joshua does in the book.

Picnic and Play on a Beautiful Sunday!

Here Eli and Noah are watching the big attraction the choo choo train and praying before diving into some PB&J



In celebration of such a beautiful weekend, Noah and several of his friends took advantage of the great weather and playground by spending the afternoon at the church playing and picnicking. Here are some great shots that Eli's Dad (Mr Eliason) took of the boys.

Pretty in Pink!

This weekend we helped celebrate our favorite princess's 1st Birthday party. All the Harper's including the men went with the princess theme wearing their princess colors. All the Harper men are handsome to begin with, but they are even extra handsome in their pink.

Tackle...

This weekend we enjoyed some amazing weather and some QT with our buddies.
While Tyler's mom and I provided a much needed service (a yardsale - you know what they say your trash is someone else's treasure), Noah and Tyler got to spend time playing football, doing "yardwork", playing trains, kitchen, watching " Miss Patty Cake" and laughing, lots of laughing.
I love that Noah has friends that he talks about, see's often and looks forward to playing with. He will continue well after the playdate is over talking about his friend what they did and their Mommy. I am so grateful that I love his friends and their Mommies and that he does too.

Grammy Spends the weekend!

Grammy (my mom) drove down on Friday and spent tons of QT time with Noah allowing Phillip and I to spend some special time together on Friday with an "ALL DAY into evening DATE".
On Saturday Noah got full attention from Daddy and Grammy while I attended the Leadership Summit for my MOPS (Mother of Preschoolers) group. I wasn't exactly looking forward to a Saturday away from my family since QT with them is something that I treasure. But in the end it was a great day with some great friends. Especially the laughter on the car ride home.
Stay tuned for pics since I know Phillip and Grammy took tons yesterday on the playground.

Getting Paid!

Finally after the debut in The Birthday Express Catalog (the photo shoot was middle of October 2007) Noah received his paycheck!! He is so excited to put it the bank and the "JOY" boxes at CCC!