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!

My Prayer for Today!

Since Noah was 11 months old I have said every month has been my favorite age. The past few days not so much! At first I blamed his disobedience on the time change and gave him grace in areas that I normally don't. Last night when I left for work Noah was crying and fussing and acting very clingy. Not like him at all! I called Phillip while I was at work to ask how Noah was doing. Phillip said "He's been great". Hmmmm!
I was convinced he was tired, not feeling well, teething or something. But since with Daddy he was sweet and obedient, I had to recognize that some of the behaviors I have been seeing the past few days was disobedience. Today, Noah and memorized Romans 3:23 "All have sinned and fallen short." I explained to Noah that we ALL sin, he does, Mommy and Daddy do, everyone. We talked about how disobeying Mommy is sin. I realize that Noah does not completely understand, but he is expected to repent and ask for forgiveness when he disobeys. I need to remember that when I allow him to disobey and make excuses like he's tired, he's teething, he doesn't feel well, he's hungry etc etc etc. That I am sinning. My prayer today has been God show me where I need to be more consistent and when to give Noah grace, I am sorry when I am not consistent, Lord please forgive me. If I expect Noah to do it, then I need to as well.

Peace Out!

We had tons of fun today! We started at our neighborhood "Fall Festival" and worked our way over to our church for "Trunk or Treat". Noah was interested in one thing... Dancing and part of his dance moves include running. We were finally able to persuade him to take a break from the "dance floor" for some games, hot dogs and trick/trunk or treating. As you can see from the pictures Noah was a Hippie, complete with Tye dye, bell bottoms and peace sign galore! He was certainly a hit! We are so grateful to Grandma Hilda for creating his fabulous costume.
We ended with a late night over at Pop pops for what else but a cookie!
When we finally got home around 9:30 Noah was still wanting to go go go! Playing with his peace sign necklace saying "peace sign peace sign!" Sorry for all the pics but I couldn't pick just one!
Happy Halloween!