Noah does it again!!

I don't know much of the details, except for our little guy went on the potty again. It was a special night with Daddy and Grandma since Mommy was at work. Noah had another potty party!! Way to go AGAIN Noah!!

Giving Thanks

I am so grateful for my amazing life and family. In anticipation of a full house for Thanksgiving I have been praising God and thanking Him for my life, my home and my health, yes even now... I have NEVER mentioned in my blog that I have been struggling with a strange "head pain" since April 07. I want to read this years from now and have it to remember how I much I love being Noah's mom and Phillip's wife and how God has poured blessing after blessing on to us, not this pain. I have had a few days recently where I have been in such a pitty pot and so frustrated. After many Drs,tests, alternative treatments and several medications the pain remains. I have been told by 5 Drs that I am completely healthy there is nothing wrong. Needless to say the pain remains. How frustrating! How confusing! I have known since the pain started that God is telling me to Glorify Him in all things including this. This is hard when you are in pain.

As we are cleaning house, buying groceries and teaching Noah about Thanksgiving in preparation for this Holiday, I have been reminded again how much we have, how much I am loved and how much love I have to pour into my family. I am so thankful that nothing has ever been found to be wrong medically. I am thankful that I have amazing friends who pray for me and my family, who encourage me, who call me after Dr appts, who have sought God in prayer specifically for healing and that they pray without ceasing. I am NOT thankful for this pain, but I am thankful that I have faith in the Greatest healer, comforter, counselor and friend. The Lord Jesus Christ!

Okay, enough preaching and on to Noah...

Wow! He is truly amazing. How does he know a color, from shape, number or letter. How does he remember a bible verse after only hearing a few times and lyrics to songs after hearing it a handful of times. He truly is a sponge. Noah continues to repeat EVERY word he hears and then he soon incorporates that word into his ever growing vocabulary.

Some favorites these days:
Words :
snack, lunch, buddy, football, baseball, street, fire engine, cookie, Aunt Elana, Jesus, church, bicycle, crescent (as in the shape of the moon, not another food),leaf, crayon, craft

Friends/People: (these are the names he repeats several times a day, if you are not on the list, don't feel left out - Phillip and I aren't either)
Mrs Pinson, Ty, Eli, Baby Maddy, Russell, Aunt Elana, Uncle Ray, Mason, Faith, Mrs Sullivan, Matthew

Teacher: Mrs Overstreet

Singer: Mrs Sullivan

Things to do/play: Soccer, catch, running races, dance party, reading, color, trains, counting everything, naming everything he sees, storytime at Borders or the library, going to big church to hear the instruments and Mrs Sullivan, giving and receiving hugs & kisses

Songs: I've decided to follow Jesus, ABC's

Books: Brown Bear, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, 10 Little Ladybugs, God Gave us You

Letters: A,B,N,O,H,P,S, V

Food: Applesauce, Heart Cereal, Bananas, Ketchup, any fruit

As for dislikes the only big ones these days are vegetables and sharing. I am okay with the vegetables for know, it's the sharing that we are working on

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's Hard to tell from the picture but Noah had climbed higher than ever today!

Hand on Christmas!

Noah and I went to "Hands on Christmas" this morning. I wasn't sure what to expect since I have never been before, but I loved it. Noah on the other hand only cared about the balloons and finding anything edible that may have been dropped on the floor. For those not familiar with the event you have several crafts to choose from and you make them and take them with you. Noah and I (Noah not so much) made a Doodle Pad, Bird Feeder, Decorative Christmas Plate and few other things. No pictures since between juggling, Noah, his backpack, and making the crafts, I would have had to grow some extra arms to take any pictures.

After Mommy had her fun making Noah's crafts, we had lunch and played at Kidscape Village, one of our favorite playgrounds. Noah amazed me today, climbing on the rope ladder and up into some other areas that he has never ventured to on his on until today.

The boy next door...

One of Noah's best buddies is our next door neighbor Mason (9). Mason comes by most afternoons around Noah's nap, rings the bell and asks "can Noah come out and play." Noah LOVES his big kid friends and gets so excited when he sees Mason or even Mason's house. They play soccer, football, kickball, catch, all which looks like Noah running around kicking or throwing any ball. Mason is quite the athlete and seems to be teaching Noah how to throw, catch and kick. He always looks out for Noah, making extra sure that Noah stays on the grass, away from the street and off Mommy's flowers all of which both Mason and Noah are rules at the Harper's Home. Mason has already made sure we know he will be home from school next week since it is Thanksgiving, in case Noah want to play with him the the morning.
I love watching my sweet boy with his sweet friend.

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!