A summary of my trip to New Hampshire!

We landed in Boston after a good flight over and went to Cape Cod. Then we get to Memere and Pepere and Mem's (my great grandparents, and my great Great grandmother, who is 97 years old!).

We stayed at Memere's for 2 weeks, and mow my grandmother is here too! Yup, that means there are FIVE GENERATIONS sleeping under one roof right now!

We met my grandfather and other grandparents, Grammie and Grandpa, and my two cousins Daysha and Nate.

Then we went to the NH motor speedway, played minigolf at Pirate's Cove, and Mommy and Daddy played skeeball at an arcade and won me a rubber duckie for bath time (he is great to chew on).

Then we spent the day at Memere's swimming and I met my cousins and first cousins once removed: Nicole, Arianna, Travis, Michelle, Eric, my mommy's Godfather Mykey, Lisa, and Mikaela, and my auntie Doreen, who I took a nice nap on. And Uncle Tim even took a bus from Boston to see me!!! We got to go swimming in Memere's pool which was super fun!!!

Then we went to VT and toured the Ben and Jerry's factory and met Sarah, Steve and Samuel Stutz who invited us to their farm. Then I met their whole family and Daddy got to go on an ATV ride and learned all about making Maple Sugar! The Stutz's learned how to make their own and won first prize in the fair!! The next day we saw Lake Champlain and almost made it to Ausable Chasm, but Mommy got really sick, so we didn't do much that day. We did manage to get to the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory though, went ont he tour and Mommy and Daddy got me an awesome teddy bear, named Baxter Bear. He even has a felt heart, and Mommy got to cut the unbearicle cord. :)

Then Daddy had to go home, :(. I miss him lots, so does Mommy!

We spent the next day visiting with my birthday buddy, Steph, and a friend who Mommy hadn't seen in 12 years! We hung out in Portsmouth at a restuarant and Prospect Park. That night I got to see my Grandma, who flew in from Seattle!

The next day we visited with Grandpa again and then I met Suzanne Marchand, and 88 year old woman in a nursing home who is very kind and has been sending me cards and money for my piggy bank. We visited with Grammie and Grandpa again for a little while. The next day we spent with Grandma and went on a hike to Pulpit Rick in Bedford, drove up Mount Uncanoonik, and I put my feet in Mountain Base Pond. I got to see a doggie play in the water too, I love doggies!!

The next day we drove to Massachusetts to see my mommy's friends Jackie and Rich and their kids Maddie and Katie. Then we saw Travis and Michelle and Arianna and their doggie, Harley. And thenI met Mommy's friends from high school, Shelly and Ellen, and Ellen's 5 month old baby, Isaac. Isaac doesn't like to sleep through the night yet.

Then we had family day at Memere's house, with a visit to Grammie and Grandpa's too. And I met my great, great, great aunt, Minnie. Yup, my triple-great aunt! We also took pics of the 5 generations in Memere's backyard.

The nest day we went to go to Canobie Lake Park with Lisa, Mikaela, Nicole, Arianna, Uncle Tim, Grandma and Mommy! I went on all sorts of rides!!

Then Dave, my mom's friend from high school, picked us up and took us to Boston. We spent some time in the arboretum before takign a taxi to the airport. We flew to Dallas/Fort Worth without any trouble, then had a long layover and played in the play area for a bit.

Finally we got home, after 2 amazing, exhausting weeks! I slept in my own bed and then took a 4 hour nap the next day!

THANK YOU EVERYONE for an amazing time. I can't WAIT for next year to see you all again. But dont' forget, you are always welcome in our home if you want to see me before next summer! :) In fact, I hear I am having a birthday party on September 26th and YOU ARE INVITED!

Cross Country Flying

I am just 9 months old and I am already flying all the way across the country!! Mommy, Daddy and I are going to New Hampshire today, to see my Mommy's family and where she grew up. I have already flown before, to Seattle, but this flight is much longer and we are flying to a different time zone! Sounds like fun. :)

See you all in New England!

Eating With A Spoon

This is the first time Mommy really let me be in charge of the spoon. I am eating some oatmeal. I did a good job, if I do say so myself!

Peek a Boo

This morning I played Peek A Boo with Mommy - often Mommy will hide me under a towel or something and I pull it off, but today was the first time I used my own bib to hide! He he.

And this is me the other day. I found my new favorite chew toy - it's from the alphabet floor mat Mommy and Daddy got me, gotta love the number zero!

Last My Gym class :(

Today was my last class at My Gym. I loved going there! Nicky and Tara were my teachers and we played all kinds of games and did all sorts of gymnastics. I got to hang from bars, swing on funny swings, jump on trampolines, chase after balls of all sizes, go on sled rides, dance to different songs, chew on various toys of course, learn to climb up stairs, watch other kids do their fancy tricks (I loved watching them jump on the big trampoline especially, I can't wiat till I can do that!) and today I even got to go on a roller coaster ride with Tara!

Mommy and I are sad we can't go anymore, but she says maybe we can every once in a while for free play! That would be cool, not as cool as class, but still fun fun fun! Free play is when ALL the Noahs are there! I met 4 or 5 other Noahs at My Gym, all during free play and all different ages, but always older than me. It was the most popular boys name as far as I could tell.

this is how I like to eat

This is me clapping! Yaaaay!

This is me playing the keyboard!

This is me dancing!!

stuff i did today

Today I figured out how to clap my hands. AND I crawled up the play stairs at My Gym all by myself. And I went on this ride with Nicky.

this week

I had avocado for dinner tonight. Mommy left me alone with it for a minute and look at what happened, I was attacked!

After I got cleaned up a bit, I had after-dinner playtime with Daddy. His belly makes a good drum. He he he.

This is me a few days ago. I love books!

This may be my favortie toy of all time!

I got to play in my diaper box.

I am always trying to open this darn door!

I LOVE playing on Mommy and Daddy's bed. This is me mid-bounce!

Curly Hair

After today's bath, I decided not to brush my hair and look at me! My hair is getting long and curly! This is one of my fav new toys! I am able to pop up two of the little animals now, jsut figured out the second one today!

And I still love the ball pit, I am getting so good at getting in and out of it now too!

Would you like a red ball?

Sara

Today my mommy's friend stopped by for a visit, Sara, and her hubby Colin!! I got to hang out with them and play with Sara's purse and her shoes. :) They are super nice. I like them lots.

This is Sara and this is Colin's elbow and chin.

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July everyone!

This morning Mommy took a bunch of photos of me... this hat is ridiculous, but I tolerate just for her :) .

I was very tired though!

After this morning's photoshoot in the living room, and a nice long nap, Mommy took me to Sylvan Park, not far from home, to see the fair and the Parade!! The fair was very tame but there were people giving away free books, so totally scored!

Then the parade started!!! It was awesome!

I loved the flag I got from someone in the parade! Everyone was so nice!

I loved watching everyone, especially the drums and the cheerleaders with their pom poms!

big bed

Oh how I love playtime on the big bed!

JC Penney 9 months old pictures

Mommy took me to JC Penney for a photoshoot for turning 9 months old!

words and sounds and snacks

I am learning some new words. I hear this one word a lot, "No". I am pretty sure I know what it means, as it does stop me in my tracks... but my curiousity is so strong and memory so short!

I also am starting to understand that I can say "Mama" to my mommy and she responds with the biggest smile and picks me up! I am not super good at this yet... but starting. I also say "Dada" to my Daddy... but lots of other sounds come out too... no one is really sure if I mean to say these things or not. It's tricky, learning a new language!

My favorite thing to say is "Ba"! I really like to say it, and sometimes will say it over and over again or just once. It is my catch-all term for most things.

My favorite sound though is clicking my tongue! It is so fun and I can make Mommy and Daddy and even strangers do it now! I have so much power over all these people! I just click my tongue once or twice and I instantly have their attention!

Ok, I have to admit, I really like yelling too! Mommy keeps telling me to be quiet and that that is my "outside voice". I don't know what she is talking about! Yelling inside is so much better, better acoustics for sure. She just doesn't understand!

By the way, I tried a Barley biscuit the other day, and OMG, they are so good. Also, I tried some pasta tonight... that stuff is sticky! Oh, and I started eating watermelon, yummy! Mommy will cut up little pieces of pear, melon, peach, banana and/or avacado for snacks... I get to feed myself and make a big mess! Mommy has finally figured out that I need double layered bibs during wet snacks like this! I love cheerios though, and those Gerber crunchy stars! So good. I like to get a big handful and try to stuff them all in my mouth... I end up losing most of them though! Darn fine motor coordination still not quite working for me. I am getting better though. I am excited for my new snacks! Mommy got yogurt covered crunchy things today and Leila says they are really good! Yay food, so much better than formula!