The Rest of the Noah Birthday Story...

So yesterday was Noah's 4th Birthday. His party will be this Saturday, but we wanted to do something fun for him on his actual birthday. So...we braved Chuck E. Cheese. Tuesday night is for sure the best night to go! It wasn't crowded at all. Noah & Adam had a blast!!! They played airhockey and rode some fun rides. We gagged down some cardboard - I mean pizza and soda. Noah was so good! The best part of the night was the present Noah got from Aunt Jenny. It was a full Spiderman costume - complete with mask! He LOVES it! We had to pry it off of him last night! He wanted to wear it to bed! He put it on the second we walked in the door from school today!

He is super excited for his swimming party this Saturday! Watch for pictures coming soon! :)

I've Been Tagged!

So my friend Kim tagged me on her blog. Here are my answers:



3 Joys
1. My boys! (all 3 of them!)
2. Scrapbooking
3. DDP


3 Fears
1. Something happening to one of my boys.
2. Heights
3. Spiders


3 Goals
1. Getting my Masters
2. Promoting in my office
3. Getting organized


3 Obsessions/Collections
1. Scrapbook materials! I have an entire room full!!
2. DDP - it is the best beverage invented!!
3. Junk food...I can't seem to go without it! It's amazing that I don't weigh 500 lbs!


3 Random Facts About me
1. I love Guitar Hero!! I suck if I try & do 4 colors, but I love it!! It is so addictive!
2. I can quote 100's of lines from movies. I don't know why, but they seem to stick in my brain forever!
3. I love reality tv. Especially the Bravo Tv reality shows! They are the best! The best part was there was no interruption during the writers strike!! ;)


3 People I Tag
As Kim tagged 2 of the 3 people I know who have blogs, I guess I have to tag Jeremy! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOAH!!

Today is Noah's 4th birthday! I can't believe that 4 years has flown by! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family! Stay tuned for birthday pictures! (It's too darn late to download them tonight!!)

About time!

So I decided that I better update this thing before everyone stops reading it!! It has been quite a while since I have written anything, so let me give a quick recap....

• Commencement is finally over! It was a lot of work, but was a great success!
• I got an A in my class!! I am so excited that I successfully passed my first graduate course! Next semester I have 2 classes...I'm a little nervous to double my load, but I think I can do it if I stay organized.
• Cooper started at the BSU Childrens Center on May 19th. We are so happy that we moved him there. The baby room is SOOOO much better. I love his teachers, Terri & Leslie. They were Noah's teachers last summer.
• Noah completed a successful year in Becky & Katy's class. He learned to spell his name, can count to 20 (most of the time!) and can even recognize the letters in his name in order! He is doing so well! He started a new class for the summer. He was a little hesitant at first but has adjusted pretty fast.
• Cooper turned 10 months today! He is so much fun! He is pulling himself up on everything these days! He says "Hi", "Dah-dee" and "khe-khe" (kitty). He LOVES the kitty! He gets super excited when he sees him! Poor Morph, he will put up with anything from Cooper & Noah just for the attention!
• My last update is a sad one. My BFF Susan, who happens to be a member of my staff, announced her resignation today. She has accepted a postion at CWI. She lives in Caldwell and the price of gas is just killing her family. This new postition is WAY more money and it is in Nampa. I am really sad that I won't be working with her everyday. She is such a great friend and I am going to miss her. I know we will stay BFF's forever!

2 More!

Cooper's top 2 teeth have finally popped through! They have been driving him CRAZY! Now he has 4 little chompers - 2 on top & 2 on bottom.
He is crawling all over the place these days. He get's so excited when he reaches his desired destination! Noah is getting excited that Cooper is more mobile. It is making it harder for him to understand that he still can't play rough with though!

I Did Not Beat Pete...

But I had a great time anyway! My BFF Susan, her daughter Kathyn, Noah and I all participated in the 1st annual Beat Pete 5k for student scholarship fun run. We finished in 52 minutes - shattering our anticipated completion time of 60 minutes!! We thought it was pretty good provided I was pushing 40 lbs of Noah in the stroller and Susan was dealing with a 13 year-old who cannot walk a straight line! I was a little chilly, but a beautiful walk. Noah loved crossing the bridges and thought we were crossing several different rivers!

There were over 750 participants and Susan was ecstatic that we were not last!! Over 300 people beat Pete and he donated $2000 to the general student scholarship fund! I am looking forward to next year. I have already told Susan to start preparing for the Race for the Cure and the Women's Fitness Celebration. (We will be walking both of those as well!) Hopefully, this will kick start my metabolism again and I can lose the rest of this baby weight!

And then there were 2!

Cooper's second tooth popped in last night! It's ever so tiny compared to his one chomper. Our pediatrician says that he has a bunch of teeth about to come in! Poor thing has a bug and is not a very happy guy the last couple of days. :(
He has started crawling too! Mostly military style. He gets up on his hands and knees, but forgets to move his arms when he launches himself forward and ends up face planting!