Thursday, April 10, 2014
Cracking Up
On one of Nana and Papa's recent visits, they let Noah color some eggs for Easter. The also found out how much Noah likes to crack and peel the eggs and then smash them. The colored quite a few and left them here, so we pulled some out and just let him crack them. He had a great time trying to get all the 'paper' off the eggs.
He says the yolk is the chicken. Clearly we still have a little bit to learn about eggs, but he gets the main point. They are great for cracking, peeling, and smashing. That's all he needs to know for now.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Pensacola 2014
Last weekend we took a little mini vacation to Pensacola for some family time before baby number two arrives in May. We also wanted to visit Taylor's Dad and Grandmother while we were there. We drove down on Thursday evening and packed as much fun and family time as we could into the next four days.
On Friday, it poured rain all day, requiring a nice indoor activity. We headed for the National Naval Aviation Museum. It was a little crowded, but a lot of fun. Noah pointed out all the planes that looked like Dusty (from the Planes movie of course) and liked being able to touch and explore everything. I think his favorite things was sitting in the cockpits that they have available and pushing all the buttons and pulling all the levers. Maybe next time we'll get to go on a day when the Blue Angels are flying.
Saturday morning, we packed up and headed out to Fort Pickens. We explored all the ins and outs of the fort, sat on a few cannons, and tried out a cell that was used to hold prisoners. Noah was more adventurous than I expected. He casually walked down long dark hallways to try to discover what was at the end. Too bad there wasn't anything at the end, but he had fun anyway. He liked splashing in the puddles left by the previous day's rain and pointing out all the holes in the walls and the floor. That night we went with Grandpa and Great-Grandmother to one of our favorite restaurants in Pensacola, McGuire's Irish Pub.
Sunday, we got up and headed for the beach. It was a rather quick trip. It was incredibly windy and quite cold. So we headed to Grandpa's house, had some lunch, and went to play at a neighborhood park for a while to give the beach a little more time to warm up. We headed back in the afternoon with a little more success. It was still breezy and cool, but not too bad with pants and long sleeved shirts.
One of Noah's favorite things to do is ask (and by ask I mean order) someone to make sand fish for him with a little mold we have. He lets you make seven or eight of them and then stomps them all back to nothing. He thinks this is very funny. Taylor dug a nice big hole for them to play in with Noah's bulldozer and dump truck, and then we spent some time looking for sea shells. Noah would find a spot, squat down, and pick up all the shells he could reach to put in his bucket. He examined them all, then proceeded to throw them back into the ocean. I guess maybe he thought they needed to go back where they belonged.
We decided to check out the Gulf Breeze Zoo on Monday morning before heading back home. It was great. We saw lion, tigers, and bears (oh my). We saw a gigantic alligator, which Noah loved, lots of birds and monkeys, and lots of other animals. The highlights were the giraffes and budgies. You can buy a cup of food when you enter the zoo to feed the giraffes. I was personally very excited about this part of the trip. The giraffes reach down and lick the food right out of your hands with their long disgusting tongues. It's completely gross to see your hand covered in a thick layer of slime when they are finished, but it's also pretty amazing to be that close to them.
The budgies are in an enclosure like the one they have at Zoo Atlanta. You can buy little feed sticks for them and go in and walk around. There are so many of them flying around, and it seems they are more curious than hungry. Noah was still determined to get them to eat the food on his little stick. He kept following them around trying his best to attract their attention.
After being in there for a few minutes, the little guys got really curious about us and decided to come check us out. The first one to make contact landed on the diaper bag that Grandpa was carrying. He kept sticking his head in the outside pocket trying to see what was inside. Before we knew it, they were landing on our arms, shoulders, even our heads. None of them were biting at all, they were just exploring.
From the zoo, we headed back home. It was a great trip, but it was nice to be back home in our own beds.
On Friday, it poured rain all day, requiring a nice indoor activity. We headed for the National Naval Aviation Museum. It was a little crowded, but a lot of fun. Noah pointed out all the planes that looked like Dusty (from the Planes movie of course) and liked being able to touch and explore everything. I think his favorite things was sitting in the cockpits that they have available and pushing all the buttons and pulling all the levers. Maybe next time we'll get to go on a day when the Blue Angels are flying.
Saturday morning, we packed up and headed out to Fort Pickens. We explored all the ins and outs of the fort, sat on a few cannons, and tried out a cell that was used to hold prisoners. Noah was more adventurous than I expected. He casually walked down long dark hallways to try to discover what was at the end. Too bad there wasn't anything at the end, but he had fun anyway. He liked splashing in the puddles left by the previous day's rain and pointing out all the holes in the walls and the floor. That night we went with Grandpa and Great-Grandmother to one of our favorite restaurants in Pensacola, McGuire's Irish Pub.
Sunday, we got up and headed for the beach. It was a rather quick trip. It was incredibly windy and quite cold. So we headed to Grandpa's house, had some lunch, and went to play at a neighborhood park for a while to give the beach a little more time to warm up. We headed back in the afternoon with a little more success. It was still breezy and cool, but not too bad with pants and long sleeved shirts.
One of Noah's favorite things to do is ask (and by ask I mean order) someone to make sand fish for him with a little mold we have. He lets you make seven or eight of them and then stomps them all back to nothing. He thinks this is very funny. Taylor dug a nice big hole for them to play in with Noah's bulldozer and dump truck, and then we spent some time looking for sea shells. Noah would find a spot, squat down, and pick up all the shells he could reach to put in his bucket. He examined them all, then proceeded to throw them back into the ocean. I guess maybe he thought they needed to go back where they belonged.
We decided to check out the Gulf Breeze Zoo on Monday morning before heading back home. It was great. We saw lion, tigers, and bears (oh my). We saw a gigantic alligator, which Noah loved, lots of birds and monkeys, and lots of other animals. The highlights were the giraffes and budgies. You can buy a cup of food when you enter the zoo to feed the giraffes. I was personally very excited about this part of the trip. The giraffes reach down and lick the food right out of your hands with their long disgusting tongues. It's completely gross to see your hand covered in a thick layer of slime when they are finished, but it's also pretty amazing to be that close to them.
The budgies are in an enclosure like the one they have at Zoo Atlanta. You can buy little feed sticks for them and go in and walk around. There are so many of them flying around, and it seems they are more curious than hungry. Noah was still determined to get them to eat the food on his little stick. He kept following them around trying his best to attract their attention.
After being in there for a few minutes, the little guys got really curious about us and decided to come check us out. The first one to make contact landed on the diaper bag that Grandpa was carrying. He kept sticking his head in the outside pocket trying to see what was inside. Before we knew it, they were landing on our arms, shoulders, even our heads. None of them were biting at all, they were just exploring.
From the zoo, we headed back home. It was a great trip, but it was nice to be back home in our own beds.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Backyard Fun
Today was a great day to be outside. We spent quite a while at the playground this morning until Noah was pretty much worn out. After a good nap and some dinner, we headed back outside for some backyard fun. While Taylor pressure washed the back patio, Noah played with his trucks in the dirt over near the woodpile.
He played in a tree.
He helped Taylor pull some weeds out of the yard. (Please try not to notice how many weeds there actually are.)
He helped Taylor build a fire and we pulled out stuff to make s'mores. Taylor helped him get his marshmallow on the stick and helped him hold it over the fire to get it nice and toasty.
Then it was time to try the finished product. He seemed skeptical of the first bite, but quickly decided he liked the sticky, gooey treat. He kept coming back for more until it was all over his face and the s'more was gone.
Then we just sat around the fire enjoying being outside. We just hope the weather stays nice and we can have more evenings like this.
He played in a tree.
He helped Taylor pull some weeds out of the yard. (Please try not to notice how many weeds there actually are.)
He helped Taylor build a fire and we pulled out stuff to make s'mores. Taylor helped him get his marshmallow on the stick and helped him hold it over the fire to get it nice and toasty.
Then it was time to try the finished product. He seemed skeptical of the first bite, but quickly decided he liked the sticky, gooey treat. He kept coming back for more until it was all over his face and the s'more was gone.
Then we just sat around the fire enjoying being outside. We just hope the weather stays nice and we can have more evenings like this.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Happy St. Patrick's Day
I wanted to do some sort of easy crafty project for St. Patrick's Day. I searched Pinterest and settled on bell pepper painting. The idea is that the four sections of the pepper look like a clover when used as a stamp. However, the only pepper I had in the house only had three sections instead of four. But since my two-year-old doesn't know the difference, we went with it. He had a great time stamping away with the pepper and we had a festive little painting when he was finished.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Buddies
We recently had some nice weather on a Sunday afternoon and took Noah to the playground to meet his buddy Rebekah for a little playtime. They are so cute and seem to enjoy playing together. Noah refuses to give her a hug, or even a high five. But we'll work on that. One thing is for sure: she will definitely keep him running. This girl doesn't stand still for long!
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