Sharing the Remote

Sorry for the quality of these pictures, they were taken with Greg's phone.
I just wanted to share our new discovery with the T.V. This way both Greg and Noah are happy...
Now if we could just squeeze in American Idol too...

A snowy adventure!

Well... a month ago... we went to Gatlinburg. Unfortunately I am just now blogging. Seems to be an ongoing story with me!

We had such a great time!! Noah is an excellent rider in the car, so the trip was very easy and not at all stressful. We arrived late Friday night and the first thing we did was hit the Ihop!

After that we went to our cabin and unpacked. It was such a great cabin. Very close to the town but far enough up the mountain that it was completely peaceful and quiet. Noah Greg and I took the downstairs. We had a den with a pool table a two huge flat screens (one in the bedroom and one in the den) and a king sized bed. We had two bathrooms, downstairs. The one in the bedroom had a claw footed tub and a fireplace. We also had a fireplace in our bedroom. Upstairs mom and Dad had the same thing. Their bathroom had a HUGE jacuzzi in it that Noah loved to swim in. So, to make a long story short our cabin was awesome with tons of woods to play in and a great view!

The next day we got up with one thing on our minds... SNOW! We went in search of it, and we found it! The thing I didn't expect was Noah's LOVE for tunnels. The child was obsessed with them. We went through several on our way up the mountain and believe me he was THRILLED with them all. We built a snowman and threw snowballs, Oh what fun!

Later we crashed at the Cabin. That night we went into Gatlinburg and ate at the Park Grill. So yummy!!! I had the best and biggest Creme Brulee I've ever tasted. (Seriously it was HUGE!)

The next morning we explored Cade's Cove and all the animals. This was fun, Noah loved the horses. Later that afternoon we went to the aquarium in downtown Gatlinburg. Noah absolutely loved this!! He adores sharks, and stingrays, and catfish, and jellyfish, and eels.... there is really not a fish he doesn't like, and the bigger the better. We stayed there all afternoon and then headed to the cabin. That night Greg and I went back out alone so that he could get some ribs... I had Cheesecake (yes I know the theme seems to be dessert for me, but I always shared!) The next morning we packed up and headed into town. We ate at The Original Pancake House (Noah had bear shaped pancakes) and then shopped for a long time. After that Greg and I drove up the mountain to Ober Gatlinburg and let Noah watch the skiers. This preceded the long trek home! (It really wasn't that long, but leaving is never as fun as going!)

Thanks mom and dad for such a great trip! We had so much fun and made so many memories! You are THE BEST!!

Noah and Daddy John, so happy together!

Noah and Daddy at Ober

The aquarium, Noah and Daddy John in the fish tank!

Riding through the huge fish tank, the sharks swam all around you. Noah LOVED this.

A SHARK!

Noah's snowman

Trying to keep our gloves on, Noah's hand were a little small.

Building our Snowman

The much loved Tunnel

Throwing snowballs!

Mommy Daddy and Noah on the back porch of our cabin.

We were so tired!! We crashed that afternoon.

A horse Noah loved at Cade's Cove.

The top of the mountain.

Our Cabin from outside. You can see Noah had lots of woods to explore!

Our Cabin inside, Please ignore the very tired, very pregnant woman in the picture!

"Happy Valemtimes, I wuv you!"

Oh I am so behind with my blogging!! I don't even have an excuse as to why I am so behind. The only thing I can really think that has caused this is that I am sooo pregnant and for some reason sitting in front of the computer for a long period of time KILLS my back.
We celebrated Valentines day this weekend. Unfortunately I forgot to take ANY pictures! What was I thinking?! Friday Noah had his Valentine's party at preschool. I think he enjoyed it because when I asked what he ate for lunch he told me a pink cup cake! Friday night we went to Greg's church basketball tournament. Now don't get me wrong I was of course routing for my husband and our college students to win. (We have a few that have been so dedicated they have driven home from school on Friday nights just to play b'ball.) I never ever expected them to win the whole tournament though. (Which meant Noah and I were stuck at the church until after 10:00 Friday night, at least 4 hours!) They had lost more games than they had won this season. Fortunately they were on fire when it counted!! So yea!! The weekend started off with a Happy Daddy and a win for College Sunday School.
Saturday morning Noah woke up to heart shaped pancakes and a Valentines balloon and Tonka Truck. We then took flowers and a card to his Mimi C and Pops. (Greg's mom) He was so precious handing out his gifts "Happy Valemtimes, I wuv you!" He went home had a very fast nap and then headed to the Zoo with Mimi C and Pops.
This gave Greg and I time to get ready for our big Valentines date! (Let me tell you when your 8 months pregnant it's hard to think you look great for your husband!)
We headed to eat at Cocina Superior (yum!) and then off to a musical (Romance, Romance) starring our friend Kristen Sharp! So fun, great job Kristen!! BTW by this time Noah had been dropped off at his Nene and Daddy John's house for a Valentine pizza party. When I called at 9:45 to tell them we were coming to pick him up he was already fast asleep and I was told under no circumstances was I to come pick him up that they would see me tomorrow. How WONDERFUL! A night to ourselves!! I later found out Noah slept at least 10 hours that night. He never does that at home! So... We had a WONDERFUL Valentine's Day and we are so thankful for our precious parents who selflessly devoted themselves to watching our child for us.
** BTW, Noah did not leave my mom out. He delivered his flowers and card to her yesterday after church with a huge kiss and an "I wuv you Nene!"

I've been tagged

Christy tagged me about a week ago and I'm just now getting around to responding. This picture was taken when Noah was twelve months old. Noah formed a habit very early on of rubbing my eye lashes when he was sleepy. It's very strange and I honestly don't know how it happened. Now a year and a half later he still rubs my eyes when he's sleepy. Noah is very much a snuggler. I on the other hand am not. I can somewhat appreciate how sweet it is to feel his little hand on my face though!
One of my funnier memories is of picking Noah up from the nursery when he was a year old. A friend (Cile) had nursery duty that day and was in Noah's class. When I went to pick him up she said she was trying to rock Noah to sleep and he kept reaching up for her eyes. Apparently it freaked her out a little until she remembered me saying he rubbed my eyes to fall asleep... Poor Cile!

Christy Stewart tagged me. I am tagging Deena, Rob, Haley and Cile (since you got a shout out in my blog). You are supposed to open up your 4th picture album, post the 4th picture, and tag 4 people. Enjoy!