Our little monkey

Noah has officially learned he likes to climb the stairs. He's so fast at it. He actually enjoys climbing anything. What a monkey. I have to say I'm a little depressed about the fact that we'll be having the dreaded baby gates on our stairs for a good while now. They're so annoying.

And we're off...

Last weekend I attended the Savvy Mommies sale and was so excited to spot this walker for Noah. He LOVES it! In fact, the second he saw it he stood up and practically ran with it. I couldn't get it on video but it was hilarious. He uses the walker to drop him off at pit stops he wants to go to...like if he sees a toy on the other end of the room or he wants to see mommy in the kitchen he'll grab the walker and off he goes. I also managed to pick up a few other items at the sale...somehow I ended up with three different types of drums. I have no idea how that happened...and I'm sure I'll be regretting it soon!

MOO MOO Palooza

Today Noah and I headed out with some friends to MOO MOO Palooza 2008 at a nearby farm. Unfortunately he's still a little too young to get out and enjoy the petting zoo and pony rides, but who doesn't enjoy looking at some cows? And smelling them too!

Check out Noah on his stroller date with an older woman. He's already learning how to save money too since we got in for free! Maybe next time they'll share Cheerios.


He looks a little lonely there in front of the cows.

Noah's date cried when she saw the walking/talking cow but not our little guy...he just looked the other way like it wasn't even there.

You'll notice in most of the photos Noah has at least one of his feet up. This is how he usually travels. He's so cool and casual.

Nine month photos

Well, I was a little less than thrilled with the lady who took Noah's photos but we did manage to get one or two that were okay.

Outside fun

The weather was FAB-U-LOUS this weekend! We even managed to get into the 80's one day. You know you live in Arizona when you jump for joy that it is overcast outside. I won't even tell you what we do when it begins to sprinkle! To take advantage of the nice weather we headed to our nearby park to get some swinging in. And of course walks around the neighborhood are a must when the weather is great.

Noah makes the greatest expressions.



And what....I do exist! My hubby actually grabbed the camera and took some photos of Noah and his mommy.



Monkeying around. We have such a strong boy my mom joked about calling him Bam Bam. I laughed and then seriously considered it!


And of course we had to play telephone. It totally threw Noah off hearing mommy's voice but not being nearby.

And unfortunately our weekend was topped off with Noah getting his first cold...and then of course sharing it with me. I have to say I think we've done pretty well for it taking him 9.5 months to get his first sickness.

1. I'm anxiously awaiting to place an order for this yarn...so I can cast on for the winter and make a yummy blanket.

2. Aren't these shoes adorable? Simple and sweet.

3. These velvet pumpkins are perfect for a fall tablescape, made by Phoenix artist Lynne Bonnell. They can be found here.

4. I discovered this domestic blog the other week and it's fabulous. I enjoy how effortless Derrick Johnson makes decorating become. His posts are filled with just about every type of topic you can imagine and he even includes how-to videos to give you that extra boost of confidence to do it yourself.

Train-ing wheels

Today I take Noah for his nine month photos...well, nine and a half month photos I guess since I'm a little late. And as I sit here typing this, my little one, who is supposed to be taking a nap so he will be refreshed for his photo shoot, is knocking on the wall by his crib. It's actually quite funny when we hear his little knocks tapping like Morse code.

Trains of all sizes have entered our home and I must say, I'm totally encouraging it.

I'll have to get a photo of our amazing new (to us) train table, and giant Thomas the Train storage box, that I scored on Craigslist. Noah doesn't quite get how they work just yet but they sure are good to chew on!

We had such a great day together yesterday. It was just one of those days where everything lines up, you feel productive, we danced around to silly songs, read about Henny Penny and how the sky is falling down and baked some peanut butter cookies. And isn't this just the sweetest photo? It's this sweetness that makes me jump to have another one....gulp! Of course the reality comes quickly back as I chase Noah around saying, "No touch," repeatedly.

Oh how I wish I could bottle it all up to release when I want to go down memory lane.