Thanksgiving blessings

We had an absolutely fantastic Thanksgiving! Here are some of the memories captured from the day. Goes down in record as one of the sweetest Noah days ever - lots of hugs and kisses for everyone. We're starting to realize he likes the crowd :-) And of course, had to have the camera out and ready to capture some of Hannah's open-eyed moments.










Ok, so this entry was a lot more Hannah than Noah but it's hard to get a still shot of Noah - he's just on the go at ALL TIMES :-)

Noni and Me

Having a new sister has really been fun (so far), especially because I have made Noni my own personal playmate :-) She has helped my mommy and daddy out SOoooooooooooo very much, and it's been great to have her play with me because we do so many fun things and projects. Today I got to put on my "paint shirt" and we painted some canvases for my big boy room. And then we got out the roller and made sugar cookies. My favorite part was to squish the dough between my fingers.... who says it can't be "play" dough?

Here are some pics of our Wednesday...





VAN GOGH?




COOKIE TIME

My first bath (at home)

Today I helped mommy and Noni with Hannah's first bath. We thought she would cry but she didn't cry hardly at all! She liked the sound of the water.

And I really liked exploring everything on the counter.... falling off the stool once, almost putting the cordless phone under the running water and getting into mommy's face wash...

But in the end... we conquered our first bath without any disasters!

Home sweet home...

My sister got to come home from the hospital yesterday... mommy and daddy really enjoyed a "quiet" afternoon/evening at home while I got to have a play-date with my cousin Andrew and Auntie Sharon at Noni and Papa's house... two totally different levels of energy!

Daddy worked on Hannah's crib - raising it up from when I was sleeping in it...

Discovering fingers...cuddles with mommy and daddy

ahhhhh .... sleep!

More of family introductions....

Here are some more pictures that auntie sent mommy from her camera...

My sister - day two

Today I introduced my sister to my auntie's and cousin.... Noni and Papa had a sleep over with me last night, so they were here too. Hannah got to stay in the nursery last night with the nurses while mommy recovered from an allergic reaction to the medication - whew, glad that is over!







I have fun with my sister, but there are just too many other new things in this surrounding that capture my attention... but it was sure great to see my mommy. Daddy came home for a little while this morning and played football with me too.


I'll write again tomorrow - more pictures to come from today (just have to get them from Auntie's camera). Good night!

Hannah Joy

Today, we welcomed Hannah Joy into the world. 7 lbs, 13 oz., 21". She is a beautiful little girl and she will be protected well by her big brother!

Noah's Funniest Home Video

This is a big file and a long clip (about 5 minutes), but it is pretty stinkin hilarious, all the way to the very end!

Last chance glance...

Mommy and daddy keep telling me that there's going to be someone new, a baby, to come a live with us REAL soon. I love to walk around and point to all the equipment (swing, basinett, bouncy seat, infant car seat) and say "baby" as well as point to mommy's belly BUT I'm not quite sure what they mean about a baby coming HOME. Is this something I'm going to like? Here is my mommy at 40 weeks!

(probably the last time she can "comfortably" hold both me and baby at the same time :-)

Stay tuned...