8 months old

Noelle turned 8 months old today. We are having so much fun with her...she is such a bundle of joy!

It is hot in the bay area! Is it summer already??
If you look closely at this picture, you can see that my two chompers have come in. No other teeth in sight yet.
Always playing with toys. I am really good at rolling now.
I got a new bathing suit for my trip to Hawaii and swim lessons!
I have crazy mohawk hair!

Tuesday Fun

Noelle has fun with her friends every Tuesday. We get together for fun kid (and adult) activities. She gets so excited to see them.

first trip to the snow

This weekend we went up to Kirkwood so that Noelle could have her first experience with snow. The weather was perfect, nice and sunny and there was still a lot of snow on the ground.

with mom and dad in the meadow

getting a ride on the snow disk

woohoo!

faster, faster!

yikes! that's cold

Noelle liked the sled ride at first but she quickly decided she was tired of the sled and the snow. We all had a good time and are looking forward to next winter and lots more snow time.

Train Ride

We took a leisurely ride on the Niles Canyon Railway. It was a 30 minutes trip through a beautiful green canyon. We got off and had lunch and then jumped right back on again.
Noelle was pooped out on the way back.


Coincidentally, we ran into our friends, the Parras.

News from Noelle

It's been an exciting 2 weeks for me...

* Dad has been staying home with me 3 days a week. We are having lots of fun together and I've learned how to drink out of a sippy cup. I still hate taking naps, though!

* I got my first 2 teeth! Can you see them?

* I've been eating rice cereal and oatmeal...yum!

* I turned 7 months old.

* The UCLA Bruins are going to the final 4!!!

Come on guys, when are we going to visit Grandma & Grandpa in Hawaii?? I'm ready!

Look What the Easter Bunny Brought Us!

We had a fun Easter with the cousins. Noelle enjoyed her first Easter egg hunt by sleeping through the whole thing. Brianna, Reece and Ben were nice enough to find a few eggs for her.

First Solid Food

Noelle got her first solid food today....rice cereal. She didn't know quite what to make of it this morning. She only took a few bites. This evening she got more into it and ate every spoonful. It's a slow and messy process!

End of Maternity Leave

My maternity leave ended and I went back to work yesterday (sob). Kirk is staying home 3 days a week and I am staying home 2. Noelle still refuses to drink out of a bottle, sippy cup, regular cup, dropper...you name it. Kirk has the unfortunate task of trying to get Noelle to eat while I'm at work. The 6 1/2 months went by so fast. Noelle and I had lots of fun.

ZOO

Noelle took her first trip to the Zoo with her friends James and Dillon. The babies were a little unfazed by the animals, but what did we expect... In any case, the Moms had fun! The stroller gang
The elephants put Noelle to sleep
Now we're having fun!

Music Class

Noelle and I have been taking a couple different music classes since she was 2 months old. She really enjoys the class we're taking now where we sing songs, dance and play with instruments. She's all smiles. Kirk got to join in on the fun this week.