yummy cupcake

So, I left Noah sitting on the counter for literally less than 30 seconds to go grab his sippy cup. When I got back this is what I found:

I left him sitting there to help me make lunch. He loves to help mommy and watch me cook. Well he happened to be sitting next to a chocolate cupcake. That is just too irresistible to not eat. Thankfully it was unfrosted! And, he still ate his lunch!

Tagged!

I don't normally like to post these tags on my blog but, it has been a long while so here we go...

8 things:
8 t.v. shows I watch:

1. The Office
2. Jon & Kate plus 8
3. Unwrapped
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. House Hunters
6. Dora the Explorer (thanks Noah)
7. Take Home Chef
8. America's Funniest Home Videos

8 things that happened yesterday:

1. Started packing for the move (yes were moving again)
2. Did laundry
3. Played indoor soccer with Noah
4. Noah took his poopy diaper off all by himself (not pretty)
5. Made yummy balsamic chicken that no one got to eat but me.
6. Got some books for Noey at the library (his are all packed)
7. Ate 5 chocolate chip cookies (oops)
8. Had a weird dream that Jason wanted a 2nd wife.

8 Favorite places to eat:

1. Macaroni Grill
2. Taco Bell
3. Olive Garden
4. Mimi's Cafe
5. Bombay House
6. Tucano's
7. Los Hermanos
8. ColdStone

8 Things i'm looking forward to:

1. Taking Noah trick-or-treating
2. Saturday night when Jason will be done with the FE (HUGE test)
3. Being in our own home so we don't have to move so often
4. Having a sibling for Noah to play with
5. Christmas in the snow
6. Jason graduating (in May!)
7. Spring
8. Getting Noah potty trained!

8 Things on my wish list:

1. Go to Italy just me and Jason
2. A beach in Utah
3. Run a marathon
4. Have happy, healthy, and productive children
5. My family to move to Utah
6. A beautiful home with a beautiful yard
7. To see my Grandmothers again
8. Take my Mom and Grandpa to Cuba to see where they used to live

Now I tag Elyse and Lori and anyone who has the desire...

St. George

We got to go to St. George this last weekend. My Dad was playing in the Huntsman World Senior Olympics there in basketball so we got to go down there and spend some time with him. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see him play basketball, we were still able to have a fun time. My Mom and youngest sister were not able to come so my dad decided to take Elyse (my sister) and I out to Tai Pan. That is something that my mom would have taken us to do so it was a nice treat!

The boys got to go golfing at the course right by my parents condo so we caught up with them on the last couple of holes for pictures.

Here is Jason putting and my Dad.

Here is Grandpa Lynn (my Dad) after a great drive.

Elyse, Tatum and Eric. Tatum's behind the wheel!

Here is our little family. Noah is a natural golfer already. He can hit the ball with the club like 10 feet. I think we will have to get him a set of mini clubs for Christmas. Notice how we are all wearing shorts and summer clothes? It was a nice 80 degrees or hotter the whole time!

So, just because we were on vacation do you think Noah's terrible two's took a break?...Yeah right! He and Tatum decided to tag team and Grandpa found them on Elyse and Eric's bed with baby powder all over them! They did smell really good though.

It was a fun trip and a much needed break from our everyday routines. We were able to go to Nielsen's frozen custard of course and the kids got to go swimming, I got to go shopping, and the guys got to go golfing. I would say it was a pretty successful trip!

BeeBee's

So I have been asking myself what can Noah possibly do next after living through VapoRub, Black Frosting, Soap-Paste, and Lotion? Well, he never ceases to amaze me!

Yesterday, Noah got his little chair and climbed up to reach the stuff on top of Daddy's dresser. Usually Jason has a couple pieces of candy up there. This time, Noah didn't find candy, but he found Jason's air soft gun BB's safely kept in a little twist-off cap container. Well he was able to open it and he decided to stuff 4 BB's up his left nostril... why? Well, I was able to get 3 out by having him blow out through his nose but the 4th one was way up there and I couldn't get it out! So, slightly freaked out, I called Jason at work and he asked all of his engineer buddies what to do to get a little BB out of our child's nose. They had some pretty good suggestions like, using a nose plunger or trying to make him sneeze. Well Noah kept breathing out through his nostrils and finally the 4th BB came out. I am so happy we didn't have to make an emegency room visit!

Soap-Paste

This morning I was brushing my teeth and Noah walks in and decides he wants to brush his teeth too (again). He is a very independent litttle boy, so he goes to his bathroom and gets his toothbrush down. He couldn't reach the toothpaste so the next best thing was handsoap. That is when I walked in to find him about to brush his teeth with SoAp! I stopped him and cleaned off his toothbrush but I should have let him try it. It would have been so funny! And, he would have learned that soap is not a good substitute for toothpaste.

My sweet boy

While making dinner the other night I needed to get some spices from the cupboard that I couldn't reach. So, I got a chair and climbed up on the counter to reach the spices. Well Noah saw me do this and he says, "be careful mommy". He was genuinely concerned that I not fall. He is just so sweet sometimes.
Then today I was holding Noah and attacking him with kisses and I told him that I love him and then he says, "I love you mommy". That just melted my heart! There is nothing better that a mommy can hear from her baby. I love you little boy, we are so blessed to have you in our family!

A Snake!

Noah and I were outside the front door today sweeping the path and as we walked back in, Noah said there was a snake. Well... here is a picture of it:

It's an earthworm, but he thought it was a snake. He's so funny!

Frosting

The terrible two's continue! You would think that after the lotion incident, I would learn my lesson and never leave Noah alone. If I did that then my life would be totally normal and boring. Thank goodness for a curious llittle boy.

So, while I was in the kitchen putting up the Halloween decorations, Noah got into my cake decorating droor and found a tube of BlAcK frosting. Of course he had to choose the black tube, not the yellow one! He then proceeded to the living room (with light colored carpet) and untwisted the cap and started rubbing it into the carpet! Are you kidding me?! What a little stinker!

Here he is in the tub...

Noah was very lucky because black frosting does come out of the carpet. I scrubbed and scrubbed it but now you can't even tell it was there. Hallelujah! He also got some on the ottoman, here he is trying to clean it. He did that without me even asking him!