mini trip

We finally took a mini trip to Fresno this past week. A lot of exciting firsts on this trip...Number one, Noah got to meet GG Kasparian for the first time. As you can see below, Chris still holds his GG very dear:) Secondly, Noah, as well as all of us, got to meet his new buddy Stanley Saroyan...2 months younger, but quickly catching up. We stayed at the Saroyan's new home which was amazing. They live on 2 acres with neighbors that have horses that daddy walked Christopher and Ella out to see twice a day...so much fun!

(On a side note, strangers are starting to ask if Chris and Noah are twins! Noah is so huge he will be Chris' size soon no doubt:))

GG Kasparian and Christopher

All the boys and GG

Stanley and Noah

Ella Saroyan and Noah

He's off and crawling...

Noah started crawling forward this past week. He now can't sit still, I'm sooo in trouble:)

8 Months

So, my little man is definitely not so little anymore. We had another amazing fun day with two of our favorite peeps, Lisa and Miss Maggie at Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena. Christopher had the time of his life with all the interactive water options. Noah starting to inch forward finally with his crawl, motivated by all the fun objects in the small kiddos' room. We spent most of the day their from 9:45am until almost 2pm. So much fun!!!

Noah & Miss Maggie

Chris nailing me with a ball as usual

Water...

And, more water!!!

Fun new things to chew:}

I was happy to learn that my oldest isn't the only one who makes such goofy sounds:)

Big Bro and a Day at the Arboretum

As you can tell from these first two pics, it was a beautiful day at the Los Angeles Arboretum in Arcadia. It was our first trip and a great experience to remember and do again soon! Noah had fun with his girlfriend Maggie, but on to Chris...

I feel like I haven't spent much time lately highlighting what's going on with our Big Boy. These are a few if the many things I don't want to forget...1) When I have to give him Oragel for his teeth I tell him to chomp like a T-Rex and he growls at me every time 2) He blows kisses to EVERYONE & EVERYTHING when he says goodbye 3) He loves running wild through the sprinkler 4) He loves giving his little bro BIG bear hugs, even though it often knocks Noah over and ends up making him cry 5) Even more than bear hugs, he loves making Noah laugh 6) He's aka the "Kissie Monster" 7) He loves pouring sand on his head, I don't know why but it is so Chris! 8) He stops and smells EVERY flower he sees when we take Bear on walks (I hope he does this the rest of his life)...I must go, starting to cry:)

Geese!

A little young don't ya think:)

Beautiful Peacocks!

Wide Open Fields

He was out in under 3 minutes and took a 4 hour nap that day!

8 Months

Our little man is finally crawling...Well, at least backwards:)