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My First Jumper
Now even little jumpers can get in on the fun! Our toddler-sized bouncer has just the right amount of bounce for tots, plus an easy-grip handle that helps kids maintain their balance as they jump up and down. The sturdy bouncer also features a nonskid surface on bottom to keep it securely in place...and the handle folds for super-easy storage! Holds children up to 44 pounds. 18 7/8" diameter. (12 months - 4 years)

String Bean!

Noey is getting so tall! Here she is dressed for family night...ya know, wearing shoes and all! She still tries to eat her shoes and rip them off. Oh, and those drawers of hers are totally sagging! The lady on Etsy that is making Noelle's birthday dress said she'd have to use her 9 month pattern but add several inches to the length!


Noey and I were messing with the camera one afternoon after school. She likes to take self portraits.


I cannot believe I just made a September folder for pictures of Noey. In 6 weeks my Bug will be 1 year old!!! Holy crap has time flown by!

What a Ham!

Noelle likes to be the center of attention. She has learned to wave, but backwards...more like "come here." Everyone has to talk to us while we are out and about. Sometimes that gets a bit awkward but what do you do? This weekend we were at Blueberry Hill and she had 5 different tables enthralled with her and she grabbed at and waved to all the waiters that went by.

Tonight we went to PF Changs for my back to school dinner only to find they took my favorite off the menu! Grrrr! So I got beef and broccoli and shared it with Noey. Their beef is flank steak and she ate it right up with the rice! Again, she was the hit of dinner and a nice lady commented on how good our little boy was waiting for us to finish eating. I didn't correct her, I just smiled.


We had Japanese crepes for dessert. Noey loves ice cream! We gave her some yogurt the other night and it was baby rocket fuel! I think the Trix kind has a bit too much sugar in it. I should have guessed by the name! Here she is trying to blow bubbles through her ice cream.


At the grocery store the clerk wanted to know how old our boy was. Sigh. People, she's got a pink watermelon on her shirt and a pink cart cover. Whatevs.

Little bug is starting to smile for the camera. I show her her picture after I take them and I think she's getting it! She's a smart one! She's not really smiling here. She was more interested in sliding the lens cap back and forth with her sharp little pointer finger. I'm sure that is why it said "lens error" later this evening!


She loves to climb in this basket. It's her new activity for the weekend. She gets in pretty good as long as she's on the side and not the end. Now getting out, that is another story!


We went to Pottery Barn Kids and got her shower curtain and hand towels. We found paint to match perfectly but haven't figured out everything in the room yet. I'm hoping we can decide this week and then maybe Home Depot will have a good Labor Day sale or I can find a coupon!

End of Summer

I figured I needed a back to school makeover so I chopped all my hair off. I wanted to go dark but can't afford the up keep. I also can't afford to get it curly and maintained like I want so off it went and then I used a box to lighten it. The box barely touched it (picture is pre-lighten). But I feel less frumpy with the shorter hair. It was falling out and wouldn't stop after I had Noelle. And she was pulling it. So much for that little girl!


I made an end of summer cake tonight. It's a watermelon. The cake is flavored tropical punch. It said to use Kool-Aid for color. I could have just used a couple red dye drops. The tropical punch taste is different! Dave likes it but I think it's a bit weird. The "seeds" are chocolate chips.


Back to work in the morning. Ugh. 5:30 is gonna come mighty early and we have an angry baby in the house. I am so over teething. She is miserable and SCREAMS bloody freaking murder every 30 minutes. Noelle is so testy and the slightest thing sets her off. Or nothing sets her off. She just cries to hear herself cry. The hysterical crying leads to some gnarly boogers that I swear are attached to brain matter and REFUSE to detach!! And the girl is gonna keel over from hyperventilating! She is gonna be a good time when we hit the terrible twos!

Rocking the Hawk!

I think she looks quite stylish, don't you?


We had strawberry shortcake tonight. She enjoyed her sponge cake thoroughly! And made one heck of a mess.




In other news, I can't wait for October! We are going to have a birthday extravaganza!

Here are a couple of the games I picked up for Noelle's party!

Lucky Ducks with Ernie!


Ants in Oscar's Can!


And this watering can is for her Halloween get-up. It's to hold our, er...her candy! The can was $12.99 at Toys R Us but I noticed it was cracked. It was on clearance but they still wanted $10 for it! I made the case that it's a watering can with a crack, hence it won't hold water so what it the point of that?! The manager let me have it for $3.98! Score for me!

New Bathroom

We are planning on finally remodeling our downstairs bathroom!! We have some of the major parts already but will be getting the tub and cabinet before October. This is what I have picked for the curtains and towels. Dave is still trying to wrap his head around pink. It IS Noelle's bathroom. He's gonna have to suck it up!

Houston....We Have a Tooth!

Noey's bottom left front tooth made its debut this morning during breakfast. Will try and pin her down for a picture later!