Christmas Presents!

Noey was one spoiled girl this year!


She raced out of the bedroom and went right for the toys!






Stocking loot!


Playing with her Mega Blocks.


It took well over two hours to open presents as all Noey wanted to do was play with each thing she opened! Towards the end I had to undo some of Mrs. Claus' hard work!


Ready for snow! Bring it on!






New library!


Big surprise from Grammy and Gramps!


Only organized for a moment.


Now it usually looks like this...or worse!


My beautiful cookies that now occupy most of my belly!


The rabid cookie tester!

Broken Arm

Playing with a foot while waiting for the doc.


2 breaks


Hot pink for 4 weeks!

Christmas Outakes!

Picture time is always an adventure with Noelle!



I like this one even though Dave is making a face. Noey is a smart little bugger and is so interested in and loves books!


Making faces and refusing to smile.


"What's in here!?"


"Nothing! I've been duped!"


"Not this stupid rocking chair again!"


"Get me out of here!"


"What's in this one?!"


"Ooooo, shiny!"


"I'm touching the tree...who is going to yell first, mom or dad?"

Vacation!

It's so nice to be on vacation. I sent Noelle to daycare for the week so I could get things done. Of course the universe works against me and little was accomplished!

We spent our first day running errands. I put Noelle in her camo top and military coat. She has a tutu in camo as well but wore her jeans instead. She didn't want to cooperate for pictures. One of these days we hope to get rid of the bink!

Sad I took the bink!


Give it back mama!


Don't do that again!


Thursday she was dressed for Hanukkah and she had been a stinker for the last few days and super fussy with her teeth.




Well, I got a call from Joan right when I was ripping a closet apart and told that Noey had stopped using her right arm. My heart stopped. I ran over there to see what was going on and then took Noey to Urgent Care. I swear this kid is going to give me a heart attack before I'm 35. They took x-rays but couldn't see anything. She is hysterical now when she goes to the doctor and when any stranger comes into the exam room. The doctor was not nice and annoyed she wouldn't stop crying. I didn't know if it was her arm, elbow, wrist or hand. She just wasn't using it! She seemed to be getting better as we waited though. He thinks maybe she had "nursemaid's elbow" where her little elbow popped out but it went back in on its own. She is still favoring that side and we think she might have sprained her wrist. She is using it and can move her fingers, I think it's just tender and she's not putting weight on it to help herself up. It's kind of wait and see right now and we will go to her ped. sometime next week.

Not a Happy Hanukkah!

Parties!

Saturday was a busy day of partying! Dave's work party was a family bowling thing. Noey took it all in for a few minutes and then she wanted to run!!!! Thank goodness for that leash we bought! I chased her around while Dave bowled a few frames. She had to get into everyone's business!


When we were checking out the clown she tried to kiss a boy, hold another mom's hand, and steal a woman's cookie.


She was so ticked she couldn't bowl or at least run down the lanes!


We went to the day care party too. Noey was all dressed up in her penguin gear!


Miss Joanie made Noey a Raggedy Ann doll just like Jeanie had made me when I was little! She also made caramel apples. I was feeling rather nostalgic!

High Chair and Other Stuff!

In her new chair!


Being Noey.




Really being Noey and picking her toes. I'm glad it's not her nose yet.


Gingerbread play-dough for the daycare party!


Not nearly as cost effective as I was led to believe by Sugarbelle. Then again, nothing homemade ever is!

It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas!

We went to see Santa and got the tree up!

Noelle walked up the lane like a big girl...and then scowled at Santa. Santa got a kick out of that.



Bass Pro's people snapped a picture before she went full on scowl!


And then I snapped this...


At least she didn't smack Santa. I told her if she smacked him, all presents would be returned.

She is doing ok with the tree. It tempts her sometimes. She got a timeout at daycare for messing with Miss Joanie's tree. You see how Dave lovingly put the Elmo pinata head on top as our "angel?"