Voting Day!

Today was the caucus in Nevada! Last time around we were late getting there and did not get to vote. This year Dave had us all preregistered so we were good to go and did not have to stand in line! I got to be Chairwoman for our precinct and Dave is an official delegate! I feel so important. I told Dave that I intend to be addressed as "Madame Chairwoman" until the next caucus in 4 years. :)


We got a new sign. We don't know if the first one was stolen or the wind blew it away! The wind was really bad so that is my guess as no one has bothered this sign.


This guy was totally happy to vote!


We had a nice dinner with Kevin, Nina, and Nanna last night! Noey enjoyed her vittles!


This is Noelle's Groundhog Day project from daycare. Our girl has some crazy mad art skillz for 16 months!!


This is my Etsy rug that took almost a year!!! I really like it and think I will send her the paint swatches for Noelle's bathroom to match. Her normal lead time is 3 months when she doesn't forget about your order!!


Meet Patch. He is Noelle's new guinea pig. I got him for V-day but couldn't wait because I wanted to play with him! He eats his lettuce and makings chomping sounds and hiccups. He squeaks, hops, and loves to be pet. He also drinks his milk, pees, and shakes his leg when he's done!! I want a real one (I know, they are stinky) but we can't because Ninja would eat it or seriously stress the crap out of it!


Talking to Grammy on the phone today.


This is what happens when you take the phone away...




Gotta love The Beast!

Cast Removal!

Cast removal occurred on Tuesday, Jan 24th. It was traumatizing for everyone! I still remember when I was three and it took 3 or 4 people to hold me down when I got my cast off!

Getting in a few last whacks!


Unaware of the saw blade rolling down the hall...


Showing off her crazy skills.


Dave held Noey and he was just as upset as she was. Dr. Tabbitha helped him hold her while I covered her ears and kept eye contact with her. Once Noelle realized the saw and noise were not going to hurt her she settled a bit! When the cast was taken off though she totally freaked and scrambled across the table to grab it. She tried several times to put it back on her arm and whimpered like, "how dare you cut off my arm?!"

All done.




Sad baby.


Guess she is a hoarder like her dad! Goldfish crackers and stickers! Her two favorite things!


Healing up! I was surprised they didn't take the x-ray first but I guess they were confident that 4 weeks was enough time. I was even more surprised to still see the break so clearly but I am going to trust in their expertise that she is healed enough to be without the cast. Dr. Tabbitha said Noey looked great. I still asked for a wrap or brace and they checked our insurance and got us one. They said she didn't need it but they don't know how wild The Beast is and how rough she plays with her daddy!!!! Two weeks in the brace, but I may have her wear it a little longer for my own paranoia!


Home with her brace and loving being able to freely dig for toe jam! My girl is weird! She had a blast in the tub too!!


Would you like some corn or celery?


Darth Vader wanted to do push ups! I showed her how to use them and she totally mocks me, grunts and all!


Don't blink, you'll miss her!


"Helping" us reconfigure the Love Sac.


The Beast was having a bad night so we put her in her prison jammies.


This is the progress we have made with the Sit N'Spin....using it as a stool!!


Noelle is just about grown out of her baby seat that is in the Jeep so it was time to order a new one!! Today at the doctor Feb 2, we were told she is 22 pounds, 6 ounces.

We found a Pitt Panthers Britax online for her. It looked like it was royal blue, said it was Navy, but it's totally black! Oh well! It's just for the Jeep! LOL!

Celebrating the End of the Pink Stink!

Noey got her cast off! We found mashed goldfish cracker down inside and of course a sticker! Between the crackers and stickers our floors are awesome! It's one big crumb now and everyday I find a sticker on my foot! But her cast smelled like vinegar by the time they took it off! She still has a little rash on her arm but is doing just fine. You wouldn't even know she had been hurt if it wasn't for her brace.

I'm waiting for Dave to upload the pics and will have details later. So I'll update my most recent pics and things will be a little out of order!

The night she got her cast off she was enjoying her freedom and trying out her new wrist brace. She likes having it on! The doctor said she might like a bracelet too so I bought her one and she wants nothing to do with it!


Too busy reading to look at the camera. She loves her books. They are the most enjoyed around here! It's the first thing she goes to in in the morning and the last thing at night!


I found a cute princess tent for her at Target on clearance. $4! :)


Ninja tried it out.


Inu tried it out.


And Neko has tried it out. They all love it and we usually find it in a different location come morning then we left it when we went to bed! I'm glad it was only $4 because I doubt it will have a long life!

We went to Marie Calendar's for Family Night and someone decided that she likes lemon rind!!! She never made a face or flinched or anything! It was like she having a glass of milk!


Looking at the picture I understand now why the couple next to us seemed concerned when we sat down next to them! She looks a touch crazed!


Today Noey was dressed up like Darth Vader to go out shopping. She did well with the headband until I wanted to take a picture and then she threw it on the floor and refused to look at me!


So we tried on a mask at the store to go with her outfit!


I liked Wolverine better!

Grammy and Grandpa Visit!

Testing the bed before they get here! Yep, those two big white things popping out of her head are her front two teeth! They are huge! And they are taking forever to come in!


Noelle has been quite the ornery little girl lately! Is she tired of the cast? Teeth? Growth spurt? Who knows! Grandma and Grandpa came into town for a long weekend and Noey got to play and play...when she wasn't thrashing herself on the floor in a fit of rage.

We got a cake for Grammy's birthday! Vegas style!


Party crasher!


I had a "Peep" costume saved for Easter and decided to try it on Noelle. It is too small already! So much for that!


Peep on the run!




Angry dino! She "made" this hat at daycare.


While my parents were here I wanted to get pics of them with Noey. She was all dressed up and looking so cute in her outfit from Jeanie!




Then, well...have you met The Beast?


We got exactly one shot of her. That has to be some minimum record for the studio. They go on and on about they take 80 shots...blah, blah, blah.


Then we got 8 others. 3 were ok. Good grief. Here she is doing her signature pose.


Packed and ready to go to PA. The TSA denied her boarding though and sent her back.

Uh Oh

Someone learned how to climb on the couch today and is pretty proud of herself! So much for our barriers by the couch. They are worthless now! We're gonna have to buy yet another gate to screw into the wall!

Only a little over 2 more weeks with the cast! Can't wait for that thing to go!

We had an interesting lunch at Wings today. They have a little boy working there that had nothing nice to say about his boss and really should have just shut his mouth. It was amusing though. Not worth the price or wait so that was an experiment gone bad!

Dave purchased the underlayment so we can get the slate laid in the closet. I can't wait to get my new office all set up and get the horse playroom done for Noey. This place is truly overflowing with toys!