Spicy noodles

 

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Noah loves to eat noodles.  He slurps them up quickly.  Today I made it a little too spicy.  I have a video that I would upload if my internet was faster but here are some pictures of that day.  After the meal Noah wanted me to catch him.  He now says 1,2,3 to communicate that he is ready to jump. The last picture is of him saying two.

Kid Friendly Fridge Magnets

Just made these today.  So much fun and SO easy.  Noah loves playing with them.  When he gets older I will make some with letters.  But for now this will do.

First get some craft wood disks.  I choose a large enough disk that Noah can’t swallow.  (we all know that is a possibility.)


Now Mod Podge your desired appliqué.  (letters, numbers, family names, photos or fun patterns.

I had this on hand from Noah’s birthday invitations.



The easiest way I found was to cut a section large enough to cover the wood disk.  When drying place a heavy object on top to make sure you have complete adhesion.  Once dry, cut off the extra paper with an exacto knife.  Sand off any rough edges.


Last step attach magnets to the back and you are done.

Have fun

For the Love of Peanut Butter

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Noah has found that he LOVES peanut butter.  But he can’t seem to keep it in his mouth.  It goes everywhere.  I just cleaned PB fingerprints off of the fridge, wall, kitchen chair and dishwasher.  Maybe PB should be eaten in the TUB.

I Scream, you Scream we all Scream for ICE-CREAM

 

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Almost ready for bed.  Kid fed, taken a bath, in pj’s just enough time for me to eat some ice-cream and relax before I need to put the kid into bed.

So here I am sitting in the living room eating ice-cream.  Noah comes over and then runs into the kitchen.  Now his run is so cute.  He is so energetic and excited.  He moves his whole body to get from one place to the next.  So, he runs into  the kitchen and opens up the dishwasher.  We can hear him rummaging through the silverware and he runs back into the living room with a spatula and digs it into my ice-cream so he can have some. 

How could a deny him.  He worked so hard for it.  So I let him eat.  Tagalong comes over to see what Noah is eating, he loves ice-cream too.   Noah didn’t mind sharing.  But I didn’t like the way they shared.  After taking a few more photos I put a stop to it.  Anyway  it is now time for bed.

An Alaskan Walk

 

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We started on a family walk.  Me, Brian, Noah and the Dog.  Just a normal spring day AND then it started to snow.  We have many different kinds of snow here some are almost rain, some big and feathery but these were little pellets almost like packing peanuts. Noah found it so fun to eat them.   

SEATAC

 

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Flying from SLC to JNU is difficult.  AK Air doesn’t fly into Salt Lake City and Delta doesn’t fly into Juneau so in Seattle I have to switch carriers.  This is a THREE train journey and Delta doesn’t work well with Alaskan Air.  I was informed a day in advance that my delta leg was delayed.  Now I only have 30 min to get from one side of the airport to the other.  Oh ya, and get off the plane.  Needless to say I missed my flight so Noah and I had 8 hours at SEATAC.

We found a deserted part of the airport and hung out.  Security even came and checked up on us.  Noah had fun running around, touching things he shouldn’t, and playing Magellan.  I could only take a few photos because he didn’t care much about being close to me.

I see kids that will not leave mom. or get scared when they can’t see her.  This is not Noah.  I guess he knows I will always be there so he doesn’t have to worry. 

Lucky (working title)

My son avoids death, dismemberment or serious injuries everyday.  Everyday I thank Heavenly Father for providing countless angels to keep him safe.  Here is a photo of him sitting on the table, which he does often but sometimes he doesn’t watch where his body is or where the table is I have yet to find out his train of thought.  Once he sat down and missed the table by half a cheek.  I was loading the dishwasher at the time and miraculously did not have a dish in my hand AND was looking his way to see him start to fall.  I was able to catch him before he hit the ground.  
I feel sometimes that my job is not to raise him but just keep him safe.  He has no fear.  I love that about him.  I wish I could be so fearless.  But some events are not caused by his daredevil ways. 
It gets cold in Alaska.  I bet you didn’t know that.  Anyway, we have electric baseboard heaters and small rooms.  It makes it difficult to find a place to put Noah’s bed.  (He sleeps on a Twin mattress on the floor) Consequently a corner of his mattress touches the heater.  This also adds a gap between the wall and the bed because the bed can not lay flush to the wall.  And here is another issue, Noah rolls around at night, a lot.  This is the main reason he is in a Twin by himself. So, lots of pillows along the walls to keep his cute head from getting hurt. 
In the morning, and during his “I need mom” moments I find these pillows on the floor, in the middle of the bed and on the heater.  I fix the pillows and go back to bed.  One morning while fixing the pillows I notice that there is a little discoloration.  Upon closer examination I find the the pillow is toasted, like a marshmallow.  I check out the other pillows and find the body pillow that has a zipper is not only toasted but has holes burned through. I almost start to cry. There would be no way for me to protect my son while his bed is burning
That instant I move the bed around.  I am thankful for the angels but I can’t depend upon them 24/7. 
  
Here is how is bed is set up now.  His too small clothes are his headboard and his book shelf sits behind that.  Pillows still everywhere but it would take a lot of moving to get it on the heater again.