Great Grandma's Farm

Great grandma's Farm was a wonderful time. The weather over Easter Weekend was Nice and warm and the Farm Looked great! Noah was able to Help out with the chores, go on an Easter Egg hunt with a friend of his (Nick Grega) that moved back to Ohio from Minnesota and Go on lots of tractor rides.

More John Deere World Headquarters

John Deere World Headquarters!

Noah had been looking forward to going to John Deere World headquarters for a month! He finally go there and was "SO Happy" The lobby of the world headquarters is a special place for a boy that loves John Deere. We were there for two hours and were up in each tractor and heavy equipment at least 3-4 times.

John Deere Pavilion

Noah went to the John Deere Pavilion for his third year in a row. Steven, Kristin and Noah went to Moline Ill to the Home of John Deere, on the way to grandma Dobmeyer's Farm in Ohio. While there Steven Got to visit a friend of his that he has known for 32 years (first grade)

What a trooper at the Dentist!!

Noah was again "super awesome" at the dentist! He went in and out without a fuss.....In fact he enjoyed it. He liked having his teeth cleaned and polished. He did though want to make sure that when the dentist painted his teeth (with fluoride) that she painted them WHITE.

Plumbers helper!

And so it begins....From Grandfather to Son to Grandson the vast knowledge and genetic and inherent plumbing abilities is passed on.....

Shooting gallery at Cabela's

Daddy was showing Noah a first how to at the shooting gallery at Cabela's. He is showing the signs a very patient shooter. He like to hit the truck when the bear pops up out of the Cab and gives a great big growl!!

Spring is here...for a day

The day after the snow, we had 60 degrees and sunny. Noah had a great time enjoying the warm day having some quality sandbox time.

First day of spring?

Boy was Noah upset today as the "first day of Spring" brought snow and rain.

Oh well Noah was there to help shovel the snow and seemed to enjoy some of the last days of winter.

Thomas the train makes Noah Happy

Noah enjoys spending quality time with his Thomas the Train set. Noah and his Daddy make "New Tracks". then Noah explores the track with his Trains. He likes Mommy or Daddy to play as well. He gets to pick what train your play with....until he wants you to play with another one.

Blanket of Snow

A quick Snow "flurry" put a 4-6 inch blanket of snow across the area. Not to be discouraged, Noah help his Dad shovel the back porch, and then proceeded to turn the back yard into a large "snow box" Dad made a tunnel which was great fun until the snow went down the back of his neck. The party soon ended. Video below.

Family Fun Night at Zion

Noah enjoyed his time at the Zion Family Fun Night. He was able to see some of his friends, have a snack and enjoy Goofy Clowns. The Kids roared and screamed with laughter!

Back to pre-school and the Routine.

Well Noah is still coughing, but his fever is "normal" and he is starting to be more like him self, yet his endurance for his activities is less then it was. It is like he is a 3/4 Noah. The "teachers" at the YMCA ask about him. They haven't gotten their Noah fix lately. He did go to Swim lessons tonight and was able to play afterward with yet another friend (girl). He is quite extraordinary in his social skills with adults and with other kids. Kristin and I look at each other and ask "where does this come from...you....no....Me.....definetly not....wow.

Noah and his friend Jordan both came down with the same "bug" they were off the same amount of time form school, but were both back today. They missed school and enjoyed seeing each other there lots of giggling and running around.

Kristin and I bought a "share" of a vegetable farm for the summer. We prepay for vegetables that are delivered. Great produce for 18 weeks in a row of fresh veggies and organic farm raised eggs. Kristin told Noah about it as she sent the check in the mail, Noah wanted to go to the farm and see the veggies growing.......I think he is getting tired of hearing "it is too cold out to......"

Poor Noah....The FLU?

As I write this it is hard for me to listen to Noah try to get to sleep upstairs, hearing him whimper and cough and knowing how uncomfortable he is upstairs. The weekend promised to be filled with birthday parties and fun at the YMCA, but Noah is too sick to play. Does he have the Flu?

Fever (usually high) Noah’s 103.4
Sudden symptoms: went to bed for a nap woke up with blazing fever.
Headache ---Yep
Muscle aches ----Oweie
Chills ----Yes
Extreme tiredness---so tired he can't play
Dry cough -----yep
Runny nose may also occur but is more common in children than adults Yes...I need a Kleenex mommy!

However the Flu “lab test” negative.

This week the risk of flu in Coon Rapids is 2x higher then the national average.

Either way we have one sick boy, Pray for him and hope he gets well soon!

Sledding Fun!

A Brief Warm up on a lazy Saturday called for a trip to the neighborhood park to do some sledding.

Noah had such a wonderful time. He wished the hills were longer going down, but not as long going back up.

Check out the video clip below

Superbowl Position

Noah watched the Superbowl at a friend's house as we got to meet his new girlfriend. Noah had "a Great Time at Tall Paul's House"

As you can see he is assuming the Papa Tractor position.

3 1/2!

Noah turned 3 1/2 yesterday. Unbelieveable how fast he is growing up.

Thawing out.

Whew what a winter it has been. Normal for Minnesota, Cold and Long. It is great that we have 10.5 hours of daylight now.

Today Noah got to spend some time out side as it was about 40 degrees. This was one of the few above normal temps we had had all year.

Noah's Best Friend.

Noah has a "Best Friend". Her name is Jordan. Although any kid that plays with him is a "friend" or a "best friend" depending on how much fun he had with them, he really means it with Jordan.

Steven got to see it first had Noah running up to Jordan, her wanting a big hug from her best friend and them Running around until the doors open in preschool.

Jordan is the female equivalent of Noah. Active, active and active. She is not your typical dress up and look cute girl don't mess my hair or dress up girl and Noah likes it that way.

Pajama day at Preschool

Noah is really enjoys Preschool. He has had lots of fun with his teachers Mrs Beck and Mrs Keifer.

The other day he had PJ day. Afterward a group of his friends went out to lunch. What a site it must have been seeing a bunch of Kids in their PJ's at the restaurant.