Slip Sliding Away

Noah has been enjoying the snow and all the latest winter activites.

The artist at Work

Noah is really getting into his artwork. Here, Noah is putting the finishing touches on his latest.

Let it Snow Part 2

GO DADA!
MUSH MOMMY!! MUSH!!!

Let it Snow Part 1

A recent Snow storm dumped 12-15 inches on us in Anoka. Noah got the chance to really enjoy it!

Latest Artwork

Noah's latest art work. Note the fine usage of the crayola staccato and slash method. Also not the use of color and contrasting tones surrounding the piece and drawing you in the the center point of which is his signature "N". Most artists sign the piece at the bottom, but in true toddler form, he places his mark in the center! His artwork captivates the mind and refreshes the spirit!

A new sweatshirt!

Noah was so excited to wear his new sweatshirt that his Grandmother Scherger made him, that he ran around the house for 15 minutes. It says "Body by Broccoli". Oh how it is true. The broccoli growers association should have him as their spokes person! He can eat a whole head of it in one sitting.

Broccoli facts:
The word broccoli comes from the Latin brachium and Italian braccio meaning "arm."

Broccoli, raw (edible parts), 100gNutritional value per 100 g
Energy 30 kcal 140 kJ
Carbohydrates 5 g
- Sugars 1.7 g
- Dietary fiber 6.64 g
Fat 0.37 g
Protein 2.82 g
Thiamin (Vit. B1) 0.071 mg 5%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.117 mg 8%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.639 mg 4%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.573 mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.175 mg 13%
Folate (Vit. B9) 63 μg 16%
Vitamin C 89.2 mg 149%
Calcium 47 mg 5%
Iron 0.73 mg 6%
Magnesium 21 mg 6%
Phosphorus 66 mg 9%
Potassium 316 mg 7%
Zinc 0.41 mg 4%

Roman farmers called broccoli "the five green fingers of Jupiter." The Romans were enamored with broccoli almost immediately. Pliny the Elder, an Italian naturalist and writer, 23 to 79 CE, tells us the Romans grew and enjoyed broccoli during the first century CE. The vegetable became a standard favorite in Rome where the variety called Calabrese was developed. The Calabrese is the most common variety still eaten in the United States today. Before the Calabrese variety was cultivated, most Romans were eating purple sprouting broccoli that turned green when cooked.

Roman Emperor Tiberius, 14 BCE to 37 BCE, had a son named Drusius who took his love of broccoli to excess. Excluding all other foods, he gorged on broccoli prepared in the Apician manner for an entire month. When his urine turned bright green and his father scolded him severely for "living precariously," Drusius finally abandoned his beloved broccoli.

Thomas Jefferson, often called the farmer president, was an avid gardener and collector of new seeds and plants of fruits and vegetables to arrive in the United States. In 1766 he began keeping detailed notes in his garden book of any seeds or seedlings planted in his extensive garden at Montecello, his home near Charlottesville, Virginia. He recorded his planting of broccoli, along with radishes, lettuce, and cauliflower on May 27, 1767.

Medicinal Benefits:

Though definitive proof is not yet published, the National Cancer Institute suggests that broccoli, along with its cruciferous family members, may be important in the prevention of some types of cancer.
Because of its impressive nutritional profile that includes beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, fiber, and phytochemicals, specifically indoles and aromatic isothiocynates, broccoli and its kin may be responsible for boosting certain enzymes that help to detoxify the body. These enzymes help to prevent cancer, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, and high blood pressure.
Broccoli along with onions, carrots, and cabbage may also help to lower blood cholesterol. At the U.S. Department of Agriculture's regional research center in Philadelphia, two researchers, Dr. Peter Hoagland and Dr. Philip Pfeffer, discovered these vegetables contain a certain pectin fiber called calcium pectate that binds to bile acids, holding more cholesterol in the liver and releasing less into the bloodstream. They found broccoli equally as effective as some cholesterol lowering drugs.
Broccoli's wealth of the trace mineral, chromium, may be effective in preventing adult-onset diabetes in some people. At the Beltsville, Maryland, Human Research Laboratories of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dr. Richard Anderson, a diabetes expert, found that chromium boosts the ability of insulin to perform better in people with slight glucose intolerance.

Broccoli in popular culture

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  Broccoli is frequently referred to in popular culture as a vegetable that parents try to force their unwilling children to eat.


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  In The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror XI, Homer is killed by eating broccoli. When examining the body, Dr. Hibbert said that broccoli was one of the deadliest plants, and it warned people with its bad taste.


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  United States President George H. W. Bush was known to have an active disdain for broccoli, having actually said so in an offhand remark during his presidency. In response, a powerful broccoli agriculture lobby sent several tons of it to the White House. This broccoli was promptly donated to the Capital Area Food Bank.


• Tom "Broccoli" Landers is the current world record holder for eating broccoli. Following the World Broccoli-Eating Contest in New Jersey, he offered this tip for getting it down: "Just swallow, don't bother to chew." Landers consumed 1 pound of the green vegetable in 92 seconds. Watch OUT Noah may be able to beat that soon!!

Getting ready to go outside

After 3 weeks or so of below zero weather it was nice to have a warm up of sorts this weekend.

All Aboard!! Noah's new train Table!

Choo Choo!!

Dada built Noah a new Train Table for him to play on. It works great with trains and matchbox cars. Noah got some track and a small train set from Ikea. He is able to make the Choo Choo sound very well now!
He likes to push the trains around with his index finger up and down the ramps.

Lunch with some friends at the Olive Garden And then Dinner with more!

Noah had a busy day on Saturday! He went out to Lunch with some of his friends at the Olive Garden. He filled up on bread, bread, bread and a meatball. He then went out with Paul and the family to a Mexican restaurant after Church. There he ate a tamale, and chorizo nachos.
His palate is well versed.

Vocabulary!

Noah has quite the vocabulary:

Here is a sample:
Dada
Mama
Bubbles
Caye (Cayenne)
Boo (Marta)
Down
Go
Car
Bath
Turtle
Ball
UmBa (vacume)
Bus
Mine
No
Tractor
Yes
Ca-Ca (duck)
Fall down
Ashlee (his girfriend)
Tata (grandpa)
baby
Bye Bye
Dump Car (dump truck)
Plane
Choo Choo
Please
Goat
Oooo
Uh Oh
Ouch
Puppy (his "lovey")
Bow Wow (dog)
Cat
Out
Fish
Thank you
Diaper
Shoes
cracker



There are also combinations of those
such as "Dada go bye bye Car"
Ohh Dump Car
and Ashlee, Ashlee

Birthday Lunch With a Friend

Noah had a fun lunch with his friend Logan who celebrated his 2nd Birthday at the Rainforest Cafe at the Mall of America.

Traffic Jam on the Hot Wheels highway