Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Uneventful

February has been a blur and pretty uneventful.  This baby is killing me these days, so I feel like I haven’t been very productive.  I do  have a few pictures from the month, but not much.  For the most part, we’ve laid low.

I’ve really been working with Noah on his letters and am so excited with how quickly he’s learned.  He’s a smart boy, but I’m probably a teensy bit biased!  Noah gets more and more funny each day.  The things that come out of his mouth are just so funny.  When we ask him about what the baby is, he usually says he wants a “giiiirrl “ or a “stister.”  He still loves music and will say no to each song he hears until I find a song that is good enough for him to listen to.  His current favorite songs are Notion by Kings of Leon, Itsy bitsy spider, ABC’s, How He Loves by David Crowder Band and anything with a good dance beat. Everything in Noah’s world is all about trains and dinosaurs.  His current favorite dinosaur is the stegosaurus, but he could tell you all about many others!  I try my hardest to get him to play with something else (mainly because I get tired of playing trains and dinosaurs), but he’s not having it.   He’s now standing at almost exactly 3 feet (already over half my size), wears a size 9 shoe and still has a giant head.  In fact, I went to the doc the other day and had to see a different doc than the one that I usually see.  I always bring Noah with me and when this doc walked in, she looked at Noah, looked at me and said, “No wonder you had a c-section!  He has a huge head!”  I thought, “Wow, nice to meet you too.  And yes, he has a big head.”  So, I guess that attribute is not going to change anytime soon.  Anyway, we are just enjoying him so much these days and love when he tells us that we’re his best friend.  I’m getting a little sentimental about only having a little bit of time left with my boy.  So for now, I’m just going to soak him up all I can. 

Checking out some bugs at the Butterfly Pavillion

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“Dory” and “Nemo” made an appearance in the fish section of the Butterfly Pavillion.  This was his favorite part. 

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Just hanging out with his friend Taylor.  He has no problem letting the lady drive!

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"Taking a nap” in the laundry basket

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Noah’s favorite place to hang out on the couch

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Friday, January 21, 2011

It’s Rodeo Time, Denver

That doesn’t have quite the same ring as it does in S.A., but it’ll do.  Anyway, we took Noah to his first rodeo and I do think he was the most handsome cowboy in the entire place!  I loved decking him out in his boots, wranglers and pearl snap shirt!   Noah got to ride a horse perfectly named Dr. Pepper, pet some stinky goats, stare at some giant mules (one was named Shrek) and watch some great bull riding!  I think Noah enjoyed the cotton candy and a bag of skittles more than the actual rodeo, but it didn’t matter because I think everyone had a great time in their own little way.   I always loved going to the rodeo in Texas and I was thrilled to share my joy with David and Noah.  It was a great night and I hope we started a new tradition of going to the rodeo year after year.

Seriously, how cute is Noah on that horse?

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He kept reaching reaching down to pet his horse, Dr. Pepper.  Such a sweet boy!

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Daddy got to go in with Noah and the stinky goats!

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Shrek, the mule

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Sadly, I didn’t get any pictures of real rodeo action, but these old stagecoaches were really cool!

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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Coming To A Fridge Near You

For Christmas, I gave David all the gear to start his own brewery.  It’s a brewery in our own little basement, I guess.  Anyway, David began his hobby/maybe future career as a brewer in January.  It was quite a process to make that first batch of beer and involves a lot of science.  It also makes your house smell like crazy.  Let me tell you, a pregnant lady that pukes at everything and the smell of hopps and barley is not a good combination. Other than that, it’s been fun for David to experiment and he’s made some quite tasty beers.  The picture below is of his first bottled beer and his first tasting.  Cheers!

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Rewind

And we’re back! Since I have my very own computer now, I can officially begin to blog again. But, since I haven’t blogged since last summer, here is a quick review of how we finished 2010.

July 2010

July started off in Texas as we spent time in Houston with my family. We had such a great time! On July 9th, we moved into a new house that we LOVE and Noah moved into a big boy bed and drove us nuts for almost 2 months because he didn’t like to STAY in his bed. Towards the end of the month, David and I traveled to Chicago to attend the funeral of my Grandpa Drenth. It was a bittersweet trip. We missed my Grandpa but had SUCH a great time with my Grandma, aunts, uncles and cousins.

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August 2010

The big news in August came when we found out that we were going to have another baby. Other than that, we spent time working on the house and going to a Rockies game.

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September 2010

David turned 34 in September and we celebrated the first of many birthdays in our new home with friends and family. Later in the month, I spent time with Noah, my Mom, Kerri and Hadley in Breckenridge. At the end of the month, Hadley turned 3 and had a Princesses and Superheroes birthday party. Hadley dressed as Ariel and Noah was Spiderman.

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October 2010

Anna had her last cross country race. She finished strong and cut some time from her previous races. Next, David and I traveled to Waco for Baylor’s Homecoming with our friends Katie and Trey. It was David’s first time to visit Baylor. I got to see many old friends that I hadn’t seen in a long time and watched Baylor clench their first bowl game in over 7 years.The week after homecoming, the Bears came to Colorado and whipped up on CU. It was the last time Baylor would come to Boulder since CU will no longer be a part of the Big 12. Next, my friends Melissa and Desaree came for a visit. We spent time hanging out, shopping and hiking in Estes Park and taking fun pictures. Towards the end of the month, I went back down to Texas to support some friends that lost their twins. It was a really sad time, but that I also meant I got to spend some quality time with the Tharp family. While I was there, Noah and I went trick or treating, he rode a horse for the first time and chased some chickens. I, of course, got homesick for Texas once again!

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November 2010

In November, we celebrated Noah’s 2nd birthday. Unfortunately, he was sick on the day of his party so we didn’t get to have the train party that we had originally planned. We did get to celebrate with a few friends and family a couple of days later though. Also in November, we went to the zoo and of course celebrated Thanksgiving. We spent Thanksgiving at David’s sister’s house. This year, we started a tradition of making funny hats. I look forward to doing this year after year.

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December 2010

December was mostly all about Christmas. We had a small family Christmas with just the team before we headed to Texas to spend a week with my family in Houston. Other than that, Noah got to experience the snow some more, David experimented with making his own beer and we celebrated New Year’s.

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Phew!! And that is the warp speed version of 2010. Now, onto 2011……

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

In Limbo

Yes, we're still here. And yes, I do plan to eventually catch up on this blog. But for now, I need to concentrate on moving. We've been living in our friend's basement for the past 2 months. During that time, I have not been able to find the cord to my camera that allows me to upload pictures. Nor do I have a computer that I can use on a daily basis. So, the updating of the blog and pictures are going to have to wait until we move into our new home. We close this Friday and cannot WAIT! So, once we get settled in I'll get back in bloggin' mode. Until then, everyone is doing great. Noah is HUGE and is so smart and funny. The girls are great and are enjoying the summer. And David and I are stressed about being in limbo and moving into a new house. But, it's a good stress. We are so thankful for all that we have. So, adios for now and Team Coleman will be back and running again in a couple of weeks!
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Friday, May 21, 2010

3 Days

No, I'm not talking about the Pat Green song. I wish. I'm talking about the past 3 days with my naughty 18 month old. Maybe I feel like he's been extra naughty because we're in the midst of boxes and chaos. Or maybe I'm just trying to tell myself that. Anyway, I thought I needed to document these moments in hopes that I'll laugh about them really soon.

Day 1: Noah peed on the floor. Yep, peed. I saw him do it and just stood there with my mouth to the floor. David laughed.

Day 2: Noah has decided he doesn't like naps anymore. He showed this to me when he whipped his little leg on the top rail of his crib and jumped out onto the floor. I think he learned his lesson though because he hasn't done it since. Guess it's time for a bed! That will have to wait until we're in our new house.

Day 3: I couldn't find Noah anywhere. Usually when this happens, I find him in the bathroom playing in the toilet. This was like any other day and of course I found him right where I thought he'd be....in the bathroom playing in the toilet. However, he wasn't just splashing the water with his hands. I found this boy STANDING in the toilet saying, "dancin', dancin'." Yes, you read that correctly! My boy was dancing in the toilet and having a good ol' time! After my initial anger, I called David and he chuckled and asked if I took a picture. I sure wish I had now! But, that boy got in trouble! I'm just glad he didn't get his foot stuck or didn't tip over and drown. You always hear about those freak accidents where kids drown and inches of water and now I completely understand how that can happen!

Anyway, I have my hands full with trying to pack up our house and dealing with a very naughty, naughty Noah!

P.S. I do have a bunch of posts that I've been working on the past 2 months. Once we move I'll have more time to work on them and get them out.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Do you recognize this BIG BOY?

David and I made the decision to chop Noah's luscious curly locks. It was a sad moment for us, but it needed to happen. His hair was always in his eyes and the back was just so matted and tangled. And yes, that is my way of trying to convince myself that we made the right decision! Because I sure do miss that crazy hair of Noah's that made him just a little more special than he already was. But, he's still cute. He's just looks like a big boy now!

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