Friendship Feast

Today was Noah's Friendship Feast at school. They had a great time. They made turkey hats, pasta necklaces and then had a really fun feast. Each child contributed a healthy item for their snack. They loved sitting at their "table". They also ate on the placemats they had made. It was a fun time. They were asked what they were thankful for and it was printed on their placemat...Noah said, "I'm thankful for Madison Ryan and that she plays with me on school days"

Noah and his friend Juan

I'm thankful for a great Kindergarten Teacher for Noah!

Halloween

For some reason these pictures ALL posted backwards in order....oh well

Posing with the Jack-0-lantern that Noah & his Dad made this afternoon

Noah & Abby (Madison's younger sister)...they were both hesitant about going up to this door...

Too Cute!!

A Spooktacular Night

Tonight was a busy night. We had the Fall Festival at Noah's school AND our Ward Halloween Party at church

Here is Officer Noah! Isn't he handsome?
At the last minute I decided I wanted to join in the fun & dress up. This is my go to costume! It's easy & fun.

The fall festival had games, food, cake walk, jumpers....everything a kid loves!

I think he went down this thing about 4 times in a row!

This night was a lot of fun....we did not bring our camera to the ward party...but fun was had by all. They had dinner, dancing & trunk or treat.

One down....how many more??

Exciting news around here!! Look what happened?

Noah was so excited about losing his first tooth. Luckily this was a good experience! It pretty much just fell out on it's own. We knew it was coming because it was pretty loose & he kept playing with it with his tongue. I didn't want it to be painful & a lot of blood because then the whole experience would have been terrifying for when the next one would be ready to come out.
He was so excited to use his new tooth pillow bag that he made himself! The tooth fairy was so nice to him, she left him a "little" note (literally it was little, thanks to the advice from a friend) and it was sprinkled with fairy dust & she left 2 dollars! WOW! She said it was because it was his very first tooth to loose!

Isn't he just too cute?? But it makes me a little sad, he's growing up!!

Sewing Lessons

Grandma Judi was staying with Noah & Scott while I was in Hawaii...she was taking care of her boys!

Grandma Judi was BUSY while I was away....S.E.W.I.N.G!! She sewed 3 wall hangings (that are quite large) and 3 sets of curtains. Noah was so intrigued & was watching her closely. He decided he wanted to sew! So Grandma taught Noah had to sew. He patiently watched, listened & sewed!

He made 2 "tooth pillows", one for him and one for his buddy Madison. He also made a 6 armed man (that I have never seen). Then he made a bobbin holder for my bobbins! Cute boy!

Last Dinner together

This night was our last dinner all together. We had the best time, but all good things must come to an end....Hank & Stephanie were leaving Hawaii a day earlier than us. It's a LONG flight back to Ohio!

Mom & Dad
Christine & Hank

Aunt Lorraine & Uncle Bob

Greg & Deanna

Hank & Stephanie

Paul & Christine

Cave Adventure

This was part of our Snorkel Safari....our crazy boat captain was very daring....he would take the boat, right up into these caves. This one time he told a bunch of people to go sit on the bough of the boat to get the full experience. Paul, my brother, videod this crazy experience. Now, I do have to say that I was standing closer to the back of the boat & I got soaked....no one can imagine what this was like being at the VERY front (except for Hank...because he was!)

I've tried to upload the video but it's not working out for me today! So, you can go to this YouTube LINK & see it....