Noah at 2.

October came and went in a blur, but we had lots to celebrate!  Sweet baby Noah turned 2 on October 15th.  Since his birthday fell on a Saturday, we had a family cookout at our house to celebrate and we had so much fun the little guy.

Here's a litte bit about Noah and what he's been up to this past year:

- He's our most strong-willed (some might say stubborn, I like passionate) child.
- He is very sweet and loving and will give me a "big kiss," if I pretend to be crying.
- He loves Sienna and Hudson and calls them Si-Si and Hudz.
- He is talking in phrases now.  Some of the latest are:  "go fast Mom," "bus go fast," "stop cry Hudz/ baby/Si-Si," "heeeeyyyyy Mom."
- He loves Mickey, Little Einsteins and Bubble Guppies the most.
- He loves to race cars with Hudson.
- He loves trucks and balls - just like his brother.
- He knows where Heaven and God are and says "thank you, night-night and love you" while looking up every night.
- He's a little shy, but will warm up quickly.
- He has never met a french fry he doesn't like.
- He is a very picky eater.  This is shocking - all my kids are so picky.
- Instead of saying "no," he prefers "NO WAY!"  Add a little something extra, don't you think?  :)
- He can count to at least 10 - but it gets a little fuzzy after that.  He knows some the of the teens, but not in order.
- He's a little below 50% for weight and over 70% for height.
- He has a blanket that he literally can't let go of.  Every morning we have a serious battle because I make him leave it in his bed.  I know, so mean.  But can you imagine all the germs that thing would pick up if we took it everywhere? 
- He's not really fond of bugs.  He says "ewwwww" when we see one and then proceeds to try and stomp on it. 

I've included some pictures of his little birthday party, and some random ones over the past few weeks. 

This Ramones tee was a present from Uncle Kevin and Annie - he would NOT take it off that night and even slept in it.  Hmmm, sign of what's to come in the future?