Archive for April, 2009

Fun in the Sun!

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

So while spring has sprung around most of the US, it’s summer hot here!  It’s so hard to believe it can be in the 90′s here and we have friends snowed in in Denver.  Not to rub it in but we took the opportunity to take the kids to the beach.  While it’s technically not Kate’s first time, it is the first chance she’s had to take it all in.  Being the air conditioned girl she is, she only wanted to take in the first five minutes of the visit but Noah was having way too much fun!  The water was freezing but he didn’t mind one bit.  Here are some photos from our first beach trip in ’09.

This is how often we go to the beach – “I’m going to build a castle!” – Not there, buddy!

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Noah wanted to bring home every shell!  He somehow managed to sneak a pail of sand into the car!

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And Kate just soaked up the sun.  Complete outfit courtesy of Ayla.  Oh, how I love hand me downs!

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At first Noah wouldn’t let go of my hand.  The water was frrreeezzzzing!  He was a little apprehensive about the waves, but not for long.  Please excuse the fact that I ended up in these photos!  I’m still hiding behind “I just had a baby”, and I’m still carrying around baby photos to back it up!

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Before I knew it he wanted nothing to do with hand holding – he was off!

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Actually diving into the waves!  The salt water in his face didn’t bother him one bit!

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Go Fly A Kite!

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

I bought a kite for Noah on a recent trip to Target.  He was so excited to try it out.  Everyday he would tell us it was windy out and we should go fly his new kite.  Well, one day it finally was windy so we packed everyone up and headed to the park.  We loaded for bear – the diaper bag, the camera bag, drinks, Noah, Kate, the sun tent, the sunscreen, a blanket, the stroller…. it was an ordeal.  We cracked out the kite and at first things were going very well -

Walter showed Noah how it worked.

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Kate and I hung out in the tent and watched.

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Noah didn’t want to hold the kite.  So he came over to Kate and I, about 5 minutes after we arrived.

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To tell us he was all done.

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Kate was the only one who thought it was funny.

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Noah was mad that we didn’t all hop up and go to the playground, as he suggested.  We made him wait another 5 minutes while we packed up.  As tempted as we are to throw the kite in the trash I’m sure he’ll enjoy it – some day.

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Our Little Shortcakes

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

We found out about a strawberry farm in Delray and decided to check it out.  We were quite impressed with the place and had a great time!  “The Girls” is off of Military Trail just north of Atlantic Avenue and it’s so much more than a strawberry U-pick.  Noah (and Kate) plucked a basket full of the freshest berries but also got to see hundreds of plant species, fruits and vegetables, farm animals, fountains, gorgeous birds, and a shop full of the most amazing jarred everythings and local foods and finds.  We were lucky to get cool weather and I’m not sure how long I would last in this heat but it was definitely worthwhile.  The fresh vegetables were better priced than at the grocery store, although the strawberries were a different story!

It was nice that you didn’t have to bend to pick, if you didn’t want to -

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I don’t know why Noah’s shirt was coming off!  Kate looks confused about it too!

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I’m not joking when I say they had strawberry everything!

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Walter found a bird that shared his name.  He loved the sign!

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