Kitchen Shenanigans

I think this may be the first time I've posted a picture taken on the same day as the post...impressive right? Oh, duh, yesterdays post was of pictures from yesterday...two days in a row, same day pics...SUPER impressive! Anyway Noah is obsessed with the kitchen. He wasn't allowed in at all until this week, so now that we let him in occasionally he absolutely loves it. This morning he grabbed a kitchen towel and was hitting his reflection in the oven door with it. A picture and a video...so you can more fully experience the cuteness.

...and isn't it so cute how he sits on his knees?

Sport of choice...soccer?

Noah loves to play with balls. "Catch" has been a long time favorite game, and now that he's working on walking he likes to kick the ball too. He only kicks with his right leg and his kick is really more like a push, but he loves it. The ball he's playing with is possibly the best $4 I ever spent. He loves the "Little Einsteins" show on the Disney channel (the characters on the ball). No, we don't really watch tv with him, but this show is 20 minutes long and has tons of singing and interaction. The first time he watched part of it with Matt he started clapping along with the characters. Once, Matt pulled up the intro credits on YouTube to play for Noah, and he got really upset when the song was over and the show didn't start. Precious. Oh, and how cute are these pjs?

Such a face!

I know what you're thinking. How could I possibly take a picture of such a sad face when Noah obviously needs some mommy love? Let me enlighten you. This is not the "I'm tired and need a nap" face. It's not the "I don't feel good" face, and it's not the "I just need a hug" face. This is the "mommy mommy please please please let me play with the camera" face. It's so hard to resist, but I'm sure you'll all agree that it would not be a good idea to let Noah and his sweet teething self get his hands on the camera.

Noah and Riley

This was actually from almost a month ago - I forgot it was on the camera (oops). Anyway it's so fun to see these two play together.

Create it Forward

The first five people to respond to this post will get something handmade by me.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations so please read carefully:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year (2009).
4. You have no clue what it's going to be.
5. It will be something made in the real world and not something over the internet.

Here's the fine print:
In return, all you need to do is post this text into a blog of your own and make 5 things for 5 others. No cheating; if you want something from me you have to post this on your site and follow through. You do not have to be particularly artsy-fartsy to do this. Really. Just be creative.

So proud of Brian...

Those of you that are familiar with The Girl's House know Brian Million. Brian lived three houses down from us but was a frequent dinner guest, "Late Night with Conan" and Earl Grey guest, and was basically our tenth roommate. Brian is such a talented musician (and soon to be daddy - yea Brian!) and has some new tunes available to check out here.