Some things can't be caught on camera

Lately, Noah's mannerisms have been cracking me up...

1. He likes to amble across the floor on his one-legged crawl while dragging his favorite plastic screwdriver or red block with him everywhere.

2. In the mornings after I feed him, he will stand in my lap, tilt his head sideways to look behind me, and grin at himself in the mirror.

3. When he's forced to lie down for a diaper change, he'll clasp his hands together and shake them... as if praying that God would let him up.

4. He loves grabbing our face and giving us a huge smile up close so we can smell his milk breath (it's quite lovely... not).

We did however capture Noah's snuggles when he was sick with a fever...

And his late night giggles with dad.

Happy Chinese New Year

Noah's friend Josh had a pigtail off his hat. Genius.

Representing year of the rabbit with her bib.

9 months and so much fun

Nine months! Wow.

We are loving this age and I wish he could stay like this forever - giggly, social, curious, and innocent.

Time will tell what kind of boy he will become, but let's just say these past nine months have revealed glimpses of his drama (we call him Johnny Drama... think HBO's Entourage) and a mind of his own.

His smile makes me forgive him, and his laughter brings us joy. Way to make it to 9 months Noah!

Snow camping

Last weekend Terah went snow camping with some veteran snow campers. It is exactly like what it sounds - you camp in the snow.

They jumped cliffs, fought off wild bears, and hunted for food...

Ok not really, but I had to make stuff up to keep it exciting because I married a man of few words who will only give me details like it was "fun" and "relaxing" and he would "do it again!"

Foggy SF

Last Monday Terah had the day off, so we headed to the city for the first time with the little bugger.

The rainbow behind the fog