New place to hang out

So, apparently since Noah has been spending so much more time at home he has found new places that he likes to be in...

Think he'll be a baker or a chef?


And because I couldn't resist his sweet little curls

Going for a walk

Jesse takes Noah for at least one walk a day now that he's home with him... so I am lucky if I can squeeze in two walks a week (being on Saturday and Sunday). It's dark and cold by the time I get home, and I don't want to drag Noah out.
BUT... I did snap a few pictures of our walk on Saturday... Noah has a new jacket and I had to get some pictures.


Notice his socks? Those would be mine... Jes wanted to be sure his feet were warm.


And a quick snap shot Jes got of Noah last night while he was taking pictures of our tree (pictures to follow later this week, the ones we took didn't turn out).

I mean, how cute are those cheeks???!

Thanksgiving and the weekend

Thanksgiving was spent with lots and lots of family (my inlaws) and Thanksgiving night I got to see my sisters for a little bit. It's this time of the year that I miss my mom the most I think, because she was our center. I hope to get that back some day, making me or my sisters the center for our families.
The WHOLE clan

This is Jesse's aunt, Noah's Great Aunt. I LOVE this picture! How sweet is it?


The rest of the weekend was spent at home, then some time at Grandma's house on Saturday (where Jes and Noah got to ride the four wheeler) and then some more family on Sunday.
Noah also got to meet Santa Clause on Friday night, he was a bit intrigued by the beard and such... as you can see. :) The lighting wasn't very good, because it was in "The North Pole" that our fire department set up. We'll get another one when Santa goes around in his sleigh.



Me and Noah playing Peek-A-Boo with my hat

Okay, enough random babbble. On with the pictures!

Thankful

Did you know that Thanksgiving was actually a day to thank God for what he has blessed us with? Not the pilgrims and all the stories that came with that. So, a day early, I'm going to give a you SHORT list of what I'm thankful for, although, it mearly touches the many blessings I've been given.
*Family
*My husband-He is such an amazing man with a heart of gold
*My Son-My heart is his
*My sisters (All of them)-They are a huge blessing... my best friends
*My WONDERFUL mother in law... God knew I'd really need her.
*A wonderful job with great bosses
*A great extended family
*Awesome friends... all of them
*LORD... he is all I need, he knows my heart like no one else
*My mom.... I miss her so much, but I know that she watches down on us. She was the BEST mom I could've asked for.

I mean, who could NOT be thankful for what they have?
And, because what post is complete without a picture? A little silly face to be thankful for. :) What a little light he is in our lives.

Tagged

I was tagged by Sandra... so here goes

1. Jesse Luke Cohen... but I just call him Jes

2. We met when his sister took my number to give to him. She had faith that we would make a good couple... I was just looking for a nice guy. He called, we met for hot chocolate, and we've been inseperable since.

3. We dated for a year and a half before he proposed, but we both thought of marriage sooner when we purchased our house together.

4. We were engaged for 11 months.

5. We've been married for 2 years! ;) Very happily I might add.

I tag: Melissa B, Melissa R, and Emily

Random post

We had over 240 pictures for three days on our camera... I'm going to just post some random pictures... the really great ones Jes took. I can't pretend that I take pictures as good as his. :)
Most of these are from Jesse's birthday weekend at his parents...

(Jesse's work)



An amazing woman


Siblings


More of Jesse's work

Seems as though he really enjoys sticking his tongue out


Jes let him have the jar


He wouldn't eat for us, but would eat if he fed himself


"Gwama" was cracking him up!


His favorite thing to play with at home, half a pool stick

Happy Birthday to my sweet, sweet husband!!

Today is my husband Jesse's 29th birthday. 29 years ago, the best man I have ever known was born. I have only spent 4 of his birthdays with him... but I do know that with each year he becomes a better person... more honorable, more sentimental, and a better husband and friend.
Happy Birthday, Jesse! I love you with all that I am.



And one more of his KIND eyes

As promised, a video! (Not the best quality)

He's WALKING!!!!!!!!!

Noah is walking! Last night he took about 6-7 steps before he lost his balance! Saturday he took about 3 steps before losing his balance. I can't imagine how much he'll be walking by the end of the week. I'll try to get some video tonight. (He doesn't like to perform for the camera, so I have to be sneaky about it).

BRRR... It's been cold outside

For the readers that don't live here, it snowed for about 6 hours on Wednesday. It didn't stick but just a little bit and melted off, but it was COLD. We got home from work and our house was really chilly... we haven't hooked the heater back up to come on at a low temp yet, and the fire had burned out. Good thing we had Noah all bundled up.

Halloween and our rainy weekend

We weren't able to get too many pictures of Noah in his costume because we had a tired little "monkey" and he just wasn't too into it, but you still get the idea.



It was a rainy weekend in, so Noah spent most of the weekend just being himself... hanging out at home with all of his toys. He LOVES this police car... he loves to be pushed in it, he loves to just sit in it, and he loves to push it around himself.
Notice how serious his face is... and he's not upset, he's talking. (see his foot up on the dash??)




We've also realized in the past few weeks that Noah pretty much thinks any time you dance around and look stupid that it's really funny. So, while he was eating yesterday I was spinning around and pointing at him, he got a kick out of it. Dad thought it was picture worthy.





And here he is modeling a little hat that I threw together as an experiment... looks like a poor little boy, huh??


And.... last but not least... Noah's newest accomplishment!!! He can stand for quite a few seconds on his own. He doesn't quite know what to do once he's up and standing there, but he is doing GREAT! He did take one step towards me yesterday... it won't be long and he'll be off and running!

Little Hat

I saw a post online about how easy it is to whip up a hat for a little one... out of pretty much whatever you have available to you. So, I took some old sleepers sacks that Noah never wore and cut.... this is what I came up with. It's really unfortunate that it's too little for Noah's head. :( But, I do have a few friends having some baby boys, and this will be perfect to put with one of thier gifts.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The costume pictures will have to wait until Monday... but we did put a Halloween shirt on Noah this morning so he would feel "in the spirit" of the holiday. He was not in the mood to cooperate this morning... in our rush of the morning. I had to load up the cupcakes I made for the Harvest festival at the church, then of course the "Extra" cupcakes for all of our friends and family, and then pack up the diaper bag, Noah's lunch, etc. And, Noah likes to just hang out in the morning, so these are the best pictures we could get. (you can see I had to call in the big guns, a.k.a. DAD to help me out.

Bath time fun....

Jesse usually gives Noah a bath while I do some quick chores or get Noah's stuff ready for when he gets out of the bath... and every once in a while I'll hear "Ter, get the camera, QUICK". And this is what I see.

God's promise

Those of you that really know me know that I have a lot of anxiety, especially since my mom died. I feel like I live in fear of something happening to me or a loved one... and although I know God promises to take care of me, I have a hard time LETTING him follow through.
Taria was reading in a book that was given to her, and came across a passage that she wrote down for me to read... a constant reminder of the fear that I need to quit letting control me... I'm just letting the devil in on my weak wall.

"I know your heart, and I know how much you love those close to you. I am your creator, and the giver of every good gift. I have given you loved ones to share your life with. But you, My Child, must remember that those you love ultimately belong to me-not to you. I didn't give you those special relationships to tear you apart or to control you through fear of the future. Like Abraham did with his only son, Isaac, I need you to open your heart and give back to Me those you love. Trust Me with everything that concerns you regarding them. Place your hand in Mine, and I promist I will walk you-and your loved ones through all things this life brings."
Love,
Your Trustworthy King
Psalm 125:1

AMEN

Our Weekend

The weekends are obviously our favorite two days of the week, not because we don't have to work, but because we get undivided time with our sweet, sweet son. I also try to make the weekend days more special, starting off with a yummy breakfast (rather than the weekly breakfast of oatmeal with fruit in it). So, Saturday started off with some banana buckwheat pancakes (in which Noah ate a WHOLE pancake). Then we headed to Lithia Park for some family pictures by our great friend, Taryn. What an amazing day! Auntie TT and Auntie Coalie... and the boys came along. We have a FEW sneak peak pictures... but then you will have to wait to get our Christmas card to see the professional ones... sorry. As hard as it will be to not display them or brag about them... we have to save SOMETHING for the holidays.
Sunday we got up and headed for church. Then we cleaned a little house, made a little soup, finished up some craft projects (picture of Noah's newest blanket below) and took Noah to the park where he loved the swings, but not as much as he loved going down the slide on Mom's lap. All in all, a wonderful weekend.

Our little family.... (I think this was before or after the kiss to my cheek, he never really BIT me... as it looks like he's going to). :)

Auntie TT and Noah

Auntie Coalie and Noah

The Three boys

Noah's sweet little feet

Cute little backside

This is Noah's newest blanket. He already has one that I made him, but I'm a little anal about keeping it clean, so it was a necessity to have a back up. He LOVES his blanket, and it's a comfort to him while he's with babysitters during the week and at nap time.



On the weekends I always try to soak in a few extra special moments with Noah that I miss out on during the week. I had nursed him and he fell asleep in my arms. I couldn't resist holding him for a little bit while he enjoyed dream land.

I will never get tired of looking at this face!