Weekend Fun!

There hasn't been a whole lot new in the Noel household. We have been enjoying the gorgeous weather playing in the yard, going for walks, and trips to the park. We can't wait to have our privacy fence put in so Adrian has more freedom to run around without mommy or daddy standing right by. Adrian just loves to dart for the road, which we have to watch her like a hawk. We just got our fence permit and will be placing our order this weekend, hurray!!

I love Adrian's AWESOME shirt, got it for $3 at the Tanger Outlet a month ago, it is crazy to think that she fits into 2T clothes already.

As you can see Adrian's hair is a little crazy...I still refuse to get her a hair cut. I prefer she doesn't have bangs, but it is getting hard to keep it out of her face because she never leaves in barrettes. Hopefully ponytails or pigtails this summer will work.

Here is our little dare devil, I have honestly given up on trying to keep her off of the end tables. She loves going from the couch to the table to the recliner and back. I have just learned to not have any valuables around and then what happens...happens. Not that I really ever had any :)

I think Adrian already has the cleaning bug, she loves cleaning up water. Below you can see her trying to get water out of her sippy and then she wipes it off her toes right away.

This past Sunday Jamie and I ran a lovely race in Valley Junction, "Earth Day 5k". The weather was beautiful and it was just a really nice race. If you are wondering what we are holding it is a tomato plant, which we got for competing in the race. In addition to the plant we got our nice organic cotton tees, a cute tote which I will use for the farmer's market this year, and a water bottle. So, if you are looking for a nice race this is the one to do.

After the race there were even vendors selling items and kids activities as well. Two thumbs up!

Well, I would be lying if I said that wasn't the only reason we loved the race...it was so flat! We have never ran a race that had no hills and the weather was perfect!! Jamie and I both got our personal best too, 21:38 and 24:11. DAM-to-DAM here we come!!!

Little Bit of Everything!!

Here are some pics from the last couple of weeks, I haven't been real good about taking pics and keeping the blog updated.

Last Sat. we went on a walk to the park, Adrian enjoyed being a spectator to a little tennis match.
Adrian is hard to keep up with, she loves to walk/run around, she cries when we put her in the wagon or the stroller, she would rather be on the move.

I snapped a photo of Adrian's Easter basket, however what I didn't know was that when I got her up for church she would have a fever of 101.4 on Sunday. So, our Easter plans changed a little, but we got lots of cuddle time :)

Adrian has found out how to use her teeth as a little opener, she will puncture the applesauce and suck it out of the container.

Such a cute smile, you wouldn't guess she was bit yet again by her little friend Tessa at the babysitters. If you look at the 2nd pic down you can see the top 4 teeth marks and even the 2 bottom teeth. Adrian luckily hasn't turned into a bitter yet, she tends to be the one they all nibble on. Adrian isn't a perfect little tot though, she does her share of pushing and stealing toys.

I put Adrian down for a nap and this is what I openned the door to find :) Lets just say I didn't put Adrian in an off the shoulder onsies!

Friendly St. Patricks 5K run 2 weeks ago. Jamie, Kris, & Matt after the race waiting in Sully's Irish pub for the race results.

Little chilly before the race, but we had fun and it was good to get the 1st race of the year out of the way. This year was much easier, I remember running this race last year and it was my first race since having Adrian and I was miserable. Just the difference that a year makes, in 2009 I got 29:24 mins and this year I got 23:24.

Jamie, mom, and I ready to leave the competition in the dust!!

Gotta Love Cheerios

I snapped a few pics last weekend of Adrian devouring her cheerios. Looking at some of the pics you would think she hasn't eaten in days!!!

Watch your fingers sweetie!

Playtime Videos

Adrian is enjoying being outdoors...Wed. & Thurs were gorgeous. Adrian absolutely loves being outside, which means coming back inside isn't fun. She has the biggest temper tantrums coming back inside; rolling, crying, screaming, and kicking.



I am seeing Track & Field in Adrian's future! This is just a quick video, but Adrian will sometimes do 15 laps from the living room to the kitchen in a row. I am going to work on getting video of her working out too...she will flex her arms and do calf raises. She watched me do calf raises once and next thing I know she starts doing them.

Busy Busy Weekend!!

I am glad to start this week and get back into our old routine. Last week I traveled to Amarillo while Adrian and Daddy got to spend 4 whole days without mommy. Amarillo was cold, so it wasn't hard transitioning to the Texas weather because it wasn't different then Iowa's :( Mommy was glad to get back home and see her family though!

Grandma Harden came down Saturday for a short visit and was so generous to babysit while mommy and daddy did some shopping and then celebrate Mark's 28th B-day Sat. night. Thank you Grandma!!!

Aunt Jamie & Uncle Mark
Doesn't Mark look excited for his b-day!?!

After supper in Altoona we went to Prairie Meadows, which was my first time. Yes, I kn0w I have lived here for 4 years and I have never gone. Well, I had some beginners luck playing Roulette, pocketing $158.00, so lets just say mommy enjoyed it a little!! Our curfew was 11pm because mommy and Aunt Jamie were competing in a race Sunday morning.

2010 Fight For Air Climb in Downtown Des Moines. The race is chip timed and you run up the stairs (41 flights) to the top of the Principal building.

A mere 10 minutes later! Yes, it is a very short race but the lungs were burning!!! With a time of 8:56, ranked 11th out of 97 for my age group.

We finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel, spring is around the corner. Today the house warmed up nice with the glorious sunshine and we got a little vitamin D.

Adrian was all smiles today, we had a great day today!!!

Can You Say, Static?

Here are a few pics from last weekend, as you can see we had a little static problem with the hair! I wanted to get these posted since I will be traveling for work to Amarillo, TX on Sunday. I will be away from Adrian for 4 whole days, the most since having her. Daddy will do great and they will get some great bonding time together :)

I love Adrian's face in this pic. She looks like a crazed little tot!!

Mommy thought she would try some of her styling gel to help with the static, but then we did a little crazy styling.

15 Month Appt.

Mommy is a little behind on keeping the blog updated, well 3 weeks to be exact. Next Thurs. Adrian will actually be 16 months old! Time goes by so fast!!! Mitch took Adrian to her appt. 3 weeks ago and here is a quick run down of her stats.

Head Circumference: 18 inches (50%)
Weight: 24.9 lbs. (75%)
Height: 31.25 inches (90%)

Mommy is a little surprised that she is still above average for height, because mommy and daddy aren't really and her head size being average. Mommy had the 2nd to the smallest head out of her graduating class in high school, so 50% is pretty good. Daddy's head size must be balancing it out.

Here are a few of Adrian's Favorite Things!
Collecting Everything and Anything!
Cell Phones
Remote Controls
Brushing Her Teeth
Giving Kisses on the Lips
Watching the Birds at the Feeders
Pestering Pharaoh
Being Chased
Rolling Around when Mom is Changing my Diaper
Paci's, especially at Night Time
Running Around with Only a Diaper On
Climbing on Chairs and other Various Unsafe Objects
Eating Fruit
Books
Learning Frog from Leap Frog
Crayons--Eating/Coloring/Putting in Nose
Helping Mommy with Laundry
Mornings and Gives Great Morning Hugs
Twirling Around Until Dizzy and Falls Over
Dancing to Music

Splish Splash

Well, yesterday we got the chance to forget about the depressing Iowa weather for a day! The Noel's and the Eichmeier's stayed at the new Ramada Indoor Water Park. This was our first experience of spending the night at a hotel with Adrian. If you saw what I had packed you would of thought we were staying the week. Adrian loved seeing a new place, exploring and running the the hallways.

I had to try out her sun hat with her suit, just because it is so cute even though we obviously didn't have to worry about the UVs indoors.

You can tell it is in the dead of winter because mommy and daddy have not a bit of tan skin.

Amanda was a little braver then me in the water. It was colder then I was expecting it to be...not quite as warm as the Adventureland Inn pool.

The swimming area was pretty dark and the flash couldn't reach but I wanted to get a pic of the big pirate ship.

It took Adrian awhile to warm up to the idea of water. She is a people watcher, so she liked watching all of the kids and was pretty quiet.

Scott & Mitch hanging out with the babes!

For supper we tried out the restaurant in the hotel and lets just say...the Ramada makes their money from the pool not the restaurant so that is the focus, not the food!

Preston and Adrian coloring before supper.

I think we may have a problem...Adrian would not stop putting her crayons in her nose! We tried not to laugh...didn't want to encourage the behavior!! But doesn't she look cute!

I felt bad for the waitress, we left quite the mess.

"2 Little Noise Makers"

Computer Fixed!

Finally, the computer is fixed! I have definitely been neglecting the blog with 3 weeks since my last post. We had a really weird virus and finally took it to get fixed. During the last 3 weeks Adrian has been great, however I am starting to see the "terrible twos" a little with the temper tantrums she throws every now and then. Sleeping has been wonderful though, I think since Christmas I have had to get up once!! Every now and then she will start her little leap frog we keep in the crib and I can hear her playing, but she eventually falls asleep. The other night I heard her playing at 1am and then again at 3pm.

I'm about a week and a half behind with the belows pics. I took these of Adrian in her wagon from Christmas for Grandpa & Grandma when they were in Hawaii. Sorry, a little late!

We are really ready for the warmer weather so we can use the wagon outside and for trips to the park.