Friday, January 16, 2009

Vroom Vroom

Noah is obsessed with cars at the moment. He pushes around his little toy cars and says "vrooom vrooom" and every day he makes the hand motions for driving a big wheel, points to our car and signs "please please" while saying "VROOOM!" He wants daddy to take him for a "drive"

So in they go...engines started, seat belt on first!

Steering the wheel and pushing the windshield wipers is way to much fun


He usually turns back and looks at you with this big smile like.....wow thank you so much this is just so fun!

It takes alot of explaining to tell Noah that the drive session is now over, because it usually ends in tears with lots of "more, more!"

Thursday, January 15, 2009

On being 30

I turned 30 this past week and it turns out that being 30 is really cool. I thought I'd moan and groan on my 30th birthday about how ancient it seems and how the cool part of life is over. But its totally not. I love this stage. I love having young kid(s) and a cute husband and our little house, and just life. The Lord has been so good to sustain me for 30 years....so bring on the next 30! I'm so excited to see what the Lord has for me. What's been cool being at our church for three years (that's much smaller than Grace) is seeing people at all walks of life...and people in their 50's and 60's having such amazing lives and testimonies and walks with the Lord. It makes the next 30 years seem so exciting. I can't wait to be wise someday :)

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Big Boy Boat Bed

For Christmas Noah's SAfrican grandparents gave him his big boy boat bed (thats alot of b's!) and I gave him the quilt that is now finished and on the bed! So fun.
I was really nervous about the transition between his crib and the bed (thinking he'd just jump out after I put him down to sleep) so for a few nights I kept him in his crib so he could get used to the bed being in his room. He'd wake up standing in his cot pointing at his new bed saying "vroom vrooom!" (I think he thought it was a car!)

But he's slept perfectly fine in his new bed, and only got out once without permission so far when I didn't hear him calling for me cause I was outside. He now calls "mamma!" and I know its time to come in and get him up, and he'll just sit in his bed looking through the portholes til I come get him. So cute.
So now the crib is empty for the baby coming in 6 weeks! She's coming so quick!

Cozy Christmas

This year we had a simple Christmas at home. We got back from Cape Town late Christmas eve, and then Clint preached 8am Christmas morning, (an awesome sermon, btw, you can download it on our church website!) and then we had a simple Christmas just the three of us, and went to a family in our church for lunch. It was such a fun day.

Noah sporting his shirt from his American grandparents: "good things come in small packages" :)


Opening Noah's presents...way more than ours thats for sure!

Noah liked that he could see his reflection in the balls on the tree

Noah liked ripping the paper and opening the gifts this year
Noah is really into trucks/cars at the moment, so we got him a dump truck that dumps out different shapes. He loves it. Any car he sees he says "vrooom vroom" and when he plays with his toy cars he lies on the ground next to them pushing them back and forth saying "vrrooooom!" So cute.

Playing with daddy
Clint gave me for Christmas the most amazing hair straightener (we live in Durban, a crazy humid place in summer, and I used Cait's in Cape Town and fell in love with it, and Clint organized from CT that there would be one under the tree for me!) Well, Noah saw it and started "using" it. He knew exactly what to do! Now its a definate "no touch" item!

Silly guy!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Yum

The most amazing fish and chips place ever is in Cape Town....yum!

And the view we have driving to our house every day! So pretty
This is our last day here....so sad! It's been cloudy the last few days so we've just been having fun shopping and reading...but we fly home today on Christmas eve!


Saturday, December 20, 2008

Date night

Kerry and Cait babysat Noah so we could explore Cape Town on our own for a night. It was SOOOO FUN! It's not often we get to go out just the two of us. Well, as you can see from the photo, I guess its the three of us!


We went to Kalk Bay for our favorite Fish & Chips on the harbor


Then we went to the most amazing restaurant for dessert. It had an enclosed patio and here was the view from our seat one way.....
And the view right in front of us....it was the most amazing warm night
We got the perfect couch!The restaurant was sooooooo beautiful with a 180 degree view
Our cozy couch

Chocolate truffle dessert & 2 cappuccinos!

It tasted better than it looked! mmmmm

View as the sun was setting

We were there I think for 3 hours just chatting on the couch watching the lights come on....thanks Kerry and Cait! :)

Mr. Sandman

Toddler boys + sand = way to much fun







Cape Town part 4

So....Cape Town feels sometimes so much like California that 4x today I ended up walking to the wrong side of the car for the passenger seat! :) That hasn't happened since I first moved here 3 years ago. Crazyness.

False Bay

We had the most amazing fish & chips at this place on the harbor

Cute tugboat in the harbor
We went shopping on the Waterfront, Table Mountain is behind us. There is often a white cloud on top of Table Mountain (like the one in the photo) that they call the "tablecloth" pretty cool.
And Noah said his first sentence today. "More juice!" Kerry and Cait heard it too, so it wasn't just me! It's the first time he's said either of these words, he usually signs them, so it was fun hearing two words together he's never said before. He also said "night night" before his bedtime tonight, so fun!

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Cape Town day 3....felt like Hawaii

Today we found a deserted white sand blue water beach. It was amazing. You had to hike through white sand for quite a while to get there but it was so clear and blue. The water was on the Atlantic side (cause CT is on a peninsula, you can swim in the Indian and Atlantic ocean) which is the FREEZING water side. The Indian is like bathwater in comparison! But it was so awesome & beautiful.

We found this mini lighthouse, so cute! It kinda looks like a huge one in the distance with the perspective.


Clint taking Noah for his first feel of the water.....sooooo cold!

Kerry & Cait soaking up the sun, & sunblock, it was so hot!

Its so fun taking a toddler anywhere cause their face totally exudes exactly how they feel inside. Noah loves toddling around looking at shells and pointing at, well, everything in sight.


We were pretty much the only people on the beach


Since the water was way colder on the Atlantic side all the surfers were wearing full wetsuits including hats and boots and gloves. The water was so cold while taking this shot that my feet were totally numb. It felt like snow water!

Two more months till our little girl will join us in becoming a beach bum!

Striking a pose

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Cape Town day 2

Today we went to the most amazing cafe called "Olympia Cafe" in Kalk's Bay for breakfast. It reminded me of the cafes in France, and it had a view of the ocean. They sold my favorite pastry (a choc chip croissant) and yummy coffee.
How amazing does this cappuccino look? As yummy as it tasted.
The amazing French Toast Croissant with bacon, banana & maple syrup. Yum

Noah liked the breakfast too :) He was only giving silly faces this morning!



Awesome view driving around singing to the Mamma Mia soundtrackThe amazing Martha Stewart quiche Kerry and Cait made for dinner :)