Noah's new playmate!

Meet Hawkins, the newest addition to our family! We just adopted him this weekend. He's a shepherd mix and we got him from a rescue shelter. He's only about 4 weeks old, so we couldn't bring him home yet, but he's ours. He will come home to us on January 3rd.

I still haven't had a chance to download any pictures (the pictures of Hawkins were on the web) so I only have one of Noah to add. We got a new laptop a couple of months ago and then we just got an awesome new camera for Christmas. So it's taking me a while to get my bearings with all the new equipment. But I will get back on track. For now, here's the one pic of my cutie pie!!!

We're halfway through December already?

Can that be right? Is it really already December 16th? I don't know where the time has gone. It's been a blur since we got back from our vacation. I'm sure many of you can relate, especially with it being the Holiday season.

Anyway, we had a great time in Cancun. I don't think Noah even really missed us. He was very busy and entertained by everyone and I'm pretty sure that he didn't have a lot of time to notice we weren't around. It was probably a little rougher on me, but I wasn't bad. We got back and enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving! Noah loved every bite of his Thanksgiving meal!

Since then we have just been on the go. I can't tell you exactly what we've been doing, but whatever it is, it's keeping us busy! We did put up a beatiful Christmas tree! I have yet to download any pictures from last couple of months, so this is a pictureless post, but I will be back soon with some new shots for your entertainment!!

By the way, if you look at the picture of Cancun in the last post, we stayed at the resort where the tall building is on the left. We had a pretty nice view!!!

We're on our way!

Since Noah has turned 1 year old, we decided that he's a big boy now and that he would be fine if we left him for a little while. So... Billy and I are in the Greenville/Spartanburg airport right now waiting to fly to Cancun, Mexico!!! We needed a little R&R so Noah is hanging out with Aunt Laura, Uncle David, Marley, Chloe, and Gammy! We'll only be gone for a few days and I'm sure he'll have a blast with everyone. We're going to miss him like crazy, but hopefully we can enjoy ourselves anyway! Here's a picture of Cancun... be jealous

Noah is One!!!

My baby isn't a baby anymore! I can't believe it's been an entire year since he woke me up at 2:30 in the morning telling me he was ready to meet the world. The little guy turned 1 on Saturday, November 8th. We had a really nice party and had lots of family and friends. Unfortunately, Noah wasn't feeling great. It started last week with a pretty bad cold. He went to the doc on Friday. We gave him some antibiotics and he felt a ton better by Friday evening. We even went to the fair and had a good time. Saturday came around and he was doing okay, but I think he got a little overwhelmed with all the people. And I think his belly was hurting him too because he had some diarrhea and vomited the next day. So he wasn't entirely happy during his party. He didn't want to have anything to do with his cake, so he didn't make a mess like I expected. We tried a couple of times with the cake, but he just didn't want it. The poor little guy is still not back to normal. His belly is still bothering him, but thankfully today is the last day of the antibiotics. I'm praying that he'll start feeling better soon. Here are some pictures of my one year old!!!

Singing Happy Birthday

Noah's Ark cake

Opening presents

Riding in his new wagon

His new push wagon

Riding his "Tow Mator"
Not a happy camper

So I just took a look at the last post, and I realize that the 2nd video is more than a little dark, it's all dark. You could actually see it a little bit on the camera and I thought it would transfer like that, but I guess not. Maybe Santa will drop off a new camera/camcorder that has a function to help see at night. Either way, we'll try that one again during the day. I'm sure we haven't seen the last of Noah's love for the grill.