Mommy, sing!

The other morning, I was in the bathroom getting ready so Noah and I could do our weekly-ish  errand trip to Lihue when Noah comes running in demanding that I sing for him.  I wasn't quite sure what he was talking about until I looked down at him and saw what he had in his hand. He had somehow managed to break a piece off of his metal puzzle rack, and being the clever little boy that he is, he realized it made the perfect conducting baton!

He was waving it back and forth in his hand trying to conduct whatever song I should start singing :-) I was kind of surprised he even knew that conducting batons (I'm not sure if that's even the technical name for them...it's been awhile since I was in band!) existed, let alone what they are used for. But I'm thinking this is another educational moment we can chalk up to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (along with his ability to count backward, Mousekersize, tip toe, and a random assortment of dance moves and other fun ;-)

Luckily, Noah let me snap a few photos of this moment (as long as I kept singing, haha)!

Apparently, my singing was laughable...

Later that day, I captured this *cheesy* moment :-D

I love that handsome and silly face!

Mango Time

Noah and my favorite time of the year in Kauai has finally arrived: mango season!!!

One of the trees on base has started producing mangos and we were very excited to head out for some mango picking on Monday :-)

Ready with the fruit picker

First fresh mango of the season!!!

He couldn't get it in his mouth fast enough :-D

Little helper

I hope this desire to help Mommy sweep and vacuum continues into his teenage years! Could be wishful thinking but a girl can dream ;-)

*New* jungle gym

Instead of going to the playground, Noah's new favorite "jungle gym" is the fire hydrant in front of our house!

He climbs right up there and starts kicking his legs saying, "Swing, swing, swing..."

Easter fun

Noah got some really great gifts from family for Easter, and he has had a blast enjoying all of them!

Drawing with his new egg shaped chalk

 Noah loves playing baseball! I definitely think we might have a future baller on our hands ;-)



 

Noah also got some great Easter books that he still loves reading even though Easter was several weeks ago.

 

As far as being right-handed or left-handed, Noah seems to be somewhat ambidextrous so far! While he tends to use his right hand for coloring or drawing, he definitely hits the ball better with his left hand, although he still switches back and forth. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out, but a left-handed batter would be a nice advantage in the major leagues ;-)

Hatch-a-kiwi

As I mentioned before, my old roommate Carrie is currently living in New Zealand, so when she came to visit she brought us a few NZ goodies!

One of the things she brought was an egg that we could put in water and "hatch" our own kiwi bird! It was quite the object of excitement in our house for a few days! Noah loved getting to check on its progress every day, even though it took much longer than the box stated for the bird to actually hatch. 

The kiwi was a little creepy looking as it started hatching! There were a few people that were convinced it was going to finish hatching in the middle of the night and run around the house ;-)

 

Noah waving to our hatched kiwi

Proudly showing off our kiwi

 

Thanks for the entertainment, Carrie!!!

 

Random cuteness

Here are a few random photos I had on my phone that I haven't posted on the blog yet:

While Jerri and Sara were here, I got to race in my first official long distance canoe race down in Poipu! Noah had a great time playing on the rocks with some of the other kids.

Noah kept finding "smaller" rocks that he could throw into the water, and then he would try and get them back out to throw again :)

Part of my boat crew (minus 2 members) with our 2nd place medals!

Laney, me, Margo & Shawn

One night when we were walking to Shenanigans for dinner, Noah ran over to this spot and told us to take his picture! Of course, if we had wanted him to stand there and smile we would not have had the same result ;-) 

Sunset from Shenanigans

Ever since we converted Noah's bed from a crib to a toddler bed (not by our choice, he decided to start climbing out all the time), nap time has been a struggle! This is what he does during the 10 minutes he actually stays in his room  :-S

Another random, Noah decided, photo-op!