Catching up with the Zelmans...

 I figured the best way to catch everyone up on the last few weeks would be to go bullet style, so let's do this

• Noah can officially count to three in Spanish! :) Mama is super proud
• Noah will wave bye bye and say adios when you leave
• He thinks its a game when you shake your head no at him, he proceeds to break into hysterical laughter...this will not bode well for future disciplining...
• He officially has 5 teeth!
• Loves to play with all his toy cars and makes a fun vroom vroom car sound.
• Additionally, loves to play with his dinos and they will of course roar. 
• The kid goes NUTS for Super Why, seriously its like crack. He gets so freaking excited when that theme song comes on runs in and proceeds to dance his little butt off and clap until he arms look like they will fall off.  I can't blame him, it is one catchy tune.
• Our first official Thanksgiving as a family of three at our house was AMAZING! We loved the quiet and not having to load up in a car and travel any where. Our menu consisted of Tom the Turkey, green beans, corn, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, stuffing, cranberry sauce (for matt), homemade apple pie (thank you Bobby Flay for the phenom recipe) and a pumkin cake. 

Tom the Turkey

Apple Pie

Our Thanksgiving Day Fest!

And I don't need these green ones so they can just go over here...

Stuffing his pie hole!

My sweet little boy!

Loves his Da Da

• Noah will clap, dance and jump on command! I love this kid! :)
• He'll also give besos (kisses) when folks are leaving. Then he will turn from blowing kisses to making crazy noises with his mouth :P
• He will raise his arms over his head for a Touchdown...we were extremely proud of this one :P
• He'll say TA-DAH! when he has accomplished something and then follow it with clapping for himself! Love!

Ta-Dah! Touchdown!

Half time backyard football with DaDa

• Noah finally got to meet Gavin when him and Beckah came to Carrsville for a visit. Yes I had refused to travel until Christmas, but I made an exception since we haven't seen him in over a year. The least I could do was make the trek to Carrsville.

 

•  Noah attended his first football game at Lane Stadium against the Wahoos in which the Hokies obtained the Commonwealth Cup for the 9th year in a row. How bout them Hokies!?!

•  Friday we busted out all the Christmukkah decorations and got the Stately Zelman Manor in festive order. Noah loved every minute of it from the latkes, to the tree lights to the menorah. He oooooooooed and ooooooed and clapped and clapped. He loved handing me every ornament for me to put on the tree. It was so sweet.

 

•  He was just as adorable on our trip to the Bull Run Light Festival! Loved every minute of it. We're gonna make another trip before the season is over and hit up the little carnival at the end this go round.
• We are planning a trip to the Gaylord Hotel in the National Harbor to see ICE and also partake in their indoor daily tree lighting, train rides and wait for it...indoor SNOW! So excited Noah is going to love it!
• Other festive events planned: Zoo Lights at the National Zoo, Meadowlark's Winter Walk of Lights and though its not festive it is fun visiting the National Gallery of Art's exhibit on Lichtenstein!
• Noah is officially climbing up and scooting down the stairs
• He's also accomplished standing up from sitting on the floor, the whole balance thing was throwing him off for a while. 
• One of Noah's new favorite things is to feed people. Not an issue when its Mama, Dada or family (this includes Patty). When we were at the Virginia Tech game he was grabbing crackers to eat left and right, and this lady got in his face to talk to him. Cracker in her mouth! I was mortified, then I was like wait a minute you broke into his baby bubble so I couldn't get upset with how he responded. PS it was a half eaten soggy cracker....
• Our little boy is turning into such a big boy with a bubbly social personality right before our eyes!
   And we're loving (almost) every minute of it ;)