apparently...

... we have been living life a little more than blogging about it lately! We have been busy, busy, busy over the past month and are heading into what looks to be a very busy summer. So much has been going on... where should we start...

We celebrated Easter a little late with the Ritz side of the family. We traveled to Uncle Len and Aunt Brenda's where Noah had his first ride (well, sort of) on their boat. I am sure it is the first of many to come.

Noah has started acting like a true little boy... he is flexing! Yes, you read that right. Here is a photo of this latest trick. I will need to upload some video, because the photo just doesn't do it justice.





We have had a few visitors during the past month. My friend Becky and her little peanut Elisa stopped by on their whirlwind tour of O-H-I-O. We were so happy to have them, but as usual our visit was way too short! The good news is now that they are back on this side of the pond, we hope to see a lot more of them.


Here are Noah and Elisa in their pjs. Props to Elisa as she had a much better night than Noah!



Unfortunately, we didn't think to get a picture of the four of us until Becky and Elisa were running off to the airport. Beware - this photo is a little scary (I have no make-up on!), but it was the closest we came to nabbing a shot where all of us were looking at the camera.

Noah's "auntie" Marla also stopped by while she was in town for her wedding showers. We sure miss having her 15 minutes away. Can't wait to see you again in a few weeks, Mar!

We have also officially started to break in our 2009 zoo pass! Neil and I took Noah on his first trip a few weeks ago. He seemed more interested in the people than the animals... but I guess that is par for the course. The second trip (with our friends Angela and Gianna) was a little better. He was even brave enough to pet a goat at the petting zoo!

Noah and Daddy by the giraffes

Noah and Mama by the 'roos

The warm weather has also given us the opportunity to enjoy a great summer pastime... the pool! We hit up our community pool today for the first time with Noah. He LOVED the water and watching all of the kids. Here are a few pics of our little fishy!

waving hello to his fans

standing in the baby pool - whoa!

enjoying a well deserved snack post swim

Last but not least, I needed to sneak in a recent bath shot of Noah (cropped well so he is not embarrassed 16 years from now). Enjoy these baby blues! More to come soon!