Pics for Egg and bunnies!

Some fun pics that wouldn't post on the other post!!  Noah and his first helmet; @ Jenna and Matt's house; dying eggs for the first time!; Elmo Easter present; a sign made by my Grandpa...he loves making funny jokes on signs; hunting for eggs at great-grandparents Conklins; on his first SWING; down the slide with Nana and Papa Connolly!!  Great day!

Eggs..hop...bunnies...

It was a crazy weekend!  We headed to LeClaire to visit Matthew and Jenna on Friday night and Noah had a BLAST with Peyton (their puppy) on Friday night.  We spent the night and headed out to do a bit of shopping...and even saw the American Pickers show location!!!!  We headed home on Saturday night and we were pooped.  We dyed Easter eggs...which was an adventure.  To those who know me...you know that the kitchen and I are trial and error.  Since owning a home, I have gotten a lot more into cooking and being organized...but I still am learning a lot!  Needless to say...I did not know that when you made hard-boiled eggs that you should place the eggs in the water and then boil them!  I busted about three eggs before I realized I needed to put them in gently.  Noah had a riot dying the 5 eggs we had left with Daddy and our friend Ben.  Sunday...we had to get up early to do our hunt and present for Noah because we had to go to early church!  He was a bit grumpy and I was a bit under the weather since I am allergic to pet dander...so it was an adventure.  We headed off to early church and then Scott and I were in charge of the egg hunt at church.  One of my best friends (childhood friend since we were like 9!!) was back and we along with a 6th grader hid all 560 eggs!  The throngs of kids hunting was a stitch.  Then we headed off to Independence to my grandparents and ate delicious food as well as another hunt!  My Aunt Chris and Uncle Steve have a hard time not spoiling Noah along with my grandparents so he got two more baskets there.  This hunt was outside after nap...so a bit grouchy but cool for Noah to be outside!  We headed home shortly afterword (after watching my grandpa drive a three-wheel golf cart backwards because he wired it that way!  My grandparents are a riot and I look up to them more and more every-time we are around them...their love for each other is so amazing) and we started on the swing set that Daddy found online via Swapsheet/Craigslist.  My parents dropped off their Easter basket for Noah and he FREAKED out because it was an Elmo basket with sandbox toys!!  My in-laws stopped by with their Easter basket and helped put the set together!!  He got a really cool card...a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse card that SANG to him along with bubbles and candy:)  Noah was beyond pumped for his swing and slide:)  All in all a great weekend...but we are pooped.  It is another crazy week for us with us...so we will be ready for another weekend.  I am awaiting a phone call/text on my best friend Andrea and her second baby boy!  I can't wait and am sooo jealous that I'm not pregnant...and am worrying already how I will handle this whole pregnancy with all of my anxiety...so cross your fingers and say a little prayer:)  Happy Easter week!

an addition!!

A big deal...forgot to write about how we got a swing set!  We have been looking and looking...and they are expensive!!!!  So...we placed an ad in the Veridian Spreadsheet and Craigslist...and someone responded.  We are pumped!  We will have to make a few additions and such...but pretty pumped.  We also realized that we had no 2T for the summer and luckily it was a huge garage sale weekend.  I stocked up on shorts and t-shirts for summer and a froggy sand box ($5)!!

A blur...

The past two weeks have been a blur and now we finally get a weekend at home:)  Catching up on basic things like laundry, dishes and cleaning the house!  Scott has been swamped with coaching and negotiations.  So it has been Mommy and Noah for awhile.  The weather has been great the past two weeks (until this weekend) so Noah has only wanted to be outside.  We bought Noah a bubble machine and every day when we get in or out of the car...it's "bubbles?" so of course we do bubbles!  He is a talking machine and it has been fun to listen to him as he explores more and more words.  We were able to visit some friends last weekend before a family wedding and Noah had a ball!  While I miss my friends and wished everyone lived right next door...at least we are able to see them here and there!  Kaleb and Noah had a good time and Noah had fun watching Olivia unwrap presents!  The wedding was fun and we were able to see Alaina and the rest of the family.  Got a lot done (cars rotated and some free fence!!).  Noah got his haircut for the first time...it went great!  We also got ear plugs so we can take swimming lessons!!

Not sure if I have mentioned how I have a lot of anxiety or not...but...I do!  I worry about everything under the sun and while I try and have worked hard at this...some times things just get the best of me.  This week was one of those weeks...and I have had to keep reminding myself how blessed we are.  Scott is a great husband and Noah is a fantastic kiddo!  We are healthy and I need to focus on the now and the what if.  Luckily...I have great friends and family who listen and help me to keep the focus on the now.  Thank you to those who listened to me this week! 

I am posting a few pics of Noah and his outside adventures!  He loves his "house" and "car"!!

2 week break...:)

These past two weeks have bee a bit crazy for us...trying to adjust to coaching (Scott) and that schedule again has been an adjustment.  Luckily...track doesn't last super late (because of bus schedules) so Scott is home at more decent times that other sports!  Noah is  HUGE fan of being outside...he LOVES to stop on down as see Jani (or Neee as he says...) and we play quite a bit with them.  I will post pics next time...but we were able to buy a cozy coupe (those yellow and red cars...) and he NEVER wants to get out!  We have to usually bribe him to come inside...can't wait till it is Spring full time and not this teasing business of 65 degrees one day and then 35 the next!  Noah has a few new words...ice cream (definitely a Daddy saying!!!), cookie, PLEASE...but still not consistently on that, an elephant noise and motion (hilarious!!!).  He is absorbing so much and we are loving it:)  Scott has also been busy with negotiations at school...scary right now with budgets.  Some day teachers will get paid what they are worth and the government will figure out a different way to fund education...because what is currently going on is not sustainable (sorry...off of my rant)!  Work is keeping me busy...visit days have begun and I love seeing everyone's enthusiasm for UNI!  Some pics will be posted next time of Noah and his outside fun (car, bubbles, playground)!

Spring Break!!

It has been two weeks...but Scott and I have had a long two weeks!  The week before Spring Break included me at a college fair and Scott had parent teacher conferences and I had book club (so 4 out of the 5 nights we were gone!!!).  Spring Break was something the entire Connolly family was looking forward to!  I had to work...but planned on taking two days off.  Little did we know we would have to deal with sickness!  Scott went to Council Bluffs to go gambling with Schmiddy (Scott's old boss when he was an RA in Rider Hall) so I took Noah with me to my parents!  I might be 28 and married...but there is nothing like being with your parents and being a bit spoiled!  Good food and good sleep:)  Noah started to have a a fever late Saturday...and then it was downhill from there...we thought it was teeth.  We took him to the doctor on Monday just to check...but it ended up being nothing (except we needed to watch the cough).  We knew Noah didn't feel good when he fell asleep on the living room floor (second pic)That cough got worse by the day...and we ended up back at the doctor on Thursday and went home with a nebulizer and antibiotics:(  We had plans to go to the Phelp's Pavillion (everything was a $1 to get in!!!!) so we had to wait to till Noah got better.  Noah is getting there...but the nebulizer is still no fun:)  We did go to Phelp's for less than one hour on Saturday and here are some fun pics (the first pic is from the UNI women's game)!  Happy Birthday Daddy!!! 

A quick update...

This week seemed to fly by!  Not sure why or where it went...but it sure went quick!  This weekend, we went to the UNI Women's Basketball game vs Illinois State...Noah was great!  We had to wake him up from a nap...so he wasn't quite sure what to think when we got there...but he sure enjoyed it!  He got to hang out with Nana and Papa Connolly earlier in the day and then with Nana and Papa Rokes at the game.  My dad's FAVORITE food in the world is popcorn and as Noah refers to it "Pop Pop"...so the bball game was great for Noah!  It was Noah and Mommy's first (I'm embarrassed to say this...) women's bball game.  It was a riot and my mom and I did the Interlude dance...it was great!  That is all for now!  Crazy week ahead with conferences and Spring Break almost here...more next time:)