Hell Hath No Fury Like A Noah Scorned

The past week has been completely crazy but a lot of fun at the same time. We went to Denver last weekend to see my sister and Noah was great from the moment we left until we got home. This is the first time we have flown with him since he was 8 weeks old and if you do didn't know better you would have thought he was a frequent flier. We talked, looked out the window, and looked at books. Dan on the other hand does not travel as well as Noah. He had to purchase Direct TV on the plane because the Cavs/Wizards game was apparently the only way to keep him entertained.

While we were in Denver we went to the Aquarium, walked around downtown, shopped and just relaxed together. We also went to the Denver Children's Museum. Noah was completely disinterested most of the exhibits except for the indoor kids basketball court (where he practiced shooting) and the fire engine. Noah got to "drive" the engine and push the button for the siren. Pretty cool. We also went to ESPN Zone for dinner Saturday night so we could watch game seven of the Suns/Laker series. Dan and Noah loved the fact that we had our own TV screen at the table and we tried to teach Noah to boo whenever Kobe Bryant on the screen. Except my sister said this was a bad idea because people in Colorado are sensitive about the Kobe-rape thing. Either way it was fun.

We also learned that Noah is developing his assertiveness. Right now he has four sentences: "doggie no," "go away doggie," "doggie no," and "Do-wah bye-bye." My sister brought her dog (a bull terrier) the hotel and he Noah and the dog were playing. The dog knocked Noah down and Noah bumped his head on the coffee table. I was holding him and he was crying hysterically. All of a sudden Noah stopped crying, turned his head, pointed his finger at the dog, and yelled "no!" And the dog, Dan, Karie, and I just stood there in awe. Noah wasn't hurt, he was pissed.

In other news, this week I was invited to Noah's class for a Mother's Day Brunch. It was very sweet. The kids had bagels and cream cheese, and pancakes with whipped cream and sprinkles. Noah played on the slide and then rushed to the front of the room during the motzi so he could be in front of the class and at the head of the food line. He then proceeded to eat absolutely everything in site. It was messy, but a lot of fun and I'd like to think he had fun with me there too. I thought he looked particularly handsome in his official Israel Football League (soccer) shirt!

Enjoy the pictures!