the harford fair

noah loved visiting county fairs this summer.  we took him to the harford fair and he had a blast trying out all of the tractor equipment and riding all of the rides.

love, laurie

happy 3rd birthday, noah!

today noah turns three!  how is this possible?  he's really a big boy now and i can't believe it.  here are some photos of this guy from the past year . . .

happy third birthday, baby boy!

love, mama

birthday celebrations for ryan

ryan and noah have been enjoying birthday celebrations all month long with trips to the county fairs, amusement parks, using birthday coupons, etc.

we got together with our parents last week to celebrate ryan's birthday at our house with a little dinner and cupcakes.  noah was happy to help ryan unwrap presents!

love, laurie 

a night out at the wayne county fair

we love the wayne county fair!  it has been one of our favorites for years, and we were so happy to share it with noah this year.  he was old enough this year to ride the rides by himself for the first time so that made it extra special.  of course, his trip to the fair was extra magical because they had real tractors for him to sit on too!

love, laurie

"pa live"

i've had the privilege of being on wbre-tv's "pa live" show many different times over the years.  recently, i visited the studio again to film a segment about the theatre and it aired that afternoon.  

you can view it online here.

love, laurie

mee-maw and pop-pop

noah sure loves all four of his grandparents!  he's lucky that they all live so close and that he gets to see them so often.

this picture was just too cute of noah recently on a park swing with my parents.

love, laurie

happy birthday, ryan!

happy 41st birthday today to ryan!  

love, laurie

"c is for cookie"

he doesn't sleep well or often, but when he does fall asleep it's cute.  

recently he has been attached to a soft cookie monster and i have been singing him the "c is for cookie" song.

love, laurie

summer snapshots

a few random summer snapshots . . . 

- noah proudly sporting his new john deere hat 

- an afternoon trip to the montage mountain waterpark

- playing in the back yard with the hose to cool off on a hot day

love, laurie

feeling tropical

we found this hawaiian punch flower at home depot last year and loved it all summer long so we were excited to find another one this year.  i've been loving these huge flowers on the back deck!

love, laurie