tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871068300014417992024-03-05T09:14:13.563-08:00The Leap FamilyThe Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-10164750266720918882009-11-12T06:42:00.000-08:002009-11-12T07:15:36.945-08:00Way overdue post! Sorry!!<div><br /></div><div>I can't believe it's been since July that I last posted! Holy cow! Time just seems to fly by these days. Let's see since July...the biggest is my new niece, Emma Louise Kaiser, was born! That was such an exciting day and Noah calls every baby he sees now Emma, haha! The photo of her below is recent, she is 2 months old.<div><br /></div><div>I think that's about when Noah started getting sick then we had about 2 months of just straight sick, a cold, then an ear infection then an allergic reaction to the antibiotic, then another ear infection! Needless to say we decided to get little guy tubes for his ears, something very new to me. I've learned a lot about the inner workings of the ears. I guess as parents, when our kids go to college why can't we just automatically get a phd?<div><br /></div><div>His tube surgery went well and really fast, he wasn't away from us but about 15 minutes total, crazy! The hardest part, though, was when he went from us to the surgery room, he started crying and it broke my heart! But it was all well worth it, now our happy, healthy (SLEEPING) boy is back! He isn't in pain anymore and we're glad to be done with all that sickness!</div><div><br /></div><div>Grandma Leap, mommy and Noah went on an adventure to the Corn Maze in Garner and had a good time with Noah's first hayride, walking through the corn maze, and playing with all the great events they had.</div><div><br /></div><div>He also got his first haircut! Yay! We went to this great place for kids and the lady was very quick and he didn't even realize what was going on until she got the trimmer out, but it was just a second then he was playing around. I swear just that little bit of cut really made him look like such a big boy. =(</div><div><br /></div><div>So that took up quite a bit of our time then we got to Halloween (the day after his surgery) and we had a great time! It was really hot though and Noah's costume was Elmo so he really couldn't wear it all that much since he got so hot, but we had fun with it. We went to a little neighborhood fair in our nearby shopping center and Noah got to see a big firetruck, go fishing, and get some candy! Then we went out that evening to have dinner and Grandma & Pap Pap's on their cul-de-sac and that is where Noah found his soul mate, Snow White. =) They ran around together and she even gave him a hug (the cutest thing I've ever seen). Then we went trick-or-treating around Aunt B's neighborhood and by the 2nd/3rd house, Noah got the hang of it. He was so nice too, he'd only take one piece at each house. Mommy was like, come on buddy you got grab a bunch, but we'll teach him that next year! =)</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's see, that pretty much brings us current. We're headed up to PA this weekend for Haley's first birthday and eager to see how traveling will be since it's been a while since we've gone anywhere with Noah. Instead of putting a whole bunch of photos below I'm just putting the link to our Google album so you can peruse them yourselves. Here are a few teasers though:</div><div><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mizleap">http://picasaweb.google.com/mizleap</a></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWfWMivj_LrUfKNWMRlchwOWEsrahQcwuZVSxXFMYLKm85TtuQpE0ab_8g9aKLbL2zQQKH89Lo7-sX9Cp0OihHJ-eEikJcQbiWNgUt-MiSV48zpOpYdNkVQN4lurhIGCgmSnX0qt452I/s1600-h/DSC_0270.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWfWMivj_LrUfKNWMRlchwOWEsrahQcwuZVSxXFMYLKm85TtuQpE0ab_8g9aKLbL2zQQKH89Lo7-sX9Cp0OihHJ-eEikJcQbiWNgUt-MiSV48zpOpYdNkVQN4lurhIGCgmSnX0qt452I/s200/DSC_0270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403234791672565314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyu1K-iP6SBPRsZwCTBpy5Nn0NtGV_oJ1JqK_gLazRNbMaIvzUlxCwESp-stZZbJdwToOZ0g5pazBfRMsvIMS0W0MGBgncP6qGAkvOu3VP11QL2oP9vdhN5aFuCo9wQ330UAgc671sIo/s1600-h/DSC_0264.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPWXKJK3ZrU9w2RrtwEu8SXl1A61odxKchPHIEiZ157tKVzx44UZG51yz4ikB4cP0e-D_iaCRG_hLd4W3k_bM1PlXXtuNT5-NY-RXG76jbwy7Iwc7TTZdo-ng337X-PHcufkgGpGbVr8/s200/P1120921.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403234781809074290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EJk6ekhLuaQi1YberSki2MdtWDdul6Yo64sygsBU6FobhLhMk_o8xXt-zHxz0ydftsmfgGnCCgjhPyESg4VsSasSJHq_yPzMfgMWNjFZgwe2WbfQy1P9ZUeI5DDYh10jlrpZ8Ugj2Uw/s1600-h/DSC_0184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EJk6ekhLuaQi1YberSki2MdtWDdul6Yo64sygsBU6FobhLhMk_o8xXt-zHxz0ydftsmfgGnCCgjhPyESg4VsSasSJHq_yPzMfgMWNjFZgwe2WbfQy1P9ZUeI5DDYh10jlrpZ8Ugj2Uw/s200/DSC_0184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403234783926256482" /></a><br />I<div><div><br /></div></div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-25237221682909088822009-07-23T07:38:00.000-07:002009-07-23T07:40:45.173-07:00Yeehaw!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpf6whail4V5xDN7EfuGn2IMNLXXhXWS9zSn-KZn8E_udKeTZrLlppB5f-dkc93l3yINS3ix5CdQETK5pGVCNsadPYeqsH0TT4H76cIFDasKhSFYFlYyck630o8bL7l6t1hPK2Yrjt8Jg/s1600-h/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpf6whail4V5xDN7EfuGn2IMNLXXhXWS9zSn-KZn8E_udKeTZrLlppB5f-dkc93l3yINS3ix5CdQETK5pGVCNsadPYeqsH0TT4H76cIFDasKhSFYFlYyck630o8bL7l6t1hPK2Yrjt8Jg/s200/DSC_0045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361665501289131138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdiLKKiHnRhSBS-sGJaGXan2ljtTV3qlBw_6oI33tAKYSMBI83GrlK3G0W9CgibO4i4roMFoy_hea2kK82gBx5jp_HEmuPD1mlH98YOeZ-Kmb1SBIHE_A6pFK9jjivTRfhjYf2C18XIs/s1600-h/DSC_0044.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdiLKKiHnRhSBS-sGJaGXan2ljtTV3qlBw_6oI33tAKYSMBI83GrlK3G0W9CgibO4i4roMFoy_hea2kK82gBx5jp_HEmuPD1mlH98YOeZ-Kmb1SBIHE_A6pFK9jjivTRfhjYf2C18XIs/s200/DSC_0044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361665496796738258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMTWAluTxEmg2_AbMpFLSblTsfobtW_mKN8bvFc0DGXCSW02723XzUQku5az7DHgxZJE6xTSH6DlDIJgiIq5iiFiD4xlJqySWc6LzawmlXrGQtmnjNo692xTK4WFLa0JADFPV3DymQQI/s1600-h/DSC_0040.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMTWAluTxEmg2_AbMpFLSblTsfobtW_mKN8bvFc0DGXCSW02723XzUQku5az7DHgxZJE6xTSH6DlDIJgiIq5iiFiD4xlJqySWc6LzawmlXrGQtmnjNo692xTK4WFLa0JADFPV3DymQQI/s200/DSC_0040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361665490002320914" /></a><br />Noah went to the rodeo for the first time and had a ball! He couldn't stay late enough to watch the bull riding and barrel racing, but he had a great time seeing the ponies, sitting with a cat and driving the golf cart!The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-20897135736298547542009-07-23T07:00:00.000-07:002009-07-23T07:15:45.936-07:00It's bath time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfME_Awtz0Gv3zTht3csBBUae3mdDzoSsCMajBoVjYuBz4QUlinAlrHl2Qk474-Y8LngnbqOoitGDTsfDANxVjklEoZUZvlIhnj1c72wqdXk_t_VfkyWk4YsSVCAfybQwXmWRsqJZxPE/s1600-h/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfME_Awtz0Gv3zTht3csBBUae3mdDzoSsCMajBoVjYuBz4QUlinAlrHl2Qk474-Y8LngnbqOoitGDTsfDANxVjklEoZUZvlIhnj1c72wqdXk_t_VfkyWk4YsSVCAfybQwXmWRsqJZxPE/s200/DSC_0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361658991329461618" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JRNJP_xtoechnbgKSz85L29QjUSioTUXG19gG0gVPFstaelVK7PPcFBHPnol3EEPETdn40ywxfVko-bVU2taI734WekDJgaNcHPCL3OGtP2xkyJe6ddjl8QC7bcW0HeYxooI2t8Nu1I/s200/DSC_0007.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361658988244167122" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e7_bcLr79b_4YaYaxpzmn7k4IfaUfbvhCbqaa5T8tewAgNZn0haBGeTj4ZFXMCuPGQWeIF5cL8_krtmHHJ2OZ7DnsxHPdxcGhIL00-Mzk6ttvKmL0gLG6hrCiLC4ec9mRzS5HPVPeNc/s200/DSC_0008.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361658984656765666" /><div><br />Well every time we give Noah a bath, we think "Hey, we don't have any bath photos, we really need to get some!" Well we FINALLY got the camera before coming upstairs and got some really cute shots. Of course, we had to give him the stereotypical hairdo! </div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-17133520942078300172009-07-15T08:10:00.000-07:002009-07-15T08:40:56.856-07:00Way too long!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Well, just thinking that it's been way too long since my last post! I promise to get better at this stuff! Let's see, Noah's doing great and running around like a mad man! For a while his favorite word was hot, everything was hot and then we'd say "no, it's cold" and then he'd pretend shiver! So cute, how can you get frustrated with that? Well, after days and days, you can, believe me!!! <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>He's also getting huge! At his 18 month checkup he was in the 80% for height and 90% for head size and then 30% for weight! Tall and big headed. His shoes are proof of that, we went to get his next pair of shoes and had him sized again, a 6.5 wide! When they brought the shoes out, I thought I was going to cry, they looked too big for him</div><div>to be wearing. My little man is growing up too fast! </div><div><br /></div><div>Let's see, since March he had a great 2nd Easter and was </div><div>very much into the grass!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDGdwNY_EdK-uqeOmIpS6jzpbEuUqFJTsyqVC3V1h5cuyto1XObhyphenhyphenU6fgSuAU4ASkBGCxE3Qga8FhSb8DSRa2_X3cK7ktt3eVs4evksdHMMjj_hYW2T7PXzNTUZdquU6aUn-U0_1L1Og/s200/DSC_0013-1.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358706524731464050" /></div><div>He's also loving going outside and I mist him with the hose and we play in the pool!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEysiAqSXnqCCRQYWiRori7QHTNi1JfoCoD27wakLgHlbvPoSj4UzVgsqG1J_h2ruFZqY7BkIVrmuWa8rQ5IdQn1cP3dVnE772h-F2JTIGWQ5jj1P4_5Q0akNMEyyStNvJTqjZllXklQ/s200/DSC_0009.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358710893938472498" /></div><div>We also had our first trip to the Marbles Kids Museum </div><div>and as you can see he had a great time working with tools and learning sock hockey!</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAD8zpKbxBvwUnTspi5Pio8ghSGUNHmqAturMOPp4BVHH1JmHh_hGYpQwc-Nl76qA1ZD4ltjqOOGUWpEkpRABXbHHJuJ7hHYFgCO2e_zcANEMkypmQf-bYaQ1iRd9wbl2O6QpqtiwVxk/s200/DSC_0059.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358711526963719186" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIga8H4a_IPUyCjYTuZkxOfdNFACiMvGxsD8NypRDDIOy-FxFXxs88NvRVmgMAtwP2acBf9LbqoDIt2b6FMlHWppYVbJ3Z3ubNBpfcY_iGd9w2-dZk2phg9QxyK0-6hyphenhyphenWPlOtudq6Uzo0/s200/DSC_0047.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358711518507772130" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He also enjoyed his first "real" 4th of July playing at the pool, eating tons of watermelon and cherries and then collapsing in the car for the ride home! That's a very generic sum of the past few months and we're looking forward to his ever-increasing vocabulary and hopefully some small sentences coming soon! He loves to say Thank You and it sounds so preciuos!!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-76083371788277873372009-03-19T15:35:00.000-07:002009-03-19T15:44:52.220-07:00Cheeeeese!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQL35PC_ZvBodJ6Cg7rva1iLsPaHnjuUAyf-EKWpYfEmmd3PWpLRkel4KqItJT9MDHDSqftDnQylQuCTv5U1Rd2nnbxmyljCI7WXP-VSwOeAnUN9KpRrUHf0gChnNtIo9zLrM7GN0HSA/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQL35PC_ZvBodJ6Cg7rva1iLsPaHnjuUAyf-EKWpYfEmmd3PWpLRkel4KqItJT9MDHDSqftDnQylQuCTv5U1Rd2nnbxmyljCI7WXP-VSwOeAnUN9KpRrUHf0gChnNtIo9zLrM7GN0HSA/s200/DSC_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315033505993946050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYxaFftKKi3SvRwdycZdYfYfqclG-oHului1ifk8yh38Bgvtcv9_jHQZz4kBjxfn6VLncxA6gxWi-Mvug_e2RsNlOQwhph3aB7rL29-ZUCXFIUJvLXtat41z-HeReOKRuSOUwc7TkW8I/s1600-h/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYxaFftKKi3SvRwdycZdYfYfqclG-oHului1ifk8yh38Bgvtcv9_jHQZz4kBjxfn6VLncxA6gxWi-Mvug_e2RsNlOQwhph3aB7rL29-ZUCXFIUJvLXtat41z-HeReOKRuSOUwc7TkW8I/s200/DSC_0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315033506370243618" border="0" /></a>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-64874785566453409752009-02-24T17:28:00.000-08:002009-02-24T17:48:25.070-08:00Ghost town...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EEh-xWhUjp9ckuoi6VeZ18Ova63KeDgJ2Ja_YYYvcENcDnBRjTDZHe66CAvolXFBrDZXH1-xBvjKa6xEBLYr5_asYi1wZrAr318uBvCP1IWqMs6VUUckgUEszR4MicLQJk9r_cpkU-4/s1600-h/DSC_0062-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306545850089023442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EEh-xWhUjp9ckuoi6VeZ18Ova63KeDgJ2Ja_YYYvcENcDnBRjTDZHe66CAvolXFBrDZXH1-xBvjKa6xEBLYr5_asYi1wZrAr318uBvCP1IWqMs6VUUckgUEszR4MicLQJk9r_cpkU-4/s200/DSC_0062-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Noah is loving hiding recently, it was peek-a-boo, and now has turned into just going under a blanket and standing there waiting for his "Where's Noah?". If you go under a blanket, he is right there rushing to get right under there with you, in our little fort! He's so funny, you'll look away and all the sudden he's standing there next to you with a blanket or anything over his head! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306544326461775842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2jZGoNdkGvkWZUY8VqtlBWFoMV9chADv9_3lRfoKTIq81LXIblNJLSM0N-J2inE5lvF8Xgev-1qU7Al1NgwBQ1dy-yy_0H8IvwChcxzNr4HrjU09PZtJLAqdMTsVbQjbM8b6p5pAiUk/s200/DSC_0011-1.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306544334022437442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexncVDl3fbAuXVd4Dtle4acQgWq9g6e4aXrhyphenhyphen74hwchvy_R1MmOcr9y0XaP5QkWsdcaE3JVDMN2Sh2Xw2Qn4wOKXxHADupNFruPl059gmgZCEIhCoinsBYAgO4wNwvXQ8taz89iF5hx8/s200/DSC_0029-1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>With some of the warm weather we've had we've enjoyed a few times at the park and even a picnic! Noah LOVES being outside and cries when we go in. He really likes the swing, but not too long! </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We've noticed Noah's back molars are starting to come through, it's all swollen back there =( So far, it hasn't been noticeable that they are bothering him, but we're waiting till they get closer to breaking through. His teeth count is now a big 8! 4 up top, 4 down below!</div><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">Go Canes!</span><br /></span></strong><br /></p><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306545003531249666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo4yljB8ADB1HbwIfBTtmDDgATvcyXWgA0aTslCh95owP38DQC553tWY_rJOreQD0cD_0pF8oaYdeSK5aH4ikxvkkL_1EaHi1WWccVld8XtRU63yuvRKnaJ0K3CfjNyFz40DwgX8iZTI/s200/DSC_0066-1.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306545001859771474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-VRaQ-UI51pKvuecwhegA2TLXJw85YKjMPXYYfbmZ1_dqgnTdQ5LBXVIURGe_F4ADdoKhMyqd9Z2c2IKfayg_diC8P2Q-EwX_LyWWy5Imdqf1jjIPgC2_IwvfSqRyQ71AilO7_7R-JY/s200/DSC_0063-1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We hope everyone is doing well during these extremely difficult times and we hope you find the blessings we have found in just having our loved ones around us and knowing that is enough for us to be happy, because that is most important for us all to remember now.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-84557444789834728192009-02-03T16:56:00.000-08:002009-02-03T17:17:33.994-08:00Life happens!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2htZmPRRvjrCijIt6uV7iefiOo6Uvv3AJDJCDr-tf9O8StpeO3v9hDvoAS6EFG5aF7F8uxu7pdvl024UoClfuYzqdqmiZVxRoI-ZXt1-jp6y2yAWq28ldx70MwpROQn1SMt3L425XSc/s1600-h/DSC_0259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2htZmPRRvjrCijIt6uV7iefiOo6Uvv3AJDJCDr-tf9O8StpeO3v9hDvoAS6EFG5aF7F8uxu7pdvl024UoClfuYzqdqmiZVxRoI-ZXt1-jp6y2yAWq28ldx70MwpROQn1SMt3L425XSc/s200/DSC_0259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298744835632081634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2QKKUApXiPn2Y5OJkiKXjUS_GI_mltimEKDv4uPTrKqSVpL0HaIvIt0W8a5M2WafJSWOQByS2hyNcEs4LP02pbQC3URgwaJdU0gullFqfBsK0pOurFDuSF8dWbOgSevL8QWkgsDmxxc/s1600-h/DSC_0262.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2QKKUApXiPn2Y5OJkiKXjUS_GI_mltimEKDv4uPTrKqSVpL0HaIvIt0W8a5M2WafJSWOQByS2hyNcEs4LP02pbQC3URgwaJdU0gullFqfBsK0pOurFDuSF8dWbOgSevL8QWkgsDmxxc/s200/DSC_0262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298744835335385538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj2BdEfvuIQ6UWdWVFV5xV65oC_bSk4oQMVcwG3oKpzqBC9smmFzRnBVigsuljlnJ5vXXlU5Tt9St7m6GY9eYWzUN-ADuTPgUnABqsCsO9yG8sWFTFNXYZevdGKij2YOB_3jXvZBMA6M/s1600-h/DSC_0142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj2BdEfvuIQ6UWdWVFV5xV65oC_bSk4oQMVcwG3oKpzqBC9smmFzRnBVigsuljlnJ5vXXlU5Tt9St7m6GY9eYWzUN-ADuTPgUnABqsCsO9yG8sWFTFNXYZevdGKij2YOB_3jXvZBMA6M/s200/DSC_0142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298744832694447138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhHzhAgyD6UhmJW400cY62VvluHXrv0M8kAWJVjfQYQqwU2PkBuJwukNH5SBMuss4FlVetRJrcxkB-d6mylQ5vc3hnhCO3sfUI5y3GiuWLIC_RBdR-Ibmybl2qXx7Vn3q71Nfp2dE3Pg/s1600-h/DSC_0052.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhHzhAgyD6UhmJW400cY62VvluHXrv0M8kAWJVjfQYQqwU2PkBuJwukNH5SBMuss4FlVetRJrcxkB-d6mylQ5vc3hnhCO3sfUI5y3GiuWLIC_RBdR-Ibmybl2qXx7Vn3q71Nfp2dE3Pg/s200/DSC_0052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298744831398223634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKeEfom9SmakzD2f3JvQCZ59T2qK8w8m5zOz10RKpiCfiPsZ0Ef_IKmCbQyOQT2ySVOkAJCfzc0gfMyKb_UwHfCCy3HnvDPQU9bUWPftBRUrYcS30PkoHThUleyh0g4nNfi7KDQ_Zptk/s1600-h/DSC_0047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKeEfom9SmakzD2f3JvQCZ59T2qK8w8m5zOz10RKpiCfiPsZ0Ef_IKmCbQyOQT2ySVOkAJCfzc0gfMyKb_UwHfCCy3HnvDPQU9bUWPftBRUrYcS30PkoHThUleyh0g4nNfi7KDQ_Zptk/s200/DSC_0047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298744827638885458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I know, I know, it's been a long while since my last update! Noah has been sooo busy! He had is 1st Birthday and had a good time, even though he wouldn't eat his cupcake! He also took his first lonesome steps right before Christmas, just a step or two, nothing very far. But then about 2 1/2 weeks ago, you got it, he's a walking fool! He's even started running a little bit. He reminds me of a cowboy when he walks, wobble, wobble!<br /><br />Christmas was really fun. We went up to Pennsylvania and spent the holidays at Bob's sister's (Danielle) house and then we got to see our newest niece, Haley, while visiting with Bob's other sister, Betsy! She was so super tiny and so adorable. She truly doesn't know how small she is!<br /><br />Noah had his first cold and first stomach virus during and after Christmas, so suffice it to say, it was a little rough, but we all got through it and it was a Christmas to remember and smile at!<br /><br />After the holidays, I found out that my job was going to be cut in half to part time, so we scrambled like crazy to find another job for me and figure something out, and quickly! Well, God is with us always, and I always know he has his reasons for everything. I waited patiently and by golly, someone called with a prospect for me and it worked out perfectly, not ideal, but in this day and age, very fortunate. I now have 2 part time jobs, one in the morning (my original real estate job) and one in the afternoon. Both are fortunately pretty flexible so taking care of Noah is a little more complicated, but is definitely getting manageable as I adjust to this new, busier life!<br /><br />I found God's reason behind these struggles and its to appreciate the time I have with my family and it has made our marriage a lot stronger with us working as a team to get through the next couple of months as our country struggles alongside us.<br /><br />In conclusion, I hope that you and your loved ones are not feeling the pain of the economy as badly as a lot of people are and if you are, remember God is with you always to support and help you through. That is getting me through as well as the love and support of my family and friends!<br /><br />We love you all!The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-55673812343364838362008-11-16T15:48:00.000-08:002008-11-16T15:59:09.941-08:00It's been a while....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43zU3w88ks8KPcjIct0oaE2IVfSPDAgejPtfx2Tn5v6bgjrMqXRreuDHoqVH5p9WvZ0vyjPhhlG9Fux5c7CN1iTHk2Z2ehVo4BGxd9M60TmIGGwLoqT7W3FipYK4PzZxJ14aF97HK7EI/s1600-h/DSC_0104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43zU3w88ks8KPcjIct0oaE2IVfSPDAgejPtfx2Tn5v6bgjrMqXRreuDHoqVH5p9WvZ0vyjPhhlG9Fux5c7CN1iTHk2Z2ehVo4BGxd9M60TmIGGwLoqT7W3FipYK4PzZxJ14aF97HK7EI/s200/DSC_0104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269409136271078402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry, I was just thinking today that it had been a while and by golly, it's been almost a month since my last post! Where has the time gone! I've also been working on Noah's 1st Birthday invitation! Ahhh! Truly can't believe it's already been a year since our little man came into our lives. <br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpsAV7fFZBa1K_CQrMdfrGg2I9Z_-mCEM0qJL-Zv1HBgyjm55ri-jgUAj4URzYo4koe-g0TXZzWz52AS55Wa1wL7PRxRmeabZPvJaUkdhD3Iv4yMiOD5vAlFAIjg19tgcnmqzTeXv-hA/s200/DSC_0006.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269408451893205506" /><div style="text-align: center;">This time last year we were getting so excited for Noah's arrival... Noah is getting more and more comfortable cruising around the furniture and when we let go of him he'll stand for a little bit. I just saw him today, for the first time, stand with his hands on the chair playing with a toy and then he let go with both hands to play with the toy, and he stood there, on his own, for what seemed like forever!!! Our little man is learning so much and growing up way too fast! <br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewSLCXClXWsqfrGT0fGtJ64S4FEidBF7NdZ4_8sIGh1eJxi-eFtU2-djhB44JdElH4OugRN2OWWzenTMR3dUvNWU7r4RSvZS_GtCcptObeloUTc9szbpYbYIDVbUgkFXz7Mc4QaB0IYE/s200/DSC_0019.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269408448094749954" /></div><div>We are also getting excited to see my grandma for Thanksgiving in Bayse, VA and then Noah's birthday and then up to PA for Christmas with Bob's family! And then, of course, up to PA again to see our soon-to-be neice, Haley! Whoa, what a lot to do for the next few months! We wish you all, all the blessings in the world!</div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-5171453978539958912008-10-19T12:53:00.001-07:002008-10-19T13:08:45.388-07:00It takes a village....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dUwEyc9Ozx9VXLZolA3DpeQikg0KHTsX-7kXPPc5GvIJjqYDPNqu4LaC-CwKwQIp6v27Ty_BB7Mp18q3jcC9VLuHnVxmCzToLpYUAlv1W-ELw8ZD3oXx6vgWPtGoDfUTOAj7AiUZZ3g/s1600-h/DSC_0018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258959181653612322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dUwEyc9Ozx9VXLZolA3DpeQikg0KHTsX-7kXPPc5GvIJjqYDPNqu4LaC-CwKwQIp6v27Ty_BB7Mp18q3jcC9VLuHnVxmCzToLpYUAlv1W-ELw8ZD3oXx6vgWPtGoDfUTOAj7AiUZZ3g/s200/DSC_0018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkIQeZtv87fE6WU_v1fc6Dro0UQqoAITyrzvTuUXz2o53Tb4mLPsrLSsdzd24qbposd996c9hLCoQrMpB0Wt0hzIbz0kwGZ7HgR_655VUv954tPFDt4qMarFHlnrIGqup2QX0C4luNNM/s1600-h/DSC_0020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258959185247354210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkIQeZtv87fE6WU_v1fc6Dro0UQqoAITyrzvTuUXz2o53Tb4mLPsrLSsdzd24qbposd996c9hLCoQrMpB0Wt0hzIbz0kwGZ7HgR_655VUv954tPFDt4qMarFHlnrIGqup2QX0C4luNNM/s200/DSC_0020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihR_-ekjQTP7Sy4Q_-4RUpE4KqjcmsomZG9HvCYezJfPVz9wRorrf70b4H7dXCLyEe-2-YX4jt0sLE2rlp0qvJvGeBgVcxYaIhLd_B4F1q31gxLnieW3eyozouPnXjbf4HmgLZpOdsks/s1600-h/DSC_0034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258959197766362226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihR_-ekjQTP7Sy4Q_-4RUpE4KqjcmsomZG9HvCYezJfPVz9wRorrf70b4H7dXCLyEe-2-YX4jt0sLE2rlp0qvJvGeBgVcxYaIhLd_B4F1q31gxLnieW3eyozouPnXjbf4HmgLZpOdsks/s200/DSC_0034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gAYRkuvb_PcYhd1W1JABMZ6sSwoZN_MBAr2zAGO8oUiE1jfsJTwYOj7LqiJvbrwBm5L7eFtwJUe_2XZw8MxFA6NZIvA7RGU1VBmPVTtYC64-rr25y1v9Xtwv0S7l4fuC1FWQihu_EhY/s1600-h/DSC_0024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258959200627456626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gAYRkuvb_PcYhd1W1JABMZ6sSwoZN_MBAr2zAGO8oUiE1jfsJTwYOj7LqiJvbrwBm5L7eFtwJUe_2XZw8MxFA6NZIvA7RGU1VBmPVTtYC64-rr25y1v9Xtwv0S7l4fuC1FWQihu_EhY/s200/DSC_0024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have really learned what a blessing a village can be when raising a child. We are truly blessed with the greatest village of all, our family and friends. They have helped us through the tougher, sleepless, times and have helped us celebrate the joyus times! This is a big "Thank You!" to all of them for their time, comfort and support, we couldn't have done all this without you and look forward to many more joyous times and fewer sleepless ones! =) </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Noah also had his first outing to the NC State Fair! He loved it so much, seeing all the animals, lights, sounds, and of course his first ride on the carousel! I don't know who was more excited, mommy or Noah. The carousel is mommy's most favorite ride! He didn't take his normal morning nap, but he just couldn't close his eyes for fear of missing a single moment! We went early so it was pretty chilly, but we bundled Noah as only first time parents do, more thoroughly than probably necessary! We sat him on a haystack to get some photos and realized he had never felt hay before, so he stayed focused on that hay despite our many, many efforts to get him to look at the camera! Noah finally crashed while we were walking back to the car, a very happy boy who thoroughly enjoyed his first trip to the fair. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We hope you are all doing well and have a life full of blessings!</div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-15464245704954929902008-10-05T11:48:00.000-07:002008-10-05T11:57:46.986-07:00Looking back...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAT55r62Gy8Wm5O7qzFvOaQfKFp_YNPMNvF0zRuUMa3ubDOEx1xIYY0fCN5Y1TEl1vMt0QEioEk1U9RUP8lidz79Jw7VFhC357J-Y7MIrZ_BFEovi_3VOBtnOUlVicvCrS6HCpcVjU-XI/s1600-h/DSC_0052-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAT55r62Gy8Wm5O7qzFvOaQfKFp_YNPMNvF0zRuUMa3ubDOEx1xIYY0fCN5Y1TEl1vMt0QEioEk1U9RUP8lidz79Jw7VFhC357J-Y7MIrZ_BFEovi_3VOBtnOUlVicvCrS6HCpcVjU-XI/s200/DSC_0052-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253745834709321218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCNd8NyzLeNEmuO63I8wxmSbWqNsfGmQnCBhbwTr10SlGfxXi9RwvmnR6P_g5mxQXPxG2brsdwhu3xI2p0hgTujdF9u7Wrv18Lm4YwPBBwTc8tuYMEYAY7NoiPgbhyphenhyphenZBzI9gK26OJL3A/s1600-h/DSC_0011-4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCNd8NyzLeNEmuO63I8wxmSbWqNsfGmQnCBhbwTr10SlGfxXi9RwvmnR6P_g5mxQXPxG2brsdwhu3xI2p0hgTujdF9u7Wrv18Lm4YwPBBwTc8tuYMEYAY7NoiPgbhyphenhyphenZBzI9gK26OJL3A/s200/DSC_0011-4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253743910071542402" border="0" /></a>I still can't believe it was almost 10 months ago that Noah came into our lives! Now he is already eating "real" food like chicken, carrots, wheat bread and of course his all time favorite, Cheerios! Bob & I are getting ready for our very first outing without Noah, and we mean a whole weekend out of town without him! It's going to be hard, we will definitely miss him, but it is also a needed weekend to ourselves. It should be fun, it's for a wedding on the shore of New Jersey.<br /><br /><br />Noah's also found a new fascination with balloons! He got one at the store the other day from a nice man and then we had to get him another one today from the dollar store. He loves looking at it wiggle around and he loves hitting it! Well, he loves hitting anything, he's such a boy!<br /><br />Anyways, thanks for stopping by and I'll try and be better about posting something more often!<br /><br />Our love to you all....The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-81338993569612237992008-09-16T11:32:00.001-07:002008-09-16T11:44:46.615-07:00Here comes trouble...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2YrKrlw24m0lxAS1aSqlnGMvPaXIW6TetpBTVilZ6ujIPNWFqOjvUUKfopSSXqttm5j0IeXA0y39QKS1fNaI-GPlrvzodh2oqYftM9e5F1e2k591bS9gNFEPd8lxTFCD6XzBk71IdU8/s1600-h/DSC_0011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246691848613084834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2YrKrlw24m0lxAS1aSqlnGMvPaXIW6TetpBTVilZ6ujIPNWFqOjvUUKfopSSXqttm5j0IeXA0y39QKS1fNaI-GPlrvzodh2oqYftM9e5F1e2k591bS9gNFEPd8lxTFCD6XzBk71IdU8/s200/DSC_0011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1EMF5BPTBH7hqlmPDZmg7c8pW2XiosmknHze-OEcWz-2RO3pHwwFF2-bZwn43OfygjL4157_JKvC8gmhB1MyyUmdFfaOqKuXc8X8-31E_6V_gL24VQGzqttZU-MymPKM-5gKrD_cwLo/s1600-h/DSC_0035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246691855254031938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1EMF5BPTBH7hqlmPDZmg7c8pW2XiosmknHze-OEcWz-2RO3pHwwFF2-bZwn43OfygjL4157_JKvC8gmhB1MyyUmdFfaOqKuXc8X8-31E_6V_gL24VQGzqttZU-MymPKM-5gKrD_cwLo/s200/DSC_0035.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Well, Noah is starting to understand the word "no" when his mouth finds things that shouldn't be eaten (which is pretty much everything he can get his hands on). He's also starting to show a little 'tude when he doesn't get what he wants! He's also learning CPR technique as you can see from above! Our little guy is growing up and making his way in life! He's also started full fledged crawling (no belly on the ground)! No army crawl anymore. Our man love his Cheerios too, I think he could eat them all day! We started yogurt this week, but not sure if its working out yet. We also want to congratulate Betsy & Joe on finding out their having a baby girl!! YAY! Love you all!</div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-26170640096946299422008-09-03T10:37:00.000-07:002008-09-03T10:53:17.833-07:00Whoa, 9 months??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHGxhU_pCeYvI2yH9TH9BcSsm3cxNXuTgbMyHPSUasOx6YTsEII2aMZwH2TJs-q7u5BUuwVz8uoFKi5uYvu1XJdCngkzYAg77cmKH5dYIo7xcpdhyMvLp_IBQ9l8T1m-Yg2F4xv9LiMQ/s1600-h/DSC_0003-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241854595089168178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHGxhU_pCeYvI2yH9TH9BcSsm3cxNXuTgbMyHPSUasOx6YTsEII2aMZwH2TJs-q7u5BUuwVz8uoFKi5uYvu1XJdCngkzYAg77cmKH5dYIo7xcpdhyMvLp_IBQ9l8T1m-Yg2F4xv9LiMQ/s200/DSC_0003-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0l702-kRqkCxMreM8Ax6uMWrEQduKFZyar3qV39G5VzqXFOCKx6dDK-nKEGpsUcA7ElV2i-g9I9ki5a9XtOtEV8CDTJG59aHRCJf6RSnAQCvKEfJF0PulwZuWNHiHRzfjhEDoHhWY5c/s1600-h/DSC_0016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241854601524426786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0l702-kRqkCxMreM8Ax6uMWrEQduKFZyar3qV39G5VzqXFOCKx6dDK-nKEGpsUcA7ElV2i-g9I9ki5a9XtOtEV8CDTJG59aHRCJf6RSnAQCvKEfJF0PulwZuWNHiHRzfjhEDoHhWY5c/s200/DSC_0016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Noah's 9 month landmark is coming up soon and I truly can't believe how quickly time has flown. He just started a new sound, "dada". I don't think it counts as a word until he knows the meaning ;) But that's just "mama" talkin'. =) Noah went to his first rodeo last night and had a good time, for the small amount of time he was there (he had to be back by his curfew!). Mommy and daddy had an afternoon out this past weekend and went to see Dark Knight and have lunch! We had a great time and the movie was GREAT! We hope you all are doing well and we can't wait to put up another post of Noah's next great accomplishment!</div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-49117865228898543182008-08-14T18:24:00.000-07:002008-08-14T19:47:36.504-07:008 Months!I truly can't believe its been 8 months and on the same note, it feels like it's been longer! Noah has gotten such a personality. He loves to take in new things and go on adventures. You can see from his little furrowed brows that he's just soaking it in and wondering what's going on. Sometimes it's hard to get a good laugh going with him, but he just makes you work for it! The payoff is so wonderful to hear his big 'ol belly laugh! The 3 of us went to the park today and we had him laughing on the swing. He loves going outside because there's always something new and exciting. He loves crawling around in the grass, its a good change from boring home! Here's a little video of his laugh fest!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzwK2ymT7Qn-XqRwDneGlX-NZ2rsfUngCobFxy4zYbUqKGWl61qUECeQbwQX0rLPd-33Yg9TE2zp6q6-O9Fgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-78897853250734816352008-08-05T13:18:00.000-07:002008-08-05T13:33:00.506-07:00He's on all two's!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2G6vfL9A7wznWluunUwRotiAD3QwirX7DBaINQawl2JL0X0rUxza-A2h8mjp7WCJf-CtlLwDbnq-L9UqkSRIR16sQeMWbwgQRLeZQ8_9DKIkg6bMBEF7Jsribk4MNgVuNQSpXpbItdQ4/s1600-h/DSC_0014-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231134092179364434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2G6vfL9A7wznWluunUwRotiAD3QwirX7DBaINQawl2JL0X0rUxza-A2h8mjp7WCJf-CtlLwDbnq-L9UqkSRIR16sQeMWbwgQRLeZQ8_9DKIkg6bMBEF7Jsribk4MNgVuNQSpXpbItdQ4/s200/DSC_0014-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV88G-9QeMsYanPcLAIBcfoefyNGQXMwI7la6Ly1_ljgVdIAOV49gOF_62WCFosVDBudP9B8EKI_fAEYxQOZ2yQo-NsUwga1ZZ1jgS9R9mijt1MErRTE0XrcoHipkW00wKklMfEFFs824/s1600-h/DSC_0037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231134097021016066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV88G-9QeMsYanPcLAIBcfoefyNGQXMwI7la6Ly1_ljgVdIAOV49gOF_62WCFosVDBudP9B8EKI_fAEYxQOZ2yQo-NsUwga1ZZ1jgS9R9mijt1MErRTE0XrcoHipkW00wKklMfEFFs824/s200/DSC_0037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpV4Z7EapcYENR6r3exE5gQjxsfQ9Aiq3a00U-2bhL1j9QqIm6HsaM7xhwQ4OPQ8DGeEgvPpWfQb3wy4ixS7VD9MmjZPnj93aUt7hKIOOTIYw7hHJd5Dvry-0rEEyD65rO51bQCY-L-Y/s1600-h/DSC_0040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231134102873694562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpV4Z7EapcYENR6r3exE5gQjxsfQ9Aiq3a00U-2bhL1j9QqIm6HsaM7xhwQ4OPQ8DGeEgvPpWfQb3wy4ixS7VD9MmjZPnj93aUt7hKIOOTIYw7hHJd5Dvry-0rEEyD65rO51bQCY-L-Y/s200/DSC_0040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Yep, that's right, Noah's moved from all fours and is standing strong and the couch is loving it! It happened in a matter of days and is still unbelievable to me how quickly these big changes are happening. I remember how small he was when he was born and seeing those clothes he used to wear, it's just so amazing and sad at the same time! Here's some picture of his new moves! He's also developing some new puff skills, he's been getting treated to yummy Gerber's sweet potatoe puffs! Yum, yum! </div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-85834901889267469862008-07-19T12:37:00.000-07:002008-07-19T12:54:06.398-07:00Beach Time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZpaNDaiEFePOiGfriLI0PV_fJO19woRuVGiiN8B4rDTXj6ofZ3KnzM45P0ZotZ2eg6dTWzNhyeh6mj3Xz-5M0iF2cOMZXpg7zJl6920fgtZe1e15QGFkkSCZYVfpu1FcS-hRvZP8mTg/s1600-h/DSC_0048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZpaNDaiEFePOiGfriLI0PV_fJO19woRuVGiiN8B4rDTXj6ofZ3KnzM45P0ZotZ2eg6dTWzNhyeh6mj3Xz-5M0iF2cOMZXpg7zJl6920fgtZe1e15QGFkkSCZYVfpu1FcS-hRvZP8mTg/s320/DSC_0048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224815624774299538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwRhM3i7EETelWIxxoKMnJGlITAh82jdfzz1CxLSgUv4TJ0Aikqi5Pc89PonDgX1G1W9QgJWZjkSdepZYpqfKaD9NwMIcMzmPfi8FeP6nbzAJyXtDs3wl3ClN17OVarJGav4QFcNLQd4/s1600-h/DSC_0044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwRhM3i7EETelWIxxoKMnJGlITAh82jdfzz1CxLSgUv4TJ0Aikqi5Pc89PonDgX1G1W9QgJWZjkSdepZYpqfKaD9NwMIcMzmPfi8FeP6nbzAJyXtDs3wl3ClN17OVarJGav4QFcNLQd4/s320/DSC_0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224815629362788354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguABBY6xIdeIC1JSb7Q3JFtSmc1pfVhq-iom8rHFjH-zA7ef5j1RXXDed02cmxfymTLpmxTko1eI4PXynkimME8nsz89Rfq4XA3kaJGwClIgmK1EjFOf10UDCFPF0gdKAUcR7V2_QdfkU/s1600-h/DSC_0294.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguABBY6xIdeIC1JSb7Q3JFtSmc1pfVhq-iom8rHFjH-zA7ef5j1RXXDed02cmxfymTLpmxTko1eI4PXynkimME8nsz89Rfq4XA3kaJGwClIgmK1EjFOf10UDCFPF0gdKAUcR7V2_QdfkU/s320/DSC_0294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224815630050628914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHXxye8B9nrKtIhauRQZj_l4MweisxMPWGF8YcnFZ-I9qs_1DUCF_g1KNd-AcFTlVtS894vnLNyZXeVePZVGsqD1p8QOzQzSGrM3Sejx8ybYzwD6LWu7NPSkrAkNX70lJx88ItYmLNAg/s1600-h/DSC_0318.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHXxye8B9nrKtIhauRQZj_l4MweisxMPWGF8YcnFZ-I9qs_1DUCF_g1KNd-AcFTlVtS894vnLNyZXeVePZVGsqD1p8QOzQzSGrM3Sejx8ybYzwD6LWu7NPSkrAkNX70lJx88ItYmLNAg/s320/DSC_0318.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224815634253680306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXgA7rMg7DuivO4pfmmpXq_wdvQTHIKLiu11MAKV1JUOQrQaDmz4gmaHfm_oiKofBe_iUqtT0a4Lon8Ays7ct59sI9n3tPoQCqFeFTnBQDWVCRJbMYoARf0uPcdxzMdLa3tzihpEk9Nw/s1600-h/DSC_0042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXgA7rMg7DuivO4pfmmpXq_wdvQTHIKLiu11MAKV1JUOQrQaDmz4gmaHfm_oiKofBe_iUqtT0a4Lon8Ays7ct59sI9n3tPoQCqFeFTnBQDWVCRJbMYoARf0uPcdxzMdLa3tzihpEk9Nw/s320/DSC_0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224814099138463138" border="0" /></a><br />Well, we just got back from the Outer Banks and are somewhat happy to be back! I don't think anyone is ever fully <span style="font-style: italic;">ready</span> to come home from the beach. Noah experienced his first encounter with sand and the ocean and he LOVED IT! We think he could probably play with the sand for hours and be just fine. Although he did have some initial issues trying to get his naps in the first couple days, he seemed to adjust fairly quick and even slept in a few days! We are glad to be back home though and Noah is as well. We think he missed all his freedom and toys and might have got a little homesick! Hopefully we can take another trip back there when he's a little older and can enjoy it a little more. For the most part it was a very enjoyable break from the everyday grind. We'll talk to everyone again soon!The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-56745047358783218962008-06-25T09:55:00.001-07:002008-06-25T10:13:06.558-07:00Congrats!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC-NWfZgdJrkeeImzXGD-58vqx0NIFlR5ufTulyiF8w3CFx8XDItvcFYhLsIClD7ObAhXazdu6xqvs2WumsnRYzeM-FCyCBIQDig_Z-OLzpizt8wZdbEQIqXVPnNDW97v9p1wnOW3H9g/s1600-h/DSC_0028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215868002350025906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC-NWfZgdJrkeeImzXGD-58vqx0NIFlR5ufTulyiF8w3CFx8XDItvcFYhLsIClD7ObAhXazdu6xqvs2WumsnRYzeM-FCyCBIQDig_Z-OLzpizt8wZdbEQIqXVPnNDW97v9p1wnOW3H9g/s200/DSC_0028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFyTtk_U_csayhjnvZMRqg1Ry3Ej_INzhJy9SL9EFOLTra2pPRpGRFO7STgJJQBG2ILifPONr5-uStCkh6kPGgKsvkS44YBTO9Kuv4vM7TQrFZYQdowtT3EdtSCuZFcj-VBVYpV9rAsw/s1600-h/DSC_0124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215868007366282642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFyTtk_U_csayhjnvZMRqg1Ry3Ej_INzhJy9SL9EFOLTra2pPRpGRFO7STgJJQBG2ILifPONr5-uStCkh6kPGgKsvkS44YBTO9Kuv4vM7TQrFZYQdowtT3EdtSCuZFcj-VBVYpV9rAsw/s200/DSC_0124.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ehw3XyrqZ05vIU-KDk5kpcGEGizvlZs243tbGud-ItI94hdtYW5LlotlDdSNrr0kHkz4XbFlNJLqph4o6yifciaYl9KCfUwJ6QA39tUH2o20hyphenhyphentHnYCHjDAf0UdfSycUi-lPYBWfnEg/s1600-h/DSC_0114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215868017930276434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ehw3XyrqZ05vIU-KDk5kpcGEGizvlZs243tbGud-ItI94hdtYW5LlotlDdSNrr0kHkz4XbFlNJLqph4o6yifciaYl9KCfUwJ6QA39tUH2o20hyphenhyphentHnYCHjDAf0UdfSycUi-lPYBWfnEg/s200/DSC_0114.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAd-oUiEkRY7eNap0fyj0U24xXl7FU3KrRqvvUEkxdMyaUHzgckZ9zhnm5vyqdmralf6sU8atkzybIlb-kRXn7M_UjXgcn6FiztxoTQVDoHVZ7o2KRl4WDjcPSjYuFI3EkmYRf97gLzI/s1600-h/DSC_0161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215868013525662594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAd-oUiEkRY7eNap0fyj0U24xXl7FU3KrRqvvUEkxdMyaUHzgckZ9zhnm5vyqdmralf6sU8atkzybIlb-kRXn7M_UjXgcn6FiztxoTQVDoHVZ7o2KRl4WDjcPSjYuFI3EkmYRf97gLzI/s200/DSC_0161.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Wanted to congratulate my niece,Ashtyn, on graduating highschool and soon will be joining the college crowd! We had a great time this past weekend celebrating and enjoying a fantastic cake fight!!! Icing really does give you that soft skin and silky hair! Mommy had an especially great time learning the art of the 4 wheeler! What a thrill!!!! =)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Noah is still working on teething, he has his 2 bottom teeth still moving up and we can't wait to see his new smile when his teeth are fully in! Noah's first long trip in a while went great when he wasn't in the car! =) He gave daddy a lot of trouble on the way up there and was able to sleep more on the way back. Who likes to be in a car for a long time anyways? </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Hope everyone is doing well and we can't wait to put a new post up soon with Noah crawling!!! It's going to be soon! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Love you all!</div><br /><div></div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-23265538885118303092008-06-12T13:55:00.000-07:002008-06-12T14:05:57.783-07:00It's been a while....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbqOeWUvN5EUMBqviKKCNkumsdvKDtTntcTT-uLtPPM4RpZ9Sc6tcIrUizBFCME0kFa6AiD4aRPun4Mq2HKhr99pKO4Z9SlzVmhThPMeKocIGFC51iZVNlkUKkmVB0tlt-VJDztKAEUQ/s1600-h/DSC_0040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211103916997674450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbqOeWUvN5EUMBqviKKCNkumsdvKDtTntcTT-uLtPPM4RpZ9Sc6tcIrUizBFCME0kFa6AiD4aRPun4Mq2HKhr99pKO4Z9SlzVmhThPMeKocIGFC51iZVNlkUKkmVB0tlt-VJDztKAEUQ/s200/DSC_0040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhpS7zurUC3ZAfjUDgrs2y82Kz93pmJKmj7AjkXvwPGv9EI5-PeKCCKixtAUfbGExv-uImO44tQAvfkN3D-kIaIpKlCmRy5El-84tQu2oPGHcwsjv5Quc6JvXJIaZhNyd2Py3kJHYiB8/s1600-h/DSC_0096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211103926460500578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhpS7zurUC3ZAfjUDgrs2y82Kz93pmJKmj7AjkXvwPGv9EI5-PeKCCKixtAUfbGExv-uImO44tQAvfkN3D-kIaIpKlCmRy5El-84tQu2oPGHcwsjv5Quc6JvXJIaZhNyd2Py3kJHYiB8/s200/DSC_0096.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYBCnjenHpF_ORMbWMNy4bbBLDoCtED8KppedQxL1JynDavUP1fdN_IQDhYsl5BhGAZgSnYzRZvOg7xuKbqC5RqETPblVSMf0JYnk_crk7El5fY_1l9qfizaOzlHHrnndivXszndcmBU/s1600-h/DSC_0080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211103931577338082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYBCnjenHpF_ORMbWMNy4bbBLDoCtED8KppedQxL1JynDavUP1fdN_IQDhYsl5BhGAZgSnYzRZvOg7xuKbqC5RqETPblVSMf0JYnk_crk7El5fY_1l9qfizaOzlHHrnndivXszndcmBU/s200/DSC_0080.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sorry I haven't posted lately! We've been really busy with some of Noah's firsts! He is now scooching around (we're not ready to call it a crawl yet) but he's movin' and groovin'! This morning we found his first tooth breaking through! We also took him for the first time to the pool and sat him in the grass for the first time! We are trying hard to keep up with our little guy! Enjoy pics of some of his firsts!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>As for mommy and daddy, we are just enjoying our bundle and living each day to its' fullest!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>All our love.</div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-47114174530775110822008-05-14T16:07:00.001-07:002008-05-14T16:11:44.359-07:00What's up yo!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXEpQl6PGaC_qH0Ecm7wmda1Klwouxk2TUd88YYPaZAp57qJzuiP2RZUWbYBqRrSZ1gpLrP4fpdfP9DEiP3gSo2PyGHuL6sc9ugc6dUA4p_cpCAV7CSmFHuhgwBVVZlsIASFQYCK0PNg/s1600-h/DSC_0036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200374479561908722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXEpQl6PGaC_qH0Ecm7wmda1Klwouxk2TUd88YYPaZAp57qJzuiP2RZUWbYBqRrSZ1gpLrP4fpdfP9DEiP3gSo2PyGHuL6sc9ugc6dUA4p_cpCAV7CSmFHuhgwBVVZlsIASFQYCK0PNg/s200/DSC_0036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Noah definitely likes the chill life. He's been rollin' around his crib like crazy yo! He's also been grabbing both feet and everything goes in the mouth! He started sweet potatoes this week and is loving them. Noah says hey to everyone and hope you are all having a great week!</div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-3681458541256693722008-05-03T12:40:00.000-07:002008-05-03T12:49:31.544-07:00Proud mama and papa...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGsV8RqLg5L96AZ8A29rk0pQQegsvENmZfdqaOeJzRr9QqPDDB0yT1BQtl7Lko41cwcEFaaxiZUDKZHM3Ae-rX5yQPpnSEEuQGxLGV75R64BzO6nQ5zqUCrcYI42ClgJ5T5VXDQSxMME/s1600-h/DSC_0011-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGsV8RqLg5L96AZ8A29rk0pQQegsvENmZfdqaOeJzRr9QqPDDB0yT1BQtl7Lko41cwcEFaaxiZUDKZHM3Ae-rX5yQPpnSEEuQGxLGV75R64BzO6nQ5zqUCrcYI42ClgJ5T5VXDQSxMME/s200/DSC_0011-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196240919675141186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLM03lzkV0TB9Z8jprTZUm66uo1jUtiZT7jPTv-v2dguXGQQ0lsyV0hHuSqmuFGg6pArEuL9IVzIhe4qGJt7M8IiWXV5L7VXaCp-gXMO4suJ2TqY038Ypw18jVa23_hrUlz66Xptsf_c/s1600-h/DSC_0019-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLM03lzkV0TB9Z8jprTZUm66uo1jUtiZT7jPTv-v2dguXGQQ0lsyV0hHuSqmuFGg6pArEuL9IVzIhe4qGJt7M8IiWXV5L7VXaCp-gXMO4suJ2TqY038Ypw18jVa23_hrUlz66Xptsf_c/s200/DSC_0019-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196240374214294562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Noah's had a lot of big firsts this week! The past 2 nights he has slept 11 hours straight, not a peep! He's also been taking naps at around the same time each day! He also rolled over from his back to tummy! And last but not least, he held his bottle all on his own! He sure likes to eat so it's no surprise that he's eager to get control of the bottle! =) Noah is really enjoying the outside in this great, warm weather! He loves to look at all the caterpillars.<br /><br />A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Christy & Nathan on the birth of Chayse! Way to go guys!<br /><br />Always, all our love!The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-48440696825240708062008-04-29T07:50:00.000-07:002008-04-29T07:55:47.522-07:00Sleep, what's that?Last week I let Noah cry it out one night and,wow, so glad I did it! He's finally learned how to go to sleep on his own ( we miss rocking him to sleep, but this is a must-learn trait!) Well last night, we decided to let him cry a bit when he gets up at midnight and he went back to sleep until 5am! That's 10 hours without a feeding! He's so awesome and such a great learner! Let's hope for an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">uninterrupted</span> sleep tonight! We can always hope, right? <br /><br />Noah's also started an early bedtime of about 7:30pm so Bob & I are enjoying being able to see eachother and talk for a while! We've missed eachother!<br /><br />Love you all and hope you are doing well!The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-12622295207303423072008-04-21T12:13:00.001-07:002008-04-21T14:34:56.996-07:00Nothin' New<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpq6Yc-piGyJn5RDJic5aIHtLeMl7C7RwIXS7KI9p3Ci_Hdc6zuC8nlECossh9U6NE0P7GwpsFiNbK9JUpfoIsaFduA_qL-Y4f1Dad8wiLIuabQSzGhl_A2rZai2b2S-0epnGY5FhSnE/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpq6Yc-piGyJn5RDJic5aIHtLeMl7C7RwIXS7KI9p3Ci_Hdc6zuC8nlECossh9U6NE0P7GwpsFiNbK9JUpfoIsaFduA_qL-Y4f1Dad8wiLIuabQSzGhl_A2rZai2b2S-0epnGY5FhSnE/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191815234319329730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Not much is new around here...well, I'll take that back, we've finally found the "click" in Noah's routine. We tried a new formula with rice starch in it and the first night he only woke up once! And he is now eating 8 oz. at every feeding, the little oinker! No wonder he wasn't all that happy with breastfeeding anymore! He' s been napping a lot today, a 3 hour morning nap and now we're going on a 2 hour afternoon nap! It's crazy! Maybe its just a growth spurt.<br /></div><br />Bob & I are doing great, we had a night out baby free to say hello to each other and catch up on our lives! It was great and the grandparents love to help us out. ;)The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-66950668228585788672008-04-14T08:35:00.000-07:002008-04-14T11:41:18.495-07:00Oh no not the "s" word!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEudvMKt23cWoCMwasRxNV-y6osmYogPeGrz5f3M1fKsel1BJ5Bs65LYnpJpT3gWGkY-FgQXwY6pg5JBBxG_JYBC_ovpMEAg64nyOVtxcbncEnW8lcAtLJS71ktFS8Ksu8iMRr-pjMZ0/s1600-h/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEudvMKt23cWoCMwasRxNV-y6osmYogPeGrz5f3M1fKsel1BJ5Bs65LYnpJpT3gWGkY-FgQXwY6pg5JBBxG_JYBC_ovpMEAg64nyOVtxcbncEnW8lcAtLJS71ktFS8Ksu8iMRr-pjMZ0/s200/DSC_0024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189170562173040482" border="0" /></a><br />Yep, that's right, shots! Noah had is 4 month checkup this morning along with 4 shots and an oral vaccine. =( He did so well and was so brave, a lot braver than mommy and daddy! He cried for a few seconds and was fine when they were done. He then zonked out on the way home. Everything is going great. He weighs 15 lbs, 12.5 oz. and is 25 inches long. He was the 70th percentile for weight and head size and the 50th for length. So he's our little chunker! And this week Bob & I will decide his next food to introduce other than cereal, his real first taste of some real food! What will it be??? Wait and see!<br /><br />A thought....<br />In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-80956847296435338182008-04-08T13:25:00.000-07:002008-04-14T11:30:58.509-07:00Yay for cereal!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0n4pwf6qTisPKx8jVMz-8u__nJsk1qzBld-7g6YRsiEildc-h39xnmdvlwgvzTm7ohnqBKR69D7FhU5zvshBfU0pCX90qmEpuj8HE1Y3m05jFA1qdHq2Tc543sfzmI7x8XnqVmaoVstQ/s1600-h/DSC_0012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0n4pwf6qTisPKx8jVMz-8u__nJsk1qzBld-7g6YRsiEildc-h39xnmdvlwgvzTm7ohnqBKR69D7FhU5zvshBfU0pCX90qmEpuj8HE1Y3m05jFA1qdHq2Tc543sfzmI7x8XnqVmaoVstQ/s200/DSC_0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189170240050493266" border="0" /></a><br />Noah had his first bite of rice cereal last night and it went so great! He was like a pro after the first bite. We figured he would be the way he's always eaten since he was born. We didn't take any pictures, sorry! He was really hungry so we had to work fast! But we did tape it, so I'll try and figure how to get it up here soon!<br /><br />A thought...<br />Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard??The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-80173282108249591882008-04-07T12:38:00.000-07:002008-04-07T12:42:03.827-07:00Rice what?Yep, we're gearing up for Noah's first rice cereal experience tonight! He's very excited and we'll post pics as soon as we can. <br /><br />Bob is in a deep, dark depression from the Canes' close encounter with the playoffs. However, I think Teresa & Noah will enjoy seeing him again =) <br /><br />Not much more has happened, Noah is eating more and we're waiting for the sleeping more part! <br /><br />Again, hope everyone is doing well!The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687106830001441799.post-86875372567933281732008-04-01T11:33:00.000-07:002008-04-01T11:40:03.293-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcp3Ol9lG9Q6PVV5QFcnFwJKXjIFdNyEmwmSu2VCDKFN0b-BFWKsrtRZhesnD1azIHxC76F-L-eJ9ewVfskV8KGVV-0AuPidTDXTHzDa8bkMNm0zuMDi64bnTxmP3X_SaZRcRAIGSYywQ/s1600-h/DSC_0015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184347620541230626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcp3Ol9lG9Q6PVV5QFcnFwJKXjIFdNyEmwmSu2VCDKFN0b-BFWKsrtRZhesnD1azIHxC76F-L-eJ9ewVfskV8KGVV-0AuPidTDXTHzDa8bkMNm0zuMDi64bnTxmP3X_SaZRcRAIGSYywQ/s320/DSC_0015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlut1oulUuSZO1zOPy4gQlfM-LpLCKwoWWGpl1NSroYwWT8uTz8KA_rDaGfrWxrEZDkGemoP-3BwP3g_esMAW2GaihJAnkRJPR7KWziq2W6Xm5uRSgEARkbtChbGDn3_sf6GlAUY86Tw/s1600-h/DSC_0026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184347624836197938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlut1oulUuSZO1zOPy4gQlfM-LpLCKwoWWGpl1NSroYwWT8uTz8KA_rDaGfrWxrEZDkGemoP-3BwP3g_esMAW2GaihJAnkRJPR7KWziq2W6Xm5uRSgEARkbtChbGDn3_sf6GlAUY86Tw/s320/DSC_0026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9W3iYhiXEgicWoJbsua-c3Um-FHv_0k-m9I1bYX0hg7ZqmvnFKYXF6QbKWsdyzNgek3Ftpcgd02UG_mSOEW7KuudCEGT4Das5EwW1tPSrMHD0M3IgT_eKRb6dm0uUZnbLotnlsIw95TE/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184347633426132546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9W3iYhiXEgicWoJbsua-c3Um-FHv_0k-m9I1bYX0hg7ZqmvnFKYXF6QbKWsdyzNgek3Ftpcgd02UG_mSOEW7KuudCEGT4Das5EwW1tPSrMHD0M3IgT_eKRb6dm0uUZnbLotnlsIw95TE/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Let's see, we've got the Godfather picture from Easter, a "Hey what are you toys doing all the way over there, come here!" and a "I got my thumb, I got my thumb!"</div>The Leap Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403959002706470195noreply@blogger.com0