What a crack up

Noelle is really getting fun. She loves to play games and do her own thing. I think that she looks like a farmer here with her piece of wheat or grass in her mouth. She loves a good pretzel. Me to I just like mine with chocolate covering!

Roll away ribbon

Now if this is not the face of guilty I dont know what is. Noelle loves ribbon, string, yarn anything that comes and goes with her.
She strung this ribbon from the living room to the computer area. What fun. On a positive note at least the clean up is easy!

Christmas memories

The Christmas season has been a hand full this year. Noelle is very active and just loves the tree the lights the ribbon and anything else she can get her hands on.
Noelle is now crawling and trying to stand on her own--braving independence and holding on to nothing. It is fun to see her discover new things each day. The other day she found the buttons on the TV. Oh dear--it used to be a battle with the remote now she can shut off the tv, turn up the sound or do what she wants with BUTTONS. I guess that is the hazards with a tall child she can reach every where it seems. We sure love our bundle of joy!

River Boat Riders

If you have not been to San Antonio I would highly recommend it. The downtown area is just beautiful. Keven and I took a tour of the Riverwalk area in San Antonio on a river boat. I have to admit it is well worth the 8 bucks to go. These river boats hold I would guess about 30 people and have a tour guide. The barge takes you throughout the downtown area where you can see all sorts of fun architecture, flowers, shops for shopping and great eating establishments. There were several boats that had bands on them and everyone was dressed in Halloween gear. They were really fun to see.
Noelle made her own friend on the boat ride. She was hold the finger of the guy sitting across from her. It was really a cute gesture from Noelle to this guy. I did not even know she had grabbed his finger until he said something to me. It really made his day.
River boat ride a highlight of our trip!!

The Alamo

One can't go to Texas and not stop by the Alamo. Keven and I and Noelle had a chance to stop by early Sunday morning before we few home. We were only able to look in windows and gates since they were closed at the 7am hour. However, it was fun to see and read the history markers and such.

The Adventures of the Lyon Family

A few weekends ago our family had the opportunity to go to San Antonio Texas. It was Noelles first flight and she was a perfect angel. Eating, sleeping and checking out the scenery through the window. Of course she loved it she got to be held and had all of her toys within reaching distance. The flight was long but she has now been to states of Arizona, Texas and Colorado. Pretty exciting for a little tyke.

Happy Halloween

Halloween was loads of fun this 2008 year. Noelle was just 7 months old and nearly to large for her sunflower costume. Sheila and Edgars kids came over for some tricking and treating. Brandon was a Black Knight, Edgar was a Ninja, Maddie was a Princess and Gabbie a Jeanie (sp). Keven a farmer and my a potato. We finished the night at a local trunk and treat. Keven was a chili contest judge and I just enjoyed the eating.

Happy Halloween to all of you!