[.I got my whole world in my hands!.]

Sara & Connor came over today. I made us lunch, we went for a walk around block, to the park, and even squeezed in Vampire Diaries & Coffee. She was able to see the fast improvement Noah is making with his standing & I saw how much more CJ is walking! It was a nice day. As much as I complain about the area I really do love my house & neighborhood. We went around the whole block without a single car going by (which is how it pretty much always is)Park was short & sweet. Minus the sand & banana peels, it has a great view! We chatted a nice portion of her ride home on the phone & made plans for me to go there hopefully next Thursday for Sushi & as long as she doesn't have work she will come here Friday May 7 for a Mother's Day Night Out. I asked Geri to come as well since Anthony is the same age so I know we will have good convo flow. When Steve got home we went to Red Robin's & on the way we stopped to help a guy that was riding a motorcycle & was hit by a car. His leg was totally ripped off! It was scary. There were tons of people who stop & everyone was pretty useless except for Steve who took charge @ once & wrapped a shirt around the guys thigh to stop the bleeding.I was proud of him. After what felt like forever, the Medics & Helicopter showed up to fly the man out. We doubt he will make it. It was a hit & run, until a witness followed her & blocked her until she agreed to come back. After all that we still managed to go to dinner & just got home. Noah is in bed & we're about to watch another episode of Lost. Bye for a few more days!

[.Countdown to One has begun!.]

39 days until Noah's First Birthday. This week I went to the Party Stores & got the paper products, I also started getting the pictures together to do his month-month frame & caught up on his Baby Book-which is almost complete might I add! I think we're going Mother's Day to get his Birthday pictures done. I have a couple cute ideas. Thursday Geri & Anthony came over & we walked around the community & went to the park. She really liked our house & the updates we have made. Steve is off until Thursday preparing for the job switch so that has been nice. He went to Babies R Us & picked out a lot of new clothes & shoes for Noah. Yesterday we went to the Drive In Movies which is fun to do. First movie was a little rough on Noah, would've been better warmer so he could have moved around more but by the second movie he was sleeping & we were able to have some "parent time" it was cute, we cuddled & held hands under the stars. As we speak Noah is behind me playing in the ball pit we all just woke up from a nap. No plans this week, not really going to make any big plans until our Weekend Getaway which is under a month away! Tonight I am making "Spaghetti Pie" hope it comes out as good as it sounds. Ok, just a quick update for now. Really want to get to Liquid soon with Sara around Mother's Day.

[.Happy Birthday to Noah's Best Friend!.]

Believe it or not, Connor turned ONE yesterday! I feel bittersweet about it as well. His Birthday means Noah's is just a few short weeks away. Happy, because he has such a personality, he talks, laughs, waves, claps, stands etc-so fun to watch him interact, but also sad because he will never be smaller & only will need his mama less & less as time goes on! Ok, that's not true lol. Anyway, the party was nice. Noah had some nuggets & I was able to eat as well. Sad that his other friend Liam was a no show leaving Noah with no one to play with between everyone holding CJ or him sleeping! Cake didn't go as planned, which is fine-maybe I should have a practice drill with Noah afterall HAHA. It was a great turn out for them they got a lot of $ & presents. Noah won't get that much but its ok because he has all the toys he needs (and that I want to put away! Haha) & I will be happy to be able to sit & enjoy everyone's company since the party is broken into 2 smaller parties. Poor Sara or Phil didn't get a chance to sit or hardly eat! As of now, I am thinking 3 ft sub, tray of pasta, mac salad. I don't want to go overboard with meats on the grill because I don't want someone to have to be in charge of it! Well, the party here @ the house will be BBQ just not @ my Aunt's. I am having a sheet cake & making Anchor shape jello, Pinwheels for favors. I HOPE its a nice day because if not I am in big trouble..my aunt booked my cousin's Graduation Party the day of my Rain date & the weekend after that is Father's Day & then we're looking @ a month later which is not as fun. Yuck!

In other news, Steve & I are starting new jobs in 2-3 weeks! It is going to be a wise move for our family & I am very excited. He will now be in charge of hiring his own men & make commissions off their work as well as full profit off of his own, the cost of equipment is also cheaper & is able to be in the same areas he works in now with the hopes of even closer in the future. He will get an email of all the jobs for the day & I will break them down & route it out to the guys. We shall see.

Our Five year Anniversary is creeping up in a few weeks & we are celebrating with our Romantic Getaway to Cape Cod! Another nice day out so time to get the boy out for some Vitamin D.

[.Every BUNNY loves Noah Bean!.]

Noah's First Easter is just about here. For his basket I got Puffs, Yogurt Melts, New Sippy & Bubbles. We got Stevie some candy & a new swim suit. Easter will be held @ my mom's this year. Right now my brother is here & we took Noah to the park for a little while & then for a walk. On the walk we saw 3 different houses that were ceased, that is crazy being that we only went around the block! Right now Noah is taking his nap & then we are going to run to the food store to get some Steaks & Sides to grill tonight. Since my last post Steve & I decided to plan a "Lover's Getaway" after all for our 5 Year Wedding Anniversary. We are staying @ a Beau-tiful hotel in Cape Cod & have lots of things planned like a Harbor Cruise, eating some good Seafood, Whale Watching & Lighthouses, Tours, and most exciting of all-Vow Renewal. Now that we have Bean I am happy to refresh our vows & have the meaning of them be in full force! (which they have been but maybe not 100% in the eyes of god) It will either be at JFK Memorial State Park or a Gazebo overlooking the Sea & she is going to have Noah mentioned in the ceremony. It will be intimate & personal. Just the two of us under the sunset making promises to each other & not a bunch of people. Meanwhile my parents split up the time here that they will take care of Noah & the dogs. We also hope to see Steve's father & sister's while we are in the area. Ok time to open some windows in this place & head out.

[.I want to eat you up!.]

There is my Noah Stew, now there will be an updated one if my kitchen is ever completed but for now Grandpa's house will do. Let's see..I have really been slacking. March 13 Danielle, Corinne & myself had a girls night @ Liquid & had a really nice time. Danielle got me a VS bra, paid for my portion & got me an Olive Garden GC (I should mention it was my birthday March 16) Steve & I used her card on my actual Birthday for dinner & I picked out the faucet for my kitchen. Finished a nice night out with a new Cherry Mocha from Starbucks. On St Patrick's Day I took my Charming Boy to a Play date where we all had to wear green, there I met a girl my age who has a boy born 3 days before Noah so through that we became Facebook friends & are doing some one on one playdates together. I finally got my car washed & hungout @ John's work with Aubrey for awhile last week, it was totally normal so I was happy about that. Last weekend was a busy one. I went for multiple walks & two BBQ's with the neighbor's, took Noah to get his picture with the Easter Bunny, went to the Christmas Shoppe & PF Changs for dinner where Noah was the crankiest to date! I am talking throwing every toy & paci we gave him, the works! All this week Steve has been getting home early, well he has for awhile now I am starting to get spoiled with it & enjoying him coming home with surprise lunches (and yesterday my New Moon movie was in with the Chinese food!) Last night I went to the mall to get some spring/summer attire (cleaned out my closet) & finally saw Remember Me with Danielle. Ok, everything is all set with Noah's Birthday plans I am having a small BBQ here with our neighbor's & local friends & the main one will be @ my Aunt's. Must start buying things shortly. That's it for now, around the corner is Easter, CJ'S First Birthday & our 5 Year Wedding Anniversary.

[.Duck, Duck, Goose!.]

Friday was the sleep over @ Sara's. Noah is catching up with CJ making for great pictures & entertainment. Connor has a great playroom that Noah was having a blast playing in until he feel & got a bruise, it was the first time he really seemed hurt & I was sad. He has been having nuggets, pastina, waffles, bananas..really coming a long. He did not go to bed as easy as usual, which is probably my own fault for bragging about how easy it is to put him down! For mom time we watched some shows & Sara treated me to Sushi for my birthday (thanks again!) Saturday was Liam's First Birthday & we got to catch up with some old HS friends. I was SO tired by the time I got home! Sunday my dad & I took a trip to Home Depot to pick out my new counter tops. We ended up seeing a display of an amazing Quartz countertop that he refused for me to have anything less. All the paperwork is done we just wait now for them to come & double check our measurements & it will be 4 weeks from that point. After this & the living room are done we will have all of down stairs complete & take a break before we start upstairs. The last 2 days have been nice so I made sure to get Bean out of the house. Tomorrow we have his Monthly Well Visit @ 2:15. It is also Connor's ELEVEN monthday-insane. This time last year we were getting ready for my Baby Shower! This weekend I have my birthday dinner @ Shiro with Corinne, Danielle, and maybe Raigan & Aubrey..Sara should not be missing this! Hhmm. Anyway as far as any other future plans I have some Mommy Meet Ups @ Red Robin, Bouncerauma, a 2 or under party, and March of Dimes which is a 3 mile walk..I have 45 raised already so far & very happy Danielle is doing the walk with me. Noah is taking his nap now so I am going to go do some more things around the house.

[.Kiss the Cook!.]

What a Beauty! I would've started cooking years ago if I knew it mean I would get a "Kitchen Tune up!" As I told you we were pricing a bunch of stuff out & this back splash was one of them. My dad was able to find it for $115 less & got it for me for my Birthday. We changed over the towels & decor from the cherries to cafe/coffee theme, got a pendant that hangs over the sink & now all we're waiting on is the new counter top. (which was never in the plans until my dad insisted & treated) Next on the list is living room. We hope to sell our sectional couch for a few hundred bucks & get the floor done with that. We found a new couch that we are in love with so that room is our next goal. This time we will be much more careful with the dogs & us eating in there. After that we really just need to finish the fixtures upstairs, paint foyer then the bigger stuff like deck & paved driveway one day. Last week Noah also had his first chicken nugget & did great. As we speak I am making Pastina & we both will have that. Tuesday I went on my first Mommy Meet Up & Noah did SO good. He was the only non walker there but kept up with everyone with dancing & playing with all the instruments. He even sat @ the piano & the teacher moved his hangs making him play "Twinkle Twinkle" & everyone clapped. I met a girl that lives like 4 houses down who is also a SAHM so we have some future plans. I also signed up for March of Dimes, Lunch @ Red Robin, Day @ the Parks, and thinking about doing the Story time @ Borders. This Sunday I am making Honey Dijon Pork Chops & Rice @ my Dad's as a thank you for all he has done-even still he tried saying he would buy the chops-he is crazy & I insisted! Ok Noah is yelling that he is out of Yogurt Melts & I have to finish last nights Idol. Will be back soon with house updates & about Liam's First Birthday!