My Handsome Birthday Boy ♥

Here are 4 out of the 140 pics from Gavin's 8 year photo shoot with our FAVE photographer!
She specialized in these collages which are SOOOO AWESOME and are only $5 for an 8x10!
The boys love getting their pics taken with her because she is SO patient and lets them be themselves!! I will probably post more in a couple days but HAD to share these with you!

Besides his LOOOOVE for Pokemon, my big boy loves to play basketball! These shots were taken at the photographers home too!

So DARN handsome, isn't he??

This one is my absolute FAVE! I love outdoor pics SO much! He is SO in his element here!!

Hugs,
Noelle ♥

Pretty CUTE Papers!

I thought I'd take a break from showing Road Trip pics to share with you the CUTEST pack of scrapbook paper I got from TARGET in their GLORIOUS $1.00 section!

All of these adorable Summer themed papers plus another that I already used! (LOL)
For only one buck!!
If you have not checked out their $1 section yet, I urge you to hop in your car and peel out of your driveway- tires squealing and all!! Just kidding on the last part! And go to Target to snag up some of these goodies!
You also can get 4 spools of ribbon, stickers, chipboard, etc. all for a buck too!!

Love the swimwear on this one below!

See the glitter??

My #1 FAVE!!! Ice Cream Cones and Popsicles!

TOO Cute!! I also picked up a Summer/BBQ pack too that I'll show one of these days!

Come back FRIDAY; I'll be posting pic/s of my 300th POST "BEACH-THEMED" give-away and the rules to help you WIN!!!!!
Its fun, cute, girly and beachy!!!

Hugs xoxo,
Noelle ♥

Mostly Wordless Wednesday #8: ??

I know he looks like he is yelling at me but this is the face he makes at me while he is in the backseat, as I look in my rear view mirror! Apparently he has caught onto the "look" I MAKE as I check my teeth in the mirror (ya know for pesky leftovers, LOL)!

This face cracks me up!! I'm sure his version is much cuter than the one I make in the mirror!
Plus, he just got a fresh hair cute on this day! TOO CUTE!

You know you are a mom, when your kids can make the goofiest faces and you find them SIMPLY adorable!!

Happy MWW!!

Noelle ♥

Toledo Zoo #2

Good Morning! Today is the last of our Toledo Zoo pics! I loved this zoo because it was SO child-friendly! There was an area near the front called Nature's Neighborhood that we visited first; it has lots of hands-on activities for the kids to enjoy!

Here is my handsome Gavin! The day we went to the ZOO was also his 8th birthday!

My boys and Stacy's oldest just after coming down a slide.

Gage wading in the water play area! Funny story here... I don't have pics of Gavin playing in the water area because I had to go change Gage who had leaked through his diaper and had pee running down his leg, nice huh? Get to the bathroom, go through my bag to find NO DIAPERS! I had packed them for the trip but didn't add anymore to my diaper bag! I look around the bathroom in panic looking for a mom with a chubby baby/toddler who might wear the BIGGEST size of diapers! I found a nice mom who I offered to pay her for a diaper (LOL) and she gave me two of them! I couldn't stop thanking her; she was my lifesaver that day!

There was an indoor play area too; it looked like the outdoors with faux trees and animals!

This wall had real ants inside that you could see a close up of, on the screen!

There was a honeycomb climbing wall with bee costumes you could put on, but Gage wouldn't wear one for me:(

Lil' Gage deep in thought with his tongue sticking out!

Outside this play area, they had a bunch of these animals masks hanging for the kids to try on!
Gavin the giraffe!

Woof! Now he's a dog!

Can you see the lazy tiger in this pic?
I don't blame him, it was HOT!!

More penguins swimming!

Hope you all have a great day!
We are off to the pool today, then some grocery shopping!
Tonite I have to study for my math final which is tomorrow!
Soooo... that means I will be FREE the rest of my summer and hope to get some crafty things done around here and some more flowers planted!!

hugs ♥
Noelle

Zoo Trip PICS/Part 1 & 300th! POST!!

Hi everyone! Today is my 300th POST! Yippe! I have a give-away in the works in honor of this, I will be announcing it later this week! Here is PART 1 of my pics from our Road Trip to the Toledo Zoo:) I got lots of cool pics that I want to share so I thought I'd split it up into 2 diff. posts! These were some spooky lookin' sea lions we saw swimming around! Check out the eyes on the ones below, yikes! I am fascinated by animals swimming for some reason!!

The boys were watching too!

Here is my favorite animal, the Polar Bear!
Just before we got up to the glass, we noticed a big crowd... because this polar bear was throwing a ball up out of the water! It was SO COOL! But of course, by the time I got my camera ready, he didn't do it again:(

We saw some scrawny looking wolves, which I have never seen a wolf in a zoo before!
Man, he looked hungry!
(Bad pic because of the darn fence!)

Here are my guys and Stacy's little boy goofing around after lunch time!

This fuzzy black bear was so funny!
He kept making kissy face at us, or maybe Stacy cause she's such a cute red head! LOL

These HIPPOS were the COOLEST! They were HUGE!! There was a sign that said they stand like 6 feet tall; this one and another would swimming up to each other in the water, and either fighting or tryin to kiss each other but they kept opening their mouths and putting them together! It was so neat! Their water tank was very cloudy so it was hard to get good pics with my camera! And of course, there were those RUDE people who stand in front of the glass for like 20 minutes straight and won't let you in to see anything- ugh!!

This guy worked for the Zoo and was walking around with a group that were carrying things like this baby elephants foot and a rhino horn(?)!
We got to touch it and see it up close; very cool and educational!

This bird is one I have never seen before and I knew I wouldn't remember the name so I took a pic of the sign!

Freaky lookin' bird, huh?

This was a giant pic of an elephant, I had Gage pose by!
He wasn't too thrilled!

Here is my blog friend Stacy and her 2 little boys that are 1 and 7; mine are 2 and 8!
They are so darn cute and sweet!

The massive Rhino!
Pretty proud of this good shot!

Camels... the ones at our hometown zoo will spit at you! They are gross!

Look I grew wings while we were gone! Haha!
These were so cute to stand and take pics by:)

Here is my "Gavin-Fly"!

My blog friend Stacy and I:)

Stacy's lil one and Gage worn out after I think 5 hours at the zoo!
They were having a snack break!

Here is Gavin and Stacy's oldest son playing with these silly cans that shot animals out!
We were trying to get an "action" shot!!

Thanks Stacy for a fun time!
Next time, lets plan on dinner with a blue margarita after! (LOL)

Hi girls!! I'm baaaack!

Hey girlfriends! Boy, I've missed chatting with ya! I was gone 3 days and it felt like a week! Its going to be a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time before we take another ROAD TRIP! I think had we stayed one night and did some sight seeing on Friday, then headed home... it would have gone much smoother. For the most part, it was nice to get away; the Toledo ZOO was AWESOME and I LOVED meeting my blogging friend Stacy and her 2 adorable boys!! That was the hi-lite of the trip!! Stacy and I "met" because we were assigned as swap partners a couple months ago; we hit it off right away! We had 2 boys both close in age and had so many things in common! It was SO FUN to hang out with them for a day!

I've got lots of pics to post and stories to tell over the next few days!
Tomorrow is Gavin's 8th Birthday party so I need to get some things ready for that and finished unpacking! But I wanted to Say HI! And show you the silly pic of me posing by a GIANT (pretend) Polar Bear! The darn thing looked and felt real! The best part... I felt SO TINY next to him! I wish I had him in my home for the days that I feel fat and bloated! LOL I'd sit by Mr. Polar Bear all day to "feel" small!!

I won't be posting for Scrapbook Sunday tomorrow, UNLESS I find some time in the evening! I'll be by soon to catch up on all of your posts!!

Hugs,
Noelle ♥