Frosty Bower

Snow Much Fun!

What initially was supposed to be 1-3 inches of snow throughout the day- quickly turned into 3 inches before breakfast. The girls could not have been more excited. By 10 o'clock they were raring to go. As soon as Noah saw the girls getting on their snowsuits he was looking for his. So out came the new bibs and Spiderman snowboots, dogs were barking, kids were squacking ... 20 minutes later we were on our way out the door.

Despite everyone's excitement there were a few tears - Barnacle ate Avery's carrot nose for her snowman and Noah was a little surprised that snow was so cold. With a new carrot and some sand toys everyone settled in and had a great time.

Look Mom No Hands!

In the past few days Noah has been full of surprises. He's been cruisin' for some time now, but always afraid to walk without holding on with two hands. Over the weekend he started the one handed walk and trying to balance for a few seconds. Noah has always been very tentative and easy to cry when it came to walking or stepping outside his comfort zone. So today came as a complete surprise when I turned around and Noah came flying across the kitchen at full speed on two feet! He was walking behind his school bus, pushing it around the kitchen. Then he procedes to stand up and clap because he's so happy. Who is this boy?????? I was so shocked I had to take pictures because I figured no one would believe me. This reminds of when we were in China and out of the blue he started crawling and jumping. What other tricks does this boy have up his sleeve????????

Happy New Year!

It's hard to imagine a year ago we were just completing our dossier for a healthy girl. We were getting ready for our very first Chinese New Year and we were very excited! We even bought a big blow up Money God to put in the front yard to bring wealth and good fortune. Those who know us, know that we are not exactly the blow up lawn ornament type of people. Little did we know what fortune it would really bring.

Fast forward 3 months and we got the call about reading a file on a 14 month old little boy. Were we interested? That one phone call changed our lives and brought us much for then wealth and fortune of the Money God. Never in our wildest dreams did we ever imagine that we'd be going to China and adopting a little boy so soon.

Noah is such an amazing little guy. He wakes up in the morning with a smile on his face and goes to bed smiling too. He is full of giggles and hugs. Every day he's learning new words and showing us more and more of his personality.

Here are a few pictures from our first 3 months together: