Dinner....or finger paint???

Tonight, I decided to give Noah some "Pasta Primavera" thinking that he would LOVE it. Well, turns out it made him gag and push it away...which is a first for him! While I was trying one more bite, he pushed the spoon away, causing some of it to drop down onto his highchair tray. I thought to myself...since he doesn't like it, why not have some fun with it?? So, I scooped out the rest onto the tray and let him go...and this is what happened!! He had so much fun playing in his food that I just had to let him go crazy with it! Why not, right??
Needless to say, bathtime followed shortly after the finger painting adventure...



after we cleaned up a bit, we played with the towel...Noah loves to play peek-a-boo! :)
Here are some fun pictures of us apple picking with Nana and Papa last weekend:

9 months already?!

Noah Michael Kellhofer is now 9 months old! It's amazing at how much he can do already-pull himself up and stand on his own for a few seconds, feed himself finger foods, drink from his sippy cup, crawl all over very fast, say a few words, play by himself very well, and even lower himself back down to the ground to prevent falling!

We are so proud to be able to call him our little boy. I consider myself so grateful to be his Mama! I can't wait to see what comes next! :)

Summer comes to an end...reflecting back on 3 wonderful months...

As summer comes to an end, Mommy and Daddy are reflecting on the weeks that they were fortunate to be at home with their Noah. From trips to Florida, the Botanical Gardens, and Busch Stadium...to just relaxing at home and by the pool at Nana and Papa's house...this has been the best summer ever. We hope to have a great school year as well as spend as mch time at home with Noah as he continues to grow every day into an amazing little boy! :)
Here we are at the Botanical Gardens cooling off in one of their fountains...

One of Daddy's highlights of the summer was taking Noah to his first Cardinal Game. Both Daddy and Papa were beaming as they watched our little guy truly enjoy this experience...and Mommy and Nana had a good time too!


Noah also LOVED the pool this summer!! Due to the beautiful weather, most days the water was too chilly to swim. But, we did get in a few great days and some fun pool-time pics!


Well, since school is starting next week...I know we are all going to be very busy trying to get back into the routine, but I will try to keep posting new posts of what's going on in the lives of the Kellhofer Crew! :)

Daytona Beach Trip...long car ride, but worth the wait! :)

Well, Noah's first vacation to Florida was a great success! He did a wonderful job on the LONG car ride down and enjoyed the pool and the beautiful warm weather. We are so lucky to have this summer off to share it with our little guy. Just in the last 2 weeks Noah has changed so much! He now has his first tooth (and working on the second), is ALMOST crawling and probably will be by the end of the month, says "Dada" and "Mama", and enjoys eating all kinds of yummy fruits, veggies, and cereals. As you can see in this picture, he seemed to like the ocean and we hope to return to the beach every other summer so Noah can enjoy the beach as much as Mommy and Daddy do!

Happy Father's Day Daddy and Papa!!

Some fun shots in the pool:

I love my Mommy and Daddy!!

OUR LITTLE BEACH BABY :)

Noah had a lot of fun, but he was worn out!!

We look forward to the rest of the summer sharing many new things with our little guy! Every day is a blessing with Noah and we are so thankful that we have the privilege of being his parents. We will continue to post new pictures throughout the summer, so keep checking out our blog to watch our Noah grow!! :)

7 months...I enjoy sitting up and I LOVE to bounce!!

Before we leave on our 2 week long trip to Grandma and Grandpa Kellhofer's and Daytona Beach, I thought it would great to share some of these fun videos and pictures of Noah having a blast in his excersaucer and Johnny Jump-Up! My mom said that I used to love to bounce when I was a baby and I guess Noah takes after me because he absolutely LOVES it! We can't believe how active he is becoming...before we know it, he will be crawling all over the place because he already has the motion down...he just hasn't been able to actually move from one place to another yet. :) Who knows?? Maybe he'll learn to crawl while we're visiting the beautiful sunshine state!

Summer's here at last!!

Well, Mommy and Daddy are off for the summer and the Kellhofer family is looking forward to a fun-filled first summer with Noah! We leave for Daytona Beach next Weds, and can't wait for that trip! Hopefully, Noah will like the car as much on this trip as he has every other time he's been in the car. We also hope to be able to do many other "firsts" this summer now t hat we are off and Noah is getting a little older.

Noah turns 7 months this Sunday....wow how time flies! These past 7 months have truly been the best 7 months of our lives! Every day we are blessed with our beautiful baby boy and discover new little things about him. I am so proud to be his Mommy and I couldn't have asked for a better baby. We are so lucky to have our Noah. He is always happy and just loves to be around people and smile at everyone he meets. I pray that this wonderful quality about him continues to touch everyone he meets in his life and I know that he will bring happiness to those who know him. You can't help but smile when he looks at you with those big blue eyes and gives you that adorable grin! I can't wait to spend the next 2 1/2 months learning and just loving on him!! I also hope to continue to write more posts this summer to let everyone know what's going on with our family! I feel like I haven't kept up with this blog, and I hope to in the upcoming months! Here are some new pics of the little man!