Ice Skating

As it turns out Noah loves ice skating.  We didn't break down and buy him skates yet, but next year we will definitely have to.  Gabe pulls him in the sled and, despite the look on his face, he very much enjoys himself.  Each time Gabe would stop pulling he would demand to start again or try to pull the sled himself.  He actually cried really hard when Gabe dropped him off with me and went to skate around the pond by himself... he tried to run out on to the ice and then fell... by the time I got to him the tears were streaming onto the ice... only his feeling were hurt though... thank goodness for his helmet:)

Noah & Snow

Just a small clip of Noah enjoying the snow:)

Winter Snow

We were so happy last week to 1- get actual snow that was fluffy and fun to play in (not mixed with ice!) and 2- to actually be home for an entire day to enjoy it!!  We have been doing lots of traveling over the last month... Gabe to his interviews, to Maine for the holidays, to Chicago, and yesterday we just returned from a trip to New Haven Connecticut to have a second look at their residency program... so we are very happy to be here in NH for a bit!  Here are just a few pictures of Noah very much enjoying the snow... and daddy pulling him in the sled... and the hot chocolate we let him have after we came in... which we will not be doing again in the near future since after drinking about an ounce of the hot chocolate 1 & 1/2 hours before nap time caused him not to take a nap until about 3 & 1/2 hours later than usual!

Lincoln Park Zoo- Chicago

On our last day in Chicago we visited the Lincoln Park Zoo.  There were very few animals outside b/c it was so cold, but we did manage to find a few inside.  Noah got to see the giraffe up close, but what he liked more in this exhibit were the meerkats.  The top two pictures are from the Lincoln Park Conservatory where they have many different types of tropical plants.  For the first time ever Noah actually posed for these pictures!  It happened by accident of course, as I was trying to take pictures of the flowers and he thought I was taking his picture:)  The middle one was a result of me asking him to stand there, and then smile... and he did it!!  This hasn't happened since, but we will take it:)

Chicago Wedding

The whole point of our trip was to attend Jim and Jen's wedding.  The top picture is a classic "roommate shot" of Brooks, Jim & Gabe (L to R) and of course Jen.  The middle pic is another requirement of any Bowdoin wedding... all of the Bowdoin graduates attending the wedding.  And the last picture is of Noah the day after trying on Gabe's shoes.

Chicago Trip Cont.

In search of indoor things to do we found this great winter wonderland/christmas land.  It was a very impressive indoor fair complete with lots of rides, including a full sized ferris wheel, an ice skating rink, and most importantly, Noah got to make a cookie:)  We went the first night to scout it out, and brought Gabe back the next day to take Noah on the rides, which he very much enjoyed (it was hard to tell who enjoyed the rides more...).

Chicago Aquarium

We recently took a trip to Chicago over the New Years' Holiday for our friend's wedding. Luckily for us we also got to do lots of sightseeing... unluckily it was freezing and they don't call Chicago "the windy city" for nothing:) One of our first stops was the aquarium where Noah enjoyed the fish, but given that he was a bit overtired from the flight... he ended up enjoying this little tent that was set up in one of the exhibits most:) We also took in a 4-D show... Noah was awfully cute in his glasses, but the 4th "D" with the wind blowing, the rain shooting at you and all of the loud noises was just too much... we watched standing in the back:)