Burnt Marshmallow

Yesterday I finally picked up a winter coat for Noah.  It's always an inner struggle for me....do I spend $50-$100 to get a really nice coat for him, even if he may only be able to wear it for one year, or do I get the cheap one?   I decided to get a cheaper one for him this year.  Since the only place we have to shop here is Walmart (I know you feel bad for me right?), then obviously that's where I picked it up.  It was only $13.  And even if it isn't fancy, he LOVES it.  In fact, he wore it around the house all afternoon yesterday.   It's so puffy that he can barely move around, and it makes him look like a burnt marshmallow.  Good thing we love the burnt ones!!

Last night while I was making dinner I put on Toy Story 3 and found Noah chilling on the couch, in his coat, enjoying the show.  

Notice he has his trusty dog with him.  We got that stuffed dog a while ago and Noah loves him.  The tag on his bum says his name is Jazzy, but Andy didn't like that - so we call him Mo.  It's the only kind of dog that Noah will every be allowed to own, so it's a good thing he has him.

Noah also loves his cars.  I posted a while ago about how he loves to line them up.  He still does that occasionally, but lately he likes to lay on the floor, couch or coffee table and play with his cars while he lays there.  

Just to give you an idea...Noah will lay down on ANY floor to play with his cars.  The other day I made a trip to a fabric store about 30 miles away.  When we walk in, Noah sees a little basket with a bunch of toys in it (obviously for children to play with).   I set him down and he starts pulling them out...tractors, cars, dinosaurs...a little boy's dream.  I start looking for what I need and turn around to find him lying in the middle of the isle, on the cement floor playing with the cars.  I kept bugging him to get up, but it was useless.  I figured that there was only one other person in the store, and it was a very small store, so I just let him lay there.  Sometimes I avoid situations that I know will cause tantrums, and that day it just wasn't worth it to me (of course he did throw one when we had to leave, but I expected that). 

We are getting ready to head out west for Christmas and CAN'T wait (I know I mentioned this in my previous post as well).  Just to give you an idea of how much Noah has changed in the last 7 months...here are some side by side pics. 

I think the fam will be pretty surprised!