Places to Go and People to See

Noah has been a busy little guy the last few weeks. He's been spending a lot of time hanging out with Mommy at all sorts of places.

In the last few weeks, Noah and Mommy have run errands at Target, the grocery store, Babies R Us, and the mall. Noah and Mommy have also made a few trips to the Minnesota Zoo, they visited the Como Park Conservatory with the family, they made their first stop at Caribou Coffee, and visited Noah's future daycare.

Fairy Godmother Ann
Noah enjoyed meeting his Fairy Godmother Ann at the end of January. Jen's Godmother Ann and her mom (Barb) decided quite some time ago that instead of bestowing the title of Grand-Godmother (because it's such a mouthful) we would refer to Ann as Noah's Fairy Godmother. By default that makes Ann's hubby Noah's Fairy Godfather... No word yet on what he thinks of his new title. While Ann was in town, we took Noah to both the Minnesota Zoo and to the Como Park Conservatory. Noah had a great time meeting his Fairy Godmother and showing her around town.

Caribou Coffee Buzz
Noah enjoyed his first trip to Caribou Coffee with Mommy and Grandma Barb. While Noah didn't get his own coffee drink, he did enjoy the smell of the coffee house and he enjoyed Mommy's (decaf) coffee drink about four hours later.

Visiting Great Grandma Catherine
Noah saw his Great Grandma Catherine a couple of times recently. Everyone agrees that Noah looks very much like his Grandpa Steve when he was a baby. After looking at the photos of Grandpa Steve on Great Grandma's wall, it's clear that the two must be related. Great Grandma Catherine also says that Noah looks and acts a lot like his Grandpa. It's neat to see the resemblance and it's fun for Great Grandma Catherine to reminisce.

Bright Horizons Daycare at Mommy's Work
On Tuesday, Mommy, Daddy and Noah visited Noah's new daycare. They toured the daycare center and met his teachers. The center has many fun toys and opportunities for Noah and we're sure he will enjoy it. Although Mommy isn't ready to leave Noah to go back to work, it's reassuring to know that he will be in such a great place. Noah enjoyed looking around and watching all of the other babies in his class. Eric pointed out that Noah will have plenty of opportunity to socialize with the ladies as there are many girls in his class.