Yankee Doodle Noah

Every Independence Day weekend for the past 4 years has been spent in Houston Texas for one very important reason. His name is Noah Owen Beard. He is our super sweet and adorable nephew who is only 7 month older than Jude. Its amazing to think he is already 3 years old which means Jude is not far behind...crazy! This little boy gets to share his birthday (July 2) very close to America's birthday so he has to go big!

Noah's Birthday Party was at Old MacDonald's farm on Saturday. Complete with petting zoo, pony rides, train rides, playgrounds, giant sand piles to climb, and a swimming pool! It was a rock'n party despite the 3 digit temperatures and humidity. During the weekend we also managed to see my grandparents, see my good friend Laura and her new baby Helen, and see my bestie Rikki and her new home in Katy. I know, I'm tired just typing it all. This weekend was jam packed with fun!


Dad and Jude visiting the animals at the petting zoo.

Attempting to ride the pony....unsuccessful. Ponies are scary:)

The birthday boy complete in his "Cars" attire.

Lightning McQueen pinata...I mean Mater pinata?....We will call it Mater McQueen...awesome.

Cars cake....check!

Feeding the deer. Yep, they just come up to you for anything they can get....pizza, cake, and Capri Sun.

Riding "Thomas" (what Jude calls all trains)

A much needed dip in the pool with dads.

Our little swimmer having a blast.

Waiting for food at The Cheesecake Factory.

Having lots of fun with Nani.

This was before his meltdown when Noah received a birthday Sundae. Jude was in major tears and I'm not sure why. Tired from no nap? a bit jealous of the birthday boy? some very loud, perhaps scary singing? Probably all of the above. I didn't capture the face since I was too busy consoling him but imagine the exact opposite of what he looks like in the above picture. Still...a great weekend.

Happy Birthday Noah! We love you!