Tablerock Lake

Last weekend we took another trip down South, just not quite as far as last time. :) The whole Mungenast clan made it down to Tablerock to enjoy a long weekend together! Unfortunately I didn't capture many pictures but the few I did get are pretty cute. Enjoy!

Gulf Shores

We're enjoying our time in Gulf Shores, AL and thought you all might like to see some pictures. We've been to the beach almost every day, swimming in the pool, and enjoying the company of family!

Noah's First Haircut!

Took Noah for his first haircut this morning! We took him to the Hairy Elephant (first & last time...geez that place is expensive!) It was a really cute place. Noah sat in a big train chair & watched Elmo's World for the whopping 4 minute cut. Almost made it without tears but he had enough snipping at minute 3. :) Enjoy a few pics of this momentous occasion!

Lost time...

I'll admit it. I've been TERRIBLE about keeping up with Noah's blog. And the more time passes, the farther behind I get, and the more daunting the task of trying to catch up seems. So instead of playing catch-up, I decided to just start fresh from where we are now. I will do my best to blog at least a little bit more regularly, if for no other reason than to share pictures of our little chunky monkey. :) Speaking of pictures, here are a few of Noah enjoying his latest favorite activities: swinging, going to the zoo, and just being outside enjoying this incredible spring season we have been blessed with this year. Enjoy!

Bathtime

Noah loves baths. In his short little life so far, I can count the number of times he has fussed in the tub on one hand. But even when he has fussed, he always quiets down for his favorite part--having his hair washed. :) Enjoy a couple pics of bath time with our little dude.

Love, Lauren

Noah's Baptism

Once again, I am way behind in blogging...a least I am blogging (ahem, Daddy).  Not that Daddy isn't insanely busy between work and play time with the little one. :)  What can I say, I like to tease.  But I digress...

A little over two weeks ago we were lucky enough to have many of our famly and friends celebrate Noah's baptism with us.  In true Dieckmann/Mungenast style, it couldn't go off without a hitch and we were without a priest until about 1:40 or so (the baptism was scheduled for 1:00) when we were able to locate the pastor's personal cell phone number in the back of chuch and were lucky enough to get in touch with him on the first try.  Not to say we hadn't already tried calling the parish office and tried, unsuccessfully, to locate a phone number for the rectory...again, I digress.  Also in true Tom and Lauren style was the fact that, while we made sure we had charged both camera batteries, we failed to take into account that our camera had 2400 pictures on it already (we are now more familiar with the delete button) and was full by the time the baptism began. (Many thanks to Auntie Kelly for snapping pics with what was left of our memory card!) Again, lucky for us both sets of parents/grandparents had cameras with them and both graciously shared their pictures with us (and allowed us to boss them around a little bit afterwards to make sure we got all the pictures we wanted to get.) 

I'm a little bummed we didn't think to get a shot of Noah all by himself in full baptismal gown and all (maybe we'll just have to dress hm up in it again sometime--soon--to get the shot.)  But we do have some great memories captured.

Here we are all ready for the baptism!

Father Santen let the kiddos help him bless the water, then taught them how to "bless" each other.  I think Carrie's comment was something like "going to mass will never be the same." :)

Noah cooperated so well by sleeping through the entire ceremony!  He barely even flinched when Father poured the water over his head.

Here we are with Noah's godparents, Aunt Carrie and Uncle Stephen.

After the baptism we came back to our place for an open house.  Thank goodness the rain held out and the kiddos were able to burn off some steam in the backyard!

We were so happy to have so many of our family and friends join us for this special occasion.  Even Auntie Kelly and Uncle Josh were able to come in all the way from Alabma!!

Couldn't have said it better myself.  God Bless Noah. :)

Love to you all!

Lauren, Tom, and Noah

Catching up...

It's amazing how well intentioned one can be to keep up with a blog (or anything for that matter) and then realize, suddenly, that their baby is now 6 weeks old (to the minute...it is literally 2:23 as I type this) and only one blog entry has been posted since his arrival.  I have found, though, that all I can do is promise that I'll TRY to keep up with the blog more.  The rest is really up to Noah and what he will let me get accomplished. :)

So let's see...Noah has had his first bath in his little tub (and many since then...I promise we don't have a stinky kid), been to Fritz's (yes, only once), met all of his cousins and aunts and uncles, been to several parks (we like to go for walks with Aunt Carrie, Ryan, and Emily), and so much more!  We even tried to go to Grant's Farm yesterday but upon our arrival, we saw the line and decided we had better not push our luck.

So much more to catch you up on but it will have to wait until a later time as I hear Noah waking up in the next room.  For now, I'll leave you with a recent picture to brighten your day.  Enjoy!

I love you!!