Noah Cardiel Holt | My life according to other people

The other weekend we met up with the Urban clan for another day of opening presents!!

Uncle Emmett bragging to Noah about all the holiday cards they get.

Noah gave Nana T. and Opa an ornament that he made for them at school.

Uncle Tim and Uncle Matt talking to their Aunt Annette who was visiting from Florida.

Opa gave Noah some lunch.

Then it was time for presents!

Uncle Matt gave Noah a bunch of great Hot Wheels tracks and cars.

A bulldozer from Nana and Opa!

Trains and tracks!

Noah (and Kate) had ornaments for everyone.

I can’t remember what sound Noah was hiding from, maybe a blender… or a vacuum…

Playing cars with Uncle Emmett before we trekked back to the city.

Thanks to Emmett and Lisa for hosting, and thanks to everyone for all the great presents!

After chilling with Santa, we met up with the rest of the Urban clan and had brunch.  Lisa and Emmett brought a surprise for us.

Lisa is pregnant!  Noah’s cousin is due in June!

Time to start picking out presents.

It was Nana T’s Birthday the other weekend and Emmett and Lisa were kind enough to host.  Noah was happy to see a jack-o-lantern.

Then post nap shy guy set in…

Nana saved the day.

Opa.

Puzzles with Kat.

Angus.

Goodnight Opa.

A week and a day ago, we left vacation to come back to real life.  Noah awoke, from the bathroom cabinet in which he slept, disappointed that we had to leave yet happy with the great memories he had collected with his family.

One last run in the driveway.

No scrapes this time.

Packing up.

Lisa was ready.

Fast forward 5 hours.

Lemon eater.

Disclaimer, Noah did not sleep in the cabinet, and he eats more than lemons.

Fast forward 3 hours and to a found playground.

Ok, not the greatest playground ever, but it did the job.

…just keep an eye on the car..

Rabbits, which are probably hard to see.

One last ride on the truck.

Balls over New Jersey.

12 hours after leaving Avon, we were back in Brooklyn.  Vacation over.

“Hey Dada I’m ready to go on the bike in the preppiest gear you could dress me in!”

“What the..?”

“Lisa! It’s raining…  …  …is that why you are doing laundry?”

“Nana!”

“Emmett!  Skateboard!”

Things were a little drier after Noah’s nap so we went to see the house where our friends The Kennedy’s were staying.

To recap we were on The Outer Banks because Anne Kennedy was/is/did get married on the beach outside the house they rented.

Anne’s niece Kate, and nephew Ryan were cooped up too I think.  They were eager to show Noah their cars…

..then they showed Noah some hermit crabs.

The ride home.

More games.

Noah and I began to go crazy.

Me, on the dune between the house we rented and The Food Lion…

…a closer look at the same photo reveals that I was trying to let everyone know that I got TWO different kinds of margarita mix so we could compare. (Photo by Katherine Holt)