FUN WITH FRIENDS!!!

And so now some photos of some of our adventures in Idaho this year. One thing that was extra fun and exciting for Noa was that we had a lot of company and so she had a lot of folks to hang out with (and boss around)!

Joy Lynn, who is one of Noa's NYC BFF's spent about 10 days with us hanging out with Noa. Noa was soooo happy to have Joy Lynn around that whenever Ben or I would so much as say hello, Noa would wave us off with "Mommy Bye Bye Bye" or "Daddy Bye Bye Bye." In this photo we're actually at the home of our dear friends the Anderson/Shavers enjoying a day-long brunch. Noa's favorite part, of course, was this swing - I think they spent an hour on it!

I also love this photo of Paula and Noa. Paula and her partner Oliver spent a few weeks with us as well, hanging out in the Little Red Cabin.  Believe it or not, this is Noa's first boat ride! (I know, hard for me to believe too) - we wanted to celebrate Joy Lynn's birthday and give her a great send off (since she was leaving the next day). So we all trooped down to the boat launch only to discover that we were the only people who wanted a boat ride that day... and we didn't add up to enough people to make it worth their while. But a little wheelin' and dealin' later, we were on a private boat trip on the lake that was truly spectacular!

Noa loved the boat - it was like a giant zuzzy (vibrating toothbrush), with a built in breeze! And after days of struggling to get some water into her, Noa fell in love (only temporarily unfortunately) with a spray bottle, and hydrated herself completely!

The captain even let Joy Lynn steer the boat. It was really an great afternoon on the lake for all!

Noa had fun with Oliver too, of course. Here she's somehow managed to get Oliver to swing her in circles until he was dizzy and worn out. It always seems like a good idea, until you realize that she's not going to let you stop!