September 2010

Noah began his second session of Musik Garten this month. We enrolled him as an infant at nine-months and again as a toddler. We had a blast together, though having children’s songs stuck in your head night and day can start to take it’s toll. We loved seeing Noah learning and growing as a result of this class. He’d sing words he knew how to say and would dance or do the motions to almost every song. It is IMPOSSIBLE to take a car trip without music playing as requested by the little guy in the backseat. Who can resist seeing him smile, stalk like a cat or drumming his shoes?

In September we also took part in the Out of the Darkness Community Walk at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. We walk annually as a family to raise awareness for depression and suicide prevention after the loss of my younger brother William. This past April we organized a local (campus) walk in McHenry, IL. We are working on another walk for April 2011 (become a fan of our Facebook page to receive updates as we get closer).

(1) Noah really enjoyed Grandma Pony's homemade strawberry jam (2) Labor Day family hike at Glacial Park (3) Noah and Ryan on top of the kames of Glacial Park (4 & 5) Noah's posed camera faces (6) Noah playing at Grandma and Grandpa Pony's Farm (7) Noah exploring by touching mums (8) Grandma and Noah petting the horses (9 & 10) Noah driving Grandpa Pony's tractor