March and April were red-letter months for us... here are the pix from Noah's baptism, Adam's APD graduation, our first family vacation with Noah, a Mindy & Noah roadtrip, and a couple more "firsts"... Noah wasn't real interested in us committing ourselves to raise him in a Christ-centered home, but he found the overhead lights real interesting!
The first "sprinkle" of water caught him a little off guard...
But by the 2nd and 3rd sprinkle, he knew what was coming and made every effort to ward off Dan's wet hand.

We laughed out loud when Dan made a joke about Noah trying to defend himself, "And the Holy Spirit will pursue you..."

Adam, Mindy, Noah (more interested in Grandma's sparkly earring than in smiling for the camera, Grandma Pierce, Aunt Shawna, Grandpa Pierce

The Pierce Boys


Noah & Aunt Shawna

Noah and Pop (Cunningham) -- all dressed up and ready for Dad's APD graduation!

The Graduating Class

The Pierces

Mindy's Parents

Not really interested in the accomplishment, but thankful for a teething opportunity.




Noah with Nana and Pop before they headed back to Texas.

Sadie's new favorite spot in the house... awaiting any morsels that fall... it's like manna from heaven!

Noah's pulling up, and likes to check out the action across the street. Okay, or maybe it's just whatever he's found in the crevasse of the window seal...

Noah discovers the bookshelf. I mean who needs toys when you can just spend hours pulling all the books off the shelf.

When Noah climbed out of the his little "exersaucer" (twice), we realized he was pretty mobile, and it was time to get serious about baby-proofing. So, we gated off the kitchen. It's hard to believe he's already big/old enough to be INTO things!

Noah loves his "sit-n-spin"... mostly it should be called a "stand-n-pat"... but hey, he's excited about it!

OUR FIRST FAMILY VACATION!
We're all packed up for a weekend with our friends at their cabin in the "mountains" in North Georgia.

We did some bike riding, a hike to a waterfall,... We met Chris and Donia through our church community group. They have been super precious and we love our time with them... they're just a really neat couple. Donia watches Noah on Thursday nights and Saturday mornings while Adam and I ride our bikes with Chris.

Noah LOVES Miss Donia.

Noah thought the waterfall was pretty cool.

Noah's first lemon. I mean, you can only entertain a kid for SO LONG at a restaurant while waiting for the food to come... and then you start to get creative. The funny thing was that he would make these hilarious faces and then try another bite, and another, and another...

Whew, both kids were worn out -- that was a great weekend!

Noah and Mindy road tripped to see Meg and Josh Adams -- Molly and Anne were turning 4 and 2; so we wanted to be there to celebrate. (Noah had his eyes on Annie's cupcake!)

Anne & Meg

Molly, Meg, and Anne -- singing Happy Birthday!

Noah's first push toy.

Um, none of that one-handed driving, Son.

Noah's first "bike" ride with Dad.

Based on this final picture, one might assume the ride was a success. However, what we did NOT photograph was the poor kid 20 minutes later, lopped over to one side, crying his head off, and sweating profusely. Okay, so, clearly, we'll wait a while before trying that one again!