My intention was to post this closer to Noah's actual birthday. Better late than never and so, in no specific order, I present 12 little bits of information about Noah.
1. Noah likes to look good. We seldom leave the house until his hair is styled. He recently discovered the luxurious world of the professional haircut. He is a fan. He also likes to accessorize and goes through various phases of accessories. At one point he was loving necklaces so much we started calling him Mr. T.
This fall he got into silly bands. For him, more is awesome. The silly band phase was short and now he is all about the Power Balance bands.
2. Noah likes music and swears he can't do homework without it. He gets obsessed with a few certain songs and then he plays them over and over and over and over. I finally had to ban Fireflies by Owl City. We've tried to steer him toward music we prefer, but right now he's all about whatever it is they play on the Top 40. (Did I just date myself with that reference). Stuff like: Nelly, Riahnna, Usher, some Beiber, Katy Perry.... a few of the songs he likes I recognize from Zumba so we have that in common. He'll switch my radio station or unplug my iPod when we drive. He gets in trouble for it, but he tries every time.
3. Noah is a gamer with a soft spot for Pokemon. He's been into Pokemon since he was four.
4. Noah is responsible (when he wants to be). True story: a few nights ago before going to bed Noah asked Matt what time he wanted him to wake him up. He gets himself up, gets dressed & makes his own breakfast every morning. I never worry about him waking up on time. He isn't completely neglected, I do roll out of bed at 7:10 so I can make his lunch. By then he's usually dressed and watching the morning news. Seriously.
5. Noah LOVES cheeseburgers. He's a bit of an aficionado and swears the burgers at Emmett & Ethels in Lehi are the best. That is up for debate. He generally likes just cheese and ketchup but then he will add a few fries and, if possible, fry sauce. He loves the fry sauce.
6. Noah likes to debate (or argue when he's speaking to me) and wants to be an attorney. He recently added The People's Court & America's Court to our DVR list.
7. Noah is an entrepreneur. He wants to set up stands all the time. I am not very supportive of his stand enterprises so he has discovered other ways to make a little cash. Recently he found a company that sells Power-Balance bands for cheap. He bought a bunch of popular colors and sizes for a few dollars each, took them to school and sold them for $10.
8. Noah loves sports. Part of his morning ritual is the check the Jazz score from the night before. He likes to follow standings and stats. For a long time he wanted to be a pro soccer player.
10. Noah likes to act. I think it might be his back up career plan if the whole lawyer thing doesn't work out. So far, his repertoire only consists of injuries (he tried to fake me out with ketchup today) and a few moments of decent comedic timing.
11. Noah is a tech-geek. He could run our home computer when he was two. He likes to modify things and that gets him into trouble sometimes. Both our Wii and his iPod have been "jail broken." He is constantly watching videos on You Tube about the latest technology. He picked an android based cell phone over an iPhone after some fairly extensive research and he knows all kinds of tricks and apps and "easy ways" to do things.
