Another Video.........

We call this his Cheezer face. Click here to watch his newest trick. I dont know where he learned it......probably his silly daddy!
We just got back from Bredenton, so stay tuned for pictures. Noah and I are going to Michigan on Friday to stay 9 whole days! Wow! It was only $53 each way. You may want to look at the deals SPIRIT has. Some trips are only $33.....just thought I'd throw a little promo in!

Enjoy the video!

In a Movie Mood

Sorry, I guess I have just been in a video mode lately. Noah was pulling up on everything last night! It's usually just Noah and I here at night lately and I would rather video him than watch TV the whole time.....you know how it is.

So, Josh got a call yesterday from a coach in NC. Campbell University in Raleigh. Yep! That's right! The Campbell Camels! We havent been offered a job or anything. She said she would be calling next week to set up an interview...hey, any interview is good in my eyes.

Josh is leaving for a tournament in Orlando with the Gainesville Juniors. I am not sure if I posted this or not but he is a coach for the club here in town. Good news is, IT PAYS....Bad news is, He has practice from 8-10 at night and tournaments every other weekend. But again, IT PAYS..... So, while he is in Orlando, Noah and I are going to go down to Bradenton to visit my grandparents who have migrated south for the winter. We'll be there all weekend and I am anticipating a wonderful time. They havent seen Noah since Thanksgiving, so it will be fun to show them all his new tricks.

Noah and I have been sick the past couple of days but are feeling much better today. We even got out of our jammies and went to the grocery store. We were really feeling like poo. Josh is starting to get it now so hopefully he will be okay for his trip.

Well, that's all from me. I will be sure to post how the interview goes... We shall see.....

Love you all!

Monster NOAH!!!

Look out! Click here to watch Noah try to eat the camera :-)

I know it's kind of dark.....I will try to work on that....

(you can also click the picture to watch the movie)

UH-OH!!!!!

Yes, this is my 6 month old and NO, I did not set him up like that. I was downstairs cleaning and I heard Noah in the monitor. He wasnt crying or anything just making some noises. I figured he would be okay while I finished up. Well, I go upstairs only to find him standing there smiling at me. It seems he has figured out how to pull his little body up and hold onto things. I had to capture this on camera b/c I knew Josh wouldnt believe me......

Last night was the volleyball banquet. It was very nice. I should have gotten a picture of Josh because he looked really good (and I am not just saying that because I'm his wife!). Anyway, it was a nice send off for Arlisa (who took a head coaching job at Georgetown) and a wonderful capoff of the season.

Mary advised Josh the other day that he might want to think about getting a full time job until something opens up. So, he filled out a couple applications today for Starbucks. It looks pretty promising but we'll see what happens. He's stopping by the couple locations we have here in Gainesville to see if they have any openings. He is working with the local Juniors volleyball team. They practice 8-10 Monday, Tues, and Thurs....and have tournaments every other weekend. Luckily for us, one of those tournaments is in INDY....so Deanne, if you are reading this, we'll need a place to stay :-)

Living in Limbo is hard but we are becoming stronger because of it. Our marriage is stronger. It HAS to be, because we have no one else to lean on. I've also come to the realization that our time with Noah, is so precious. He seriously changes EVERY day! I am so thankful I have been at home with him to witness all his happenings. I am also thankful that we are in God's will. We look back and see how God had his perfect hand in every situation. WOW!

On another note: Noah and I are fighting colds.....I feel bad for the little guy because he loves to sleep with his pacifier but his nose is so clogged he cant breathe when it's in his mouth.....last night was rough but we made it through. He slept on my chest for a little bit. I sat there and just watched him sleep. I remember when he was only 2 days old and that is where he stayed all night......he was so tiny.

okay, it's late...need to pop in my Benadryl and fall fast asleep.....

Silly Grandma

This is a funny video of Noah up past his bedtime. It seems that the little guy will laugh at anything. What you dont see is grandma, my mother, jumping up and down making him cackle. (I didnt think she would like it if I got her on video).

Enjoy!

(Click Picture to view video)

Rub a Dub

I thought this picture was funny. Noah just got a new bath time ducky. He LOVES it! Mommy and Daddy love it too. We can just put him in it and he plays and plays. It's so nice.

Currently we are watching Barney. I am trying to keep the little guy rested up and his tummy full because we are going to get his 6 month pictures taken TODAY as soon as Daddy gets home from his meeting.. I sure hope he smiles.

The weather in Gainesville is absolutely gorgeous! We had our window opened last night because it was so warm. I think I can handle Florida in the fall and winter. Shorts, T-shirts, flip flops.....sigh.....yeah, I know I can handle that.

Nothing happening yet on the job side of things. Keep praying, every contact we make they say something like, the wheels are turning, you should hear from us next week......The waiting game. We became experts at that game waiting for little Noah to be born. Hopefully I will be posting soon where we will be going. It pretty much looks like we could be anywhere from Michigan to Florida and all that is in between.....yea, I know that doesnt tell ya much, but that is all we know as of now. Thanks for all the prayers! Keep them up!

WHEW!!!!!!! We are finally home!

Here are some pictures of the past couple days.........

This is Josh's dad's '53 Chevy (it's for sale by the way if anybody is interested) We began our trip in North Carolina...

Then we met some of our "Indiana friends" in Myrtle Beach. This is The Campbell girls, Rachelle Jones, Caroline (my sis) and Noah of course.

Then my parents came down and met us in Myrtle. It was so nice to spend some time with them. Especially over the holidays.......

After Myrtle, we drove to Summerville, SC to spend a couple of days with Josh's uncle John, aunt Nancy, and Lindy and Kaylee. This is Kaylee holding Noah at the light show on James Island......very cool!

Then, we met my roomate from college for lunch. This is Julia Ebert.She is married to Olaf Ebert who also graduated from Bob Jones. We were roomates when we were both freshman. She is a big time lawyer in Charleston now........

Well, that was about it. We had a WONDEFUL time seeing everybody! We sure are glad to be at home now. Josh is job hunting so hopefully he will have some interviews lined up here pretty soon. Noah did well traveling. He is now officially sick of his car seat though. Oh, we had to go out and buy him the next size up car seat. The poor baby's feet was hanging over the other one. He sure is growing up too quick! If you would like to see more pictures of our Christmas adventures, you can go onto our photo website which is www.joshannienoahhill.photosite.com OR there is a link on the right side of our blog......

Okay, that is all from me. More later.....so much to tell!

6 month checkup!

Well, we just got back from Noah's doctor appointment. Good News. He is perfect! (we already knew that though) He weighs 18 1/2 lbs. and is 26 inches long. There were some spots on him that the nurse questioned but when the doc came in, she said that it was fine and gave us some ointment.
We are suppose to put him on a breakfast, lunch, dinner type schedule so he will eat solids 3 times a day. (I am SO new at all this, I wish he would have come with a manual so I know how much he should be eating)

We are heading out early tomorrow morning to Greensboro, NC. 8 long hours of nothing but driving. Noah should be fine, I know he is going to get sick of his carseat but we'll make it. The day after Christmas we are going to Myrtle Beach to meet my parents and sister Caroline. We'll stay there til New Years Eve and probably make a stop in Charleston, SC before we head home. Busy busy and alot of driving..........what were we thinking???? Oh I forgot, the Campbells and Joneses will be at Myrtle Beach the same time we are....Yeah! It will be fun and excited to visit with everyone.

Josh is home and has a couple of interviews lined up after the first of the year. So we will keep ya'll updated on how that goes. Pray pray pray! Oh, and I did end up having to get a tetanus shot the other day........(not sure why I threw that in)

Okay, gotta run to a Christmas Dinner.

Merry Christmas Ya'll!!!!!!

Our Indiana Friends

This is a little video I made of some of our dear friends we left in Lafayette, Indiana. I forgot I had it so I thought I would post it.

Of course we miss them, but cannot wait to see them again. Hopefully, our new job will move us closer so we can see them often.

We love you guys!

Noah playing

This is Noah when he was about 2 months old. He was WAY too little for this thing but mommy thought it would be fun.

Click on the picture to see how he's "graduated".

As you can see, he also has found his voice.

First Video

Click Here to watch Noah in his jumpster


I sure hope this works :-)

The Little Birdy Gone

For those of you who were concerned. I removed the "little birdy" from our photosite. I cannot believe I had not seen it before, but what can I say? Josh has impecable timing. For those of you who do not know what I am talking about, it seems that our little guy was sticking a particular finger in which a 5 month old child should not be using. Not to worry, the photo is gone and in the scrapbook for Noah to see when he is old enough..........

Oh boy, Pictures will be Fully Viewed BEFORE I post them so this will hopefully not happen again........ha ha ha ha

My Bad!

Video Blogging Kerput!

Well, I thought I had the whole video blogging thing down.....Maybe it will be up and running tomorrow. Stay Tuned for Videos! I promise they will be here!!!!

BAD DAY!

Yeah, it's only 10 and it has been an AWFUL day! Josh left early this morning to go to Orlando. He went with the coaches to a convention. Hopefully after this weekend we will know where we are going to be moving to. Anyway, back to me. We live in an apartment and at 7:00 this morning they started working on the roof. Imagine being in a dead sleep and being awaken to BANG BANG STOMP STOMP STOMP. I thought I was in the middle of the thunderstorm of my life. GEEZ! They were taking the old roof off and putting the new one back on. As you can imagine, Noah lasted maybe a minute longer than I did, and woke up screaming. He was scared. Usually he is so happy in the morning, but not today. So, we both got up and got ready and went for a drive. I had a few errands to run anyway and if that was going on there then I knew there would be no way Noah was going to sleep. So, we left and came home about 2 hours later. I was carrying Noah into the apartment when suddenly there was a sharp pain in my foot. I placed him down carefully, I might add, and kicked my shoe off, only to find a roofing nail had poked its way through. A RUSTY roofing nail. My foot was bleeding and Noah started to cry because he was hungry. So, I fed him and then attended to my foot. The picture isnt of the nail I stepped on, but it gives you an idea.....I cleaned it out really really good, put hydrogen peroxide on it, triple antibiotic ointment and then covered it up with bandaids. It still hurts but we are going to see what happens. If it gets really red, or swollen I will go to the hospital.....I really dont want to get a globin shot or a tetanus shot but will if I have too. We'll see what happens......

Stupid nail. Stupid roofers.......Stupid stupid stupid..........

SO Yummy!!!!

I dont know why, but I am OBSESSED with these cherry cordial Hershey kisses. They seriously are so good! I hardly eat chocolate but for some reason I had one of these at somebody's house and now I cant get enough.....Dont worry, I limit myself to 5 a day. But I do savor each morsel!! Go out and get your because they are only out for a limited time. Just for Christmas I suppose.

Season Well Played

Well, we got in from Nebraska Sunday afternoon. The whole weekend seems like a blur. I ended up getting there Friday at 3 after a stressful day of travel. We flew out of Jacksonville, made a stop in Chicago to change planes, and then cruised into Omaha. Well, sounds easier than done. My flight was delayed from JAX by an hour and a half and then when we landed in CHI, my plane I had to catch was taking off in 15 minutes....I RUN off the plane and through the HUGE airport only to find that the stewardess had told me the wrong gate!!!! I WAS SO MAD! So, I took off in a mad dash for Concourse C and come to find out the plane had been delayed a half hour. So, I MADE IT! I WAS A MESS. Sweat was running down my face and I was panting like crazy......I didnt realize how out of shape I was. Oh I forgot to tell you that on my flight from JAX to CHI, I sat by Kelly Curtis's Uncle. It was her mom's brother Stew. So, we talked and talked for a while....mainly about Titus and how weird he is (just kidding Titus). Small World. Anyway, after all that I made it to FREEZING Omaha Nebraska. Our game started at 6. We played Loiusville and killed them 3-0. There was a record breaking crowd of 14,000 people there to watch. Nebraska played after us and also won, so that meant that we had to play Nebraska (number 1 in the country) IN Nebraska. Our game was at 5:00 and that night they had broken another NCAA record. This time there were over 15,000 people there to watch a volleyball game!!! And let me tell you, only around 20 were routing for Florida. Nebraska played a great match and we lost 0-3. It was the regionals and we made it pretty far. I guess we have a lot to be thankful for and should focus on that... but it really stinks to lose.

Anyway, this post is to the girls I met this season. Rachel and Jane you are both phenomenal girls and players. We wish you luck in anything you do. As for the rest of you guys? Next Year Baby!!!!!! We love you all! Thank you for a great season and terrific memories!

Sweet Sixteen

This picture is so adorable, I thought ya'll might like it! Josh's parents came last week to watch us play in the NCAA tournament (listen to me, I sounds like we actually played!) Anyway, we won both of our games, Thursday against FAU, and Friday against Kansas ST. Friday night's game was very exciting! The 2nd game was extremely close but we pulled out of it with a 31-29 win..... There were over 2500 fans there and the place was hopping!! We play in Omaha this Friday against Loiusville (ranked 9) and WHEN we win that we will most likely play Nebraska (ranked 1). I just got off of Nebraska's website and they have sold over 13,000 tickets for this weekend! We thought that 2500 was good but 13,000!!!!!! OH MY!!!! Yes, I am going but I just decided that I wont be taking Noah. It is too cold and a very quick trip for us. I am leaving Friday and get back Sunday afternoon. He is going to be staying with some friends of ours...(Tanya and Cedric for those who keep up with the photo site) I know they will take extra special care of him so I am not worried. We shall see what happens.. If we win this weekend we are on our way to the Final Four back to San Antonio where we started out the season. Noah WILL be coming with us then!

I went through my closet last week and found a bunch of stuff to put on Ebay. I made 80 dollars! I guess somebody out there cares to have your junk! I had some free stuff that our bank gave us, so I thought I would put it on there to see what I got and sure enough somebody bought them! Wow!!! So all that to say, if you have junk, PUT IT ON EBAY!!!! You never know!

Noah update: He is still getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth. It's funny. He also does this thing where we lays on his side. It looks like he is posing for some photo shoot. It's funny to see him figure out how everything works.... He LOVES paper, so we really have to keep an eye on him. He is eating more regularly too. Yeah, his diapers are getting interesting!

That's all from us! Thanks for reading!

CANKLES!!!!!

I LOVE THESE LITTLE FEET AND ANKLES!!!!!! They really crack us up! Noah is starting to get ALL OVER THE PLACE! He isnt crawling or anything but he can rotate in a complete circle and roll wherever he needs to go. The other night I was working on the computer and he was playing in his crib, I heard some noise, so I thought I would check on him....Well, the little booger had taken his giraffe beanie baby and chewed off the tag. He had the WHOLE thing in his mouth and was eating it!!!! What a stinker! I seriously cant and wont take my eyes off of him for a second...I think we are in for some big surprises.... Oh, he is almost crawling. He gets up on his knees but then doesnt go anywhere. Pretty soon he will figure it out. He sure is growing up fast! He's 5 months old already.. Wow! time sure flies by!

It's been a while!

Sorry it has been so long since a post. We have been SO busy that I hardly have 2 minutes to sit down and type anything. Well, most of you know we went to Michigan 2 weeks ago for Thanksgiving. It was so much fun. We had a good time with family but my visit was too short. I need to come for more than 3 days just so I can see everybody. It was nice to see family and for them to meet Noah. They see pictures but it's not the same.
We just got back from Denver, CO on Sunday. The trip out there was a long ride with a couple late flights and layovers and we were exhausted! But the trip was well worth it! Noah and I went swimming one of the first days while Josh went to serve and pass. We also were able to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving....(listen to me, I sound like it was such a privelege to be among the chaos) It was a nice treat because usually we are tied to the hotel. Mary's husband, Mark, had rented a car and took all us girls to the mall. How nice! We won both games in the tournament and came home to find out that we will be hosting the first 2 rounds of the NCAA. We play Florida Atlantic on Thursday at 7:00....(if any of you care to listen you can go on www.gatorzone.com under volleyball...they will be broadcasting it live) and if we win, we play the winner of Kansas St. and Florida A&M.... If we win both of those, the team goes on the road to play in Omaha, Nebraska. I am not sure if I want to go to Nebraska or not......maybe I will call the Shelburnes and ask if I can hang out in Tampa with them.
Josh's parents are coming down tomorrow so that they can see the game......wait, what am I saying....they are coming to see the boy! I dont blame them though, he is pretty cute!
Better go......tired.....need sleep!

We are the Champions!

Can any of you guess who got this onsie for Noah???? If any of you know my family or have ever heard me talk about my family, it shouldnt be to hard of a guess! Today we won the SEC conference championship. Josh is pretty excited because he gets a ring....la dee da! Yeah, they have a tournament this weekend and then we go to Denver for another tournament. The next couple of weeks really dont matter all that much except where we will be playing the first couple of rounds of the NCAA. We really hope the first two will be in Gainesville so we dont have to travel anywhere. We already know where the final game will be. San Antonio. Havent bought tickets to go yet or anything but we are really hoping!
Do ya like the picture? I posted a bunch on our picture website but I am not really sure how many people go to that site. So I thought I would put my favorite so all could see.
Not too much going on this week. Noah and I are babysitting tomorrow and Tuesday, and then we leave for Michigan on Wednesday! YEAH! Should be fun! While Noah and I are gone, Josh will be in Alabama. Poor guy, we were JUST there last week.
Okay, more from Michigan when I get there.