Summer days

It was another hot day here in Atlanta so me and Noah just hang around the house, played with doggies, danced around and took some pictures (of course!). Some are better then others but like I said I am still experimenting and learning in a process. I thoroughly enjoy my new discovered hobby!

Saying mama

Today was THE day I have been waiting for since Noah was born. He finally said the word "mama" and it sounded soo cute :)) Thank you baby! I can't think of anything that would have brightened my day more :) Mommy loves you so much.

Mommy's little tiger

Nikon and Photoshop

I have been experimenting for the last couple of days with my new camera and photoshop. Noah has been incredibly patient with all my crazy endeavors but I believe he enjoyed it. Check it out!
Vintage Noah.
Noah posing in his toy box.
He really enjoyed the experience :))
Urban Noah.

The new Era...

Guess who visited me in the middle of July? Santa Clause! Yeah-I got my Nikon D40 today! I am soo excited to enter the world of digital SLR photography. Have I ever mentioned here that I have a wonderful husband? Not because he buys me the coolest gadgets on the planet but because he is a truly the most loving, caring and generous men i have ever known. He is also an incredible daddy. Boy he loves Noah to death. I love watching Paul's face lighten up every time he sees Noah :)) What can i say, I'm pretty lucky to have the two most wonderful men in my life. Now back to my Nikon :) It is the most basic digital slr camera you can get but there is a significant difference in picture quality and sharpness between SLR cameras vs. Point-and-Shoot. Believe me I have seen it! My friend Sarah visited me last week and after i have compared my pictures with hers( taken with SLR camera), I decided to teach myself some basic photography and get an slr camera. After a week of researching and obsessing about which camera to buy I settled on Nikon D40 vs.Canon Rebel XSI. First of all Nikon is way cheaper and what can I say? I do prefer Ashton Kutcher from Andre Agassi :)) Now I just have to learn how to operate that thing cause I'm ready to take some shots with it this weekend. Anyways, thank you Paul for getting us the cool new camera! We love you! Here are some pictures I took with my new camera during the weekend:

Noah the pooper

It was a hectic morning in Callahan's castle. Noah woke up today around 8am and as usually, he spent another hour playing in his crib. When i came over to his room, he was suspiciously energized and happy. It wasn't until i picked him up that i realized he was covered with poop and so was I :)) I run downstairs and gave him a quick bath in our sink. I also couldn't resist taking a photo of him. He was soo cute. I love his facial expression.
What? What did i do mommy?
With his buddy Josh eating a plum (later on the same day).
Noah with Josh and Lilly.
Splashing in a bathtub (Noah's most recent favorite thing to do).

Noah's 1st 4th of July!

Today I was celebrating the 4th of July for the first time as a US citizen and Noah was celebrating his very first 4th of July! I was waiting for the privilege to receive my American citizenship for almost eight years. However, I am not denouncing loyalty to Poland so i decided to dress baby Noah in Polish colors (red and white). He looked so darn cute! We spent the 4th at the neighborhood party and poor Noah didn't get to go to bed until 10pm again. Oh well..at least he got to hang out with kids and see some good fire works :)
My little Polish-American!


Getting some kisses from his Polish friend Iza. Girls just can't resist Noah :)
Watching fire works with daddy.

Fun in the sun

I thought this will be another long, hot week for me and Noah because Paul was in San Francisco on a business trip this week, however, I have been visited by a good friend of mine Sarah, who used to live in our neighborhood but now lives in Tennessee. She came along with her two adorable kids and they all stayed with us for couple of days. Noah really liked having a company in his house. The first night he was so excited that he couldn't fall asleep. He kept listening and looking at the door to make sure he wasn't missing anything :)) We spent most of the time at the pool (since it was simply too hot to do anything else) but we sure got some good shots of the kids together! Enjoy it.

Making Noah laugh! This is the best sound in the entire world when Noah laughs.

All the kids together having a snack.

Simply too cute to resist!

And one more...:)

Adorable!

Kate, Noah and Max.



All of us together in the pool.

Me and Noah.

Another good shot of me and Noah.

I LOVE this picture of Noah, especially his incredible eye color...inherited from babcia Ewa.

Kate and Noah having a bath together. Kate is 9 months older than Noah but she enjoyed playing with him, besides who can resist Noah?

The party is over... Noah is pooped! He fall asleep in my arms while swimming :) So sweet!