Noah Cardiel Holt | My life according to other people

For Noah’s 6th birthday we invited some of his friends to the Brooklyn Music Factory.

The kids started by jamming for while to warm up, then they started writing a song.

Oliver. Derby.

Chester.

Nooria (in the back with her dad and sister). Keado.

Jonathan.

Nooria’s sister Meesha.

The lyrics they came up with.

Derby feeling it.

Putting music to the lyrics.

Savannah and Keado’s dad.

Switch it up.

Jamming so hard it shook a tooth out of Paxton’s face.

Cake.

Dad jams.

Savannah wanted her vocals to be louder.

A mellow jam as we all said goodbye.

When we walked outside, Noah gave Savannah a ring that he found a few days before… These kids.

Thanks to everyone for coming!

At the end of July, Honey, our downstairs neighbor, and sometime babysitter, was offered a job at the Boston Children’s Hospital. It’s a great opportunity for her, but meant she would be moving… We tried to milk our time together with dinner, and constant door knockings.

She had one last gift for Noah before she left, and was a good one…

It was all of the animals she would bring up to play with Noah’s animal collection. Amazing.

On Honey’s moving day, Noah’s face lost something too.

Guy (Honey’s brother) came from Texas to help. That’s love.

We’ll miss having you a floor away Honey!

At dinner the last night of our Florida vacation. Taking turns posing with a great sunset. Kate, Amy, Lisa, Riley (Amy’s daughter), and Kat (our ringleader).

Pat and Amy with their kids who all ripped it in the surf and skatepark all week.

Some members of the Urban/Holt clan

The next morning, bummed to say goodbye.

After we left New Smyrna Beach, and before we went to the airport, we had lunch at Uncle Jerry and Aunt Annette’s house in Orlando where Nana T. and Opa were staying. Noah and Moira wrote on their chalkboard.

Uncle Jerry brought out some old tickets to Disney World.

Kat, Uncle Jerry, and Moira.

Aunt Annette and Nana T. saying goodbye (or get out?) as we left for the airport.

Back in NYC, waiting for luggage.

Big thanks to Kat for inviting us, making all of the arrangements, and letting us use her car. Thanks to Uncle Jerry, Aunt Annette, Dede, Moira, Pat, and Amy for all their help and hospitality.

Last beach day of our Florida vacation. Finn getting at it.

Liam!

Riley missing a wave.

Pat.

Caitlin.

Declan ready for the wave.

Later we all went to dinner and caught a pretty nice sunset.

More soon..

While we were all in Florida, we had a party to celebrate Nana T. and Opa’s birthdays.

Uncle Bugs and Uncle Tim joined in.

Dede and Aunt Annette watching a storm come in.

Emmett.

The light after the storm.

More soon..