Happy Thanksgiving!

YUM! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite meals, and even though there were just four of us...me, Andy, and his parents Bill & Tina... we still made all the fixins: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, bread, and dessert (even though we never have enough room to eat it). Logan attempted to eat too, but due to his cold (his first one ever), he didn't feel to good, so meals were tough. We all had a great weekend, and we hope you did too!

Blessings,
~Julia

"Tar" = Guitar

Logan loves Andy's guitar or "tar" as he calls it! He is constantly asking Andy to play his guitar when he is home. When he does, Logan loves to strum the strings a bit, dance, push the buttons, and play on the guitar case. Whenever he sees someone on TV playing guitar, he points it out, and gets so excited! Andy, of course, hopes that Logan will want to play someday and even has a guitar for him already...no pressure Logan :)

Ozzie

After I put Logan down for his morning nap today, I came back downstairs to find Ozzie sleeping in Logan's book basket! Too cute to pass up.
~Julia

...and the dish ran away with the spoon!

Oh the fun of learning to eat using a bowl and spoon! Logan loves to eat with a spoon or fork, and just recently we added a bowl. He loves it, and does a great job getting his utensil in the bowl and scooping up the food, but the messy part is then getting the food into his mouth before it drops off onto the tray or himself. What a big boy... and boy what a mess :)

Rub a Dub Dub...

Last night our good friends the Millerbergs stopped by for dinner and a rest after driving for 8 hours with their 2 toddlers, Jackson & Annie. It was a great visit!
Before they headed out again, we decided that it would be great to give their kids a bath and put them in their jammies, so they were ready to sleep for the ride. Of course, we could not keep Logan out of the bath too, so they all got in together. Needless to say, they were all pretty tired, and by the end, Logan apparently did not want to share his bath time any more :) Too cute!

First night without parents!

This past weekend, when Andy and I went to Kansas City for the night, my sister Amanda, and my nephew Tyler came to stay with Logan. They had a great time! I don't think Logan even cried for us once. He was to preoccupied with all the fun and excitement he was having with his vivacious cousin Tyler and Aunt Amanda.

Garth Brooks!!!!

This past weekend, Andy was in heaven! We took the long drive from Denver all the way across Kansas to see Garth Brooks perform in Kansas City. The drive was easy, and we only got stopped once for speeding (Andy!!!) even if it was for going only 7 miles over the speed limit...luckily we only got a warning. The concert was amazing to say the least, and even I enjoyed it. We had great seats, and the crowd was so huge & loud! What fun!

Happy Halloween!

ROAR!! Logan was a lion for Halloween, and he loved his costume. As I got it out of his closet this evening, he got so excited! We had practiced roaring for over a month, only to get a short quiet little roar out of him, but still cute! We started out the evening at our neighbors, Scott and Susan's for chili, and cider, and then we were off trick or treating with our other neighbors and their kids. It was great! The weather couldn't have been better! When Logan got to pick out candy from someones basket, he would always say "umm" for yum... you'd think he has had candy before :) We hope everyone else had a great night as well!

Happy Halloween ~

Julia

First Snow!

YESTERDAY...

TODAY!!

Just yesterday it was sunny and 80, and today it is 32 and snowing! I had just put up corn stalks on our front porch, and today they are heavy with snow and falling over. It started snowing early this morning, and we have a few inches now! It is the really heavy, wet snow that make the trees sag. Andy had Logan outside this morning for just a minute, and we plan on going out to play later too. He gave a handful of snow for Logan to eat, and once he tried it, he pointed, and asked for "more". We had forgotten how much we loved snow, and how much we have missed it over the past 4 years.

We posted more pictures of the snow in our picture albums, and we will be updating it throughtout the day :)

Love to you all ~
Julia

Basement Phase 2

So, the framing is almost done on our basement, and it looks great. We had a bit of trouble in the bedroom deciding where a closet would fit, but we came up with a solution that everyone agreed with. I am excited to get the drywall on so we can actually see what it will look like, but it will be a week or so before that happens as the plumber, electrician and HVAC guys all have to do there stuff before then. The picture on the right is of the closet under the stairs, and the entrance into the bedroom. Be sure to check out all the new pictures.

~Julia