Santa Claus

Poor Brandon....I forgot that he is at the age where Santa is a scary guy in a red suit! Without thinking I set him on Santa's lap and he broke into tears. So to try and ease his worries, Jason & I joined this year's picture.

Merry Christmas!

Preschool Thanksgiving Feast

Hello Mr Turkey, how are you?
Hello Mr Turkey, how are you?
With a wobble, wobble, wobble...
And a gobble, goggle, goggle....
Hello Mr Turkey, how are you?

The Sunny Days 4's class entertained us with their turkey songs and then feasted on a wonderful snack, including a fruit salad which they helped prepare.

Ryan's Big Adventure!

In October Ryan went on a very big adventure! He flew with Grandma & Grandpa to Phoenix to visit Uncle John, Aunt Carol, Nikki & Annika. And then the whole crew drove to California and went to Disneyland. Ryan was gone 11 nights. We missed him, but we were glad that he got the opportunity to visit his cousins. He's the only 4-year-old I know that has been to Disney World and Disneyland!

Ryan had many stories to share....
Uncle John is a better driver than Dad.
They ate at Portillos in CA 3 times.
Aunt Carol took him to Starbucks like 12 times.
Nikki & Annika's pool was too cold to go swimming.
He & Grandpa ate mini corn dogs and pizza shaped like Mickey.

But I know he missed us! We picked him up at the airport and he was wearing his Ears....and the cutest 'there's my mom' expression.

Having gone on 2 big vacations this year, you can understand why he now loves to play a pretend game of 'LET'S GO ON VACATION!'

Baby Shower for Katie & Dave

I feel like the baby's on the way (Katie's, I mean!), so better get these posted now :)
We celebrated the anticipated arrival of Springborn cousin #.....ah heck, I can't remember anymore....with a shower at our house. "The baby party" as Ryan called it.

We had lots of good food & drink, very good cake and Katie & Dave went home with lots of great gifts. All aspects of the shower were wonderfully coordinated with a blue & brown theme. It was a great celebration! Can't wait to meet the newest member of the family.

Halloween

Ok, better late than never! To all my followers, sorry I'm so late posting these.
We had lots of fun in October...Pumpkin Days at Blackberry Farm, picking out pumpkins at Kuipers, Ghoulie Zoolie in Springfield and of couse Trick or Treating!

Thanks Gram & Poppy for the cute PJs!