Our trip to see Santa

Michael was so excited to go see Santa.  He even wanted to have his picture taken by our tree before we went...he never asks for his picture to be taken!

 But when we got there he wasn't so sure...so he rode the train.

 Then he decided he wanted some ice cream...

 ...and he made friends with the reindeer.

But we never saw Santa (well, only from a distance)!  Maybe next year...I think I said that last year too :-)

Our Fall So Far...

 We have had a busy and fun fall so far.  It started out with Michael's 4th birthday in September.  We went to visit family in Missouri towards the end of September.  We have been to a couple pumpkin patches.  And of course Halloween!  Michael started pre-school in September and has been busy learning new things and taking lots of field trips.  He really seems to enjoy it as they have been to the firehouse, another pumpkin patch and they had their Halloween party this week.  A local police officer came this week to teach them about Halloween safety.  He told me the police officer told them to stay away from the rangers, otherwise known as strangers :-)  Well, there are lots of pics to share so let get to them! 

 On Michael's birthday we took him to the zoo.  This is Daddy and Mikey crossing the bridge in the rain forest.

 Michael was a little unsure of the little alligator.

 Mikey checking out the fish.

 Michael and his Batman birthday cake.

 Mikey opening his new movie - Scooby Doo Meets Batman.

 On our trip to Missouri the boys did lots of fishing.

 Mike waiting to catch something big.

 Little Mikey getting bored waiting for Daddy to catch a big fish.

 Mikey all worn out from the fishing.  Daddy had to carry him up the hill along with all the fishing gear.

 Aunt Sue and Uncle Harvey took us to a really neat store where Mikey got to make his own car.

 He picked out Missle from the new Cars movie. 

 We also went to Silver Dollar City while in Missouri.  Mikey and Daddy riding the frogs.

 Mikey having fun on another ride.

 I think this one shocked me the most.  Mikey wanted to go on the roller coaster by himself...and sit right up front!

 One tired Batman.

 We met up with Mommy's friend Cari at the pumpkin patch.  Here is Mikey with Lexa and Jace.

 Mikey in one of the 3 Little Pig Houses at the pumpkin patch.

 Mikey and Lexa playing in the corn pool.

 Mikey at our 2nd trip to the pumpkin patch, this time in Jefferson.

 Checking out how tall his was this year.

 Grandma C. pulling Mikey to pick out a pumpkin.

 Mikey with his pumpkin Daddy carved for him. 

 All ready to go trick or treating dressed up in his Batman costume.

Happy 4th Birthday Michael!

Our team may have lost...

...but Mikey still looked cute.

Where did the summer go?

So again, its been way too long since my last post. The summer flew by so quick. We really have done lots of fun things...but of course I haven't always had the camera. Michael played blastball (pre-tball), had swimming lessons, we went fishing, went to the lake, enjoyed a few birthday parties, had fun in our own backyard, went to the fair...I think you get the picture :-)

Mikey waiting to catch a big fish.

Blastball was a little rough. Mikey spent most of the time like this.

He warmed up to it eventually...but only when he felt like it.

For the last practice, he was more than happy to go.

We made smores...in the microwave.

Daddy thought a pool for the backyard was a good idea...until he had to fill it and empty it all the time.

Mikey eating a hot dog at the fair.

Mikey eating a corn dog at the fair :-)

Mikey on the way home from the fair.

Back in Business!

Well, the old computer finally bit the dust. So we had to break down and get a new one. But the good news is I can update the blog in less than 2 hours! We had a wonderful weekend as the rain stayed away long enough for us to enjoy the weather. Saturday morning, the local fire station had a pancake breakfast. It is great for the kids as they have all of the firetrucks set out for everyone to see. Mikey had a blast!

Mikey on the front of the fire truck.

Checking it ALL out.

He even got to spray the fire hose.

Mikey saving lives.

One more by the truck.

Checking out the inside...he kept asking to drive!

Just a few pics...

I know it has been a very long time since the last post. In my defense, our computer is pretty ancient as far as computers go. And it took me well over an hour to get a whole 5 pictures uploaded. The poor computer can't handle the stress of the internet and pictures all at once! So this will be short and sweet.

The little man working on his alphabet.

Cheesing it for the camera.

Too cute to pass up a pic of nap time.

Finally nice enough outside to test out the new bike.

Doing it all by himself!