Give Thanks.

This year like every year we went to G.Gs house for Thanksgiving. Everyone was there this year ! I love that there are so many children in our family, they get along so well and have a fun time playing together. I look forward to holidays for that reason and also to spend quality time with all my in laws. I'm truly so blessed to have them as my family. Besides my mom they are really the only family I have ever known and they are so amazing .

I'm so thankful for Drew, Ethan, Johnny, my mom, my brothers and sister and all of Drew's family. I have a lot to be thankful for . We are a very blessed family.

I know this picture is blurry but I like it anyways:)

Hugs!

Auntie Amy brought a fun activity along with her this year. The kiddos were to make homemade butter by shaking cream in a mason jar with a marble inside. Here's Ethan with his butter!

Ethan wore this Thanksgiving outfit on his first Thanksgiving as well when he was 9 months old. Johnny is in 12 month clothes already! The outfit says Thankful for Mommy and Daddy:) Of course he's thankful for his big brother too.



G.G's table is always so pretty.





Lukey is such a sweet boy, always giving love :)

Look at all those beautiful children!

How amazing does Drew's grandma look? She's so beautiful. I love giving her hugs because she always smells so sweet ;) These are only her great -grandchildren from her daughters side she has a son too and there are 4 more and 1 on the way! I'm sure she has lots more to look forward to as well:) We'll have to try to get one like this on Christmas with all 11 great-grand kids.

Trip or Treak!

Ethan had such a fun time "Trip or Treking" as he calls it on Halloween . This was the first year we brought him to houses to get candy. I truly love our neighborhood. There were a ton of kids running around the streets with their costumes on going door to door. It reminded me of when I was a kid and I remember how fun it was to be with my friends trick or treating. Ethan would walk right up to the door with daddy and put his "pumpkey" out for the nice people to put his candy in. After awhile they would let Ethan pick and he always tried to grab a handful:) We went with Brian and Christina (Johnny's God Parents) which made it that much more fun for all of us. Drew dressed as Jason. Brian was a baker, Christina had a witches hat on and I was a cat. This was one of my favorite Halloweens by far.

Besides the candy I think his favorite part was holding the flashlight. He would shine the light in the people's face opening the door for him haha.

I was surprised that Ethan kept his wig on all night, what a good sport.

Johnny was so tired he just feel asleep in my arms...love love that!

The Loot!

Happy Halloween!!!

5 months!

Weighing in at 18.5lbs and "standing" 27 inches tall with an average size head is the one and only JOHNNY BANANAS!

He is always so smiley and I just love his giggle. When I put my chin on his ribcage he does a big belly laugh! His favorite place to be still is on his changing table . He LOVES to listen to me and Ethan sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Anytime he sees Ethan's face doing something silly he laughs. Nothing is more amazing to see than your children interacting and showing love for one another. Johnny can roll from his back to front and front to back, although he dislikes tummy time. He sleeps about 10hrs a night on average. He has always been a good night sleeper. He does need some help with his naps. It's becoming a trend in our house to have our children not like nap time. Maybe it has something to do with Drew and I both being softies and not like hearing our kids cry. Ehhh who knows. Johnny is also eating real food now and who would of guessed that his favorite food would be bananas?:) He is also teething, poor little guy:( His face is all rosie and he is a drool machine! We all love you so much Nanners!

Look! One of our kids sleeps:) It is true they can do that .

Favorite time of day is bath time. He loves to kick and splash!

He's intrigued by the camera hence the blank stare.

Monkey Face

I have been so so behind on my blog so I wanted to update it with a post for Ethan who is now 2.5 years old. Ethan says pretty much anything you say . He loves Buzz, Woody, Lightning McQueen, Curious George and The Little Einsteins. Ethan knows all sorts of musical instruments, he even knows what a piccolo is:) Smart boy. He loves his brother and I love the way Ethan calls him "Donny". His favorite game to play right now is "I cha cho" which means "I got you". Its kinda like tag except he is the only one being tagged:) He knows all sorts of shapes and colors, I'm so proud of him. Ethan is funny, sometimes we catch him talking with a British accent which I'm sure isn't intentional but it sound like this.. "ehh it is!" meaning "there it is!" He also says " Shut it down!" if you have ever heard Gordan Ramsey tell his kitchen staff to " Shut it down!" that's where he gets it from . Maybe that's where the British accent comes in?:)Ethan I love your kisses and the noises we make we make when we're about to kiss MUUUHHHAAAA! I love your hugs and the way you look at daddy and I when your happy. I love that you still loved to be rocked at night , you'll always be my baby. I love the way you smell ..most of the time :)and I love to rub your soft head on my face. I love you Monkey Face.

Look at your beautiful eyes! Your going to be such a ladies man :)Also know that your NOT allowed to date until your 30;)Seriously.

PS. I must add that while your a smart, fun and beautiful child you also have your days. Every nap you have you wake up like a bat out of hell! You cry/whine for an hour after you wake up and there is no consoling you at all. Nothing helps your nap time woes. Still love you though little one:)

Gerapp

Gerapp! Gerapp!

This is how Ethan says Giraffe :)

I can hardly keep up with all his words anymore. He's such a smart boy and a good big brother.

That's his surprise face!





Love you, Monkey:) xoxoxox

Fall Sunsets in Minnesota

This was one of the most beautiful sunsets I've seen in Minnesota.

11/2/2011

5k Monster Dash

" She did the monster dash...the monster dash!!"

I did it in 43.27 that's 12.2 min a mile. One of my goals in life was to do a 5k and I did it 4 months after my second son was born. I almost cried when I reached the finish line. I felt a sense of relief mixed with being proud and happy all at the same time. Next 5k I want to beat my time. This was a cool 5k to do because all 7,000 runners were dressed up in Halloween costumes along with some of their dogs. It was really really neat to see all of the unique costumes.


No, I wasn't taking a picture of this guys backside:)











I got a cool medal for finishing !!!