Toots and Snuggie

August 2010

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Mackinac Island-July 2010

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Here I am on my first trip in Mackinac Island. We went with Honey, Pam and Nick on our vacation.

My brother is so cool. Look at him on the big horse. Is the horse pooping?

My first time at the beach.

I Am So Big

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4th of July by Snuggie

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We had a great 4th of July. Gma and Gpa and Tata came over for the weekend.

Gma took us for a girls day out. It was my first Girls day out and boy was it a ton of fun.

Here is Daddy and I and my 4th of July dress.

My favorite brother in the world set our table in a festive fashion.

We spend lots of time up on our deck in the pool. I enjoyed the pool.

Here I am getting my first pedicure.

Look at my little toes!!! Aren't they beautiful?

June 2010

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Look how big Elise is. She is so beautiful and happy and is an angel.

She loves to take showers with her mommy and she loves her pink monkey towel.

Hans and I at Kristin's wedding.

I was so happy to reconnect with two of my best friends from High School.

Kristin was a beautiful bride and the wedding was a blast.

Father's Day with Daddy and Honey at Alpine Rose. Let's just say that the smile on Gavin's face does not reflect how he felt the rest of the afternoon. He spent a lot of time in the car. :)

BBQing with our good friend's Callum, Cassie and Ewan.

My cute kids

Playing baseball with Honey is one of Gavin's favorite things to do.

Daddy's birthday. (35)

Lexi had a good time at Daddy's party too.

Elise has been bonding with the girls. Chloe especially loves her.

We had a very fun visit from Amanda and Eric was in town for a bit too. I was so glad she was able to meet Elise and of course hang out.

Gavin is still in love with his sister and wants to hug and kiss her all of the time.

"Mom she has beautiful eyes". "I love my sister". "Mom she schmells like scheeze."

And of course we got to spend time with our Tata. We had lots of fun pool time!

Gavin's last day of school with one of his best friend's Elle.

Being a Mom

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   Being a full time mother is one of the most stressful, demanding and exhausting jobs. But the payment is being able to embrace every moment of your child's life until they drive away waving at you and thanking you for the person they have become. At least this is what I am hoping happens.
   There are so many things I didn't know about being a mom and have since learned.   Along with the eternal love I have for my children, I am also cursed with constant worry. I worry for their safely and I worry for their happiness. I look at their faces and stare into their eyes and I pray every day for their happiness and safety. My job as their mother has not been done right unless they are safe and happy and can succeed in the world as contributing members to society.
    But no matter how may wrinkles I have endured and how hard, tiresome, worrisome my job becomes, the one thing I know for sure is that in return I am compensated with pure endless love. I wouldn't trade my life as mother for the world.
   I love you Gavin, Elise and my girls forever and always and will always take care of you, my little miracles.

The Last Four Amazing Weeks

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Our sweet baby girl

Elise's new friend Samantha. They are only a few

days apart.

Spending time with Gpa.

Welcome home Elli. Your mom is crazy!

This is where your cord ended up.

Tata loves you!

And your brother is comletely in love.

Look how tiny your finger is. You have mommy's hands.

My favorite girl!

Gma loves to hold you.

And so does someone else. ALL OF THE TIME!

Mommy and Daddy on our first night out without "2 kids".

Daddy loves to give you and Cat Women a bath.

Everyone is a bit more tired these days.

Mommy and her favorite little guy.

That is your footprint on Daddy's arm.

Uncle Seth at the hospital to see little you.

Honey is pretty darn excited to meet you.

Aeneas and your sisters were happy you were finally here.

Pam and Honey love you.

Your Aunt Mary excited to meet you.

The Proudest Brother You Have Ever Met

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Gavin had been saying for months that he wanted a baby sister. I found out I was pregnant by my little guy reading my pregnancy test. He said "mommy, mommy you have a baby in your belly!" He was so excited I thought he was going to cry. We were both teary eyed and almost crying. It was a wonderful day. He called everyone to tell them that I had a baby in my belly. When we found out she was a girl, Gavin was thrilled.

Throughout my pregnancy Gavin was my buddy and my sweet little guy. He would take care of me by getting me water and being a big helper. Every day he would ask me questions about the baby. He called her "Velma" and "The Jelly Bean". Every few hours he would ask me how old the Jelly Bean was going to be when he was a certain age. He was so excited for her to come. It was the sweetest thing ever.

Then when the day arrived, Gavin was thrilled. He tells us daily that he loves his sister and wants to see her beautiful eyes. He hugs and kisses his little sister all of the time and is the most proud big brother in the whole world.

Welcome to the World Elise Josephine Mary "Miss Grunts"

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Our new baby girl Elise Josephine Mary was born on April 10,2010 at 8:47pm. She was 7lbs 7oz. We are so thrilled to have her in our lives and love her with all our hearts.

Gavin's class Halloween picture

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Halloween at Gavin's School

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September

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Apple patch with Daddy

Daddy helped me get the apples that were too high for me to reach.

I love polar Bear's. I saw the real one and had one of my own.

Sammy and I at his Grammy's house and boat.

My second day of school. Gym day!

Is this not the most beautiful little face in the world. . .and those eyelashes!

My hook at school.

My first day of preschool.

Mommy and I and Our Trip to Canada

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Mommy was feeling really sick with the baby in her belly and I was sitting around our house with nothing to do. Daddy was working a lot so Honey and Pam with Nick decided to bring us with them on their trip to Canada to see Aunties Mary and Sarah. It was just what we needed. We had a great time. We went to see Niagara Falls. It was my first time and I thought it was pretty neat. I rode in a boat that went right up near the falls. I love to swim so I went to the pool at our hotel a couple of times and we celebrated Honey's birthday where he dressed up like a moose!

August 09

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Daddy and Mommy

Gavin and Jack we are at the beach silly

G A V I N

we are swimming in the lake

The fireplace

wrestling Uncle Joe

I am playing with Maris Batman

Mommy has a baby in her belly like Venom

That's with Karen, Tata and You mommy

Mommy and Gavin

Mommy and mommy's friend

We are at Steve's house.

That's Sammy and I sleeping in the hamper

Sammy is at my house.

We are eating Spiderman

Playing at the park. Can you see us?

Steve!

Ethan and Gavin in the pool with our daddies.

Honey and I riding on the bike going to the Front Porch.

Honey takes good care of me.

July (Blog in Gavin's real words!)

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James

Gavin and Sam and Spiderman and Robin, my best pal

Robin

Robin riding a pony at the music parade.

Me doing that back thing

Robin and Spiderman, Ava and Karen

Batgirl and Batman

Gpa camping with. . . .

Robin and Buba going down da slide shhhhhh

At Ohio playing football

Just taking a picture taking

Lexi, it's Aneas and Chloe

Sammy and Gavin. Best pal

June

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Father's Day at Soldier Field

I love Daddy!!

Sammy is one of my best buds. We have so much fun together.

We have made it to the beach a handful of times. I don't like the wind AT ALL. I am starting to swim and I love it.

Bishop is my friend next door who I love to play with. We go to the park a lot too.

Mommy and daddy and their friend's going to "prom" :P

Here I am on my last day of school drinking my favorite thing in the whole world, hot coco.

My friend Fin came to visit me. We had a great time and went to the zoo.

Fin's mom is my mommy's good friend. We all had a fantastic time and are so glad they came to see us.

I love playing with the girls outside.

Mommy was so excited that Amanda came to visit. They had a blast and I was so glad to see her too.

Check out the lashes!

MAY

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Gilvin's (Gavin's Alias) Restaurant

This is the look I got from Gavin when Hans and I were going to go out to eat without him for my birthday. Could you leave this face home?

My birthday. I am 33.

Handsome Hans at our favorite brunch spot, Piazza Bella.

Weekends in our new neighborhood.

We went to Pam and Honey's and Honey attempted to fly a kite with Gavin.

Auntie Mary and Auntie Sarah were at Pam and Honey's too.

We don't see them as much since they are in Canada so it was a great surprise.

My good old friends Andrew and Lindsay's wedding.

Some of my old friends from HS.

We had a great time.

Gavin and one of his very best friends Sammy.

Mary is Gavin's "girlfriend". We are sad because she moved to Atlanta.

Crazy times at the new house.

Gavin loves super heros and Star Wars. He loves to play with them all of the time.

Star Wars!!

New neighborhood friends.

Knock knock, who is there? Aimen. Aimen who? Aimen Concka! This is Gavin's favorite joke, which he made up. He calls himself Roo and calls me Kanga and Hans Concka. It is pretty cute.

It was Gpa's 60th birthday so we made a surprise visit.

A great hike.

Great food.

Great drinks.

Great company.

There he is. The joy of my life!!

New House

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Here is our new pad. It is temporary again, but we love it for now. It has so much more space for Gavin and the girls.

April

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Gavin holding little Caroline.

Big scrape on his nose from running down the sidewalk, and falling after I chased him. Crazy kid!

This month we moved to a new place. It is a cute townhouse that has lots of extra room in a cute neighborhood, Roscoe Village. We have been getting to know neighbors and having fun unpacking and making our new house a home.

Gavin doesn't seem to miss 18 much as he is meeting so many new friends and enjoys having more space and a playroom. I can tell the girls are much happier having a yard and being able to go outside when they want.

Gavin has been telling us he wants a baby sister or brother, preferably a sister named Gracie or Veronica. We ended up buying Gavin his own baby doll that he has named her Gracie. He also likes to tell everyone that mommy has a baby in her belly even though I don't and am just fat these days. He also has been helping me cook dinner almost every night.

1801

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Here are pictures of our old pad, 1801. We have so many great memories of our home here and I know we will all miss it. I wish I had pics of the master bedroom, but it was always too messy to take a picture :) I love how you learned to hold the elevator, loved and respected the door people and hailed cabs for us.

March

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It's a ham in a cab.

My best buddy.

Nick and his new friend.

What the heck is on Gpa's head?

Riding on the Metra. . . .la la la

Bowling with Gpa. Gavin just couldn't get enough.

Gavin's friends!

Mommy friends!

Uncle Nick!

Loving taxis!

My old lady modeling debut!

During March we spent more time packing, getting lost in boxes and still figuring out where we were going to live. Luckily we found a great spot in a great neighborhood. It was sad leaving 18. You thought we were leaving Chicago. We were all sad to leave Duane, Nicole, Dan and Lexi and our friend's the Khan's. Ok and it is a little sad to not be neighbors with a famous hockey player who is in the playoffs.

February

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Since we are so far behind on your blog, Toots, I decided to catch up by doing the last couple of months as posts.

You are getting so big. You are going to school and helping me pack for our big move to somewhere. There are boxes everywhere and we can't find anything or move around. Things have been very stressful but you are taking everything with stride and making us all laugh. You are loving to learn. You love learning your states, because you know as a three year old it is very important that you know your states! You love to help me cook up creative meals and you are a very wonderful help. We had a fun Valentines Day! We made daddy a great big cookie and you decorated it. Daddy and I went out while you got to stay in with Tata! Lucky kid.

The Proover

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In February mommy and I decided it was time to get away and go on a Prover (cruise). We went to Key West and Cozumel with our friends Genie and Christian. Mommy and I had a great time together. The weather was not the best. It ended up being very cold and mostly cloudy, but we still found things to do. My favorite thing to do was to order room service. I would order grilled cheese, fries, hot coco, and chocolate cake every night even if we already ate. I think mommy and I are going to do this every year. . . depending on the economy!!

So Far Behind. . .thanks to the broken Dell!

2009-02-08T19:36:00.008-06:00

This past month was a busy time. We had a great New Year's. Mommy and Daddy went to a wedding while I chilled with Pam and Honey. We have had a lot of snow and had some good times sledding. Daddy makes me laugh. He always sleds right into the bushes. I really enjoy sledding. We met a new addition to our world, Aiden who is Mommy Angels baby. He is sooo cute and we love him so much. We have spent some weekends hanging out with friends and we had another Christmas party with Gma and Gpa. Auntie Erin and Uncle Sethy were wonderful hosts and had the whole family over for a good time.

Christmas 2008

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We celebrated Christmas with lots of our family this year. Here I am with Grandma Kops. She gave me the Polar Express! My favorite movie.

Here are my cousin's Will, Dan (drama queen) and Maris.

Aunties Mary and Sarah made it through the bad weather. Thank goodness. Oh Bugga!

I spent lots of time with Honey and Pam. Santa even came to their house after he came to mine. I am so lucky.

Here is the castle with little people I asked Santa for.

Lexi, Chloe and Aeneas love Christmas too.

Mommy and I made really bad cookies that tasted like muffins with cheese and glue frosting, but Santa was nice and tried them anyway. I also wrote him a letter.

Tata and Cameron came over to spend time with me and play games. I was feeling a bit sick so I wasn't quite myself but I am better now.

I spent a few days with Gma and Gpa too. I was lucky to go to breakfast with my Grandma Kelsch and see the new beautiful place where she stays.

Gma and Gpa took me to a light festival and caving. I had a special hat so I could see the bats. They were really neat. I just wanted to see the bats the whole time and luckily I did! It was fun.

Even though I don't have a picture I also got to spend time with my Uncle Nick. He takes good care of me too and plays tricks on me. I had a very special Christmas this year with most of my family.

Gavin's First Dentist Appointment and Other Gavin Entertainment

2008-12-16T23:21:00.004-06:00

Gavin was a superstar and a ham all in one. He had an amazing first visit with the dentist. Originally he wanted nothing to do with it, but after the dental assistant let him work on daddy, his interest grew. When it was his turn he was so cute and was ready to go. He hopped up on the big chair like an old pro and stuck on the dental shades just like dad. "I'm ready," he said. He did everything the dentist told him to do as I stood there with my mouth open in disbelief. The dentist cleaned, scraped and gave him a flouride treatment with no complaints from his tiny patient. What a wonderful visit, and Gavin, daddy and I were so pleased to hear how healthy and beautiful his teeth are. I'm a proud mom!

I have been meaning to record this for sometime now and Hans is finally making me do it. Here are some Gavinisms:

Gavin talking to his Grandma B on the phone:

"Pam, I love you, but I am tired of you now."

On the phone with Santa:

"I want a castle with little people and houses for the sad people (i.e. the homeless people)." Awwwwhh!!

Gavin telling me about his day at the gym:

"Mommy, Mary doesn't want to be my girlfriend anymore and I am sad."

Next day talking to Mary:

"You are not my girlfriend anymore, Jordan is."

Gavin talking to his Grandma W who is about to leave our house to go home:

"It is ok if you go, Pam will come."

Gavin shopping for Christmas presents:

"I wanna get Gpa a tiny tie, he needs a tiny tie."

Every day, night and afternoon

"I do NOT want to go potty on the potty, I will go tomorrow."

"Mommy are you happy?"

"Mommy are you happy that I'm here?" Sooo cute.

"I don't like you mommy/Hans, I don't like you." not sooo cute

"Don't talk loud mommy."

Gavin telling me he loves me several times a day, which I can't get enough of: "Mommy I love you"

Gavin talking just like Auntie Sarah from England:

"Oh bugga!"

Gavin talking to various people, friends, strangers, his teacher etc.

"Mommy got in trouble. She got pulled over, but the police was nice." This is usually followed by "Do you want to hear something bad? Holly, Callaway and Porsche died, they died, they are not coming back."

Gavin's manners lately:

"Please, please, please."

"You are so very welcome"

"Oh excuse me I burp/fart"

And my favorite:

"Stop playing games Hans!"

Jay and Jason, Fun With My Friends and Uncle Nick

2008-12-14T20:46:00.006-06:00

This last weekend mommy and daddy went to Jay and Jason's Christmas party. They miss them so much and were so glad to spend a little time with them. They say their house is AMAZING!! I had fun with my friends at Winter Wonderland as well. We went on slides and made cookies. It was a blast. Then Uncle Nick came to visit. He is so funny and I hope he had a good time and will visit me again. I cried and screamed for a half hour when he left. That was also a blast.

Ugly Sweaters, Lights Parade and a Lantern Walk

2008-12-07T22:00:00.011-06:00

We gathered at my friend Alma's house for our school Lantern Walk. Alma's house used to be an artists studio and has now been transformed into her home and is it ever cool. It has been on TV and magazines several times! Anyway we had a great time with friends and a perfect night for a walk.

We went to the Lights Parade by our house. Sammy, Christian, and Mary came over to play and our parents and other adults had a lot of fun too.

Mommy and daddy celebrated Karen's birthday and went to a crazy Ugly Sweater Christmas party.

Turkey Day in Frankenmuth

2008-11-30T22:21:00.007-06:00

Instead of going to Traverse City this year for Thanksgiving we went to Frankenmuth or as Uncle Nick and mommy call it "Frigginmuth". It was fun eating lots and lots and lots of food, swimming in the pool and playing games. Uncle Nick, Aunties Sarah and Mary won me lots of tickets so I could get my scay guy light. It was gone by the time I collected enough tickets. My favorite game was the roller coaster ride and the dance game. Auntie Sarah liked the dance game too and made us all do the dance game with her. We also went shopping and I hate shopping. I did however have the chance to meet Cupid.

"Save the planet" and "decide for yourself", an old scary person of mystery gender folding your towel or a pinhead women with a curly mullet folding your towel, hmm it is a real toss-up!

Better Late Than Never

2008-11-24T21:58:00.007-06:00

These are pictures from a fun weekend we had back in October. Mommy and daddy went out for a night on the town for Christy's birthday. We also went to Kiddie Land with Jimmy, Genie and Christian. Christian and I had a blast. I went on ALL of the big rides. I went on the big huge Pirate Ship where mommy got sick. I also went on the roller coaster and the "up and down" ride several time. Later that night, mommy, daddy and I went to the scay farm where we went on a creature walk, and scay train.

OBAMA

2008-11-17T19:48:00.005-06:00

Even though we were amongst several people in Grant Park to see Barack Obama become the next President of the US, we felt very fortunate to be part of history. The emotions that were floating around were incredible. Everyone was so positive and they were there for the same reason. It sounds dumb, but everyone was on the same page; we all were hoping for a change and a good change. When it was announced that indeed Obama was going to be our next leader, chills went through my whole body and a tear filled my eye and as I looked around I realized that most of everyone one around me felt the exact same way. The city was completely silent when our respected next President gave his acceptance speech. His voice echoed throughout the city. It was like something I have never experienced before. Words cannot describe how amazing that night was - a night that we will never forget.

PS-The "USA" building is right next to our house! I heard it was in Time.

Halloween in Chicago

2008-11-05T21:58:00.010-06:00

This year we went trick-or-treating in Chicago. Our good friends had a Halloween party followed by trick-or-treating followed by party. It was such a neat experiance, one I had never had before.

We were in our friend's neighborhood, Roscoe Village, where there are lots of families with kids like ourselves. After eating a lot and drinking a lot we took the kids out for a very good time. Not only did the kids get goodies but the adults were lucky enough to find shots at some of the houses. Now where else does this happen? I am not quite sure, but I do know I have never seen it before. The stores were handing out candy too. We had such a fantastic time with great friends and can't wait until next year. Gavin is still talking about scay guys!

This is the jack-o-lantern Gavin made by himself with the exception of carving! Good job buddy!!

Not sure why this picture is the first in order but I swear we went to the bar after T-or-T!!

Gavin decided to be a zebra for school. He had fun being a zebra. . . i think!

Christian was a giraffe, which made for a cute pair.

My cutie!

Mya, Mia, Ava and Gavin

Apparently Felice doesn't take a picture any other way.

Can you tell Tara is 7 months prego? I sure as #@$% can't!

Krystal of course was a big help. Especially for me at the end of the night. I appreciate her so much. She has been such a big help lately.

I think they are fighting over Mary. Come on Gavin!

Stef was not exactly thrilled that he was the only adult who dressed up. But he was a really good "man in the yellow hat" and had a very cute George.

Yep there it is, the proof, Karen!!

I think this picture is so funny. Don't ask me why!

Gavin, Mia, Mary, Ava and Sammy

Not quite sure.

Thank God for my parents who had us over for the weekend. I was so lucky to see my sisters and brother. Everyone has been so supportive through this tough time and I am very appriciative. It really makes you appreciate the your friends and family who are there for you in difficult times. Thanks!!!

Gavin had a blast playing with Auntie Sarah. She even taught him the phrase "GET OFF THE ROAD JERSEY." Yeah thanks sis.

It was so great to be able to see Gavin play in the leaves.

This picture does this "Jack Skellington" jack-o-lantern no justice. My dad, Honey, made it for Gavin and he loved it. It must have taken him some time, but he seems to not care when it comes to Gavin.

My Birthday Party! I'm 3!

2008-10-26T22:28:00.011-05:00

I had my birthday party recently and it was a lot of fun. Most of my very good friends were there to celebrate with me. We celebrated by playing, bouncing, signing and running all around. We ate Pam's delicious cupcakes and afterward we went to my friend Mia's sushi resturant, Sushi X, where we ate some of the best sushi ever. It was such a great day and I was so blessed to have so many people I love come to celebrate.

This is what I looked like while everyone was signing "Happy Birthday" to me. I have told everyone how much I dislike that song, but everyone wanted to sing it. I had Alma, Jordon and Jack B help blow out my candles.

Trying to Keep Up!!

2008-10-14T21:18:00.008-05:00

I can't keep up lately with everything that has been going on in our crazy lives. Here are only a few pictures of things we have been doing lately, Toots. We have had such a great summer spending time with friends and family. You had a great weekend by yourself with Tata while Daddy and I went to a friend's wedding. We have been playing with your friends and spending lots of time with Sammy, Christian and Ethan. You are a lucky little boy whose days are always filled with activities and fun.

In Canada

2008-10-12T09:51:00.009-05:00

I went to visit my Aunties Mary and Sarah in Canada. Pam and Honey met us there too! My Aunties had to move there recently and that is another blog in itself. They showed us around their new town and took us to all of the popular places such as Tim Hortons. Did you know there are more Tim Hortons per square mile than Starbucks? Yes everyone there loves Tim Hortons, EH! You should see this place. It is always packed with people.
We went on a train just like the Polar Express. We even drank hot chocolate, but we didn't get to sing the song. Mommy tried but I told her "NO SING MOMMY". Why do I always have to tell her that? The tain took us to a market where we ate lots and lots of food and saw lots of things.
Did I mention we celebrated my birthday while we were there? Pam made a fantastic cake and Auntie Mary made it look like my favorite guy Jack Skellington. Everyone gave me special gifts. Pam gave me Sally and Hans gave me Jack.
We went to a special place where they had sad donkeys. They donkeys are happy now but they use to be sad and then a nice lady rescued them and gave them a beautiful home. We went to help take care of them. Boy they can be loud.
I played with Cody and Brit a lot too. I was excited to see them. Cody and I kept getting in trouble for being loud, but we didn't care and were loud anyway.
We all went to a pumpkin patch. I found out that I really enjoy corn mazes. I chased mommy and my Aunties around until they decided to go looking for pumpkins. We ate candy corn and took a hay ride.
Unfortunately for Mommy and Daddy, my Aunties introduced me to this song "In Canada" by BJ Snowden that is my new favorite song. It is a wonderful song if you get a chance to look it up and listen to it. Mommy and Daddy think it is not wonderful and are really sick of it. I can't wait to go back to Canada, EH!!

Happy Birthday Pumpkin!

2008-10-07T21:58:00.005-05:00

Happy birthday to my Pumpkin, Peanut, Cuttie Pie, Sweety, Silly and Buddy. I can't believe you are already three. It seems like it was yesterday that you were my tiny little baby. I remember it like it was an hour ago. I can't believe how much you have changed. You are now my big guy with such a big personality. You are the most kind and loving child I have ever met. Thank you for taking such good care of daddy, me and the girls. It is a blessing to have you in our lives. We all love you so much and are so thankful for you. There isn's a minute in the day that I don't think about you and how much I love you. You bring so much joy into our lives and the lives of everyone around you. Happy birthday Bug!

HELP!! Which One Should I Wear?

2008-09-15T14:52:00.004-05:00

Ok I know there are only three people that generally read this blog or at least there are three of you who loyally leave messages for Toots (which I appreciate and I think he will some day too). And really who cares because this is our little family's diary, but if your fingers are feelin' it, tell us which costume you like the best for our scay guy to wear on Halloween!

Toots' First Day of School

2008-09-07T20:55:00.006-05:00

We had Parent Orientation a few days before Gavin’s first day of school. We weren’t really sure what to expect. The teacher, Ms. B, asked all of the parents to go around and tell everyone who they and their child were and what brings us joy in life. So everyone was going around telling everyone story after story about their child. Hans and I decided I would speak for both of us. I told everyone our names and of course our child’s name. I told his teacher that I was very nervous for her because I think Gavin is quite a handful and then told everyone our biggest joy was when Gavin was sleeping. Luckily everyone laughed except for us.

So as Gavin’s teacher, Ms. B was going through details of the class and what we should expect, Hans and I came up with our predictions for Gavin’s first day of school. We predicted that we would try and drop Gavin off at school on time, but figured I would be late as I have a permanent case of Non-punctualititis. I would then attempt to leave him there as he would scream and cry and hold on to me like Velcro. We were told to quickly drop them off and leave right away even if they cry. I figured I would try to perform a slick escape but would end up doing something dumb like close a kid in the door or something.

We predicted that after I had gone Gavin would then scream, howl and demand to watch his Scay Guy movie and drink hot cocoa (two things the school frowns upon, TV and junk food). The teacher of course wouldn’t understand him and if she tried to get close to him to hear what he was saying she would probably be told to “GO TO WORK Ms. B”unless he figures out her first name, in which case of course he would call her that instead. We were worried that he might try and tackle the other children, as this is one of his favorite past-times, talk about Scooby Doo (Oh god forbid pleeeeassee don’t do that), talk about Halloween, and say Jesus Fu---- Christ and so on. In the end Gavin’s teacher and the rest of the school would know that we swear, do not practice screen-free living, eat crap and pretty much, well, have a good old time. They would also know why we were nervous for the teacher and enjoy our naptime.

Well here is how it really went down. Poor kid didn’t want to get up and kept exclaiming “MOMMY, it is dark out, MOMMY it is dark out, NO SCHOOL.” After several attempts to get him dressed I finally gave up and got myself ready, which surprisingly inspired him to do the same. We actually were ready on time.

Our friends Genie and Christian picked us up and Gavin seemed to be very excited - after all, he got to bring slippers to school and wear his new rain gear. As we approached the playground where we were supposed to drop him off, we noticed an abundance of loud cries coming from the area but ignored them or at least tried. Gavin was surprisingly still a peach. His face was so sweet and he was so good. I kissed him on the cheek gave him a hug and made for my slick escape, but as I turned to leave the area I realized I was stuck and couldn’t figure out the damn gate. Suddenly Christian started to cry and run after Genie, his mommy who was attempting to make a slick escape as well, and that is when Gavin started the howl and ran after me. Oh it was sad. It was really sad. But somehow I made my way out and ran to the bush where all the moms hide and spy. I couldn't handle much of it and trying to get a space in the minuscule bush was a task, so Genie and I decided to go to the parents’ welcome coffee to pick up some of our friends, go to breakfast and get our minds off of thing. We were there for four (4) hours talking and discussing how bad we all felt and how excited we were to run back to get our babies.

We went back to get our kiddos and it was amazing. My little guy came out of his room in his cute slippers all happy and smiley and told me he liked school. Yeah!! What a great day it turned out to be. And on the way home before he and Christian promptly passed out Gavin proceeded to tell Genie and me how the highlight of his day was tackling Christian!

The morning terror!!

At least he is dressed.

Still mad at me.

Cutie on his way.

Ok now he is excited. Slippers!!!

A little more excited!

Not so excited.

Toots' classroom

Our four hour lunch. It really was fun!! I think we will do it every Thursday and I will get as fat as a house.

G's friend Alma. He loves telling stories about her.

A big day!!

Seven Years!!!

2008-09-02T08:51:00.003-05:00

Here is our anniversary date pics. We had a great time and these pictures were taken with my new iphone!!! Hans was functioning on 2 hours of sleep and 72 hours of work. We went to our great friend Steph's play, which we greatly enjoyed and ate at our favorite restaurant and had our favorite combination of salad and drinks.

Oh and yes there was an impostor on our date. Danny Taylor, stop trying to be like Hans!

Steve's House

2008-08-22T10:47:00.007-05:00

We went on a trip to visit Honey's best friend Steve and his family at their condo on Lake Sinclair in Georgia. We went boating on Steve's barge and I went on the super fast red boat. Pam and I had a great time playing. Mommy and I went on the motorcycle boat and went really fast over tiny waves. Honey and I went fishing a couple of times, but we never were able to catch anything but worms. Daddy came later in the week and took me to the pool where he threw me "really really high again." Steve took us to a really fun restaurant by boat where I could swing on the swings and play.
Steve's (kids and mommy's friends) Steve, Season and Mike came to visit us which was so nice and I really liked playing with Season. I also had fun with Hope, who is Steve's wife. She was so nice to me too. They are all so nice and made us feel right at home. I hope I can go back again soon to visit them.

Busy Me!

2008-08-09T22:24:00.006-05:00

I have been all over the place lately and haven't had time to post an update about what is going on in my life. I have been traveling and playing a lot this summer. I recently visited with Pam and Honey. I rode my bike with Honey and Honey took me on his bike to go get ice cream and feed the ducks. I played with Uncle Nick and spent special time with Auntie Mary. I went to the beach with Pam and played in the sand and water.

I was also able to see and play with my great friend Jack at the beach. Lately I have been playing soccer and baseball, taking my dogs for walks, playing with my friends Sam, Christian and Adam.

I also had a visit from my Aunt Chips, Uncle Chips and my cousins Karl and Kirk. They took good care of me and we ate lots of chips. I am going to be starting school in a few weeks and am trying to get ready. I have been so excited for Halloween and talk about it all of the time.

My Great Grandma Kelsch's 90th Birthday

2008-08-09T21:17:00.002-05:00

My Great Grandma Kelsch is a wonderful lady. She just turned 90 and we were all there to celebrate with her. She looks so good and we were all lucky to spend time with her. I was able to meet a lot of my cousins and eat lots of food. G-ma throws a great shin-dig!

Maris and Aunt Bebop

2008-08-09T20:45:00.003-05:00

Maris and Aunt Bebop came to Chicago to visit me a while back. They took me to the zoo, the museum, Navy Pier and the park. We had a wonderful time. Aunt Bebop made me pancakes and took very good care of me. I can't wait until they visit again.

Laguna Beach Vacation

2008-07-10T19:56:00.019-05:00

Last week mommy, daddy and I went to California with Gpa and Gma, Tata and Cameron, Silly Sethy and Aunt Erin, Tita Olga, Uncle Chad, Veronica and my very favorite Adrian.

We had so much fun at the beach and our house was very very big with lots of space for Adrian and I to play. Mommy and Daddy were silly with my Aunties and Uncles AND Gpa. We made a trip to Disney and I had a great time there. Adrian and I went on rides together and Gma took me on the "Scay Guy" ride. I wasn't too scared this time. I also visited the Jack Skellington store to stock up on my scary guy items!

We attended cousin Myles' wedding to Melissa. It was so nice to see everyone and eat cake.

We ate lots and lots and lots and lots of good food, drank lots of good drinks (well they all did), enjoyed the sunny warm weather and just had a fantastic time.

Father's Day Weekend-I Love Daddy!

2008-06-19T22:15:00.004-05:00

First of all, my dad is the greatest dad. He takes such good care of me. I love going to the park, playing football, baseball and tackle with him. We have a lot of fun together and he always makes sure to hug and kiss me all of the time. We are buds.

This weekend we went to the beach, played at the park and mommy and I took daddy bowling. It was so much fun. I love bowling!

Cabin in the Country Woods

2008-06-17T21:14:00.007-05:00

Mommy, Daddy, Lexi, Chloe, Aeneas and I all went back to Brown County to stay at a cozy cabin in the country. There was a huge storm and most of the county (and Indianapolis) was flooded. Luckily for some reason it did not affect us. Gma and Gpa's power went out and they were able to come and join us for a day. The girls had so much fun playing outside. Gma even took me horse back riding and we went to eat at The Story Inn again. By the way we just saw a show on TV (A&E) about it being haunted. Yeah! maybe next time I will see scay guys! We also went swimming and shopping, and Mommy, Daddy and I all went on big horses for a trail ride.

Beer Fest!

2008-06-12T20:49:00.007-05:00

WOO HOO!!!

How much beer have you had?

Who the hell is that!!??!

Nice laderhausen!

Awe, they can still walk.

This is BIG trouble.

Home with Honey and Pam

2008-06-10T21:21:00.003-05:00

Pam and Honey came to visit me a couple of weekends ago. I showed them around the city. We went on a boat trip. Can you see my house? We also went to the pony farm, ate way too much good Chicago food, watched the fireworks from my roof, went on a boat ride, went to the festival in my front yard park, went for some walks and I even taught them how to flag a cab.
Honey, I will show you that the big city life is the best life :)

Sarah's Ponies

2008-06-10T17:54:00.004-05:00

We made a trip to Sarah's Pony Farm 40 min south of Chicago a few weekends ago. It was an amazing experience. Sarah owns several ponies many of which she rescued from bad situations. She also has various other animals that stay on her farm. When you first pull into her farm it is like a fairy tale with the white picket fence and a beautiful stable, matching house and perfectly manicured lawn. The grounds are absolutely immaculate. I don't think I spotted a single piece of poop or dirt anywhere. It was truly unique. The most incredible part of this trip was visiting with her ponies, her horse and her other animals. I have never had an experience quite like it. The animals were so loving and affectionate. They were so obviously well taken care of and loved. It was very special to see this. Sarah also has two goats, and to my surprise even her goats were affectionate. It made me feel so good to see that there was somebody out there who loves and takes care of so many animals. The highlight of our trip was meeting her new addition Spitfire. Spitfire is a two-week old absolutely adorable pony. He was such a doll and he too was so full of love. He wanted to climb on our laps and get hugs. I just can't say enough about what a great experience we had. We will surely be back! Thank you Sarah for being such a great person with so much to give.

A Visit to Florida with Grandpa Joe

2008-06-01T23:12:00.004-05:00

We went with Tata to see Grandpa Joe last weekend. He wasn't feeling well but is now better. I had a great time talking with him. I also was able to see Grandma Weinburger. I don't have any pictures of her, but she looked as fabulous as usual. Daddy and Tata spent lots of time with Grandpa Joe and mommy and I spent some time at the pool.

Camping- Bonevelle Style

2008-05-19T20:18:00.009-05:00

Last weekend we went with Honey, Pam, Uncle Nick, Auntie Sarah and Auntie Mary to Brown County Indiana. We stayed in a cabin in the woods.

side note: Does anyone else see a giant Michael Meyers peering in the window? I knew there were scay guys in the woods but what the heck! Creepy.
I had so much fun with Auntie Sarah.

She would play outside with me and find bugs. I really love her.

I had a great time with Uncle Nick too. He makes me laugh a lot.

I found out that I LOVE horses and ponies. I rode a lot of ponies for a long time while we were there. This horse's name is Honey!!

Another ride!!
And another. . .
And another. . .

This is Macaroni

Oh and another. . .
and another. I rode all of the ponies several times.
Aren't they cute? And they love each other. Awwww

Mommy and Aunties Mary and Sarah went for a ride too!
This is the Story Inn. One of our favorite restaurants. It is so unique.

I really enjoyed the soup. Can you tell?

We celebrated mommy's birthday. She is six!

Here is Honey's mustang. He calls it the Shelby. It goes really fast.

Everyone won in the road rally except for mommy and daddy. Oh well I guess next time they rent a car they should consider a different car other than the ugly, shaking, slow rental.

Ricola!!!!!!!!

Cubs Game with SK and PK

2008-05-19T19:55:00.006-05:00

Thanks Sara and Piper for a great time at the Cubs game! We always love to see you guys and now you know I am good luck I hope your butt didn't hurt too bad Sara :)

Mother's Day and A Visit From Ava

2008-05-19T18:34:00.008-05:00

On Mother's Day weekend, Ava and her mommy and daddy came to visit us. Ava is so cute and she is a ball to play with. Mommy went with Mommy Ange to a concert, The Police, while our daddies babysat us. We all went out for a big brunch where I was a bit of a crab. Then daddy and I took mommy shopping and gave her our gifts. I picked out a candle all by myself and gave it to mommy in Christmas wrap. She loved it and she loved the card that I decorated.

I Am Over It I Swear

2008-05-13T22:57:00.006-05:00

Dear @#$#@^% Developers,
I should have known when I first met you and your breath smelled like the equivalent of a steaming pile of crap and your teeth were covered with a distracting biofilm, that something wasn’t quite right. It is you, my dirty-clothed developer-man friend who has screwed me over. You may have thought no one saw you making shadow puppets on my realtor’s face, but I did. I saw your flaccid fingers flapping. We may have had a sweet score on your house, but in the end I am glad I am not living in the comfy confines of a house built by you and your cantankerous faced friend

Did you think it was ok to string us along for a month? We know what happened. We know you got a better offer or were enticed with Guinness or sex. It doesn’t matter that we planned Christmas, New Years, dinner parties and bbq’s on our rooftop deck. I had a great place planned for all of my 10 bags of Cheddar Flavored “Potato Crisps” and my Shredded Spoonfuls. My husband was thrilled with the closet space and the lighting in the bathroom was perfect for trimming his pesky nose hairs. My son was looking forward to christening the house with his hot cocoa and playing Scay guy movie 100 times over in the lower level. We all were looking forward to watching Scay guy movie in the lower level, rolling around and embracing the radiant heat floors. It was going to be a blinking good time.

But don’t worry about us, douchenugget. We gave up several chances at other properties and held our child back from going to the school of our choice. Now we (Hans) will continue to take the dogs down the elevator and out for a poop walk four times a day. It is ok that my piles of crafts, snacks and guest bedding is making its way out into the hallway, my husband’s Time magazines and Smithsonians are taking over the bedroom and our bags of donation clothes have inhibited our use of the half bath. I do however enjoy our lakeview being blocked by train tables and a giant stuffed chinchilla. We have space-o-plenty!! I also have a strong predilection for my 3-foot by 3-inch parking spot and all of the mammoth pillars in the parking garage that I scrape my car on daily. Is it wrong that in the cockles of my heart I want for your rotting teeth to fall out and get stuck in a cranny of the house so the new owners will go crazy trying to figure out what the hell that putrid smell is?

Listen up Renegade, if you see a toxic cloud hovering over your house, it wasn’t my neighbor. If you see a giant stuffed chinchilla set a blaze in the front yard, it wasn’t my two year old; we don’t allow him to play with fire- and when you are scraping the dog shit from the doozy crevices of your ugly Puma's, think of my grin. Just remember karma is a bitch.

Yours Truly,

Better Off

A Visit With Gma and Gpa

2008-05-06T22:15:00.005-05:00

We went to visit Gma and Gpa at their new house in Ohio. It was a beautiful weekend. Gpa took daddy and me to feed the ducks and swing at the park while Gma and mommy went on a shop-a-thon. I found out that I like to play golf and baseball and am pretty good for a little guy. I am also quite the master Wii bowler. We we all went to a farm near by for some fun, food and animal petting.

Daddy Goes to School With Me

2008-05-06T22:10:00.003-05:00

GRACE!!

2008-05-06T21:23:00.008-05:00

My wonderful friend Grace and her mommy and daddy came to visit us a few weeks ago from their new home in London. We are so excited because Grace's mommy has a baby in her tummy, a new sister for Grace!! Grace and I have been friends since we were nine months old. She used to live here in Chicago like me. We always have so much fun together - well, we used to fight just a little. I was so happy to see her. I gave her a big hug. She even has an English/South African accent. . . sooooo cute. I will miss her, but we are going to go on a long trip to see them soon. We miss you!!!

Back to Normal

2008-04-01T00:17:00.004-05:00

Finally a weekend home with nothing planned. Ok that is never true but we had a relaxing and fun weekend. Mommy and I went to the zoo. We walked through the zoo and enjoyed the weather. We ate a good lunch and just had a great day of mommy and me.
On Friday night we went over to Ethan's house. He can see the Sears Tower from his window. We had a dance party, ate pizza and had delicious cake. Mmmm we love to eat cake!
Saturday night I hung out with Krystal while Mommy and Daddy went out with some friends. Mommy has a new friend Neema who makes Mommy silly. She has a little boy too so we can play. We also had a great brunch with Krystal on Sunday and some nice relaxation.

Easter and A Red Wings Game!

2008-03-31T22:49:00.005-05:00

Gma and Gpa moved to Ohio recently. Mommy and I went to visit for a long weekend during Easter and Gpa took me to my first Red Wings game. It was awesome.
Gpa and I are wearing our Red Wing jerseys. Gpa bought me a special one that had my name and number. "I number six!"
Before the game Gma, Uncle Sethy, Tata and I colored Easter eggs. This was my first time.
"I wan pink one peez."
Uncle Sethy and Cameron played with my for hours!

Yeah, Auntie Erin and Mommy take forever to get ready. Come on already!!! I want to go to the game.

Who is the most famous of the three? You know it, Weinburger 6!!
I really had fun watching all of the hockey players. Mommy taught me how to cheer really loud. "Go Wings!"
This was an intense moment in the game.
The Wings won and we all had a blast. I think I really like Hockey.

It was Gma's birthday so we surprised her.
My first Easter egg hunt. Gma did a good job hiding the eggs.
We had a delicious diner in Gma's new dinning room.
I decided I didn't want to eat anymore so I went upstairs, curled up in the bed and went to sleep. This is why I am not in the Easter picture.

Gma came back to Chicago with us and we went shopping. I am becoming a pro. Mommy calls me a menace with the cart just because I run into shelves, displays and people. I just need more practice.

Jack and Alex

2008-03-31T22:37:00.005-05:00

One of my very best friends from Michigan, Jack, came to visit me two weekends ago with his new brother, Alex and his mommy and daddy. As usual we all had a great time. We always have a good time with all of them. We went to the park, the museum, out to eat and to listen to jazz and of course we HAD to go on the train. Jack and I played with my friends Ethan and Alexandar.

Family Weekend

2008-03-21T12:53:00.007-05:00

A couple of weekends ago we went to meet our new cousin Mellissa. She and our cousin Miles are getting married. We all had a great time eating drinking, talking and getting to know Mellissa. In June we are going to Cali to their wedding we can't wait because everyone is so much fun. I also made a new K9 friend, Tosha. She and I played a lot and when I wasn't playing I was searching for boogies.

Back Blogged

2008-02-25T08:46:00.007-06:00

Here is my house. Can you see it? :)
A week ago it looked like this in my front yard. Mommy and I went out anyway and went to the park where I got stuck in the swing with all of my 16 lbs of winter clothes on.
At least Jack Skellington is getting some use out of my bed!!
Mommy and I have been spending a lot of quality time together since Daddy has been working so much. "Daddy he at work." We have been having dates and eating big dinners together.
Sometimes we go to Daddy's office to see him or eat with him. I am a big cheese!

We decided to keep it low key for the Super Bowl, but look at all of the food for only a few of us!!!
Gma came to visit last week and help Mommy out because she has been a single mom for a couple weeks with Daddy being at work. We had a great time.
I have been playing a lot with Lexi. She is a good sport.
Uncle Scotch, Auntie Scotch and Addison came last weekend. Addison is getting so big and she is so cute. We had a great time.
Here is my very first smiley face.

We made cookies for Daddy on Valentine's Day. Mommy and I ate lots of candy too.

Daddy, Mommy and I went to the Field Museum this weekend. There were lots of Dinosaurs. Including the Dorkosaurusrex (Mommy).
Mommy and I also went to the Museum of Science and Industry the other day. We saw lots of neat things. I even saw a chick hatch.

Aeneas or Museum Coyote?

2008-02-24T20:20:00.005-06:00

Ok so we have known since Aeneas was about 1.5 that she is definitely a coyote - not just from the vet but from the numerous people that hunt them (bastards) and the coyote rescue org., research etc. So for those of you who may have had a little doubt, here is the poor little coyote at the Field Museum and then pics of my sweet baby. Oh and for the record, we adopted our baby from the shelter thinking she was some sort of mix when she was a pup and did not pick her up in the woods or side of the road as some people wrongfully do. After much research, I have learned that it is imparative for Coyotes to stay in the wild and it is a terrible idea to try and demesticate them. I only say this because I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea about coyotes as pets. Most of them do not make good pets. Mine is a saint and we are so lucky and special to have her. She is quite unusual from the other coyote owners we have met. We all love her sooooo much and could just hug her all of the time.

What I've Been Doing

2008-02-11T13:04:00.001-06:00

A week ago Mommy and I took a plane and went to see Amanda, Eric and Jack. We always have so much fun when we go there. Jack and I had fun playing and watching Little Einstien's a bazillion times. I met some of Jack's other friends and we went to this really fun place, Monkey Joes, where we bounced all over. Eric played tackle with me and Amanda is like my other mommy. I also was a really big boy and went poop and pee on Jack's potty. Mommy was so excited. Sorry Mommy I am not going to do it again for a long time. You can try and bribe me with candy and presents, but I am not budging.

I am still going to Spanish class, school and soccer. My friend Kyler is in my school class and soccer. We have a lot of fun together. I really like going to school but I really don't like "circle time". I always ask Mommy if I can go to time-out instead and if she doesn't let me I figure out a way to get out of it. My teacher has me leave the room and cut up apples with Mommy while the rest of the class participates.

Daddy has been working a ton and I really miss him. I cry when he goes to work now. I feel so sad and don't want to have to spend another entire day and night with just Mommy. She drives me nuts after a while. Mommy says Daddy will be around more in a month. I told Mommy the other day that I miss Daddy. Uggggggg!!

I love to sing. I sing songs in the car and sign my ABC's. I like to sing to John Mayer and Dave Mathews. My favorite songs are "The Soccer Song", " Mommy Song", and "Daddy Song". I request them as much as possible. I also love to talk. I guess I am a bit like my mom. I repeat things Mommy and Daddy say. Sometimes they tell me not that it is a bad idea to say what they say. But I think it is FUN!!!

I think have broken the record for drinking the most chocolate milk. I drink about 28 cups a day. Mommy is looking for a gigantic sippy cup, so if anyone has seen one please let us know.

Whidby Island

2008-01-24T15:32:00.000-06:00

We visited my Tita Olga, Uncle Chad and cousins Veronica and Adrian in their home in Whidby Island. We all had so much fun. Tita Olga made me the best food and I actually ate. She made Mickey Mouse pancakes, chicken, fish, eggs and bacon! It was delicious. I played "Heeellooo Ladies" and tackle with Uncle Chad. Veronica is so cute. I helped give her a bath. Adrian and I had the most fun. We are great friends now. We did everything together. I already miss him and talk about him all of the time. We ate great food and went to all of the beautiful sites on the island. We also visited a light house that I called Old Baldy. I am so glad we visited. They are not only our family but great friends too. We can't wait until we see them again!

I am Going to School!

2008-01-16T21:16:00.000-06:00

I am going to school now like a big boy. These are pictures from my first day. I like school. We make bread for snack time, sing songs, make toys, have play time and have story time. Snack time is great. We eat apples, cheese, our bread, hummus, crackers and bananas. We sing about nature and here stories about animals and seasons. Our toys are all natural toys in order for us to use our imaginations.

Christmas

2008-01-09T21:52:00.000-06:00

I know it has been a while, so after the pressure of the 3 people that read my blog, I decided to get back on the wagon and start blogging again. My Christmas was a lot of fun. I spent time with Geema, Geepa, Tata, Auntie Erin and Silly Sethy at our house. We had a whole weekend of fun. Lots of eating and adventures. Then we went to Honey and Pam's and spent time with Uncle Nick and Aunties Sarah and Mary and Grandma Bonevelle. We also went to see Aunt Billie, Uncle Joe, Grandma Kops, and all of my cousins. We had a great big dinner and had lots of fun. Here are some of my pics.

Santa decided I was good and brought me a Thomas the Train with a train table. Santa is ok!
Geema read me lots of books. I love books.

Here is Auntie Erin and the shower cap!:)
Mommy and Daddy got me this big castle to jump around in. Mommy likes to use it too. I hope it doesn't pop.
Auntie Sarah is so much fun. We danced and played before dinner.
Grandma Bonevelle is a hoot. I was glad to see her.
Honey and Pam bought me more Thomas the train. This one is electric and I love it.

Mommy and Auntie Mary were having fun as usual.

Auntie Mary and Auntie Sarah bought me a scay guy, a scay guy movie and a scay guy book (The Nightmare Before Christmas). This was my favorite gift. Auntie Sarah read it to me several times and then I fell asleep.
I love seeing Aunt Billie. We always have fun.
Uncle Joe is a blast. He played a fun game with me called Up and Down. He also bought me this guitar and he isn't too bad when he plays.

Here is the cousin's table where I got the honor of sitting.

Pam and Aunt Billie are sisters.

Winter Holiday Time

2007-12-20T13:44:00.000-06:00

I am not so sure this is the REAL Santa. It looks a lot like our doorman Scott!
My first ride in a limo. Mommy and I rode home in a limo the other night from our date.
Mommy and Daddy went to the Nutcracker.

The girls have been hogging my seat lately.
Here I am on my first coaster ride. Mommy can't believe she put her little cuttie pie on a carni-ride at "Winter Wonder Land".
Here is a pic of "Winter Wonder Hell", I mean "Land".
This is the real Santa!

Here I am telling him not to bring me poop because I have been good.
I played with my good friend Kyler. He is going to be in my pre-school class in January. This picture was taken in the other day and the one below was taken the back in January!

A Great Snowy Day

2007-12-05T08:51:00.000-06:00

We had a fun day in the snow. First mommy and I played with Adam and Michelle. We went to the Walnut Room for lunch where there is big Christmas tree. Then we went shopping. Adam and I did not have fun.

Later on Daddy, Mommy, Lexi, Chloe, Aeneas and I went and played in the snow. Lexi loves the snow and went crazy. She hasn't run like she did in years. We made a big snowman, made snow-angels and ran around in the snow. Then we went inside and ejoyed Mommy's special hot cocoa.