Halloween Tradition

I think it's funny when I realize I have some sort of tradition and had no idea. I've been taking pictures of Tyler for the last three years with our Mr Potato Head Pirate Pumpkin. I think I will keep this tradition going. I like seeing how much he's grown each year. Where did my little Yoda go?

A Very Exciting Saturday!

Saturday we celebrated a few milestones for our little family. ~Roy and I celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary! Woo Hoo! ~ Tyler took his first trip across the state line. ~ We went to Eckerts farm in Grafton Illinois. It was actually a really cool way to leave the state for the first time. We had to take 2 ferries. ~We realized that he was getting too old to fool. ~ We went to Eckerts with the intention of going apple picking. He watches that show Caillou and there was an episode where they went apple picking so he was well aware of how it worked. So the last couple weeks we've been hyping the whole apple picking thing. Since there was a late freeze this year a lot of the apple harvest was ruined so the apples were limited. So instead of picking them yourself, they pick them and you buy them. So I thought I was being clever when I let him "pick" the bag of apples we were going to buy. It appeared to work until we were on the way home and he started screaming "I forgot to go apple picking!" It was kind of sad.

The FedEx Arrow

One of my customers told me that on every Fedex truck there is an arrow. I finally found it and now I see FedEx trucks everywhere. Everytime I see one my eyes go straight to the arrow. Did anyone else know about the this?

A Winery Wedding

On Saturday we attended a beautiful wedding at Hidden Lake Winery in Illinois. We were so excited to get away for a weekend and spend time with old friends. It was a great time. I only had a few mishaps(my hair went flat before the reception and I rolled my ankle twice). After a few glasses of wine I began feeling sentimental and couldn't help but to look around the table and notice all the happy couples. We are so blessed to have wonderful friends who all seem to be happily married. It could've been the wine. :)

Beans and Weiners

I read somewhere that sometimes you have to introduce a food to a child 11 time before they will accept it. With Tyler's limited food options because of his food allergies and his unwilllingness to try new things we are always excited when we find things he really likes. Tonight he tried Hormels Beans and Weiners for like the sixth time and was shoveling it into his mouth. I realize this is not the healthiest thing you can feed a toddler but he also ate a bowl of mixed veggies with soy butter. Thank you Hormel for creating one meal that doesn't contain milk or eggs!

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

Thank you Christopher Columbus for this Federal Holiday. Last year we started a family tradition of visiting Rombachs Pumpkin Patch on Columbus day. This year it was 90 degrees outside and it was very hard to pretend it was fall. Tyler still had a great time and was overwhelmed with all the pumpkins and "spookies."

Playdate (Practice for the Real Thing)

Everyone knows Mallori and Tyler are destined for marriage. Saturday they had a fun filled play date that surprisingly involved very few tears. The evening involved McDonald's, Play dough, and a little Jungle Book. A big thanks and shout out to Kelly for providing the location of the play date even though she isn't feeling well. Next time they can destroy my house! (In case you're wondering the fathers were at a bachelor party. That's right they are 30 and they were out at the clubs.)

Welcome to the Family!

On September 22nd Roy, Melissa, and I welcomed a new brother to the family. We are so excited to have Brandon as our new bro!

A Boot Story

These are Tyler's "Fight the Bees" boots. He wears them every day even though they are a size too small and smell really bad. It all started when Roy knocked down a wasp nest on our deck. In a frantic search for something to "fight the bees" with, he came running from his room wearing the boots and carrying a golf club. His feet have never smelled the same.

Our Blog Begins..........

I'm so excited to start posting all of the crazy things that happen in our house. Now I can just tell all my Tyler stories on here instead of boring my friends and coworkers!