These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things.....

..... About the Holidays!

Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving was full of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, stuffing, candied yams, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and.........
.......Afternoon naps!

Mr. Collin Wyatt

Mr. Collin Wyatt.....

You are my second born and have taught me quickly that each child is different.....

You are 17 months old now and as tiny as can be. But growing. You are finally back on the charts at 21lbs 3oz (8th percentile) and 31 1/2 in (40th percentile).

You are adding more and more words each day and your mommy is keeping a list. Just like I did with your brother. Someday Collin, you'll have so many words that my list will stop. But for now.....You are still my baby. I love how you enjoy cuddling with mommy. "Pup-pup" and plug in tow. I hope these days never end!

Love,

Your Mommy

A Visit with Grandpa Walt

Trains! Trains! Trains!

Yellow trains. Black trains.

Speeding-down-the-track trains.

Grandpa Walt, Amy, Brett, Carson & Collin at the train yard in North Platte on November 7th.

*Photo thanks to Aunt Nancy & Uncle Jim Photography*

Happy Halloween!

I tried hard not to let my sinus infection ruin our evening of Trick or Treating.....so I pulled myself up off the couch, dressed the boys, and away we went!
This had to be one of the easiest (and cheapest) costume year yet! Carson opted to be Thomas the Train again and Collin...well he had no choice but to wear Carson's former monkey suit.

The weather was beautiful and we all enjoyed walking through the leaves around the neighborhood.

Our little Trick or Treaters!

........ And our little candy eater!

Snow & Fallen Leaves

The kids and I spent the weekend in Beaver City while Brett was gone to Colorado on an elk hunt. When we arrived home we found MANY leaves in our front yard....and SNOW! Hard to believe we had our first snow of the season in early October, before most of the leaves had even changed colors! Where did Fall go?

First Black Eye

On September 27th we attended Braden's 5th birthday party at the YMCA in Hastings. The kids had a great time and I enjoyed visiting (briefly) with Ryan & Amy. Unfortanately, Carson collided with a "big kid" on the slide and as a result, he had his very first black eye. My poor baby....I mean BIG BOY!