Visit to see Santa

Today's visit to the mall went very well. Tyler told Santa he wanted a fire truck and red beep beep. He smiled and said Merry Christmas. No tears, a candy cane and lunch at Moose's...sounds like a great afternoon!

The new Kirby

For those of you who receive our Christmas card, I would like you to see what Kirby looks like after a hair cut....poor pup wasn't able to look his best that day. Our nine year old dog still acts like a puppy some days, and an old man others. Tyler sure loves to play with him, and we all like to cuddle with our little 'snooze machine'!

Finally...SNOW!

Today we woke up to snow covering the ground. Tyler went out to help Daddy shovel.  Hopefully we will keep this snow until Christmas!

Tyler Dancing

Tyler recently has starting busting out some interesting dance moves. The theme song to Thomas the Train usually gets him going. He also is now a fan of singing and dancing to Jingle Bells. Hopefully we'll be able to get that on video this season.

We are starting to get into the Christmas spirit here, but it is hard when we still have grass in the yard. Here's to hoping we get a big snow before Christmas!

Random Pictures

Here are some pictures that Kathy took with her camera this fall. As you can see, Tyler is a straight up Goose!

Chillin' at Nana's house

After trick or treating with Annemarie

What a Ham!

Playing in the leaves

Just hangin' around!

New ski helmet

We got Tyler a ski helmet for his upcoming season of ski lessons. He is a big fan and can't wait for January.

It's a picture of a snowboarding polar bear... he was very excited!

Halloween

Tyler had so much fun on Halloween this year. Kathy took him trick or treating around our neighborhood while the sun was still out, and he loved it! He would ring the doorbell, say trick or treat, and then say thank you after he got his candy. He went for about an hour, and then got tired. We stopped by the Peppemeiers to witness the crush of kids on their block. Tyler loved helping Kelly pass out candy and wish everyone a Happy Halloween!

Erin carved this sweet Raider pumpkin
Getting ready to go out! As soon as the sun went down, the temperature dropped to 32.

Our little monkey! His costume was super cozy and he loved it.