Like Mother, Like Son?

For those of you who know me, you know I hate condensation.  So I wrap by cups in a napkin.  Needless to say, children are always watching...

Stricker Photography Session

We decided we wanted some professional photos taken for Christmas, so here they are:

Fall!

Our front tree dumped a LOT of leaves in our front yard.  Aiden enjoyed helping us shovel the leaves into a pile.

Our fall decorations in front of the house!

Lerdals Visit

UNI's homecoming was this past weekend and our good friends the Lerdals came to visit.  We didn't have much planned for the weekend, and it was great to catch up.  Saturday morning we took a trip down memory lane and walked around UNI's campus.  We also checked out the shops along Main St. and ate at Pablo's (my favorite!).  In the afternoon, we hit the Panther's game.  Unfortunately they lost in overtime... but it was a good game.  Somehow I only got a few pictures of the weekend:

Aiden and Kinley, all ready for bed in their PJs.

Ain't they cute?!?

House Updates

For the last 2 of 3 weekends, my parents have come up to work on the house.  It has been much appreciated!!

Mom spraying weeds.

Grandpa Dick checking out the gutters.

Aiden 'helping' cut the boards.

Building a shelving unit for the garage.  This seems to be a theme everywhere we move...

Finished shelves!

And with stuff on them. Perfect height to still fit underneath.

Checking out his socks with Grandpa Dick.

CHEESE!

Grandma sanding the front posts.

He looks very happy to be vacuuming the dryer vent...

Tight fit!

If only I had this on a video camera...

While everyone else was working, Aiden decided to try on his Halloween costume.  We discovered it is a little too snug, so we had to take it back.  He is now going to be Buzz Light Year.  But he sure loved being Scooby Doo for a little bit.

He matches his puzzle book!

Another night... Mike came over to help us paint!

I forgot to take pictures before we primed, so that's what you see in the back- primed walls.

1st coat of light blue going on.

Another task... hanging pictures.  It's amazing how hanging things can make it feel more like home!

Daycare Assignment

Aiden's first homework! Each child in his class was given a bag and were to add certain things.  I thought I'd share what he is putting in.

A picture of him as a baby.

A picture of his family.

His favorite food.

His favorite thing.

Something he likes to do.

Cousins (2nd? 3rd) Visit

Doug's cousin Brandy and her kids (Donavon and Valerie) came to visit from Colorado. They are pretty close in age and had a blast playing with each other.

How has he gotten this big?!?

Cheese that looks like wink!

Brandy trying to hit the kids with bug spray as they drive by.

Valerie and Donavon.

Aiden got to ride!

Think he's having fun?

Donavon let Aiden drive, more like sit- but it was still nice of him!

Riding with Valerie

Donavon giving them advice, from the hood of the car.