Our trip to Florida

We drove down to Florida the 18th of October, to see Daddy and Gran. We took our new van so that David could see it. We stayed with him for the weekend, and took Nathan bowling for his very first time. He had a lot of fun. The first time he rolled the ball it went right into the gutter and slowly rolled down. It was rolling so slow that about 3/4 of the way, the ball stopped and we had to get someone to come get it for us.





Nathan was very interested in the ball return. He thought it was magic. He would roll the ball down, then it appeared back on the rack. He kept saying "abra ca dabra".

Nathan had the lightest ball they had, 6 pounds. It was still pretty heavy for him but he didn't want any help.

AJ had a good time just sitting there watching everything.

On Sunday we drove down to Punta Gorda to see Gran (David's Grandma), she just got back to Florida (she spends Summers in Calgary, Canada and winters in Florida).
We went to a old train depot that had some train stuff for Nathan to look at. It was an antique shop too, so we didn't spend much time in there.
Gran's birthday was on the 25th, so we were there to celebrate with her. The above picture was the only picture taken from her birthday party. We invited some of her friends over for a pizza party. Nathan was excited because Gran let him blow out the candle on her cake.
The weather was so nice that Nate decided he wanted to play in the pool- except mommy forgot to pack any swimming stuff.
Gran and her great grandkids
On our way back we stopped and saw daddy again for a night. We played at the park and the lake beach there at Camp Blanding. Nathan was having a lot of fun, until he fell in the water. It was funny, but he didn't think so.
Hooray! Daddy comes home on Saturday!

trunk or treat

Our ward trunk or treat was tonight. It started raining just as it was time to start the chili dinner, so we moved in to the gym. When it was time to go car to car, they decided to move it outside since it had stopped raining. One of our friends held Anderson and handed out our candy so I could take Nate around. He had a lot of fun saying "trick or treat" to every car. He had to keep checking his pumpkin to make sure they were putting candy in it. It started raining again, just as we were finishing up. Batman had a lot of fun!
Nathan decided what we were all going to be this year. He had it all planned out. He said, "I am going to be Batman because I'm the strongest. Daddy is going to be a witch and mommy gets to be the princess. I am going to put the witch in jail and rescue the princess". I asked him what AJ was going to be and he told me that "AJ gets to be a witch too". Since he had obviously thought about it, I decided that we would dress up like he wanted us too. Nate has a really good imagination, it is really cute some of the things he comes up with.
Anderson-the witch

Batman- the strongest

Nate was so cute when I put on the princess crown. He held my face between his two hands and told me that I looked "so beautiful".After the trunk or treat, Nathan was excited to eat his candy, and AJ wanted to eat too. All in all it was a pretty fun night. I just wish that daddy could have been here to enjoy it with us (only 8 more days)!
Happy Halloween!

Swagger wagon

Since my family is coming out in November (for AJ's blessing) we decided we had to buy a new car. Not because our other car is to small and won't fit everybody and we would have to take both of our vehicles everywhere we went, but because my family is so snooty that they can't be seen in the same car twice (because of that, I fully expect them to help with the payments).
We bought a minivan! I have to say, it is pretty awesome. I like it a whole lot, and that makes me a nerd, I know. But as far as minivans go, this one is really sweet. It has everything we wanted in a new car, and stuff we didn't know we wanted but are glad we have now (seat warmers & lazy susan for movies and toys, back-up camera, oh and heated mirrors). I drove down to Florida in it last week, to show David and it was great! Nathan watched movies and Anderson slept.

So, make fun of me all you want to, but until you've had a ride in my swagger wagon you won't understand (unless you already drive a van- in that case, you know what I'm talkin about!).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql-N3F1FhW4 (This one is a Toyota,mine is a Honda, but you get the idea).

Happy birthday to AJ

Anderson is one month old today! I can not believe how quickly it has gone by. He is getting so big, today we went to the doctor (the train doctor as Nathan calls it-because they have trains in the waiting room) and AJ weighed in at a whooping 10lbs 12oz (76%). He is growing tall too, 22 1/2 inches now (83%), it looks like he will be tall like grandpa Anderson. His head is now 14 1/2in (22%)- I don't think that Nathans head has ever been in the 20th percentile (maybe it is now, I just don't know).
Anderson continues to be a happy baby- when he is awake (obviously when he is sleeping too but he spends the majority of his time asleep). It's a rough life, but apparently that is when he does his growing. AJ loves to take a bath, he just lays there quietly and watches. Nathan used to cry at the top of his baby lungs, maybe AJ will like to swim more than Nate. And his hair! It isn't falling out yet, and I hope it says that way. It is so cute, but it is getting long. He might need his first haircut before he turns 3 months.
Nathan is doing very well with his little brother. He likes to bring him blankets and his pacifier, he is a good helper. When AJ is awake Nathan says "aww, he's looking at me" or "aww, he likes me". It is pretty sweet.
We love having baby AJ in our family! Happy one month!

Pumpkin Patch

Last night we took our annual trip to the Kennesaw Mountain Shrine Club Pumpkin Patch. We go there every year for our pumpkins and our Christmas tree.
This year we had to get four pumpkins, one for each of us. Nathan had a lot of fun picking out the best pumpkins. He also tried to show us how he is "the strongest" by picking up all of the pumpkins that were bigger than him.
But then we found one that was "just my size" for Nathan, and a little baby one for Anderson.
David loves going to the Shriner's for their boiled peanuts. They make some Cajun ones that David really loves.
Thank you Shriner's!

3 Weeks old now

Here are some pictures of Anderson, he is now 3 weeks old. He still loves to sleep the day and night away, but we are starting to see his eyes more often (I think they are going to be blue!).

Cute boys!

AJ never looks happy when he first wakes up.

"Oh my!"
Nate being sweet to his brother.
Happy asleep