Santa is my homeboy

After being baby Jesus we went and had the other mandatory Christmas experience -- Will went to see Santa! He did a great job and treated Santa just like everyone else -- he laughed at him. :)

Here is the official picture from the day that the photographer took...they even made us sign a waiver to use him as an example photo.

And then we had to take another one to show off his cool shirt -- compliments of Aunt Jess! I don't think Santa quite knew what to think of being Will's "homeboy."

All in all it was a great first experience with Santa...of course we'll see how it goes next year when he actually knows what is going on!

Away in a manger

Will spent his 7th month birthday in interesting fashion...he was baby Jesus! Our church is having Old Town Bethlehem this weekend and we were the nativity family for Saturday night. God obviously had a hand in the evening as Will was incredible all night. He smiled and laughed and charmed anyone who came by, took pictures with more kids than Santa, and all for 3 1/2 hours! Our little Jesus didn't spend much time in the manger and definitely didn't look like a newborn babe, but he was the star of the evening and you could see the joy in people's faces as they came to see him. It really was a cool night, although exhausting for all of us! There were literally hundreds of pictures taken of us all night, but here are a couple that were actually on our own camera...

November in pictures

A rockin good time

We are spending this week in Nebraska and Will has not been lacking entertainment. My sister has a friend that had all kinds of baby stuff -- he is more set up here than he is at home! But one of his new favorite play things is actually not new at all. It's a little red rocking chair. This chair was bought for my dad when he was a baby, it was ours when we were kids, and now it's been sitting at my dad's house ready for Will. We put him in it for the first time yesterday and as you can see he thinks he's pretty big stuff!

Here we come!

Hey everyone! We will be in Nebraska on Sunday, so get ready! We will be flying with the little guy for the first time, so this should be an adventure for all of us. We are getting into Omaha on Sunday morning and will be around until Friday morning. We would love to see anyone we can, so Nebraskans -- give us a call! :)

October in pictures

Busy month!!

I can't believe October is already over! We were so busy, it was here and gone before we knew it. Here are just a few highlights from the last couple of weeks...


The pumpkin patch! Our church youth group hosts a pumpkin patch every year and it was the perfect backdrop for fall pictures! After one failed attempt at picture taking, we were much more successful on our second visit. Will was still much more interested in watching everyone else and not smiling for his parents, but we did manage to snag a couple of good ones.



The big event of the month was Todd's brother, Craig, got married! We were all very excited to officially add Sarah (yes, there are now 3 of us) to the family. Will was able to take part in the festivities and meet all kinds of aunts, uncles, and cousins that he hadn't seen before. He even got all dressed up for the big event...



And then there was Trunk Treats! The week of Halloween our church has a night where people come and decorate their cars, get in costume, and the kids all trick or treat. It is a lot of fun to see all the little kids and even what all the adults come up with each year. Unfortunately for Will his parents are not huge fans of Halloween or costumes! But he did have a great look for the night -- he went as "the most influential man in his life" -- otherwise known as he dressed up to look like his dad! :) I have to admit the guys look pretty cute...