Decorating for Christmas

Yesterday we dug out the Christmas decorations. Miss Bella got really excited, she LOVES Christmas. She excitedly watched me (and helped me) unwrap the ornaments. Bella really likes the snow globe that I have had since I was a preschooler. She likes to watch it snow and nudges the bottom to tell me to make it play music (it plays "Oh Christmas Tree"). While it plays music, a ring around the base spins and she really likes that. She stands and watches it and nudges it with her nose.

Last night we put the tree up, while listening to Christmas music. Bella was right in the middle "helping" the whole time. Then we went to the craft store to get some glass bulbs to make some of our own ornaments. I will post pictures of what we come up with. After that, we had to stop at the pet store so Bella could get out of the house for a bit. She LOVES going to the pet store and always gets a lot of attention. She got to pick out a new toy (it has not one but TWO squeakers, oh boy!). Bella loves squeaky toys, she presses the squeaker with her nose repeatedly. Needless to say it has not been very quiet around here since she brought her new toy home!

Bella also like the Christmas lights. She stands on the back porch and looks up at them at night.

Christmas girl.

Our tree

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

Play time!

Bella's Christmas pj's.

Thanksgiving

We really enjoyed our Thanksgiving trip to Colorado. We ate alot of yummy food, saw Fort Collins, did a little shopping, watched football, and did the New Belgium Brewery tour.

Dad prepping the turkey.

Mom's beautiful table.

Yummy turkey.

Jesse acting like a turkey, ha!

Us at New Belgium

The whole gang at New Belgium.

Dad pouring the "perfect" beer.

More beer pouring.

Jesse, like a kid in a candy store. :)

Thanks Mom, Dad, and Sara for a great trip!

Where does the time go?

Salutations and Greetings from the Hoosier state,
We've been pretty busy since the last posting, so we thought we would catch everybody up on what has happened since August.

 Bella has been growing and learning to chew on her toys only (and not her mom's shoes)

 I turned 28 this year!(two more till the big 30!)  Bella wanted to help me blow out the candles so she could eat some ice cream cake.

Couldn't get an ice cream cake made of aloha brownie but this was just as good.

Halloween came quick this year and we did the pumpkin thing a little easier this year

Bella loves her new toy that Amanda made from an idea one of her teachers found in a magazine.

Bella was Snow White for Halloween this year. She did not mind her costume at all.

She waited patiently at the door for trick-or-treaters. We only had a few.

Best Husband Ever

My husband.....

cooks dinner,

cleans,

walks the Bella Monster,

and shows up at work on bad days to help out and bring me these:

I think he's a keeper :)

Other Summer Happenings

This summer we......

Ate popsicles.

 

 

 

 

 

Worked on the playground at the CLC.

Amanda got new glasses because Bella ate hers :(

Amanda smashed her foot at a CLC Family Picnic.

We also......

Went to the pool

Went to the Drive-in

Amanda went to Bootcamp

Jesse started running

and tried to stay cool!

Summer Gardening and Cooking

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Salsa

Garden Veggie Pita Pizza

4th of July Cherry Pies

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to our Dad's who make us laugh, offer good advice, and love us whether we take it or not :).

We love you!

Update

Our container garden is really growing! We are on our third round or so of planting things, it is getting kind of addictive!

Onions and garlic, potatoes, and round 2 of spinach and lettuce.

Onions and garlic

Dwarf bell peppers?

Cucumbers

Jalapenos and rosemary.

Banana peppers and basil.

Jalapenos!

Basil and round 2 of cilantro, etc.

potatoes

strawberry