Washing the Car

Brandt got to help Daddy wash the cars this week. They had a great time, and both got soaking wet in the process!

Scrub, scrub!

Spray the water to rinse.

I'm gonna get you Mamma!

He got a little curious, and then he got WET!

Christmas Time!

It has been busy around here, but I wanted to get in some pictures from Christmas. We had a great Christmas! It was a memorable one, as we spent time together and with our extended family.

Brandt really likes Santa and always wants to know "where did the Reindeer go?" He thinks Santa should have his Reindeer with him at all times.

Grandmom invited Brandt over for a Christmas cookie date. They had a fun day creating wonderful and yummy cookies together.

On Christmas eve we had a wonderful Christmas program with my family (Rheanna) including a present exchange, talent show, acting out the nativity, and a delicious dinner. Brandt sang Jingle Bells for our family's talent.

Santa didn't disappoint, and came to our home Christmas morning. We all had some presents to open. Brandt loved opening his presents (and ours) and getting so many wonderful surprises.
We feel blessed to spend this time together!!!

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Every year we go to a christmas tree farm to pick out our tree, cut it down and bring it home.

Brandt was a big help and wanted to touch every tree he walked past. It was a good day and we found the perfect tree!

When we got home, we put the tree up, and got out the decorations. Brandt could not believe all of the things that were in the box!

It is always neat to see the ornaments!

It was fun hanging them on the tree.

Daddy lifted Brandt up to put the star on the top! We are ready for Christmas!

Brandt turns 2!

Brandt turned two a couple of weeks ago. We had a great time celebrating!

Mommy and Daddy took him for a pancake breakfast on his birthday.

Then we went to chuck e cheese for fun and games that night.

A few weeks before we had a party while spending the weekend with his birth mom and grandparents. So much fun!

We also skyped with his birth mom and grandparents to eat cake on his birthday.

Lots of fun presents from friends and family!

Two parties with both sides of the family too!

We love everyone who made our cute boy feel special on his birthday.
Happy 2nd Birthday Brandt!

Happy Halloween!

We celebrated Halloween in many ways this year!

Yoda at kindermusik

Haunted houses at play group.

Cowboy at church Tunk or Treat

Mama with a cowboy Trunk or Treating

Dada with Yoda Trick or Treating

As a family we all had a great time, together!!!

Fun with Pumpkins

We had a great time exploring pumpkins over the Halloween season. Brandt liked getting his hands squishy with the pumpkin guts and seeds. It was an all new feeling and he would say "sticky". But it didn't bother him too much as he kept going in for more. We carved a face in the pumpkin too and Brandt laughed when we showed it to him.

We also got some smaller pumpkins and Brandt got to paint them. It was fun to see him be creative and use all the colors cover his pumpkin with paint!

Camping!

We went camping last weekend with some family and had a great time. Brandt is at a great age for this! He loved being outside, playing with his cousins, and was a very happy camper.

We went camping at a place we hadn't been before, but will definitely be going back. We had some great camping weather too!

Andrew is the master chef while camping! He made us pizza in the dutch oven for dinner and french toast, bacon, eggs, and sausage for breakfast. It was all so tasty!

We all enjoyed a yummy breakfast.

We roasted marshmallows and stayed warm by the fire in the evening.

Hanging out around camp.

It was a beautiful place and we had fun on our nature walks around camp.

Mommy was teaching Brandt the fine art of deflating an air mattress. He loved it!

Pumpkin Patch!

Going to the pumpkin patch is one of our favorite family traditions. We all go on a hay ride, pick a pumpkin, and play in a hay maze. Brandt even got to ride on a pony. It was much more eventful this year chasing after Brandt, he loves to run, and there was a huge field awaiting his adventures. We love taking pictures, and tried to snag him for a few family shots, but this is as close as we could get with the busy boy! Many of our pictures were of Brandt running by or of his back, just a few seconds too late. But we did catch some great moments too.

While riding the pony Brandt said over and over, "YEE-HAW, I a cowboy!" It was so funny.