Let it Snow?

So, it was barely a snow, but we still got out there and played in it. Well...Nolan did anyway. Tori spent most of her time sitting in the wagon, waiting to go in the house. It didn't last the whole day, so it was a good thing we went out in the morning. I'm sure we will have an abundance of snow soon, so I'm not complaining!

Happy Birthday Tom!

Tom turned 34 on the 20th, and we celebrated with dinner out at Osaka with presents at home after. Nolan was very excited that Daddy got a new ipod. In fact, Tom hasn't been able to use it yet because Nolan is always listening to it.

A Long Weekend

You would think after a nice long, cold, first snowy weekend that I would have a ton of pictures to show and stories to tell. Well, I don't. Granted, yes it was all of those things, but it was also deer hunting opener and Tom was away for the whole weekend. While 2 days shouldn't seem like much, it felt more like 4.

Friday, Margaret was over to watch the kids. She stayed for supper and a little while longer, which was nice. Kept me company for awhile and I know the kids love to have her around. Saturday, Nolan had his first Birthday party that he went to on his own. The neighbor picked him up and they went bowling. It sounds like he had a really good time. We spent the rest of the day just hanging out, and went to Target for "fun" that evening. Sunday, we got ready right away and met Mary Jean, Heather, Luke, Logan, Margaret, Maureen and Zander at Southdale for shopping and lunch. It was nice to get together with the girls, but we didn't get much shopping done. There tends to be a lot more chasing then shopping, and I was tuckered by the time we left the mall.

A busy week lies ahead and it sure is nice to have Tom home now, although the roles will be reversed later this week as I will be in Vegas for work. At least my trip will be short and we will back to "full power" by Friday evening!

All in a Day's Work

We spent our Saturday shopping for the kids for Christmas and their Birthday's. In the very large bags are numerous toys that the kids don't need, yet apparently we thought they did! Actually, Tom and I have a lot of fun shopping for the kids and we have done the Fleet Farm/Toys R Us run for about 3 years in a row now, well before Thanksgiving.

Thanks to Jim & Mary Jean, who have taken the kids the last 3 years overnight at the farm, it also gives us an evening to hang out and have adult time. We met our friends Chad and Tasha at Buca for dinner and had a great night eating and chatting.

And so "Tis the Season" begins.

Trick or Treat

I'm not sure why, but Halloween always seems a little more hectic than it should be. We rush to get the kids home, rush to eat dinner, rush to put on our costumes and then rush to get pictures before going out trick or treating. This year the kids seemed quite resistant to the whole process. Nolan was in a funk and didn't want to get dressed, Tori didn't want to take pictures, and the actual trick-or-treating was no treat. Nolan asked to play at nearly every house and didn't quite get that we were only there to get candy, not go in and play. Tori caught on very quickly to the whole candy thing and rather enjoyed the trick-or-treating part. We finally gave up after about 2 blocks and went home to dig in to the candy. When it was all said and done, the kids were exhausted and hit the hay late, but also slept in late the next day. Maybe next year will be a different story.

Here's the best picture we could get with Tori's lion hood up. She wouldn't leave it on for anything.

Here's our cowboy.

Tori was very proud of her bucket of treats.