Santa Clause

Well Jeff has officially seen Santa Clause this year. Tonight we took him to Bass Pro out in Rossford and got his picture taken for FREE...yes that's right FREE. It's a really nice setup and best part was there were no lines, just walked right up there. Jeff didn't cry at all, which was even more amazing since we weren't sure how he was going to do, but it was great. We got a great picture of him kind of smiling...actually it looks similar to last years now that I'm looking at them both, but it turned out great!

The snow is starting to fall though. I bet there are going to be lots of schools on delay
tomorrow!!!

Santa's Workshop @ Bass Pro...it looks really neat

Jeff & Daddy looking at toy guns

Jeff deciding which gun he likes best!

Lots to say...

Well let's see, since I've become horrible about writing posts... I can't believe that I don't have 10 minute a couple of times a week to get on here and update what's going on in our lives. I'm going to try and get better about it, it's important that I do it...

Lots has been going on this week... Nick is extremely busy with work. He has been working 10's, but today it was more like a 12. I don't think he got home until 7 tonight. A long day for him for sure, but of course he has to go into work tomorrow. It's always busy this time of year for him, but hey on the plus side, the checks are great!

I decided to call this week and try and get Jeff setup with getting some help with his speech. I just think it's odd that he's 22 months and he really doesn't say anything yet...not even mom, dad, hi, etc. These are things that he should know how to say by now! Wouldn't you know that after I left a message with someone, he started saying words, all kinds of words! Mom, Dad, Papa, Bob (as in Bob the Builder), dog, Steph, John, yes, please, ball, and I'm probably missing a few others, but it's amazing the progress that he's made this week. I'm happy...I still might get some help so he gets further along, but thank goodness he's finally saying something!

Do you realize that he's going to be 2 in about a month??? I'm okay with it I think. It was horrible when he turned 1, I hated that my baby was 1 and no longer the little baby I remebered, but Jeff is so much fun now that how can I care. Of course the tantrums have started, and he has a huge attitude problem(he gets that honestly from me, his father, and grandfather), he is getting in trouble all the time. But for the most part he is awesome to be around. When he starts talking it will really be something!

I'm trying to finish my semester at school. Only2 more exams to take and then I'm done...I can't wait to have a month or so off. It will be nice to not have to worry about getting homework done during the week for awhile. I'm trying to decide what to do about next semester - do I take 9 or 12 hours??? Not sure what I want to do yet. I signed up for 12, figuring I could drop one, if I decided that it would be to much.

Looking forward to the weekend! Lots of good stuff going on. Nick's team have their first basketball game tomorrow, Nick is working tomorrow, I have some errands to run with Jeff, need to find something cute to wear to my parents Christmas party tomorrow night, need to make food for the party, and then tomorrow night is the party!... Whew, I think I'll need Sunday to sit and do nothing!

Hopefully I'll get some good pictures this weekend and get them up here too! Oh yeah, Christams Cards went out Thursday night, so people should be getting them soon. I LOVE the way they turned out and hope everyone enjoys them too!

Thanksgiving Fun at Hoover's!

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Fun with the Balloon...

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Jeff's Dance to "Bob The Builder"

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Happy Birthday Steph!

Happy Birthday Steph! We celebrated Steph's birthday tonight and had a great time. I got a babysitter for Jeff while the rest of us went out to Red Robin for dinner...it tasted so good! Jeff was so excited to celebrate with his Aunt Steph!

Jeff & Aunt Steph

John & Jeff checking out what was on Jeff's cup.

Jeff loving his balloon...look at that look...it just spells trouble!

Final Christmas Card!!!

Well after much debating the Christmas Card is finally finished. I couldn't decide about the photos, but luckily Gerri helped me out with that! She said "People already know what you like...do the fun pictures!" Hopefully everyone enjoys them!

Thanksgiving Weekend was Awesome

It was great having 4 days off from work. Just felt nice and the time actually went slow, which never happens. We started off the long weekend by going out for dinner Wednesday night with the family, well Jeff & I went, but Nick had basketball practice so he didn't get to come, but it was nice to go out with everyone else, then later Nick headed down to Tiffin so he could go out with all of his friends. He said it was great to see everyone and spend time with them.

Thursday I got up and sat and talked with mom & dad for awhile. They were heading up to the lake, and I got ready to go to my preturkey meal turbo workout, and Caroline came to babysit for Jeff for me. The workout was great! We were suppose to head down to Tiffin for lunch that day, but Nick's dad was sick and they weren't going to have everyone over. Truthfully, it felt good to be home and not do a darn thing. Jeff & I made our way to the grocery store to pickup a few items, but that was it. When we got home, I made our Thanksgiving lunch which consisted of steak, rice casserole, and asparagus...it was different but good. After Jeff was done with his nap, we headed over to Hoover's to have dessert with them. It was nice to see everyone over there, and Jeff had a great time playing with all of the kids... he loves that family!

Being a goofball...I love the lips though!!!

Friday was another early day! I went to Anderson's so I could get one of the "Black Friday" deals...mom wanted a Hoover Steam Vac that they had on special, and since she was out of town, I was the one who got to go and get it!!! It was actually fun standing in line talking to people. They opened the doors a little early, so I got what I needed and was out of there and home by 7:15...not bad right? But lets see by the time I got home, Nick & John were getting ready to head to the lake so they could go deer hunting, Steph & I were going to ride up a little later. It felt great to get up to the lake!!! We hadn't been up there for a few weeks, and it was nice to get a little different scenery. As we got there we saw a couple of deers in the back lot, which was neat to see, it turns out Nick had kicked them up while he was hunting! The guys got back to the cottage right as we were getting there, and we had to do the traditional hunting pictures!

Nick, Dad, Jeff, John Tourney, & John

John, Jeff, & Nick

Mom & Dad had to go into Ft. Wayne to go to the funeral home, so it was up to Steph & me to make the Thanksgiving dinner... no big deal! Well when we went to baste the turkey, there was no baster, so into town we went... luckily the family dollar had just what we were looking for!!!! Dinner was awesome and it was nice to be with all of us! The afternoon was great because I got to take a 5 mile run which felt awesome. It was gorgeous outside!

Saturday we headed into Ft. Wayne for the Didier Thanksgiving!!! It was so nice to see everyone and Jeff got to spend some time playing with cousins. Mom, Dad, Steph, & John were in town until late, so it was just the 3 of us at the lake for the evening, which was a nice treat.

We headed home early Sunday. Jeff was done at the lake, and since the guys weren't hunting that day, we figured why stay. We got home at a decent time, I started laundry, Jeff took a nap, and I even got a 5 1/2 mile run in...it was awesome!

The weekend was great... it was so nice to see everyone, but it also felt good to get away!

Christmas Pictures!

I took Jeff to get his Christmas pictures taken tonight! He didn't want to sit for them at all, so we had to bribe him with a piece of chocolate. They came out pretty good actually... I would prefer not to have the chocolate, but oh well, right?