One Day at a Time

Thanks to Pa Paw Choo Choo, Ryan has this great magnetic calendar that we can personalize and build each month. Several months ago it was a challenge to get him to do it. Now he does it completely by himself and takes off the square each day. We are so proud of him and of all he grasps as an almost 5 year old. He gets the days of the week and the concept of time and months... and is counting down in his own mind to December 25... that is his favorite day... so he says for now:)!
In a sermon, last month we were challenged to fill our squares...meaning our days on the calendar...with meaningful, Kingdom purposes. I know that some days I wonder if I'm doing anything Kingdom worthy.. but then the knowledge and faith I see developing in this little guy... that is satisfaction enough for me. I'm so grateful to be his Mom.

Batman to the Rescue

Batman was it this year... We had a fun Halloween evening with some friends as we headed to our church's carnival and "Trunk or Treat" in the parking lot. On the way home, Ryan said this was the best Halloween ever. We then thought we'd hit our neighborhood. Third house into it some older kids, not from our neighborhood, wander by with blood oozing down their mask. That was it. Night over. Hysterical screaming from them on. Then the comments change to ... "this was the worst Halloween ever" and "are our walls strong enough to keep the scary kids out?"... thankfully we didn't have nightmares that woke us up in the night.


Target 90% off clearance... gotta love it. Now we have 3 super hero costumes. They will get some good use from this very imaginative kid. Here he poses as Robin with 2 of his friends sporting the other 2 costumes.

Grandparents Travel North

We were so happy to have my folks come up over Mom's fall break. We know the drive stinks, but we were glad they made it. We had fun just hanging out and playing at home together, eating out some and getting that pumpkin ready for Halloween. Here are just a few pictures from that late October weekend. I think the "southerners" were frozen from just a cool breeze, as we Minnesotans would call it :)!

Of course we had to take them to the good 'ole Spicer park, too. It was a cool day and the lake was a beautiful blue and the leaves were crunchy under our feet.

Have to throw a picture of us in here every now and then, too!

Ryan had been to the pumpkin patch at a farm about 30 miles away with his preschool class, so we opted not to make Grandma and Grandpa drive any more. Parking lot pumpkin picking is just as fun, huh?

If we are with Pa Paw Putty during pumpkin carving time, he does the drawing and then Steve does the carving... but here he takes the honorary official stab. Look out pumpkin!

PaPaw Putty takes on Ryan with some boy energy...