Happy Birthday Timmy

On Sunday Feb 24th, we celebrated Timmy's 3rd Birthday!  Grandma and Grandpa were here along with Aunt Leslie, Uncle Steve, Aunt Jill and Uncle John.  Aunt Jen couldn't make it because she had to work at the last minute (you were missed!).  Anyway, Timmy wanted a train party so we went to Choo Choo Johnnies for our cake and ice cream (we had lunch at the house).  Timmy did much better with the candle this year, but it is still a work in progress.

I made Thomas cupcakes.

 They brought Timmy's ice cream and cupcake out on the train.

 Timmy wanted to sit with Uncle Steve. Can you see his apprehensive face?

 Timmy let Benny blow out his candle.

 Timmy really enjoyed his ice cream.

Before we went to Choo Choo Johnnies, Timmy opened up his gifts.  He received a Lightning McQueen pillow and a custom made quilt from Aunt Leslie and Uncle Steve.  He received some cool clothes from Grandma and Grandpa as well as a WALL-E lamp (which by the way works great as a nightlight). By this time, Benny speaks up and says, "Hey, where are the toys?"  Aunt Jill comes through with the Duplo Lego Farm.  I have to say that both boys play with those Legos everyday. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wow, time sure has flown and we have been very busy.  This Thanksgiving we were blessed to spend a long weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's house. The kids had fun riding their tractors, playing on the play set and taking walks with Grandpa.  We had our Thanksgiving Dinner at Aunt Leslie and Uncle Steve's house the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  The boys made some great turkeys that were used as decorations for the table.
While waiting for dinner, Benny, Timmy, Brad, Uncle Steve, Aunt Leslie, Aunt Jill and Grandpa went to visit the local fire station (Uncle Steve is a volunteer fire fighter!).  On the way back from the fire station they stopped at a park.

Here is Timmy pushing Aunt Jenny and Benny on the merry-go-round.

 Here is Timmy pushing Benny and Grandpa.

 Aunt Jenny and her favorite nephews!

 Aunt Jill and "Uncle" John and their silly nephews!

 Our host and hostess for the evening, Uncle Steve and Aunt Leslie!

 Grandpa and Grandma with their two silly grandsons!

Brad and Lisa (aka Mommy and Daddy) with two tired little boys!

Happy Halloween!

This was our first Halloween in Illinois.  The boys had fun walking around the neighborhood.  Benny did a great job of ringing doorbells and saying "Trick or Treat".  Timmy mostly sat in the stroller.  He did go up to a few houses though.  Benny went dressed as Indiana Jones and Timmy was a cow. The jack o' lanterns were carved at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  Benny drew the faces and I (Lisa) cut them out. The boys thought the pumpkins were cool once they were lit up.

Timmy's way of Trick or Treating!

Grandpa Pumpkin!

Timmy picked out the shapes for this pumpkin!

We had to save some seed for our garden next year!

Fun at Grandma and Grandpa's House

The boys just love their tractors!

Hanging out with Grandma and Pa Pa!

Timmy trying to ride Benny's tractor.  Poor guy's legs just aren't long enough yet!

Painting a bird feeder!

Playing with one of Grandpa's many cats!

How the boys spent their evenings.  Snuggled up on Pa Pa's lap.

Pictures from the move!

Here are some pictures from our move across the country.

We stopped at Mount Rushmore.

And at the famous Wall Drug Store.

And a trip through South Dakota would not be complete without stopping at The Corn Palace in Mitchell.

My view during most of the trip.

Benny had a blast riding in the big truck with Grandpa and Daddy.

Seattle Aquarium

This is a juvenile Big Skate. It kept trying to climb the side of the tank. It looked like it wanted to walk.

Can you hear the ocean?

Okay, Grandpa, this is where we need to go!

Grandma and Benny surrounded by jellyfish.

Look mom, it is an octopus!

We had a great time exploring the Seattle Aquarium with Grandpa and Grandma.

Timmy's Birthday

Riding the Monorail in Seattle with Grandpa!

Timmy's favorite at the LeMay Car Museum.

Off to the South Hill Mall to play with Grandma and Grandpa!

Dinner at Dennys after we picked Grandma and Grandpa up at the airport. Grandpa is helping Benny with the word search puzzle on Benny's menu.

Timmy's Lightening McQueen cake I made for his birthday.

I cannot believe that my baby boy is two! Grandma and Grandpa Anderson came to help celebrate Timmy's birthday. We did many great things. We went into Seattle to ride the Monorail and visit the Aquarium. We went to the mall to play and visited the LeMay Car Museum.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The month of December has been a busy one. The first full week we went on vacation to St. Louis, Memphis and visited Lisa's parents in Illinois. Brad was checking out two possible job opportunities. The kids had a great time with Grandpa and Grandma and their Aunts and Uncles.
The day we flew back to Seattle, Brad found out that he got the go ahead to do what the FAA used to call "Fam Time". He would be allowed to fly in the cockpit of a commercial airplane. He originally set it up to fly Dec 18th to Philadelphia and return on the 21st to Seattle. The next day (Tuesday), Brad received a call from Allentown Tower. They were calling to set up an interview. Brad said that he could do the interview in person. So, no sooner than we were home, he was off again. The interview went well and he arrived home hopeful. Now we play the waiting game. We should know where we will be moving too by the end of January.

On a different note, Brad usually works on Sunday mornings, but he was able to get a later shift so he could watch the boys open their presents. Benny was excited about every gift he opened. Timmy had no interest in opening presents. He found a toy bus in his stocking and was content walking around with it.

This last week of December was spent getting the Christmas cards out as well as some last minute gifts. Brad has been home with bronchitis and Timmy has been running a temperature the last few days. Both seem to be getting better.

Train Ride!

We went to French Lick, Indiana to ride a train. Besides tractors, both Grandpa and Benny love to ride trains. Here they are watching the scenery.

Nothing like have a popcorn snack on the train. The ride was a couple of hours long.

Here is Benny showing off his ticket.

Benny being coupled to a train!

Benny putting the breaks on a caboose.