Here comes winter!

The weather hasn't been to bad yet this season, so I am wondering if it will be a white Christmas this year. Since this is Michael's first Christmas, it is also his first winter. He hasn't experienced the snow yet. I, personally, don't like being cold, so, unless there is quite a bit of snow, I would rather just stay inside where it is warm. But Michael can LOOK outside all he wants...

Not so much a winter wonderland is it!

Jonathon's birthday is a curse and a blessing...
Now, before you jump to conclusions about this statement, let me explain myself. First of all, have any of you had to count to remember what number cooresponds with the month of your birthday, or ever been confused which number goes first, the day or the month. In fact, it isn't even consistent among all of the forms and applications there are... and believe me, there are many. So, for example, my birthday is March 8, so I can write it 3/8 or sometimes (in weird cases) I write 8 day of 3 month or something weird like that. Or, maybe it may just be me that gets momentarily confused by this, or at least has to pause to think about it a bit. ANYWAY, Jonathon's birthday is a blessing because it is December 12, which is often written 12/12. This way, he never mixes up which number is the month or day. He writes it the same either way...What's more I never have to remember the day... I just know it is the same number as the month, and I can remember that his birthday is in Dec.
Now, Jonathon's birthday is also a curse. This is because his birthday always lands on or near finals. BUMMER. Well, this year was no different. So, we decided to celebrate his birthday a week later... TODAY!

I kept asking him what he wanted for his birthday cake/celebration, but I could never really get a straight answer out of him. He just told me to do whatever sounded good to me, which was kinda nice. See, I don't really like cake, or pie, or many other really sweet desserts, but I do like ICECREAM! I knew if I baked him a cake (which I would gladly do, it sounds fun) he would either have to eat the whole thing, or it would go to waste. So, I decided this year that we would have icecream pie! My favorite! So I made it up, stuck some candles in it, and WALLAH! Happy Birthday Jonathon!

Just a cute Video of Michael

Can You Say Raspberries?

Just a cute video of Michael. Enjoy!

Visit from the Schoener Side

Since it is Thanksgiving weekend, some of Jonathon's extended family had traveled here to Ohio to visit other family, so they were able to also come and visit us. This was wonderful because I had not met them yet, and they, of course, had not seen Michael. Michael was able to meet...

His great uncle Gary (Jonathon's mom's brother):
He wasn't sure what he thought about this...

Aunt Katherine (on the left: Gary's wife) and Katherines mother (on the right):
Who plays some fun games...
And his great grandmother Schoener (Jonathon's maternal grandmother):
Who smiles really nice...He also got to meet his dad's cousin Alex.
We were happy that we were able to take a 4 generations picture while they were here.
After meeting so many new people, Michael was happy again to sit with grandma and grandpa, who seem to be a bit more familiar.
Thanks everyone for a great visit!

Thanksgiving

We were lucky to host Thanksgiving at our home this year. Jonathon's parents joined us, and we were pretty excited. I was pleasantly surprised with how much easier it was for me to be the host. In fact, I didn't even spend all day cooking like I thought I would. I looked at the clock all morning as we were enjoying each other's company and it wasn't until about 10 am that we even started doing anything. As it was, we still ate around 4, so it wasn't too bad. Thank heavens for frozen rolls, and a thawed turkey.

This is me and my sweet honey!

Mom and I spent some quality time in the kitchen and occasionally enlisted Jonathon's help.

Meanwhile, Grandpa kept Michael busy in the other room. It was nice to not have Little Mr. Underfoot underfoot.
Finally we all sat down to dinner. We had to quick pose for a picture taken with a timer on the camera while it balanced on the countertop.
It was a very pleasant meal.

Time with Grandpa Climer

Man, does Michael love his grandpa Climer. Now that he is crawling its fun to see them playing on the floor. Michael will be playing with a toy and the second grandpa is on the floor, Michael has dropped what he is playing with and heads over to see him. It is so cute! I'm excited for when Michael will be old enough to sit at the window to watch for grandma and grandpa when they come, and for when he will call out their names when they walk in. I just love that we are close enough to family that we can share these moments together.