November 30, 2009

Check out my friend, the pileated woodpecker (aka Woody the Wood Pecker), who has become a frequent feeder in my back yard. ( Mom had to take the photo through the window so it's not a super clear photo.)

November 29, 2009

Move over MTV, I'm here to entertain! A video montage of some of my favorite tunes. (Warning - it's a five minute video so it may take a little while to come up.)

November 27, 2009

We went to cut down our Christmas tree today. This is the infamous tractor that took us out to the tree field on a long, bumpy ride.

It was great fun for Daddy and me, but Mommy didn't enjoy it as much being 9 month pregnant. She had contractions for 5 days after that ride! She had to sit around the house for those 5 days just to try to keep the baby in her belly for a little longer! Luckily (depending on your perspective....), after 5 days, everything calmed down and came to a complete stand still.

Mom! Dad! How does this tree look?

I think it's a keeper!

Come on Dad. Let's get to work cutting it down!

Timber!

November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving! Here is the beautiful bird that Daddy smoked.

Jasper made a permanent home on top of Mommy's foot while the turkey was being sliced!

The kids table. Unfortunately I got yet another ear infection last night. Mom and Dad took me into urgent care this morning and I started antibiotics, but I still wasn't quite feeling up to eating much by the time dinner rolled around.

Mom made this turkey pinata for us to whack after dinner!

This is the stick I chose to attack the bird with.

The older kids first tried to get the bird while blindfolded, but that didn't work so great. That was one strong bird!

We didn't have much luck without the blindfold either!

Eventually the adults joined in. Mom, Dad and the others all gave it a whack. Here's Aunt Tania.

Grandpa.

Grandpa's life long friend, Ron.

Eventually, with enough whacks from enough people, we finally made a small dent in the bird!

The mad dash for candy. ( I was content with the lollipop I found!)

November 24, 2009

Grandma Annie bought Mommy and Daddy this juicer a while back when they got married. Years later they still use it and now I get to reap the benefits too. Thanks Grandma Annie!

November 21, 2009

Mom bought a bird feeder for the cardinals and blue jays. Some modifications had to be made to it so that it would hang from our feeder. I sure like working on projects with Daddy!

(FYI - Mom bought this off of www.etsy.com - a web site where people can sell their hand made creations. She likes that supports the little guy, made in America, and that you can often find a pretty good deal too! The person who made this feeder happened to be out of Mound so it was nice to put the money back in our local economy.)

November 17, 2009

Mommy says she is amazed at what a big boy I'm beginning to look like!

November 15, 2009

What do you think has been eating the pumpkins we set out after Halloween?

The deer?

The squirrels.

Opossum?

Rabbit?

Cat?

November 7, 2009

A beautiful fall day at the Arboretum...

November 5, 2009

We babysat Sophie S tonight and boy did we have fun!

She makes a pretty good handy (wo)man!

Poor Jasper. He's kind of a big lug of a dog to have around when someone little is still perfecting walking. He wanted to join the party so badly!