Recap: October - December 2009

Ok, I realize I haven't posted anything in several months. That should hopefully change in the near future. So, here is a month by month recap.

October - Wow! Found out unexpectedly that we are expecting another baby! Wow! It's amazing, since it took us quite a long time and process to have our 2 boys. God totally threw us through a loop. But we are totally excited about it. The boys seem excited too!

Also, in October, we went to the pumpkin patch, carved pumpkings. For Halloween, we dressed the boys as the Cowardly Lion (Hunter) and Tin Man (Isaac). We didn't really get to do much trick-or-treating, as they were really cranky for their bedtime, but we showed them off a bit, and we visited with our friends the Keerans and played some games. Their buddy Hudson was dressed as a giraffe.

November -

In the first week of November, we got a visit from our Mamoo and Papa from Guymon. We were sooo excited to see them! They try to come every couple of months to spoil the boys good and proper. :) It is hard for Mamooo to stay away from her babies for too long.

Also, for Thanksgiving this year, we decided to plan a trip to Denver. We hadn't seen Dustin's grandma, aunt, uncle, and cousins in forever! The boys had a blast! We drove them up the mountain just to see some snow. They have never got to play in it before, since we live in Austin (where the snow is treated as an official government holiday - i.e. we hardly ever get it). The trip was fabulous, and the boys really enjoyed meeting new people who would spoil them. The only downside was the airplane ride, after which daddy says "Never again" - meaning the plane of course. The boys were EXTREMELY cranky, and it was really hard for a pregnant mama, and a dada who threw out his back during bowling the night before to always be walking through the airport, since the boys refused to be still or sit down for 1 second, and it didn't help at all that the flight was delayed 2 hours on the way back!

December -

Time to head to Guymon for our annual Christmas trip! But this year, Dustin's job only allowed him to be off "after" Christmas, so we spent our Christmas at home. I waited 2 hours in line at the Honey baked Ham place and picked up our ham for our first Christmas dinner at home - ever.
This year for Christmas, we really tried to emphasize the importance of Jesus, and the bible. So, off we went Christmas afternoon through to Guymon. The boys weren't really into actually opening their presents, as they typically opened one, then played with that toy. So, mama and dada still opened most of their presents. But the upside is they got to spend our after-Christmas Christmas with all their grandparents.