Here are a few random pictures of what we've been up to lately. Nothing major....just life. It seems like every week is so full, but then I wonder what we were so busy doing. Ethan gets more fun every day. He is talking non-stop and laughing just as much. We have lots of fun together during the day.

Ethan helped daddy rake the last of our fallen leaves the other day.



Kevin put his tie on Ethan in the morning and he wore it for quite a while. This tie actually belonged to Kevin's Opa Bodewitz. Ethan loves his daddy so much and talks about him often during the day. With Kevin busy with basketball there are days they don't see each other and its hard on both of them.

















Since we aren't going to Canada for Christmas this year, Kevin's parents sent us a box of presents. After I opened and emptied the box I was doing something in another room. When I came out, this is what I saw. Ethan played with that box all day, he had a great time climbing in and out.









Ethan loves to carry around bags. He spent a good part of the morning carrying this shopping bag around. He would load a couple books inside and then put it on his arm, turn and wave at me and then walk to the door. It is amazing to me how early he has started to mimic what I do.



Last night we went to Christmas Tree Lane with our friends Eric and Kelly and their boys Caden and Trey. Everyone on the street decks their houses out for Christmas. I would say my favorite one was the one with Christmas music blaring and the lights blinking in time to the music. It was fun to see it all through the eyes of a child again. I think the last time I was there I was just a young girl and for some reason I remember the street being a lot longer. Its like that with a lot of things when you are younger, they often seem bigger and better.

It's begining to look a lot like Christmas...

Our usual tradition is to set up our tree and put our Christmas lights up the day after Thanksgiving. However, since I was on a plane that day it didn't happen that way this year. Kevin put up our outside lights while we were gone, so when we came home we were greeted by beautiful Christmas lights. This last Saturday I put up the tree and a few more decorations. A couple years ago we bought a fake tree...I know, I know, some of you would never do such a thing. But I must say, after our last couple trees, it is sure nice to just take the tree out of the box and set it up whenever you want. One of our last real trees in San Jose was infested with spiders...gross. Our poor angel was covered in them. Between that and all the needles that drop, I'm loving our fake, pre-lit tree. Not quite the same smell...but beautiful none the less.

Here are a few pictures of Ethan helping me decorate, and the finished product. Ethan is doing a great job, for the most part, not touching the tree. I put a couple decorations out that he can play with, so I think that helps.