The passing of the toys...

Daddy passed his Star Wars/Star Trek figurines and toy farm equipment to Will last night. Will was very pleased with his new toys...

more summer photos...

Will-za's Pizzeria: Grandma Indi let Will make pizza one night she stayed over.

Summer 2010...

Here's what we've been doing all summer. I wish I had more time to post and think of something witty to write - but simple captions will have to do...

Exploring the Spring Creek Audubon Center

Riding trucks...

Drinking pool water (and bath water and ice cubes that the dog has abandoned on the living room floor)

A boy and his daddy

Becoming a monkey (or accordingto Will a spider monkey - where he got that, I have no idea)...hanging off of everything: door knobs, car door handles, shopping carts...

Doing cool stuff with Grandma Indi when she comes to visit -like picking strawberries!

Playing leap frog with Daddy

mmm...chard. So pretty.

Llamas at Prairieland Dairy Days.

Playing in the manure. Yes it he was. It's been called "Black Gold" don't you know...

Tuckered out.

Has become obsessed with hoodies

Thought Car Henge was pretty cool.

"Big cars!"

Hangin' out in the Hotel Alex Johnson.

Very cool graffiti alley in Rapid City.

Dinosaurs

This is a face of a pint-sized shoplifter. We had to be careful in stores to make sure he wasn't grabbing things and walking out.

Cool hat Dad.Us.

A boy and his Mommy. A boy who was so terrified of his hat blowing away in the South Dakota wind he held on to it THE ENTIRE time he was outside.

He just couldn't decide what head gear to go with that morning. A hat and a hoodie - why not?

A boy also terrified of his sunglasses blowing away in the wind.

It's been a hot, steamy summer in Nebraska.

Watching fireworks.

mea maxima culpa...

Apologies to the readers (okay, to my grandma) who check this site frequently and are disappointed to find the same post up month after month. I plan to update this weekend and hopefully post more frequently thereafter!!!

"Watering the Flowers"

Lately, Bob has been taking Will out to "water the flowers"...but this is what usually ends up happening.

Little Boy - Big Space

I will never, ever tire of the beauty of the Nebraska State Capitol.

two...

Will turned two on Easter...what a busy weekend we had. Thanks to all our friends and family that made his day special.

Fun with Food

Happy Valentine's Day!

Fun on a Snowy Day...

Hello from our Winter Wonderland!

December 2-9

Art time!

Didn't like getting bundled up to venture out into the snow...

A little slippery...

First time to the Star City Holiday Parade (can't they hold this in September?)



Breakfast time...

The Fast and the Furious (the crayon edition)

Disgusting Sweet Potato and Pear Soup

(sounds good, right?! Well, it called for white grape juice and although it sounded strange, I added it and regretted it)

December 1st

Tree is up...Will is posin'

Speechless...

No words can describe how much I love this little boy. The older he gets, the more wrapped around his finger I am. He is finally saying "Mama" and giving us sweet kisses (especially before I send him to timeout - he thinks a kiss will take care of everything!). I've recently given up rocking him at bedtime and I miss the only cuddle time I had with this busy 18-month old.

Pennsylvania

A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of visiting my mother's father's side of the family in York, PA. My great-grandmother hadn't seen her great-great grandson yet...and we were able to get 5-generation portraits taken. It was awesome to see our extended family - albeit for just a long weekend. My great-great Aunt Lois graciously hosted us, my parents, and grandparents. Will did fairly good on his first plane ride and only cried the on the last flight in from Newark, NJ...let me tell you...people are NOT sympathetic towards you when your child is crying - no matter how many time you know they must have gone through it. As soon as we stepped into Epply airport - Will lifted his head from my shoulder and started clapping...he was outta there!

We spent one day exploring Philadelphia - and could have used several more. Of course we had to run the "Rocky" stairs. It was hilarious - that's what everyone was doing. I have a feeling they have more people running up the steps and raising their fists than actually stepping foot in the museum.