Halloween 2010

Dave's work had a really fun Halloween party this year. They paid admission to this really great farm here in Iowa. They had so many fun things to do like: Punmpkin patch, petting zoo, corn maze, haunted house, inflatable jumper, corn box (like a sand box but corn instead of sand), hayrides and lots of other fun family things. It was a really fun day at the farm. Iowa is AWSOME in case anyone wanted to move here.. hint hint. I made these costumes. Dave helped and it was really fun... but I dont think Ill ever do it again (till next year : P ) The kids have the skeleton on front and back and everyones bones glow in the dark. It looks really cool in black lights. We couldnt resist including the baby in the costumes. Tommy had decided a few months ago that we were all going to be a family of skeletons. So to me that meant white for the boys and pink for the girls. Jane loved her costume. She thinks her huge tutu is "pretty". She kept the hat and the tutu on all night. She even loved when I put her makeup on (it looked much better befrore she touched it). Tommy HAD to look just like his Daddy. He even put on "scary" makeup like Dave. He wanted to look really scary, but only after he saw what his Daddy was doing.

And by the way ( a little late)... IT"S A BOY! (in case I missed anyone)

Im 23 weeks in case anyone is curious.

We are all still alive and well : )

Sorry, its been forever. Theres a lot to fill in but Ive never been much of a writer. So to keep it short and sweet: We love our house, Im teaching cake decorating, Tommy is the best boy in the world, Jane is a sweet handful and Dave is Cub Scout leader in our ward. Oh yeah and we are pregnant again. : )

Update

So there really hasnt been much going on. Tommy is getting really good at recognizing letters. He is such a good boy. Jane can stand on her own and is taking a few steps. Yesterday she took 5 before she sat down. Her first tooth finally broke through. It only took 10 months. Our house is almost ready. The electric and plumbing is finished. There is running water, drywall, and all the brick and siding for the house is on. We just might be able to move in at the end of next month. I havnt been up to much, just the occasional cake and crafty things.

Jane loves corn on the cob.

I was wondering why 2 of my chairs were broken.

Thank you Becca for the tutu. So adorable!

David in the Daily Iowan

A reporter for the Daily Iowan took a picture of him hacking durning his lunch break and put a cool pic of him in the newspaper. Here is the link: http://www.dailyiowan.com/2009/09/22/Photo/index.html

Janie Baby

Yesterday Jane took her first steps. I wonder how long it will be till she can do it on her own. She is 9 1/2 months.

New House!!!

Dave and I are buying our first house! We got in on a great incentive program to buy new construction homes. There were a list of floor plans to choose from. We chose a condo that is part of a four plex. It is three levels with 1835 sq ft with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. Just today I was able to go and pick out my flooring, paint colors, countertops and lighting fixtures. It should be finished by December 31st (hopefuly before November 30th to get the first time home buyer stimulus). This is what it will look like when its finished.Here is our view from our front window. Beautiful wild flowers and corn fields. This is what it looked like last week. Today when I drove by it had the second story framework up with some drywall. The roof should be on by the end of next week.

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