merry christmas!

Will loves Christmas and he doesn't even know about the gift part yet. My parents brought over tons of old holiday books and we've read each one a million times. He's been walking around repeating, "Ho, ho, ho, merry MISMUS!!"

not so sure about this

He calls the snowsuit Robot.

animals

thanksgiving

Getting ready
Playing with Grammy
Wearing the cute hat Mason made

super-adorable picture of elly and will

will and the big boys

Will rubbing shoulders with the cooler, older kids: Dave and Liz's and Jim and Krista's boys. He had such a blast!

the boys in the kitchen

fun at grandma and grandpa's

colin

I could eat him up!

halloween

We ended up spending Halloween weekend in the hospital, but Michelle took this cute picture of Will in his skeleton outfit!

will and tractors

The last time we were in Minnesota, my dad and Mark took Will to see some tractors--he had a blast. Thanks for posting dad!

Congratulations Schultz family!

Ann, Phil and Oliver welcomed the arrival of Viola Brynn on October 19!

coupla' tired guys

first haircut

Before
Hey, this is fun!
No it's not!

After

warm spell

Nature walk at Harvest Festival

cold spell

helping with the chores

will and moe

fishing with uncle swanny in wisconsin

spaghetti face

What?

sherman gang in michigan

mason's big performance

experimenting with air flow

hi!

look who's bipedal

Idaho

Although it seemed like such a long journey to get there, we had so much fun at the cabin this year. It was Will's first time, and he loved it. The first night that we got there, he went right into the cold river and started dancing! I had fun introducing him to all the things I've loved from my own childhood.

It's for you!

first birthday

A week from today, our sweet little baby boy will be turning a year old! A year ago today, I never thought he'd arrive. We were so nervous! Now, we nervously watch as he blithely attempts his first unassisted steps.

I made these airplane cupcakes to go with the airplane decorations on the walls. Will's really into pointing at airplanes right now. You don't realize you live in a flight pattern until your one-year-old points out a plane flying overhead every few minutes.


We celebrated with Mark's family on Saturday. Will had a blast but didn't care much for the cake. We'll celebrate his actual birthday at the cabin in Idaho! Should be fun...

millennium park

I feel like someone's looking at me...
Full belly!

three dads

laura send-off

Bye Laura--we'll miss you!

more summer fun

more beautiful music

The vocals on this piece are really something.

summer fun!

Aunt Michelle and cousins Mason and Colin met us in the park.
Ready to go...to bad the sprayers broke shortly after Mason really started getting into it. He'll have to come back soon!
All of my pictures of Colin make it seem like he does nothing but sleep! But I got this little cutie to smile for me...was so great.
It's not easy keeping my pink-skinned baby out of the sun!
Mason gearing up for the water sprayers