My first REAL snow!

It snowed all weekend here, so we actually had some accumulation. About 5 inches by Saturday and another 3 or 4 inches on Sunday. So Ethan got to experience snow! After Jason finished plowing our driveway and sidewalk in front of the house, he took the tractor around to the backyard and created a track by flattening down the snow and pulling the innertube. So Ethan and I hopped on the tube and went for a gentle ride around the backyard. Then Ethan went by himself. He fits perfectly in the tube (just like his cousin Colten did last December) and he actually enjoyed riding on his own as well. He was hootin' and Hollerin' and laughing most of the time. Ethan and Jason then drove for a while so they could pull me around. Ethan doesn't seem to mind the tractor noise at all. And then I drove and pulled them together on the tube. Lots of family fun!

Bummin' Around

Ethan has discovered that his toes need to be sucked on regardless of whether he has bare feet or not. Yummy toe jam!

He always has a blast with his noise-making hammer. Just wait until he starts "fixing" things around the house with it...maybe we'll leave that to Daddy for a while.

Watch Out Squirrels!

I know what you're thinking, this is just wrong! But isn't it amazing how huge the tiny Red Rider BB Gun looks in Ethan's hands? He even holds it correctly! Ethan had plenty of adult supervision for this shot, and the gun is not loaded. All we have to say is "Watch out squirrels - when Ethan gets older!"

Chili Peppers and Teddy Bears!

Happy Halloween! Ethan had a chance to dress up as two different things this year at two different parties. He looked adorable in his chili pepper costume, but he is so tall that his legs were crunched in it and he couldn't wear it too long. He's hoping to save it for a little sibling some day... So his friend, Abigail, loaned him a teddy bear costume that she didn't plan on wearing this year. Usually it snows on Halloween here in Colorado, so warm costumes are usually a good idea, but it was close to 80 degrees during the day this year...so he was extra warm and couldn't wear either costume very long. Oh well...it was fun for us all!

Baptized 10-12-08

Here is a picture of Ethan with his three godparents - Amy Perry, Aunt Stacy and Uncle Tom.

Lots of family and friends came to celebrate Ethan's baptism with us in mid October. Besides the abnormally rainy weather, it was a great time! Both sets of grandparents came to visit from out of town, and Ethan got to meet two of his cousins (Bradley -4 yrs and Colten -18 mos) and his Aunt Jen and Uncle Derek. His in-town Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins also came to see him. Unfortunately, he still wasn't able to meet his Aunt Karen, Uncle Steve, and cousins, Austin and Garrett from Spokane, but they assured him they were thinking of him and wished they could attend too.

Thanks to all who came and to those who sent their love!