Happy Thanksgiving

Howdy folks.  We've had some interesting times the past couple of weeks.  Hopefully I can bring you up to speed, because if not...well...I guess our lives will go on regardless.

I'm kinda blurry, but this is what we do everytime we get out of the car...I just pull him up front since I have a 2-door.

Got everything he needs.

Vrooooooom.

The farthest back I can remember is a couple weekends ago.  Kate was out of town for a convention.  It was in St. Louis and she had a lot of fun (from what she's told me...I can only take her for her word.  She doesn't really have a reason to lie I guess...anyways)  Katie out of town for 3 1/2 days =  lots of Daddy/Daniel time.  It was really a great time though.  School evenings were pretty regular.  I stopped by and visited my folks a couple times, but otherwise, just lots of playing at home and outside (if the weather allowed).  That Saturday, we went to my buddy, Brad's place and watched the Nebraska-Minnesota game.  It was such a riot because he has a little girl just a few months older than Daniel, named Amelia.  They get along great.  Played like crazy, followed each other around, and even fed each other (okay...there's no way Daniel would ever share his food...but Amelia did).

Playing with Amelia.

Upon Kate's return, Daniel came down with a fever Sunday night.  We didn't want to send him out feeling all rotten (I wasn't feeling that great myself), so I stayed home with him the Monday before Thanksgiving.  Lots of hanging out.  He slept for VERY long times (a 4 hour morning nap).  He was getting gradually better and seemed happy enough, but was still running a fever and would get very upset at times.  Tuesday, Katie and I split the day at home with him.  By Wednesday, he was feeling a lot better.  We're not sure exactly what it was, but oh well.

Someone's not that great at posing yet.

Thanksgiving was a grand ol' time.  We spent the morning/afternoon with my folks.  The whole immediate fam was there as well as my Uncle Randy, Aunt Tammy, and their kids (Emily, Noah, and Sam) from Minnesota.  Daniel was unfortunately pretty fussy, so we had to leave earlier to get him down for a nap.  It was still a great time with lots of playing outside and great food.  We then spent the late afternoon/evening at Kate's folks hanging out.  Fun playing pool, watching football, and playing with nieces/nephews.  Great day overall.  The rest of the weekend was spent pretty relaxy like.  We did lots of cleaning on Sunday to get ready for the full week.  Hope everyone's weeks were grrrrreat!

Eating with cousin Jack at Thanksgiving.

Jaime holding Jack holding Elaina supported by Grandma crowded by Taylor.

Watching football with Daddy.

Husker Fun

Two weeks could provide lots of material for writing.  The operative word is "could".  We'll see how this pans out....

Showing off...I think.

Lots HAS happened in the last couple weeks though.  We had Halloween, Election Day, and a Husker game just to name a few.  Daniel's been just cruising through life dropping happiness along the way.  Halloween was a bit of a new experience for me seeing as I hadn't trick-or-treated (TOT from here on out) in many, many years.  I cannot remember experiences TOTing as a toddler either...I actually did a Google search to see what other kids Daniel's age do.  It was a bit awkward going door-to-door collecting candy knowing full well that...he's likely not the one going to eat it.  We ended up just hitting up a few neighbors on our street.  We have not had many TOTers in the past 10 years or so throughout my living situations, so it was a bit surprising (and quite sad) that we ran out of candy so quickly!...okay...it was sad because there were no leftover candy bars...life goes on.  

Ready to go!

Daniel dressed up as a fireman.  We decided to not let him have a hose or axe.  He had to make believe.  He was quite the stud though.  He gets an A+ on TOTing.  

Ready to eat!

The weather has been playing tricks on us, so we've actually had some nice November days to go hang outside.  We've been to the park a couple times and Daniels even played some in the leaves and bushes.  FYI:  We don't let him play in the bushes anymore because he gets scratched up.  Also worth noting that we didn't let him play in the bushes in the first place...he actually fell into some.  Potatoes potatoes.  

Daniel voted for the Giraffe Party...they lean to the UP

Yesterday was an interesting day for Ma and Pa (Kate and me).  One of the things on Kate's bucket list was to go to a Husker game (we're fans).  Quite a while ago, we decided to go with Kate's sis and bro-in-law, Jen & Queño.  We figured it'd be an easy win, quite chilly, but still a fun time.  It was quite a good game, we had a GREAT view, and it was beautiful weather.  It was really a great time.  It was tough not having Daniel most of the day, but he was able to hang out with his Uncle Joe and Aunt Jaime all day long (as well as Taylor and Jack...and the whole rest of the family!).  It was an all-around great day.  

Doesn't our son look so happy!!!?

Kate's got a big conference she's heading to in St. Louis this next weekend and Thanksgiving's right around the corner.  Boy how the year flies. 

Nice picture.