First Snow

I don't know if it was really a snow. It was the frozen rain slushy snow combination that happens so often here. I did step outside with J.J. and said "It's your first snow!" I also let him hold some of the icy pellets. He didn't seemed to weirded out by the whole thing, but he was cold after his bath. His little teeth were chattering - poor guy!

Check out this video for Dia de Los Muertos in Guatemala

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rdpSELDxt8

This is how Guatemalans celebrate All Saints Day. They go into the graveyard and fly giant kites. Really cool.

J.J. is becoming more and more bold with his steps. I think that he really likes walking.

First Steps!!! AND the Browns won!!!

Late this afternoon J.J. decided to stick his hand too far in his mouth, resulting in a gag and some puke (yes I know, GROSS!) So I was the lucky one who got to change him. But it turned out to be very lucky for me, because as I put him down, he took his first steps. I screamed, and told Jeremy to hurry upstairs. It was not my imagination. J.J. is now stepping and will soon be walking. He is practicing a lot tonight and is doing amazing and takes more and more steps each time. Jason and Corrie Anne came over tonight and we all watched the Browns game together. What a nail biter! It went into over time and the Browns won 33 - 30 (versus Seattle). That makes three wins in a row for the Brownies! Yeah! This may not seem like a big deal, but it is. I have seen them lose too many time - it feels good when they win.

Cleveland Zoo

Today J.J. and I went to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo with the "moms" group at our church. It was a little bit chilly, but it was fun. We got to see quite a few animals and we rode the train. J.J. slept for 2 hours while we were there. I was tired when we got home and had to take a nap too!

Halloween

The cousins Jake and J.J. at their first Trick or Treating!
Jake is already eating a sucker, and J.J. was napping.

This is actually a Hubbard squash that we got from Mapleside farms.
We thought it would make a really cool alien head pumpkin.

This is my pumpkin.

J.J.'s "ghost" pumpkin.

Our version of the cast from The Wizard of Oz.

Well, I finally learned how to get the pictures from the digital camera to my laptop. Now I can post pictures! We really had a great time at our house for Halloween. Kayla wanted to dress up as Dorothy, and the idea snowballed into an entire Wizard of Oz theme. All of the parts were covered (well, the major parts). J.J. and Jake sat next to each other in the double stroller, and J.J. quickly fell asleep. After an hour, we decided to return home and pass out candy. Three of my high school students visited me. First they threw a foil ball at Jeremy, then they turned on my sprinkler (which was spraying the side of the house) and I found them lying on the small hill that is in the back of our yard. They ran (and I laughed) and then they came back a few minutes later for candy. Before they left, they rolled a trunk full of pumpkins onto my driveway. I took them inside because they were nice pumpkins. In fact, tonight my doorbell rang and two more pumpkins were on the door step.

My first post

I have finally decided to start a blog. Yeah! So I am just doing a test for this first post, nothing special. There will be more later.