December 2010

Mason tried peas for the first time in December.


Our first Christmas with the "whole" family.
We started Christmas Eve at Pepapa and Mema Joyce's house.

But Santa's first present was the tummy flu, so we took a long drive back home and spent Christmas opening presents on the couch.

Mema and Pepa Ray watched us open presents all the way from Texas!

Then Pepa and Mark came to open presents at our house.

I loved my first piano!


Mason had his favorite present.

And I had mine!

Poor Mason just had too much excitement.

Since it was unusually warm for December, we were able to take our first bike ride!

November 2010

It was unseasonably warm all month, so we were able to take a later-than usual trip to the zoo.

Bella also realized how cool it is to dress in Papa's clothes.

October 2010

October was another busy month too!

First we had "Parktoberfest," which is just like Oktoberfest, except in a small Kansas City suburb.

There was lots of time playing inside and outside:

We discovered a caterpillar that had managed to get inside somehow. We was named "Stinky."
We went to the pumpkin patch with our friends Russ and Liz.
And Halloween was a blast! We were a "Bellaphant" and "Mouson."

September 2010

September was a big month for us.
We had visits from family:
We visited the zoo.
Bella had her third birthday.
(I don't know most of these children, and I'm not sure why they're so close to me, but I am at least 68% certain they are here for the birthday party.)
We took a trip to Crown Center.
Everyone seemed very tired.

Mason learned his first trick.


And Bella was...well...Bella.
(this is my favorite picture of Bella so far)