Winter is here!

Now that winter has arrived here are some activities that will be taking place in my house for the next few months. Gotta get creative when you have a VERY active 17month old!!!!

Deer watching.

Reading

Laundry Basket Sledding

Talan's First Masterpiece!

Cookie Sheet Surfing

Halloween

Helping daddy carve the pumpkin

Carving a Pumkin with a 16 month old is a little messy

The Finished Product

All my Jouney babies, at church on Halloween morning

Our Pastor's Daughter, the cutest Minnie Mouse ever

Getting Ready to leave the house and go "trick or treat", the Duck Fan and his Duck

All of the Kiddos

We had a great time this year. I don't think Talan completely understood, but he went right up to the doors and dug into those candy bowls!

Missed the mark!

Bad Blogger!

I have been a horrible blogger lately. I just can't seem to get ahead or even just catch up lately. I have gone back to work part time and it has been very overwhelming. I never really thought that I would have to put my baby in daycare, but life is full of changes!! It has been sad to be away from him so much, but hopefully this is an opportunity for us to get straight with our finances and maybe pay off all our debts. Right now it is barely replacing my unemployment, but hopefully that will change as well.

It has been a busy summer. Here are some pictures to tell the story!

Playing with Grandma Kincannon in Sacramento

The whole gang at a BBQ while we were in Sac

Paul and two of his best buddys from his T-ball day, and the kiddos!

Talan going in for the kiss with Scott's baby girl Brooklyn

Took a detour to Los Altos, CA to visit my grandparents.

Visiting with Great Grandma Bisacca

Chilly weather on the Northern California Coast

Family photo on the clif in Bodega Bay

Checking out the ocean

Helping Daddy with the luggage

Swiming in the lake

Lucas and Talan flying high

Swinging with his best buddy Lucas

Hanging with "Uncle Mike" at a Detroit Lake cabin trip with our Bible Study

With Auntie Sara on a last minute visit to Bend

A Year in Review

Couple Days Old

1 Month
2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

7 Months

8 Months

9 Months

10 Months
11 Months

1 Year

Last Day of the First Year!

Wow...our little man turns 1 tomorrow. It has been the most increduble year for Paul and I. Probably the worst in our 11 years for us financially, but it is funny how insignificant that seems now that we have Talan. He is such an incredible blessing.

It is officially time to retire this book :(

Talan wearing daddy's new austrailian outback hat that we got him for Father's Day

Daddy and Talan Playing the Drums

This past weekend was Pauls first fathers day. We didn't do anything too exciting, but I got to think about what an incredible father he has been since day one. The love that he has for our son is imeasureable. He steps right in the moment he gets home from work (long stressful days at work). Unlike some dads he does not need to change, relax or grab a beer. He walk right in and grabs his son. It is so incredible to watch!

Rain Rain Go Away!!!

Talan loves to be outside and has ever since he was born. Well the weather has been so bad this spring that we have not been able to spend much time out there. Please sun come out so we can be outside everyday!!

Grandpa making mommy very nervous, letting me drive. (just in the driveway, but still!)

Hangin out inside again!

What else can I find to climb on!