Happy Birthday, Happy Thanksgiving, and Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving

Birthday cake

Middletown parade

Birthday family picture

Mmmmm cake

Mickey Birthday book

Like my new pants?

I got a guitar!!!!

Goofy!

I am two!

So I haven't been able to post anything new in a while so I will do my best to catch everyone up. Jude celebrated his 2nd birthday (he has perfected showing two fingers - and says "TWO" when you ask him how old he is), we have gone to visit Mimi and Papa in Ohio for Thanksgiving/early Christmas, and then went to Minnesota to visit Grandma and Grandpa (and Aunty Shelley, Auntie Amy, Uncle Jeff, and cousins Malia, Garrett and Aislinn). We have had such a fun last two months this year - cold and snow and all. Jude made his first snowman (Snowno as he calls them), and loves looking at the Christmas trees (he really says that one) and the Christmas lights. We will probably take down the Christmas decorations tonight or tomorrow, (the tree is DEAD....) but I am not sure how he will take it. He loves finding all the Santas - Santa! Santa! But, I am sure he will find other things to keep him occupied - oh yeah... like the million of gifts that he got for his birthday and for Christmas. This kid has enough toys for 10 families to play with. Although with the winter still ahead of us, it will be nice to have some different things to play with. Daycare is keeping him pretty busy, too. He has moved up to the Octopus room (with 5 other of his friends) and he just seems to be loving it. They are much more active - painting, playing, learning Tai Kwon Do, singing songs, throwing and catching a ball, learning Spanish and French - they are teaching us things! I didn't realize that he had already moved onto a cup at school! What a big boy! Oh - and we have some big news for the family .... Jude is getting married! For February, the teacher was trying to plan ahead with her lessons, and thought something with love would be good (with Valentines Day, etc). And since Jude has had his girlfriend, Ava, with him since they were tiny babies, they have grown very close. A little love match! So, invitations and all - start planning for the wedding of the year! (a friend even gave us a little suit for him to wear.... too cute!)