It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...

Well we have been busy around here. After Thanksgiving I started pulling out all the Christmas decorations. It's neat finding places to put things in the new house. Not the same ole spot it's been in for the past 5 yrs.

Mike put up the lights on the house this weekend. This is our first time putting outdoor lights up and it was nice not having to do it in the snow. As you can see in the picture Mike was wearing short sleeves!!

We have also been busy doing things around the house. Tyler got an early Christmas present...a BIG BOY BED! (Thanks Grandpa & Grandma!) So we have been putting that together and just finished painting his new room last night. I will post pictures after Christmas when we should have more decorations up. He did sleep in his bed on Friday night...all night long!! We haven't been able to put him in there again yet because of the painting, but hopefully this week we will. He loves it! I just hope that the transition goes well and he will learn that when it's bed time he will have to stay in bed.

I found a queen bed on Craig's list this weekend, so now we have an extra bed for company! Now our parents don't have to sleep on the air mattress!! I know you guys are real excited about that! Sorry mom, I didn't find it before Thanksgiving, but now the next time you come you'll be sleeping in a real bed :). So this week we are going to be rearranging the bedrooms and getting things all set for Christmas. I can't believe there are only two weeks left!!

Hope you all are getting in the holiday spirit! I know I am!

-Bri

Thanksgiving wrap-up

We hope y'all had a good Thanksgiving, we sure enjoyed it! I had my mom and sister visiting from Michigan and made my first ever Thanksgiving dinner (with mom's help of course). Everything turned out great and we ate a lot!

Meagan helped with the potatoes.

Mom testing the food.

Mike watching the Lions.

Even Tyler helped with the cleanup.

Here are a couple pictures of the table decorations.

Of course the day after thanksgiving we got up to go shopping, we didn't up too early though, left about 6 am. I got some shopping done, but still need a few more ideas. I also got some decorations up. It was nice to have my mom's help and another "woman's" eye. (Mike thinks things look good anywhere).

In other news I have started to feel the baby move around in my belly these past few days. It has been exciting to actually start to 'feel' pregnant. I have been popping out a little more too...it's not fun finding clothes to wear. My maternity clothes are still too big and my regular clothes are too tight. I guess I'm in that awkward stage. I'm 4 months now only another 6 to go!!

Hope everyone is getting into the holiday season!

-Bri

Fall is Here

Well fall has definitely shown up around here. It has been cooler, our yard is filled with leaves, and the colors are beautiful! This weekend we decided to take advantage of the beauty and headed up Green Mountain for a hike. They have a nice trail up there we got a lot of nice pictures.

Here is a picture of the covered bridge along the trail.

Tyler loved running on the trail, we had to keep an eye on him though. He would try to go close to the lake to touch the water and when the trail sloped down he ran so fast that I could not keep up.

Once we got to the bridge Tyler thought it was very neat. He loved to look out the windows.

There were a lot of geese in the lake and there were people throwing bread for them to eat. They even let Tyler throw a few pieces. He kept saying "quack, quack...hi ducks." Then when he heard them "honk" he thought it was so neat and laughed the next time they did it.

They had a little fall scene at the entrance of the park where we took a couple pictures.

We hope that you are enjoying your fall season, we sure are! Weekends like this remind me why fall is my favorite season of the year.

-Bri

Six Years Together

This past weekend was our 6th wedding anniversary! I can't believe it's already been that long. We were able to go out to dinner together, alone, and ate at Longhorn Steakhouse and had a very nice time. Here's a picture of us before dinner.

Tyler had fun too! He was able to visit with his friends, Caleb and Nathan, while we were out. Their parents were nice enough to watch him while we celebrated...thanks Josh and Jamie!

-Bri

Little Farmer Boy

Well Tyler was a "little farmer boy" for Halloween last night. We didn't go trick or treating we decided to go to the family fun fest at our church. It was a lot of fun and Tyler played games and won lots of candy. I would have a lot more pictures, but the batteries I put in my camera before we left were duds. I was so bummed! But I did snap a couple in the house before we left (and before I put in the duds).

Isn't he just the cutest little farm boy you've ever seen?!?!?!

-Bri

Tate's Farm

Last weekend we went to Tate's Farm with a group from church. We had a bunch of fun! It was kinda like the apple farms we go to in Michigan, but with no apples.

When we got there Tyler was off to the toys. He went down the slides, rode on a horse swing, and of course played in a tractor!

We took some time to get a few pictures in front of this cute little pumpkin house!

And then Tyler and his friends Caleb Davis and Nathan James posed for a picture!

Then we were off on a hayride! It was fun exploring the farm, Tyler liked seeing the farm equipment, and we even sang songs!

After the hayride we roasted hotdogs and marshmallows. It was funny when we gave him a roasted marshmallow he did not like it. He was "all done" after one bite, more for mommy! But he did have a bite of a smore and liked that!

One of the fun things was letting Tyler pet the farm animals. They let you in the cages with them and Tyler was not shy at all. He walked right up to those pigs saying, "oink, oink, oink." It was too cute.

We have a funny story about these puppies. They were so cute and Tyler was running around with them and saying "hi," and waving when one puppy (the white one below) knocked him over. The puppy got on top of him and was nibbling on his hair and ear, then Tyler started screaming. Mike and I were laughing so hard. Even after that Tyler still wanted to play with them and was laughing.

We also had fun playing in the "corn crib." It was a bin filled with corn and the kids would jump in it and try to walk in the corn. It was funny.

It was something fun to do on a nice fall evening. Here are a couple other family shots we took.

-Bri

Family Picnic

On Saturday morning we went to a Family Pincnic at my dad's work. Tyler had lots of fun, there were blow up games for him to play on.

He even went down a couple big slides with daddy. And let me tell you, they were fast! He had his first ride on a train and loved it, we went twice!
And Tyler even tried cotton candy for the first time! He didn't like it too much at first, but then started asking for more.

It was such a beautiful day for a picnic, the weather was warm and the sky was clear. We of course had some good southern barbeque too!

-Bri

Transformers

One of Mike's favorite movies and toys when he was a kid was Transformers. So we had to rent the new movie this weekend. We enjoyed it, and Mike filled me in on all the details. Daddy even let Tyler watch a little bit of the movie. Tyler just kept going "Woooahh!!!" He thought it was cool watching the cars and trucks change into robots. Here is a clip from him watching it.




-Bri

Chucky Cheese Birthday

Well I finally downloaded my pictures from my birthday party while we were in Micigan visiting. Yes, this is my birthday, I've always wanted a party at Chucky Cheese! We had lots of fun and here are some pictures.

-Brianna

The Big Day is....

May 9th, 2008!!!

Mike and I went to the Doctor this morning and we got to see the baby and hear the heartbeat. The baby is 9 weeks and 4 days old, which is more than we figured so the due date is sooner, which works for me! I'm sure I will be late again, but you never know!
Here is an ultrasound picture from this morning. We saw the baby move and his or her little arms and legs. It was so cute!

I haven't been feeling the greatest lately, but hopefully in a few more weeks that will all be over with.

We had a great trip to Michigan and had a good time at the wedding and celebrating my 27th birthday on Friday night. We went to Chucky Cheese! My first time ever having a birthday party there. The things mom's will do for the kids. We had a great time though, it's been a while since I played arcade games. I got a new camera for my birthday so after I get that all set up on here I will download some pictures for you all to see.

Hopefully it will not be so long inbetween my next posts. This is the longest I have sat down on the computer in a month or so. I will try to be better and keep you updated more often.

-Bri