What a big boy

So Isaac is fascinated with the vacuums and after we vacuum he has to take his turn. He knows how to turn them off and on and so after 30 minutes of his turn the plug gets pulled for my sanity. He does a pretty good job of pushing it around the hard wood floors, but he still get stuck on the carpet and that just makes him angry. His little personality is so strong and he wants to do everything himself. His new thing is to feed himself with the spoon. That makes such a mess, but he is so proud of himself. Here are a couple pics.

Fun time

So I decided to make some banana bread but of course I needed a little helper. Isaac sat on the counter and helped me put the ingredients in the mixing bowl. When it was time to put in the bananas I broke it in half and gave them to Isaac. He put the first one in just great and watched the mixer go around. When I gave him the 2nd one he started to eat it instead. So needless to say we were a half a banana short, but it still tasted great.

I've Been Tagged...

So I am supposed to think of 10 things to tell you about myself, well here we go.
1. I love the fall time. The weather is perfect for evening walks with all the colorful leaves.
2. I am a big sports fan. Tennis is my favorite.
3. I love being a mom and it is so much fun being at home with him.
4. Cleaning is not my specialty. Gary teases me all the time that he cleans more than I do. I am trying to do better.
5. I have played the piano since I was 5, but I can't play in front of people - I get too nervous.
6. I enjoy camping - regardless what Gary says. The only bad thing is that it usually takes longer to get everything together than it does to camp.
7. My dream is to go to a major tennis event - French Open, Wimbledon or US Open.
8. I miss living in Iowa. Only because we had such great friends there, but most of them have moved as well so it wouldn't be the same. I think we need to have a reunion in a couple of years where we all get back together.
9. I have only had 2 speeding tickets. Once when I was 16 and one last year on my way to work.
10. I can't wait to own a home and be able to decorate it the way I want. I would love to decorate a cute little boy's room for Isaac. I also want to unpack all of the boxes from moving back from Iowa.

So there you go. Thanks Erica for tagging me. I am tagging Holly, Bronwyn and Monica.

Newest Addition

My brother, Steve and his wife Kelly welcomed a baby girl to the family on February 21. She weighed in at 8 lbs. 11 oz and was 22 inches long. It is a good thing the baby came 2 weeks early or she could have been 10 lbs! Her name is Macey Elizabeth. She looks exactly like her big sister.

So sweet

This afternoon Gary was showing me some things on the computer downstairs, so I put on a movie to occupy Isaac. After a few minutes we didn't hear anything (which means he is into trouble). So I came upstairs to check on him. He was just sitting in the chair watching the movie so I went back downstairs. When we were done I came upstairs to find him still in the chair, very unusual for him, but when I peeked around the corner he was fast asleep. He was sitting upright with his head resting on his shoulder. He is just too cute.

Need Ideas!!!

So we have some vacation coming up and we have no idea where to go. We don't want to do anything too expensive, but we would like to go where there is no snow. We have had plenty of that this winter. So we are asking people to tell us their favorite places to go. It can be a camping spot or something else. I know it seems like we have gone a lot of places recently, but when you have vacation time you use it, especially when we don't know if Gary will have any vacation hours after residency. We are looking forward to other people's ideas.

DMV

So yesterday Gary needed to get a new driver's license so Isaac and I went with him to the DMV. After going to 2 wrong locations we finally got to the correct one. In the meantime, Isaac had fallen asleep in the car so I stayed in the car with him till he woke up. After 1.5 hours in the car I needed to use the restroom and Isaac needed a clean diaper. So Gary said he would hold Isaac while I went to the restroom. While I was in the bathroom, my cell rang and Gary said to get out now because Isaac had just peed all over Gary's lap and then he continued to pee on the floor. I thought Gary was just exaggerating until I walked out and saw a pretty good sized puddle on the floor. Needless to say Gary sat at the DMV with the diaper bag on his lap while Isaac and I went back out to the car. One of those stories I just had to share.

Phoenix

We just got back from our trip to Phoenix visiting Gary's brother, Mike and his family. We had such a great time. The weather was so nice and warm. We also drove down to Tuscon to visit Tracy and Amber (friends from Iowa). It was so nice to see them and their 2 girls. Back in Phoenix we went to a ghost town and took a ride down an old mine. Most people are scared of heights, well I found out I don't like going down mine shafts. The tour was pretty interesting though. We also got to see a old town shootout. They have people volunteer and get all dressed up. We also went to the Phoenix zoo and really enjoyed it. They had a neat exhibit for the monkeys that you actually walk into their habitat. The monkeys are all running around you. We also got to feed the elephants. It was so nice to relax and enjoy their company. A new found favorite of mine is the Wii. I really enjoyed playing tennis. We might just have to look into getting one of those. On the way to the airport we stopped out Trader Joes. I have missed that store. The have the best granola and Gary really enjoys their oatmeal raisin cookies. The flight home was nice. Thanks to Mike and Tara for letting us come and stay with you.