Christmas 2011

We spent Christmas in Indiana this year....never a dull moment with Nash, Macy, Mya - that's for sure.  We soaked up all of the time we could with Jessi and Ty and the girls, Katy (with baby Renner) and Clint, and mom and dad.  We were lucky enough to get to visit with my three best friends from high school and their families (even though I don't have any pictures to prove it!), and get to see some old friends and enjoy a nice dinner out with them (kiddo free!).  We also were able to spend time in Bloomington at my grandma's house, and enjoyed every second of it. Pictures, pictures, pictures....overload, sorry!  :)

our tree, 2011

why we decided to go to Opryland to see the lights the weekend before CHristmas, I will never know....the lights were pretty, the crowd was not so pretty.  And all Nash wanted to do was pet the horses (hence the tears in every picture!).

a pile of cousins

ornery kiddos

Nash becoming a pro at opening gifts

cousins in their Christmas pj's

Christmas morning

dinos!

pa helping nash drive his first remote control - a bulldozer!  thanks pa!

great grandpa estel giving some love to macy

love this pic of me, nash, and my grandpa!

and roscoe dog gets a Christmas bone

goodnight hugs to grandma and pa

mya and nash being sweet to each other

nash watching the birds at great grandma betty's

who knows...

isn't he cute?

Christmas wouldn't be the same without a huge box to play in

pretending to be monkeys

great grandma betty playing with the kiddos

hugs for great grandma betty

high fives for pa before bedtime

cuddles with grandma

jump higher, jump higher!

ty, jessi, dena, matt, me, paul - katy and clint joined us too, but had already left!

coins for nash's bank after using the potty!

Our month of October!

October was a pretty busy month for us, but so fun! 

We kicked off the month with a visit to Pennsylvania for my friend Johana's wedding.  It was a crazy travel situation...we flew into Newark on Saturday morning of the wedding (meeting Jackie on our connecting flight in Baltimore) and Matt's parents met us with two cars.  We grabbed a quick lunch and we (me, Matt, Jackie) took one car to Jo's wedding while Nannie and Opa took Nash with them to Pottsville.  We enjoyed the wedding that evening (my water was SO yummy!  haha), and drove back to Pottsville the next day where we were able to visit with all of Matt's extended family.  Nash had such a big time playing with all of his cousins, and we were able to stay until Monday afternoon - when we all piled back in the car and drove to Philly for our flight home!  Whew - we were exhausted, but it was totally worth it.  Here are a few pictures of the wedding and Nash's time in Posttsville:

Jack, Jo, Amy Jo - college roomies!

me, Matt, and baby Quinn  :)

Nash eating with his cousins a the big boy table!

Love for Nannie before bedtime

Playing ball with Uncle Mark

Thanks for hanging out with me Nannie and Opa!

At the end of the month, of course Nash had to celebrate Halloween.  We had two costumes this year, thanks to grandparents!  :)  So, for his school party...Nash was a snowman.  For evening trick or treating....Nash was a monkey.  He was adorable in both outfits!  We returned to the pumpkin patch as well, and Nash was very excited to pick out his own pumpkins.  We took advantage of the gorgeous day and setting and did an impromptu photo shoot with him as well. Enjoy the pictures!

Nash the snowman

hanging out with mommy at the school parade

his treat bag was so heavy, I had to carry it back for him!

Nash the monkey, and his buddy the pro golfer - Bennett

No, pumpkins are NOT balls....but try explaning that to a 20 month old.  :)

Wagon ride through the neighborhood...

in search of the perfect pumpkin

I see it, dad!  I see it!

so heavy!

this slide was HUGE, he was SO proud of himself...obviously.  :)

"helping" daddy spread mulch

more help, courtesy of Nashman

Hope you all had a happy October!

Labor Day 2011 - Indiana

We decided at the last minute to head home to Indiana over Labor Day....we knew if we didn't get home for a long weekend, it may not be until Christmas before we got home!  So...off we went.  We stopped about 10 minutes into the trip and turned Nash's carseat to forward facing.  It was almost 105 degrees when we left Nashville, and needless to say....a rear facing carseat was smothering our sweaty little dude.  He was much more comfortable after that roadside switch!

We arrived late into the evening (or early morning), as usual....but didn't miss a beat hanging out with the family for the weekend.  We didn't necessarily do anything out of the ordinary - other than enjoy each others company, but that's what made it so nice and relaxing.  We let the kiddos play around outside, took naps, slept in (as much as Nash allowed), gave Macy and Mya their birthday present (a few weeks early!), and managed to get in a Bummies visit as well!

Here are some snapshots of our visit, not too many this time...surprising, right?