Johny Jump Up

Colin got a new toy...well Matt got a new toy. Matt has been waiting for the day that Colin was big enough to get in a Johny Jump Up. I found one this week and so we thought we would try it out. A little pre- Christmas gift to both of my boys. Although Matt was really excited to put it up and see Colin in it, you can see that the excitement for Matt wore off pretty quickly as I caught him taking a nap on the doorway.

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving we headed towards Minnesota on Wednesday. We ran into a snow storm in Des Moines and ended up staying there. That afternoon we received a sad call, Matt's grandma had passed away. So Thursday morning we headed toward Wisconsin. This is the grandma that we had just went to see in October. We are so glad that she was able to meet Colin and Matt got to see her just a month ago. Great Grandma Stellmacher was 91 years old and had a wonderful life and it was obvious to me that she was loved by so many. She will be missed greatly!

So here are a couple of pictures from the weekend. Colin was sure glad to get home - back to his normal routine today....lots of naps and not so many new faces to check out.

Excer-Saucer

Colin really enjoys his excer-saucer. He loves standing up now. The toys on it keep him really entertained. This morning I caught him trying to advance himself and reading a book. He is such a self starter.

And he sleeps

I am posting this right after Colin went to sleep tonight...he didn't even wake up to the flash!


This weekend was nice and relaxing. We were all able to stay home the entire weekend. Friday night I went to a Creighton basketball game and Matt stayed home with Colin. Saturday we just hung out all day and Matt cleaned the garage because we got a new shed. We finally have our garage back. Sunday Matt went hunting in the morning and didn't return home until late Sunday afternoon. I was a little nervous because his hunting trips usually are done before noon. Come to find out he shot a deer and the darn thing got away!!!! Matt spent the majority of the day following a blood trail of this deer. Unfortunately the deer won this game of hide and seek. Sunday night Matt and I went to the John Mellencamp concert in Omaha. I am a big fan, Matt is not. He is learning to appreciate the Coug a little more. We sat in the 2nd row...very close to him. Maybe too close. This week Matt is out of town with work, but the good news is that we don't have anything planned this weekend either. I assume Matt will try to find himself another deer.

This is a picture of Mellencamp from my phone.

Joe and Leanne's Wedding

A good time was had by all this weekend at Joe and Leanne's wedding. Leanne looked amazing! The trip to Minneapolis went well. Colin slept the majority of the drive. Grandma and Grandpa Steele really tired him out this weekend.