Please keep Aunt Linda in your prayers

Dave's Aunt Linda (Becky's sister) got a call at 1:00 in the morning on Sunday, 11/30 that a kidney had become available and that she was #1 on the list. By 7:00 that evening she was in surgery having a kidney transplant. The surgery went extremely well and the doctors are thrilled with her recovery. Please pray that it continues to go well for her. We love you Aunt Linda!

Thanksgiving in Cincinnati

Thanksgiving dinner with Grandpa George and Grandma Becky:Yummy food!Playing with Grandma's decorations:Taking a walk after dinner with Grandpa George:I love wagon rides!Being silly:We went to the Cincinnati Children's Museum on Friday where they had a "Holiday Junction" model train exhibit. Nolan thought it was pretty cool.They even had toy trains there for me to play with!Nolan went right up to Clifford and gave him a big hug. It was so cute!


On Saturday, Becky's cousin Melanie and her husband Jeff had us over for a delicious brunch. Melanie's sister Rosanne, her husband Larry and their three boys were there as well from North Carolina. It was great to see everyone. They were so good with Nolan and had so much fun meeting him and playing with him.On Saturday night, we went to George's friend Otto's birthday party. Happy Birthday Otto! Thanks for the toy truck!
On Sunday night, Nolan got to play with Drew Rohner. They had a lot of fun together.

Nolan loves elephants!

Over the past month or so, Nolan has been all about elephants! He loves reading about elephants, pointing out elephants in books, talking about elephants "long noses", playing with toy elephants, making elephant noises while pretenting he has a long nose. Given this new obsession of his, I thought it would be fun to take Nolan to the Rainforest Cafe. Dave and I had never been to one, so we didn't really know what to expect. Nolan was all about it and loved it!

Fun times at My Gym!

Nolan went to Henry Cabage's 1st birthday party at My Gym and had a great time.

Mr. Cool!

Nolan loves wearing Mommy's sunglasses these days. He despised his sunglasses the last couple summers. Maybe this means he'll actually start wearing them next summer.

Playdate at the Honda's House

Best Buddies

Nolan and Andrew showing support for their favorite teams. It looks like they're being brainwashed by their dads already!

Happy Birthday Papa!

Nolan helping Papa blow out his birthday candles. My dad's birthday cake of choice is the rum cake that my grandma makes for him most years.
Thanks for having us all over for a delicious lasagna dinner Grandma! It was yummy!
Grandma bought me these cool Elmo apple juice boxes!

Russell's BBQ

Russell's Barbeque is in Elmwood Park and has been around since 1930. My mom loves this place and has great memories of going there as a kid. I don't think Nolan enjoyed the beef as much as my mom, but it was still fun taking him there. All the kid's meals come with a token that you put in a big machine on the wall and it gives you a prize. I remember that being a big deal when my parents took us there when we were little. Nolan's prize was a stick-on tattoo...woo-hoo! =)

Nolan loves his Dadda!

Election Day is Finally Here!

Dave and I did our civic duty this morning. The lines weren't as bad as we expected. Dave got there about 30 minutes before the polls opened so he was in and out really quickly once the doors opened. He said there were only a few other people there waiting. I went over as soon as Dave got back home and there were about 20 people in line ahead of me. It took about 40 minutes from the time I got there until I was done voting. It feels great to have voted and to be part of such an important election. Energy and excitement was definitely in the air this morning at our polling place. I have a feeling lots of us will be glued to the TV today and will be useless at work tomorrow!

Big Helper!

Nolan helping Dad rake the leaves.

Happy Halloween!

I can definitely say that Nolan loved Halloween! He loved every single aspect of it...everything from wearing his Elmo costume, handing out candy, going trick-or-treating. He had a blast.