The Farm

IJ and Mama went to the farm the other day and had a blast! I think IJ had more fun than mama. He so enjoyed seeing all the animals in the big red barn. Plus he was so excited to ride the tractor ride. Eventhough it was pouring rain, we still had a ton of fun! See we have been reading this book The Big Red Barn which mentions all kinds of things about farms and IJ has been really into those things mentioned in the book. Things like tractors, horses, sheep, pigs, scarecrows and all kinds of other things. Plus he actually gets to see some of those things in Ohio.

Happy Halloween!

IJ decided to be Thomas the Tank Engine this Halloween. This is our trial run and it did not go so well. Well we took him to a trick-or-treat in the local park on Oct. 21st and he wore his costume for about 15 minutes and was ready to take it off. Plus he did not enjoy walking around to get candy in the park. So when Trick-or-Treat in our neighborhood actually came on Oct. 26th here we decided he would probably enjoy passing out the candy more than walking around the neighborhood. And he did enjoy it immensley. I asked him if he wanted to wear his costume he said "NO!" We had fun passing out candy together as a family! I do have to say he looks adorable in his costume!

Happy 2nd Birthday!

IJ has turned two! He really enjoyed his party! You would ask him, "How old are you?", he would answer "Two! Then he would say, "Choo-Choos", because we had a Thomas the Train birthday of course. We had train games and even a train ice cream cake! He enjoyed hearing everyone singing to him and blowing out his candles. Thank you for everyone that came and had a good time, plus the ones far away who sent thoughtful gifts and called to sing to him. He absolute was tickled by that! We had a house full and felt loved by all who came! We cannot believe he getting so big and talking so much! He truly brings us such joy!

IJ's First Pumpkin Festival

IJ truly enjoyed his first pumpkin festival, in the beginning of the fun day he spotted the rides and said to Dad enthusiastically "Ride ride!" So from there he rode almost every kid ride in the park and even the adult ferris wheel with dad! Yes the ferris wheel! He is one brave cookie! He had so much fun he did not want to leave. We enjoyed the 14ft Pumpkin Pie and yummy food. Also there was a fun parade that also IJ enjoyed. He now wants to read about parades and play parade. He plans on playing the drums and being the drum major when he grows up. We had so much fun! Plus Papa, Nana and Auntie F came along the fun! It was so so so cold! But we had a ton of fun!

Football! Basketball!

Papa, Nana, and Francis came up to celebrate IJ's second birthday! And Papa and Nana wanted to play IJ's two favorite games at the moment, basketball and football. He loves playing both a ton! So much we got him a basketball hoop his height for inside for his birthday and that is pretty much all he wants to play! He is such an ethusiast!

Fall Is Here!

In our little town of Ohio is was in the 30's with windchill in the 20's. IJ struggled with me every step of the way to get that hat and those gloves on to get him outside. He was inside where is was warm and did not understand why he had to put all this stuff on. Oh did he have a culture shock! This is just the first time, just wait until the snow suit. He did have fun kicking the leaves and being outside the watch mama play basketball, but that is about it. Oh the sense of adventure!

Oh WOW! Big Truck!

Those were IJ's exact words all day the truck came to unload our stuff at our new house. The driver was so great and let IJ sit in the truck at the driver's side. He was so thrilled to do this and enjoyed every minute of it! He also had fits that day because we told him he could not stand in the truck the whole day, he did not even want to stop and eat lunch. He absolutely loved it! IJ is still talking about this day still on how the big truck brought the boxes.

Nanni and IJ

When we got to Ohio we had no furniture for a week. We had all our big appliances but no furniture, we were camping in our home! We did have fun doing that! IJ did not know what to do with himself. He was grateful Nanni and Papa were there to play with him (including paint for us). Nanni and IJ had a ton of fun on the floor playing cards and having picnics.

We are in Ohio!

Hey everyone, we have moved to Ohio. We are all unpacked except for one box! Marshall's mother and the stepfather came up from South Carolina to help unpack and paint! They were so helpful and made everything go quick. We are still looking for a church. We have made some great friends, we are so lucky! We love our new house and pinch ourselves every once in awhile to see if it is real! God is so good to us! We are truly blessed! We miss our old friends and church terribly, but know God has a plan! We love and miss you all! Thanks for all your support and love! We will keep you posted!