November 27, 2010

We had a great Thanksgiving with tons of beautiful, white snow. Sulli and Max got to hang out, we ate way too much food, and even played some Wii. I don't know what has happened to me, it must be Sulli, or maybe the snow, but I am Christmas crazy. We got our tree yesterday and I am already decorating the house with holiday stuff. Considering how much I used to bitch when Mom asked me to help decorate the tree, it's odd how into it all I am this year. We hope you all had wonderful Thanksgivings too!

Prune bit mole

Poor Sulli... The night before this picture was taken Sulli and I went to a birthday party for one

of my co-workers. It was in a small restaurant, crowded, and not very kid friendly. So Sulli and I sat in the corner on a bunch of pillows and ate and hung out pretty much by ourselves watching everyone else. I would blame this on the setting, but truly Ben and I make fantastic wall flowers at parties so this is kind-of the norm. Anyway, when I went to get Sulli out of bed the next morning this is what I saw. He had set up his Babos along the wall and told me, that's right, that they were at a party. It was so funny, and so sad. The kid doesn't stand a chance of being an extrovert!

Snow!!

Best buds

Mike made a delicious turkey!

The best way to head to the park!

Sulli's christmas fund

Hey everyone!
Ben and I have decided to get Sulli a used piano for Christmas. I estimate that a decent used piano will cost somewhere between $400 and $600. We thought that this would be a great gift to have everyone chip in a little bit to help us afford it since it is something Sulli, and Ben and I, will enjoy for years to come. I created a donation button through Paypal so all you have to do is click and give what you would like. Thank you and happy holidays!
Love,
Jess, Ben, and Sulli

November 7, 2010

Sulli's new things this month:
1. He made his first poopy in his potty! He doesn't really understand it though. He pooped, then looked at it and said "what that is?" Then, later, he tried to poop again and just made a face, pushed real hard, then hopped off the potty and said "where is poopy?" He's getting there though!

2. He has started having night terrors which suck.

3. He has started chewing on his hands to self soothe.

4. He thinks trick-or-treating is pretty awesome, but kept walking right into people's houses when they opened the door.

When I got this I must have said "Sulli, isn't this scary?" So he thinks that the thing's name is Scary. When we leave the house he says "bye Scary!" and when we get back home "hi Scary!"

Sulli and Max

Oh yes, he will ride!

Is there a baby GQ? This would be the cover.

Sulli and Sage

The chickies are molting, so they aren't laying eggs right now. Ben is not pleased because the chickies are now depositing mounds of poop AND feathers all over the yard, and they aren't earning their keep with eggs. At least they help winterize the garden!

Crazy pumpkin carving party

I love Andrew against the wall in this picture

Mine was supposed to be a monkey wearing a hat, pumpkin fail

No words

Me in my sweet 80's costume for work Halloween

Most of these leg warmers and leotards are my boss' (on the right) from the 80's. We were hot!

We had to use intense manipulation to get him into this costume (it was Molly's, he wouldn't even let me open the package of the garden gnome costume that I bought for him). He was a damn cute giraffe though!

I painted this for Molly's boy, Mason, for his birthday. I used shameless thievery again, but it turned out pretty good. Mason named him Bacco.

Tea time

Halloween 5K. Thank goodness Auntie Sue got Sulli this hoodie, got him in the mood a little bit! Thank you!

Ben found this at the Goodwill, amazing!

This is Ben's engineer outfit from his childhood. He screamed bloody murder, but I forced him into it for a pre-Halloween party.

I was a gypsy

Walking to the Day of the Dead Parade

I think almost everyone in Missoula was at the parade

The building in the back is the Wilma, it is a beautiful building and it is rumored that David Lynch lived in it when he lived in Missoula.

I love my town.