Thankschristmas/Christgiving in Santa Rosa

We had so much fun celebrating both holidays with Scott's family in Santa Rosa, Calif. Dave, Jill and family were such great hosts and we squeezed a lot of fun family time into 5 days. A highlight was a picnic and wine tasting at a nearby winery. Here's Grandma Pat with all of her grandkids in the vineyards.
Lindsay enjoyed watching movies with her cousins. Uncles Dave and Chris rigged up a family room theather for them to enjoy (w/ a sheet and an LCD projector)

We had a fiesta for Grandma Pat's birthday - complete with a pinata. Lindsay had fun taking her turn. And, all the kids had to pose with their loot.
The classic Thanksgiving stairwell portrait - 7 cousins! Back row(L-R) Keegan, Andrew, Joey. Middle row (L-R) Matthew, Caidyn, Grady.

At Long Last!

When we were in N. California celebrating "Thankschristmas" with Scott's family I finally had the chance to meet my dear friend Jennifer Hearn's little boy, Samuel. Sadly, the rest of my pictures were lost in a downloading accident. Lindsay had so much fun meeting Jennifer, Brian and Samuel as well but I don't have those pictures to share.

I would never tire of this view!

Pumpkin Time

We had so much fun going to Didier Farms with the Hubert family yesterday. Lindsay and Tommy (HOMMY - as Lindsay affectionately calls him) had lots of fun checking out the pumpkins, teepees, farm animals and rides. We even took them on a horse-drawn hayride (pics of that later) and Tommy did a pony ride. The adults enjoyed the long-awaited cider donuts!

Tumbling Tot

Lindsay had fun at her first gymnastics class with Chicago Park District. There was so much to check out that she was kind of overstimulated but I think she'll get better at following directions, etc. as we continue to go each week. She especially loved the horse/slide and rings!

"School Days" & Soon-to-be-Halloween

I think Lindsay looks so cute and grown up in this little number. It is almost as if she's headed to kindergarten. You can see she had a lot of fun opening up her Halloween package from Grandma & Grandpa Lindsay!

Aunt Jamie in the House!

My best girlfriend from growing up visited us this week in Chicago. It was so much fun to get to spend time with her. Lindsay loved the darling outfit Aunt Jamie brought her. She is such a squirmer it was hard to get a good shot!

And, we all had so much fun together at the zoo. Aren't these pics of the two blondies too cute for words?

German Fest

Lindsay loved dancing to the band at German fest. Scott and I enjoyed some pretzels and German food...

One of Lindsay's favorite things to do now is spin around like a ballerina until she gets dizzy and falls down. Here she is winding up...