Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving yesterday! Jared, the guy and I had the privilege of spending it with the Ondricek side of the family, getting to know some folks we don't know very well. It was a neat day of food, family, photos, and football! I especially enjoyed looking through Ondricek family photo albums and learning some family history.

Below: S's shirt says "Baby's First Thanksgiving"

The Ondricek clan we enjoyed: Jared's aunts, uncle, cousin, gma, and us!

The clever turkey my visiting teacher made for me.

S's Thanksgiving art project. Those are his tiny fingertips that he used as paint brushes.

New favorite toy

S loves this toy. He recognizes and smiles at himself. He talks to himself and reaches up at the toys. It makes changing time more fun for him. Thanks, Dara, for giving it to us!

First Snow

It snowed last week. I was so excited to take S out for pictures of his first snow experience. I enjoyed it, but it will be more fun when he knows what to do with snow one day. :)

Thanks, Stephanie, for getting out so early in the morning and taking pictures of us! We love you.

Thank you, Marcia and Kye, for lending us the cozy hat and gloves! I was thinking of Kye when he was this size. He grew up so fast!

So handsome.

Our little house. That top window is ours. We live in a tiny attic, but it has been so good to us.

Like Father Like Son

I love this onesie. It is true. I hoped and hoped my whole pregnancy that our little boy would look like his daddy and be as good looking as him. Be careful what you wish for.

Roll over, boy!

I sound like an idiot mother, but to my credit this "Parentese" language we speak to babies is actually very good for their development. We tend to use a higher pitch, many more facial expressions, and much more inflection in our voices. The short, simple phrases spoken help baby learn to communicate. (Parents As Teachers handout)

Anyway, he's been rolling over like this since he was 5 days old. Seriously. My mom put him on his tummy and he rolled over several times. Thanks for challenging him early on, mom! We're so proud of his growing set of skills.

Halloween

S and I celebrated Halloween this year at two different parties in two different costumes:

Super Woman, Spiderman, and Jackie Kennedy at the Ward Halloween Party.

The Super-est man in MY life! This Superman costume is actually a kid costume, but my friend bought it for her husband to wear and so she cut off the feet and tried to make it work for a grown man. The crotch didn't work out the way she hoped even after trying to sew in more fabric. Consequently, the shorts were necessary to not embarrass everyone in the room. I love that the belt is so high, the abs at his chest, and the pecks at his collar bone. :) He was so supportive of me asking him to wear this. The theme was famous couples and we HAD to match.

Thanks for the costumes, Michelle!

Super hero powers run in the family.

Me and S at the Social Work Department party. Thanks for the costume, Jenn!

Brittany loves S. I think she's my friend just so she can see him. :) Just kidding. Thank goodness for good friends like her.

Future Missionary

At first I thought I might dress S up as a "Future Missionary" for Halloween so we borrowed this adorable suit from Dri (and Thomas) Marshall. Thanks Dri!! He wore it to church and he is so handsome.