Thanksgiving

We got to spend this Thanksgiving in Minnesota. Mike's grandpa turned 80 on friday so we had a huge birthday bash for him that night. It was so much fun. While we were there we also got to go to Mall of America and let Ryan ride on the rides. He had so much fun. The weather was beautiful too. We were hoping for some snow but only got the low degree weather instead. I will have to say that Ryan is such a trooper when it come to flying. He was so good on the 3 hour flight. Here are a few pictures of our week.

Ryan eating his morning muffin.


Daddy and Ryan all ready to go play outside in the cold.



Grandma and Ryan



Cousin Alyssa and Ryan.


Dad and Ryan walking on FROZEN White Bear Lake.

Ryan and his cousins.


Mom and Ryan on the Merry go Round


Dad and Ryan on the Semi Truck roller coaster.


Ryan doing his favorite thing, going up and down the elevator.

WII Night

Last night we decieded to have a WII bowling tournment at our house. Everyone in the neighborhood was gone so it was just Andy, Heather, Mike, me and Ryan. We had so much fun. Andy and Heather had never played before. We laughed so hard and just had a ton of fun. Unfortuantly I didn't get any pictures of anyone else playing but Heather. Please note the shirt that she is wearing. Mike came out with a "bowling" shirt and Heather decided that she needed one too so that is why you see her wearing a crazy shirt

You know you are a firefighters wife when...

I saw this the other day and thought this says it all.....

You Know You’re A Firefighter’s Wife…
…If your husband isn’t wearing his usual work uniforms, he still has a T-shirt on that has a fire department logo on it.
…When you know the difference between a police siren and a fire siren.
…When you know that all of your smoke detectors work.
…When you find it hard to sleep when your Hubby is at work.
…When you get severely angry when people don't pull over for firetrucks and ambulances.
…When you've held more holidays at the fire station than should be allowed.
…When you've lost all sense of what a "weekend" really is due to your husband's crazy schedule.
…When all of your calendars have every third day circled.
…When you are always prepared to cook any form of desert or pick up any flavor of ice cream to take to the station at a moments notice.
…When everybody that knows a firefighter, will assume that you know them too.
...When you know that it is much better to call an ambulance to take you to the hospital.
...When you get to listen to stories about fires and medical calls when you're husband gets home from work.
...You feel like the luckiest girl alive when he comes home off shift and sends your heart a-flutter

NASCAR

As many of you know that twice a year we go out to PIR to watch NASCAR and camp all weekend. Well we just got back from 4 nights out at PIR. We had a blast out there too. Ryan thought it was the greatest thing as well. He got to spend 4 days outside, see fireworks, fly overs, BLIMPS, airplanes pulling banners, garbage trucks, and lots of RV's. He was so cute out there. Here are a few pictures from our weekend. On thurs we took him to the miget races, which he loved. He wore the ear plugs the entire time. He lasted the whole hour and a half out there too. We then took him to the truck races on Friday which he didn't last as long at but still over an hour. I can't wait to keep taking him out there every year now.



Mom and Ryan wearing there favorite drivers clothing. Well Maybe not Ryan but we had to show the t-shirt to Tony Stewarts dad who camps with us

Loving his wagon rides around camp.

Daddy and Ryan at the truck races.

I know I am a little late posting pictures but here are a few from Halloween. Ryan was a dragon and was so dang cute!!! He thought he was hot stuff wearing his costume too. He loved to be in.