Christmas Baking with Mana Diane

"Just Kidding, Mom!"

Disney On Ice

We had tickets for Disney On Ice last year but it was the day Minneapolis received over 18" of snow.  When they called the plows off the road we knew it was a good decision not to go.  Fortunately we received vouchers for this year's show and I'm glad we had to wait an entire year to go.  Wyatt was at a much better age and the show this year was "less princess" for him to enjoy PLUS our seats were awesome.

The Incredibles

Peter Pan

Captain Hook

Daddy & Wyatt

The Lion King

He LOVED Goofy!

Spencer

He's been having a lot of fun!

Quality Cousin Time!

Wyatt loves the time he gets to spend with his cousins.  Jemma was at a friend's house so Wyatt had quality "boy" time all afternoon.

Aidan, Wyatt and Micah

Aidan and Wyatt making snow angels

Aidan and Wyatt

Elf on the Shelf...Spencer

A co-worker of mine told me about Elf on the Shelf last Christmas so I eagerly purchased a brown haired, blue eyed elf and introduced him to Wyatt.  We were a few pages into the book when it came time to name your elf and Wyatt said, "Truck!"  At that point, as he was showing little interest in the book, I closed it and said to myself, "maybe next year."  I was bummed but he was clearly too young to understand.  Spencer debuted last night and it was magical :)  Spencer arrived on Wyatt's shelf last night and he immediately was intrigued.  Spencer flies to the North Pole every evening to report into Santa and comes back in a new location the next morning.  Day one was a hit- I'm hoping it will stick!

Spencer!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wyatt's Preschool Project- a Turkey!

Wyatt with his cousins on Thanksgiving (LtoR)- Jemma, Micah, Wyatt & Aidan

First Snowfall of the Season

When we left for Bachmans it wasn't doing anything outside and I thought we were going to get just a dusting.   When we left Bachmans it was sleeting out really bad and the roads were already getting slick.  By the time we got home, which was less than 10 minutes, the sleet turned into snowflakes and Wyatt was so giddy.  Dealing with a growing toddler means all of Wyatt's winter gear is brand new and he couldn't wait to put everything on.  His favorite article of clothing are his new spider webbed Bogs, "These are so awesome, Mom!"

Still can't convince him to wear mittens.

Trying to get a BIG scoop.

Had to hang our bird feeder.  We hung it on a tree we planted this year- we figured the squirrels wouldn't get to this one with the stake attached to the trunk.

The sidewalk was full of snow so we were making snowballs from the small pile I made.  He's trying to launch one at me.

Santa!

The day is here!  Our 3rd annual Bachman's Holiday Open House with the arrival of Santa, his reindeer and his Elf, Albert.  Wyatt at least talks about sitting next to Santa on the bench but when we saw him arrive he said, "Mom, I don't like Santa because he has a white beard- that scares me."  All my hope went out the window.  I think I'm going to cherish his 2 year photo with Santa...that may be the only one we'll ever have.  The best part of the day was making reindeer food and a pine cone bird feeder- always a favorite!

Bath Time....with his babies?

Tonight Wyatt wanted me to help him wrap up his babies (AKA shampoo and conditioner bottles).  He called them Baby 1 and Baby 2.  I love imaginations of 3 year olds.

Happy Halloween!

This year I felt like we celebrated Halloween forever before Halloween was actually here.  It was a great week and glad we have such great friends to join in on the fun.  Optimus Prime had a great time trick-or-treating last night and I actually got a picture of him with his mask on...I bet he's smiling under that mask!

Halloween Party at the Rinkes

Amy and Erik Rinke invited us over for a Halloween party on Saturday.  Amy had a cupcake decorating station and a craft table to make spooky spiders and webs.  There were 4 families there with a total of 13 children.  Dan and I were the only family there without 3 kids.  Needless to say, Wyatt had a blast with the other kids and I had a blast making a Spider Cheese Ball and a Mummy (which I later added spinach dip to).



Wyatt's spooky spider creation.



I wish I was blessed with a child that enjoyed being photographed.  I hope this changes soon enough.



Preschool Halloween Party

Wyatt's preschool class had a little Halloween Party last Friday.  It was fun to meet other parents and see all the kids together.  They sang songs, played games and paraded around in their costumes.

Later that evening I took Wyatt and Luca to Lunds for their BOO Festival.  We had never been before and they had a great time.  He's getting a lot of use out of Optimus Prime this year.
 

Wyatt is hiding in the very back.  I didn't have a good angle when they walked into the gym.

Again, he's hiding behind Peter in the back.

I'm so glad a got a picture of this.  The kids were waiting in line for a snack and this little boy tells Wyatt, "I'm a knight and I can slay dragons."  Wyatt's comment back to him was, "Well, I'm Optimus Prime!"  ...with Batman (Harrison) as his wing man.

Wyatt and Luca at Lunds

"A Popsicle...NO WAY!"

Halloween Week

We thought we'd start the Halloween week off with a little baking.  Wyatt has had this fascination with eyeballs so I found a cute recipe for eyeball cookies....I thought it was very suiting.  Then of course I had to tackle making chocolate batty cupcakes for the fun of it.  Halloween is coming in at a close second to Christmas this year.  So much fun!

Wyatt was BOOed!