Happy Halloween!

Last night we tried on Isaac's costume for Halloween. He loved his "Bee" costume and even made the appropriate buzzing sound effects. One thing he didn't like was that the pants have a little "stinger" on the backside. He kept grabbing at it and trying to pull it off. Hopefully during trick-or-treating we can distract him with the candy so that he forgets all about his little stinger...

Is it Friday yet???

I just wanted to post a couple of pictures that I took of Isaac last night. It's been a pretty quiet week here and the weather has been unseasonable warm for the end of October. Tomorrow is Halloween and I think that the "bee" costume I got for Isaac may be too warm for him to wear out trick-or-treating!



This is Isaac "helping" to open the garage door. Look how strong he is!



"Counting" the pumkins. He was pointing out to me which one was the "little" one and which one was the "big" one.

Weekend update

We had a pretty low-key weekend here at the Nap household. We're still busy moving things back down to our now finished basement. It's really nice to get all that stuff out of the garage. John finished painting the baby's room - I'm sure he's happy to not have me asking when he is going to finish it anymore! :-)

Some interesting campaign news...John has had a near run-in with both candidates this weekend. On Friday he met McCain's motorcade on the highway on his way home from a meeting in Aurora. Yesterday he met Obama's motorcade on the highway on his way back from a dog-training session. Last night he went over to his office to pick up some paperwork and called me a few minutes later - Obama was at the Democratic Party office right next to his office. It's a little strange to have an armoured motorcade and Secret Service agents here in our little sleepy town! Anyway - we don't often make the national news - so here's the link if you want to check it out!

http://thepage.time.com/obama-pool-report-5/

Morning mountain view

John has been traveling this week - luckily he got back last night! He usually takes Isaac to daycare in the mornings, but since he was gone, I got to get up early and do that routine. One benefit - the great morning view of the mountains! Other than sunset - I like the view best at this time of day. Check out all the snow!

Big boy & baby toys

We are slowing getting everything moved from it's temporary location in the garage back down to the basement. Last night I was cleaning up some of Isaac's old baby toys in preparation for the new arrival. I was taking the soft seating off the walker, swing, etc. so that I could wash them. Isaac has taken quite an interest in these "baby toys" that he has forgotten about. After I took the seat out of the walker he climbed inside and pushed that thing all over the basement. He probably had more fun with it then when he used it as a baby! Oh - and the photo of the gate is the new entrance to our basement. We took the door off the hinges and installed this supposedly "childproof" gate. All I know is that we were down in the basement one minute - and the next minute I heard him at the top of the stairs - he had figured out how to open and close the gate! (or maybe he crawled over it? Doubtful!)

Don't forget to vote!

I'm mailing in my ballot today - no standing in line for me on election day!

Cheese!

This is the cheesy smile I get whenever I get out the camera...Ahhh - I hope this is just a phase!

Pumpkins!

This weekend we went to a local pumpkin patch to enjoy the beautiful fall weather and pick out some pumpkins. Cindy, Jackie, Trey and Brody joined us and the boys had a great time riding in the trailer behind the tractor, finding their way through the hay bale maze, and chasing the barnyard chickens! I've uploaded some more photos to the slideshow at the top of the page - so click on that to see the rest of the pics.

30 weeks down...9 to go!

Today we had our 30 week appointment with the doctor. Since I'm going to deliver at 39 weeks (unless the baby decides otherwise!) that means there's only 9 weeks left to go. I realize that's just over 2 months - but it still seems like it's almost here already!

The appointment went well - just the usual blood pressure check and baby's heartrate check - which were all great. I found out that my iron is a little low, but that's not a big surprise since it was with Isaac as well. It just means I have to start taking another pill.

So for the next month or so we have to go back to the doctor every two weeks and then it's down to the weekly visits! The baby will be here before we know it!

On another note - our basement is finally finished! Woohooo!!! (Now John can start painting the nursery! :-)

Pajama pics

The weather here has been cold enough at night for me to dress Isaac in his warm pajamas with the feet in them. (They are so cute and snuggly...I think I will still dress him in these when he is 12!) Anyway - here's some cute pics that I took before bedtime the other night.

Construction - end of week 8

Well - it's been 8 weeks of workers in and out of the house...we are not quite at the end, but we can see it! We had the final inspection today and the inspector found a couple of items to be fixed before we get the final ok. So - hopefully everything will be wrapped up next week. We can't wait to get this project done!

Bathroom



Family room looking east



Family room looking west



Bedroom



Hallway

Roxy

When we were in Kansas last weekend, Isaac got to play with Grant & Amber's new puppy - Roxy. As you can tell from the photo - he loved it!

Some cute Finley pics...

There were so many cute pics of my niece Finley from this weekend that I had to share some more!



We tried to get Isaac and Finley to pose on the sofa, but they kept falling over and Finley kept grabbing Isaac until they both got the giggles.



Finley and her daddy (my brother Grant)



Cutie pie!

Construction - end of week 7

I'm a little behind in posting the photos of the construction progress for week 7...the workers were still here when we left for our weekend trip last Friday. As you can see - we're beginning to see the end of the project. Most of the ceiling tile and electrical is done and the carpet is supposed to be going in today. Our contractor tells us we should have our final inspection at the end of this week. Yeah!!!

Bathroom



Bedroom



Family room looking east



Family room looking west

Purple Pride

This weekend we made a quick trip back to Kansas to visit family and cheer on the Cats at a K-State football game. Unfortunately K-State lost terribly to Texas Tech, but we still had a great time tailgating with family & friends.

Isaac enjoying the marching band



This wasn't the real score...the scoreboard operator must've had too many beers...



Isaac learning how to kick the football with my cousin Nicole and her boyfriend Eric



Me with my niece Finley (Grant & Amber's little girl)...look at those cheeks!

See you in the funny papers...

On weekend mornings we go through the paper our neighbor gives us when she is finished. While John and I were sifting through the paper, Isaac grabbed this section and took it into the living room. I guess he can read upside down!