Christmas Stuff

So we have the tree, and we have all the stuff.  The stockings are hung, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Claus.  And either Bennett is a very old soul, or he has watched "The Grinch" one too many times this season, but he told me the other night,  "Look at all this Christmas stuff, Mom.  We don't need all this stuff.  Christmas is about being with your family - not all this stuff."

The Hunt for the Perfect Tree

After spending a stuffed Thanksgiving with the Prose family, we packed up the car and headed to the tree farm. Finding the perfect tree is quite the adventure - and those Prose's take the hunt very seriously. I was just excited about the cookies and cider. Bennett could barely walk in his new fleece camo gear - and told me over and over "I'm too tired to walk much longer. Carry me. Carry me."
Daddy did most of the carrying. We searched and searched, until finally...
We found it - a glorious, 10 footer. We piled all four trees on the sled, and the horses took us back to the farmhouse. And guess who we found?!?!
The Big Guy! Bennett whispered in my ear, "Mama, I'm not scared of that guy. Think he has any candy??" My response, "Only for good little boys." Bennett replied, "OHHH! That's me!"

Number Three

So, I turned three. Yep, the big 03. We had a party to celebrate, and am I one lucky boy. There were skates, and tunnels, and racetracks, and helmets (2 helmets!!!), and crafts, and movies, and a FIRETRUCK CAKE!!! but, most importantly, there was grammy and grampy, great grammy, and colie, mandy and grandma, papa and lisa and stephanie and noah. like mommy always says, it was by the best day ever!

the pirate and the princess

feliz dia de los muertos. this halloween was much more fun than previous years. bennett loved the entire process, and woke up this morning (at 5am) saying, "trick or treating was the most fun i have ever had in my entire life!!!" bennett was a pirate, and he brought is favorite princess, ms. jayda rae. bennett RAN from house to house, screaming up each drive, "ARRRRRR, trick or treat!!!" just proving that while he may not longer be an odd duck, but he is certainly an odd pirate.

big trucks

last weekend, bennett and i traveled to the farm. while i was fulfilling a lifelong dream of seeing ms. spears live - bennett and grampy were playing on heavy machinery.




there is some construction happening on our land. apparently, the ditches are not big enough. needless to say, bennett and mommy both spent the weekend in heaven. me w/ brit, and best friends, - bennett with grampy, big trucks, and grammy, too.

family pics

a few weeks ago, we met tamara and doug
in minneapolis to take our family pics. we went to minnehaha falls, and had a good time. the park was beautiful, bennett was pretty well behaved, and tamara is not TOO pregnant, so she could still hold the shadow screen thing-y. we love ringeisen photograhy!

#4

from this day on, I choose you, my beloved Andy, to be my husband,
to live with you and laugh with you;
to stand by your side and sleep in your arms;
to be joy to your heart and food to your soul;
to bring out the best in you always;
and, for you, to be the most that i can.


to laugh with you in the good times;
to struggle with you in the bad times;
to solace you when you are downhearted;
to wipe your tears with my hands;

to comfort you with my body;
to mirror you with my soul;
to share with you all my riches and honors;
to play with you as much as i can until we grow old;
and still loving each other sweetly and gladly
our lives shall come to the end.

always my love, mr. prose.