First Snow

It finally came, SNOW!?!? To my son it was great, but to me it means getting up even earlier to get to work and cold, very cold days. After playing all afternoon outside at Mimi's house Brady had to play in the snow with the puppies. Well, really only Chance. Tanner hates the snow and hates being outside. I swear he is part human that silly dog. Chance ran around while Brady tried to catch him. It was so funny. Evan and I stayed inside. I would go out take a few pics and then run back to the sliding glass door to watch. I don't do cold weather, unless it involves a pair of skis.

Cousins

Every Thanksgiving we eat a ton of food and then on Black Friday we burn it all off shopping! This time I got the pleasure of helping watch the cousins a few times. It was so much fun, well, except when all three decided to start crying. I thought I was at a daycare. Too funny!!! I couldn't resist, I had to take pictures of all of them together. Then, Brady had to get in the mix of all the fun. All the cousins together enjoying their playtime on the floor. Papa Tom was also there to help out!! Good ole Tom.

Baby Ella

My very first niece!!!! Finally a girl. She is so beautiful and sweet. It amazes me how tiny babies are when they are born. Of course Evan was a little bigger, but still amazing. Kendra did great! Jed was there to help a little (hahaha). Unfortunately Kendra and baby Ella got sick. Ella was put in the NI CU for ten days, but the family got thought it. I am so proud of Kendra and Jed. I don't know how I would have reacted. Such a tough situation. All the H1N1 junk is going around Bismarck and that is what happened to our family. Poor kids.

The proud uncle!!! Ryan and I were so excited to finally get to buy loud and annoying toys for our niece. Brady likes to say "Ella.....A,A,A" because dad Jed taught him that.

The very proud Papa Tom. Brady of course was being a stinker and didn't want to take a picture. Weird that two year old wanted to do his own thing instead.
The happy dads and grandpa. What a cute picture. Ella get ready, the lone lady in the mix. It will be so much fun watching these kids grow up together! Also, Ella will be joining the Harty boys at daycare in January!!! AWESOME!

Halloween

Sorry so late, but two kids have made life very busy!!!!! This year we had Rafeal the mighty teenage mutant ninja turtle and a sweet bouncy tiger.

It was a nice night for trick or treating. Brady had a blast running from house to house saying "Happy Halloween!" Trick or treat wasn't nice enough he thought.

Evan's Baptism

I have not posted anything new on my blog since our annual family visit to Papa's Pumpkin Patch. Two kids really keep you busy and TIRED! I loved reading my old friend from high school blog about how much she loves her second kid and that babies actually sleep. Well, I am feeling the total opposite!!! Evan is such a smiley baby, but boy that kid cannot sleep. I have never been so tired in all my life. I only wished this baby knew how good it feels to sleep. Enough complaining, the boys are doing great and it is very exciting to see Brady embrace his new brother. Brady is very kind to "Eban." Of course Evan is growing like a weed. He already weighs 12lbs. He will surpass his brother at any moment. They are total opposites and I love it, well, except the sleeping part.

Evan was baptised this fall and it was beautiful. I am always amazed on how wonderful people are when accepting a new member into the church family. They are so kind.

The whole gang was there to watch Evan get baptised. Mostly Jeanne's side of the family, but it was great to see the family again. We never get together enough. Just too busy!

Brady of course was life of the party! He was actually really good this day. I was pretty impressed.

Pumpkin Patch

This year our annual visit to the pumpkin patch was cold, but Brady had a blast. Evan of course slept through everything! All in all it was wonderful. Ryan's family came to visit and also joined in on the fall festivities. Brady picked out both his and Evan's pumpkins this year. The big brother was a huge help.

Also, Brady got to ride the ponies this year and had a blast. His pony was named "Sunshine." He made sure to hold on for dear life. My son loves to go on rides, but he is ever so serious when participating. No funny business until you are finished. Too much like his father.

I really enjoyed going this year because watching Brady understand the activities and participate was such a wonderful sight. I cannot wait till next fall to see both boys moving around those hay bails and run through the pumpkins. What fun!

First Outing

It was Evan's first outing. We took him to one of the local resturants. It was so much fun. After we finished eating Brady got to play at the mall playground and Evan slept. The day was perfect and I was able to finally see sunlight outside of my house.