Ball...

Yesterday at my mom's house Palmer said, "Ball."!! He was referring to the golf balls my sister Rachel was washing and decorating. Palmer is 18 months old and doesn't talk. At all. He has said "Dada" (of course) for a couple months but nothing else. Just a lot of grunting and whining. We were so proud and very surprised! He loves throwing balls, especially for Duke (our dog). So it only makes sense that his first (real) word would be ball...

This video is from today at our house.

Halloween Party

On Saturday, Palmer and I went to a Halloween Party at my best girl friend, Beth's house. She is an amazing cook and made 3 delicious soups. Then we carved pumpkins-Palmer dove right in watching the other kids for cues on what to do. I haven't carved the outside, yet, but we gutted it out and cooked the seeds (my favorite!). The we (well Beth) made carmel apples and we dipped them in whatever toppings we wanted. Nerds, oreos, chocolate malt balls, M&M's, pistachios with craisins and ginger...whatever we wanted. Beth's carmel put Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory to shame. Seriously. We're looking forward to Halloween this Saturday and trick or treating with Palmer.
I apologize for the sideways filming. I had to to get Palmer and his pumpkin together.

New Mommy Wagon!

Yesterday we got a new addition to the family! It helps with accommodating our coming baby addition as well! Love it love it love it! But we traded in the ole reliable Civic. It broke my heart a little. Why do I get so attached to inanimate objects?? It's a 2009 Toyota Highlander. It's hard to tell from the pictures but it's greenish. It seats 7 total with a third row. It is AWD and drives great. We bought it from Hertz in IF. They were easy to deal with and gave us a great deal on our trade in.

New Snocross Schedule for '09-'10 season

There is going to be a race in Sandy, UT on Jan 9th! I especially mention this because it's kind of our 'local' race and is closest to our family and friends out West. As I get more information on this race, I'll post it.

Nov 27th‐29th AMSOIL Duluth National Spirit Mountain, Duluth, MN

Dec 19th & 20th Potawatomi National* Milwaukee Mile, Milwaukee, WI

Jan 9th Western Nationals* Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT

Jan 23rd & 24th Air Force National Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN

Feb 5th & 6th Eastern Nationals Finger Lakes Gaming & Casino, Farmington, NY

Feb 13th & 14th New England Nationals* Rockingham Park, Salem, NH

Feb 20th & 21st Canadian Nationals* Hiawatha Horsepark, Sarnia, ON, CA

March 6th & 7th Hayward 300 LCO Casino, Hayward, WI

March 19th‐21st Nielsen Enterprises Grand Finale Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, WI