Thanksgiving

Well, we were supposed to make it to Aberdeen for Thanksgiving this year, and like many other years, the weather kept us home. We were very sad to not be able to see Grandma and Grandpa Sandmeier and Uncle Andy, Aunt Lynn and new cousin Atlas. Instead we stayed home and made our own Thanksgiving dinner ourselves for the first time. We did a Beer Butt Chicken instead of a turkey and we had a Green Bean Casserole, Stuffing and Mashed Potatoes. Then I made a Strawberry/Blueberry Crisp for dessert. All was very good.

Brandon is changing soooo much just in the past few days. He is crawling up on his knees now, as you can see from the video at the top of the blog. He has just learned how to Blow Kisses (although he wont do this all the time quite yet) He can somewhat wave goodbye too. He has figured out how to pull himself to standing on pretty much anything. Including the stairs.. He figured out how to crawl up to the second step so far. OMG... So we will be going to buy some safety gates this next coming weekend.

He now has 6 teeth and one more that is about to poke through on the top. That will make 4 on top and 3 on bottom. You would think this would widen his food choices but sadly no. He is sticking to what he likes and that's it so far. He still has a problem with food textures so he wont eat too many finger foods. So far his favorites are the gerber wagon wheels, or gerber lil cheddar puffs (kinda like Cheetos, but healthier). He loves most kinds of crackers, and also LOVES Laughing Cow triangles of Light Swiss cheese. Tonight I gave him some corn flakes and he seemed to like those as well. Anything that is slippery or slimy he wont eat yet. So cut up fruits and veggies are pretty much out.

We are getting very excited for Brandon's first Christmas. We did put the tree up this weekend and so far he hasn't bothered it one bit. So we'll see how long that lasts.

Jason and I are doing pretty good as well. Jason is just getting over having strep throat, so it's probably a good thing that we stayed home from Aberdeen. We wouldn't want to get anyone else sick. So far Brandon and I have not gotten it. Thank God.

That's all for now, I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and we'll see ya later

Sandmeiers

First Halloween

Our little TIgger on his first Halloween. He did such a good job in his costume. He didn't even mind having it on. We took a trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa Drangstveit and also Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Drangstveit too to show B off in his costume. It was a fun time.

Minnehaha Falls

We have really been enjoying Minnehaha Falls this summer and fall a lot. We have been going there at least twice a month I would say. They have a wonderful little restaurant there named Sea Salt. They serve very fresh fish and all types of seafood. It is very good. We like to take strolls along the paths and check out the Falls too. Lately the Falls have been very rapid. Kinda cool to see.

Last week we went there and the Fall colors were SOOO beautiful we went back this week to take some fall pictures. Unfortunately most of the trees had lost their leaves in just a week, but we found this really pretty orange tree to take some fun pictures by.

B even got to swing at the playground for his first time. He really enjoyed it.

We have been battling this cough for the past week that Brandon has had. I don't think it's anything too serious. He is still sleeping well and eating pretty good too so we aren't too concerned yet. Hopefully it goes away soon though. Now I think I caught it too as I have had a sore throat this week too. But the lady at daycare says it is definitely going around so, I guess there isn't too much we can do about it.

That's about all for now. Will post again soon.

Way too long....

I am so sorry it's been so long since I have updated this. We have been busy I guess.

Well B is 8.5 months old now. He is getting to be so big. I can't believe it. He has mastered the 'army crawl' all around the place now. Now we really gotta watch him. He really likes to Pull up the cords along the wall for the surround sound and he loves to go up to the fireplace and scratch the screen. We tell him no but he is having a hard time understanding that one still.

He has now also gotten his top two front teeth.

We also had an addition to the family too... Brandons new cousin Atlas was born on September 7th. He was 8 lbs and 11 oz I think. Andy and Lynn are very excited and are wonderful parents.

We got to take a trip to SD and meet little Atlas. It was a really good time.

I guess that's all for now. I will post some updated pictures when I get some more time. Love you all.. Thanks for reading.

Brandon getting older

First Tooth

So B got his first two front teeth today. Well probably over night. We had a rough night last night, he was so unhappy, now we know why. All night and today he has had a super stuffed up and runny nose. I figured he was getting sick. But then today Jason noticed the two front teeth sticking out. ha ha.. they are soooo cute. So that explains a lot. He has been napping a ton today in between, sucking the snot out of his nose today. But whatever makes him feel better. We are ok with. I hope he starts feeling better soon.

We also got B's 6 month pictures done last week. They turned out SO SO cute. We ordered some cute ones, and we should get them back by next weekend I think.

We are very excited for Stephanie and Marks wedding next week, we can't wait to see the whole family for a few days. Should be good fun.

B has also mastered sitting up on his own now. he is so good at it. Just a tiny bit tippy still but thats mostly cuz he gets excited while hes sitting up and waves his arms and legs all around which sometimes makes him fall..

That's all for now. I will post some pictures when I get some more time.

Danielle

It's been a while since I have posted anything.. we must be busier than I realize. This picture is B in his new Booster Seat. He is sitting up like such a big boy and eating his veggies. So far he LOVES carrots, squash and avocado the best. We are gonna start some fruit maybe this or next week. So we'll see how that goes. I'm sure he will love it.

We truly are blessed with such a good boy. B is happy most of the time. He is such a joy to be around. The teachers at daycare sure think so too. I think he has a great time while he is there.

We are getting excited for our trip to the cabin in a few weeks. B and I are gonna go for almost a week we are thinking. This will be the first time Uncle Matt and Aunt Lindsey get to meet their godson. I am so excited for them to get to know each other.

B is rolling over like crazy now. Every-time we put him on his back he rolls to his tummy almost immediately. He even is almost able to sit up on his own. He kinda still leans forward quite a bit but he is getting the hang of sitting up straight. We practice everyday. He also is really starting to figure out how moving his tongue around in his mouth makes different noises when he talks.. He is so close to saying dada. he says dee dee a lot. It's pretty great.

We went to the Minnesota Zoo for the first time last week with Jessie, Trevor and Alivia. B's first trip to the zoo. He was super smiley the whole time. It did get kinda hot so we had to get going but I took him out a few times and tried to get him to look at the animals. So many of the animals are blended in to the background that I dont know how much he actually saw. But thats ok.

Not much else is new here for the moment. We will post again maybe after our Golf Outing weekend at the Cabin. Until then..

The Sandmeier's