The time has come...

It is 11:08 p.m. on November 29th and mom has officially 52 more minutes of maternity leave left. She's headed back to work tomorrow morning after 10 weeks of leave. It's been fun while it lasted, but sis and I are headed to Aunt Stacey's tomorrow and mom will go to work and we will continue to still have lots of fun. Thanks for the good times momma.

Happy Day After Thanksgiving to you all!

We were too busy eating turkey yesterday to make a post, so we're sending our holiday greetings today.We saw lots of family from both sides and ate lots of good food. Thanks to all the wonderful chefs who prepared such wonderful food. Reesing got to celebrate her first turkey day, and I helped her master the "gobble gobble" call. We have many many blessings to be thankful for this year. This Thanksgiving was not without the special memory of my grandma Sharon who would have celebrated her 64th birthday yesterday. We love you bunches and miss you very much Grandma Sharon! We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday and was able to count your blessings with those you love.

Yes, my sister was wearing a "Thanksgiving turkey" outfit in honor of the special day.

Reesing and "Bully" (a.k.a. Bullfrog to others), my Grandma Linda's kitty cat. Him and I are really good buds and have a great time playing when I go to visit Grammee Linda. Bully seems to like lil' Reesing and she doesn't seem to mind him.

Reesing and our cousin Kate

Reesing & I posing with our cousins Courtney & Christal

My cousin Makayla loving on baby Reesing.

All of the cousins on my mom's side.

Reesing's impression of dad in a turkey coma!

Raking leaves...

sure does take a lot longer when I help out, but mom says it's a lot more fun.

Tid bits...

I have a friend that joins me in everything I do. He is the cat sitting beside me in the below picture. I have named him "Jealous." My parents keep asking me where I came up with that name, but it's my secret and I'm not telling. My sister really enjoys her baths.

My sister was a butterfly for Halloween.

You walk into a bar and there is a skunk & a dinosaur...you can make up your own punch line on this one. Below is my friend, Preston & I, practicing for Halloween.

Duce & I snuggled in bed relaxin' & watching a movie.

I set up a picnic for my sister & I in my bedroom the other day.

She had a big appetite. She also broke the rules & ate her dessert first...chocolate cake!Then she finished off the meal with a big piece of pizza.

We are having tons of fun while mom is on maternity leave. She has to go back to work full-time real soon, but we're having fun while we can.

Rock Chalk...

go get 'em tonight Hawks!

What else would be on a little diva's mind but...

Sitting pretty at 6 weeks!

My little sister is growing every day and is continuously discovering new things. Her nickname is "Squeaks" and/or "Squeakers" because she is always making squeaking noises and has from day one. It's pretty funny because she gets so loud you can even hear her a few rooms away. I love being a big brother. I spent some time today flipping through a photo album and sharing the stories with my little sis. She sure did enjoy it.

Reesing really loves coo'ing at dad. I think she's already got him wrapped around her little finger, and I didn't even have to coach her on how to do it. She's a natural at it.

Happy Halloween!

Ghouls & Goblins beware....it's Halloween, a full moon and my sister's first time trick or treating. Have a safe and Spooktacular Halloween everyone! Happy 1st Halloween to my baby sister Reesing!

In our house there have been sightings of...skunks and...

babies in disguise as the great pumpkin and...

a special appearance from a very famous racecar driver and...

lots of pumpkins, even a special one that I picked out for Gammee Linda.

Double the fun

Here are some fun coincidences with my lil' sister's birthday. She was born on September 21st. Because of this she has a super special birthday buddy. Her and my cousin, Colton, share the same birthday. Lots of fun to come in the future. Double the fun for September 21st ~yea! It's sure to be a big bash every year. I was able to catch my cousin's reactions as he heard the news.

"Now let me get this right...you want me to share my birthday with her?"

"Hmmmmm....Let me think about it."

"She's pretty cute, I'm cool with that...let's do it!"

Another fun coincidence is that our good friends the Ediger family, Jason, Kathy, Alexus and Preston, were also expecting a baby boy almost 1 week after my mom was due with Reesing. Also note that we are good friends and things tend to happen at the same time to both families. My mom and Kathy lived together as roommates for a couple years. My dad and Jason worked together at the same company for some time. My friend Preston and I are 1 month apart and now our siblings were due 1 week apart. Well, Preston's mom ended up having her baby on the Saturday before my mom was induced. So, we were all in the hospital together at the same time. It was like one big party. The dads were able to go from room to room. The moms were able to prank call each other (just joking). It was really neat that it worked out like that and has made for another fun memory for both families.

The Ediger family welcomed Mr. Thomas Ediger to the world on September 19th at 9:58 p.m. He weighed in at 7 lb. 11 oz. and was 20 1/4" long.

What's up doc?

I took it upon myself to do a full evaluation of the newest recruit. Everything checked out to be great. A job well done by mom and dad. Doctor Manning has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

Dad and I checking the equipment.