Random ....

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Actually we have already had half our celebration today...but who can object to two days of holiday!

We've been quite busy the last couple of weeks, putting together our visa packet for Indonesia, and taking my Civil War History class on a week long field trip. :) More about that later, I promise.  

For now here are a few random pictures of how Ruben has been keeping himself occupied.

 Playing IN the toybox is so much fun!

Mommy's kitchen drawers are even more fun!

Look! I got a new car seat!

I hope everyone is staying healthy (unlike Ruben and I) and enjoys the rest of the week!

The big storm

Well, it's taken me longer than I wanted to get around to posting about last week's snowstorm.  The month of October apparently didn't want to be forgotten and so went out with a flourish!  It started snowing Saturday afternoon (the 29th), and when we woke up Sunday morning we measured 13 inches of snow!

The church meeting got postponed a couple of hours to give everyone time to 'dig out'.  Sasch bundled up in his coat and hat-and sneakers:) -we weren't ready for winter yet, and headed out to clear off the car.

Ruben watched from the window...I couldn't even tear him away to get dressed :)

So beautiful!

Once the driveway was clear we bundled Ruben up in his big winter boots and 'teddy bear' coat and took him out to check out the snow :)

 'ooh look...white stuff!'

'hey, where'd it go?'

'Let me help you with this one Daddy.'

Ruben realized his hands were too small to do much good...

(Sorry about the sideways footage, I always forget it doesn't work this way!)

Like father, like son....(and mother)

We finally found a way that Ruben will hold still while getting his diaper changed!

 Yep, we've got us a bookworm!

And yes, he is learning German already :)