Joe and Santa

Joe sat on Santa's lap for the first time, even though he was a little shy. He told Santa what he wanted for Christmas, "a Mack Truck".

Birthday Party

Rick's 30th Birthday party was very fun! Thad and Zach couldn't wait for cake!

1st Time Bowling!

Joe had a great time bowling for the first time ever! He loved being able to knock down so many pins. He did great and even scored a 97! He beat Dana!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Scary Snowman

Surprisingly, Joe wasn't afraid of this evil-looking snowman.

Christmas Lights

Dave had a great time climbing the tree in our front yard to put up the Christams lights. We put so many strands of lights up, we've names it "The Griswold Tree".

Rock and Roll

Our visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland was very cold! Burrr! It's right on Lake Erie, the lake wind is chilly!

Autumn Leaves

Autumn leaves in our front yard. Joe had fun raking and jumping in the piles!

Joe's Feast

Joe's the king of his castle.

Moved to Ohio

We have moved to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio from Madison, WI. Here is Joe checking out our new place and trick or treating with Auntie Dawn, our new next door neighbor.

Autumn and Pumpkins

We started decorating for Fall! Joe loves pumpkins. He had a great time putting the faces on these guys! He calls them "Happy Pumpkins".

A New hiding Place

Joe's been having a blast surprising us lately. And he loves finding new places to hide so he can pop out and yell "Surprise!". His newest hiding spot is in the tupperware cupboard. He found that he fits in there perfectly if he moved around a few plastic bowls...

Another Carnival

We went to a little carnival across the street from Great-Grandma's house. Joe had fun on the cars and going fishing and even won himself a little prize!

Trip to the Apple Orchard in Stillwater, MN

Joe rode on the kiddie tractors...

and he fed the billy goat with Grandma...

while Great Grandma and Aunt Susie ate all the kettle corn!

Eeyore Joe

Joe's favorite stuffed animal is his little Eeyore. His name is Buddy. Joe loves Buddy so much he wanted to be just like him! We found this little costume, and Joe even has a different voice when he's wearing it! He loves having long ears and a tail. What a goofball.

Chef Joe

Joe LOVES to help cook! And he loves making pizza! He made this pizza almost all by himself. It was really yummy.

Rain, rain...

It was pouring rain yesterday after work, so we took advantage of the big puddles in our driveway to have some fun! Joe thinks it's most fun to play with the snow shovel in the puddles. And at one point, he was standing ankle deep, he looked up at me and said, "Swim?". Haha! What a sillly head.

Labor Day Threshing Bee

Joe had so much fun looking at all the tractors at the Threshing Bee in Edgerton, WI on Labor Day. We took a ride on a real train that ran on coal, ate homemade ice cream, and it was very HOT!

Labor Day Weekend Picnic

We had a picnic at a park in Middleton on Saturday. Joe loved eating outside, but I think he loved swinging even more!

When in Wisconsin...

Here's Joe milking his first cow! He doesn't even want to look!

Funny Eyes

Joe had his first trip to the eye doctor and they gave him some really cool sunglasses to wear. He now likes to wear them around the house (and while eating!).

Riding

Joe loved the kiddie rides at Little Americka! He went on each one at least twice (others 4 times!)