Fall Fun

Things at the Helgoth house have been disappointingly uneventful.....We thought that Joshua was going to make an early appearance and I was put on bedrest. Now we are counting every moment waiting for him to arrive. During the Fall/Halloween season we attended a couple of gatherings and of course there was trick or treating. Ethan did a great job trick or treating and passing out candy at home. He gets bigger and bigger every day and I know will make a great big brother if his baby brother ever comes along!Me and Ethan at the neighborhood festival

"Bobbing" for apples at Sylvia's house
Levi and Ethan at a church festival
Trick or treating in the neighborhood

Believe it or not....

...I have updated the blog! Many things have been going on in the Helgoth household since the last post many many moons ago. Ethan just celebrated his second birthday on August 30th and Mommy and Daddy are busy preparing for his little brother to arrive in November!

Everything else is moving right along as usual. I have been at my new Target in Atascocita for a year now and we are growing fast! Thomas is enjoying his work up in detectives at the Pasadena police department. And Ethan is growing into a little man more and more each day. He is in his own big boy bed, using small sentences (usually "Mama, I want that."), and learning everything around him. Here are a few pics of Ethan's birthday and other events.

Blowing out our birthday candles!

A train table was the present from mom and dad with lots of Thomas the train stuff from family and friends

Mommy and I playing at the Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma

Ethan and Great Grandmom on our visit to Oklahoma

On a real train with mommy at the Oklahoma City Railroad museum.

Snapshots

I know that it has been way too long since I have posted pics of Ethan. He is such a big boy now. Running, acting silly and learning new words all the time. Everyday brings more laughs and smiles at the new things (silly things) that he does. These are just a few snapshots that I had on the camera from the last month.

Valentine's Day

Dressed in his best for a Wedding

Playing outside

Wood Family Christmas

My side of the family has started having dinners every other Friday night at different houses. It has been wonderful! It gets us all out of the rut of everyday life and just laugh with each other. There is a lot of storytelling of the past and laughing about the way we were when we were younger. Most of my cousins and I have children now and so they play with each other. I hope that one day they have the same fond memories that all of us have of playing together and growing up amongst a close and loving extended family.

The dinner was at our house this year and we also had a gift exchange to celebrate Christmas. Here are a few of the pictures that we took.

All of those not relaxing on the couch were, of course, in the kitchen near the grub

Natalie and Avery

Natalie trying to teach Avery the art of gift opening for her first Christmas

Levi checking out his new train

Ethan opening his present from Levi

Thanksgiving at the Farm

This year we spent Thanksgiving out at my Uncle Bubba's place in Bellville. The entire Wood family was there along with way too much food. We all had a good time catching up with one another and stuffing our faces. There were four-wheelers that were part of the entertainment. Mommy and Ethan"Are you really gonna let this kid drive??""Am I really gonna let this big kid drive??"Levi all suited up and ready to go!

Daddy tossing around the football with Eric

Ethan and Papa Ron

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! We had a great time at my cousin Robyn's house this year. Ethan went as a monkey. It was very fitting since all he wants to eat are bananas these days. He was an awesome trick or treater grabbing mommy's favorite candy out of the bowl (Reese's PB cups)! Avery is my cousin Natalie's daughter and she was a duck this year. Here are some of the many pics that we took.

Avery and EthanMaking off with Mommy's candyMommy's Little Monkey

On the move

Ethan is officially on the move! He took his first steps for Grandma and it only took a little time until he was walking everywhere!!! Here is some video of those first moments.