Kilgore Thanksgiving

Last Saturday we went to my Dad's side Thanksgiving.  We went to a local church and had dinner and hung out with family.  Talan met many cousins that he had never met.  They had a playroom for the kids to play in and Talan really enjoyed that.  At one point, the older kids were playing school with the younger ones and Talan really liked that.  They were singing songs and playing with instruments.  He just joined in and the older kids were so good to him!  During lunch, Talan ate like a little man.  He had turkey, mashed potatoes, and macaroni and cheese mainly.  He sat and talked to people as they walked by and was just a joy to take.  

I think we can honestly say that he (and Daddy) were worn out after the eventful day.

Sitting in his chair during "school."

Music time at "school."

Talan was really interested in his little cousin Logan.  When he was done eating he kept walking over to Logan's chair and saying hi.  He and Logan are about 8 months apart.

Talan chowing down!

Circus!!!

Last Friday we took Talan to the circus with my mom's preschool.  Talan had a great time!  He surprised both Justin and I when he talked to the clowns and even gave them high fives.  Talan sat on Justin, mine, Grandma, or Aunt Jill's lap through the entire circus.  He did sit by himself in a chair for a while but he had a whole bucket of popcorn in front of him.  He was so good and enjoy every minute of it.  

During intermission, Talan rode the elephant, talked to more clowns, and jumped in the moonwalk.

We had a great time!  Thanks Grandma for inviting us.  It was great!

The whole group: Mason, Kyla, Will, Ellie, Abbey, Talan, and Aubrey

I was the lucky one that got to ride the elephant with Mason, Aubrey, and Talan. 

I just love this picture!

This is when Talan was sitting by himself.  The trapeze artist were right above us and he was saying "Wow!" and "Whoo!" in between bites of popcorn.

The clown, Daddy, and Talan

MU Fans!?

So we have a split house in our family.  Justin is for Nebraska and I am for Missouri.  Talan is not sure just yet but I am sure he will follow in his Daddy's footsteps.  These are just a couple of cute photos of Talan with his Uncle Chris' MU hat.

Talan trying to get his Dad to wear the hat... it didn't stay on his head.

Talan with the MU hat on.  He kept saying, "me cool."  It was really cute!

Justin ended up going out to his jeep and getting his Red Sox hat and trading it with Talan.  Now, he has on the Red Sox hat.

Four Wheelin'

Last Sunday afternoon Justin finally got to take his jeep out that he has been working on to go four wheeling.  We went with our neighbors: James, Hannah, and Brandon to their old land and drove through creeks, up and down big hills, and many other bumpy areas.  I can honestly say that I was nervous a lot of the time.  I relaxed a little more the longer we were out there.  It is going to take some getting use to for me.  At one point the water in the creek was up the top of the jeep's wheels.  James said our next trip will be to Kansas Rocks which is like a ski resort for Jeeps.  I am looking forward to it!

The land out there was beautiful!

I know that hill doesn't look too big but it is...I was looking straight up to the sky when we went up it.  The first time we did it I covered my eyes until we got to the top.  The second time, I watched as we went up the hill.

You can see our neighbor going up the hill in front of us.

This is just one of the rugged paths we drove through.

Leaf jumping

Wednesday night was Talan's first time to play in the leaves.  Daddy raked up a big pile of leaves and let Talan just play.  Talan's favorite part was just running through them and kicking them so they would go everywhere.  He even liked it when Daddy would pick up a whole bunch and toss them onto his head.  He had a lot of fun!

I just love this picture of Talan.

Talan laying in the leaves.

This is after he jumped in the leaves.

"Hey Dad!  I'm sitting in the middle of a pile of leaves."

Lunch with Jeremy

On Saturday, we had lunch with the family but Talan was attached to Jeremy.  He couldn't give Jeremy enough kisses or stop talking to him.  Jeremy was so sweet to him.  

Talan giving Jeremy a hug!

Talan and Jeremy watching the football game on the television right by our table.

Talan giving Jeremy one of the many kisses he gave Jeremy throughout lunch.  

The boys coloring together!

Louisburg Cider Mill / Cedar Cove

On Saturday we had a really busy day.  We went to a church work day and helped clean up, had lunch out with Grandma Great, Aunt Jill, Jeremy, Nana, and Grandma.  We then went to Grandma and Grandpa's for a while and played.  Later that afternoon we went to Louisburg Cider Mill and Cedar Cove.  

Cedar Cove is a tiger sanctuary.  Talan loved both places.  He really liked it when the tigers would roar.  They had siberian tigers, cheetahs, cougars, a wolf (Justin's favorite), and a few other types of tigers.  It was a really neat place that we all enjoyed!

Our tour guide that Talan was actually really interested in.   He kept saying, "Let's go, come on."  She was so sweet to him.

Talan clapping after one of the tigers roared.  

Three generations: Nana, Daddy, and Talan.

Climbing on the straw...

... jumping and landing in the straw. 

He did this over and over until it was time to go.

More of Halloween Night

Here are a few more pictures from Halloween night after Talan was done trick-or-treating.  

Talan's favorite location of the night... the candy dish.

It was such a nice day and evening that we were able to sit outside and hand out candy.  It was wonderful.  We sat by the fire pit and just hung out.

Grandma and Grandpa got Talan a bat and ball for his Halloween treat.  He loved it.  Here is Grandpa Dennis helping Talan hit the ball.  

After hitting the ball for a while, Talan just carried the bat around all night.

Happy Halloween!

The weekend of Halloween, Talan's Nana was able to come down and visit.  She got to go trick-or-treating with us and just enjoy her grandson.  It was great to have her here for the weekend.

Talan trick-or-treating.  He learned how to say trick-or-treat.  It sounds like "tri-tree."  He has already gotten a sucker open and is working on it in this picture.  

Nana following close behind while Talan is off another location.

Our kangaroo playing on the teeter totter.

I think we can honestly say that he enjoyed trick-or-treating.  I love this picture of him.  It shows his true personality... happy and cheerful!

Talan's Girlfriend / Baby Lillie / Lots of Friends

When Talan visited Grandma's preschool he also got a chance to just play with the kids.  My mom watches an 11 week old baby that he loved.  If you looked closely Talan is really proud of himself for holding the baby, but my hand in still under Lillie.  He loved holding the baby.  He kept walking over to the baby and kissing her and rubbing her belly.  It is was so cute!  

Yes our 19 month old son has a girlfriend.  He is actually walking down the aisle with her this August in his Uncle Chris' wedding.  Her name is Aubrey and he loves to play with her and kiss her.   It is really cute!

Talan holding baby Lillie with Ellie watching and a little help from me.

All the kids on one swing: Kyla, Ellie, Abby, Talan, Aubrey, and Mason stuck down in the middle of the swing.

Talan trying to kiss Aubrey.  

Talan and Aubrey sitting in a tree...!!!

Talan trying one more time for a kiss... and he got it.  He would kiss her and then just giggle.  

Halloween Party

Talan was out of school of Halloween and so were we so we went down and spent the day at my mom's daycare/preschool and attended their party.  Talan had so much fun!  He got almost a whole bag of candy and played with some friends he hadn't seen in about a month.  Each child got a turn to trick-or-treat from each other and then they went over and trick-or-treated from Grandma Great.

Talan was not very patient with his candy as you can see.  He was ready to get some "cannee."

Talan passing out his treats to the kids.  They all said "Trick or treat" and after Talan would put his treats in their bag they would say "Thank you."  They were so polite.  Way to go mom on teaching the kids manners.

Our kangaroo passing out his candy.