Chuck E. Cheese

Wednesday night, we needed to get out of the house since we have now had a 3 week Christmas break due to the snow so we went to Chuck E. Cheese. It was great! It wasn't too crowded and it was great to get out and spend some time together with family. Talan really enjoyed himself this time. The first time we brought him here was when he was 9 months old. Yes, we know, he was probably too young. It was more of an excuse for us to go. Their pizza is so good. Anyway, he was really into the games and rides this time! Here are a few pictures from the evening.
Talan driving in the car with a friend he made there at the restaurant.Riding the horse.

In the tunnels with Kathryn and Jeremy.

Chowing down on some pizza. Talan ate like a champ!

The basketball game. This was probably his favorite game.

Knocking ducks over.

Time with Friends

On the 3oth, we went to Maupin's house to spend some time with them. Mike and Christi were back in time so when they called and said it was time to get together we were there. Talan took a great liking to Rick. He kept saying, "Hey Rick, come play with me." We had a great time playing Wii with Christi, Mike, and Caleb. It is always so great to spend time with their family. We can't wait until we are able to do it again!

Christmas!

Talan was really into Christmas this year. He loved the idea of Santa Claus and liked giving gifts to people. He would take the gift from the three of us to someone and would say, "I buy this for you." It was really cute! Here are a couple pictures from our Christmas in Lincoln and our Christmas in Freeman.
Santa came! Talan didn't like that Santa left him half of a cookie.The three of us on Christmas morning.

Talan opening up his dinosaur from Auntie Heather and Uncle B.

Talan's car garage from Santa.

Here Talan is on our way home on the 26th.

We were ready to get home as you can see by the next two pictures.

Talan's Spiderman from Aunt Jill and Jeremy. Spiderman now sleeps with Talan every night in his bed. There were also 4 Spiderman books and a blanket to go along with it.

Talan got a Jeep like Daddy's from Grandma and Grandpa. He loved it but hasn't been able to really test drive it because of all the snow. We were all guarding different parts of the house so he could sort of drive it that evening. He was pretty funny. He just kept running into different things along the wall.

Jeremy taught him how to climb and jump off the jeep.

Just a cute picture with his new adorable hat on. He liked the hat so much that my mom went back to Children's Place and got a red one for him too the next day. Hehe!

Playing Uno Moo with Grandma. Notice that he is still wearing the hat. He wouldn't take it off. Talan wore it all night.

Playing Farkle.

Enjoying a movie with Spiderman, his basketball, and still wearing the hat.

Talan playing with his new train table from Nana and Papa. He loves his train table!

Thank you to everyone for making this Christmas so great for all of us. We had a wonderful Christmas! You all are so great!

The Nutracker and Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, we were heading to Nebraska for Christmas. Well, we stayed in town for a birthday lunch for Brittany and Penny at Siki. We enjoyed lunch and then got on the road by 1:30. On down the road, the rain turned to snow and 6 hours later for a 2 1/2 hour trip we got to Justin's parents house. It was a very stressful drive but Justin did a wonderful job!