Poor Kitty!

Andrew went over to visit Uncle Matt and Aunt Sarah and discovered they have kittens. Apparently one of them had no fear and enjoyed torture...

Merry Christmas!

We just got back from spending a week in Kansas with all the Nislys for Christmas. After a cancelled flight due to fog, we decided to drive at the last minute and I mean last minute! Andrew did great in the car for 13 hours, thanks to new Christmas toys and a dvd player! We had great weather for the drive down and not so great for the drive home. We had rain most of the way and the closer we got to home, the weather turned to a wintery mix. We ended up getting about a foot of snow, but fortunately most of it fell after we were safe and sound! We all had a great time in KS, especially Andrew, who loved all of the attention and being spoiled! Here are a couple of pictures from Christmas eve when we opened our gifts. Andrew loved opening presents, even when they weren't for him! On Christmas Day, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house and celebrated with the whole Nisly clan. Andrew loved playing with all his second cousins!

Nisly Family

While we were home for Christmas, we took a Nisly family photo. We haven't taken any since Andrew is part of the crew, so here we are. I strongly recommend Portrait Innovations. They were great and fast! And they knew how to get a busy little boy to smile and look at the camera. Of course it didn't hurt that he had his own personal cheer squad encouraging him to ham it up!

I love presents!

We decided to let Andrew open a couple of presents early so that he could enjoy them all and not be overwhelmed. So here's a couple of pictures of him playing. As you can see he got a new kitchen. Thanks grammy and grandpa! And one of his favorite features of the kitchen is the blue cordless telephone. He wanders all over the house, jabbering on the phone and laughing at his own jokes. I don't know where he learned that?!

Grammy and Grandpa - Happy Thanksgiving

Grammy and Grandpa came to visit for the week of Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, when they arrived, Andrew had the stomach flu and then Keith got it. I was very glad to have help caring for the sickies! We didn't get to have the Thanksgiving we had planned, but we did get to spend a lot of quality time together since Andrew and Keith were too sick to leave the house. And Andrew learned to say Gampa and he started to say Mama, finally, but only when he feels like it.

First Black Eye

Andrew got his first black eye. He was running as usual and tripped and fell into the entertainment center. And then he barely cried.
The bruise lasted for about 2 weeks and we had to deal with people constantly asking what happened. And as you can see, it didn't affect his mood - here he's having his usual after-dinner laughing fit.

Happy Halloween!

So, I'm a little late in posting these pictures... Andrew was sick much of November and now it's December and I'm trying to catch up. Andrew was an elephant for about 5 minutes on Halloween. He wasn't very happy about the whole thing. And it was too cold to take him out and about.