Its a simple equation...

1 GPS + 1 phone = finding a Wii with little difficulty!

We're still kids at heart and yes, a Wii was on our Christmas list this year! We didn't open a Wii, but we opened cash. That meant I was on a serious mission!

Mom and I were running errands on Dec. 27th when she suggested I call Pamida in a nearby town. So I just looked up the phone number to Pamida on the GPS, called and here's how the conversation went:

Me: Do you have any Wii's?
Pamida: Yes, we do
Me: REALLY? Will you hold it for me?
Pamida: Yes
Me: REALLY? I'll be there in the time it takes to get from here to there!

And that's all there was to it! Easy as 1 phone call and a short drive! The tough part came when wii (hehe!!) tried to find additional controllers! That was another adventure all in itself!

And the Wii is how we spent New Years Eve....6 hours of playing....let me tell you, my body was screaming at me on January 1!! It was a blast!

What a whirlwind!

6 Christmas celebrations
2 photo shoots
1 wedding
and 919 miles later we are back home again (and we never left Iowa)!

What a great time we had the last 2 weeks! It was great to be with family and friends and fun to meet new people too! The time flew by but we are ready to do it all over again! Let's start the countdown until Christmas 2008!

And the new toy is....

a duck!! Maddoxx was so excited for the new toy from grandpa she even put the tennis ball aside for awhile!! The tennis ball is a big favorite at grandma and grandpa's house because she doesn't get to have them at home. But now we might have some competition. What to play with, the duck or the tennis ball? Such decisions for a small pup!

Maddoxx's new toy

We've kind of been neglecting Maddoxx on the blog, so it was time to do a double post. Her grandpa has been telling us that she has the biggest gift under the Christmas tree. Not only that, she get's an early present once we make it back....she doesn't even have to wait until the 25th! This video is how she reacts whenever we talk about her new toy.

Have you ever...

woke up from a nap and things just didn't seem right? Maddoxx had one of those 8 hour naps the other day and this is what happened when she woke up. Somehow she managed to get a leg through the neck hole in her sweater! Don't you wish you could nap this hard more often?!?! I do!! That kind of nap (OK, let's be honest....any kind of nap) just doesn't happen like it used to when I was in college. Bummer!! Nothing beats a nice long nap in the middle of the afternoon on a rain day.

Congratulations Z and D!!

We love baby O and enjoyed spending time with you last night! Let's do it again very soon!

The "A" family...

This family session just happened to be on the first ice storm of the season! Luckily they lived in town and we were able to get there despite the weather! We walked in the door and baby C was all smiles. The cat even came out to say hi, we knew we were in for a great session!
Baby C's nursery was absolutely adorable! But the part that amazed me the most was his beautiful cradle that his uncle made in a high school woods class! Baby C's uncle, if you see this....way to go, you have an amazing talent!! It is beautiful!
"A" family, you were great! I love these images, the love you have for each other and baby C is awesome and I love how it comes through in these images!
"A" family, enjoy your sneak peak!