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We are super excited to announce that the Rademacher family will be adding a little girl to our family in May of 2011.  Everyone from mommy and daddy down to the boys are happy to be adding a little girl in.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and  a Happy New Year from our family to yours.

Snow Snow Snow

It snowed  and snowed  and snowed  here the day after Christmas.  We got a white day after Christmas and let me tell you the boys loved it.  This was the third snow fall this December.  The other two times it snowed but there wasn't really enough snow for the boys to play in,  Lots for Mommy to slip but not to play in.  So there we are three days after the snow started and still have a large amount of snow.  It snowed between 4 to 6 inches of snow.  The boys played in the snow three different times the first day and Red helped them to build a sledding hill on the front porch.  Now the boys just want to go sledding down the front steps of the house.

Baxter and the boys

We got the new kitten Baxter a few months ago and the boys love him.  He plays with them and sometimes will even nap with them if they get to watch a movie which we have been doing a lot of since its Christmas break.  Baxter loves to lay on blankets so we caught this cute moment on camera.

Gingerbread House

This year we decide to buy a gingerbread house for the boys to put together and decorate.  We keep having to postpone decorating the house because Red was sent out on a search and rescue call.  So when we finally got to do it the boys had a great time decorating it.  We gave the boys each one half of the house to decorate and they seemed to enjoy it.

Jacob learning to ride a two wheeler

Jacob was able to learn how to ride his two wheeler in November.  He is getting better at it every day he tries to ride. He loves to ride up and down the drive way or trying to keep up on a bike ride with Red and Justin.

Jacob's Christmas Program

Jacob did a great job with his Christmas program at school.  He loved the singing and man did he sing.  Jacob sang every song and he looked good.

November

What a busy month November was.  From two sets of visitors to a birthday and a holiday.  Could November have gotten any busier.  Yes, I am sure that it could have.   We loved.  Thanks to those who came and visited us. Happy Birthday to my great husband.  So many things to be thankful for this year.  Enjoy my look back at November in pictures.

Halloween

This year again we took the boys to the truck or treat at the church for about an hour and then we went around just a few of the streets in our neighborhood.  Just about very house in our neighborhood had their lights on.  They even brought in port a pottys for the people who come from outside of our neighborhood.  It was pretty crazy.  We saw people driving from house to house, using golf carts and ATVs with trailers going from house to house.  Justin was superman and Jacob was a dragon.  Red even dressed up this year for the truck or treat at the church as a pirate.

Field Trip with Jacob's class

We took Jacob on Justin's field trip thinking that Jacob's class was not going to the pumpkin patch, but then after we took him, I got the note saying that Jacob's class would be going to the SAME pumpkin patch.  Needless to say, going the second time was not as fun, but nice because it was so late in Oct.  and Jacob's class was smaller so not that many people were there.

Field Trip with Justin class to the pumpkin patch

So here I am catching up on a few late posts.  We just get so busy that I forget to blog and then I get way behind like I am now.  Here goes it.

So way back in October Red, Jacob and I went to the pumpkin patch with Justin kindergarten class.  One thing we have learned out here is that pumpkin patches are not pumpkin patches.  This was a farmers market type place were they had plowed the corn down and put out some pumpkins for you to "pick" .  Red and I just laughed because you took a hayride out to "pick" your pumpkin.  They boys had a great time any ways.  Justin got to "pick" his pumpkin learn all about corn and what you use it for, all about ice cream and how its made, he got to stuff a scarecrow, learn how you make apple cider and to taste it, plus he got to learn all about different pumpkins.  It was overall a fun morning for us. 

Baby # 3

Yes, its true we are having baby number 3!!  Due date May 21, 2011.  We are so happy.

Baxter

Welcome to the family Baxter.  AKA Phlea Baxter Rademacher   I found Baxter on the side of the highway when I was taking Jacob to school in the storm last week.  He was sitting on a orange road  cone.  I drove by him the first time and was like that's a kitten. So after dropping off Jacob I headed back to see if I could find him.  Sure enough he was still sitting on the cone.  I drove past him again and then had to turn around so that I could find a safe place to pull over.  I ran over to him and he said some not so nice Kitty words and off we went back to the house of a warm bath and drying off.  He was soaking wet.  I did call Red and told him that I has rescued a kitten off the side of the highway.  Of course he said OHH NO!  But we have all grown to love the spunky little guy.  He loves Molly and Molly loves him.  So welcome to the family Baxter.

My first belly cake

A friends baby shower was last month so I decide to make a belly cake for the shower.  What a long process.  But I loved it and learned and lot from making the cake.  Yes, I would make it again.  Now I know how much time to give myself and  how to do it.  I loved making the belly cake what a fun shower idea.

First Soccer Pratice/Frist Soccer game

We signed the both boys up to play soccer though the YMCA.  Both of the boys were very excited and looking forward to playing soccer.  The loved their first game and first practice.  The lady who is their coach is wonderful. She does a great job of helping all the kids and taking time with them.  Jacob loves to be right into the middle of it.  He does get broad easily with it.  He didnt' want to practice for the whole half hour. He just sat down in the middle of the field and waited for the ball to come his way.  At their first game he wondered away to watch another game wall playing his game.  Jacob needs it to be fast paced lots of moving and running to stay with the game.  Justin loved it also.  He is very timid with the ball but man when he gets into it the loved it. Plus he gets to hang out with all of his little buddies that just happen to be on the same team. 

Jacob's First Day of Preschool

Jacob started preschool two weeks ago.  Now he did start a week late because he was so super super sick.   He loves it. He is going to the same preschool that Justin went too.  He is in the three year old class and seems to be enjoying himself.  On his first day of school I asked him what he learned and he said Mommy I learned all about girls.  I just about died laughing.  Only my son would go to school and learn about girls.  Looking forward to what this year is going to bring for both the boys in school.  Enjoy your first year of school buddy.  We love you.