Merry Christmas!!!

We had a wonderful Christmas! Conrad had such a great time and was super excited to leave out some cookies and milk for Santa (and an apple for the reindeer). He was even more excited on Christmas morning to find that Santa left crumbs on his plate and a thank you note (and a bike in front of the Christmas Tree).

Hunting for the perfect Christmas Tree

Conrad had the greatest time! I am not sure he remembers the snow from last year, but he was all about helping Papa find the perfect tree. He also liked to help cut it down, and slide down the hill to the car. It was snowing pretty hard and it was freezing, but Conrad didn't mind. Mama was the only sissy!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Apple Harvest 2009

Conrad really enjoyed apple harvest this year. He got a lot of hands on experience in the orchard. He picked the apples using an authentic picking bag, drove the tractor, ate the apples, loaded the truck, drove the truck. I am pretty sure it was the best day of his life....

Look Who's Two!

Conrad was lucky this year: he got three birthday parties!!! One at Grandma and Grandpa Steiner's, one with all his friends, and one on his actual birthday. Here are a few pictures from each.

Party #1: Ice cream cone cupcakes.

























Party #2: Train Cake










































Party #3: Banana Splits

The Wedding Day

It was a great day all round. The boys were on their best behavior (for a little while at least), and everyone looked so great. Congrats Steph and Jon!

Dancing Machine

I am not sure that I need to say much about these photos. They speak for themselves: He's just a ladies man!

Last night out as Stephanie Silva...

This was just the beginning of the night, too. There were many crazy events of the evening, but I think Steph had a great time (until the next day when she wasn't feeling so good).

Chelan Man

For those of you who don't know, Stephanie and I participated in the Chelan Man Multi Sport weekend on Saturday. We ran the 10K race (which is approximately 6.2 miles). Our goals were as follows:
to finish
to finish without dying
to finish without walking
to finish in less than an hour
Well, we met two out of those four goals. We were so very close to finishing in less than an hour. We got these nice shiny medals when we crossed the finish line. It was fun! We even had our own cheering section as we crossed the finish line: Conrad, Jared, Teresa, and Chantel.

Little Tractor

Conrad really likes tractors, trains, and trucks. He remembers where we have seen them around town and gets really upset when they aren't there any more. Grandma Sue got this beauty at a garage sale and Conrad LOVES it!

First Camp Out

We took Conrad on his first camp out last night. It was awesome. We decided to "rough it" and camp in the yard. Conrad had a good time; stayed up late, woke up early. First thing he wanted to do when he woke up was go play with his new tractor. But he couldn't say no to a ride in the wood cart.