Harry LOOOOVES this place!  Still talks about it almost every day.  It might become a Utah tradition!

We went twice.

Thanks Grandma!

First: Megan, Harry, Grandma, Dave and Wyatt.

Second, Megan and Harry.

Harry really enjoyed the smaller bounce areas that didn’t have huge slides.  Although, he squealed with delight when David slid on his back with Harry on his belly!

DRAAAGOOOON!

Really, Wyatt was waving his arms like he was Herbert von Karajan but the picture makes it look like he was ready for a tropical island beach!

Forgot to say that the real name is KANGAROO Zoo :)  Harry has always called it “’Roo Zoo”

Welcome to our new blog.  I’ve updated the URL, changed the theme and I’m starting over. Let me know if you have any comments or suggestions for the new site and I’ll gradually continue to update it as we go along.  MeganAndDave.com should redirect here and any bookmarks should automatically redirect to the new site.  All our old posts and comments have been moved.

Why, you might ask, did I redo the site?  Good question.  Maybe it’s like getting a new haircut – the old one was two years old and I thought we could use a change.  I also like the new URL better (no more megANAN-d-dave – never good to go anandd in the middle of a URL where people mistype it).  Plus, the theme is all new.  Unfortunately, if you still are using Internet Explorer 6, the theme might have some issues with black rectangles in the header that don’t belong – I’m not an expert at CSS and couldn’t figure it out, so just switch to IE8 or Firefox if you have any issues.  If you’re curious, the background is a picture of some basil from our garden that I stitched together with Photoshop into a tile that repeats.  I chose it because it’s different from every other background on a blog I’ve seen.

I’ll hopefully now find some time to actually blog rather than working on the backend of the site.  I had a rockin’ trip to the Rose Bowl (Go Buckeyes!) and a few weeks with family in Utah that were amazing.  I’m sure Megan will shortly provide pictures…

I made a magic envelope for Harry that each day produces a new fun Christmas activity to do together!  It has been so awesome!!  Some things are more involved than others.  Some are things that I was going to do anyway, but he loves that it is his “special” activity for the day.  Here are the activities so far:

Day 1:  Christmas Stamping – Harry pretty much only wanted to stamp with this little man.  It’s about a 1/2 an inch tall.

Day 2:  Snowflakes.  I helped a lot with this one, but I did let Harry go to town with the dull kitchen shears!

Day 3:  Christmas Dancing!  Turn on upbeat Christmas tunes and have a ball!

Day 4:  Make a Christmas Tree Ornament – this one was so great!  I recommend it.  Harry loved putting the tissue paper on his finger and sticking it on the dots of glue.  It kept his attention for probably 30 minutes!  We made a dog and a tree.  They actually turned out pretty cute, too!

Day 5:  Write a letter to Santa – He asked for Reindeer, Mama, Daddy, Wyatt and Candy.  He drew great pictures and also signed his name!

Day 6:  Second Advent at BreAnne and Patrick’s house

Wyatt made a new friend!!  It was so cute how much she loved giving him hugs.  Love at first sight I guess.

Day 7:  Model Trains at the Main Library

This was at the entrance

These trains were AMAZING!!!  Anyone that is in Columbus needs to go see them.  Harry was in HEAVEN. 

Wyatt liked them, too :)

Day 8:  Cookie Exchange with Mom (and Dad in the nursery)  Ok, so I was already going to a Relief Society Cookie Exchange, so I just made it the activity for the day.  Harry didn’t seem to mind.  He loves his nursery friends!

These are Zimtsterne.  My Grandma makes them every year and they are so, so, so yummy.  The smell coming from the oven was mouth-watering.  They are made of almonds.

This is the cookie Harry chose after the exchange.

Day 9:  Put lights up on the porch

Harry was most interested in grabbing this patient cat’s tail and walking around with it in his hand.  This is not our cat, it just thinks it owns our porch.

Day 10:  Color a Christmas Picture

The tongue out is a Forsberg family tradition.

Today we put Christmas lights on Harry’s bunk bed.  Pure joy.  Christmas is so magical with my boys around!  Pictures to follow soon….

Now, a couple more pictures just for kicks!

Matching “Reindeer” jammies from Grandma!

This is how Wyatt enjoyed my exercise session this morning!  So precious.  Tonight he was rolling from back to front and back again.  He’s getting so big!!!

Thanksgiving was amazing this year.  Again.  I have so much to be grateful for!

Just saw this one, and I love it!  What a wonderful holiday to be with family and friends and celebrate, in humility, all the things that God has given us.  Plus, we get to enjoy the bounty of the earth with a beautiful meal!

I can’t believe how Wyatt has grown.  It is of course bittersweet.  I love this boy so very much.  Time is just flying by but I’m grateful that in our house time isn’t measured in minutes it’s measured by giggles, smiles, meals together, naptimes, vacations, bathtimes, diaper changes, prayers, new words, baby burps, loads of laundry, storytimes, walks together and the list goes on and on.  What a blessed life we live – my heart is full of gratitude every day.  Even those days with tears, tantrums, belly aches and runny noses – it’s all worth it as every parent knows. 

Wyatt

Harry

Like how he has only one glove and one shoe on?

Such sweet boys!