SkateWorld

We interrupted the regular scheduled post of Christmas: Part 2 for Skateworld!

Tonight, Shupe Elementary (Ryan's school) had family night at Skateworld in Lorain. All you had to pay for was skate rental so we decided to go along.

Ryan was so excited and confident that he would be a great skater!

Here he is waiting for Daddy to put on his skates!

After going around once with Mommy and Daddy, he didn't have too much success and got very frustrated. We were finally able to get the skates that go on your shoes and don't move very fast.

After a couple of times around with....

Daddy!

He became a pro! Ok, he was more stepping then skating but he was getting the hang of it by the time we left! Plus, he was REALLY proud of himself! He kept turning to Daddy and giving him the thumbs up.

And this guy...well he kept himself entertained by walking all over the place, climbing up and down stairs, driving a car, waving hi, being charming, and hugging a little boy,which he intiated!

Christmas: Part 1

I am busy sorting through pictures and videos but here is a small sample of the fun we have had here lately at the Yoder house! Awww, Christmas through a child's eyes...priceless!

Sorry that it cuts off...I ran out of memory :(

Christmas is in the air!

Christmas is in the air at our house!

And so is gas, carbon monoxide, pink eye, and coughs! In other words, we have had a crazy week this week!

Ryan's been coughing and sneezing all week!

Last night, we had a scare with a gas leak and carbon monoxide but we found the source and everything is ok!

And today, Jaxson was diagnosed with pink eye.

I digress!

Christmas is in the air!

We are so excited about Christmas in our house! Ryan is VERY proud of our Christmas tree. I love seeing Christmas through a child's eyes! Jaxson has been really good with the tree and loves wearing the Santa hat. Too cute!

This is going to be a fun month!

Happy 30th Anniversary!

This week, Chad's parents celebrated their 30th Anniversary. We are so thankful to have two sets of Christian parents who have stayed together through the trials and joys of marriage.

Happy 30th Anniversary, Rob and Cindy!


This picture is from last weekend. They came up Saturday night and stayed until Sunday afternoon. It was nice to spend time together.


Last night, we went down to Medina and met up with Amber, Kim, Cindy, and Rob for dinner to celebrate their anniversary. Here are some of my favorite pics from the night.

I loved how blue his eyes look!

On another note, I took our Christmas card picture of the boys and designed our Christmas card today! I love it and I can't wait to share it!

Celebrating Fall!

We had fun today celebrating fall. It was a beautiful day outside! We participated in the Amherst Parade which is basically dressing up and then following the high school band down the street. But Ryan and Jaxson enjoyed it.

Their costumes were made by Chad's Grandma. Jax has a J on his shirt.

It is sponsored by the Amherst Fire Station so they had a fire truck out for the kids to look at.

This is Benjamin. He goes to Marie's house twice a week. He tells everyone that Ryan is his best friends. Isn't he a doll?

After our "parade" the fire station gave out donuts and apple cider.

When we got home, we started carving pumpkins. We have had our pumpkins (four of them) sitting on our front porch for a while. When I went to bring in one of them, it was rotten on the bottom. Someone (hmm, I wonder who that could be?) decided to pick it up and not put down very gently. So we just carved three :(

Jaxson had fun being on the table apart of all the action!

Ryan was cheering on Daddy as he was carving his pumpkin!

Ryan is all about his name...writing it and spelling it. So when I asked him what he wanted to put on his pumpkin, he said, "Ryan" So we carved his name...well the best we could!

Chad made the "Jesus" pumpkin and I made the smiley face for Jaxson because he is always happy! :)

Blessed!

Blessed!

We are blessed in so many ways. Two healthy boys, two good jobs that we love, a beautiful house, wonderful family and friends and much more. Truly blessed.

And lately, it seems as though the blessings are overflowing!

A couple of weeks ago, we got this beautiful picture that retails at $450.00 for only $50.00. (from Maibach's)


Then this week, we got this beautiful double dresser. It was "damaged" because someone put a label on the top of the dresser before the finish was dry. So when Maibach's called Stanley Furniture, they told them just to keep it so we got it for FREE!!!! It retails for $899.00! Now that is a BIG blessing! A dresser for Ryan was actually on my wish list. If you can't see, it is a very dark blue color which matches the room great! Oh, and you can't even see the "damage" unless you shine a bright light right on it.



Like we haven't been blessed enough, last night I was on Facebook and a girl I sort of know said she had two tickets to the OSU game for tomorrow. I commented to her, "If you are serious, we will take them." Later that night she replied saying we could have them!!! So Chad and our friend, Aaron, are going to the game next week. I am glad he can have some fun "guy" time!

We are blessed!

For you Nana, Papa,Amber and Kim!

I miss you!

I love you!

Ryan