A few random Christmas photos

These couple of pictures don't really fit into a certain event, but just wanted to put them up here to remember the memories!

While we were in Missouri, we tried to visit my grandma (Boone's great grandma) at her nursing home as much as we could. She (and all the residents) were always so happy to see Boone.

Jeff tagged along with us this time.

Boone realized he loved combing people's hair and Grandma 

was so sweet to let him comb hers.

For the few weeks we spent with Jeff at his corporate apartment in KC, we tried to keep busy with holiday activities. This was the night Boone and Jeff made their first ever gingerbread house. 

Boy, was it a hit!

So excited to be with his daddy!

The construction begins.

Jeff is quite good with the gingerbread houses.

Helping dad with the candy.

Skyping with Grandma and Grandpa Robertson to show them the house.

All finished.

They are so proud!

My parents came up to Kansas City for the weekend since they wouldn't be coming there for Jeff's annual district meeting like they usually do each year. We took them to Union Station to check out the train exhibit and Christmas tree. It was our second time there in a few weeks, but Boone still loved it.

Playing trains

The Union Station Christmas tree lit up at night. It was really beautiful there for the holidays.

Our family in front of the tree. As you can see to the right of me, it was a popular place for people to come and take pictures!

Pre- and Post-Wedding Festivities

In November, our friends Brett and Casey got married in St. Louis. It was wonderful to get to witness their wedding and have lots of dear friends from college come to town for the wedding!

Before the wedding on Saturday, we had some time so we all decided to take a tour at the Budweiser brewery not far from the hotel. I took a few photos while we were on the tour!

I don't exactly remember what was going on here, but Jeff was sticking something in Stauffer's pocket... Pretty typical for these former roommates.

Checking out the Clydesdales outside. They really are huge and really beautiful.

Green Valley house missing a few roommates.

After the wedding, our families came to St. Louis on Sunday morning to all have breakfast together. We ended up going to the restaurant in the lobby of the hotel where we stayed and it worked out pretty well.

Beaty and Jeff playing with Boone's toys.

Looking at pictures of the wedding.

And lots of chatting...

And Boone got to be around both sets of grandparents! He is definitely a loved and spoiled little boy!

I didn't lug my good camera along with me to the wedding, so I only have a few photos on my phone from the actual event and for some reason, I can't get them to load right now. Hopefully I can update the post with a few more from the actual, beautiful wedding! Congrats Casey and Brett! We are so happy for you and so glad we all could get together for it!

More Nomad Life... in St. Louis!

Around Halloween, we spent some time in St. Louis. We attended my a Harvest Party at my parent's church and it brought back a lot of memories growing up and going there for Harvest Party myself! Boone actually wore a dinosaur costume I wore when I was two years old and my mom made it, so it has held up really well! Boone had a blast playing all the games and he didn't really get the whole candy thing yet, so the games were really the fun part for him.

Sharing candy with Dora.

He loved the bounce house they had set up for the younger kiddos.

And he loved the big bounce house with the slide. He must have gone on it 10 times.

Look at that face!

Boone with his Uncle John and John's girlfriend, Katie. It was such a warm weekend in St. Louis and Boone was sweating in his costume.

Playing golf

Checking out the petting zoo

All tired and ready to head home to Nana and Papa's house.

A week later, we trick-or-treated on actual Halloween. It was quite a bit colder than the weekend before, so the dinosaur costume worked out a bit better.

At Creve Coeur city hall for their trunk or treat.

Hanging out with the police.

We stopped at the Younkins for trick-or-treating. Boone was their only visitor!

Later that weekend, our former neighbor Johan came to visit. Him and his family used to live next door until they moved back to South Africa (where they were originally from.) It was so great to see him, we missed seeing his wife and girls though.

I jumped in a picture too!

Johan in front of his old house. Lots of good memories with his family!

Boone and Uncle John. I thought this was a good picture!

Happy Halloween!... only 4 months late :)

Nomad life in Fulton

Once we got to Missouri, we spent time in both Fulton and St. Louis. We thought our time in Missouri would only last a few weeks, but it ended up that we bounced from place to place for several months while Jeff worked in Kansas City.

Jeff's dad is home in the afternoons most days now, so he spent a lot of time hanging out with Boone and taking him around the farm. Boone loves helping with the cattle and riding in the mule.

One evening, Bruce arranged with one of his employees for us to go over and see her horses and maybe have Boone ride one.

Boone checking out the horse.

Now he looks at it with grandma. He was never too excited about getting on the horse, which was so funny because earlier in the day, he had rode in a combine by himself with a church friend of Bruce and Carol's. The combine was much bigger and noisier than the horse, but for some reason, it didn't bother him at all.

(These next couple of pictures I took from Carol's Facebook album! Hope you don't mind Carol!)

As ridiculous as it was, I decided to get up on the horse and try and show Boone that it was not scary. I look ridiculous since I was pregnant, but it all turned out OK. Oh, the things you do for your children.

Boone climed up with me and sat for just a bit.

Riding in the mule with Grandpa.

Hanging out with Rambo. Sadly, Rambo has gone missing with all the cold weather recently! I'm hoping he's just hanging out in the hay barn, but we aren't sure! :(

(OK, back to my pictures!)

Celebrating Grandpa's birthday!

Helping blow out the candles!