Oh Christmas Tree!

Cutting Christmas trees Oregon style!

WTD

Duck's WTD - that's Win The Day for those who don't speak duck.  Fred and Dustin braved the game in the cold and rain while the rest of us watched from the comforts of home.

 Pay attention Aunt Elizabeth....Connor is all about grabbing things these days.

Working on my heisman pose...

Thankful, Thankful

So much to be thankful for....

Wednesday's a Winner

Friday is my normal day but since it is a short work week Snappy got Wednesday!  That meant Connor came to work with me...Connor, it took a dolly to get us up to my office!

But you were one quiet happy boy, playing on the floor...



You loved the view from the 4th floor...

Discovered the joys of cellophane wrapped pens...

 You went sound asleep in my lap while I worked and talked on the phone...

 You entertained everyone who walked by my office while in your johnny jump up...

And you can tell your mom that I really did not let you eat any of this candy but boy did you want to.

Five hours later (and NO BOTTLE) we headed to Snap's house.  Everyone declared you were honestly the best baby they have ever seen, including Doug, the father of eight!

We loaded up the dolly and went to meet Emily to bake Thanksgiving pies.  Connor got dressed in his new outfit from Mama Jo when we got to my house.  We can't wait until Christmas!  Thanks MJ!

Then the highlight of the day was watching Connor go into a pure mashed potato bliss...he is definitely his mama's boy!  He was such a mess he had to have a bath before he went home.  Fortunately Papa got home just in time to see our boy and get him loaded into the car. 

They say Wednesday's child has to work hard for his living...that we did today C, that we did.

The El!

This post is late...won't mean anything to anyone outside of LO, BUT Chris Dudley has nothing on us - his concession speech was outside our favorite, El Ranchito!  We had to go eat last Friday just to make sure all those cameras didn't change that El ambiance!  Just wait until Connor can have a bean burrito.

Toy Story

Several people have mentioned the blog post about retro toys....they have asked why or how I managed to keep all this stuff.  In fact, Janet even accused me of being a hoarder!  Janet is right - I guess I am a bit of a hoardenut since I have moved these toys through three states for almost 30 years but it is so fun to have it all. The girls give me a hard time about all the stuff I gave away!

But mostly everyone loves seeing the old stuff.  Do you remember any of these?

See and Say, stacking cubes, the telephone, the little people car, the block sorter, the dog...

 The bee, the ball with the butterfly, the radio, the record player, the popper (Elizabeth and Emily called it the vaccum cleaner), the jack in the box...

 The lunch box, the blocks, the tops, the xylophone, the band...who knows what else we will find when the attic gets a bit cleared out when the Christmas decorations come down.

The pictures are blurry but that is because Connor was a busy boy with all this spread before him and Snappy had to make sure he did not fall over!   

Snap's Lap Nap

What could be cozier?  A nap on Snappy's lap brings a first blog post using one hand for picture taking and typing.  Connor's been asleep for 40 minutes... Maybe I will go take a nap too!

Five Months

Five Months old...could this face be any cuter?  Thanks Papa for taking pictures today!

Retro Toys Runneth Over

Snappy gets easily bored.  Every time Connor comes over I have to get a few more things out from the "Atttic Toy Store."  Today, Fred declared that we either need a bigger room or perhaps we could just get a Christmas tree and put it in the corner with all the toys and call Christmas shopping over. 

But despite how much he LOVED the little Fisher Price dog and bee, the blocks, the xylophone, the popper, jack-in-the-box and how much Emily and Elizabeth LOVED the memories of these toys, Connor took a page from Raymond's play book and decided this old wooden spoon was the best thing in the pile!

Did you notice the snowman outfit?  One little meniton of an "artic blast" and Emily is ready!  No one loves a snow day more than a teacher ...except for maybe a teacher's baby!

A Baby Divided

I have already talked about the Humm household being a house divided but you know a baby cannot be divided, right?  So today while hanging on the couch with the guys, Connor went looking for some advice.  He checked out his dad's orange shirt and heard about the Beaver's score today.  Then he leaned over and asked Uncle D for some advice and thought about the Ducks No. 1 ranking.  Finally Corso Papa declared the the winner by the wearing of the team mascot head!  Go Ducks!

Not So Freaky Friday

So today was the first LONG Friday.... this sleepy looking boy started out playing.

 Got loaded into the Mobey wrap while Snappy got everything set up for a conference call.  Perfect timing because Connor slept for 1 hour and 45 minutes and woke up for only the last bit of the conference call with a smile .

When the call was over he ate tons and tons of yummy carrots.

Got dressed, played and played and then went shopping! 

Three bottles  and seven hours later we had played with every toy, taken a walk, taken naps and he was definitely ready for mom to come home!  Funny thing...he got his mama and aunt Liz!

Snappy is one tired grandma.

Pop's Tops Part II

Another Papa Day...this look seems like maybe Connor is saying "Really, are you going to leave me here hanging in this thing in my pajamas all day!"

Nah, they managed to get dressed and head outside for a walk...

A little play time...

And definitely some crawling practice...

See ya' next week Pops!

Rolling, rolling, rolling...

Before Connor was born Papa worked for weeks restoring the old red radio flyer wagon that we bought when Elizabeth was about four months old.  It was cracked and falling apart in the bottom, completely without paint, every metal part all rusted.  We contacted Radio Flyer and they sent new decals and hubcaps for free!  Lots and lots of sanding, varnishing, painting and this thirty year old wagon looks pretty good.  Last Sunday Connor and Papa took it out for the first stroll.

Rolling...Rolling...Rolling....

Keep that wagon rolling....sleeping success!